Camp ellis world war ii prisoner of war camp located between ipava and bernadotte illinois see more archaeological study at native american burial site. Robert gene miller was born on sunday, february 02, 1936. This research guide provides a general understanding of how to find information on us navy personnel within the naval history and heritage command and other government institutions. Construction began in september 1942 and officially opened on january 31, 1943. My mother was a diehl and all the diehl family that came from bedford county, pa, settled in and around mercer county, illinois. Fulton county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. The obituary was featured in peoria journal star on march.
Funeral home services for mason are being provided by shawgo memorial home. Trees and shrubs of ipava city parks, ipava, illinois. Center valley pa, 18034, bethlehem pa 18018, bath pa 18014 possible relatives. On almost 18,000 acres near the towns of ipava, table grove and bernadotte, camp ellis was constructed in a few months during war world ii. Looking for information on a tammy sue switzer who died around 1976 in ipava, illinois. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we all work through this unprecedented time together. The average linda roosa is around 70 years of age with around 93% falling in to the age group of 6180. Edgar p roosa, kathleen m roosa, stephen blaisdell roosa. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. History of eastern jefferson county, west virginia william d.
It is generally easier to research officers who served in the navy than. Published by the ipava united presbyterian church, ipava, il. A history of illinois from its commencement as a state in 1818 to 1847. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Births and deaths marriages, 18431933 minutes, 18411924 several volumes19251933 womens minutes, 18411883. Ipava, illinois wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. A history of fulton county, illinois, in spoon river country, 18181968 family history library a to z, fulton county, illinois place names family history library an index to the early pioneers and pioneer events of the state of illinois family history library compilation of published sources myheritage. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info.
Fulton county, illinois 1870 map lewistown, canton, farmington. Route 6 passes through the village, leading east 17 miles 27 km to havana on the illinois river and west 6 miles 10 km to table grove. The history of illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the precolumbian period, the era of european exploration and colonization, its development as part of the american frontier, and finally, its growth into one of the most populous and economically powerful states of the united states. Construction began on september 17 1942 and the camp opened on april 16 1943 with an official dedication july 14 1943. Massanutten regional library genealogy room index harrisonburg and rockingham county. A history of the land and its people by roger biles. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. A history of the farr family in central illinois pictures south street, ipava, fulton county, illinois 1890s ipava, illinois in 1908 the farrs of fulton county back left benjamin, angeline, john front left james and samuel farr. Official farm plat book and directory, publish date. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Governor dwight green spoke at the camp dedication ceremonies on july 4, 1943 see newspaper article. May 18, 2000 mason fuller passed away on march 2, 2020 in ipava, illinois.
They had libraries, gymnasiums, seven chapels, an outdoor amphitheater, a baseball diamond, a 200acre victory garden and even a railroad and landing strip. Just two dozen miles from macomb on almost 18,000 acres outside the towns of ipava, table grove and bernadotte, illinois, lies camp ellis. Southwest fulton county, particularly pleasant, bernadotte, vermont and farmers twp. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. It was a bustling central illinois center near ipava with a 1500bed hospital. According to the united states census bureau, the village has a total area of 0. Following this group of engle folks, i believe, they start in jefferson county virginia part of frederick county move to ohio then on to illinois and iowa. Where one of the largest army bases in the country was set up in less than six months and abandoned after three years and the end of the war if youre interested in history you will like this book. This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in ipava, illinois. Guide to fulton county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Dobbin s, known as granddad pass her house on the way to his church.
The location of the ipava cemetery has been provided by the geographic names information system ie the gnis. Ipava area historical tornado activity is near illinois state average. Back to putnam county illinois history and genealogy. Remains of camp ellis, a world war ii army training center and. First, that it is an adaptation of the name of henry pavey, who operated a hardware store in ipava this story persists even though pavey did not arrive until 1869, at least seventeen years after the name had. I plan to travel to southern illinois in march, to see the geology of the shawnee national forest and some of the local historical sites. The lost city of camp ellis illinois country living magazine.
The book also chronicles the success of the two boys on the junior high basketball team of the small town of ipava, illinois. Westward expansion continued into indiana and illinois. The obituary was featured in peoria journal star on march 23, 2020. Fulton county 1962 illinois historical atlas historic map works. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. Ipava white pages phone books in illinois il whitepages. Camp ellis historical is a cultural feature locale in fulton county. Banking history in ipava ipava grew to be a wellknown center of business, and by the late nineteenth century, the town was bustling, having two drugstores, two wagon shops, two blacksmiths, two hotels, two furniture stores, four doctors, a dressmaking shop, a flour mill, and a bank. See more ideas about illinois, camping and local history. Short references to the quakers are found in the county histories, with more extensive discussions in a history of ipava 3. Midair collision incident general dynamics f16b adf 82. He drove a semi most of his life, retiring from midland davis in 2011.
