tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59493028112335822402024-03-05T00:18:34.757-05:00Teresa's Tangled RootsTeresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-10856019937408081792018-05-27T11:08:00.000-04:002018-09-12T21:24:56.708-04:00Americas Piper, Forgotten Civil War Soldier, Mt. Vernon, IL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Please note that this is NOT my ancestor, but it seems appropriate for Memorial Day to add this post that I added to <a href="https://forgottenfacesandlongagoplaces.blogspot.com/2012/07/military-monday-americas-piper.html" target="_blank">ForgottenFacesandLongAgoPlaces</a>, my other blog, a few years back. I saw this tin type, circa 1861 on eBay and knew instantly I had to have it. The seller had done his research and discovered the subject was from Mt. Vernon, IL, my hometown. On the back he is identified as Americas Piper.</div>
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Americas (or Americus) Piper was born about 1841 in Illinois to Wiley and Matilda Piper. The Pipers are easily found in the 1850 and 1860 Jefferson County, Illinois censuses. In 1860 they had seven children, Americus D. 18, Manirva E. 17, Charles A. 15, Harry M. 13, Julia A. 10, Henry R. 7 and Wiley S. 4 Wiley Piper supported his family as a farmer.</div>
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The next year on 1 Aug 1861 Americas enlisted as a Private in the Union Army in the 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Two years later he was killed in battle on 20 Sep 1863 at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga" target="_blank">Battle of Chickamauga</a>. I don't know where Americas is buried, but using the J<a href="http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jefferson/cem/cem_westsalem.html" target="_blank">efferson County Illinois Genealogy Trails</a> page I was able to discover that many of Americas's immediate family are buried in the West Salem Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. His mother died in November 1863, just two months after his death in battle, his father died before 1870.</div>
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This picture was most likely taken right before he went to war as was the custom and I am thrilled to have found it. I thought it was important that a record was made somewhere of Americas Piper's short, but significant life.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-51467811978941558202016-09-25T10:58:00.000-04:002016-09-25T10:58:35.069-04:00Mt. Vernon, Illinois - The Arthur Residence on North Street<div style="text-align: justify;">
The twenty-three room home of W. C. (Walter Clifford) Arthurs is one of the icons of Mt. Vernon architecture. Arthurs was the son-in-law of the Car Shops founder David O. Settlemire and he took over the presidency of the business after Settlemire's death in 1908. My own great-grandfather, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/07/sundays-obituary-joseph-washington-wade.html" target="_blank">Joseph W. Wade</a> worked as a foreman at the Car Shops. Arthurs and his wife Iola lived together in this home at 800 North Street until his death in 1928. She died in 1938 and both are buried at <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111993313" target="_blank">Oakwood Cemetery</a>.</div>
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Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-23748084215533734362013-04-11T09:27:00.000-04:002013-04-11T09:27:48.128-04:00Those Places Thursday - Mt. Vernon, Illinois City Hall ca 1940's<div style="text-align: justify;">
This postcard rendering features the Mt. Vernon, IL City Hall ca 1940's as evidenced by the 1947 postmark. I've seen a number of postcard views picturing this same building, but I particularly like this one as it features old cars, a man walking up the front steps and you can see the bay doors open on the side street where the fire engines exited. I remember this building very well from my childhood as I lived quite close, just a couple of blocks away on North Street and walked passed City Hall often. Grigg's Market was just across the street where my Mother did much of the family's grocery shopping. <br />
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Mt. Vernon was such a wonderful place to grow up as a child with it's small hometown feel. You could do just about everything on the town square; get a haircut, go to the bank, shop at the Five and Dime store or go to the movies. Much has changed though, and like many small towns across America, Mt. Vernon's downtown is much different today from my childhood memories.<br />
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Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-24668485072414903232013-04-04T22:08:00.000-04:002013-04-04T22:13:24.850-04:00Those Places Thursday - Mt. Vernon, IL Reservoir<div style="text-align: justify;">
