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Hi,I have responded to the group a few times over the years.  If you are on Ancestry.com, check out my database.  I am confident I have the largest number of Massac County families represented in my tree. Gripenstraw/Griepenstroh  is the tree name bart_gripenstraw@yahoo.com Bart Gripenstraw From: "il-mcgs-request@rootsweb.com" <il-mcgs-request@rootsweb.com> To: il-mcgs@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 1:00 AM Subject: IL-MCGS Digest, Vol 10, Issue 4 Today's Topics:   1. Re: William Jasper Cooper - 1843 (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 02:00:15 -0000 From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [IL-MCGS] William Jasper Cooper - 1843 To: <IL-MCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1423101625.82585@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CharlotteFlock90 Surnames: Short Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/722.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Look in the next counties over in the probate index records. That is how I found my parents to Charles McPherson Short and his father is Lynn B. Short. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br> ------------------------------ To contact the IL-MCGS list administrator, send an email to IL-MCGS-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IL-MCGS mailing list, send an email to IL-MCGS@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-MCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of IL-MCGS Digest, Vol 10, Issue 4 **************************************

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CharlotteFlock90 Surnames: Short Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/722.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Look in the next counties over in the probate index records. That is how I found my parents to Charles McPherson Short and his father is Lynn B. Short. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhelmantoler Surnames: Hubuerkoch Helmantoler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/684.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We are related through Elmer Helmantoler the son of Albert Helmantoler the Son of Eli Helmantoler. My GGGrandfather was Eli's son Jasper Charles Helmantoler. One correction is Elmers wife surname was spelled Hubuerkoch according to "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF2R-394 : accessed 23 January 2015), Elmer Helmantder and Amelia Huhuerkoch, 25 Apr 1907; citing Massac, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 963,670. Her father was George Hubuerkoch Thanks for your posting Michael Helmantoler Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coloradoblarrs Surnames: Cooper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/722/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My GG Grandfather's obit says he was born in Metropolis Massac Cty in 1843 as well as his Civil War papers. I cannot find his parents. Any ideas where I can look? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Do you know any of his siblings? You could try searching for them and comparing family names. Find their obits. When doing research you cannot jump around. You have to methodically go backwards step by step. I would check information on the brothers and sisters. You have provided very little information for anyone to try to help you. Thank you and have a good day! Sue ________________________________ From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: IL-MCGS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:38 PM Subject: [IL-MCGS] William Jasper Cooper - 1843 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coloradoblarrs Surnames: Cooper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/722/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My GG Grandfather's obit says he was born in Metropolis Massac Cty in 1843 as well as his Civil War papers. I cannot find his parents. Any ideas where I can look? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-MCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Not knowing more about your Sarah Wallace and after reading some of your other posts I am not exactly sure who you are looking for. That said I found: Masonic New - Cemetery Metropolis Sarah E Wallace --1838-1930 plot 384 -- Enter from North street, take the L road at the Y shortly after you enter the cemetery continue to cross road, turn R, and just before the circle -- on the left is plot 384, and 385 is on the corner of the circle which turns L . There are 3 Wallace's buried there.. one being Thomas --who I see owns another lot in the IOOF, but isn't buried there - he is buried here in the lot mentioned above. No one is buried in his lot at IOOF. Those buried Nancy J wife of Thomas, Thomas, and Sarah E. Dunn -- plot 485 they are Emma and Ward -- No Nutty's New Hope - Columbia Nutty --There are 5 buried in New Hope Cemetery - Columbia.. no Sarah - but maybe some relation. They are: Raymond, Donald, Albert, Ella and Russel Wallace - There is one Wallace (but not Sarah)in same cemetery Dunn - 3 Myrtle, Elmer and Mrs. Francis Masonic - New Columbia Nutty - John J , John S and Georgia Ann Old Station or Farris Cemetery located across from Masonic Cemetery in New Columbia, has a fence around it. Nutty - Nancy Thank you and have a good day! Sue ________________________________ From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: IL-MCGS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2014 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [IL-MCGS] Sarah Dunn-Nutty-Wallace of Massac County This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPeck856 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/721.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked out the other cemeteries, as you suggested, but, found no Gail Nutty. Two of his sons (Albert and John J.) are buried in the New Columbia Cemt. So, I still do not know where Gail ended up. This has been an ongoing problem with this line of my Family History. