Good Morning, Well, here goes a couple of my brick-walls in Madison County: Sisters - Jane & Nancy Wight - married (who I believe are brothers) William & Samuel Hamilton. Here is the strange part - both William & Samuel are buried in the Wight Cemetery, along with Jane & Nancy's parents, some sibling, cousins, etc. However ......... Jane and Nancy are not to be found! Here is what I have on them so far: Jane Wight - b. 1-25-1821, Rush Co., Indiana - married - 3-21-1837, Hancock Co. Indiana - William Hamilton - William's will refers to several children, but not my name. Some of their children are, George Washington Hamilton, no further info on him and Mary Ann (Mattie) Hamilton, b. abt. 1841, Ind. Mattie married Alexander O. Carson and they had two children - Mary Ann (Mattie) Carson, b. abt. 1866, Illinois and Cora L. Carson, no further info. Mattie married Albert Payne Smoot, 10-9-1884 in Madison County - and disappeared !!!! Now for Nancy and Samuel - Nancy, b. 4-17-1834, Rush Co., Ind. - married 3-6-1851 in Knox Co., Illinois - Samuel Hamilton. Samuel, b. 1-23-1825, Ind., d. 2-23-1874, Madison Co., buried Wight Cemetery, Webster Township. Their children: Mary Florence - b. 4-29-1853, Knox Co., Ill. - married 12-12-1871 in Madison Co. James B. Ralston. Their children, Jessie & Cora - no further info Charles Edward - b. 4-17-1855, Madison Co. - no further info Olive Lavonia - b. 6-20-1861, Madison Co. - no further info Ira Dermont - b. 10-18-1864, Madison Co. - no further info Dora May - b. 1-19-1869, Madison Co. - no further info William George - b. 3-6-1873, Madison Co. - no further info Hoping that someone out there can relate to some of the above people, would love to hear from you. Judy Wight Branson jlwight@northlink.com

Big time. JOHN DILL. supposed died there in about 1886. His wife Lucinda is buried there, have her obit. He is listed in a couple of city directories, so know he was there, but cannot find a single piece of paper showing he died and is buried there. He is my ggg grandfather. cdp Judy Wight Branson wrote: > Hi Suzanne, > > Thanks for the kind words. > > You might have hit on something! <g> > > I was thinking of a roll call anyhow, but how about a roll call of > "brick-walls" only, for starters? Then once that calms down, an "surname" > roll call to see who is searching and researching who! > > How about it Madison County researchers, "Who are your brick-walls" in > Madison County??? Try to remember to put the surname in the subject line > and that way it will catch the attention of anyone who is searching that > particular surname. > > Judy > jlwight@northlink.com. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Suzanne Rousseau <ewok@clarkston.com> > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] Introduction > > > Well personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a searchable list of everybody > else's ancestors that were also dropped out of the sky by aliens and just > suddenly appeared without ANY kind of record to be found on them anywhere > previously. *g* I still think my Greers just evolved from an ear of corn > in the middle of Iowa one day! *sigh* > > > > But seriously, you're doing a wonderful job, thank you. :-) > > > > Suzanne Rousseau > >

