

Attention: Ruark's
William F Ruark has been reported as the son of John C and Mary Smith Ruark born about 1815. While the Native Americans had vacated the...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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Volunteers Do It Again
Saturday September 23 the volunteers were cleaning stones at Moffett Cemetery. With 300 plus stones to clean, we need all the volunteers...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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Thanks Again Volunteers
Once again a group of volunteers met at Moffet Cemetery, Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m September 16, and cleaned stones for about 1 1/2...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Cleaning Tombstones Again Saturday
We will be cleaning tombstones again this Saturday September 13, 2023, at 8:00 am at Moffett Cemetery again. Directions from...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Thanks Volunteers!
The weather was perfect for a group of volunteers to clean tombstones at Moffet Cemetery Saturday monring August 9. Shane Kocher with...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Here an Obit; There an Obit
Since John King had been such a help to this writer on the Mayo Craig biography, I asked him to dip into the Lukin gene pool again and...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Monument at Moffett
This monument at Moffett Cemetery in Lukin Township intrigued the researchers. A search in the Lawrence County News found an article...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Resetting E. Bell's Stone
After the stone of Elizabeth A. Bell at Bell Cemetery in Lukin Township, was reset and cleaned the inscription could be read. The...

Lawrence Lore
Jul 14, 20231 min read
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Archibald D. Moore, Civil War
MOORE, ARCHIBALD D. 1843-1902 154th Illinois Infantry, Company E, (Private) Pension #353916 Archibald D. Moore was born in July of 1843...

Lawrence Lore
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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Beware of HORSES
There are about 300 graves at Moffett Cemetery. Since this cemetery has been chosen as one the LCHS’s projects, stone cleaning has...

Lawrence Lore
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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