Pike county, illinois genealogy trails history group genealogy. This is a complete cemetery listing through summer 2002, most with tombstone photos provided by gene maddox. Donate book donations are greatly appreciated, and help us with our biannual book sales. 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. Why does history of the church say that joseph smith said i have translated.
The large two story red brick antebellum portion of the facility was built in 1848 by ian churchill as his family residence. Critics argue that the kinderhook plates represent a case study of joseph. Welcome to kinderhook lodge, an illinois bed and breakfast, hunting lodge, special events and retreat center located in picturesque pike county. Stanovnistvo stanovnistvo 2010 216 gustina stanovnistva 9,4 st. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. What do the kinderhook plates reveal about joseph smiths. Personal friends of the owners, the author would send them his books and stay there when he was in town. We need you to help sort, schlepp, and sell the thousands of donated books. Free records for family researching in pike county, illinois. Kinderhook cemetery is in two sections the dividing line between the old and new is unclear. The digital research library of illinois history journal. They are small and filled with engravings in egyptian language and.
The population was 216 at the 2010 census, a decline from 249 in 2000. Chicago history museum mislabeled as an original gold plate of the book of mormon. The town of kinderhook was founded in 1836 by chester churchill and bridge whitten. Jun 09, 2017 many of these mounds are located in the territory from western new york through western missouri where early mormon history took place. Sep 12, 2019 many of these mounds are located in the territory from western new york through western missouri where early mormon history took place. On pages 3746 of the documentary history of the church, vol. Fhl film 510 item 2 church history for each township is found beginning at page 405 in township histories. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Kinderhook, illinois is the 16,605th largest city in the united states as of 2018. In 2018, kinderhook had a population of 207 people. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery.
A latterday saint was present when the plates were discovered, so news traveled quickly back to the mormon community in nauvoo about the discovery of a new set of metal. First inhabited by the mohicans and settled before 1651, kinderhook, new york, has an intriguing historical past. Jul 15, 2011 on april 23, 1843, six bellshaped brass plates, covered with undecipherable engravings were unearthed near kinderhook, illinois, 70 miles south of nauvoo. President joseph has translated a portion and says they contain the history. While illinois was a free state, it was still a pretty hostile place for free blacks, who. Kinderhook, illinois kinderhook is a village in pike county, illinois, united states. History of pike county, illinois book including 1191 family biographies. It is on the bluff above and to the west of a house on the north side of the highway. The kinderhook museum holds old pictures of old houses restaurants and documents on the town and along with a lot of.
Kinderhook historical society, kinderhook, illinois. Wilford poulson, former instructor at brigham young university, discovered a single kinderhook plate in the chicago historical society museum. Many of the early pioneers of kinderhook have passed away, and it is with difficulty that its earlier history is obtained. Mormon history association mounds and mormons moronis. Joseph smith translated bogus kinderhook plates zelph on. Kinderhook township photo of kinderhook post office contributed by gene maddox. 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. Biographies should have the name of the book, an authors name or the. Many of these mounds are located in the territory from western new york through western missouri where early mormon history took place. Commentary on the book of mormon, a work promoted in the churchs desert book store included.
According to the account, wiley and others, found a skeleton about six feet from the surface of the earth. Elizabeth walton passed away in kinderhook, illinois. This cemetery is known as 2 cemeteries old kinderhook and new kinderhook. Directions will need to be obtained from people in this area. Fooling the prophet with the kinderhook plates mormonism. Located on the pikes peak ocean to ocean highway, the lodge is rich in history.
Funeral home services for james are being provided by niebur funeral chapel. Eldred house was completed in 1861, and was the setting for some sad events. I insert facsimiles of the six brass plates found near kinderhook, in pike county, illinois, on. See our census page for kinderhook for more information. These communities are listed based on their distance from kinderhook, with the one closest to kinderhook listed first. A history of old kinderhook from aboriginal days to. Aarp in illinois local college student inspires with company to help older adults shop during covid19. A history of old kinderhook edward augustus collier on. This township lies directly west of barry and north of pleasant vale, and consists largely of mississippi bottom land, which is the most. The village now contains several stores, blacksmith shops, a flour mill, and other industries.
