Find Indian Burial Site Williamson Residents Hunt Souvenirs After Road Grader Turns Up Bones and Artifacts
By Associated Press
HERRIN - Residents of nearby Blairsville searched for relics today in what was believed to have been an Indian burial ground, turned up by a road grader putting the finishing touches on a -bridge site along the Big Muddy river. The bones and relics uncovered by the machine were broken into bits and residents of the vicinity carried away most of the pieces for souvenirs. It was believed parts of several bodies were uncovered. For years, Blairsville has been believed the site of a former Indian village, deserted at the time George Rogers Clark passed through this area. The Indians were believed to have occupied the area along the river four or five miles north and south of Blairsville. Indian relics, including arrow heads, spear heads, tomahawks, and pottery, have been uncovered in the vicinity for many years. Scientists and historians have inspected the area, but as far as was known here, had not previously discovered the burial ground. The decayed remains of an old mill and water wheel, believed to mark the site of the first White settlement in Williamson county, are situated five miles north of Blairsville.
The Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois
03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 1
That bridge is to the east of the current bridge that is currently colas to this cemetery.
Contributor: chris cornell (49372750)
Joshua Tyner (30344668) was the son of Richard Tyner and Eliza Jane Tyner, who was killed in an Indian attack. He was then reared by his stepmother, Agnes. "The legend is that Joshua was buried in an Indian-style mound by the Big Muddy River in Blairsville, Ill. In 1930, a state highway crew building a new bridge there unearthed a suspected Indian burial site. But the remains were never identified. They were reburied in an unmarked grave that is lost to history.
Joshua and his brother, Noah, married sisters Winifred and Priscilla Teasley. Together they left Georgia between 1800 and the fall of 1801, according to family historians, moving to Tennessee's northern border with Kentucky. The area where Joshua and Noah went had been settled by whites 20 years earlier.
Joshua identified himself as white to census takers in both the 1820 and 1830 Illinois censuses. He later wrote an account of fighting Indians in Georgia as part of the Revolutionary War army. Joshua was part Cherokee Indian, but in those days, being Indian was looked down upon.
On Sept. 3, 1832, shortly after his 65th birthday, Joshua applied for a federal pension based on his military service. In court testimony, Joshua said he was a private and enlisted as a spy, "ranging the frontier against the hostile Indians."
Joshua received his pension, $71.66 annually."
By Associated Press
HERRIN - Residents of nearby Blairsville searched for relics today in what was believed to have been an Indian burial ground, turned up by a road grader putting the finishing touches on a -bridge site along the Big Muddy river. The bones and relics uncovered by the machine were broken into bits and residents of the vicinity carried away most of the pieces for souvenirs. It was believed parts of several bodies were uncovered. For years, Blairsville has been believed the site of a former Indian village, deserted at the time George Rogers Clark passed through this area. The Indians were believed to have occupied the area along the river four or five miles north and south of Blairsville. Indian relics, including arrow heads, spear heads, tomahawks, and pottery, have been uncovered in the vicinity for many years. Scientists and historians have inspected the area, but as far as was known here, had not previously discovered the burial ground. The decayed remains of an old mill and water wheel, believed to mark the site of the first White settlement in Williamson county, are situated five miles north of Blairsville.
The Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois
03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 1
That bridge is to the east of the current bridge that is currently colas to this cemetery.
Contributor: chris cornell (49372750)
Joshua Tyner (30344668) was the son of Richard Tyner and Eliza Jane Tyner, who was killed in an Indian attack. He was then reared by his stepmother, Agnes. "The legend is that Joshua was buried in an Indian-style mound by the Big Muddy River in Blairsville, Ill. In 1930, a state highway crew building a new bridge there unearthed a suspected Indian burial site. But the remains were never identified. They were reburied in an unmarked grave that is lost to history.
Joshua and his brother, Noah, married sisters Winifred and Priscilla Teasley. Together they left Georgia between 1800 and the fall of 1801, according to family historians, moving to Tennessee's northern border with Kentucky. The area where Joshua and Noah went had been settled by whites 20 years earlier.
Joshua identified himself as white to census takers in both the 1820 and 1830 Illinois censuses. He later wrote an account of fighting Indians in Georgia as part of the Revolutionary War army. Joshua was part Cherokee Indian, but in those days, being Indian was looked down upon.
On Sept. 3, 1832, shortly after his 65th birthday, Joshua applied for a federal pension based on his military service. In court testimony, Joshua said he was a private and enlisted as a spy, "ranging the frontier against the hostile Indians."
Joshua received his pension, $71.66 annually."