These two early 1900's postcards show what is referred to as the "New Reservoir" of Mt. Vernon, Ill. Postcard number one was postmarked July 5, 1909 and features a horse and buggy crossing over the spillway of the reservoir.<br />
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The back was addressed to Mrs. J. G. Kramer, 1110 Powell Av, Evansville, Ind. and appears to have been from a daughter.</div>
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"<i>Dear Folks, Am having a fine time. All o.k. Was talking to papa this a,m. over the phone, Hope you all are having a nice time. _____ said not to look for me till you see me. Will write later. Please write soon. Love to all</i>."</div>
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The second postcard, which shows the bridge and driveway over the new reservoir (in color), was postmarked May 29, 1914 and sent to Miss Bertha Zinc in Centralia, Illinois from Lilly E. Johnson,<br />
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"<i>Dear Bertha: How is everyone? Would sure love to see you again. Hazel Hester was in Mt. V. this week. I had quite a chat with her. I have been working for a long time. Like my position fine. pardon my delay? and not forget to write to your old friend</i>."</div>
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According to Thomas Puckett in "Mt. Vernon A Pictorial History" there were three reservoirs in Mt. Vernon. Number one was a small reservoir that held a capacity of about 10 million gallons of water and was formed by building a dam across a small ravine on the west side of the city. Another reservoir was built in 1893 across Casey Fork Creek north of town on Tolle road with a small, steam-pumping station on the creek bank. The city's third reservoir , the "new reservoir" was built on the property of the Strattan family and is now known as Jaycee Lake.</div>
Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-71165639692550910412013-02-14T09:00:00.000-05:002013-02-14T09:00:02.809-05:00Those Places Thursday - Jefferson County Courthouse x 5 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most people who are from, or who have lived in, Jefferson County, Illinois know a little something about the County Courthouse located in the town square in Mt. Vernon. In the nearly two-hundred year history of the Mt. Vernon/Jefferson County area there have actually been five courthouses constructed throughout these two centuries. The first, a log building 18 feet by 20 feet by 13 feet high, was erected in 1819 for a total of $160.00 by John Sanders. </div>
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That building soon became obsolete and in 1821 county commissioners contracted for a second building to be built. That courthouse was not actually completed until 1829 by builder McBride. The building was made of brick, twenty by thirty feet, two stories high and the total cost was $780.93. In 1839 a portion of the courthouse fell down and the entire town came together and razed the entire structure. By the end of 1841 a third courthouse had been constructed for a cost of $5500. This 40 feet square structure had a cupola supported by pillars and surrounded by a railing. This courthouse was destroyed by the great <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/articles/2_1888_tornado.html">tornado/cyclone of 1888</a>.</div>
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1. Mt. Vernon A Pictorial History by Thomas A. Puckett, 1991, G. Bradley Publishing.</div>
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2. Facts and Folks, A History of Jefferson County, Illinois, 1978, Jefferson County Illinois Historical Society, Taylor Publishing company, Dallas, TX.</div>
<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-41529903535642789652012-12-05T16:19:00.002-05:002012-12-05T16:19:56.393-05:00Workday Wednesday - Photographers - Unknown Mt. Vernon, IL Girl 1886<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been sadly missing from this blog for sometime now, but life just seems to get in the way - there are only so many hours in the day and days in the week! I recently posted this cabinet card from 1886 on my other blog, <a href="http://forgottenfacesandlongagoplaces.blogspot.com/2012/11/mystery-monday-1886-girl-from-jefferson.html">ForgottenFacesandLongAgoPlaces</a>, of an unknown young woman who had her picture taken by well-known Mt. Vernon photographer James Hitchcock. Although this girl is most likely no relation to me I decided to re-post to this blog. Who knows, perhaps someone will recognize her and we can solve the mystery of her identity!</div>
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When I saw this cabinet card come up for sale on eBay, I knew I had to have it. This beautiful young woman with the winsome look on her face had her photo taken by Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Hitchcock of Mt. Vernon, Ills, my hometown. I am fascinated with the photography of Major James Hitchcock who lived and worked in Jefferson County, Il from about 1870 until his death in 1916. I have collected a few of his photographs, but this is by far my favorite to date.</div>
