This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THRASH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/7489.1.1 Message Board Post: Candace, Thank you very much for all the great info. I really appreciate your help. Eldon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wg.2ADE/7489.1 Message Board Post: I am sure that you hae probably covered all tghe online info but I took a quick look and found a few things, but not a death date. The Soldiers and Sailors home had a series of reports written about it which are abstracted..the full reports can be found in the Illinois State Library Centennial Building Springfield, Illinois 62756. They are known as the 1887-1916 Biennial Reports. Stephen was admitted March 29 1898 at about 64 years of age. He was a widow at this time. He appears on the 1900 census for the home as age 66. He was a member of the 87th Illinois Infantry Co H and was mustered out as a corporal June 16 1865 There was another Thrash at the hone...James W. who was admitted July 28 1899 and had the ID # 4914 In the Illinois death database, there is no Thrash before 1916 period and there is a Stephen D. Thrash listed for April 24 1922...age unknown...death in Quincy Adams County. Other info about Steohen in the home records said he was born in or of German descent. He served in the war 33 months and was getting a pension of $12 a month. His disability was a hydrocele. He was living in Cook county when he was admitted. He was able to read and write and worked aas a laborer. He had been a farmer when he went into the service. He was a resident of Wabash county at the time of enlistment..age 27, height 5 -9 3/4 and had black hair with dark eyes and dark complexion. He was married when he joined. He joined in Albion, Il Aug 14 1862 and mustered in Sept 22 1862 in Shawneetown, Illinois and mustered out in Helena, Ar by Capt Newcome. I am including a couple of photos, I found also... Reference people are Mike Hutmacher Administrator [email protected] and [email protected] Denise McLoughlin CJS

Eldon, I have the cemetery book for the Veterans Home & this is what I found for STEPHEN S. THRASH: Number: 4299 Name: Stephen S. Trash Rank: Cpl. Co.: H Regt.: 87th State: IL. Branch: Inf. Birth: 12-11-1834 Death: 07-08-1911 Buried in: Div. 1 Row 15 Hope this helps & you may be able to write the State of Il. or The Veterans Home for his military record if this is the right one. Good Luck in your research. Bobbie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/7490 Message Board Post: Hello to all, I need to find info on my family tree. My Grandmother married 3 times. Her second marriage was to a man named Jack Adams. Her name is Sarah J. Pilgrim. Later in Sarah's marriage, after 3 kids, Jack disappeared. When Sarah went to court to get him declared leaglly dead, it was found that Jack Adams was not his real name. It was Herman Steinbach. As the story goes, Herman was in a "Blind Pig" in Chicago in c.1930 when it was raided. The real Jack Adams was killed (I believe), but Herman stole Jack's jacket with his ID, and assumed Jack's idenity until his disappearence. The REAL Jack Adams was born c.1890. If ANY of this story seems to be familar to you, I'd like to hear from you.

Thank you very much again for your assistance. Eldon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lois Brinks-Heath Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cemetery or death record lookup request. I searched the catholic cemetery books and he is not in them. Eldon Wade <[email protected]com> wrote: Thank you for looking for me. Eldon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cemetery or death record lookup request. I have the Woodland Cemetery books (Vol 1-4). There is no THRASH in the four volumes. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 1897 (20061201) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 1897 (20061201) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Thank you for that info. I will contact them. Eldon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lois Brinks-Heath Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cemetery or death record lookup request. You might consider contacting the home to see if he might possibly be buried in their cemetery on the grounds: http://www.illinoisveteranshomeatquincy.org/ On the Illinois database link, he was admitted to the home: NAME COUNTY DATE ADMITTED NUMBER COMPANY UNIT --------------------------------- THRASH, STEPHEN S WHITE MARCH 24, 1898 4299 H 87 IL INF [email protected] wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THRASH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/7489 Message Board Post: If anyone has a census of the cemeteries or the death records for Adams Co I would appreciate a look up for my maternal 2nd great-grandfather Stephen THRASH. He was born in 1834 White Co but lived in the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy from 1896 until at least January, 1910 since he appears on the 1910 census for the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Thank you for any assistance you may provide. Eldon Wade ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 1897 (20061201) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Thank you for looking for me. Eldon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cemetery or death record lookup request. I have the Woodland Cemetery books (Vol 1-4). There is no THRASH in the four volumes. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 1897 (20061201) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

I have the Woodland Cemetery books (Vol 1-4). There is no THRASH in the four volumes.

