----- Original Message ----- From: <tbeyer1@peoplepc.com> To: <ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:44 PM Subject: [ILROOTS] Obituary for Mrs. Elma M. Watson > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Watson, Edwards, Cox, Lane, Pritchard, Grimaldi > Classification: Obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5987 > > Message Board Post: > > 10 April 1980 > Mrs. Elma Mae Watson, 68 of Shawneetown, passed away at the Ridgway Manor > Nursing Home on Thursday, April 3. > She was born March 9, 1912 of the late John and Betty Mae Edwards in White > County. In 1940 in Old Shawneetown, she was married to Fred Watson who > survives. She had resided in Shawneetown for 40 years and had been > employed as a maid at the motel. > Surviving besides her husband, Fred, are one son, Robert Cox of Carmi; > four daughters, Madeline Cox of Chicago, Betty Lane of Cedar Hill, Tenn., > Velma Lane of Shawneetown and Shirley Pritchard of Junction; one sister > Mrs. Mary Grimaldi of Townsend, Wis.; 17 grandchildren and eight great > grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, and two brothers > and two sisters. > Funeral services were held Saturday April 5, at Wright Byassee Funeral > Home in Shawneetown with the Rev. Earl Vaughn officiating. Burial was in > McGhee Cemetery. > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > How long has it been since you posted to the list? A "quiet" list will > never help anyone! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

----- Original Message ----- From: <tbeyer1@peoplepc.com> To: <ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: [ILROOTS] Obituary posting for Victor LedBetter > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Ledbetter, Kanady, Garland > Classification: Obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5986 > > Message Board Post: > > Feb. 20, 1958 > Funeral services were held at the Wright funeral home Friday afternoon at > 2:00 for Victor "Dick" Ledbetter, 57, who death occurred at Chicago > Tuesday night of last week as result of a heart ailment. Rev. James Rildy > conducted the final rites and interment was in Westwood Cemetery. > He was the son of the late George and Prudence Ledbetter and was born in > Gallatin county on Nove 8, 1900. On March 21, 1925 he was united in > marrage to Hazel Kanady, who survives. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Roy > (Mae) Garland of Centralia, and two brothers, Clyde of East St. Louis and > Eugene Ledbetter of Evansville, Ind. > He was employed as a farm worker and carpenter while living in > Shawneetwown but had resided elsewhere since 1956. > > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > Illinois State Archives on-line data bases (marriage, death, military, > land records, etc.) can be accessed at: > http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

----- Original Message ----- From: <tbeyer1@peoplepc.com> To: <ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:13 PM Subject: [ILROOTS] Obituary posting for Mrs. Betty Mae Cox > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Cox, Edwards, Williams, Travelstead, Watson > Classification: Obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5984 > > Message Board Post: > > Feb. 13, 1958 > Mrs. Betty Mae Cox, 69, widow of the late Otis Cox, whose death occurred > in July 1952, died shortly before noon Friday at the Ferrell hospital in > Eldorado following a heart attack on Tuesday morning. She had been in > failing health for a few years due to strokes and high blood pressure. > Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the First > Baptist Church in Shawneetown with the Rev. Earl Vaughn of Harrisburg > officiating. Interment was in the McGehee cemetery near Junction under > the direction of the Wright funeral home. > Deceased was the daughter of the late John and Mary Jane Edwards and was > born in Gallatin county on January 27, 1889. She leaves a son, Otis Cox > of Chicago; and four daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Grimaldi and Mrs. Casey > (Lottie) Williams, both of Chicago, Mrs. Joseph (Marguerite) Travelstead > of New Haven and Mrs. Fred (Alma) Watson of Shawneetown. There are 26 > granchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > Please remember when replying to a query REPLY TO THE LIST so your message > goes out to the entire list. This will ensure that the information is > archived, which may be of help to someone else in the future. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

