Elizabeth Ann BARE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, living with parents in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, living with parents in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois

Elizabeth married Robert H. CURRY on 20 Oct 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Samuel G. SKILES on 30 Dec 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer
• Census: 1870, Living in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Occupation: 1870; Blacksmith
• Census: 1880, Living in Bellmont, Wabash County, Illinois

Notes:

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In around the early 1850's Joseph and his family were pioneers,early settlers from Baresville, Ohio and settled in an area known as Lone Oak, Ill which is between Parkersburg and West Salem, Ill.
Lone Oak was a staging area for covered wagons as they converged on southern Illinois from the east. After a few weeks, Joseph and Margaret moved on to a place called Fordas Bottom. This was nothing more than a crossroad church located approx. 3 miles north and 1 mile west of what is now known as Bellmont. After a few months at Fordas Bottom, they moved in to Bellmont which was just being settled as a town. It was called Bellmont after a man named Mont Bell. This settlement became a rather thriving small farm town in the ensuing years with general stores, livery stable, blacksmith, undertaker, newspaper, bakery and so on. It prospered fairly well until WWI and thereafter slowly declined to nothing more than a small quiet country town with a population of 400 in the thirties and 300 in the sixties.



Joseph Bare Died of heart failure at the age 80 years 4months 1day

Joseph Bare buried Old Bethel Cemetery
Belmont Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois



Joseph and Margaret Bare are buried with relatives in the Bellmont Cemetery in the northern half and near the center of the NE quadrant. The relatives are buried in the same northern half but more to the eastern side. Gravestones for all are well preserved and easy to read.

On Find A Grave
Created by: Ken and Karen

Joseph married Margaret MESSERLY. Margaret was born on 19 Jan 1824 in Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany; died on 5 Feb 1900 in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinos; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illlinois