Both the gnis and fips databases contain entries for kinderhook. A latterday saint was present when the plates were discovered, so news traveled quickly back to the mormon community in nauvoo about the discovery of a new set of metal plates. It has been well known that the serialized history of joseph smith consists. Reclaiming the validity of the kinderhook plates ancient historical. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Martin van buren 17821862 is another notable local person. He was born on december 5th in a house that was located at 36 hudson street, where an historical marker now stands. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. The kinderhook museum holds old pictures of old houses restaurants and documents on the town and. It had been mislabeled as an original gold plate of the book of mormon. The excavation was headed by robert wiley, a local merchant. A history of old kinderhook from aboriginal days to the present time this book, a history of old kinderhook. William clayton wrote the entry for history of the church dated may 1, 1843. In his history of the church, 1 joseph smith discusses six brass plates covered with ancient characters and a skeleton which must have stood nine feet high found by nine locals as they explored the area around kinderhook, illinois.
A history of old kinderhook from aboriginal days to the. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data. History despite a long history dating back to the 1600s, the village of kinderhook was without a public library until 1928, when a group of residents determined the need was there and petitioned the state for permission to establish one. These plates have come to be known as the kinderhook plates. Kinderhook cemetery, kinderhook, pike, illinois, united. Kinderhook genealogy in columbia county, ny usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 columbia county 838 kinderhook 39 note. Pike county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Deseret book and byu religious studies center, 2016, 93115 mark alan wright, joseph smith and native american artifacts, in approaching antiquity. Aug 19, 2019 first inhabited by the mohicans and settled before 1651, kinderhook, new york, has an intriguing historical past. Kinderhook definition is of or relating to the lowest formational division of the mississippian series in the mississippi valley or the epoch of its deposition.
On april 23, 1843, a group of men excavated an old earth mound just outside the town of kinderhook, illinois, and came up with a most interesting find. Archaelogical proof for the book of mormon, published by john taylor and wilford woodruff, 1843. Don bradley and mark ashurstmcgee, joseph smith and the kinderhook plates, in a reason for faith. Research indicates that on september 15, 1609 the explorer henry hudson and the crew of the half moon met the mohicans in this area for the first time, and the history of the mohican nation was changed forever. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
Though members today have likely never heard of the kinderhook plates, as great efforts are taken to bury the less faith inspiring aspects of its own history, the lds church continued to defend the plates well into the 1970s, a century after the fraud had been admitted to by the original conspirators involved in the project. Kinderhook plates brought to joseph smith appear to be a. All three eldred daughters died of tuberculosis here. Fugates medical education, and his critical views of the consequences of the civil war, are apparent in his commonplace books. When searching for illinois county plat books or land ownership maps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. The new workwill be nothing more nor less than a sequel to the book of mormon. Kinderhook cemetery, created by billiongraves, kinderhook, pike, illinois, united states take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Pike county, il, historical society website is under construction.
It also has a graded school and two church edifices located here. It is located on illinois route 57, between 5796 junction and 5736 junction. Forgeries related to mormonismjoseph smith and the kinderhook. Pike county, illinois genealogy trails history group. Funeral home services for elizabeth are being provided by james odonnell funeral home, inc the obituary was featured in heraldwhig on.
Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. See illinois state wiki article church records for more ideas about how to use church records in your research. In his attack on our book, archaeology and the book of mormon, mormon. Until the early saints leveled them to build homes and farms, indian mounds dominated nauvoo. Alabama aljaska arizona arkansas colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia havaji idaho illinois indiana iowa juzna dakota juzna karolina kalifornija kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada. The kinderhook plates were a set of six small, bellshaped pieces of brass with strange engravings which were claimed to have been discovered in 1843 in an indian mound near kinderhook, illinois. His papers include items relating to the kinderhook hoax, a pseudomormon revelation in kinderhook, ill. Currently, one plate is at the chicago historical society, illinois. From the kinderhook centennial souvenir 18361936 dated september 242526, 1936. The kinderhook plates were a set of six small, bellshaped pieces of brass with strange engravings which were claimed to have been discovered in 1843 at an indian mound near kinderhook, illinois. The kinderhook plates were discovered in 1843 in an indian mound near. A fascinating account of the early history of the kinderhook area was published by the village in 1976 for the bicentennial.
