Effingham County, Illinois Genealogy

Effingham County
Did You Know ...

If you know of any interesting facts about Effingham County, its people, and tips and hints about researching your ancestors, please let me know. I'm interested in finding buildings that are on the Historical Register, information about monuments, famous Effingham County people, legends, hauntings, etc. I'll add your information to this list for others to see (and I'll give you credit, of course!). Linda

Did you know.........

That Judy Milde researched and prepared a history of the Van Camp Packing Company of Effingham, Illinois? Thanks for sharing Judy! You do awesome work!

Scroll down to read the entire article, along with her sources.

Did you know.........

That Tony Mammoser has recently published a 3 Cemeteries tombstone photos DVD? The three cemeteries are: St. Aloysius Cemetery, Bishop Creek, Effingham Co., IL (2004); St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis, Effingham Co., IL (2005); and St. Joseph Cemetery, Island Grove, Jasper Co., IL (2004). His DVD contains about 2,900 tombstone photos that he took in April 2004 and March 2005.

Tony does genealogy as a hobby, not for money, and he doesn't have a mass production setup. Although Tony is not selling his DVD, he has donated a copy of it to the Effingham County Genealogical and Historical Society. He is interested in arranging trades of his DVD with other genealogists in exchange for publications or family history books they might have that add to his collection. Anyone interested in discussing such a trade needs to contact Tony privately at ItAllStartedWith@comcast.net

Linda's note: Tony is NOT offering to do lookups.

DID YOU KNOW..........

That the 1883 History of Effingham County, Illinois is now online at the Internet Archive? It is viewable in several formats and is searchable. Thanks to Mike Hebert for sharing this information......

http://www.archive.org/details/historyofeffingh00perr

Teutopolis Monastery Museum

The Teutopolis Monastery Museum is located on the west side of St. Francis Church in Teutopolis at 110 South Garrett Street (just south of Route 40). It is open to the public on the first Sunday of the month, April through November. The hours are from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Admission for adults is $3.00 and $1.00 for children. A tour of the Monastery Museum includes the Mausoleum and St. Francis Church. Special group tours for 10 or more adults or school groups can be arranged for days other than the scheduled Sunday openings by contacting Joyce and Ray Vahling at (217) 857-3586.

There are more than 30 rooms open for viewing in the museum which is housed on the second floor in the former Franciscan Novitiate building. The articles are on display in the "cells" (or bedrooms) of the Novices. The Monastery Museum is known for its collection of articles and books used by the Franciscan friars during the novitiate year. Bibles in different languages and books from the 1700's and the Theological Seminary are on display. Other items on display are items used by early Teutopolis pioneers including furniture, clocks, quilts, toys and various household items, as well as carpentry and farm tools used by or typical of those used by the founding fathers of Teutopolis.

Note: As of August 25, 2010, the School Sisters of Notre Dame are in the process of establishing "The Notre Dame Room" in the museum. The Notre Dame sisters came to Teutopolis in 1861 and became an integral part of the Teutopolis school system.

Effingham County's Haunted History
by Linda Lambert

Ramsey Cemetery – Is it Haunted? Some Think So!

Some people think that one of Effingham County’s most popular cemeteries is haunted. Stories have been told about it for years. Ramsey Cemetery is also known as Casbar, Casbah or Kasbar cemetery. It’s easy to understand why so many believe the area is haunted. The cemetery is located about six miles north of Effingham. To get there you take a narrow, winding road through large trees. The cemetery itself is quite isolated and in the middle of a forest. Many of the tombstones are old and in ruins.

Many web sites contain strange rumors about Ramsey Cemetery, including this description from http://www.communitywalk.com. “There have been many strange things reportedly happening here. This old cemetery is supposed to have several haunted caves. There have also been reports of a werewolf, and a man cloaked in black with red glowing eyes.” There have also been stories of ghostly figures on horseback, strange lights and strange sounds. The cemetery is even featured in a 2007 book “The Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations” by paranormal investigators Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk.

According to information from “Effingham County, Illinois Past and Present” by John Russell, Ramsey Cemetery began as a private cemetery when 29-year-old Alexander Ramsey was the first burial there in 1851. Three more Ramseys were buried within three years. After that it became a community cemetery.

One of the most popular stories is that if you go to Ramsey Cemetery and put a penny heads up on a tombstone, when you come back, it will have been turned upside down.

(Note from Linda): I personally have never seen the "caves".

The First Schoolhouses in Teutopolis
(Taken from the Teutopolis Press, August 30, 1995)

The first schoolhouse in Teutopolis was built about 1841. It was located about two blocks south of the cemetery. The first students were Fritz Mindrup, Casper Mindrup, Anthony Mindrup, Mary Boeckmann, Joseph Boeckmann, Francis Boeckmann, Marie Uptmor, Clem Uptmor II, Josephine Pundsack and Catherine Pundsack. The first teacher was John Henry Rabe. From 1845 to 1847 classes were held first at the Waschefort home (now the Bauer Funeral Home) and later at the parsonage. The pastor at Teutopolis, the Rev. Joseph Kuenster, doubled as the teacher. The first full-time lay teacher in the community was Peter Doerner. He taught in the new log school building built near the first church until 1851. H.H. Huels, Herr von Schuler (an Alsatian) and John Hoene who taught during 1852 and 1853 were there in rapid succession. John Hoene was the first teacher in Teutopolis to hold a state teaching certificate.

The next teachers mentioned in the early history of Teutopolis were Ms. Kugler, Michael Weis, William Stilleke, P. Gottesleben, John (or Henry) Eversman, John Wehling, Brother Rudolph Horstman, OFM (who later was ordained a priest) and Brother Gottfried Memel, OFM.

