We conduct a Library of church records, minutes, periodicals (with obituaries), etc., in Carthage, Illinois, called the Primitive Baptist Library. The information we have for Champaign County is not extensive, but what we have has now been entered on a link which you may see by going to the URL below. Perhaps if nothing on this county page helps, someone may be helped by some other county page, so I share the web address with you. Thank you, Robert Webb Go to our homepage site: http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html or go directly to http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/FamHist.html ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I got this from another list and thought this might be appropriate for Memorial Week-end and genealogy. http://www.ancestralfindings.com/surnames/pearlharbor/pearlharbor.htm ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Emily, Oscar STEWART died in Urbana,Champaign Co.,IL and bur: Bloomington,Monroe Co.,IN and Sarah Mabel SEXTON STEWART was b Salt Creek,Monroe Co.,IN d Tacoma,Pierce Co.,WA and bur: Mountain View Memorial Park in Tacoma,WA son Omer Denzel STEWART was b 5-Feb-1914 Bloomington,Monroe Co.,IN d 7-Sep-1974 Salt Lake City,Salt Lake Co.,Utah bur: GrantsvilleTooele Co.,Utah. I have no other information on him. I checked for your Stewarts and didn't find any by that name in my files.... Sorry... Pat Curtis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily I. Matthews" <AuntyEM@jorsm.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Re:STEWART Connections > Pat, > I have some interesting Stewarts.There is a Denzel b. around 1918 m.Florence > Ethel Bailey Champaign co ?their children were Omer "Bob" Franklin Stewart > and Florence Jo Ann Stewart. > I also have a Charlotte L. b. circa 1813 m. James Gibson Kittle/Kettle > Missouri or Ohio. > Then I have a Susanna circa 1836 that m. Charles Henry Eubanks in Franklin > county ILL. > Do any of these sound right ? > I do not know Denzel but do know his children and ex wife Florence. > Emily Adams Matthews > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Curtis" <anglers@bullshoals.net> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:29 AM > > > > I am looking for the descendants of Oscar STEWART s/o Lucinda Farris WHITE > > and Lewis STEWART b16-June-1882 d 18-Nov-1934 m Sarah Mable SEXTON b > > 8-Jun-1886 d/o Mary A. PARSLEY 8-Feb-1961. They had the following > children: > > Estel Earl; Claude; Katherine May; William Clayton; Nellie Cecelia; Omer > > Denzel and Kenneth Keith STEWART. First child b 9-Jan-1903 and last child > > 23-Dec-1925. This is the time frame for their 7 children born to this > > marriage. > > > > Can anyone connect with this line? > > > > I also have another STEWART line: Stephen "Steve" STEWART m (1) 1-Jul-1882 > > Julia PIERCE and had 6 children: Melton; Oma; Jenny; Goldie; Clark and > > Walter STEWART. (2) m Viola (Vi) PIERCE and they had one daughter born to > > this marriage by the name of Opal STEWART. > > > > Any help on this line would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > Pat C > > anglers@bullshoals.net > > > >

I keep reading, hoping I will see something on my Hays family in the Ilchampa--I found my gggrandfather, Rankin Hays in champaign co. census in 1860, but nothing after that. In the 1860 census, it shows three children still in the home, elizabent, Angeline and Mary. Celia snyder sent me an article written about his son, John c. Hays, which said that Hannah Hays--wife of Rankin, died in 1860 and that he died in 1864--that is as much as I was able to find. I live on the west coast, so it is not easy to research in Illinois, but I was able to spend a few hours at the Urbana free library while traveling through last year. It showed rankin and Hannah with 3 farm hands, but couldn't find anything that he was a landowner. I am surmising that he may have been managing one of his son's farms?? Sarah Hays blackmore was a sister to rankin, and I have information that she was buried along side her infant son, Milton, in the Old bliss cemetery--I don't see her name in the transcription of that cemetery, and that her husband, Laban records blackmore, died in sidney Illinois. Children of Laban and sarah Hays blackmore were:--Milton, Orlando, Mary ann, Hays, Jane,William and Spencer Blackmore. Also listed in my papers is Jane Hays, married to John thompson--they were also in champaign co. children of John and Jane Hays thompson were:---Jackson, Jane T., John H., Letitia, william, Presley, Mary ann, David, and Elizabeth Thompson. There were still Hays family members in champaign co. in the early 1900's, and would appreciate hearing from anyone who might be connected to ANY Hays there to see if we can make a connection. Thank you, Shirley Taylor

