Lois, I have a Tom D. Rust, born Adams County in 1890, but I know nothing about him. As far as I know, I'm the first of the Rust family to become Catholic. Of course, I haven't researched into the family religion. Most of my Rusts in Loraine belonged to the Christian Church I believe. Would like to know more about the Fr. Thomas Rust. Bud

According to family tradition, my great-great grandfather, James K.P. Liggett spent his last days living in Quincy in the Soldiers and Sailors home. I have searched the online records and hard copy records in Springfield, but haven't found proof of him living/dying in Quincy. He was born around 1844 in Indiana and joined the Civil War as a musician in 1861. After being released from his military duty, he moved to Illinois where he married Susan Moore in 1873 in Springfield, IL. I know he was married at least one more time before he married my great-great grandmother, Evangeline Peterson, in Vermilion County, IL in 1890. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Bloomington, IL where my great-grandmother, Eva Edna Liggett was born. I found them in the city directories through 1902. In 1909, they are in Peoria and that is the last I can find of them. I know my great-grandmother must have married sometime in last 1909 because her first child was born in 1910. James K.P. Liggett made his living as a painter before he turn to God and became a minister. I have requested his Civil War records from NARA, but haven't received them yet. Any suggestions on where else I can check? Carla

I'll have to dig for that. I remember him growing up in Quincy in the 40-50s. He was a franciscan father at I believe St. Francis church. He could have been at Qcy College, but don't think so. I'll look in my pile of Qcy souvenirs and see if I can find anything. Lois --- BnLFAMILY@aol.com wrote: > Lois, I have a Tom D. Rust, born Adams County in 1890, > but I know nothing > about him. As far as I know, I'm the first of the Rust > family to become > Catholic. Of course, I haven't researched into the > family religion. Most of > my Rusts in Loraine belonged to the Christian Church I > believe. Would like > to know more about the Fr. Thomas Rust. > Bud > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Messages posted to this list must be on the topic of > Adams County genealogy. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

Alice, the Allen County Library at Fort Wayne, Indiana has the Illinois State census on microfilm. Have you checked with the FHL? Judy

The films are maintained by name of paper and dates. So if your are looking for a paper in Columbus, IL and have the dates, they will send you what they have for those dates. In cities with one of more papers, its helpful to have the name of the paper. But you may not know that, so asked for any news papers printed in that town/area for the given dates. Understand that not all towns had newspapers, so be sure to ask for any paper printed in that area. The staff there is very knowledgeable. They can also help to determine which newspaper would d most have likely contained the info. Also, if you know where other family lived, check their newspapers also. I know that my grandfather marriage was noted on 3 different newspapers in 3 different towns. BTW, marriages were noted as well as deaths, births. This was particularly helpful considering all records in Alexander County were destroyed by floods, so all that is left are newspapers. Also I was lucky enough to find complete obits in smaller papers, and again this was before the state began keeping state-wide records in 1916. Also, copies of these records are cheap. In Springfield, it costs only 25 cents to make copies of the newspaper article. Not bad. also remember, that death records are only 50 cents in Springfield for dates from 1916 -1947. They are pretty far behind, but you may save lots of money considering most county records offices will charge you at least $7.00 for each record. That can add up in a hurry. So if you don't mind the wait, its worth it to request it from Springfield or better yet, travel to Springfield and get it yourself, at the archives. Newspaper are at the Historical Library which is NOT open on Weekends/Holidays. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <BnLFAMILY@aol.com> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths | but the State | Historical Library does, and these films can be lent to your local library | through the Inter-Library loan program. | | Sue, how do you know which film to order. Like I would love to get the film | of the old Mendon newpapers, but I don't know how to order them. Do I need a | catalog of the film numbers or something? | Bud Caudle | in Guthrie, Oklahoma | | | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | Having trouble subscribing or unsubscribing? Please email the List Administrator at llee@ksni.net. | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | |

Thanks Bud -- I hadn't thought about they did it in the winter time. "Fording" to me meant swimming.... BTW - was Fr. Thomas Rust one of your relatives? He was pastor at St. Francis when I was a child. Lois --- BnLFAMILY@aol.com wrote: > Lois, my Mom says her dad always told about coming to > Oklahoma about 1900. He > was still with his parents, George and Anna Littleton > Rust. He evidently > said they crossed the river at or near Quincy, but it was > in the winter, and > the river was frozen. They took the bed off the wagon and > used it like a sled > to get across. > Bud Caudle > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Messages posted to this list must be on the topic of > Adams County genealogy. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