The first schools in Teutopolis were subscription schools. A teacher's salary was a few dollars per pupil or a few bushels of grain. Later the village schools became a combination of public and parochial. The girls academy was strictly a private school.

The coming of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1861 brought the stabilization of the Teutopolis school system. When Louis Rieg was hired in 1874, he began recording the evolution of the Teutopolis school system.

National Register of Historic Places

The Effingham County Courthouse in Effingham was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. (Information from Phil Lewis)

The Dr. Charles M. Wright House in Altamont was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. (Information from Phil Lewis)

USS Effingham (APA-165)

Did you know that Effingham County had a ship named after it? The USS Effingham was an amphibious personnel attack ship that participated in the invasion of Okinawa during the final months of World War II. She was commissioned November 1, 1944 and decommissioned May 17, 1946. She was 455 feet long and 62 feet wide. She had a crew of 56 officers and 480 enlisted men and could haul up to 1,500 troops. She trained at Guadalcanal with the 1st Marines, then staged at Ulithi for the invasion landings on Okinawa on April 1, 1945. With the end of the war, she transported troops for the reoccupation of Jimsen, Korea and China and returned to the United States on "Magic Carpet" duty. She helped liberate Korea from the Japanese and ferried Nationalist Chinese troops before she was decommissioned. After her decommission, she was scrapped.

5 MILE RULE - Genealogy Tip

A young man couldn't go courting at night much further than 5 miles or he wouldn't make it back home the next morning in time for farm chores. Five miles was a long way to go on foot, by horseback or by buggy. Young men often married young women within that 5-mile radius, so look to the tax lists for information that may lead to the maiden name of your female ancestor. This is especially true if the tax lists ARE NOT in alphabetical order, but are listed by location.

EFFINGHAM COUNTY HANGING

The following is part of a write-up I found in the Effingham, Illinois Fiftieth Anniversary Book.....who got it from the files of the Effingham Newspaper, The Democrat......

"In the fall of 1874, Nathan Burgess murdered Joseph Robbins, a watchman on the Vandalia bridge east of Vandalia. He was indicted by the Fayette Circuit Court and the case was brought to the Effingham Circuit Court on a change of venue. He was tried at the March term, 1875, and was sentenced to be hanged, the execution taking place in Effingham on June 18, 1875."

VAN CAMP PACKING COMPANY

EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS

By Judith Krauss Milde

Gilbert C. Van Camp, an Indianapolis, Indiana grocer, was the Founder of the Van Camp Packing Company, although the company’s history is sketchy at best.&nbsfalse">http://books.google.com/books?id=XSRKAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=%22van+camp+packing+company,+effingham,+illinois%22&hl=en&ei=mBl9TfHcAYT4rAHmhMyIBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false: accessed 10 September 2010.

⁶ Houghton, Frederick Lowell, Editor and Proprietor, “The Holstein-Friesian Register, Volume 28, Part 2”, Brattleboro, VT, 1910, Page 1356. Google Books. Original from Cornell University.
Digitized: 3 Nov 2009.
http://books.google.com/books?id=fCRJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1356&dq=%22van+camp+packing+company,+effingham,+illinois%22&hl=en&ei=AGWnTdDpEsnogQes8_zzBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CGgQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false: accessed 13 September 2010.

⁷ “Report of Committee and Hearings Held Before the Senate Committee on Manufactures Relative to Foods Held in Cold Storage”, Washington Government Printing Office, 1911, Page 154. Google Books. Original from The Library of Congress. Digitized: 11 Oct 2006.
http://books.google.com/books?id=6kETAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA154&dq=%22van+camp+packing+company,+effingham,+illinois%22&hl=en&ei=_mKnTdObK8fbgQfg6fDzBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBA#v=snippet&q=effingham%2C%20Ill&f=false: accessed 10 September 2010.

⁸ “Coal Age, Volume IX, January 1 to June 30, 1916”, Hill Publishing Co., New York, 1916. February 19, 1916 Coal Age, Page 361, Coal Contracts Pending. Google Books. Original from Princeton University. Digitized: 8 April 2010. http://books.google.com/books?id=S4hNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA361&dq=%22van+camp+packing+company,+effingham,+illinois%22&hl=en&ei=m1-nTfb-E8jVgQeUkPDzBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false: accessed 10 September 2010.

⁹“Van Camp Packing Co.” Watertown Gazette, 4 September 1908, 11 September 1908 [Effingham, Ill. Democrat]
http://www.watertownhistory.org/Articles/Miscellaneous005.htm: accessed 13 September 2010.

¹⁰ “Van Camp Packing Co.” Watertown Daily Times, 23 April 1915.
http://www.watertownhistory.org/Articles/Miscellaneous005.htm: accessed 13 September 2010.

¹¹ “Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916,” database, Jesse White Secretary of State and State Archivist. http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.html: accessed 11 March 2011.

¹² “Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950,” database, Jesse White Secretary of State and State Archivist. http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html: accessed 11 March 2011.

¹³The Automobile Blue Book 1918, Volume 5, Copyright 1918 by The Automobile Blue Book Pub. Co. Original from: Harvard University. Digitized: 22 September 2007. Google books, Page 481. http://books.google.com/books?id=X94NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA481&dq=van+camp+packing+company,+effingham,+illinois&hl=en&ei=DkqSTYBPxdOBB6zLsBk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CD4Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q&f=false

What They "Really" Mean!

Lineal Line - ascending or descending in a direct line

Collateral Line - descended from the same ancestor, but not a direct line

Allied Family Line - related, usually through marriage

Ancestry - begins with a single individual and traces back in time to include male and female lines of that person's family.

Genealogy - begins with a single ancestor and traces forward in time to inlude ALL descendents to the present.