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When I received this photo in the mail I was excited to see that there was handwriting on the back and thought that the subject was identified. Upon closer examination, sadly it appears that the words say, "got home from Bonnie (or Rome) this AM Aug 30th 1886." Such a disappointment, but at least it helps to date the photograph.</div>
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Major James Hitchcock was a well-known Mt. Vernon citizen, coming to the city in 1870 from Indiana after the Civil War. He was born in Gibson County, Indiana in December 1843 to John William and Margaret (Brasher) Hitchcock. In 1862 he enlisted in the 71st Indiana Infantry, Company E, and transferred to the 6th Indiana Cavalry in February 1863. In 1864 in a disastrous attempt to release prisoners held at the notorious Andersonville, GA prisoner of war camp, he and 2,000 others were captured by Confederate troops and was himself held as a P.O.W. for nine months. He was taken from Andersonville to "somewhere in Florida" along with other prisoners where they were able to make their escape along the way.</div>
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In May of 1868 in Richland County, IL he married Annie E. Gardner and by 1870 they were living in Jefferson County, IL with a one year old daughter Barbara (Ruby). A son Ray was born in 1873 and a daughter Ethel in 1879. For many years he and his wife operated an extremely successful photography studio at 219 South Tenth Street in Mt. Vernon, IL (Jefferson County). He was well respected for his craft and his photos documented most of the history of Jefferson County and the surrounding areas between 1870 - 1910. His wife died in 1912 and Hitchcock was reported to be grief-stricken. He died four years later on 2 Jan 1916 and he and his family are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Mt. Vernon.</div>
Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-71672649066377329132012-07-04T09:00:00.000-04:002012-07-04T09:00:12.143-04:00Happy 4th of July! - Early 1900's Celebration on Mt. Vernon, IL Town Square<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This real photo postcard depicts the Mt. Vernon, IL town square in the early 1900's, most likely between 1904 and 1910. It appears to be celebration of some sort, there are what appear to be women of the Salvation Army or a similar organization standing in line in the front of the card. There are numerous other people milling about including at least one child carrying the American Flag. I am not certain as to the exact location on the square, but I believe the courthouse to be to the right. </div>
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I am basing my dating of this card on several things. First of all it is unfortunate that the card was not postmarked and mailed, but the Azo Card Company used different stamp box marks during different time periods. This stamp box (see picture below) has four diamonds in the corners all pointing upwards which means this card could have been produced between 1904 and 1918. Secondly, there are horse and buggies in this picture and no motor cars which were being made during this time frame. I am sure there were people in Mt. Vernon who had motor cars as early as 1904, however not everyone could have afforded them and would still be using a horse and buggy. Third, the other women in the photograph are wearing shirtwaist type dresses which are more in line with the 1900 - 1910 era. Since I know that the card was not made before 1904, I can only assume that the earliest this could have been taken was 1904 and possibly a few years after that.</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-39843967803754854162012-05-05T21:17:00.002-04:002012-05-16T09:17:43.456-04:00Sepia Saturday #124 - Mt. Vernon, IL Car Manufacturing Co - Car Shops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This postcard shows six (unidentified) workers from the Mt. Vernon, IL Car Manufacturing Co or better known as the "Car Shops." It's not a miniature train like the one in <a href="http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com/2012/05/sepia-saturday-124-5-may-2012.html">Sepia Saturday's theme</a> this week, but I thought it would be a great entry anyway. The car shops manufactured train cars in Mt. Vernon starting in 1890 and lasting for sixty-four years. The first president of the shops was David O. Settlemire; his son-in-law Walter C. Arthurs was his secretary-treasurer. During its heyday around 1912, 50 cars a day were rolled out. My own great-grandfather, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/07/sundays-obituary-joseph-washington-wade.html">Joseph W. Wade</a> was for a time a Foreman/Manager at the car shops around 1912- 1928 and was quite prosperous. <br />