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-MCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This sound odd -- but I have found, particularly with my line.. .the women were not buried with their spouses. All of mine have been buried with their own family's of childhood. My grandmother is buried with her mother and all her sisters and brothers. Now her brother, who was also married - is also buried with grandmother . My grandfather who was orphan young, is buried by himself and my great uncles wife is buried with her family. I found this odd - but if you know where her other family is buried - -try that. Thank you and have a good day! Sue ________________________________ From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: IL-MCGS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2014 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [IL-MCGS] Sarah Dunn-Nutty-Wallace of Massac County This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPeck856 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/721.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked out the other cemeteries, as you suggested, but, found no Gail Nutty. Two of his sons (Albert and John J.) are buried in the New Columbia Cemt. So, I still do not know where Gail ended up. This has been an ongoing problem with this line of my Family History. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-MCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPeck856 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/721.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked out the other cemeteries, as you suggested, but, found no Gail Nutty. Two of his sons (Albert and John J.) are buried in the New Columbia Cemt. So, I still do not know where Gail ended up. This has been an ongoing problem with this line of my Family History. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPeck856 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/721.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the information. I didn't realize that the Masonic Cemetery was made up of multiple smaller cemeteries. I'll check out the other cemeteries. I have many grandparents from the Metropolis area (including the Ragland and Brady family lines). My goal is still to locate the parents of Sarah Dunn (Nutty-Wallace). I am suspicious that it might be a Henry Dunn from Johnson County; but, I can't locate anything concrete. I have one question for you, what do you mean by "Op" in your last sentence? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhelmantoler Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/716.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Also try http://billiongraves.com/ it has the GPS coordinates of each headstone. I started to do the New Columbia Cemetery in Massac County but ran out of time on my last visit. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhelmantoler Surnames: Nutty Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/721.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a John Nutty in Masonic Cemetery #10 also known as New Columbia Cemetery just up the road from the Metropolis Masonic Cemetery. Check on Findagrave.com and search the surname and the county name there are 15 Massac County Nutty's listed. Op Nutty's daughter is living a block from the New Columbia Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPeck856 Surnames: Dunn-Nutty-Wallace Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/721/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been researching a Sarah Dunn for a number of years, without being able to determine her parents. She was born in Johnson County in 1834; but spent most of her live in Massac County. She married a Gail Nutty on 15 Jan 1857 and had four children. She then married a John Wallace on 29 Apr 1869 and had four additional children. She died on 11 Jan 1930 in Metropolis, being the oldest living white woman in town. She is buried in Masonic Cemt. Her two husbands may also be buried there. Gail died in 1863. I am related to Sarah and Gail. My questions are: 1) Is Gail also buried in Masonic Cemt. and what was the burial date? 2) Are there in County records that might help determine Sarah's parents or a death certificate that might list them? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AlnJoy_Stokes Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/720.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Phillip, Look at your emails and see if any names look familiar? Sarah Lowery married William Crow. That is my great grandparents. Let me know if there is a connection.... Allan Stokes Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PhilCunningham41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/720/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for the Lowry's that settled and married into a family in this county My e mail is philvc41@hotmail.com Phillip Vance Cunningham Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DarwinConcon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/715.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Cynthia, Here's the information I have: Birth 21 Apr 1831 in Livingston, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Death 3 Oct 1909 in Unionville, Massac, Illinois, United States of America His wife was Mary Ellafair Giles. Here is a link to my family tree and Harvey Duvall's information. Feel free to download any information you need: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10338056/person/6959089592 If you happen to have any information on his grandfather, Elisha Duvall (Like Chancery Court Records) or Harvey's son, George Allen Duvall (Death certificate or cemetery.), I would appreciate it. Darwin Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cynthiabarthel500 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/715.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would you know the year he was born in or his wife's name? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DarwinConcon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/715.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Cynthia, Thank you very much. I found him a when I went to Massac, Illinois and found the cemetery records. I was very happy to find him and put up a memorial site! My next mission is to find his grandfather Elisha Duvall across the river in Caldwell, KY. I'll be taking a road trip next month to do just that ;-) Darwin Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cynthiabarthel500 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.mcgs/96.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I find his mother as Annie W. Lynch, did not have her maiden name. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>