Info from Deeds

In the lower-left corner of most old deeds, you will find two to four witnesses. The first one is always from the husband's side, the next two from the wife's side. That is to protect her one-half dower rights under the law. (Nothing you will ever use will give you greater clues to a woman's maiden name).

FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM EFFINGHAM COUNTY

Ron Kabbes - Former St. Louis Cardinal baseball player.

Glen Brummer - Former St. Louis Cardinal baseball player (catcher). (Thanks to Ellen Meinhart, we now know Glen's first name!!!)

Ada Kepley - first lady lawyer in Illinois and the first woman to graduate from a law school; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Effingham.

David Stanley Hill - author

C. K. O'Dell - author

Zona B. Davis - radio broadcaster and author of articles for Guideposts Magazine

Susan Feldhake - author

Kathleen Sage - author

Robert "Doc" Kralman - radio broadcaster; radio executive and corporate sales manager for Premier Broadcasting, Inc. (WXEF; WKJT; and WXET). He was included in the 1984 edition of "Outstanding Young Men of America". (May I make a major brag here? This is my kid brother!!!!!!!!)

Larry Wilson - Sports Announcer - Illinois Sports Hall of Fame

Mary A. (Brown) Newcomb - a Civil War nurse who wrote a book of her experiences, is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Effingham. The soldiers called her "Mother" Newcomb. She was at the battle of Shiloh and met President Lincoln and General Grant.

Colonel John J. Funkhouser - commanded the 98th Illinois Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Effingham. He was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20,1863. He was Effingham County's highest ranking Civil War soldier.

Teresa Hoffman - teacher of the year in 1956 chosen by the National Education Association.

Major (Dr.) Henry Eversman - chief medical officer on Johnson Island in Lake Erie (Union prison for Confederate soldiers) from January, 1864 to July, 1865.

Jackson Keith Loy - received the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism as a gunner aboard the USS San Francisco. The US also named a destroyer escort for him, the U.S.S. Loy.

James Newton Matthews - a doctor from Mason and a noted poet, is buried in Mason Union Cemetery. His son, James Riley Matthews, was named for his friend and fellow poet, James Whitcomb Riley. (See below article posted here with permission of the Effingham Daily News and author, Tony Huffman. The article was published in the Effingham Daily News on July 1, 2008. Thanks, EDN and Tony!!!)

— Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, wrote “his songs have lifted my spirit like a strong and helpful hand” about 19th century Mason native James Matthews. “Such poets as Matthews are the world’s best benefactors,” wrote Clemens.
This accolade to Dr. James Newton Matthews is one of a laundry list of accomplishments the Mason native reached before his death in 1910.
In addition to his extensive literary accomplishments, Matthews was known as the first student of the University of Illinois, Urbana.
“When faculty gathered at the door to welcome new students on the first day of registration (March 2, 1868), Matthews was the first to appear,” wrote associate director of development at University Illinois Library Roxanne Frey in “Country Doctor” and “Poet of the Prairies.”
“The son of a country doctor in the small town of Mason in Effingham County, he was just 15 years old when he officially became a student at the new university organized under the Morrill Act of 1862, federal legislation that established land-grant institutions,” wrote Frey.
The college, known then as Illinois Industrial University, was a five-story building in the middle of a field. While Matthews flourished as a student, life as a college student had its challenges.
“In a March 1870 missive, Matthews declares he’s ready to leave school at the end of spring term and mentions the need for additional funds (having received $7 from his father of which $5 had been stolen),” wrote Frey.
Writing about the acceptance of women into the college in “Boys of the Spring of 1868,” Matthews notes he “delighteth in the society of the fair, and thinketh often of that good saying, ‘It is not good that man should be alone.’”
Other aspects of the U of I that hold Matthews’ initial influence, according to Frey, can still be found around campus. Matthews was an editor for The Student, a publication that eventually became The Daily Illini, and he was a charter member of the Beta Upsilon chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Upon graduation, Matthews worked as an editor of the Champaign Gazette and a columnist for the Chicago Record before returning to school to become a doctor.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Matthews graduated top of his class at St. Louis Medical College.
Returning to Mason, Matthews became a traveling country doctor. This coupled with a continued dedication to literature, which garnered him noticeable national publication and fame. Matthews provided valuable additions to society on local and national levels.
Recognized by the University of Illinois with a degree of Master of Letters and a medical career heralded for diagnostic skills, Matthews died after traveling in a winter storm to minister to a patient.
In passing, Matthews left a legacy of impressive educational firsts, national literary achievements and a successful medical practice. His life has been remembered through literature and the college by the James Newton Matthews Scholars program, which recognizes high achieving incoming freshman.
“Those who sat on the initial selection committee in 1996 for the scholarships (which are awarded in a blind selection process based primarily on academic qualifications) were astonished to discover their first choice for the award was Adam Hooks, a native of Mason who was majoring in English,” wrote Frey of the ironic history.

The old Mason Cemetery is the final resting place of James Matthews and his family.

Rich Thomas from Dieterich, Illinois was recruited by Bobby Knight and later played basketball in the NBA.

Mrs. Bearins from Dieterich, Illinois was Jimmy Hoffa's secretary.

Did you know.......how the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes got their very unique name?? 'Way back in 1932, when John Harold Griffin was hired as the coach of the new athletic department, he looked for a "unique" name for the basketball team. At the time, there was an old Teutopolis pioneer, George Deyman (pronounced diamond) who carved wooden shoes for a living. To recognize Mr. Deyman and the German heritage of Teutopolis, Mr. Griffin chose the name "Wooden Shoes" for the team. (Information courtesy of Paul Kralman [my dad] and Lawrence Carie (retired coach of the Wooden Shoes and Mr. Griffin's successor). If you get the chance, stop by the Monastery Museum in Teutopolis. One room is dedicated to Mr. Deyman and features wooden shoes he carved, as well as his carving tools.