----- Original Message ----- From: <tbeyer1@peoplepc.com> To: <ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: [ILROOTS] Obituary posting for Mrs. Myrtle Baldwin > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Baldwin, Kessler, Harnard, Potter, Tate, Jacobs > Classification: Obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5985 > > Message Board Post: > > Feb. 20, 1958 > Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Wright > funeral home for Mrs. Myrtle Baldwin, 72, of Eldorado, whose death occured > at the Pearce hospital in Eldorado shortly after 12:00 noon Thursday. She > had been ill about two months and in the hospital for one week Rev. Edward > Minor conducted the final rites and interment was in Lindale Memorial > Gardens near Eldorado. > She is survived by her husband Guy S. Baldwin, a native of and former > resident of Ridgway, a sister, Mrs. Ethel Kessler of Cincinnati, Ohio, and > two brothers, Ed Harnard of Harrisburg and Carl of Indianapolis. She was > a sister in-law of Mrs. Mabel Potter of Shawneetown, Ralph Baldwin of > Ridgway, Mrs. Ruth Tate of Eldorado, Ted Baldwin of Flora, and Mrs. Milber > Jacobs and Bill Baldwin, both of Rossford, Ohio. > Following their marriage on June 15, 1908, the Baldwins resided in > Springfield but for the past three years lived in Eldorado following his > retirement as a railroad engineer. > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > Illinois State Archives on-line data bases (marriage, death, military, > land records, etc.) can be accessed at: > http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Galena Daily Gazette 3 February, 1900 Wife of the Late Hon. Samuel Frazer Expires at Her Home Friday Night. Mrs. Frazer was 83 Years of Age and a Highly Respected Resident of Galena for Many Years. Hrs. Sarah J. Frazer, wife of the late Hon. Samuel Frazer, departed this life at her home in this city Friday evening at half-past eleven o'clock. she had been in poor health for over two years but no alarming symptoms developed until last Thursday when a change for the worse took place and last night she passed away. Her maiden name was Sarah J. Hunter, and she was born in Swaledale, England, March 20th, 1927 {typo-should be 1827}. she immigrated to this country and was married in this city to Mr. Frazer in 1856. Seven children were born to her namely, Mrs. Mary Dodds, Robert E. Frazer, Samuel G. Frazer, Benjamin G. Frazer, Mrs. Lydia Wilmouth, Thomas Frazer and Mrs. Sarah Raw, all of whom survive her excepting Sarah Raw, who died some seven years ago. She was a consistent member of Grace Episcopal church, and will be buried from there on Monday next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the funeral procession leaving the house at 1:30 o'clock. In addition to the above relatives, she has a brother, Thos. Hunter, of Benton, Wis. To those who know her best it is needless to speak, and it is no eulogy to say that a kind, loving mother and a nobel christian woman has passed to her reward. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

I'm looking for an obit for George Melvin, born 3-1-1904, died April 1974 in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois Linda (in Arizona)

