Descendants Sought in Moffett Family Mystery Letters to Review seek help tracing Thomas Moffett and Miller relatives in Lanark and Mesa.
A Mesa Arizona man and relatives request aid from readers to locate descendants of Thomas E. Moffett born 1798 and died 1875 in Lanark Illinois. The paper reprints letters and an 1875 Lanark obituary noting Thomas Moffett's Virginia birth and Illinois residence.
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Man In Search of Descendants
Review
Ariazna
Thomas Moffett
Thomas E. Moffett
James Leroy Moffett
Lanark
Lydia Miller
Marshalltown
Springfield
Ill
Thomas Moffat
Sparta
Moffetts
Lydia Miller Moffett
Racine Wis
J. S. Anderson
Miller
Lydia A. Miller Moffett
Lewis E. Moffett
Margaret J. Davis
Marietta G. Moffett
Sarah I. Shirk
Harold J. Moffett
Baltimore
Mesa
Arizona
Lanark Gazette
Carroll County Gazette
Carroll County
Washington County
Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Christian Church
Moffett’s
Miller’s
Thomson Illinois Village Echo publisher and fees note
Publication record lists The Village Echo Thomson Illinois 1875 and Thomson Review 1893 with publishers K C and J Whitney and editor J K Whitney. Second class postage at Thomson 61285. Published each Thursday. Annual subscription three dollars.
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Thomson Review
Thomson, Illinois
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
J. K. Whitney
Thomson
Illinois
Valves and Controls Plant Opens in Lanark Area
Production begins at Valves and Controls Plant No. 3, Lanark, subsidiary of Dole Valve Co. Chicago. Projected 80 000 sq ft facility, 40 employees now, over 100 later. aims to manufacture water coolers and carburetors with in-house parts and sheet metal work.
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Valves and Controls
Lanark
Dole Valve Co
Chicago
Green Giant
Werner Beyermann
Detroit
Lanark High School
Beyermann
Hanover
Savanna
Hospital Admissions Report From City Medical Centers
Sick Carl Carpenter recently treated at Savanna City Hospital. Mrs. Ernest LaShelle admitted Wednesday to Jane Lamb Hospital for surgical patient care.
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Carl Carpenter
Savanna City Hospital
Ernest LaShelle
Jane Lamb Hospital
Cooper family attends funeral and local social notes
Thomson News records multiple small events. How ard Finicum funeral attended by Mr and Mrs Wesley Cooper. Sunday supper guests were Mr and Mrs Joe Diephuis at the Eugene Diephuis home. Randy Dykstra and Jon Kustes to show stock at the Quad County Fair Monday. Mrs Wayne Drake and Dale and Jon visited mother Rose Bealer in Fen ton Saturday evening.
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Wesley Cooper
Howard Finicum
Mr. Cooper
Joe Diephuis
Eugene Diephuis
Randy Dykstra
Jon Kustes
Wayne Drake
Dale
Jon
Rose Bealer
Fenton
Local Boy Escapes Serious Injury Monday
A local boy avoided serious injury after an incident Monday. Meal plan notes describe school lunches for the week from Tuesday to Friday with spaghetti, beans, Salisbury steaks, wieners, and various sides and desserts.
Highway accident injures seventh grader near Thomson
Clarence Hartson, a Thomson Grade School seventh grader, was hit by a delivery truck on highway 84 while walking home with a friend. The driver, Joseph Valentine Michi, was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions. Hartson was treated at Savanna City Hospital after the incident.
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Clarence Hartson
Thomson
Rodney Wagenecht
Young Hartson
Rodney
Clarence
Thomson Fire Department
Savanna City Hospital
Joseph Valentine Michi
Clinton, Jr
Marshall Virgil MacDonald
Want To Be A Cub Scout Hayride And WeBeLoS Graduation
On Friday evening September 8 at 6 p m at Jim Greens home Cub Scouts invite boys ages 8 to 10 and their families to a hayride and wiener roast followed by the WeBeLoS Graduation at 8:30. Bring wieners and buns. drinks provided. Recruiter patch for bringing a new boy. The year plans include den and pack meetings, visits to fire stations and offices, a rocket derby Canyon Camp trip, fishing derby, overnight campouts, swimming and hikes.
