This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FRY, ROBINSON, RODDEN, BRANDON, PURDOM Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADI/329 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any information on Alexander FRY and Annie ROBINSON, they were married on 10-30-1883 in Alexander County, IL. I'm hoping to find names of any children, parents, etc. Thank-you .

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Did Thebes publish city directories in 1910/1911? Thanks Denise

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/He.2ADI/328 Message Board Post: Seeking information on Ralph ALEXANDER b 1900 Decatur, IL. Ralph m. Margaret JAMES, no date known. Sincerely, Victor

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/He.2ADI/152.1 Message Board Post: did the dunnings originate from southern ireland ?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gurst?Gerst Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADI/312.1 Message Board Post: Julee My husband and I went to Thebes to check out the old Cemetery for family members last summer and located two Gurst/Gerst graves. They were located on the south side of the cemetery near a ravine, side by side....Anna Gerst born June 23, 1858.....died Dec. 14, 1923. The other was a military stone Adolph Gurst, IL Corpl. IL Inf 5 Div June 11, 1921. Adolph is associated with my husband's greatgrandfather, Luther David McCoy. He shot him... It was an accidental shooting. Adolph was about 15 at the time and a friend of Luther's nephew....the nephew had a new rifle and they were passing it around "unloaded" Adolph dryfired it and shot Luther between the eyes......in front of his entire family. I was told that Adolph drowned in later life, though this is not proven. Hope that this helps. Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LEVERETT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/326 Message Board Post: Hi List. I need help. My Leverett family lived in East Cape as proven by the 1870 census. A few years before and a few years after the 1870 census many things such as death, birth and marriage happened within this family. I recently visited the Courthouse and library in Cairo and was suprised not to find much if any information on anything or anyone who lived in the northern part of Alexander Co. during the 1870 timeframe. I thought I read somewhere that the folks in the northern part of the county used the courthouse in Thebes for their business in those days. At any rate does anyone know where I might find any 1870 records other than at Cairo. The surnames I'm looking for are LEVERETT, SMITH and REYNOLDS. All suggestions appreciated. Kathy

Hi My great grandfather Oliver H. C. P. Stout married Meilla Ann "Millie" Bankston in Alexander County on July 29, 1869. Oliver, Millie and baby daughter Mary are found in the 1870 census of Alexander County in the Santa Fe Precinct. By April, 1872, Oliver married Sarah Jane Bryant. Even though Sarah's obituary says they were married in Illinois, I have never found a record of the marriage. I would like to know what happened to Millie and Mary. Was there an epidemic in the area around 1870? I don't think there was a divorce or Oliver's son, my grandfather William Hubert Stout surely wouldn't have married Millie's neice Nora Bell Bankston in Johnson County IL in 1891. So my two questions are what happened to Milley and Mary and where did Oliver marry Sarah Jane Bryant. (Sarah's sister Nancy married Pete Ussery in Johnson Co. in 1870 but I did not find their parents William and Mary Bryant in any records.) Ted Stout

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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/He.2ADI/143.3.1 Message Board Post: None of those names are on my list so far. My ggrandfather, Isaac, did have brothers living in Cairo. Jesse and Robert. Might try their children. Keep in touch.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson Everts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/143.3 Message Board Post: I am interested in knowing the names of the parents of James I. Wilson possibly born in Nov 1876 and buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. He had sons names James Cephus, Louis, Fred and Glen and he had a daughter named Rose Holeman of Cairo and two half sisters Della Lesar and Mrs. Burd. He had a half brother Ernest Everett of Zenith, Mo. I am looking for the brother of Alford Henry Wilson b 1874 Alford Wilson lived with the William Everts family in Tamms. This family included Sallie who is likely to be Alford Wilson's mother. As a stepson he had Della, Gancy and Birdie for half sisters and John E as a step brother. Della and Ernest attended James I. Wilson's funeral and listed themselves as half brother and half sister. What is the relationship between this family and the Wilsons? Is Sallie Alford's mother and where was she born and what was her maiden name? Who was her husband and possible father of Alford?

