Can someone please help me locate a member of the South Henderson Church Board of Trustees and or Henderson Co. Historical Society. I appreciate any assistance.

Shirley-
Have you heard from someone yet? I am trying to locate an address for the South Henderson Cemetery Association, they put a book I am trying to get a copy of "The Story of South Henderson". The cemetery is on the other side of the road from the church. I will let you know if I hear from someone. Kassie

Kassie. I believe the Biggsville United Presbyterian Church at Box 189 Biggsville 61418 may possibly know the cemetery association address. So.. Henderson Church was the forerunner of the BUP Church. email allamon@heil.net. Let me know if you have any luck. I found this via google search engine and typing in name of the church.

I just saw your e-mail regarding the History of South Henderson. I have an article from the book in my family tree.
Here is what I have:

pub. by Henderson Co. Cemetery Assoc. 1950
This is the story of the U.P. church of Henderson county, IL In March of 1854 they decided to build a new church. The following is noted:
"The cost of the house, as shown by the Treasurer's book, W.J. Hutchinson who seems to have the right man in the right place..... exclusive of the blinds and vestibule was $3,855.55. The house as we have it now cost over $4,000.
During a centennial celebration there were a number of speeches made by some of the former pastors and also members of the faculty, the board of trustees, ect., of Monmouth College. The following was by Dr. J. C. Hutchison of Monmouth College. This concerns the contribute of members.
"You also gave her good men for her counselors. W. R. Jamamison, ( I think the proper spelling is Jamison )your first elder, was one of the first Trustees; J. Ross, your second pastor, another; A.Y. Graham, another and he continued ever its friend, supporter and counselor till his death. W.J. Hutchinson also, until by his untimely death he was called home".
This Is from a speech by Rev. J. A. P. McGaw, who was at one time a pastor of the church. (*No date on this)
"I had some practice in the meantime, and after preaching to a handfull of people in La Fayette, it was quite an Inspiration to stand before a house full of people. I had a good deal of freedom in speaking and preached pretty well for a boy. Capt. Wm J. Hutchinson told me later that people told him that I preached that sermon for him. Capt. Hutchinson was a warm and steadfast friend of mine up until the time of his sudden and lamented death. I owe him a great debt of gratitude and I pray that the blessings of the Lord may rest on his children and his children's children.
My wife and I began housekeeping In a little house owned by Robert Graham, for which we paid $4.00 per month. The congregation gave us a surprise party to begin with, presenting us with a good many articles to furnish a house. Capt. Hutchinson, in addition to many other acts of kindness, made us a present of a beautiful bay mare that cost him $150.00".
In the last of the book, there was another history of South Henderson U.P. Church, the following:
Two men of South Henderson donated 40 acres (this was David and A. Y. Graham) in Monmouth for the campus (Monmouth College). During the early years of the college, the church gave liberally of money and real estate. Scholarships were established by John Q. Findley and Wm John Hutchinson, early members of the church.
(Note by Ruth Hutchinson) I see that I did not copy two other items before returning the book to Mrs. Baker of Portland, OR. One concerned the $100.00 Wm gave to the men of the 84th IL. as they left for war .... This is Included in an article I took from the newspaper.

I hope this is helpful to you. (I don't have any information about who the Mrs. Baker is that my mother refers to.)
I am the 2nd great-granddaughter of William J. Hutchinson.
Bettye

Bettye Short, Thank you for you response in August of 2002. I have been away from genealogy for about a year and a half. I have been told that my Preston Martin, Jamison, McKinney line may connect with yours. Your information was of help. I was in Biggsville last fall and thoroughly enjoyed the area. Sincerely....Shirley Parsons

I have a pretty large family tree and I don't see anyone with these 3 surnames.
I do have one more small piece of information about a Jamison. This is from a small article in the Oquawka Spectator published on Jan 15, 1880:
WELCOME BACK. Mr. S. S. HUTCHINSON, of Clifton, IA has sold his farm and lands in IA and has concluded to return to Henderson County again. On Tuesday, he bought the farm of Mr. F.M. JAMISON in South Henderson. Mr. Jamison goes to Nebraska, where he opened a fam with the soldiers' colony.