Thanks, Mindy, this makes sense as the river can freeze pretty solid even with the dams in place.... Lois --- Mindy <mdoellmn@adams.net> wrote: > Lois, > I was told when I was a little girl by my grandfather > that he used to > walk across the Jack Frost bridge. I had NO idea what > the heck he was > talking about until years later. What he was referring > to was walking > across the river when it was rock solid with ice. The > river was not dammed > up back then with levees so it really reached out across > into West Quincy as > it is called. The river from what I was told stretched > out to almost > Taylor, MO. Since the river was not as deep back then, > it was not uncommon > for the river to freeze solid and many people walked > across it. The river > also was taken by horse and buggy and I have seen a few > ferries mentioned > also. > > Mindy > Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host > http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html > http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html > > "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to > their level, then beat you with experience." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lois" <lois_heath@yahoo.com> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:34 PM > Subject: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? > > > > > > http://www.orderlypackrat.com/dyl_intro.htm > > > > In doing a search for cholera deaths in quincy, I came > across this article > on google abuot people from Qcy going west in 1849/50 for > gold and they talk > about "fording the river at Quincy. It has never struck > me that that people > could actually ford the Mississipi at Quincy. Does > anyone know if that was > done? I just assumed they used ferries. can't see how > anyone could ever > ford that river at Quincy. > > > > Lois Heath > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New > Jobs > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family > stories! Great tips at > Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at > www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send an email to > ILADAMS-L-request@rootsweb.com > The message must have only one word: unsubscribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

My grandmother walked across the Mississippi. I have a picture of her doing it. My mother is also in the pictures and mom was born in 1923. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mindy" <mdoellmn@adams.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:59 AM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? | Lois, | I was told when I was a little girl by my grandfather that he used to | walk across the Jack Frost bridge. I had NO idea what the heck he was | talking about until years later. What he was referring to was walking | across the river when it was rock solid with ice. The river was not dammed | up back then with levees so it really reached out across into West Quincy as | it is called. The river from what I was told stretched out to almost | Taylor, MO. Since the river was not as deep back then, it was not uncommon | for the river to freeze solid and many people walked across it. The river | also was taken by horse and buggy and I have seen a few ferries mentioned | also. | | Mindy | Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host | http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html | http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html | | "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to | their level, then beat you with experience." | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Lois" <lois_heath@yahoo.com> | To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:34 PM | Subject: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? | | | > | > http://www.orderlypackrat.com/dyl_intro.htm | > | > In doing a search for cholera deaths in quincy, I came across this article | on google abuot people from Qcy going west in 1849/50 for gold and they talk | about "fording the river at Quincy. It has never struck me that that people | could actually ford the Mississipi at Quincy. Does anyone know if that was | done? I just assumed they used ferries. can't see how anyone could ever | ford that river at Quincy. | > | > Lois Heath | > | > | > | > --------------------------------- | > Do You Yahoo!? | > HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New Jobs | > | > | > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | > Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family stories! Great tips at | Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html | > | > ============================== | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, | go to: | > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | > | > | > | | | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | To unsubscribe, send an email to ILADAMS-L-request@rootsweb.com | The message must have only one word: unsubscribe | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | |

Boy, I am really getting educated on the river with this question. I can't imagine seeing someone walk across the Mississippi! Lois --- Sue Masten <blueabyss@famvid.com> wrote: > My grandmother walked across the Mississippi. I have a > picture of her doing > it. My mother is also in the pictures and mom was born > in 1923. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mindy" <mdoellmn@adams.net> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:59 AM > Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? > > > | Lois, > | I was told when I was a little girl by my > grandfather that he used to > | walk across the Jack Frost bridge. I had NO idea what > the heck he was > | talking about until years later. What he was referring > to was walking > | across the river when it was rock solid with ice. The > river was not > dammed > | up back then with levees so it really reached out > across into West Quincy > as > | it is called. The river from what I was told stretched > out to almost > | Taylor, MO. Since the river was not as deep back then, > it was not > uncommon > | for the river to freeze solid and many people walked > across it. The river > | also was taken by horse and buggy and I have seen a few > ferries mentioned > | also. > | > | Mindy > | Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host > | http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html > | http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html > | > | "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to > | their level, then beat you with experience." > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Lois" <lois_heath@yahoo.com> > | To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:34 PM > | Subject: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? > | > | > | > > | > http://www.orderlypackrat.com/dyl_intro.htm > | > > | > In doing a search for cholera deaths in quincy, I > came across this > article > | on google abuot people from Qcy going west in 1849/50 > for gold and they > talk > | about "fording the river at Quincy. It has never > struck me that that > people > | could actually ford the Mississipi at Quincy. Does > anyone know if that > was > | done? I just assumed they used ferries. can't see how > anyone could ever > | ford that river at Quincy. > | > > | > Lois Heath > | > > | > > | > > | > --------------------------------- > | > Do You Yahoo!? > | > HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New > Jobs > | > > | > > | > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > | > Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family > stories! Great tips > at > | Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at > www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html > | > > | > ============================== > | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy > records, > | go to: > | > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > > | > > | > > | > | > | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > | To unsubscribe, send an email to > ILADAMS-L-request@rootsweb.com > | The message must have only one word: unsubscribe > | > | ============================== > | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, > go to: > | > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > | > | > | > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Messages posted to this list must be on the topic of > Adams County genealogy. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