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Unfortunately, this postcard was not mailed so there is no postmark date. However, by using the symbol in the upper right hand corner on the back side of the postcard "Cyko" I was able to determine this card was made between 1906 and 1915. <br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-73878235882927738012012-02-26T12:23:00.001-05:002012-02-26T12:23:25.703-05:00Sunday's Obituary - Fern Bruce Warren Williams, Mt. Vernon, IL<div style="text-align: left;">
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My great-grandmother, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/05/sundays-obituary-charlotta-ruth-banks.html">Charlotta Ruth Banks Wade Berry's</a> half sister, Fern Bruce. Fern was the daughter of <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/07/sundays-obituary-sarah-eva-talley-bruce.html">Sarah Eva Talley</a> and Frank Z. Bruce. She was born 6 Jul 1900 in Mt. Vernon, IL and died 28 Jun 1958 also in Mt. Vernon. She is buried at Oakwood Cemetery.</div>
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Although not a Valentine's Day card, I thought this postcard of the L & N Train Depot in Mt. Vernon, Illinois sent on February 14, 1912 was very fitting for today's post. The postcard appears to have been sent by John Barlett Jr. to his wife, Mrs. Jno. Bartlett, Jr. at 1028 W. Thorman (?) St. in Springfield, MO. Evidently, for whatever reason he was staying in Mt. Vernon and sent this very loving message to his wife:</div>
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2/14/12: My own darling, Rec'd your loving letter today and was more than pleased to hear from my lover. As I do not intend to come back up town tonight I bought some postals to mail instead of a letter. Will write a long letter tomorrow night. Am sorry indeed to hear that Eugenie is not so well. As ever your own, John.</div>
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There is a numeral 2 circled on the back as well as a "#2" on the front which possibly indicates this was the second of two postcards mailed. This postcard for some reason was postmarked Feb 14, 1912 on the back and Feb, 15, 2012 on the front. It sounds like John loved and missed his wife very much. Very romantic even though it was not a Valentine, wish I knew what the first postcard said.</div>Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-91168234202109266872012-02-09T20:12:00.000-05:002012-07-05T09:35:07.029-04:00Those Places Thursday - 1954 Fort Lauderdale on Andrews Avenue<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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My Smith relatives (grandparents, great-grandparents, grand aunts and uncles) began moving to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from Mt. Vernon, Illinois in the 1950's. This postcard depicts Andrews Avenue which was once a popular destination for shoppers and visitors in Fort Lauderdale. This card which was postmarked 1954 gives a good feeling for the times.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-49269418448089812042012-02-08T11:29:00.000-05:002012-02-08T13:25:10.501-05:00Workday Wednesday - Mildred's Beauty Salon 1941<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ad from the Mt. Vernon (Illinois) Register News (1941) for my grand aunt Mildred Wade Smith's (1917 - 1995) beauty shop. If you look closely under "Operators" you will see her name as well as my grandmother's <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sundays-obituary-doris-c-wade-smith.html">Doris Smith</a>, her sister. Doris and Mildred Wade, sisters, were married to two brothers, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sundays-obituary-diamond-milton-smith.html">Diamond (my grandfather)</a> and Claude Smith. They lived in Mt. Vernon for most of their lives until they moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL in the 1950-60's where Aunt Millie opened another salon, the Curl & Swirl.</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-53943703227433341502012-02-02T09:00:00.000-05:002012-02-06T11:59:12.037-05:00Those Places Thursday - Jordan Street - Mt. Vernon, IL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A postcard depicting Jordan Street East from 8th Street in Mt. Vernon, IL circa 1910.</span>Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-21989655951257719492012-01-29T15:26:00.001-05:002012-01-29T15:40:41.822-05:00Sunday's Obituary - Cecil Bruce Jackson Stewart - Mt. Vernon, IL<b>Cecil Bruce Jackson Stewart</b><br />
<b>Born: </b> 18 Mar 1894 Jefferson Co, IL<br />
<b>Died: </b> 23 Jan 1921 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL<br />
<b>Mother: </b> Anna Osborn<br />