Hello List, If anyone has a census of the cemeteries in Adams Co I would appreciate a look up for my maternal 2nd great-grandfather Stephen THRASH. He was born 1834 White Co but lived in the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy from 1896 until at least January, 1910 since he appears on 1910 census for the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Thank you for any assistance you may provide. Eldon Wade

I searched the catholic cemetery books and he is not in them. Eldon Wade <[email protected]> wrote: Thank you for looking for me. Eldon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cemetery or death record lookup request. I have the Woodland Cemetery books (Vol 1-4). There is no THRASH in the four volumes. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 1897 (20061201) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

You might consider contacting the home to see if he might possibly be buried in their cemetery on the grounds: http://www.illinoisveteranshomeatquincy.org/ On the Illinois database link, he was admitted to the home: NAME COUNTY DATE ADMITTED NUMBER COMPANY UNIT --------------------------------- THRASH, STEPHEN S WHITE MARCH 24, 1898 4299 H 87 IL INF [email protected] wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THRASH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/7489 Message Board Post: If anyone has a census of the cemeteries or the death records for Adams Co I would appreciate a look up for my maternal 2nd great-grandfather Stephen THRASH. He was born in 1834 White Co but lived in the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy from 1896 until at least January, 1910 since he appears on the 1910 census for the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Thank you for any assistance you may provide. Eldon Wade ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THRASH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/7489 Message Board Post: If anyone has a census of the cemeteries or the death records for Adams Co I would appreciate a look up for my maternal 2nd great-grandfather Stephen THRASH. He was born in 1834 White Co but lived in the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy from 1896 until at least January, 1910 since he appears on the 1910 census for the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Thank you for any assistance you may provide. Eldon Wade

Hi, Please list the names and dates of the Shaefers you are searching. I have several in my files. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Schafernolte, Schaefernolte, Schaefer, Shafer,Schaffer > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/4684.1 > > Message Board Post: > > My Grandparents were from Germany. I am trying to find some history of our > family. All I know is that the name was at one time Schafernolte but was > changed over the years to the present spelling of Schafer. There were alot > of Schafer's in the Bluff Hall area of Fall Creek Township in Adams > County. All of the farms that were in the Schafer families have changed > hands over the years. There is still one island on the Mississippi River > that is still shown as Schafer Island although the Government now owns it > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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. Surnames: Thompson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/4468.1 Message Board Post: Did you ever find death record for Rebecca Thompson Selby. wife of Joshua?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thompson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/4510.2 Message Board Post: Are you seeking information re: Rebecca Thompson Selby, wife of Joshua ?

I'm looking for the death and burial for Rebecca Thompson Selby. I have found the burials of her husband Joshua and several of their children in Adams County, Illinois. I've been told that there is a possibility that she is buried with Joshua but don't have anything to back it up. --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/4684.1 Message Board Post: My Grandparents were from Germany. I am trying to find some history of our family. All I know is that the name was at one time Schafernolte but was changed over the years to the present spelling of Schafer. There were alot of Schafer's in the Bluff Hall area of Fall Creek Township in Adams County. All of the farms that were in the Schafer families have changed hands over the years. There is still one island on the Mississippi River that is still shown as Schafer Island although the Government now owns it