Lois, I was told when I was a little girl by my grandfather that he used to walk across the Jack Frost bridge. I had NO idea what the heck he was talking about until years later. What he was referring to was walking across the river when it was rock solid with ice. The river was not dammed up back then with levees so it really reached out across into West Quincy as it is called. The river from what I was told stretched out to almost Taylor, MO. Since the river was not as deep back then, it was not uncommon for the river to freeze solid and many people walked across it. The river also was taken by horse and buggy and I have seen a few ferries mentioned also. Mindy Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois" <lois_heath@yahoo.com> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:34 PM Subject: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? > > http://www.orderlypackrat.com/dyl_intro.htm > > In doing a search for cholera deaths in quincy, I came across this article on google abuot people from Qcy going west in 1849/50 for gold and they talk about "fording the river at Quincy. It has never struck me that that people could actually ford the Mississipi at Quincy. Does anyone know if that was done? I just assumed they used ferries. can't see how anyone could ever ford that river at Quincy. > > Lois Heath > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New Jobs > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family stories! Great tips at Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Lois, my Mom says her dad always told about coming to Oklahoma about 1900. He was still with his parents, George and Anna Littleton Rust. He evidently said they crossed the river at or near Quincy, but it was in the winter, and the river was frozen. They took the bed off the wagon and used it like a sled to get across. Bud Caudle

but the State Historical Library does, and these films can be lent to your local library through the Inter-Library loan program. Sue, how do you know which film to order. Like I would love to get the film of the old Mendon newpapers, but I don't know how to order them. Do I need a catalog of the film numbers or something? Bud Caudle in Guthrie, Oklahoma

You realize the course of the river has been changed since then, along with the locks and dams that have been added. This was done by the Army Corp of Engineers. The make it easier for barges and the like to get up and down the river.

There were no levee's back then allowing the waters to spread out more in low areas!

does anyone know when the the core put in all the damns and locks in the that area. this is really nice to hear of years back. I to am from Quincy but no longer live there. it is neat to of the history that was once a part of me or us. good and great hunting. Linda Summers Yates wrote:You realize the course of the river has been changed since then, along with the locks and dams that have been added. This was done by the Army Corp of Engineers. The make it easier for barges and the like to get up and down the river. ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List Administrator will provide the help needed. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Growing up in Quincy, I was so used to the river being contained by the levees and dams, that I never thought about it being more spread out. Changing my perception of "my" river! Lois Pmbslocum@aol.com wrote:There were no levee's back then allowing the waters to spread out more in low areas! ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New Jobs

Do those records go back to 1833? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Harris" <akh@molalla.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths > Do they go back as far as 1849? > > Thanks, Alice > > On 21 Aug 2002, at 7:19, Sue Masten wrote: > > > Check the death indexes. Well that's what I call them. Sometimes town just > > kept a log a deaths, nothing fancy just a list of names on one page ... usually > > all that was listed was date, name, and probable cause. I have found some of my > > family listed there. Two of my family are listed in Quincy having died of > > cholera. > > > > I don't live in Quincy so I'm not sure where such a list is located, but > > would assume the Schrage's office would have it. There is a copy of one in > > Springfield. > > > > These list are not real complete. meaning that not everyone who ever died is > > listed there. But its a start. > > > > Sue > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Smith" <RobertBSmith@comcast.net> > > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:44 PM > > Subject: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths > > > > > > | I understand that there were 2 outbreaks of Cholera in Adams County - > > | 1833 and 1849. > > | Does anyone have a list - or know where I can find the names of people > > that > > | died from these outbreaks? > > | > > | Also Searching - SMITH - LAUGHLIN - RANKIN - RAWLINGS > > | in the Adams County, IL area. > > | > > | Thanks > > | > > | > > | > > | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > | List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List > > Administrator will provide the help needed. | | ============================== | > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Planning a family reunion? Get some great ideas for activities at Icebreakers: > > Warming Up The Family at www.genealogy.com/54_reunion.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

