In 1840, Abraham Lincoln moved to Springfield, Illinois; so did Daniel Barnes and his father Gilbert Barnes. Two years later the Barnes' relocated to nearby Taylorville where they and, later, Daniel's sons became prosperous merchants.

Below are some modern photos of their buildings, across the street on the courthouse square.

• Peterson-Case (1986 KB)
  Please contact me if you have any information.

• "Aunt Lib" (36 KB)
  Elizabeth Christine Erickson, Carrie's sister 1868-1947
• Ida Delyria Marries Edward Case (11 KB)
  Parents of Norman and Edward Case
• Site of Charles Barnes' hardware store (310 KB)
  Courthouse square, Taylorville Illinois
• Ericksson "girls" (75 KB)
  (l-r)Anna Olivia "Oll", 1873-1952 Catherine, "Carrie", 1860-1953 Elizabeth Christine, "Libby", 1868-1947
• Olive Anderson (14 KB)
  Circa 1910. Amy's grandmother
• machine for making file folders (384 KB)
  CF Anderson received this patent on December 23, 1919. He was a Swedish immigrant.
• Stephen Peterson Family (139 KB)
  Circa 1900. Amy's grandfather, Arthur Julius Peterson
• Jaime's Grandpa & the Golden Gate Bridge (8 KB)
  The family of Edward and Ida Case traveled so Edward could help build the Golden Gate Bridge.
• CF & Carrie Anderson & Children (114 KB)
  Olive, Ivan, and Joe with parents, Carl and Carrie Anderson, ca. 1908.
• More Golden Gate (6 KB)
  Camping out in San Rafael
• Carl Frithioff Nilsson (Anderson) (153 KB)
  Inventor: CF Anderson & Co. Manufacturing, Chicago
• Edward Case's Furniture Store, ca. 193? (21 KB)
  Caldwell, Idaho
• Zook Spur--home of Christiana & Erick Erickson (5 KB)
  The slogan on this sign reads, "The Town too Tough to Die"--unfortuinately, it is no more. But the Erickson's home still stands. Outside Madrid, Iowa.
• Sherriff Hammond (Crawford Co., Indiana) (16 KB)
  Jaime's Great-Grandpa
• Christiana & Erick's final resting place (11 KB)
  Outside Madrid, Iowa
• Swedish Ancestor Map (49 KB)
  The parts of Sweden from whence our ancestors emmigrated.
• Little Olive (70 KB)
  About 9-11 years?
• Norwegian Ancestor Map (37 KB)
  The parts of Norway from whence our ancestors emmigrated.
• Ted Barnes (39 KB)
  Age 4
• Case English Ancestors (33 KB)
  Just a sampling, with approximate dates

• Clinton County New York GenWeb
• Crawford County Indiana Historical Society
• Bucks County Pennsylvania GenWeb
• Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois (Barnes)
• John Leland, Jaime's Ancestor
• Swedish Phone Book--look up your modern-day relatives.
• Swedish Geneological Data Base Login: guest Password: guest
• Descendents of Joris Kindloesson (Enlows)
• Various Descendant and Other Reports

Amy Peterson Case
4103-2 E 12th St
Austin, TX 78721
United States
amypcase@austin.rr.com

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