A history of the land and its people by roger biles. Mormon history association mounds and mormons moroni. A month ago, michael arundel was a junior at the university of alabama with hopes of someday becoming a surgeon. Kinderhook cemetery in kinderhook, illinois find a grave. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the kinderhook cemetery, kinderhook, pike, illinois, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. Kinderhook means childrens corner in dutch and still retains its colonial dutch atmosphere. This book is wonderfully informative about the history of illinois beginning with the early french and indian. But since that time, bridge whitton a blacksmith in kinderhook, illinois said to.
A traveling salesman is said to have passed away here as. Three specific mounds figure prominently in lds history. Free family records for researching ancestry in pike county illinois. Book sales dont fully cover my costs, and i dont have deep. James peters passed away on october 19, 2019 in kinderhook, illinois. Kinderhook historical society history museum kinderhook. Blackburn village maps 1856, 1873, 1888 descriptive material on oldest homes courtesy of dr. Museums and libraries pike county, il, historical society. Folks believe his ghost still visits the place, especially the room that was named. Kinderhook cemetery, kinderhook, pike, illinois, united states. A history of old kinderhook from aboriginal days to the present time. Zelphs mound in illinois, the kinderhook mound, also in illinois, from which the six brass plates were taken, and enon mound in ohio. Robert wiley and others, while excavating a large mound are displayed. Find homes for sale and real estate in kinderhook, il.
Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. In 1843, a group of men unearthed six bellshaped brass plates about three inches in height from an american indian burial mound near kinderhook, illinois. Deseret book and byu religious studies center, 2016, 93115. Colliers a history of old kinderhook 1914 ellis history of columbia county 1878 historical details from the village submission to the national register of historic places compiled by cyril gross, ruth piwonka, and dr. Long family plot in kinderhook, illinois find a grave. Kinderhook is a village in pike county, illinois, united states. While the town has ties to the american revolution and was home to americas eighth president, martin van buren, kinderhook is most known for being the origin of americas first ghost story, the legend of sleepy hollow. It is located in kinderhook township and in the town of kinderhook in section 24.
This inn, built originally in 1871, is known for its connection with renowned author mark twain. Including the story of the early settlers, their homesteads, their traditions, and their descendants. On october 18, 1928, the kinderhook free library was granted its provisional charter as an association library. But, on the other hand, we have the fact before us. A brief history and interesting facts about kinderhook, illinois. According to latter day saint belief, the book of mormon was originally. The kinderhook historical society maintains a small museum in a building. A brief account of the discovery of the brass plates recently taken from a mound in the vicinity of kinderhook, pike county, illinois. List of books and articles about illinois history online. Kinderhook plates the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Since we have many different county history, genealogy, and map cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the history, genealogy and maps of pike county, illinois cd.
Kinderhook definition of kinderhook by merriamwebster. The kinderhook plates were a set of six small, bellshaped pieces of brass with strange engravings which were claimed to have been discovered in 1843 at an indian mound near kinderhook, illinois according to wilbur fugate in 1879, the plates were carefully forged by himself and two other men from kinderhook, named, bridge whitten and robert wiley, who were testing the validity of the claims. On april 23, 1843, six bellshaped brass plates, covered with undecipherable engravings were unearthed near kinderhook, illinois, 70 miles south of nauvoo. Books and bargains in september our september sale may be a bit smaller but it is still widely recognized as a place to stumble upon great books at great prices. The rand mcnally atlas shows that kinderhook had a population of 475 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. Kinderhook, il real estate kinderhook homes for sale. Atlas barry belmont clio griggsville kinderhook montezuma perry pittsfield.