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/He.2ADI/325 Message Board Post: The Historic Atlas of Illinois series may be an invaluable aid to Genealogists, Historians and researchers in search of 19th century Illinois places. Each Atlas CD consists of a series of 9 or more bordering counties making up 1 of 11 Zones that depict all 102 Illinois counties. Each Zone Atlas contains 400 dpi scanned images of vintage 1876 county maps that are organized and presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Original paper source quality varied from county to county; however, every effort has been made to retain the integrity of the original maps during conversion to digital format. Each county map may include the following 19th century features: * roads, railroads and canals * cities, towns and villages * post offices and government sites * one-room schoolhouses, churches and cemeteries * rivers, streams and ferries * industrial sites, furnaces and mills * early homesteads and farms * and much, much more The Adobe Acrobat Reader for MS Windows is needed to view, zoom, pan and print from the PDF map images contained in this atlas, and is included free on each CD. No other software is necessary. The Historic Atlas of Illinois Counties CD's are available for purchase directly online at the following URL: http://www.har-indy.com/il_map/il_index.html CD's may be purchased from the above web site either by mail order or instantly online by secure credit card transaction with PayPal. However, if any browser problems are experienced at this location, or if you prefer to make your transaction through eBay, please use the alternate link below. (See special auction pricing on the entire state CD's at eBay). http://www.stores.ebay.com/historicatlasseriesbyhar

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/He.2ADI/143.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I have Alford, b: 1818 in SC, m: Martha Jones, b: 1826 in ALA. 1st son John E., b: 1843 in Ala. My ggrandfather, Isaac, was 8th child and b: 1859 in MS. He also ran a grocery store in Delta in the early 1900s. My mother was born in 1920 and remembers being a small child and going to his store. I have Robert B. as the second son, 2 years younger than John. I am working on Martha's parentage. I am looking at a Thomas Jones m. to Elizabeth Lyll (Dalton) but haven't verified that connection. Would love to have any information you might have. Regards, Joyce

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/He.2ADI/151.3 Message Board Post: Jane, Pigeon Roost hollow is located off Illinois Rte 3, at Olive Branch, Ill. I would suggest you try to get a copy of Alexander-Pulaski County Plat map booklet, which used to be sold at the Farm Bureau office in Mounds, Ill. It shows all the small backroads and highways in both counties. Also, a full tank of gas when you go exploring, because it's very easy to take a wrong turn and have to drive for miles before you can figure out where you are when you start driving thru some of the areas you mentioned.

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/He.2ADI/159.2 Message Board Post: Tim, The town of America was originally formed about 2 miles South of what is now Mound City at the mouth of Cache River where it emptied into the Ohio river. It was in Alexander County. An ancestor of mine had a license to operate a ferry across the Cache river. Due to flooding, most of the people moved 7 or 8 miles North and formed a new town of America. They built their town on what they thought was the bank of the Ohio River, planning on being a properous river town. When the flood waters receded the town was about 1 mile from the bank of the Ohio river, thus it never prospered. There are a couple of very small cemeteries on the county gravel road. I think they were family cemeteries. You can check at the Cairo City Public Library. They have a book on the cemeteries of Alexander and Pulaski Counties. I hope this helps in your search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson, Cain, Hummel, Shumard, Cox, Ridenour Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/143.2.4.1 Message Board Post: Larry, My Jeremiah was born Apr 1837 in TN and died Feb 1921 in Alexander Co., IL. I don't find any Alford Henry Wilson in "The Wilson Web" indexes, though there are a number of Henry Wilsons. You can contact me directly if you still think we may have a connection. (I'm not an expert; just a seeker.) Queenie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hargis, White, Ervin, Schwettmann, Shaw, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/143.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: In my information, I have a second cousin, Clara Hargis, b. 7 March, 1883, married Alred Edward Wilson on 10, May 1901. He 20, she 18, ar Elco, Ill. by M. F. Goodman, JP, Both were living in Delta, Ill. He was born 1881.. They had three children. Alfred, Jr, b. 7, March, 1903, Ione Wilson, b. circa, 1905, Josephine Wilson, b. circa 1907. I was fortunate to have met them... My grandparents, John Edward, and Matilda Hargis, ran a grocery store in Delta, Ill, when my Dad was a young boy.. He was born Dec. 4, 1895. Will share further information, email me at PPerry7595@aol.com....Pat Hargis Perry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/143.2.3.3 Message Board Post: I am somehow related to your line of Wilsons. Where could I get the information about the "Wilson Web". My grandfather was Alford Henry Wilson b 1874. He did not die in Southern Illinois. He had a brother and is somehow connected through that brother to your side of the family. The stories of Alford Henry and his father (name unknown at this time) have me to believe they were Irish? Still searching

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/He.2ADI/143.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: What was the name of the first son of Alford and Martha? Who ran the grocery store in the Delta area? What was the names of Alford and Martha's parents?