Just a little background on Mr. Griffin.... He was born April 26, 1906. Came to Teutopolis from East Hampton, Massachusetts in 1925. Married Luella Siemer August 21, 1929. As well as being the athletic director for all sports, he taught accounting, typing and shorthand in Teutopolis High School until his retirement. (Taught my dad, taught me 25 years later, and then my two younger brothers). He died in Teutopolis December 4, 1993 and is buried in St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis. The Teutopolis High School Gymnasium is named in his honor.

Yeah! Shoes! (I graduated from Teutopolis High School in 1960).

Did you know.......That Teutopolis once had a brickyard AND a brewery?

The owner of the old brickyard was George Deyman (yep, the same feller who carved those wooden shoes).........

1868 - Krieg Brewery owned by Mathias Krieg - located on Salt Creek, north of Teutopolis. The water was not suitable, and the brewery was discontinued. (from the Historical Sketch of Teutopolis and of St. Francis Parish by Eugene Hagedorn, OFM dated 1926)

And there was a bottling company....the Jos. H. Buehnerkemper Bottling Company, which bottled cream soda in 4-5 different flavors, using a "special family recipe". It was located in the block building located next to Weber's Clothing & Jewelry Store.

Revolutionary War Veterans Buried in Effingham County

Charles Moore

Charles Moore was born in Hanover County, Virginia on January 11, 1763. He enlisted in the Continental Army from Rowan County, North Carolina and served in various capacities from 1775 through 1780. He was in the Battle of King's Mountain. Charles came to Illinois, and settled in Sangamon County. He built a cotton gin (Linda's note: cotton gin in central Illinois?????) near Buffalo Hart Grove somewhere around 1823. Then he moved to McLean County (an area that is now part of Woodford County). He died on September 19, 1839 as a result of a stagecoach accident which caused his death. He was traveling through Effingham County on his way to draw a pension. One story is that he was buried at Ewington in Effingham County. Another story is that he was returned to Woodruff County and is buried there. However.....the DAR did put a stone with his name on it in Ewington Cemetery in Effingham County. (Thanks to Audrey Garbe and Andy Verdeyen for helping gather this information).

Thomas Green

Thomas Green was born in 1763 and died in 1851. He is buried in Gilmore Cemetery (sometimes called Green Cemetery) in Union Township. The DAR has put a stone there although they are not sure where exactly he is buried in the cemetery. (Credit goes to Audrey Garbe for submitting this information).

Civil War Veterans Buried in Effingham County
Is Your Effingham County Civil War Ancestor Listed Here?

