Henry
County Illinois
Photo
Album
Our ancestors were not
just names and dates, they were real people with distinct features, personalities
and interests. Keeping with that, we've begun a photo gallery of
people and places related to the history and genealogy of Henry County
Illinois.
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Carole
Hollingsworth contributed this photo of
Henry
"Dude" Gran (b 04 Feb 1881 in Alpha-d. 01 May 1965 Alpha)
and his brother
Franklin R. Gran (b 11 Jan 1891 in Alpha-d 08 Nov 1933 at the VA hospital
Aurora Illinois, from wounds received in WW2.)
Franklin was
the violin soloist listed on the 1913 Alpha High School Program shown elsewhere
in this album.
The picture was
taken in 1915 Alpha Illinois.
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Contributed by
Carole
Hollingsworth were her these photos of her Great-grandfather
Henry Wells Gran born 1860 Andover, Illinois to Dr. Christian Henry Gran
and Elizabeth Drake Gran. He died January 9, 1880 in Alpha, Illinois
and her Great-grandmother Lilly Mariah Timberlake Gran. Born
July 26, 1860 in Booneville, MO and died July 25, 1948 in Alpha, Illinois.
Lilly's mother was Mary Elizabeth Timberlake who was the daughter of Robert
Douglas Timberlake who setteled on Oxford Township in 1837 and is listed
in the 1875 Henry County Atlas as a Farm and Stock Raiser from Green
Co, Ky.
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If you have old photos
of Henry County or its residents, send scanned images (.jpg or .gif preferred)
via email to
Henry
County Photo Album
Index
to the Henry County Photo Album
Henry
Co ILGenWeb Project Table of Contents