> There were Helms in LeRoy, Illinois. Grover and Laverne Helm. They have both There are a number of Helm families in the area. Some of them are probably related to me, and some of them aren't. I am interested in hearing about them because, if I ever get to writing this material up, I would want to "explain" other Helm families in the area just to make things clear. There is a John Helms family whose records I come across now & again in 19th century Champaign Co records. Not sure who that is -- I did come across a research who had a connection to that family but, if I remember correctly, didn't know much about that Helms family's origins (they did give me some info about John Helms' family). There are some others also; someone has recently pointed out a large cemetery grouping of Helms in Douglas Co. Michael Helm

Don't know if this helps or not but I have a Lewis Helm b. 15 Jul 1913 d. 15 Oct 1976 m. 18 Sep 1935 to Verda Lucille "Toots" Kittle b. 1913 d. 1977 buried same.I'm not sure where they lived in between.They may be from Wayne county area. Emily Adams Matthews ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cecinit@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 6:53 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Ohio and Champaign co. Connections > > There were Helms in LeRoy, Illinois. Grover and Laverne Helm. They have > both > > There are a number of Helm families in the area. Some of them are probably > related to me, and some of them aren't. I am interested in hearing about > them because, if I ever get to writing this material up, I would want to > "explain" > other Helm families in the area just to make things clear. > > There is a John Helms family whose records I come across now & again > in 19th century Champaign Co records. Not sure who that is -- I did > come across a research who had a connection to that family but, if I remember > correctly, didn't know much about that Helms family's origins (they did > give me some info about John Helms' family). > > There are some others also; someone has recently pointed out a large > cemetery grouping of Helms in Douglas Co. > > Michael Helm > >

Pat, I have some interesting Stewarts.There is a Denzel b. around 1918 m.Florence Ethel Bailey Champaign co ?their children were Omer "Bob" Franklin Stewart and Florence Jo Ann Stewart. I also have a Charlotte L. b. circa 1813 m. James Gibson Kittle/Kettle Missouri or Ohio. Then I have a Susanna circa 1836 that m. Charles Henry Eubanks in Franklin county ILL. Do any of these sound right ? I do not know Denzel but do know his children and ex wife Florence. Emily Adams Matthews ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Curtis" <anglers@bullshoals.net> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:29 AM > I am looking for the descendants of Oscar STEWART s/o Lucinda Farris WHITE > and Lewis STEWART b16-June-1882 d 18-Nov-1934 m Sarah Mable SEXTON b > 8-Jun-1886 d/o Mary A. PARSLEY 8-Feb-1961. They had the following children: > Estel Earl; Claude; Katherine May; William Clayton; Nellie Cecelia; Omer > Denzel and Kenneth Keith STEWART. First child b 9-Jan-1903 and last child > 23-Dec-1925. This is the time frame for their 7 children born to this > marriage. > > Can anyone connect with this line? > > I also have another STEWART line: Stephen "Steve" STEWART m (1) 1-Jul-1882 > Julia PIERCE and had 6 children: Melton; Oma; Jenny; Goldie; Clark and > Walter STEWART. (2) m Viola (Vi) PIERCE and they had one daughter born to > this marriage by the name of Opal STEWART. > > Any help on this line would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Pat C > anglers@bullshoals.net > > >