If not, Email me so they can be added

	Name	Rank & Unit	Cemetery (See List Below)	Contact
USA	Adams, James
USA	Allen, Andrew J.	Company G, 11th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Allen, William R.	Company G, 11th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Allgood, James	Corporal, Company K, 48th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
CSA	Alsop, John	Captain, Company K, 17th Kentucky Cavalry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Anderson, William H.	Private, Company B, 10th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Bailie, Andrew	Company E, 51st Illinois Infantry	Mason Cemetery, Mason	Judy Milde
USA	Bailie, Gilbert	Company E, 51st Illinois Infantry	Union Cemetery, Altamont	Judy Milde
USA	Bailie, H. P.	Company B, 38th Illinois Infantry	Bailey Cemetery, Mason Township, Mason
USA	Bailie, Taudy	Company K, 143rd Illinois Infantry	Bailey Cemetery, Mason Township, Mason
USA	Baker, Aaron
USA	Beach, August	Company B, 62nd Illinois Infantry	St. Aloysius Cemetery, Bishop Township, Dieterich
CSA	Bracken, Livingston	Company F, 5th Kentucky Cavalry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Brockett, James S.	Company C, 35th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Brown, John L.	Company A, 1st Ohio Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery	Frank McKeever
USA	Brown, Harrison H.	Lieutenant, 5th Illinois Cavalry	Possibly Union Cemetery, Altamont	Cheryl Rodriguez
USA	Burch, Elisha F.	Company C, Unit 135, Illinois US Infantry	Freemanton Cemetery	Rita Funk
USA	Burritt, James N.	Company F, 1st Missouri Cavalry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	Bussman, Jr., Joseph	Company C, 6th Illinois Cavalry	St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis	Mary Lou Deters
CSA	Calvert, Gideon B.	Private, Company E, 37th Battalion Virginia Cavalry	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham
USA	Cameron, Lewis	Company C, 98th Illinois Infantry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	Campton, Wm.	Private, 144th Indiana Infantry, Company G (family history says he was held in Andersonville prision till the end of the war)	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Lucas Township, Elliottstown	Wanda Page
USA	Carey, Benjamin W.	Private, Company G, 62nd Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Carey, Ira M.	Private, Company I, 7th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Carson, I. W.	Company K, 35th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Creek, James H.	Company C, 98th Regiment	Bailey Cemetery, Mason Township, Mason
USA	Crooker, Philip	7th Regiment Indiana Volunteers	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham	Deanna Higgs
USA	Custer, Thomas Henry	Private, Company K, 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry	Freemanton Cemetery, Altamont	Suzanne
USA	Dennis, Henry	Sergeant, Company K, 98th Illinois Volunteers	United Methodist Church Cemetery, Shumway	Scott Goslin
USA	Devore, James
USA	Duckwitz, George	Sergeant, Company F, 14th Illinois Cavalry	Bethleham Cemetery, Mound Township, Altamont
USA	Dunn, Dr. T. J.
USA	Duval, James W.	Bugle Boy, Company I, Unit 143, II US Infantry	Bethsaida Cemetery, Eberle	Madonna Shutt
USA	Dye, Adam
USA	Ensign, Wm.
USA	Eskew, Ira B.	Private, Company C, 98th Illinois Infantry	Bethsaida Cemetery, Eberle	Madonna Shutt
USA	Eversman, Henry	Major, Chief Medical Officer (January, 1864 to July, 1865), Johnson Island, Lake Erie (Union prison for Confederate soldiers)	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham
USA	Foster, James
USA	Funk, Christopher C.	Sergeant, Company D, 135th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Funkhouser, John J.	Colonel & Commander, 98th Illinois Infantry (Effingham County's highest-ranking Civil War soldier)	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham
USA	Gamble, Albert	Company A, 26th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Gamble, Hiram	Company C, 135th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Gamble, Robert	Company C, 135th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Garrington, A. E.		Unknown
USA	Gillespie, Harmon	Company B, 38th Illinois Infantry	Watson Cemetery	Laura Gillespie
USA	Guy, John William	Private, Company D, 54th Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Unknown	Mike Jones
USA	Hamman, Jeremiah	Company H, 154th Illinois Infantry	Kavanaugh Cemetery	Janice Morrissy
USA	Hamman, Oliver Perry	Company K, 98th Regiment, Illinois Infantry	Kavanaugh Cemetery	Janice Morrissy
USA	Hamman, Russel	Company K, 98th Regiment, Illinois Infantry	Kavanaugh Cemetery	Janice Morrissy
USA	Harris, Sam		Unknown
USA	Henderson, Martin	Sergeant, Company E, 7th Infantry, Minnesota Volunteers	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
CSA	Hill, John W.	Corporal, Company A, 32nd Kentucky Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Hooten, Henry		Unknown
USA	Hout, Wesley M.	Private, Company K, 35th Illinois Infantry	Freemanton Cemetery, rural Altamont	Steve Leitzell
USA	Hovis, W. M.	18th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
CSA	Jackson, William H.	Company K, 12th Kentucky Cavalry (Even though most records show him in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry, his record in the CWSS states he was in the 12th Kentucky Cavalry)	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham
USA	Jennings, Geo.
USA	Jewell, Benson	Company I, 71st (6th Cavalry) Indiana Volunteers	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Joergens, Louis	(Looking for information)	Lutheran Church Cemetery, Winterrowd
USA	Kagay, Daniel Hall	2nd Lieutenant, 35th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Keating, Bartholomew	Private, Company D., 7th Illinois Infantry	St. Anthony's Cemetery, Effingham	Ida Keating
USA	Kinsey, Abraham	Private, Southern Indiana Volunteers	Moccasin Cemetery	Mary Jo Stich
USA	Kitson, John	Company E, 5th Ohio Cavalry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Knierim, Emanuel
USA	Kruger, Ferdinand	Private, Company B, 8th Regiment, New York Artillery	Bethleham Cemetery, Mound Township, Altamont
USA	Leith, Sam
USA	Leitzell, George W.	Sergeant, Company A, 148th Pennsylvania Regiment	Union Cemetery, Altamont	Steve Leitzell
USA	Lively, W. B.	Company D., 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Loy, Thomas A.	Corporal, Company I, 71st Illinois Infantry	Loy Cemetery
USA	Martin, Nathan A.	Private, Company A, 26th Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	McArdle, Lenord	Company D, 73rd Regiment Volunteer Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	McCann, Alonzo	Company L, 5th Illinois Cavalry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	McKinnon, John
USA	McNeely, Thomas B.	115th Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Meek, William R.	Private, Company A, 26th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery	Sharon Gerhardt
USA	Mesnard, Addison E.	Private, Company I, 71st Illinois Infantry	Little Prairie Cemetery, Jackson Township	Randy Reed Kay van de Rostyne
USA	Mesnard, Norman	Company G, 130th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Michaels, Geo.
USA	Miller, John J.	Private, Company K, 35th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Moody, A. C.	Company G, 62nd Illinois Infantry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	Moore, John H.	Company C, 150th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Moore, John W.	Company C, 26th Indiana Infantry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	Morrison, Isaac Francis	Sergeant, Company K, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham
USA	Neeld, Frank N.	Company C, 98th Illinois Infantry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	Newcomb, Mary A. (Brown)	Civil War nurse. Was at battle of Shiloh; met President Lincoln and General Grant	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham
USA	Norris, Stewart
USA	Parkhurst, Mack
CSA	Parks, Marcus Lafayette	Private, Company E , 1st Tennessee Infantry	Brocket Cemetery, Mason
CSA	Pemberton, David C.	Private, Company D, 16th Missouri Infantry	Kinmundy Cemetery, Mason
USA	Peters, John	Company A, 26th Illinois Infantry	St. Aloysius Cemetery, Bishop Township, Dieterich
USA	Piper, D. F.
USA	Riley, William	Company K, 35th Illinois Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Rossier, Francis J.	Company I, 14th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Rudy, D. W. (or W.D.)
USA	Schooley, Palemon	Sergeant, Company D, 54th Illinois Infantry	Watson Cemetery, Watson
CSA	Sharp, Thomas Jefferson (some records say Thomas Jackson)	Blacksmith, Private, Co. 1C, 1st Alabama Cavalry	Loy Chapel Cemetery, Watson Township
USA	Shrigley, J. R.
USA	Siddens, Joseph Harvey	Company D, 54th Illinois Infantry	Mahon Cemetery, Gilmore	Beverly Cronk
USA	Smith, Frederick	Corporal, 62nd Illinois Infantry	Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham	Ida Keating
USA	Smith, Charles
USA	Smidth, Harmon	Company B, 38th Illinois Infantry	St. Aloysius Cemetery, Bishop Township, Dieterich
USA	Snook, John
USA	Stroud, Nathaniel S.	Private, Company D, 54th Illinois Infantry	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Elliottstown	Lance Stroud
USA	Stroud, Ner	Quartermaster Sergeant, Company L, 5th Illinois Cavalry	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Elliottstown	Sue Aloisio Lance Stroud
USA	Stroud, Ura	Private, Company H, 32nd Regiment, Illinois Volunteers	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Elliottstown	Lance Stroud
CSA	Taylor, John W.	Company I, 3rd Kentucky Infantry	Ewington Cemetery
USA	Tally, Albert	Company A, 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
USA	Thompson, S. P.	Company A, 25th Illinois Infantry	Beecher City Cemetery, Liberty Township, Beecher City
CSA	Wiley, James	Private, Company D, 55th Alabama Infantry	Loy Chapel Cemetery, South of Effingham
USA	Williams, Stephen J.	Lieutenant, Company C, 98th Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Bethsadia Cemetery, Union Township, Dieterich
USA	Wilson, Andrew
USA	Worman, Henry

