Photos were taken from the Farmer City Journal when it was located on the corner of South Main and West Market Left to Right: Warren "Sam" Amacher, Ed Wightman, Cleo Kurtz (in wheelchair) Bellflower Journal Correspondent. Front to Back: Mel Davis, Donovan Henry (On...
By Audrey Jean Amacher One room school houses dotted the early landscapes and one room pretty well describes the structures. No electricity or inside plumbing. Water for drinking or cleaning up came from an outside pump. Bracken School was located northeast of Farmer...
Text pulled from booklet, If you see issues with the typing please let me know under what section and what the issue(s) are. Scans of the booklet are at the bottom of the post. STUDENT'S HAND BOOK MOORE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FARMER CITY, ILLINOIS 1947-1948...
Program from the 1940 DeWitt County Basketball Tournament held in Farmer City, Illinois in Jan. 18, 19, 20, 1940 Official Timer: Lawrence Smith, Farmer City Principal: O. H. WisthuffCoach: Joe MorinColors: Purple & White Farmer City Basketball Players: 4 - Bill...
George Rock local celebrity, famous for playing in the Spike Jones and the City Slickers. Mr. Rock sang the famous Christmas Song, 'All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth'.
Veteran of Mexican War Interred in Maple Grove Cemetery Wisegarver, George Interred in City Cemetery Shaffer, H.L.
Veteran of War of 1812 Interred in McCord Cemetery Arbogast, Henry Interred in City Cemetery Cardiner, Thos. Sr.
Veteran of Revolutionary War Interred in Camp Ground Cemetery One Unknown
VETERANS OF CIVIL WAR Interred in Camp Ground Cemetery Blain, John Bettis, Alex G. Bateson, Joseph Debolt, J. A. Farmer, Henry Fellows, Albert Hoover, A. T. Houser, George Girst, Edward Hoover, G.D. Judd, W.D. Morgan, George McMurray, William C. McCord, William J....
Veteran of Spanish American War Interred in Maple Grove Cemetery Campbell, Charles Johnson, Thomas, W.Kelley Lawson Robeson, G.P (Mch 1939) Veterans of World War Interred in Maple Grove Cemetery Smith, Rev. Frank Douglas Floyd Lateer, Lynn Lewis, Herschel Maxwell,...
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE DOWNTOWN area of MT. PLEASANT and FARMER CITY. THE information was taken from the many newspapers that have served FARMER CITY dating from 1868. Information before 1870 was obtained from articles by JIM...
