Lawrence Lore
Feb 12, 20242 min read
German Pioneer Settler
Peter Scherer Sr, a pioneer settler of southern Lawrence County, Illinois was a native of Germany, being born in Rein-Byron about 1809....
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 31, 20242 min read
"summer complaint"
Grace Osborne was the daughter of William Hazzard and Judith/ Jude Brausa Osborne. She was born February 23, 1902, and died September 4,...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Wright Gaddy Cemetery by Marilyn Wagner
Wright/Gaddy cemetery is in the far southwest corner of Lawrence County, just off County Road 000 and Berryville Road. When the corn is...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Rest in Peace"
Old newspaper articles are often filled with information that capture our attention. This particular article captured Larry Curry’s...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Attention: Ruark's
William F Ruark has been reported as the son of John C and Mary Smith Ruark born about 1815. While the Native Americans had vacated the...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Volunteers Do It Again
Saturday September 23 the volunteers were cleaning stones at Moffett Cemetery. With 300 plus stones to clean, we need all the volunteers...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Thanks Again Volunteers
Once again a group of volunteers met at Moffet Cemetery, Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m September 16, and cleaned stones for about 1 1/2...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Cleaning Tombstones Again Saturday
We will be cleaning tombstones again this Saturday September 13, 2023, at 8:00 am at Moffett Cemetery again. Directions from...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Thanks Volunteers!
The weather was perfect for a group of volunteers to clean tombstones at Moffet Cemetery Saturday monring August 9. Shane Kocher with...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Here an Obit; There an Obit
Since John King had been such a help to this writer on the Mayo Craig biography, I asked him to dip into the Lukin gene pool again and...
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