Bio plus message ... BEGIN (History of Fulton County, C. C. Chapman, 1879, page 556, Canton Township section, submitted by Gaile Thomas) John Lake, a native of Long Island, N. Y., was taken to New Jersey by his parents, Gilbert and Ellen (Brewer) Lake, when he was an infant, where he was raised. He Married Elizabeth Dykeman and came to Cincinnati in 1812, living there until 1837, when he moved to this county. Of their children Eliza m. Thomas Leeper; Ellen m. Wm. Leeper; Catharine m. Eleven Tucker and Mary Ann m. Cunningham Brown. Mr. Lake was 82 when he died; his wife 83. Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:36:41 -0700 From: "T.S.& A.F. Truesdell" Just a note of clarification. I looked for details on John Lake and found that this is Fulton Co., Illinois, not Ohio. John and his wife can be found in the 1850 census in Fairview, Fulton Co., IL, next door to his daughter Ellen Leeper and family. In 1860, he is recorded in the census index as "John Dake". At the following website, there are some interesting articles regarding a migration of New Jersey families from Somerset Co., NJ to Fairview, IL. http://stipak.com/hageman/williambrown/Illinois.HTM#EMIG According to info on this website, there was a fever epidemic that broke out in Fulton Co. in 1866. Perhaps that's what John Lake and his wife died from. According to the LDS IGI, John died 9 Aug 1866 and Elizabeth died 17 Apr 1867. According to some notes I have, it is probable that John is the same John Lake whose two children were baptized at the New Prospect ME Church, Waldrick, NJ. Unfortunately, I did not record the source at the time (this info probably came from another researcher) but have only that Eliza was baptized in 1809 and "Golbert" (probable a mispelling for Gilbert) was baptized 1811. Don't have an actual copy of the record. END From: Pj Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 11:56:54 -0500 BEGIN I found this Lake in Fulton County, IL., Judging from the Obit source they probably lived in or very near Farminton, Illinois which is the second largest town in the county and located closest to Peoria, Peoria County, IL. Fulton is an interesting County, On one side it abuts Peoria County cleanly. On another side it abuts Peoria County and also Tazewell County. But Fulton and Tazewell are sepaprated by the Illinois river, thus their joint boundary is liquid and ever changing. One other thought .. of my NY Dutch ancestors all have at least one descendant who migrated westwards. Many settled in Fulton County near Fairview - and still do - because it has the distinction of hosting the only DRC church within more than 500 miles in any direction. Van Kouwenhooven, MonFoort, Browkaw, Schenk, Hegeman, Polhemus, Van Pelt, Brewster, Little, Laen, Peek, Ralph, Ouderkirk, Wallick .. they were all here at one time. It would not suprise me to learn this woman is a Gravend Lake too. This one line LAKE item was found in the Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society newsletter Vol36-1 From the Farminton Bugle, a defunt newspaper printed in Farmington, Fulton County, IL Mrs. Eliza Leeper, nee LAKE Died 8 Sept 1894 Date of publication 13 Sept. 1894. END