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: EMMINGA, ALBERS, FRANZEN Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wg.2ADE/7484 Message Board Post: Quincy and Adams County History and Representative Men (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1919) Emminga One of the most interesting communities in Adams County is the Town of Golden. For a number of years after its establishment during Civil war times at the junction of the Wabash and Burlington Railroads the village was known as Keokuk Junction. In and around the village have lived some of the most substantial and high minded families. A number of them bear names reflecting an origin in the lowlands of Northern Europe, those countries around the North Sea which in the course of centuries have had many national ownerships, including Holland, Denmark and Germany, though as a people and by racial affiliations they might properly be grouped as "Netherlanders". The particular section which furnished this little Adams County colony was the old principality of East Friesland, so that these people might be known as Friesians. This country is now part of the German Empire, but at one time was a Holland Dutch province and later an independent principality. One of the old families in East Friesland was Emminga, many of whom have been identified with church, educational and other public affairs for centuries. Henrich R. Emminga was born in East Friesland in 1829. He was a millwright by occupation. He married Margaretha H. Franzen, who was born in 1824, and her father, Harm H. Franzen, served with the allies against Napoleon and fought at Waterloo. Several of the Franzen family became prominent in Golden, including Cobus Franzen, who was a well known miller. Henrich R. Emminga came to America, landing at New Orleans, and reached the little community in Northeast Township of Adams County where Golden is now located in February, 1852. Here his services found reciprocal benefits for himself and the community as a millwright and miller, He was especially expert in building that type of mills for which the lowlands of Northern Europe are famous, the mills operated by wind power, the "Dutch mindmills". He built and operated several mills in this part of Illinois. In 1863 he returned to his native land and his wife died there in 1868. In 1872 he came back to America, but was content to remain only seven years. He died in East Friesland in 1888 and was laid to rest beside his wife. Some of the work of this old time mill builder in Adams County still remains. The windmill which he erected two miles east of Golden in the early '50s is still in operation. The Village of Golden itself has the mill which he erected during the '70s a! nd is still doing service. He and his wife had three children: Harm H., Volkea, who married Weert J. Buss, of Golden; and Anna, who married Menne Gronewold, of Golden. One of the citizens of Adams County whose lives were closely associated with its improvement and development and whose memory deserves to last was the late Harm H. Emminga, who died December 9, 1915. He was a man of great business enterprise, very successful as a miller, banker and property owner. He was born in East Friesland December 25, 1850, and his first conscious recollections were of the old home in Adams County. At the age of twelve he accompanied his parents back to Germany and was nearly grown when he returned to this country with his father. From that time forward all his activities and interests were centered in the community of Golden. He had a good common school education, though most of it had been acquired in the old country. It is said that he could never become interested in agriculture, never learned to hitch up a horse, and was most at home in commercial affairs. He was well trained to the milling industry and was proprietor of the Prairie Mills at! Golden from 1879. Those mills were operated by wind power and were noted for the excellence of their product. He also bought and shipped grain, and in 1889 he erected a modern flour mill with a complete roller process, known as the New Era Mills. His broad minded business enterprise is reflected in the fact that he did not seek to market the product of these mills in this country, but sent them abroad to Holland, France and Great Britain and also the West India Islands. He was responsible for giving Golden its first bank, opening the People's Exchange Bank July 1, 1894. This bank was at first located in the same building in which he had his milling and grain offices. The building was erected in 1891, and later was fitted up for its special use as a bank. In 1904 he erected a modern banking house. THe late Mr Emminga was deeply interested in local affairs, and it was largely through his leadership and influence among the people that the community consented to issue bonds for a modern public school building in 1898. He was always deeply concerned in matters of education and was one of the prominent supporters of the Lutheran Protestant Church of Golden, and helped finance and gave his personal supervision to the rebuilding of the church in 1904. H. H. Emminga was known among his contemporaries as a scholar, being thoroughly versed in books as well as in men of affairs, was cultured by extensive travel, and the full breadth of his intere! sts and attainments were not appreciated even by his most intimate friends. In 1872 H. H. Emminga married Miss Maria Gembler. She was born in San Antonio, Texas, December 12, 1854. Her father, Johan Jacob Gembler, was one of many Germans who sought homes in Texas during the '40s, arriving there about 1847. Mrs H. H. Emminga is still living at Golden. She was the mother of two children. The daughter, Margaret, born April 5, 1873, was educated at St Mary's Convent at Quincy and is still at home with her mother. John Jacob Emminga, who is the successor of his father in many business enterprises at Golden, was born in that village May 30, 1875. He was educated in the local public schools, and the Gem City Business College at Quincy, and at the age of sixteen became associated with his father in the milling office. At eighteen he entered his father's bank and those two lines of business have occupied his time and energies to the present time. In 1913 the milling industry was incorporated. Besides the bank at Golden there is a branch maintained at La Prairie. Mr John H. Emminga is a republican, though he takes no interest in politics as a means of self advancement for the sake of holding office. He attends and supports the West Side Lutheran Church. In 1916 Mr Emminga married Miss Annie V. Albers, who represents another prominent Friesian family of Northeast Township. She was born at Golden and is a daughter of Lubbe U. Albers, who was the first station agent at Keokuk Junction and in many other ways was prominently identified with the history of that community. (NB: I just transcribe these bios, I don't write them. Spellings, historical information, etc are as they are in the original sources.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wg.2ADE/7483 Message Board Post: I'm looking for the information on Frank Parker d. Dec 26, 1895 and his wife Harriet (Ewing} Parker d. Nov. 11, 1918, they both died in Camp Point.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ament, Nearhood, Higgs, Mckeever, Louden, Hull, Nelson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wg.2ADE/4689.1 Message Board Post: Are you any relation to Jane Mckeever Tadjen?