Find Indian Burial Site Williamson Residents Hunt Souvenirs After Road Grader Turns Up Bones and Artifacts
By Associated Press
HERRIN - Residents of nearby Blairsville searched for relics today in what was believed to have been an Indian burial ground, turned up by a road grader putting the finishing touches on a -bridge site along the Big Muddy river. The bones and relics uncovered by the machine were broken into bits and residents of the vicinity carried away most of the pieces for souvenirs. It was believed parts of several bodies were uncovered. For years, Blairsville has been believed the site of a former Indian village, deserted at the time George Rogers Clark passed through this area. The Indians were believed to have occupied the area along the river four or five miles north and south of Blairsville. Indian relics, including arrow heads, spear heads, tomahawks, and pottery, have been uncovered in the vicinity for many years. Scientists and historians have inspected the area, but as far as was known here, had not previously discovered the burial ground. The decayed remains of an old mill and water wheel, believed to mark the site of the first White settlement in Williamson county, are situated five miles north of Blairsville.
The Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois
03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 1
That bridge is to the east of the current bridge that is currently colas to this cemetery.
Contributor: chris cornell (49372750)
Joshua Tyner (30344668) was the son of Richard Tyner and Eliza Jane Tyner, who was killed in an Indian attack. He was then reared by his stepmother, Agnes. "The legend is that Joshua was buried in an Indian-style mound by the Big Muddy River in Blairsville, Ill. In 1930, a state highway crew building a new bridge there unearthed a suspected Indian burial site. But the remains were never identified. They were reburied in an unmarked grave that is lost to history.
Joshua and his brother, Noah, married sisters Winifred and Priscilla Teasley. Together they left Georgia between 1800 and the fall of 1801, according to family historians, moving to Tennessee's northern border with Kentucky. The area where Joshua and Noah went had been settled by whites 20 years earlier.
Joshua identified himself as white to census takers in both the 1820 and 1830 Illinois censuses. He later wrote an account of fighting Indians in Georgia as part of the Revolutionary War army. Joshua was part Cherokee Indian, but in those days, being Indian was looked down upon.
On Sept. 3, 1832, shortly after his 65th birthday, Joshua applied for a federal pension based on his military service. In court testimony, Joshua said he was a private and enlisted as a spy, "ranging the frontier against the hostile Indians."
Joshua received his pension, $71.66 annually."
By Associated Press
HERRIN - Residents of nearby Blairsville searched for relics today in what was believed to have been an Indian burial ground, turned up by a road grader putting the finishing touches on a -bridge site along the Big Muddy river. The bones and relics uncovered by the machine were broken into bits and residents of the vicinity carried away most of the pieces for souvenirs. It was believed parts of several bodies were uncovered. For years, Blairsville has been believed the site of a former Indian village, deserted at the time George Rogers Clark passed through this area. The Indians were believed to have occupied the area along the river four or five miles north and south of Blairsville. Indian relics, including arrow heads, spear heads, tomahawks, and pottery, have been uncovered in the vicinity for many years. Scientists and historians have inspected the area, but as far as was known here, had not previously discovered the burial ground. The decayed remains of an old mill and water wheel, believed to mark the site of the first White settlement in Williamson county, are situated five miles north of Blairsville.
The Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois
03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 1
That bridge is to the east of the current bridge that is currently colas to this cemetery.
Contributor: chris cornell (49372750)
Joshua Tyner (30344668) was the son of Richard Tyner and Eliza Jane Tyner, who was killed in an Indian attack. He was then reared by his stepmother, Agnes. "The legend is that Joshua was buried in an Indian-style mound by the Big Muddy River in Blairsville, Ill. In 1930, a state highway crew building a new bridge there unearthed a suspected Indian burial site. But the remains were never identified. They were reburied in an unmarked grave that is lost to history.
Joshua and his brother, Noah, married sisters Winifred and Priscilla Teasley. Together they left Georgia between 1800 and the fall of 1801, according to family historians, moving to Tennessee's northern border with Kentucky. The area where Joshua and Noah went had been settled by whites 20 years earlier.
Joshua identified himself as white to census takers in both the 1820 and 1830 Illinois censuses. He later wrote an account of fighting Indians in Georgia as part of the Revolutionary War army. Joshua was part Cherokee Indian, but in those days, being Indian was looked down upon.
On Sept. 3, 1832, shortly after his 65th birthday, Joshua applied for a federal pension based on his military service. In court testimony, Joshua said he was a private and enlisted as a spy, "ranging the frontier against the hostile Indians."
Joshua received his pension, $71.66 annually."
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