Galena Daily Gazette 1 May, 1899 Hon. Samuel Frazer Dead The Well Known Citizen of Galena Expires at 9 O'clock This Morning. Mr. Frazer Was at One Time Mayor and Was Also the Inventor of the World Famed Axle Grease. Hon. Samuel Frazer died this morning at 9 a.m., at his home on Mars Alley in this city. He was born at Fatfield in the County of Durham, England, on the 27th of February 1824, and consequently was a little over 75 years of age. In early life he received such education as the times afforded and became a well informed man. In early youth he engaged in the grocery business, but experienced with various materials with the hope of putting on the market a grease that would be a standard. Becoming dissatisfied with his surroundings, in 1854 he came to America, settling at Buncombe, in Hazel Green township, and for a time was engaged in mining with his brother Robert. Coming to Galena in 1856 he was married in this city, in that year, to Sarah Hunter. Still cherishing his idea to place a superior article of grease upon the market, he was employed by Messrs. William and J.M. Ryan in their pork packing business, obtaining from them large quantities of material. In 1865 having patented a formula for the manufacture of grease from resin he formed the company of Robert Frazer & Co., and commenced the manufacture of grease, under the formula so patented, near Hughlett's furnace in this city, the ruins of which building are still in existence. The business proving profitable, Mr. Frazer moved to Chicago and in company with the late John A. Packard and the late F.B. Ray in 1868 formed the Frazer Lubricating Co. which placed the grease manufactured under his formula in all the markets in the world. The company so formed is still in existence and doing a large business. In the year 1870 he returned to Galena, and for a time was in partnership with the late Charles R. Perkins. Afterwards he was engaged in mining near Elizabeth in this county. He obtained a new patent for a formula for making axle grease and together with Judge Fawcett, Thomas M. Roberts, George S. Avery and Thomas L. McDermott formed the Galena Axle Grease Company, of which he was an active member for several years and which company is still in existence. Through his patents and the manufacture of grease thereunder, Mr. Frazer's name is known in every channel of commerce in the world. In April 1887 Mr. Frazer was elected Mayor of the city of Galena, serving in that capacity for two years with great acceptability. He was a charter member of the Miners Lodge No. 273 A.F. & A.M. and also of the Royal Arch Masons of this city. Religiously he was a Methodist. He was a man of strong personality, always willing to advocate what he believed to be right and never for policy's sake doing that which he believed to be wrong. In politics he was a Democrat, but always a liberal one, and was intensely loyal to the land of his adoption, so much so that no one denounced more bitterly than he anything that tended toward its dismemberment. In the late war with Spain, without a moment's hesitation he advocated the cause of the United States and freely gave the youngest of his children to die, if need be, for its sake. He leaves behind to mourn his departure his wife, Sarah Frazer, and six children all of whom reside in Galena. Mary E. Dodge, Robert E. Frazer, Sarah J. Raw, Benjamin G. Frazer, Lydia R. Wilmarth, and Thomas L. Frazer late a member of Company M. His funeral will take place from the family residence on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. J.T. LeGear officiating, or in case of his absence the Rev. A. F. Ernst officiating. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Hi Kris, I just went to the library today so I will have to check for this next week. I hope that is ok with you. :) Pam S., Volunteer for Cook county ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gabbygray3@aol.com> To: <IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:32 PM Subject: [IL-OBITS] Cook/Reavley & Hardman > Obit lookups please for: > Robert Reavley died Sep 1973 in Oak Park, Cook Co. > Elizabeth Hardman died 6 May 1928 in Chicago. > Thanks, > Kris > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Obit lookups please for: Robert Reavley died Sep 1973 in Oak Park, Cook Co. Elizabeth Hardman died 6 May 1928 in Chicago. Thanks, Kris

I got this message on the 6th but did not get onto my computer till today. Just so you know that the message went thru. :) Pam S., Volunteer for Cook county ----- Original Message ----- From: <ADib102684@aol.com> To: <IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: [IL-OBITS] test...my email address isn't sending out mail > Sorry everyone, just a test to see if my email address is working today as I > sent a email out to the group a day or so ago and got no respones. > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Also received this. Evelyn Hansson Richmond, KY ----- Original Message ----- From: <ADib102684@aol.com> To: <IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 5:06 PM Subject: [IL-OBITS] test...my email address isn't sending out mail > Sorry everyone, just a test to see if my email address is working today as > I > sent a email out to the group a day or so ago and got no respones. > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Sorry everyone, just a test to see if my email address is working today as I sent a email out to the group a day or so ago and got no respones.

Hello. I am looking for an obit and relatives of: John A Buracker, born 25 Okt.1926 and died 8 Nov 1999 in Charleston Ill. Mr. Burackers died at Prairie View Care Center of Charleston. He is the (half)brother of Richard Standford Buracker. Richard is born 2 Nov.1913 and killed in action Germany 13 Apr.1945. Their father was Richard Buracker 1883-1966. Help is very welcome. Thanks (mrs) Fietje Quaedvlieg (Holland) sojoroki@home.nl

Request an obit if possible for the above named individual. Thanks for your time and effort. Kenneth R. Searles Rochester, KY

----- Original Message ----- From: <IL-OBITS-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <IL-OBITS-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: IL-OBITS-D Digest V05 #62