Effingham County Cemeteries
From GNIS and Various Publications

Name	Town/Nearest Town	Township
Agney Cemetery	Shumway	Liberty
Altamont Union Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
Arborcrest Cemetery	Funkhouser	Summit
Bailey Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Beck Cemetery	Southeast of Altamont	West
Beecher City Cemetery	Beecher City	Liberty
Besing Cemetery	West of Altamont	West
Bethlehem Cemetery	West of Altamont	Mound
Bethlehem Lutheran	Altamont	Mound
Bethsaida Cemetery	Eberle	Union
Blue Point Baptist Cemetery	Lake Sara	Summit
Bowling Green Cemetery	Funkhouser	Jackson
Brockett Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Brown Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
Brown Cemetery	Moccasin	Summit
Covert Cemetery	Dieterich	Lucas
Crockett Cemetery	Hord	Mason
Davidson Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
Dieterich Cemetery	Dieterich	Bishop
Dowell Cemetery	Lake Sara	Summit
Edgewood Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
Effingham City Cemetery (AKA Oak Ridge Cemetery)	Effingham	Douglas
Evangelical Cemetery	Dieterich	Lucas Township
Ewington Cemetery	South of Effingham	Summit
Faulk Cemetery	Gilmore	West
Flensburg Cemetery	Flensburg	Union
Fremanton Cemetery	Keptown	Jackson
Funkhouser Cemetery	East of Altamont
German Methodist Cemetery	East of Altamont	Mound
Gilmore Cemetery	Elliottstown	Union
Green Creek Cemetery (AKA St. Mary's Cemetery)	Green Creek (north of Effingham)	Douglas
Grubb Cemetery	Beecher City	Liberty
Hickman Cemetery	Shumway	Liberty
Hollis Cemetery	South of Altamont	West
Hull Cemetery	Hord	Mason
Immaculate Conception Cemetery	Wheeler
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery	East of Altamont	Mound
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery	South of Effingham	Watson
Kavanaugh Cemetery	Southeast of Altamont	West
King Cemetery	Dieterich	Bishop
Leith Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Little Prairie Cemetery	Dexter	Jackson
Loy Chapel Cemetery	South of Effingham	Watson
Mahon Cemetery	Gilmore	West
Mason Union Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Memorial Gardens Cemetery	Beecher City
Merry Cemetery	Eberle	Lucas
Miller Chapel Cemetery	Funkhouser	Jackson
Moccasin Cemetery	Beecher City	Moccasin
Morris Cemetery	Elliottstown	Lucas
Mt. Zion Cemetery	Elliottstown	Lucas
New Hope Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
New Salem Cemetery	East of Altamont
Newman Cemetery	East of Altamont	Mound
Oak Ridge Cemetery	Effingham	Douglas
Old Loy Cemetery	South of Effingham	Watson
Old Mason Cemetery	Edgewood
Old Salem Cemetery	Dexter
Old Turner Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Pleasant Grove Cemetery	Beecher City	Moccasin
Pre-Salem Cemetery	Joe Phillips Farm	Jackson
Poe Cemetery
Poor Farm Burials	South of Effingham	Watson
Ramsey Cemetery	North of Effingham	Douglas
Rentfro Cemetery	Shumway	Banner
Richardson Cemetery		Liberty
Ridge Cemetery	Mason/Eberle	Union
Rinehart Cemetery	South of Effingham	Watson
Ruffner Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Robinson Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
St. Aloysius' Cemetery	Dieterich	Bishop
St. Ann's Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
St. Anthony's Cemetery	Effingham	Douglas
St. Francis' Cemetery	Teutopolis	Teutopolis
St. John's Cemetery	Eberle	Union
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery	Dieterich	Bishop
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery	Effingham	Douglas
St. Mary's Cemetery	Green Creek (north of Effingham)	Douglas
St. Mary's Cemetery	Shumway	Banner
St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery	Eberle	Lucas
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery	Montrose	St. Francis
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery (Blue Point)		Moccasin
St. Rose's Cemetery	Montrose	St. Francis
Scott Cemetery	Winterrowd	Lucas
Shumway Cemetery	Shumway
Tipsword Cemetery	Beecher City	Liberty/Moccasin
Toothaker Cemetery	Effingham (nearest town)	Summit
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery	Shumway	Banner
Turner Cemetery	Dexter	Jackson
Union Cemetery	Altamont	Jackson
Wabash Baptist Cemetery	Edgewood	Mason
Wallace Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
Watson Cemetery	Watson	Watson
Wood Lawn Cemetery	South of Effingham
Wright Cemetery	Mason	Mason
Zion Lutheran Cemetery	Altamont	Mound

