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From: "Horace Foster" <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER-L] Fw: Fairview Cemetery, Fulton County, IL--WOW!
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:39:23 -0500


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From: Horace Foster <>
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Subject: Fairview Cemetery, Fulton County, IL--WOW!

> For those of you with early ancestors who came to reside in the Fulton
> County, IL. area, some of you, must have family members that rest in the
> Fairview Cemetery..
>
> On Memorial Day of 1999, I took a ride to try find the resting place of my
> grandparents, Samuel Earl and Gertrude Mae Tharp-Lutz.
>
> The drive to Fairview, Il., a farming community located in northern Fulton
> county, not far from the Knox County border, is a bit off the beaten
track.
>
> Driving thru Fairview, passing the Reformed Church of America, in the
heart
> of town, organized/pastored, first, by Rev.A.D. Wilson, (1837-1857), a
> former New Jerseyian. ( it was the first Reformed Church west of the
> Alleghenies, "A History of Fulton County in Spoon River Country
1818-1868).
>
> A turn to the right, in full view of the town, was a most impressive
sight!
> There I saw, American flags flying on tallllll talllll flag poles. (a
> Francis Scott Key moment).
>
> Driving up to the open black wrought gates, there were several flagpoles
> flanking each side. I had a feeling of stability, balance, and order.
>
> I moved slowly through the gates, on the freshly black-topped road. It is
> the main road, thru the center of the cemetery. On both sides of the
road,
> the huge flagpoles, flags mounted and gently moving, had been evenly
spaced,
> several feet apart, stretching nearly half the length/width of the
> cemetery. A wonderful sight to see!
>
> Fairview Cemetery is a "salute" to the early families who came to the
area.
> A special place, a true labor of love, by those currently residing in and
> around the community of Fairview, Il..
>
> I did not find my grandparents, yet, I will return to Fairview--- in the
> fall.
>
> Jan
>

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