by Cheryl Rothwell | Dec 22, 2018 | Genealogy
There are many cemeteries in Menard County, not all of which are located in populated areas and some of which may be difficult to locate. The GNIS website search feature indicates there are 70 cemeteries in Menard. That search page can be found here. It is already...
by Cheryl Rothwell | Aug 26, 2018 | Obituary
Obituary – Athens Free Press, 15 July 1960 JAY O. PRIMM, LIFETIME RESIDENT HERE, DIED AT 4 P.M. MONDAY Jay O. Primm, 78, a resident of Athens the last 9 years, and a lifelong resident of the community, passed away at 4 p.m. Monday at St. John’s Hospital,...
by Cheryl Rothwell | Aug 26, 2018 | Obituary
Obituary – June 6, 1860, Menard Axis Accidentally Drowned – Perry Killion, a young and well known farmer, who resided in the east end of the county, was drowned on Saturday last in Boyer’s lake, 14 miles northeast of this place. He was one of a...
by Cheryl Rothwell | May 28, 2018 | Maps
Sanborn Maps are fire insurance maps. The company has been mapping since 1866 and has over 1.2 million maps. The maps indicate the buildings in towns and are color coded with information about the structure of the buildings, the main purpose of the maps (fire...
by Cheryl Rothwell | Apr 27, 2018 | Obituary
Obituary – Athens Free Press, 4 April 1947 Mrs. J. D. PRIMM DIES SUDDENLY Mrs. Margaret E. Primm, 68, died very suddenly Wednesday at 4:25 p.m. at the residence. An inquest was conducted and a verdict of death from a heart attack was returned by the jury....
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