Private Burials

Name	Town/ Nearest Town	Township
Armstrong Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
Bartscht Cemetery	North of Beecher City on Schlanser Farm	Liberty
Bell Cemetery	Elliottstown	Bishop
Broomsbury Cemetery	McCoy Property	Mason
Brumbeck Cemetery	Near CIPS Lake	Summit
Bryant Cemetery	Watson - Gillispie Property	Watson
Bunker Hill Cemetery	Arthur Watts Farm	Union
Choee Cemetery	Effingham (Henry Mersman Farm)	Douglas
Cholera Victims	Near Wabash River, Earl Bishop Property	Union
"Colored" Cemetery	Howard Bailey Farm	Union
Covert Cemetery	Elliottstown (W. Krueger Farm)	Lucas
Craver Cemetery	Glen Ruffner Farm (no trace of it now)	Mason
Dieckman Cemetery	Shumway (W. Klarman Property)	Banner
Drysdale Cemetery	Newman	Mound
Dowty Cemetery	Moccasin (L. H. Bess Property)	Moccasin
Ford Cemetery	Near Charles Campe Home	Jackson
Funk Cemetery	South of Effingham	Watson
Gypsy Burial	Moccasin Road	Moccasin
Heiden Cemetery	Shumway (W. Heiden Property)	Banner
Higgs Cemetery	Higgs Property	Jackson
Horse Thieves' Cemetery (3 Horse Thieves Burial)	Josie Major Farm	Union
Indian Burials	Clarence Mayhaus Property	St. Francis
Indian Burials	V. E. Clark Property	Union
Indian Graves	Clyde Martin Property	Watson
McCoy Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
Miller Cemetery	Dieterich (Probst Property)	Bishop
Norris Cemetery	In back of Roy Bolin Farmhouse	Jackson
Parker Cemetery	Winterrowd (Brummer Farm)	Lucas
Parks Cemetery		Jackson
Parks Cemetery	Little Wabash Bottom (Schoenhoff Farm)	Mason
Parks Cemetery	L. Horath Property	Union
Porter Cemetery		Jackson
Richardson Cemetery	Victor Carlin Property	Liberty
Robinson Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
Robinson Cemetery	Wm. Macklin Farm	Union
Shelley Cemetery	Route 32 Across Wabash River	Summit
Shirley Cemetery	L. Robertson Farm	Mason
Sipes Cemetery	F. Bloemker Property	Union
Smith Cemetery	Altamont	Mound
Storm Cemetery	Paul Storm Property	Summit
Stroud Cemetery	Elliottstown (Paul Kreke Farm)	Lucas
Trexler Cemetery		Jackson
Warren Cemetery		Jackson
Weber Cemetery	George Spragg Farm	West
Westfalls Cemetery	Salt Creek Bottom	Union

Please, if you have any additions, corrections or name changes, let me know. For lookups, please refer to the Lookup page for what is available.

Copied from: The Durham-Orange Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 8 No. 7
November, 1998

Have you hit a proverbial dead end in your research? The following may help you to analyze your problem(s).

There are approximately three generations per century.
The average age for men to marry was 24. They rarely married before age 16.
The average age for women to marry was 20. They rarely married before age 16.
First marriages were usually between couples near the same age. Women generally outlived their husbands, but older widowers frequently married much younger women who had never been married before.
Birth generally occurred at two-year intervals. Frequently the first child was born a year after marriage. As a woman aged, the interval between births grew slightly. Child bearing usually ended around age 45.
Families and neighbors usually migrated together from their previous location. Women rarely traveled alone.
Men usually married women from their neighborhood, but if a seemingly "strange" woman turns up, check the man's former home. Often men returned to their prior residence to find a wife.
If you can't find an older parent, chances are he/she "went West" with a son.
If you have a male ancestor born around 1840, strongly consider Civil War service.
If your ancestor has a virtue name (eg Patience, Charity, Silence) consider a New England heritage.
Children were often named for grandparents, both male and female.
Frequently middle names or even a first name was the mother's or grandmother's maiden name, especially if the name was repeated through several related families.

The naming of children often follows custom...In various cultures at various times, the naming of children with names from within the family frequently follows a set pattern. Here is a common naming pattern among the Scots:

Son - Eldest named after paternal grandfather. Second son named after maternal grandfather. Third son named after the father.
Daughters - Eldest named after the maternal grandmother. Second daughter named after the paternal grandmother. Third daughter named after the mother.

This may provide a clue to the relationship of various members of a family.

Effingham County suffered three terrible plagues of cholera....in 1832-33, 1854-55 and 1872-73.
Many tombstones in Effingham County bear these dates.

THE PRICE OF ILLINOIS

In 1723 the state of Illinois was bought from ten Indian chiefs representing ten tribes by 22 white men of Pennsylvania and England. The territory was in two tracts, one called "Southern Illinois" and the other called "Northern Illinois".

The consideration was 200 strouds (whatever those were), 260 blankets, 360 shirts, 150 pounds of stroud breech-cloth, 500 pounds of gun powder, 4,000 pounds of lead, one gross of knives, 30 pounds of vermillion, 2,000 gun flints, 200 pounds of tobacco, 2 dozen gartering, 10,000 pounds of flour, 5,000 bushels of Indian corn, 12 horses, 12 horned cattle, 20 bushels of salt and 29 guns. The articles were paid and delivered in full council. The deed was signed and executed before a French notary public at Kaskaskia village exchange. (Courtesy of Henry County GS-IL X:6)

OLD TOMBSTONE CARVINGS

When you're out "tramping" the cemeteries, don't you ever wonder about the exquisite carvings on them and what those carvings mean? How about some of the terminology from back then....

The term "relict" on a tombstone means that the woman was a widow at the time of her death.

The term "consort" on a tombstone means that her husband survived her.

