----- Original Message ----- From: <RSPRGV@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 8:41 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Re: Death Indexes for Champaign co. > Hi Sydney and others looking in this area, > > One good place to search is the IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) > at Illinois State in Bloomington which archives many of the records for > Champaign and other counties in the area. I have had good luck with them on > more than one occasion and the people have been extremely helpful. You pay > on the honor system (they send you the stuff they found and tell you what you > owe) and I believe it is like a buck for the up to the first five copies and > then so much after that. It's not expensive if they have the record. > > Follow this link to the Illinois State Archives < > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html> and > then look for the link to the IRAD. There, they have an on-line database > telling you what records and for what years they have available. Please > note, that even though the database says that they have the records > available, some of the early years are spotty. But it is a good starting > point and not as expensive as some of the county courthouse records. > > Scott Pittman > rsprgv@aol.com > researching PIT(T)MAN and MOUNCE in Champaign and Piatt counties. >
My great grandfather, George W. Springer, and his parents were born in Ohio. I don't know his parent's names. My great grandparents married in Champaign Co., and my grandmother, Effie Florence Springer, was born in Urbana, IL. Janet Cloud Cook Texas _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
I have a lot of family that moved back and form between Vermilion County, IL and Clinton Co., OH. Some of them also lived in Warren Co. and earlier some were reported to have lived in Trumbull Co. Becke (Villars) Davis
Scott Pittman; Yes, my STEWART family made the OH > IL migration , starting as early as 1835. They first settled in DeWitt, now Piatt CO. Keep me in the loop. Dick Stewart puttpl@earthlink.net STEWART, McCABE, BUFFINGTON, MOORE, WEST, BAINES, MAXWELL
My Champaign County family came from Licking County, Ohio near Granville. Pj
Risings came to Champaign Co. from Hocking Co., OH in 1860. Many were farmers. Lucien lucienr@aol.com 2956 W Enchanted Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80917 (719) 574-9644
I have Devinay (Ephraim) people from Coshocton County. They lived near Rantoul. Their cousins -- DeVinney (Nelson) -- came by way of Hamilton County and settled near Pesotum. Holly GaryandJaneCrist@aol.com wrote: > My Turners migrated to Champaign County from Coschocton County, Ohio...anyone > else's? > > Jane
Hi Folks: To see changing maps showing the population growth in the United States between 1650 and 1983? Go to the address below and see it in automated color. Don't forget to maximize your screen size by clicking the page icon in the upper right corner of your screen. This is a great visual. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Animation/us.gif It goes a little too fast for me from Census period to Census period, but maybe your brain is operating faster than mine these days!
My Turners migrated to Champaign County from Coschocton County, Ohio...anyone else's? Jane
My families in Champaign county, IL came from Franklin co. OH and Stark. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: <RSPRGV@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 10:52 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Ohio and Champaign co. Connections > I've seen the info before, but just started to really put it together. There > is quite a number of people on this list who have connections to OH. I > realize that there were certain migratory patterns at certain times, which > like any pattern can hold up or break down, but I am seeing that the > migration to this area (including Piatt co. just to the west) from OH is very > strong. > > I have discovered that the county of Champaign was named for the county of > the same name in OH and that the county seat of that county in OH was named > -- Lo and Behold, Urbana. I would say that the roots are very deep between > these two areas. > > My question is, does anyone know studies, publications, or other that has > researched the people involved in this OH connection? It could be > illuminating to those of us with the OH connections. > > Sincerely, > Scott Pittman > rsprgv@aol.com > >
My family settled in Monmouth County, NJ in the early 1700's orginally. A hundred years later the family splintered when my 7x grandfather bought 10,000 acres where Sullivan County, PA is now located and moved with his wife, five sons and their families. From this point (1825) the family started to move west to Ohio and thence thru Indiana to Central IL by 1850's where they died. Pioneers found good rich dirt for farming as well as an abundance of wild animals and fowl, potable water, fruits, vegetables, berries, nuts and herbs, and plenty of grass for grazing horses and livestock. When coal was discovered there was work. It was also the beginning of the legend of the group of miners that were known as the "Molly Maguires" ...(the last name may be spelled wrong).. and other colorful Illinois persons of note. Before about 1820 Illinois was inhabited by indians. There is a 'dig' in Fulton County (Dickson Mounds) that was open to the public for at least 40-years - and may well still be. Before y'all flame me for my insensitivities .. that's what it was called 50 years ago when my father took me. Unfortunately it didn't make much of an impression on young child. Pj ----- Original Message ----- From: <RSPRGV@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 10:52 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Ohio and Champaign co. Connections > I've seen the info before, but just started to really put it together. There > is quite a number of people on this list who have connections to OH. I > realize that there were certain migratory patterns at certain times, which > like any pattern can hold up or break down, but I am seeing that the > migration to this area (including Piatt co. just to the west) from OH is very > strong. > > I have discovered that the county of Champaign was named for the county of > the same name in OH and that the county seat of that county in OH was named > -- Lo and Behold, Urbana. I would say that the roots are very deep between > these two areas. > > My question is, does anyone know studies, publications, or other that has > researched the people involved in this OH connection? It could be > illuminating to those of us with the OH connections. > > Sincerely, > Scott Pittman > rsprgv@aol.com > >
