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Obituaries, Pope County, IL

1926 - 1927

Contains 143 obituaries and death notices. Every name indexed. Mildred McCormick saved these obits from microfilm while searching for old news items to use in her "Fifty Years Ago" weekly column in the "Herald-Enterprise". We tried to get all, but back then obits were scattered from front to back of newspaper.

Softbound, laminated covers. 91 pages

Price: $20 plus postage

Obituaries and News
1928
Pope County, IL

This book has 109 obits, weekly news reports of the county, 80 businesses indexed, 55 cemeteries indexed, and every name indexed. Road and bridge construction of 146 from Golconda to Vienna was a main event that year.Once again, I thank Mildred McCormick for saving these articles for publication. Softbound with laminated covers, 117 pages.

Price: $20 plus postage


 

Pope County, Illinois, 1985 History

Contains articles clipped from old Herald- Enterprise newspapers for entire year of 1985. Many photos, weddings, engagements, community happenings, old school groups, births, obituaries, and much historical data about buildings, people and churches.
Every name indexed ( over 2200) Softbound, 140 pages.
It is dedicated to the late editor, Rodney Brenner, and his wife, Virginia Brenner.

Price:$20.00 plus postage


 

"Obituaries Clipped From Herald - Enterprise, Pope
County 1994- 2000"

Soft bound, indexed, 209 pages

compiled by Faye Morris Bowman

This collection of 885 obituaries include a few persons from Saline and Johnson county whose obituaries were sent to this newspaper. The names of the deceased have been indexed, including the maiden names, when available. This is a very helpful genealogy tool.

$15.00 + $4.00 postage & pkg.

To order, contact: Faye

 


" Obituaries, Johnson and Pope Counties, Illinois

Oct. 2000 - Dec. 2001"


Compiled and every name index by

Faye Morris Bowman

Donated to and Published by the Johnson County Genealogical and Historical Society

Price: $18.00 to JCGHS members

$20.00 non-members

Postage and handling added.

To order contact: Gary Hacker


"Attendance Records from 1880-1947
Grisham School Township 13,
District Number 9 Pope County, Illinois"

( no index)
Some of the surnames included in this 98 page book about a small rural school located near the Rock Community northeast of Golconda in Pope County are:
Grisham, Shadowen, Bowman, Rogers/ Rodgers, Lauderdale, Duncan, Caldwell, Robinson, Murphy, Von Tungeln, Stephens, Voslow, Whiteside, Ellis, Broadway, Sistler, Walters, Baker, Jennings, Belcher, Hopkins, Mansen, Lovel, Hans, Jackson, Fulgham, Robertson, Wright, Saylors, Murphy, Land, Franklin, Williams, Morgan, Buster, Cletcher, Robertson, Jaco, Dixon, Moore, Cole, Moore, Bonnell, McCool, Joiner, Trammel, Hicks, Coleman, White, Morse, Elam, Castleman, Barger, Risinger, Lievers, Dimmig.
I felt such wonderful old school records should be made available to all the interested relatives of these "school children" and for use in genealogy research. Three generations of my husband's Bowman family attended Grisham School.

Send an E- mail for ordering this book to: Faye

This Book is out of Print

Price: $15.00 plus $4.00 postage


Wooten School Attendance Records
1942 -1958
District No. 7
Pope County, IL

compiled by Faye Morris Bowman

$10.00 + $ 2.00 postage & pkg.

To order, contact: Faye

This school was located near Ozark, Pope County.

This Book is Out of Print


Update 2000-2002 for Simmons, Allard, Morris History of Families Early 1700's to 1998

MILITARY HISTORIES

This book has a lot of family history obtained since the 1998 book was published.(out of print) The military histories have been written about 59 members our families by autobiographies, from personal diaries, interviews and military records. They cover Civil War, WW I , WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the present War on Terrorism. These real life experiences and memories are interesting even if you do not know them personally.

The book has 152 pages devoted to the military. Total pages 268, softbound cover. Many photographs are included.

Price: $25.00 + $3.00 postage & Pkg.

To order E-mail Faye


Going Home Again

This delightful book was written by my friend, Flo Austin Dunning, and published 1998. She painted the pictures copied on the covers.

The book contains her original poetry and short stories illustrated with her pen drawings of the "olden days" depicting memories of one-room schools, the country church, berry picking, and family, etc. We can relate these subjects to our own memories or the stories our parents and grandparents have told us. She has included many recipes and old remedies. This book is a real treasure to read.

Flo grew up in the small Flatwoods community near the Pope and Johnson county line in Illinois. This is her first published book, but she is working on another one.
Paperback
To order please send $20.00 plus 3.00 postage to:

Flo Dunning
R#1
Simpson, IL 62985