List of books and articles about illinois history online. Wayne azbell, in his history of ipava, has the most complete account of the suggestions that have been offered to explain the name. Illinois 1870 map lewistown, canton, farmington, cuba, table grove, ipava, vermont. Mason fuller passed away on march 2, 2020 in ipava, illinois. The average david gale is around 61 years of age with around 38% falling in to the age group of 4160.
Copies of books found in the familysearch catalog may be found in. The primary coordinates for camp ellis historical places it within the il 61441 zip code delivery area. Funeral home services for robert are being provided by shawgo memorial home. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Published by the author, 2009 two other 1812 records are.
Camp ellis is a true story that traces the adventures of two young brothers as their father closes down a deserted army base in illinois from the second world war. Ipava localizase a aproximadamente 190 3 m acima do nivel do mar. She was a daughter of leslie eugene switzer and della delores stockdale. Camp ellis macomb area convention and visitors bureau. An interesting blend of genealogical and historical data for fulton county, illinois. Charles martin fraikes was born july 29, 1941, in rural ipava, illinois, to oscar and hazel genseal fraikes. She was a member of ipava presbyterian church and ipava chapter 226 order of eastern star. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Where one of the largest army bases in the country was set up in less than six months and abandoned after three years and the end of the war if youre interested in history you will like. Illinois obituaries latest obituaries in ipava illinois. Ipava yellow pages phone books in illinois il whitepages.
This is another one of those gravel road encounters where a bear heard me approaching in a vehicle and popped her head up over the bank to see what was going on. Genealogy history news special offers illinois county history and genealogy books. Politics, race, and the governing of chicago and crusading liberal. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. She was a former 4h leader in illinois and indiana, and was an avon co. On december 1, 1984, he married patricia odell in green river, illinois. The camp was constructed in a few months during war world ii as a word war ii army service forces unit training center and prisonerofwar camp. Pleasant township, ipava, fulton county 1962 putman township, cuba 1 putman township, cuba 1, fulton county.
This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Ipava, illinois is the,996th largest city in the united states as of 2018. We have detailed plans in place that will guide us through business interruptions and changes to our customary daily practices. Smashwords about ron stephenson, author of camp ellis. Census bureau, approximately 1,100 people reside in these three communities combined, but during world war ii, this area was a hub of activity with the cracking sounds of gunfire, planes flying overhead and incarcerated prisoners of war. Trees and shrubs of ipava city parks, ipava, illinois herbarium circular henry, r. A portion of the camp continued to be used by the illinois national guard. Pioneer museum in ipava, where the camps history is preserved. Initially called the lewistown project, this area was picked mainly. The fathers job closing down army bases ends up in ipava the illinois. Camp ellis was a city unto itself with 2,200 buildings which at its peak, housed 25,000 troops.
Gale e roosa, joel e roosa, kara j roosa linda b roosa, age 77, center valley, pa 18034 view full report known locations. Robert gene miller was a resident of ipava, illinois at the time of passing. Member phoebe easley recalls as a small child seeing rev. If you dont see the obituary or death record that you are looking for, use this form to search our entire database. Driving through the countryside between ipava, table grove and bernadotte, ill. Jensen, professor emeritus of history at the university of illinois at chicago, is the author of several books, including grass roots politics. Fulton county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Containing a history of the northwesthistory of illinoishistory of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. The second was in a story printed in a small ipava, illinois church history book. On june 23 1993, two f16s of the 169th fs, 182nd fg, illinois air national guard, usaf, f16b adf 821042, call sign tonto 1, and f16a 820916, call sign tonto 2 collided and crashed four miles east of ipava, fulton county, illinois, during a training sortie. This book is wonderfully informative about the history of illinois beginning with the early french and indian. Ipava high school bulldogs illinois high school glory days. Ipava genealogy in fulton county, il usa 880,998 illinois 39,721 fulton county 506 ipava 8 note. My home is joy, illinois and there are still diehls living here.
The top city of residence is chicago, followed by palatine. Camp ellis historical cultural feature locale in fulton county. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. Camp ellis near ipava was used for training soldiers and. We have organized the cemeteries in our gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. History of minneapolis and hennepin county, minnesota. On september 19, 1846, ipavacalled pleasantville at the timewas plotted by. As we have shown since 1902, ipava state bank is dedicated to our customers, communities, and employees. Parties, issues, and voters, 18541983 and the winning of the midwest. Ipava is a village in fulton county, illinois, united states.
Started in 2003, the easley pioneer museum began with the freeman school house and now includes a separate building. Roger biles, professor of history at illinois state university, is the author of five other books, including richard j. Ipava il, 61441, huber heights oh 45424, dayton oh 45424 possible relatives. Forces unit training center and pow camp, in the areas between the towns of bernadotte, ipava and table grove in fulton county, illinois. Apr 16, 2020 find local ipava il aarp programs and information. Memorial for camp ellis fulton county il at camp ellis was a united states world war ii army service forces unit training center1 and prisonerofwar camp between the towns of bernadotte ipava and table grove in fulton county illinois. According to the book fulton county history, the head coach was a man named. You can find the answers to these questions in this book, which contains all kinds of fascinating, historical facts that tell the story of the state of illinois.
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