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/157.2 Message Board Post: Reuben Copeland 1866-1921 and Charles Copeland 7 Dec 1889-21 Jan 1933 buried Lindsey Cemetery, McClure, Alexander Co, IL. Mary J Copeland 1867-4 Jul 1941, wife of Reuben also buried there as is Mary F Simpkins Copeland, 30 Jun 1891-8 Aug 1969, wife of Charles. JRS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bledsoe Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/204 Message Board Post: Searching for Martha Bledsoe (maiden name) not sure if born, but possibly raised in either Cairo city, IL/Alexander or Cooks county IL. Might have been born bet 1923-1925. Not Sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

James and Rachel Goodman were living in East Cape in 1880 with three year old Alva. James was 29 and Rachel was 20. Does anyone have access to death records. I'd like to find out if Alva is listed. Thanks. SK

Is the court house at Cairo open everyday for researchers now? I need to visit there sometime this summer. Thanks...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Edwards Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/77.1.1 Message Board Post: Jerry, The only sibling that I have found so far for Gracie is Owen Carter,born Feb.10,1887 in Nashville,Tenn. Do you know the names of the rest of the siblings? Debbie

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/77.1 Message Board Post: did gracie have seven brothers and sisters one bro named ellis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henderson, McCarver Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/203 Message Board Post: I am hoping someone can tell me the name of the creek that winds through Possum Hollow? Is there a map on the internet anywhere that shows the location of the various hollows and encampments that ran through the area in the early 1900s? There are at least 2 bodies we know of there, one McCarver and one Henderson infant. I am Lonnie Henderson's daughter, my email address has changed. My dad passed away on May 6, 2003. I just want to let his former neighbors, friends, classmates know. If any of the Henderson relatives have email addresses, I would appreciate them. Bill McCarver, my cousin and Jennie Henderson McCarver's grandson is doing research for a book. Thank you so much. Jane

I hope to visit the courthouse this summer in Cairo. Does anyone have a schedule of when they allow research? Thanks.........

I'm looking for Eva D. Hutton, daughter of Eliza Robbs and A. J. Hutton. She lived in Herrin, IL, in 1910. She may have married a Smith and later, a Belcher. Any help would be appreciated. She was born in Alexander Co. Her mother Eliza later married Edmond B. Garaghty. Eliza may have had other children with Hutton. Sharon

I'm looking for Alva Goodman, born in Alexander Co. to Rachel Robbs and James Goodman. Alva was in the 1880 census as a three year old. Her mother would have been only 17 when she was born as she was 10 in the 1860 census. Rachel died at 24, so James probably remarried. Does anyone have access to birth or death records for the county.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THOMAS, CRUSE, MILLER, WAREING, HAZELWOOD, HOUSTON, ALLEN, LITTLETON, CAUBLE, PARKER, WELSH, DAILY, WHITAKER, WHITTAKEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/202 Message Board Post: Hello, I'm searching for connections, corrections and validations to the THOMAS family in Alexander Co. I have a lot I have put together but no proof I'm on the right track on some. My Leroy P. THOMAS b. 1827 TN married Catherine CRUSE b. 1832 IL, (dau of Moses CRUSE and Margaret MILLER) and had: James 1849, Albert 1852, Mary 1855, George 1858, Lucinda Alice 1861, married William James WAREING William 1866, married Kate HAZELWOOD Susan 1870 and Minnie 1871, married Lou HOUSTON, William ALLEN, Jacob LITTLETON I believe that Leroy is the brother to Charlton C. THOMAS b. 1828 TN married to Emeline CAUBLE-PARKER b. abt 1831 IL she was married to William PARKER and had one known son by him William PARKER, Charlton and Emeline THOMAS had: Amanda A., b. 1854, might have married Patrick WELSH Calvin S., b. abt 1856 Francis A., b. abt 1858, probably married Ella DAILY Ida Bell, b. abt 1866, might have married Lewis THOMAS Both Leroy and Charlton were on the 1850 Census living with a William WHITAKER/WHITTAKEN b. abt 1823 IL and wife Jane b. abt 1807 TN, I believe this Jane is mother to Leroy and Charlton, I have no proof though. IL marriages online has her as Mrs. Jane THOMAS in her marriage to William WHITAKER. From census records William and Jane had one child together, Milly or Milla R. WHITTAKEN/R. But then on the 1870 census Leroy THOMAS has a Jane WHITTAKEN age 2 living with him, I don't know how she fits, if at all. Any info on any of these would be most welcome, Thanks, Karen King