The Mortality Schedule is the list the list I was speaking about. You're right about the papers in Quincy about that time, they were horribly lacking in any local info. They prided themselves in any news that wasn't local! In fact the Quincy paper really didn't handle local "common every day people" deaths until about 1915, and really didn't become good at it until about 1920. Before that it was certainly a "hit and miss" situation. In my family, more miss than a hit. My suggestion is to check the local little papers from the surrounding little towns. They were very newsy with gossip about everyone. And most little towns had family who lived in Quincy ~ so its likely that some news might have been covered in their paper. Each little town paper had "reporters" which wrote columns about news in their areas. The "news" contained info like so-n-so here to visit, or went to Quincy for the funeral of so - n- so and would name them, something like an obit, but a shorter version. Those towns were Payson, Columbus, and the like. Many of Quincy's surrounding towns had local weekly papers,and I have researched them from time to time and have found some interesting information. Of course as the Quincy paper became more popular and contain more info the readers were interested in the little town papers began to disappear. Now I don't know if the Quincy Library has these papers, but the State Historical Library does, and these films can be lent to your local library through the Inter-Library loan program. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Harris" <akh@molalla.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths | I, too, have an ancestor, John M. Cartwright, that I thought might have died in | the 1849 Cholera Epidemic. I was in Quincy in late June and asked at the | Public Library which houses the Great River Genealogical Society's books. I | was shown a couple of books that gave the history of that period and I also | checked several Newspaper Microfilms. But all I found mentioned by name | were people who were very well known. I didn't find a list of all those who | died. | | There two 1850 Mortality Schedule Transcriptions but not an actual Census | Schedule. My John wasn't on either of them. But then it would only go back | as far as June of 1849. | | The list of microfilms showed an 1845 State Census for Illinois. There was a | flood in the early 1840s (I can't remember the date right now) so I was hoping | to determine if John was still alive at the time of the 1849 Cholera Epidemic. | But the Library in Quincy only has some assorted counties. Adams wasn't | included. If anyone knows where one might find a copy of it, I'd love to know. | | Thanks, Alice | | | | | | On 20 Aug 2002, at 20:44, Robert Smith wrote: | | > I understand that there were 2 outbreaks of Cholera in Adams County - | > 1833 and 1849. | > Does anyone have a list - or know where I can find the names of people that died | > from these outbreaks? | > | > Also Searching - SMITH - LAUGHLIN - RANKIN - RAWLINGS | > in the Adams County, IL area. | > | > Thanks | > | > | > | > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | > List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List | > Administrator will provide the help needed. | > | > ============================== | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List Administrator will provide the help needed. | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | |

Yes, I believe so. But again they do not contain all deaths. But it's worth the search, just in case. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Harris" <akh@molalla.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths | Do they go back as far as 1849? | | Thanks, Alice | | On 21 Aug 2002, at 7:19, Sue Masten wrote: | | > Check the death indexes. Well that's what I call them. Sometimes town just | > kept a log a deaths, nothing fancy just a list of names on one page ... usually | > all that was listed was date, name, and probable cause. I have found some of my | > family listed there. Two of my family are listed in Quincy having died of | > cholera. | > | > I don't live in Quincy so I'm not sure where such a list is located, but | > would assume the Schrage's office would have it. There is a copy of one in | > Springfield. | > | > These list are not real complete. meaning that not everyone who ever died is | > listed there. But its a start. | > | > Sue | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Robert Smith" <RobertBSmith@comcast.net> | > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> | > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:44 PM | > Subject: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths | > | > | > | I understand that there were 2 outbreaks of Cholera in Adams County - | > | 1833 and 1849. | > | Does anyone have a list - or know where I can find the names of people | > that | > | died from these outbreaks? | > | | > | Also Searching - SMITH - LAUGHLIN - RANKIN - RAWLINGS | > | in the Adams County, IL area. | > | | > | Thanks | > | | > | | > | | > | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | > | List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List | > Administrator will provide the help needed. | | ============================== | | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | > | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | | > | > | > | > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | > Planning a family reunion? Get some great ideas for activities at Icebreakers: | > Warming Up The Family at www.genealogy.com/54_reunion.html | > | > ============================== | > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | | | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | |

well back then there would not be any dams along the mississippi so yes it would be possible for it could be a low point in the water at the time. anything is possible. and being from quincy anything can happen on the big river. Linda summers Lois wrote: http://www.orderlypackrat.com/dyl_intro.htm In doing a search for cholera deaths in quincy, I came across this article on google abuot people from Qcy going west in 1849/50 for gold and they talk about "fording the river at Quincy. It has never struck me that that people could actually ford the Mississipi at Quincy. Does anyone know if that was done? I just assumed they used ferries. can't see how anyone could ever ford that river at Quincy. Lois Heath --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New Jobs ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family stories! Great tips at Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237