<b>Father: </b> Frank Z. Bruce<br />
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She was my great-great grandmother Sarah Eva Talley Bruce's step-daughter. Such a short sad life, she died at the age of twenty-six of double pneumonia. When she was only nineteen years old her first husband Will Jackson died in 1913 in an accident in the railroad yards in Chester, IL leaving her with one son Ray who was born the same year. On 17 Sep 1918 she married Charles Robert Stewart of Mt. Vernon, a widower with four children. She had one child with Charles Stewart, a son Charles Edwin Stewart born in 1920. She had one full sister Opal Bruce Ward and four half-sisters, Fern, Wade, Nina and Edna Bruce. She is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Mt. Vernon.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-47319980442608453442012-01-19T09:00:00.000-05:002012-01-19T09:16:33.236-05:00Those Places Thursday - Porter & Bonds Drugs - Mt. Vernon, IL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another postcard depicting Porter & Bond Drugs in Mt. Vernon, IL on the corner of South Union and Broadway (tenth & Broadway today, see Tom Puckett's book). I don't remember this drugstore, but I do recognize this building. The first picture is the postcard I purchased and I'm guessing this picture was taken either in the 1930's or 1940's. I'm not an expert on old cars so any help nailing down the time I would appreciate.<br />
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The second picture is a drawing from the June 24, 1893 issue of the Mt. Vernon Daily Register. According to the corresponding article, "Dr. S. S. Porter, of St. Louis, and Rufus J. Bond, are the proprietors of the drug store at the southwest corner of the square. This firm carries an immense stock of drugs, paints, oils, glass, wall paper and patent medicines. The resident manager, Mr. Bond, is one of our solid, substantial citizens and is in for everything that will improve Mt. Vernon."<br />
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According to William Henry Perrin* Rufus J. Bond, was born 11 Nov 1847 in Shiloh Township, a son of Michael Bond, a native of North Carolina who came to this county in 1829. Rufus was educated in Jefferson County and began clerking in the drug store of Samuel S. Porter at the age of twenty-two. By 1893 he was a partner with a half-interest in the store.<br />
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From the Saturday Herald (Decatur, IL) 25 Feb 1888, Porter &<b> </b>Bond was one of the many buildings in Mt. Vernon that was totally destroyed by the cyclone that hit Mt. Vernon on 20 Feb 1888.<br />
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*History of Jefferson County Illinois, 1883, Chicago, Globe Publishing Co.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-57050221462109398572012-01-17T21:05:00.000-05:002012-01-18T08:42:18.077-05:00Travel Tuesday - Visit in Detroit with Wave & Jack WarnerI found this little clip in the Mt. Vernon Register News Column called "As You Were" which goes back in time and prints items from the past. On 11 July 1952, this item was printed under "25 Years Ago Today" which means this was originally dated 11 July 1927. The people referred to in this news clip are my great-great-grandmother<a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/07/sundays-obituary-sarah-eva-talley-bruce.html"> Sarah Eva Talley</a> (Mrs. Frank Bruce) and her daughter Edna. They were visiting her daughter <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2012/01/sundays-obituary-wave-bruce-warner.html">Wave Bruce Warner </a>who was married to Detroit Tigers third baseman, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2010/12/sports-center-saturday-chicago-cubs.html">Jack Warner</a>.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-80111835669174781212012-01-15T14:19:00.000-05:002012-01-16T08:58:40.489-05:00Sunday's Obituary - Wave Bruce WarnerMy grandmother, Doris Smith's aunt, her mother's half sister, Wave Bruce Warner, she was the daughter of Frank Zopher Bruce and Sarah Eva (Talley) Bruce. Her husband was Jack Warner, baseball scout from Los Angeles and former Detroit Tigers' 3rd baseman 1925 - 1928.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wave B. Warner, 89, Mt. Vernon, died 6:44 p.m. May 10, 1991, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center. Mrs. Warner was born Feb. 26, 1902, in Jefferson County, a daughter of Frank Z. and Sarah Eva (Talley) Bruce. July 27, 1925, in Los Angeles, she married John R. "Jack" Warner, who died March 13, 1986.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens with J. Howard Kraps officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the chapel in Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mrs. Warner is survived by several nephews, nieces, great-nephews, and great-nieces. Mrs. Warner was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and six sisters. Memorials may be made to the Jefferson County Heart Association and will be accepted by Hughey Funeral Home at any time. Hughey Funeral Home is in charge of the services.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Source: Mount Vernon Register News</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: May 11, 1991</span><br />