Searching for the Willis family whom lived in Alexander County at least in 1880. Daughter Francis Willis married into the Greenley line. Any help is great. Angela DiBlasi Name: Francis WILLIS Birth Date: Birth Place: ................................................... Death Date: Oct 12, 1929 Death Place: Miller City, Illinois Death Cause: ................................................... Father: ................................................... Mother: ................................................... Spouse: William H GREENLEY Marriage Date: May 31, 1881 Marriage Place: alexander cty illinois Children: Melvin Orsamus Lloyd Margaret Gertrude

mary it appears you have moved. need your email address. was rottman@hotmail.com. need to know when you plan on going to carmi for lookups? martin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hendersons Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADI/145.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for writing back! I am George's great-granddaughter. My dad, Lonnie Henderson, passed away on May 6, 2003 in Mt. Vernon IL, in case any other Alexander County people are reading this. I have traced the Henderson's all the way back to Scotland, so it is indeed just a myth. So, we are cousins of a sort! Lem used to come for Sunday dinner at my grandma's house, I believe. I miss my dad, and thank you for writing me. Jane

I want to tell everyone thank you for your support for the new Alexander County ILGenWeb. I have updated the page tonight with some new photos of Dale school. There are a lot of children not identified and need your help in putting names with faces. I have also added more surnames. Let me know if I can help! Angela DiBlasi

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/145.1 Message Board Post: I have also heard this story about the Green's changing their name to Henderson. The Lem Henderson you mention in the story is my great-grandfather. The trouble I have with this story is the Henderson name can be traced back to Missouri census Bolinger Co. where Lemuel is 3 years old in 1860 and George is listed in 1870 Alexander Co. IL with his father Riley Henderson. It's an interesting story but does not seem to come together. Tom Sams

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/201 Message Board Post: Hello everyone, My name is Angela and together with Tim Casey, we are the new coordinators for Alexander County ILGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~ilalexan/alexander.htm. We would like to invite you to view the new site and email us with your ideas or to add information for you. We have a SURNAME page, photo page, tips page, family tree page and so much more. We are also looking for persons to help in donations and or lookups. Please email me if you can help! Thanks for you time. Angela DiBlasi adib102684@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zimmerman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADI/200 Message Board Post: Am looking for information about Mr. Zimmerman, married to Fannie Zimmerman, who ran a grocery(?) store in Cairo IL. He was murdered in a robbery about 1875 when a friend's father was two years old. His mother took over the store and apparently the family purchased several properties in Cairo. My friend's father was Louis Zimmerman and he was born in 1873. Fannie would have been about 30. She had three additional children, all daughters: Mary, Lena and Sarah. Louis was the youngest and the only one who married. We are also looking for where he is buried. Any assistance would be welcome. Oh, they were all from what was then known as Austria-Hungary. They had just immigrated (as a family).

Could someone tell me what grade schools were in Cairo in the 1950's? I also need to know where the records of students who attended may be found. Thanks for any assistance.Our sister has not had contact with anyone for all these years and we do not even have a birthdate or birthplace to begin.She attended school there and some of her family members were put up for adoption. Please help if you can help us in our search. Debbie

Alexander County has been updated. The surname page is ready to have your surnames added, photo page is ready for photo's, links are provided to help with your research. If you have links for me to provide for others, surnames to add and so on, please email me at adib102684@aol.com . We still in need help with lookups. Let me know if you can help! Thanks so much for your time and help! Remember......with out you and I, others wouldn't be able to do research! Let's keep genealogy free!