Monday, January 26, 2009

Gravestone Advertisement from 1887

This is a advertisement that I came across in The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), dated 14 October 1887.

Gravestone Ad

B-N Signature

The Jesse W. Fell Family in Stone

Jesse Weldon Fell was a prominent figure in the Bloomington-Normal area.  Born in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania on 10 November 1808, he set out in search of the West in 1828.  By the Spring of 1833, he was the first lawyer in Bloomington, with an office located downtown.  Jesse is credited with co-founding the Bloomington Observer in 1837 (Bloomington's first newspaper), as well as establishing a normal school, Illinois State Normal University (n.k.a. Illinois State Univeristy).  He is essentially known as the father of the Town of Normal, which grew up around the university.  Jesse kept company with the likes of Abraham Lincoln, David Davis, Adlai Stevenson, and James Allin.

Jesse married Hester Vernon BROWN on 26 January 1838.  Together, they had eight children:  Henry, William, Eliza, Clara, Flora, Alice, Rachel, and Fannie.  Jesse died 25 Feb 1887.  Jesse, Hester, and their children are all buried together in the Fell-Davis lot at Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomington.

Fell-Davis Stone

Jesse Fell Jesse W.
Fell
1808-1887
Hester Brown Hester Vernon
Brown
Wife of
Jesse W. Fell
1819-1906
Alice Fell Alice C.
Dau. of
J.W. & H.V.
Fell
1853-1927
Clara Fell Clara Vernon
Fyffe
Aug. 27, 1844
Sept. 13, 1916
James Fyffe James R. Fyffe
Aug. 18, 1841
Mar. 3, 1872
Eliza Fell Eliza B. Fell
Wife of
Wm. O. Davis
1842-1900
William Davis Wm. O. Davis
1837-1911
Hibbard Davis Hibbard Osborn
Davis
July 9, 1864
July 16, 1925
Florence Eddy Florence Eddy
Wife of
H.O. Davis
Nov. 4, 1867
Dec. 7, 1893
William Davis Jr William O. Davis Jr.
Son of
H.O. Davis
Dec. 10, 1890
May 22, 1919
Louis Davis Louis Eddy Davis
Lieut. U.S.A.
Born 1893 Killed 1918
Died for his country
Fannie Fell Fannie C
Dau of
J.W. & H.V.
Fell
1858-1931
Henry Fell Henry Clay
Fell
1838-1927
Frances Larison Frances
Larison
Wife of
Henry C. Fell
1842-1902
Flora Fell Flora M.
Dau. og H.C. & F.M.
Fell
1866-1874
Hester Fell Hester Fell
Petersen
1870-1958
Hester Petersen Hester
Petersen
Caldwell
1904-1982
Mary Fell Mary Fell
Wife of
Geo. G. Allman
1868-1902
Rachel Fell Rachel Fell
Wife of
Arthur F.
Treakle
1856-1938
Arthur Treakle Arthur
Fremont
Treakle
1858-1924
Harold Treakle Harold Winters
Son of
A.F. & Rachel Fell
Treakle
1891-1908
Jesse Treakle Jesse Fell
Son of
A.F. & Rachel Fell
Treakle
1887-1910
William & Flora Fell William Brown
Fell
1841 Age 20 Days
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Flora Maria
Fell
1850-1855


B-N Signature

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Have We Met Before?

As you all well know, it was a sad week for the AGYR. But we're forging ahead and keeping the boat afloat.

With all the craziness, I didn't even notice that the Meet a Rabbit column was posted, which was mine! If you missed it, be sure to check it out.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Tombstone Tuesday - 01/06/09

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Photo taken at Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomington, Illinois.


Julie

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Where's Julie?

Many of you know from reading my genealogy blog that I took some time off to visit my mom in Arizona.  In addition to that, I've been heavily into research.

You may also recall that I was named managing editor of the GYR quarterly journal.  I've been pretty busy with this as well.

I'm hoping this will let up a bit so I can resume posting to this blog.  I have many article ideas, some even started, I just need to get a little bit of time to finish them up and get them posted.  I also hope to resume Tombstone Tuesday next week.

Here's what's on tap:

  • But I Thought Dorothy Was From Kansas
  • The Jesse Fell Family

Julie

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