I got this off of another mailing list and I wanted to pass it along. Subj: [CRR] PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS....New York Daily News Online | News and Views | Date: 5/13/2001 3:04:35 PM Central Daylight Time From: Sharp2tono@aol.com To: CUMBERLAND-RIVER-L@rootsweb.com <A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-05-13/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-110936.asp">Click here: New York Daily News Online | News and Views | City Beat | Finding MIA's Kin Stumps U.S. Army</A> http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-05-13/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-110936.asp This article isn't too long. The last paragraph is especially important. Perhaps you know of a family with a MIA son. I know they'd be appreciative of any help......Lois P.S. Please don't write me that this isn't genealogy!!!! ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

There were Helms in LeRoy, Illinois. Grover and Laverne Helm. They have both passed on in the last 10-15 years and are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in LeRoy. They still have a daughter that lives in LeRoy about 50 years old. There was also a Grove Helm that passed away in Kentucky within the last two years I found it on the Lake Cumberland newspaper website. http://www.lakecumberland.com/news/lcn/ They have archives back to August 1998. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Where in Kansas? Jean

I was riding around with my brother in the country last summer looking for cemeteries and I ran across what I think was called Stewart Cemetery. I don't know if it was in Dewitt County or McLean County. I was completely lost but I did find this name. Charles E. Stewart: 3-14-1856 to 2-26-1941 On stone is written: To teach mankind that they can do no wrong, and escape justice, leads many to do evil they never would have done had it not been for this misleading immoral doctrine. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Humbolt, Allen CO, KS. Dick Stewart

Debbie, there is beautiful, little Stewart Cemetery in Sangamon Twp hardly 1/4 mile from the Champaign CO line. It contains the graves and a few markers of 11 of my ancestors. I do have a Charles C. Stewart, 1859 to 1908, but he died in Allen CO, KS (along with many cousins and uncles). Dick

Cecinit@aol.com writes: > On the 1880 US Fed. Census, Champaign Co IL, Philo TWP, > > 198 205 Martin Joseph B W[")]M 32 ( ) () 1 () Minister x VA ( ) ( ) > Does anyone know who these folks are? What kind of minister > is Joseph B Martin, what is his history &c? Thanks, ==mwh I guess I can partially answer my own query. Look at this web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilchampa/churches/alice.html It's a reprint of a 1928 newspaper article on the history of the Alice chapel (on its demolition?), a local Methodist church. My interest in it should become clearer from this little extract: "Alice Chapel was built about 1882 or 1883 as well as I can remember. It was named for Mrs. Alice Babb Helm and I often wondered why. The Chapel was built on a hill directly across from Lynn Grove cemetery.... "The acre of ground on which it stood was a part of the land owned by Isaac Cole.... It was built by subscriptions and was on the Philo circuit of the Methodist Episcopal church, so our regular ministers were always the Philo resident pastor. "As I remember Rev. J. B. Martin was our first minister and later followed ...." Ok, it's clear from this that Joseph B Martin was a Methodist Episcopal minister and probably the Philo resident pastor. I have already found reference in Mrs Lund's postings of 1880's newspaper extracts to the subscription, and Rev Martin's participation in it, and also found references to him myself in the Champaign County Gazette for 1881, eg, "Rev J B Martin will begin a protracted meeting at Morris chapel to-night" (from Champaign Co Gazette, p4 c5, under "Crittenden Chronicles"). I'm very interested in any history or records pertaining to this church. The Helm family probably belonged to this Methodist church (I have another hint about this from a Quaker source). I know part of the background story about Alice Babb Helm and can answer Mrs. William Hanson's question from 1928 in part. Alice Babb & George Helm were married in 1880, and in the 1880 census I cited, they are living with George's father James Madison Helm in Philo Village, next to Rev Martin as mentioned. In Feb 1881 Alice Babb Helm died either in childbirth or shortly thereafter, having given birth to twins Mary & Mabel Helm. In February & March of 1881 TWO long obits appear for Alice in the Champaign Co Gazette, one from business associates of George Helm's, & one from her own family (in contrast, James M Helm, who died a few weeks later, didn't receive any). I haven't yet found mention of the subscription for the chapel but I believe it started in 1882. Sometime after this, perhaps in 1883, George Helm has legal and financial problems, and an ugly-sounding custody dispute seems to take place with members of the Babb family, either Alice's uncle or siblings seem to be involved. I don't know how or whether this gets resolved, but it appears the twin girls remained with the Babb family while George Helm married a Sidney resident, Jessie Black, sometime in the 1880's. I haven't found this marriage in Champaign Co so it probably took place elsewhere. There also is a second family. I don't fully know what happened -- George is my uncle, not my ancestor, & I haven't yet found any of his descendents, but I am pretty sure that some exist from both families. Also, I haven't found anyone who is researching this branch of the Babb family. However the details are slowly emerging as different newspapers are examined and court records found. But anyone who has anything to contribute, please let me know.

