The Lewis County Historical Society's address and phone are: 112 N. 4th Street Canton, MO 63435 1-573-288-5713 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: "Paula" <paulabuc@adams.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Obit - Dr. Samuel Thompson > There is a very nice historical society in Canton, MO, but uncertain the > days they are open. You may find it on-line. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JBURNS407@aol.com> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, 10 November, 2002 8:00 AM > Subject: [ILADAMS] Obit - Dr. Samuel Thompson > > > > This is for Laura - > > > > My gg grandfather Bryant (Hiram) was in the 1870 census in Illinois but > not > > in the 1880. His wife died in 1878 and her death certificate said she was > a > > widow. There was no state census for 1875. There was no death > certificate > > for Hiram. So, I didn't know when he died 1870 - 1878 or where. There > was > > no record of him in any cemetery. > > > > The courthouse told me that the old tax records had been given to the > Gardner > > Museum of Architecture in Quincy. It is housed in the old Quincy Public > > Library on the corner of the town square (park in the center). It is one > of > > those old Victorian stone structures. Very nicely done. I made an > > appointment for the next day. They went down to their basement and > brought > > up the years that I needed. The books are divided by townships then by > > property taxes and then personal taxes, then delinquent. I looked at > 1840, > > 1845, 1855, 1875. I was searching for other ancestors in the Quincy area > > also. When I got to 1875, Hiram was listed with a note that he paid his > > taxes and his return address was Canton, Missouri. That is directly > across > > the Mississippi River from Quincy. I would never have known that any > other > > way. Tax records are fascinating. There you are paging through books > that > > were written in 1850, etc. Little notes from the tax collector - moved, > gone > > to Missouri, died, etc. So, now I know that Hiram was alive in 1875 and > in > > Canton, Missouri. I will write to the historical society there to see if > > they have any city directories and/or cemetery books to see if he died > there. > > Of course, I am also open to the possibility that he was not dead in > 1878. > > He might have just abandoned his wife and moved off. But, he was older so > > that is not likely. > > > > To my knowledge, tax records are the only annual records that are > available. > > > > Judy > > Oklahoma City > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > 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 > > >