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Jim Green
Webelos
Canyon Camp
Gas Line to Argo Completed To Benefit Rural Area
Interstate Power completes four inch natural gas line from Thomson to Argo Fa along Highway 84 serving farms and homes with 50 pound pressure. Donaldson Construction crews started two weeks ago and one inch service lines installed on both sides of Argo Fa roads to facilitate residential hookups. Feasibility being studied for extending service north of Thomson and to Riverview in coming years.
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Argo Fa
Thomson
Interstate Power Company
Mada Tadaw
Donaldson Construction Company
Dodge Center
Mian
Main Street
Argo Road
Johnson Creek
Interstate Power
Riverview
Lincoln Trails In Carroll County Civil War Era Record
In Carroll County history notes from Harry E. Pratt Lincoln's Black Hawk War captaincy is recounted with 1833 routes from Bears Town to Dixon's Ferry and Prophetstown. It covers mustering out at Ottawa May 27 and later re enlistments including the Independent Spy Corps and Dixon’s Ferry troop movements.
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Lincoln
Carroll County
The
Illinois State Historical Society
Harry E. Pratt
Altho
Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Bearstown
Yellow Banks
Oquawaka
Mississippi R
Sauk Village
Rock R
Black Hawk State Park
Rock Island
Rock R. Thru
Prophet's Village
Prophetstown
Dixon's Ferry
Isiah Stillman
Black Hawk
True
Stillman Valley
Samuel Whiteside
Capt
Ottawa
Elijah Tes
Illinois Corps of Volunteers
Jacob Fry
Iles
Galena
Henry Dodge
John Dixon
Buffalo Grove
Apple R. Fort
Kellogg
Dixon
Apple A. Fort
Bennett
Snyder
Gratiot
Apple R
Levi Warner
Dixon’s Ferry
Fort Wilbourn
Peru
Independent Spy Corps
Jacob M. Early
James D. Henry
Hanover birthday picnic honors local families
Mr and Mrs Myles Haas and Nancy attended a picnic supper last Thursday to honor family birthdays. Also present were Mr and Mrs Frank Flack, Mr and Mrs Donald Wilson, and Mr and Mrs Raymond Flack and family, all of Hanover.
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Myles Haas
Nancy
Frank Flack
Donald Wilson
Raymond Flack
Hanover
Card of Thanks for Mary Hook and Liberton families
The Hook and Liberton families express gratitude for kindness shown during illness and death. Special thanks to Rev. Powers and Rev. Ross, Dr. Reddies Sorenson and Sorenson nurses, Jane Lamb and city hospital staff. Appreciation to Argo Fay W S C S, Mary Circle, flowers, meals, cards, and memorials.
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Gerald Powers
Reddies
Gunnarsson
Taylor
City Hospital
Argo Fay W.S.C.S
Mary Hook
John Ross
Dr. Sorenson
Jane Lamb Hospital
Mary Circle
The
Methodist Church
Chester Libberton
Donald
Stan Libberton
Guy Libberton
Gratitude for Cards and Gifts After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Edward Dykema thanks all who sent cards, gifts, and food during hospitalization and after returning home, expressing appreciation for the thoughtful support from friends and neighbors.
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Edward Dykema
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Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
York Baptist
Emer W. Grafft
Cronister
Philip Brach
Spring Valley Reformed Church
Catholic Immaculate Conception
Fulton
Ideal Community Bible Church
Christian Science
California and
Ohio Sts. Savanna
Wisconsin
Horton & Son Thomson
Thomson News
Salisbury
Holesinger
Marvin Holesinger
Florida
Kentland
Ind
Dave Nanda
India
Edward J. Funk
Tibet
Earl Park
Fred d'Antonio
Mr. and
Richard Mrozinski
la Porte
Argo
Lincoln Trails
Krahn
Koffee Kup
Lewis Motor Co
Thomson Ph
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