Angie and anyone interested in the Pulaski/Alexander County obits. I do lookups for these counties, and as I've stated before. I do them by looking the dates up on microfilmed copies of the newspaper. I need a solid, or at least the month of death. I'm unable to take a whole year and find an obit. Especially the old ones that you have to search so closely. I've told Evelyn I need more of a date than just 1878 for Nancy Mayes Daniels. I am sorry if it takes a while to get some of these obits, but without a solid date, it takes a long time to find them. Anna

I understood that I can't post another request until I have heard from the first one. I need many from Pulaski and Alexander Counties in Illinois. Must I wait weeks or months until this one below is answered before I can post another? Thank you for your e-mail below. Very best wishes, Evelyn Daniels Hansson (Born in Alexander Co., IL...now live in Richmond, KY) ----- Original Message ----- From: <ADib102684@aol.com> To: <IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: [IL-OBITS] Lookup please for: 1878 Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., IL ... > > Please be patient as this takes time to do lookups. Our researchers must > go > to the libraries and or court houses to do research. If the information > you > seek is not in the form of a paper then they must scan through microfilm. > If there is a obit for Nancy (nee Mays) Daniel/Daniels in 1878 of Pulaski > County IL, one of the volunteers will find it for you. This may take one > day to > several weeks... remember this is free and volunteered time. > Once I requested a lookup for a obit and forgot about it. One day I > opened > my mail box (cause I always post my physical address) and there was a > copy of > the obit with a note from the researcher. It had been about 11 months > since > I requested the information. > Angela > > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Since you "need many", one choice would be for you to go to your Richmond, Kentucky library and request that they borrow the microfilmed newspapers through the Illinois library system. That way you could browse through the papers at your leisure and you might find other interesting family articles, too. http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/ then click on "Microfilms and Newspapers" in the right-hand column. Then click "By City" to see what is available. One word of advice - if you are a browser, don't order too many the first time. The films are so interesting to read that you will find yourself wanting to absorb much. Time consuming, but oh, so much fun. You usually get to keep the microfilm at your library for 2 weeks or so, give or take transportation time. Maybe figure 2 or 3 hours for each film? Dorothy Falk ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken & Evelyn Hansson To: IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [IL-OBITS] Lookup please for: 1878 Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., IL ... I understood that I can't post another request until I have heard from the first one. I need many from Pulaski and Alexander Counties in Illinois. Must I wait weeks or months until this one below is answered before I can post another? Thank you for your e-mail below. Very best wishes, Evelyn Daniels Hansson (Born in Alexander Co., IL...now live in Richmond, KY) ----- Original Message ----- From: <ADib102684@aol.com> To: <IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: [IL-OBITS] Lookup please for: 1878 Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., IL ... > > Please be patient as this takes time to do lookups. Our researchers must > go > to the libraries and or court houses to do research. If the information > you > seek is not in the form of a paper then they must scan through microfilm. > If there is a obit for Nancy (nee Mays) Daniel/Daniels in 1878 of Pulaski > County IL, one of the volunteers will find it for you. This may take one > day to > several weeks... remember this is free and volunteered time. > Once I requested a lookup for a obit and forgot about it. One day I > opened > my mail box (cause I always post my physical address) and there was a > copy of > the obit with a note from the researcher. It had been about 11 months > since > I requested the information. > Angela > > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Please be patient as this takes time to do lookups. Our researchers must go to the libraries and or court houses to do research. If the information you seek is not in the form of a paper then they must scan through microfilm. If there is a obit for Nancy (nee Mays) Daniel/Daniels in 1878 of Pulaski County IL, one of the volunteers will find it for you. This may take one day to several weeks... remember this is free and volunteered time. Once I requested a lookup for a obit and forgot about it. One day I opened my mail box (cause I always post my physical address) and there was a copy of the obit with a note from the researcher. It had been about 11 months since I requested the information. Angela

Lookup please for: 1878 Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., IL Nancy (nee Mays) Daniel/Daniels