Good Morning Suzanne, Great story! I printed it and will add it to my "look-for" file. In the meantime, I did find a few more names to "add to the pot." I say that as these two children and one woman, don't show up on the cemetery lists and of course the early records don't show parent's names or spouses names on the death records, however ....... they all died in the Grand River Township or Macksburg area and that is where the Moon Cemetery is located .... so ...... you never know, here goes Greer, Nellie Elizabeth - b. Grand River Twp. - d. 8-29-1880, 10pm - 19m 15d - cholera - Grand River Township - "buried , Grand River Township Greer/Grier, Daisie - b. Grand River Twp. - d. 8-30-1884 - 2y 4m - Gray Flux - Grand River Township - buried, "Craven ? graveyard Greer, A. C. - b. Ohio - d. 11-18-1892 - 8am - cancer - Macksburg - buried, Macksburg - resident of M/C 30y Hope this helps a bit ... or .... maybe it will add more mysteries to the Greer line! Judy jlwight@northlink.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzanne Rousseau <ewok@clarkston.com> To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 11:14 PM Subject: [IAMADISO] GREER brick wall > Okay, here goes nothing... > > John Leland GREER and Orlando H. Greer were brothers. Now, according to John's Civil War pension file, I think he was born in Morgan County, IN, perhaps circa 1844. And of course, since he was 18 when he joined, there is no mention of parents' names on the application to join up. Anyway, John married Kathryn (possibly Rebecca Catherine?, although she always was known to family as Kate) Hatter 30 June 1864 in Madison County, IA. She died 2 Nov 1892 and is buried in Moon Cemetery, Macksburg, IA. Her headstone reads "Greer, Rebecca C., wife of J.L. Died Nov. 2, 1892 50 y.8m.1d." Now, the spot right next to Rebecca's only has a Civil War marker with no name or any other info. I have to assume this is John's burial place, but of course I have no way of knowing that for sure. I have tried to find when/where he died, but there is no record of his death anywhere in Iowa from 1904-1929. But backing up...John and Kate had 8 children: Ira Andrew (b. 31 Aug 1874), William Or! > lando (b. 25 Oct. 1876), Virgil, Della, George, Glen, Mary, and Elizabeth (Lizzie). Of those children, Ira married Ethel Walker (born in England and moved to Canada in 1911, I think). They were married 8 Nov 1911 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ira's brother, William Orlando, married Nora Mae Miller 12 Aug 1909 in Council Bluffs, IA. William and Nora were living in Clarkston, WA in 1925 (and actually they both eventually died here as well, and one of their children is living here now with his family). Virgil married a woman married Alphia, and was living in Boise, ID in 1925. Della married a man with the last name of Flowers, and was living in Hopkins, MO in 1925. Glen married Nora Mae Miller's sister, Pearl Belle Miller, and they were living in Clarkston, WA in 1925. Lizzie married a man with the last name of Augustine, and was living in Coon Rapids, IA in 1925. Mary married a McCallum and was living in Council Bluffs, IA in 1925. I don't know if George ever marr! > ied or not, but apparently he was living in Lacompte, LA in 1925 when Ira died. > > I know this is getting confusing, but bear with me. John Leland's brother, Orlando H., married Flora Brownell 6 Dec 1876 in Madison County, IA. > > Now, to the best of my own knowledge, these two (John and Orlando) could have been the only two children in this family. However, a few years ago, I corresponded briefly with someone who was convinced that these two were brothers of a whole bunch of Greer siblings he was working on. This person thought that there were 6 boys and 6 girls in the family. William Sanford Greer was the ancestor of the man I had corresponded with, and he was born 1 Sep 1861 in Creston, IA. The stories this man had heard stated that one brother had drowned as a teenager, two brothers rode off as teenagers to look for work and were never heard from again, that one was living in Kansas in the 1920s, and that Orlando was living in Lewiston, ID and was hit by a Model T Ford and killed in 1926. As for the girls of this family, there was an Elizabeth that married a Badley, and was living in Portland, OR for a while. Sara married a Baldwin and was living in the Lewiston area. Daisy married a Payne ! > and lived in Boise, ID. Matty was another sister, but it was unknown if she'd married, and where she was living. Corine lived in Lewiston. The sixth sister's name wasn't known to this man. > > It's been a couple of years since I've done much with the Greers, simply because I was so frustrated at not being able to get anywhere with them. Now that I sit back and look at all of this, there are a few pieces that just came out that I think I can at least check into. If this Sara Greer Baldwin was living in Lewiston, I might be able to find something here on her, as well as finding some information on Orlando, if he really did die here. I've never heard that Orlando and his wife were living here, but of course 1926 was a very long time ago, and most of my family that would remember anything of that time period are long deceased. A couple of other things that I have tried to check into and haven't been able to get a straight answer on, are the questions of a couple of towns in this area that this Greer man I had talked to said were named after William Sanford and his daughter, Lenore. There is a town in Idaho named Greer, and he said that it was named after W.S., an! > d that the town of Lenore, ID was named for William's daughter, Lenore. I can't ignore the fact that a lot of the names this man gave me for possible siblings of Orlando and John have popped up later in the line again and again, so I suppose it's really possible that he was right about them all being siblings. I have been unable to get anywhere with it though, and I'm hoping that somebody out there will recognize a name or something here and be able to help, or that somebody can see something I've missed and just offer a suggestion on what to do next. > > Thanks for listening to me ramble, > Suzanne Rousseau >