The term "cenotaph" engraved on a tombstone indicates an empty grave, with the stone erected in honor or memory of a person buried elsewhere (often erected in honor of a person lost at sea or in war)

CARVINGS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Arches - victory in death

Arrows - mortality

Bouquets, Flowers - condolences, grief, sorrow

Roses - brevity of earthly existence

Portals - passageway to eternal jouney

Bugles - ressurection and the military

Crossed Swords - high-ranking military person

Flying Birds - flight of the soul

Fruit - eternal plenty

Garlands - victory in death

Thistles - remembrance

Trees - life

Trumpeters - heralds of the resurrection

Willows - earthly sorrow

Morning Glory - beginning of life

Butterfly - short-lived, early death

Ivy - friendship and immortality

Laurel - fame or victory

Oak Leaves & Acorn - maturity, ripe old age

Corn - ripe old age

Lamb - innocence (usually used for children)

Dove - innocence, gentleness, affection, purity

Cherub - angelic

Anchor/ships - hope or seafaring profession

Broken Ring - family circle severed

Broken Column - loss of head of family

Urn with Blaze - undying friendship

Hourglass - swiftness of time

Winged Effigies - flight of the soul

The above is courtesy of a very old article I found in an Arizona newspaper. They have graciously given me permission to paraphrase the article here.

The Importance of Military Records

An ancestor's military record often gives you a lot of information. A military record can provide such details as the date of birth, age at enlistment, and the city, county, and state of residence.

An ancestor may have enlisted in the military for a number of reasons, including the following:
- To gain citizenship
- To be perceived as an adult and to get away from home.
- To receive an original land bounty or warrant (deed to property)
- To earn money during hard times
- To gain a specific skill or specialized training
- Because he was drafted
- Because he wanted either medical or Veterans Administration benefits or to qualify
as a property/home buyer
- For personal reasons such as getting away from a bad situation or a bad relationship.

Although you may not think an ancestor served in the military, a little research may prove you wrong. Consider the circumstances in your ancestor's life and the financial and social situation surrounding him. If there's a chance he might have participated in military service, search for a military record.

They often give the following information:
- Age at enlistment
- Full legal name
- Date of birth
- Physical description
- Whether the person could sign his own checks
- Nativity or county of origin if person was a foreigner
- City, county and state of residence
- Company and Unit
- Rank
- Date of enlistment
- Battles participated in
- Wounds (if any)
- Discharge date and place
- Retirement benefits
- Spouse and heirs (if widow applied for a pension)
- Names of dependents on military insurance or benefits
- Health issues due to military service
- Place of burial
- Information placed on person's headstone (if provided by the military)
- Military honors and awards

Above all, don't forget that women served in the military, too.........

Vanished Lake Kanagga

Lake Kanagga was a 20-acre lake that was drained and abandoned in the early 1990's. German immigrant John Knagge, a former tollkeeper on the National Road Bridge over the Little Wabash River, operated a gristmill on the lake at the east end of his property, about 1 1/2 miles west of Effingham. The lake was originally called Lake Knagge, but after Knagge sold his property to the old Vandalia Railroad, the name was changed to the more phonetic spelling of Kanagga. You will find records with either spelling. While the primary purpose of the lake was the watering of the steam engines for the railroad, employees of the railroad could use the lake for swimming, boating and fishing. Cabins were built which could be rented by the week or month. The lake was later opened to the general public for recreational uses. When the railroad switched from steam to diesel engines the lake was used only for recreational purposes. Then property owners filled in a road that had been used to get to the lake. As time went on, the lake began to fill up with silt. By 1972, the cabins and piers were long gone. The lake was drained in the early 1990's and sold to the city of Effingham. The lake had to be abandoned because it would discharge sediment into the nearly Central Illinois Public Service lake. The property remains vacant. (Thanks to Kate Bourland and Phil Lewis for supplying this information).

Masquelet's Place - 1839-1843
by Linda Lambert

Masquelet's Place was a small log church/settlement west of Teutopolis and east of Effingham on Route 40 that is long gone. It was about 75 feet south of Route 40 near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. The story is that it was a log church with a small cemetery, located very near where the old Crystal Bar was, just south of the tracks. It was built about 1840 by Reverend Joseph Masquelet, a native of Alsace, France. It seems this little church was quite a thorn in many sides. It caused dissent between St. Peter's Catholic Church (now St. Francis of Assisi Church in Teutopolis) founded by the German Land Company settlers and the German Catholic communities in Effingham and Green Creek. Many historians feel that Masquelet's Place was the first Catholic church in the area. Since no deeds or land records are available, this cannot be proven (or disproven). Many years ago, I was given the land records for my grandparent's place just west of Teutopolis, and those records seem to support the fact that the first surveyed records of the area showed it as being owned by Joseph Masquelet and various members of his family. Father Masquelet left the area in October 1843 after incurring the wrath of his bishop. No one really knows what happened to the cemetery's residents (3 adults and 3 children). One version of local verbal history says that they were removed and reburied in St. Francis Cemetery in Teutopolis. Other accounts say they were removed and reburied in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Effingham. According to Father Eugene Hagedorn in 1926, the adults were Mr. F. Schlepper, M. Mindrup, and Mrs. Adelaide Bruemmer. No names are known for the children. This seems to be one of the on-going "mysteries" of Effingham County.

New Brewery in Effingham
Information from Kate Keller Bourland

Source: Old Settlers' Annual & Homecoming Reunion, 1912 (page 38)

F. B. Schooley wrote the following to be published in the annual "How many of the present residents recall that once in the city limits there was a brewery on the bluff south of the city cemetery, owned by a German whose name I cannot recall. I remember Van Allen taking me there, the beer was the genuine old brew, pure hop and malt amber color. I also remember one glass was all I could chamber and stay on the earth."

Linda's note 9-14-2009: If you can add to this information, please email me.