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This postcard from my collection circa 1900 - 1910 depicts Broadway, one of the main streets in Mt. Vernon, IL looking East from 10th Street. The Courthouse would be on the left corner behind the trees and lamppost.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-23866106559536519372012-01-08T16:54:00.000-05:002012-01-08T16:54:17.784-05:00Sunday's Obituary - Laura Alpha Neibel Wilson<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-35169642036262878012012-01-05T08:15:00.000-05:002012-01-11T16:49:55.136-05:00Those Places Thursday - Maid Rite Drive-In - Mt. Vernon, IL<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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I bought this postcard of the Maid Rite Drive-In in Mt. Vernon, IL where I grew up and I swear I remember this place from my childhood, but can't picture where it is. According to obituaries in the Mt. Vernon Register News, it was owned and operated by Fred and Rosemarie Lampp for many years. Rosemarie died in 2005 and Fred in 2008. I also found this information on another blog site, <a href="http://jlmer.hqforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=20&view=previous">Jerry's Place</a>, and according to the poster the restaurant was "out on old Fairfield Road around the next curve was the
Maid-Rite Cafe. It would have been next door west to what is now a
radio/television supply company. The building was a pre-fab military surplus
building made of plywood and had flat steel bracing. I think the old concrete
pad is still there where the building used to be. It was a sit down eating
place , not a drive-in, that had a full menu and the first place I ever saw
them sell the sandwich known as the "Maid-Rite".<br />
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The back of the postcard says "Closed Mondays, Specializing in Tendorized Hickory Barbecued Ribs (the Rib that's different--there's meat on it), Barbecued Pork Tenderloin, Beef and Chicken. Steaks, Chops, Chicken Dinners. Variety of good Sandwiches. Phone 501 for Quicker Service on dinners or sandwiches. Will also furnish Food for Picnics or Parties. Courteous Service." The postcard was mailed and is dated December 1957. There is also a name and return address of 747 Fairfield Road which may be the address of the Maid-Rite.<br />
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<b>CORRECTION</b>: After receiving a comment from a reader who pointed out there was a Maid-Rite Drive-In on 10th Street in Mt. Vernon, I did some more research and found newspaper ads and articles between 1951 and 1957 showing a Maid-Rite Drive-In located at 751 Fairfield Road, Grover C. Cook, Proprietor. In May of 1957 it appears the contents were placed for sale. Starting in 1961 I found ads for a Maid-Rite located at 10th and Conger, Fred and Rosemarie Lampp, owners. So my information above that the Lampps were the owners of this property seems to be incorrect, instead it was Grover C. Cook. Thanks for commenting! 1/11/12Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-17661609246532269932011-12-25T10:05:00.000-05:002011-12-25T10:05:20.512-05:00Sentimental Sunday - Holiday from the Past<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-38139601413445744962011-12-22T09:08:00.000-05:002011-12-22T11:25:28.715-05:00Those Places Thursday - Methodist Orphanage - Mt. Vernon, IL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture postcard postmarked 1946 is the Methodist Children's Home in my hometown, Mt. Vernon, IL. I remember as a young girl while in grades three and four having a friend from the orphanage; I couldn't really grasp why she lived there, why she couldn't come to my house for sleepovers, etc. Looking back as an adult I see this picture and realize how lucky I was to have two parents and a real home.<br />
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The orphanage was relocated to this building in 1921 from Creal Springs.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-59631846897540898132011-12-18T14:27:00.000-05:002011-12-18T14:27:47.955-05:00Sunday's Obituary - Daniel W. McGuire - Murfreesboro, TN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zeOHqa86E1xVofioY_rYLoZZJ6Y8Mu4LOPfo19e91tz92Tfso80SOGqzwnLYJQcuUgOUygx_H7AuAWE7kfGbFiRCwWLNzO2BmcSZ_FkTLnUIx-JO1tg76o-MfW1LYDi4B0THI078V4Q/s1600/DW+McGuire+Obit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zeOHqa86E1xVofioY_rYLoZZJ6Y8Mu4LOPfo19e91tz92Tfso80SOGqzwnLYJQcuUgOUygx_H7AuAWE7kfGbFiRCwWLNzO2BmcSZ_FkTLnUIx-JO1tg76o-MfW1LYDi4B0THI078V4Q/s640/DW+McGuire+Obit.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Daniel Washington McGuire </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Born: 15 Aug 1869</div><div style="text-align: center;">Died: 9 Jan 1953</div><div style="text-align: center;">Father: William Henry McGuire</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mother: Amanda Jane Martin</div><br />