Okay, here goes nothing... John Leland GREER and Orlando H. Greer were brothers. Now, according to John's Civil War pension file, I think he was born in Morgan County, IN, perhaps circa 1844. And of course, since he was 18 when he joined, there is no mention of parents' names on the application to join up. Anyway, John married Kathryn (possibly Rebecca Catherine?, although she always was known to family as Kate) Hatter 30 June 1864 in Madison County, IA. She died 2 Nov 1892 and is buried in Moon Cemetery, Macksburg, IA. Her headstone reads "Greer, Rebecca C., wife of J.L. Died Nov. 2, 1892 50 y.8m.1d." Now, the spot right next to Rebecca's only has a Civil War marker with no name or any other info. I have to assume this is John's burial place, but of course I have no way of knowing that for sure. I have tried to find when/where he died, but there is no record of his death anywhere in Iowa from 1904-1929. But backing up...John and Kate had 8 children: Ira Andrew (b. 31 Aug 1874), William Orlando (b. 25 Oct. 1876), Virgil, Della, George, Glen, Mary, and Elizabeth (Lizzie). Of those children, Ira married Ethel Walker (born in England and moved to Canada in 1911, I think). They were married 8 Nov 1911 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ira's brother, William Orlando, married Nora Mae Miller 12 Aug 1909 in Council Bluffs, IA. William and Nora were living in Clarkston, WA in 1925 (and actually they both eventually died here as well, and one of their children is living here now with his family). Virgil married a woman married Alphia, and was living in Boise, ID in 1925. Della married a man with the last name of Flowers, and was living in Hopkins, MO in 1925. Glen married Nora Mae Miller's sister, Pearl Belle Miller, and they were living in Clarkston, WA in 1925. Lizzie married a man with the last name of Augustine, and was living in Coon Rapids, IA in 1925. Mary married a McCallum and was living in Council Bluffs, IA in 1925. I don't know if George ever married or not, but apparently he was living in Lacompte, LA in 1925 when Ira died. I know this is getting confusing, but bear with me. John Leland's brother, Orlando H., married Flora Brownell 6 Dec 1876 in Madison County, IA. Now, to the best of my own knowledge, these two (John and Orlando) could have been the only two children in this family. However, a few years ago, I corresponded briefly with someone who was convinced that these two were brothers of a whole bunch of Greer siblings he was working on. This person thought that there were 6 boys and 6 girls in the family. William Sanford Greer was the ancestor of the man I had corresponded with, and he was born 1 Sep 1861 in Creston, IA. The stories this man had heard stated that one brother had drowned as a teenager, two brothers rode off as teenagers to look for work and were never heard from again, that one was living in Kansas in the 1920s, and that Orlando was living in Lewiston, ID and was hit by a Model T Ford and killed in 1926. As for the girls of this family, there was an Elizabeth that married a Badley, and was living in Portland, OR for a while. Sara married a Baldwin and was living in the Lewiston area. Daisy married a Payne and lived in Boise, ID. Matty was another sister, but it was unknown if she'd married, and where she was living. Corine lived in Lewiston. The sixth sister's name wasn't known to this man. It's been a couple of years since I've done much with the Greers, simply because I was so frustrated at not being able to get anywhere with them. Now that I sit back and look at all of this, there are a few pieces that just came out that I think I can at least check into. If this Sara Greer Baldwin was living in Lewiston, I might be able to find something here on her, as well as finding some information on Orlando, if he really did die here. I've never heard that Orlando and his wife were living here, but of course 1926 was a very long time ago, and most of my family that would remember anything of that time period are long deceased. A couple of other things that I have tried to check into and haven't been able to get a straight answer on, are the questions of a couple of towns in this area that this Greer man I had talked to said were named after William Sanford and his daughter, Lenore. There is a town in Idaho named Greer, and he said that it was named after W.S., and that the town of Lenore, ID was named for William's daughter, Lenore. I can't ignore the fact that a lot of the names this man gave me for possible siblings of Orlando and John have popped up later in the line again and again, so I suppose it's really possible that he was right about them all being siblings. I have been unable to get anywhere with it though, and I'm hoping that somebody out there will recognize a name or something here and be able to help, or that somebody can see something I've missed and just offer a suggestion on what to do next. Thanks for listening to me ramble, Suzanne Rousseau