Here are more cites about the Jamison family from the
"Oquawka Spectator:"

Administrator's Sale of Real Estate.
By virtue of the provisions of the will of Mary Jane Jamison, deceased, and as Administrator with the will annexed of said Mary Jane Jamison deceased, I will sell at public venue, to the highest bidder at the south door of the Court House in Oquawka in Henderson County Illinois, on Saturday, the fifth day of November, A. D. 1870, between noon and four o'clock P. M. of said day, all the right, title and interest, which the said Mary Jane Jamison had at the time of her death in and to the land described as follows, to wit:
The north half of the north east quarter, and the southwest quarter of said northeast quarter of section six in township ten north of range four west., and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section nineteen in township eleven north of range four west in Henderson County, Illinois, said interest being the undivided one third part of said land.
Terms, one third of the purchase money to be paid at the time of sale, and the remainder to be paid in two equal annual payments, with ten per cent interest, secured by approved personal security or a mortgage on the premises. A deed or deeds will be executed to the purchaser or purchasers, for the premises at the time of sale.
JOHN McKINNEY St.
Administrator with the will annexed of said Mary Jane Jamison. Oct 6 1870-3t

Wm B Jamison, A L Porter and Wm McMillan, road viewers appointed at the September term, 1870, reported in favor of the new road commencing 60 rods south of north-east corner of section 28, township 10 north, range 5 west, till it intersects with the east and west road through Warren, also vacating part of old Oquawka and McQueen's mill road. Jan 19, 1871.

W. R. Jamison & Robert Moir advertised that they wanted to buy Stock Hogs. Mr. Moir is yet a resident of our city, a leading merchant. Squire Jamison is cultivating oranges in Florida, while his son, F. M., is selling the best of stock hogs."TWENTY-FIVE YEARS - A GLANCE AT THE PAST"
January 16, 1873.

F. M. Jamison reports stock in good condition, and that "Daisy Dean" has a fine calf at her side.
Mar 26, 1874

Church Organization in the Olden Time. Rev. Alexander Blaikie, D. D.
On the 4th day of July, 1835, almost 40 years ago, the United Presbyterian congregation of South Henderson, whose church building stands among the forest trees about six miles south-east of this city, was organized by the Rev. Alexander Blaikie, of Boston, Mass., and Rev. Hugh Parks, of St. Clairsville, Ohio. They were sent out as missionaries to this then new, and thinly settled country. They traveled on horseback, the Dr., it is said rode a Indian pony, and of course they had many difficulties to encounter during their journey west, and in their missionary work in these parts, of which we know nothing in this age of railroads and iron bridges.
On the 24th of May last it was the privilege of this old congregation to enjoy the services of Dr. Blaikie. He had been appointed by the Presbytery of Boston, of which he is a member, as its representative in the General Assembly which met in Monmouth in May. Although up in 80, yet he came alone over 1,200 miles, traveling two days and two night, was present at each session of the Assembly and took an active part n its deliberations. It was pleasant for the members of this congregation to have wit them their venerable organizer and to have him preach for them and although not a single member who was present at the organization of the congregation is now in its connection, yet many of the members, and others where were then 'young' remember him and respect him for his work's sake in the days of their fathers. Although quite old and gray-headed yet he still retains his vigor, and we are told that the sermon which he preached at South Henderson was over an hour in length, yet he was but little wearied by the exercise.
His principal stopping place nearly forty years ago was at Wm. R. Jamison's, the father of our enterprising stock dealer, J. F. Jamison, who was then a little boy. He is now pastor of the 1st U. P. Church, Boston, has a membership of 140, and should he ever come west again he will be sure to meet with a hearty welcome by the South Hendersonians, and by others who remember him well and who will long cherish his memory. July 23, 1874

Hope the information is helpful.

Abstracted from Bulletin of the California Central Coast Genealogical Society, Vol. 10, pg, 72, "Stereopticon" column, from "San Luis Obispo Tribune" issue 4 Dec. 1875: In April last, Romas B. Record left Henderson Co., Illinois for California. D.M. Findley of the same place followed in July his neighbor and friend. Mr. Record first to Watsonville, Monterey Co. and Mr. Findly direct to Santa Barbara. They later settled in Arroyo Grande. They purchased from Steele Bros. 102 ac. each about 1 1/2 mi. below the town of Arroyo Grande. Mr. Findly paid $85 per ac.; Mr. Record, $75 per ac. Mr. Findley represented Henderson and Mercer in the Legislature of Illinois for 3 successive terms 1869-75.

Was donating this and noticed you have the surname Findley in your tree; hope it is of some help. I am not kin nor researching this line.

Two members of the board for the South Henderson cemetery and church are Russell Liston and Jane Weir. Another board member just passed away recently and another is in a nursing home. My husband has four generations of family of his family buried in the cemetery. We have been doing restoration work in the cemetery the past three years. There is a Henderson County Genealogy group that meets in the library at Biggsville once a month. Does this help you? Mary Booth

The book about South Henderson was printed many years ago. The only way to find a copy is at an auction or antique store. They are hard to find and will cost around $50.00. We found our copy in an antique store in Aledo, Illinois.
Mary Booth