I've seen the info before, but just started to really put it together. There is quite a number of people on this list who have connections to OH. I realize that there were certain migratory patterns at certain times, which like any pattern can hold up or break down, but I am seeing that the migration to this area (including Piatt co. just to the west) from OH is very strong. I have discovered that the county of Champaign was named for the county of the same name in OH and that the county seat of that county in OH was named -- Lo and Behold, Urbana. I would say that the roots are very deep between these two areas. My question is, does anyone know studies, publications, or other that has researched the people involved in this OH connection? It could be illuminating to those of us with the OH connections. Sincerely, Scott Pittman rsprgv@aol.com
Hi Perry The state of IL has put this on the internet.....Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 17631900 you can find it at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s Happy hunting Tom Webmaster of: The American Family Generations: 1600 to 2000 Currently with more 20 separate databases on line and adding more every week. NOW with over 25,000 hits since Nov. 1997 http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/5121 ----------------------------------------- Researching the following Major Surnames w/variations: Baumann~BRATT~CHUDERSKI~Curvelier~deGroot~delaVigne~duTrieux~DUMBROWSKI~Gane svoort~GARRARD/JARRETT~deGraaf~GROESBECK~Hathaway~Higgins~HUYCK~Hunter~KENT~ LANGDON~LEICHT/LIGHT~LYCON/LYKINS~McLANE~Milles~Montross~Mookers~Noirett~PAS ZKIEWICZ~Peek~PERRIN~Post~ROSE~SAGER/SEGERS~SCHUYLER~Simons~Thysens~vanANTWE RP~vanBRACKELL~vanVALKENBURG~VERPLANCK~Viele~WILTZEE/WILLSEY~ZGL`Obicka~Zich uski. If it has all CAPS it is a very important line to my research. -----Original Message----- From: GreatGrams1@aol.com [mailto:GreatGrams1@aol.com] Sent: May 12, 2001 5:45 PM To: ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet Does the Urbana Free Library have a book that would list marriages in 1854? My Great Grandparents were married in Sidney in 1854. (learned from her obit in 1902) I requested a search thru the county but no luck.Trying to get more info on the John Thompson that married Isabelle Tarpenning, ie. middle name, where he was from age at marriage anything to weed out the thousands of John Thompsons. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Perry
I grew up and went to school with some Duitsman's. Unfortunatly I don't know any researching that name. Sorry. Sharon
Does the Urbana Free Library have a book that would list marriages in 1854? My Great Grandparents were married in Sidney in 1854. (learned from her obit in 1902) I requested a search thru the county but no luck.Trying to get more info on the John Thompson that married Isabelle Tarpenning, ie. middle name, where he was from age at marriage anything to weed out the thousands of John Thompsons. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Perry
James P. Cherry and Mary Ann Bechtel Nigh Cherry (second marriage for both) moved from Fairfield Co, OH to Champaign Co, IL abt 1855. James died in Mahomet, Champaign Co, IL in 1863. Looking for descendants of the James P. Cherry family. He had a son James, Jr. by a previous wife. Any information on this family will be appreciated! Mary maria03@earthlink.net
My, what a wonderful response to my request for help! Thank you all for your advice. It's nice to know that there are so many helpful people out there. We certainly aren't quiet anymore, are we? My Beard family's name was originally spelled Baird, so variations in the spelling are possible. Alfred N. Beard's brother was Thomas, founder of Beardstown in Cass Co., Illinois. Their parents were Jedediah Beard and Charlotte Nichols Beard who moved to Burton, Ohio, from Granville, NY, in 1800. Jedediah and Charlotte's children were Thomas (1894-1849), Thalia (1897-1860), Amey (1899-1877), Charlotte (1801-1853), Hannah (1803-1864), Alma (1806-1827), Paulina (1810-1878+), Salina (1812-1886), and Alfred N. (Nichols?) who was born in 1813 in Burton, Ohio. Many of these people moved to Beardstown and are buried there. There is a wonderful Baird/Beard website that tells more about Beardstown and lists some of the family members buried in the Thomas Beard Cemetery. http://www.outfitters.com/~chelle/chelle.htm If anyone feels that they might be connected to my Beard family, I would be happy to add their Beards to my database with the hope of connecting them eventually. Please feel free to email me directly if that is easier. Thanks again for all of your help. You are a wonderful group! Sydney
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Hi Sydney and others looking in this area, One good place to search is the IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) at Illinois State in Bloomington which archives many of the records for Champaign and other counties in the area. I have had good luck with them on more than one occasion and the people have been extremely helpful. You pay on the honor system (they send you the stuff they found and tell you what you owe) and I believe it is like a buck for the up to the first five copies and then so much after that. It's not expensive if they have the record. Follow this link to the Illinois State Archives < http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html> and then look for the link to the IRAD. There, they have an on-line database telling you what records and for what years they have available. Please note, that even though the database says that they have the records available, some of the early years are spotty. But it is a good starting point and not as expensive as some of the county courthouse records. Scott Pittman rsprgv@aol.com researching PIT(T)MAN and MOUNCE in Champaign and Piatt counties.
Donna, I don't have a list of who is buried in Shiloh Cemetery. I only know where it is located. The Urbana Free Library, Archives Dept., has lists for many of the cemeteries in Champaign County. Perhaps you should contact them. Claudia