I will start with Ruel ROARK b. 8 Jul 1806 in NC, d 29 Nov 1879 in IA or MO. Wife Judith ROBERSON b. 8 Jan 1810 in VA d. 11 Jan 1894 in IA or MO ( I have requested her death certificate from The state of IA and they could not find it) He moved through IL to NE Madison County in 1863. Several of Ruel's descendants are buried in Penn Center Cemetery, Madison County. I have been unable to find his parents, his place of death or grave. I am also working on tracing Ruel ROARK's descendants and I have information on over 175 of his descendants. I would like to communicate with anyone working on this family. Glenn York

Hi Suzanne, Thanks for the kind words. You might have hit on something! <g> I was thinking of a roll call anyhow, but how about a roll call of "brick-walls" only, for starters? Then once that calms down, an "surname" roll call to see who is searching and researching who! How about it Madison County researchers, "Who are your brick-walls" in Madison County??? Try to remember to put the surname in the subject line and that way it will catch the attention of anyone who is searching that particular surname. Judy jlwight@northlink.com. ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzanne Rousseau <ewok@clarkston.com> To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:36 PM Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] Introduction > Well personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a searchable list of everybody else's ancestors that were also dropped out of the sky by aliens and just suddenly appeared without ANY kind of record to be found on them anywhere previously. *g* I still think my Greers just evolved from an ear of corn in the middle of Iowa one day! *sigh* > > But seriously, you're doing a wonderful job, thank you. :-) > > Suzanne Rousseau >

Well personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a searchable list of everybody else's ancestors that were also dropped out of the sky by aliens and just suddenly appeared without ANY kind of record to be found on them anywhere previously. *g* I still think my Greers just evolved from an ear of corn in the middle of Iowa one day! *sigh* But seriously, you're doing a wonderful job, thank you. :-) Suzanne Rousseau

Hi Barbara, You are very welcome. What other searchable information would you like to see on this list in the near future? It would be interesting to see what information others would like to see posted. Judy jlwight@northlink.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Fullwood <fullwood@primeline.com> To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] Introduction > Judy- > > I would just like to personally thank you for the time and effort you > give to this list and the people who are searching here. > > Barbara in NC >

Judy- I would just like to personally thank you for the time and effort you give to this list and the people who are searching here. Barbara in NC

Hi Madison County Researchers, My name is Judy Wight Branson and I have recently become the Assistant County Coordinator for Madison County. I'd like to tell you a little about myself and my ties to Madison County and my research there. I live in Prescott, Arizona, and started researching my family about 2 1/2 years ago. That is the first time that I knew of any relatives in Madison County. I found that the first of my relatives, Theodore Wight came to Madison County in the mid 1850's, followed a few years later by his father, my g-g-grandfather, George Wight and family. Since I began my research in Madison County, I have discovered that I have over 40 surnames there that I am related to and the number continues to grow. One thing leads to another and I now have a lot of searchable records for Madison County, including birth, marriage and death records, the 1879 and 1915 history books about Madison County, books on St. Charles, Macksburg, etc., cemetery, probate, land, and lots of misc. records. I am in the process of transcribing the cemeteries records in Madison County and posting them on the internet and have completed about 35 of about 54 cemeteries. In addition to this, I have transcribed and posted to the Madison County website the 1880 - 1899 marriage record index and have the 1849 - 1879 marriage record index almost completed to post. After that it will be the 1900 - 1910 marriage index. Hopefully, one day soon, we will have lots more records posted and made available for everyone to search. I have learned a lot about Madison County, its history and its people and enjoy helping anyone who has a question about anything in Madison County. So if there is anything that I can help you with, just let me know and I will do my best to find the answer for you. Thank you, Judy Wight Branson jlwight@northlink.com