Interesting. I have a Babb in my line too. :-) .. Pj ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cecinit@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Joseph B Martin 1880 > Cecinit@aol.com writes: > > On the 1880 US Fed. Census, Champaign Co IL, Philo TWP, > > > > 198 205 Martin Joseph B W[")]M 32 ( ) () 1 () Minister x VA ( ) ( ) > > > Does anyone know who these folks are? What kind of minister > > is Joseph B Martin, what is his history &c? Thanks, ==mwh > > I guess I can partially answer my own query. Look at this web site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilchampa/churches/alice.html > It's a reprint of a 1928 newspaper article on the history of the Alice chapel > (on its demolition?), a local Methodist church. > > My interest in it should become clearer from this little extract: > > "Alice Chapel was built about 1882 or 1883 as well as I can remember. It was > named > for Mrs. Alice Babb Helm and I often wondered why. The Chapel was built on a > hill > directly across from Lynn Grove cemetery.... > > "The acre of ground on which it stood was a part of the land owned by Isaac > Cole.... > It was built by subscriptions and was on the Philo circuit of the Methodist > Episcopal > church, so our regular ministers were always the Philo resident pastor. > > "As I remember Rev. J. B. Martin was our first minister and later followed > ...." > > Ok, it's clear from this that Joseph B Martin was a Methodist Episcopal > minister > and probably the Philo resident pastor. I have already found reference in Mrs > Lund's postings of 1880's newspaper extracts to the subscription, and Rev > Martin's > participation in it, and also found references to him myself in the Champaign > County Gazette for 1881, eg, "Rev J B Martin will begin a protracted > meeting at Morris chapel to-night" (from Champaign Co Gazette, p4 c5, > under "Crittenden Chronicles"). > > I'm very interested in any history or records pertaining to this church. > The Helm > family probably belonged to this Methodist church (I have another hint about > this > from a Quaker source). > > I know part of the background story about Alice Babb Helm > and can answer Mrs. William Hanson's question from 1928 in part. > Alice Babb & George Helm were married in 1880, and in the 1880 census > I cited, they are living with George's father James Madison Helm in Philo > Village, > next to Rev Martin as mentioned. In Feb 1881 Alice Babb Helm died either in > childbirth or shortly thereafter, having given birth to twins Mary & Mabel > Helm. > In February & March of 1881 TWO long obits appear for Alice in the Champaign > Co Gazette, one from business associates of George Helm's, & one from her own > family (in contrast, James M Helm, who died a few weeks later, didn't receive > any). I haven't yet found mention of the subscription for the chapel but I > believe > it started in 1882. Sometime after this, perhaps in 1883, George Helm has > legal and financial problems, and an ugly-sounding custody dispute seems > to take place with members of the Babb family, either Alice's uncle or > siblings > seem to be involved. I don't know how or whether this gets resolved, but > it appears the twin girls remained with the Babb family while George Helm > married a Sidney resident, Jessie Black, sometime in the 1880's. I haven't > found this marriage in Champaign Co so it probably took place elsewhere. > There also is a second family. > > I don't fully know what happened -- George is my uncle, not my ancestor, > & I haven't yet found any of his descendents, but I am pretty sure that some > exist > from both families. Also, I haven't found anyone who is researching this > branch > of the Babb family. However the details are slowly emerging as different > newspapers are examined and court records found. But anyone who has > anything to contribute, please let me know. > > > >

