Hide Article Text (OCR)
eyr-is(SiItMR. AND MRS. GLEN KLEIN ATTEND REUNION IN JACKSONVILLE -Mr.. and Mrlt Glen Klein attendedthe Standley reunion, Sunday,- Aug.2, in Jacksonville.' It is held each year at Nlchol Park in Jacksonville. They visited the home place of Mrs. Klein's great - grandfather, Noble Standley, near Jacksonville, where he settled in 1821. His .father, Moses Standley, emigrated from Standley-dale, Scotland, at an early period and settled-^with—Daniel—Boone^-in—KenH-tucky. Noble, pushing hi* way into Tennessee and then' to* Illinois, was oFThe pioneers ot~tKe”MiddleisitlrI.I-neftrv«i.dl-ei-r,Ayewest. ‘ The house atill stands which Noble Standley first-built-in-1821 and' at thepresent*tlme“ls'beirtg ^re-madeand more rooms are being added.' By doing. ao_a .lew of_the_4x4_beams were removed. In those days they were notched at the ends to fit and Wooden pins yreTt .also used In placefof-naUs.—The~house -was built Trom“oaki^walhutVftnd-yelloW-~plnet The first part-was a* two-room housjj with ^ a large -fireplace in the center; The-doori are hand-made and- much wider than doors of today/ . ThemilP stones from his mill still lie on eachside of the, walk that leads'into thehouse from ^he front. gate.•* Jt was all very interesting to Mr, and Mrs. Klein, as neither of them had seen a millstone and were fortu-nate_ln_ gettlng_ju piec*_ol_one_of those oak“beams~that' was'xemovedfrom„therold_hou;se Admlral„W._H.Standley wa^s unable' to attend as he had been Sent to Russia' as ambassador. ----v ...... .. ■
Newspaper Details
Henry News Republican
Henry, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 06, 1942
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Dave W.
IL, USA 16 Jun 2018
Other Publications Near Henry, Illinois
Henry Weekly Courier
Henry Marshall County Republican
Henry Republican
Henry Marshall County Telegraph
Henry Current News