Looking for information and other descendents with whom to share information and lots of photos. These families lived in and around Atlantic, Iowa from about 1860 on. Cynthia Hughart

Hi Madison County Researchers, I found two new-to-me addresses and thought that I would pass them on to you. Western States Marriage Records Index: http://abish.ricks.edu/fhc/gbsearch.asp And Texas Probate Records: http://three-legged-willie.org/texas.htm Hope these help some of you. Judy Wight Branson jlwight@northlink.com

Thank you Cay for all you help and support. I am hoping that you will still be posting and showing up now and then. Cynthia Burd Griebel EASTMAN, ABEL, HOUSE, ACKERMAN, BURD, THURMAN

--WebTV-Mail-18799-556 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Hi Cay, A really Wonderful job you have done, Cay, and it is very much appreciated. I THANK you, my children THANK YOU, my grandchildren THANK YOU, my great grandchildren THANK YOU----and all the others in the future THANK YOU! Wishing you well in the future--- --- -- -- -- - - Martha Maxwell --WebTV-Mail-18799-556 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-8.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.42) by storefull-264.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:38:34 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <IAMADISO-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by mailsorter-101-8.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id TAA27051 for <roots2us@webtv.net>; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:38:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e5E2bKu26507; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:37:20 -0700 Resent-Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:37:20 -0700 X-Original-Sender: caym@infowest.com Tue Jun 13 19:37:20 2000 Message-ID: <3946EE03.5DD42FDE@infowest.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 20:29:23 -0600 From: Cay Merryman <caym@infowest.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: IAMADISON <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [IAMADISO] SAYING SO LONG FOR NOW Resent-Message-ID: <Cwr7LC.A.ddG.g_uR5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/827 X-Loop: IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: IAMADISO-L-request@rootsweb.com It has been fun working with you for the past two years. Now it is time for me to turn the reins over to someone else. Judy Wight Branson will be taking over the mailing list and also will be helping Steve Hiatt as Assistant County Coordinator for Madison County. As you all know, Judy knows Madison County and has lots of resource material to help you out. Few counties I have dealt with have someone so willing to do lookups and to help you track down those elusive ancestors. My best to all of you. I will still be helping out with biographies which I am posting to the Madison County GenConnect biography site upon request. I will still welcome any queries about Ohio Township and Truro sent to me privately. So long, Cay Merryman --WebTV-Mail-18799-556--

I agree! This is very time consuming work but very important to all and also interesting. Thanks from all of us!

We all owe a great deal of gratitude to Cay for giving so much of her time and efforts to assist us with our genealogy Research. This time of the last 2 years has helped some of us advance light years in our research , her work will be a great reference to others who visit this website. I wish her well in her semi-retirement from genealogy I know that there is a life after genealogy , but sometimes it can be very time consuming. J Mag , descendent of many Ohio Town ship residents

It has been fun working with you for the past two years. Now it is time for me to turn the reins over to someone else. Judy Wight Branson will be taking over the mailing list and also will be helping Steve Hiatt as Assistant County Coordinator for Madison County. As you all know, Judy knows Madison County and has lots of resource material to help you out. Few counties I have dealt with have someone so willing to do lookups and to help you track down those elusive ancestors. My best to all of you. I will still be helping out with biographies which I am posting to the Madison County GenConnect biography site upon request. I will still welcome any queries about Ohio Township and Truro sent to me privately. So long, Cay Merryman

