Sugarville, Illinois

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Sugarville was a community near Put Creek in Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois. It once had several houses, a blacksmith shop, and a general store. It no longer exists today.[ citation needed ]

The Geographic Names Information System lists it only as part of an alias for Moore Cemetery in Joshua Township. [1]

Skeeter Bonn (Junior Lewis Boughan) was born in Sugarville; he moved to Canton when he was 13. In the 1950s, he was a country music performer on several national radio shows, including the WLS National Barn Dance . [2] [3]

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Skeeter Bonn was a singer and guitar player on several national country music radio programs and had several singles on RCA Victor in the 1950s. He was known as the "pickin' and singing' boy".

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugarville, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Skeeter Bonn". Hillbilly-Music.com. Modesto, California: Hillbilly-Music.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Skeeter Bonn". Prairie Farmer WLS Family Album 1924-1954. Chicago: WLS (AM). 1954. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

Coordinates: 40°33′38″N90°07′22″W / 40.56056°N 90.12278°W / 40.56056; -90.12278


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