Gerald, Your message bounced to me since you are not subscribed to the ILCHAMPA mail list. If you need help subscribing, let me know. List Members, Please address any responses to: jeli@teleport.com - thanks! Celia I would like any iinformation on Insley families in, or around, the champaign Illinois. I have a child's book with the name John, whom I bllieve to be my grandfather, or great grandfather from the mid01850's Please advise. My name is Gerald Insley jeli@teleport.com

The HELM family arrived in Champaign Co about 1853 (maybe as late as 1855). The parents, James Madison Helm & Agnes Carter Helm, were married and lived part of their lives in Ohio (Guernsey and Knox Cos, at least). However both were born in Virginia, and Madison Helm probably grew up there as best we can tell. They left Ohio about 1844 for Grant Co IN along with many of Madison's brothers. Finally they moved to Crittenden about 1853 as I said. One of J M Helm's younger brothers, Benjamin F Helm, also lived in Illinois altho he spent most of his adult life in Kansas & Indiana. I don't yet know where he settled in Ill -- some of his children were born there -- it was probably in the decade before the Civil War. Some "allied" families also made the same trek. The BONNELL family was heavily involved with the Helms in Guernsey Co OH (neighbors, court officials). Cindrilla Bonnell married Francis Helm, James Madison's brother. Cindrilla's brother Jonathan Milburn Bonnell moved to Champaign Co about 1860 from Grant Co OH. Francis & Cindrilla, & Cindrilla's mother Ruth, stayed in Grant Co IN. Alfred BOCOCK was an early settler of Grant Co IN; he was from Highland Co OH originally. About 1850 he moved his family to Crittenden TWP. I have a feeling he may have persuaded or supported Madison Helm's move to Crittenden a few years later; he sold land to Helm around 1855 and they surely knew each other from Grant Co IN if not earlier. James Madison Helm's son Benjamin married Emma Bocock. I think that the WILSON family, that James Madison's son James William Helm married into, is also from Ohio. Quite a few folks went on to Kansas. Two of James Madison Helm's children did; several of his brothers and/or their children made that trip; mostly in the 1880's. I was reading 1881- era Champaign Co Gazettes recently and there are frequent mentions of trips out to Kansas & Colorado: something like, "if you're going on a buying trip to Kansas, don't overlook the comfortable and swift direct train to Kansas City now offered by the ICRR". I haven't looked at the whole web of people that these folks were involved with, but there is sure a story there about how migrations worked in the 19th century.

I am looking for the descendants of Oscar STEWART s/o Lucinda Farris WHITE and Lewis STEWART b16-June-1882 d 18-Nov-1934 m Sarah Mable SEXTON b 8-Jun-1886 d/o Mary A. PARSLEY 8-Feb-1961. They had the following children: Estel Earl; Claude; Katherine May; William Clayton; Nellie Cecelia; Omer Denzel and Kenneth Keith STEWART. First child b 9-Jan-1903 and last child 23-Dec-1925. This is the time frame for their 7 children born to this marriage. Can anyone connect with this line? I also have another STEWART line: Stephen "Steve" STEWART m (1) 1-Jul-1882 Julia PIERCE and had 6 children: Melton; Oma; Jenny; Goldie; Clark and Walter STEWART. (2) m Viola (Vi) PIERCE and they had one daughter born to this marriage by the name of Opal STEWART. Any help on this line would be greatly appreciated. Pat C anglers@bullshoals.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dkbakjgran7@cs.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Re: Ohio and Champaign co. Connections > Could any of your Stewarts have migrated to McLean County? My niece was > formerly married to a Todd Stewart and his father's name is Jay Stewart. > > ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Could any of your Stewarts have migrated to McLean County? My niece was formerly married to a Todd Stewart and his father's name is Jay Stewart. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

There are Springers that live in Downs, Illinois and one of the Springers own a body and paint shop in LeRoy, called Springer's Paint and Body Shop. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~