Thanks Dorothy, I'll make sure that the information is updated. I appreciate the correction. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Roeder <pdq@mddc.com> To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > Kidds often didn't know their mother's maiden name and made errors on their > marriage applications. One example is of one of the Pyle boys who said his > mother was Mary Elizabeth Driskell. His grandmother was living at the time > and her name was Eliza Driskell-but that was her 3rd husband. Actually, her > name was Mary Elizabeth Anderson (his mother.) Dorothy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Wight Branson <jlwight@northlink.com> > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:50 AM > Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > Dorothy, > > > > I'm glad the you could finally access the marriage records. Hope that you > > find some new info that you can use. > > > > Judy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paul Roeder <pdq@mddc.com> > > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:35 AM > > Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Paul Roeder <pdq@mddc.com> > > > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:17 PM > > > Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, Judy, for quick response. I think I have forgotten the > > > address > > > > for cemeteries and marriages for Madison County--what I likely need is > > an > > > > address. (other than the web sight) Dorothy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Judy Wight Branson <jlwight@northlink.com> > > > > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 11:38 PM > > > > Subject: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Madison County Researchers, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, at long last the 1880 - 1899 marriage index is on line and > > waiting > > > > to be searched! There are still a few things to be ironed out in it, > > but > > > it > > > > is basically ready and waiting! > > > > > > > > > > It is an every name index, listing the brides as well as the grooms, > > > > including the bride's maiden and / or previous married name. There is > > an > > > > asterisk after any name that lists more than one marriage. With the > > > maiden, > > > > or previous married name, the women should be easy to trace if there > is > > > > multiple marriages. > > > > > > > > > > I do have additional information on most of the marriages if it is > > > needed. > > > > It includes the parents of the bride and groom, their ages at the time > > of > > > > the marriage and their birthplace. > > > > > > > > > > I welcome any corrections or comments on this index. > > > > > > > > > > Also, I have started the 1900 - 1919 marriage index which should be > > > ready > > > > to be posted in 2 to 3 months. > > > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > > > > > Judy Wight Branson > > > > > jlwight@northlink.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Kidds often didn't know their mother's maiden name and made errors on their marriage applications. One example is of one of the Pyle boys who said his mother was Mary Elizabeth Driskell. His grandmother was living at the time and her name was Eliza Driskell-but that was her 3rd husband. Actually, her name was Mary Elizabeth Anderson (his mother.) Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Wight Branson <jlwight@northlink.com> To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > Dorothy, > > I'm glad the you could finally access the marriage records. Hope that you > find some new info that you can use. > > Judy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Roeder <pdq@mddc.com> > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:35 AM > Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paul Roeder <pdq@mddc.com> > > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > > > > Thank you, Judy, for quick response. I think I have forgotten the > > address > > > for cemeteries and marriages for Madison County--what I likely need is > an > > > address. (other than the web sight) Dorothy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Judy Wight Branson <jlwight@northlink.com> > > > To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 11:38 PM > > > Subject: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > > > > > > > > > > Hi Madison County Researchers, > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, at long last the 1880 - 1899 marriage index is on line and > waiting > > > to be searched! There are still a few things to be ironed out in it, > but > > it > > > is basically ready and waiting! > > > > > > > > It is an every name index, listing the brides as well as the grooms, > > > including the bride's maiden and / or previous married name. There is > an > > > asterisk after any name that lists more than one marriage. With the > > maiden, > > > or previous married name, the women should be easy to trace if there is > > > multiple marriages. > > > > > > > > I do have additional information on most of the marriages if it is > > needed. > > > It includes the parents of the bride and groom, their ages at the time > of > > > the marriage and their birthplace. > > > > > > > > I welcome any corrections or comments on this index. > > > > > > > > Also, I have started the 1900 - 1919 marriage index which should be > > ready > > > to be posted in 2 to 3 months. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > > > Judy Wight Branson > > > > jlwight@northlink.com > > > > > > > > > >

Thanks much Julia, Don't forget, I have additonal info on most of the marriages, so if you need it, just let me know. Sincerely, Judy jlwight@northlink.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <MAGMODMIN@aol.com> To: <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [IAMADISO] 1880 - 1899 Marriage Index > Thanks to your volunteer who has transcribed the 1880-1899 Marriage Index, > I spent hours on this, this weekend as a direct result of new information > gleaned through this transcription. > This is a wonderful gift of time , knowledge and committment to researchers > in Madison County. > For those of us who cannot travel to Iowa to research as often as we would > like to, this is a great researching tool. > Judy, Cay, and Steven are to be > commended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Julia Magee > Colorado >