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I have written previously of my 3X great-grandmother, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/04/matrilineal-monday-amanda-j-martin.html">Amanda Martin Sewell McGuire Clifton </a>who has fascinated me for over twenty years. I have spent much time documenting her life. One detail I had trouble with was finding the death date and place for her son Daniel W. McGuire from her second marriage to William Henry McGuire. Several months ago, my distant cousin, Mike Clemmons who writes, Clemmons Family History and is also descended from Amanda contacted me to let me know he was going to the Nashville, TN area and would look for the obituary. Aren't genealogy cousins great?!? He was successful and several mysteries were solved. I had always assumed Daniel's middle name was William after his father, but according to the obituary it is Washington. <br />
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According to the 1910 Wilson County, Tn and 1930 Rutherford County, TN he listed his occupation as Chief Engineer Ice Factory. According to the obituary he worked for the Christy and Huggins Company, and ice company and Coca Cola bottlers for forty-two years.<br />
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He was survived by his wife Lucy and two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Patterson and Mrs. Margaret Price. There was no mention of a son Howard Jefferson McGuire who was born in 1892.<br />
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Thanks again Mike!Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-27910187447183641412011-12-18T12:30:00.000-05:002011-12-18T21:10:48.799-05:00Egyptian Hospital - Mt. Vernon, IL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This postcard depicts a short-lived hospital from Mt.Vernon from nearly one hundred years ago. According to Dr. Charles K. Wells, M.D. in his book, "A. History of Hospitals in Jefferson County, Illinois" the Egyptian Hospital was only in operation between the years of 1909 - 1919.<sup>1</sup> It was located in a brick building erected by Mrs. Walter Fly at 106-108 North Eleventh Street.<sup>2<o:p></o:p></sup></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><sup>2</sup> Mt. Vernon A Pictorial History by Thomas A. Puckett, 1991 G. Bradley Publishing, Inc. United States.</span>Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949302811233582240.post-22885237156641411802011-09-24T14:03:00.000-04:002011-09-24T14:03:07.546-04:00International Shoe Factory - Mt. Vernon, IllinoisI have been shamefully absent from my blogs the past month for a myriad of excuses, first vacation, then a death in the family, stresses at work and finally just plain laziness. I was going through a number of old postcards I have purchased and this particular one struck me as I remember my Grandmother, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2010/10/sundays-obituary-doris-c-wade-smith.html">Doris Wade Smith</a>, telling me how she went to work at the Shoe Factory when she was just fifteen years old. This would have been around 1928, I believe when her father, <a href="http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2011/07/sundays-obituary-joseph-washington-wade.html">Joseph Wade</a>, lost his job with the "Car Shops" in Mt. Vernon and she had to leave school and get a job to help out her family. It appears, however, by the 1930 Census of Madison County, Illinois that Joseph had moved his family to the Village of Madison and secured a job as a machinist at the Car & Foundry Co. and my grandmother was back in school.<br />
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</tbody></table>I remember seeing this old building all my life, it is located at 19th Street and Perkins in Mt. Vernon, IL. It was owned by the International Shoe Factory and produced many famous lines of shoes. According to an article in the Mt. Vernon Register News, April 15, 1964 in the text of a speech given by M. R. Chambers, President of the International Shoe Factory, "the production of the 75,000 square foot building was finished and production started in 1920." By 1963 the factory had made over 31,755,000 pairs of shoes and at one time employed over 800 people. Sometime In 1968 it announced it's closure of the factory; In July 1969 in another Register News story, Florsheim Shoes stated their intention to take over the factory and keep on many of the 350 employees.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com4