Sydney, there were Beards that lived in Hoopeston, IL and I know a lady that was married to a Beard, and she lives in Colfax, IL, McLean County, but I don't know her married name now. Her and Beard were divorced when her children were very young. She had twins, Sheridan and Irene. The mother who married the Beard her first name was Mary. She lived with her father until he died in Hoopeston. Mary is pretty close to 70 years old if not older but she is as spry as she was when she was 16 probably. Irene, one of the twins, had breast cancer and died and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in LeRoy, IL, also on McLean County. Mary had another daughter named Susan and I believe that she still lives in Hoopeston. I think that Sheridan lives in Bloomington. I don't know if this will help you or not but it might give a lead somewhere. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Is there any Maxwell's or Lindsey's buried there? Donna Jaster ----- Original Message ----- From: Claudia Fischer <cfischer@socal.rr.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 11 May, 2001 4:06 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Shiloh Cemetery > Donna, The Shiloh Cemetery is directly North of Mahomet on Route 47. The Cemetery is on the left before the turn off on Route 136 to Fisher. Claudia > >

Donna, The Shiloh Cemetery is directly North of Mahomet on Route 47. The Cemetery is on the left before the turn off on Route 136 to Fisher. Claudia

Thanks Debbie! I appreciate your help and will check into it. Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dkbakjgran7@cs.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > Sydney, there were Beards that lived in Hoopeston, IL and I know a lady that > was married to a Beard, and she lives in Colfax, IL, McLean County, but I > don't know her married name now. Her and Beard were divorced when her > children were very young. She had twins, Sheridan and Irene. The mother who > married the Beard her first name was Mary. She lived with her father until he > died in Hoopeston. Mary is pretty close to 70 years old if not older but she > is as spry as she was when she was 16 probably. Irene, one of the twins, had > breast cancer and died and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in LeRoy, IL, also > on McLean County. Mary had another daughter named Susan and I believe that > she still lives in Hoopeston. I think that Sheridan lives in Bloomington. I > don't know if this will help you or not but it might give a lead somewhere. > > ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~ >

If you know of any DUITSMAN researchers in the area who are on line, could you put them in touch with me?? I have some photos taken 1916-1923 that I would love to share with them. Thanks Janet jsend@hpcisp.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Paws63@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet-Little | I grew up with some Littles. They were twins. | | They were related to some Wienkes. | | Their names were Stephanie and Stacy Little. I haven't thought of them in | years. We all lived in Ogden IL (Champaign Co.) This would of been back in | the 1960's. | | I still live very near Ogden. | | Sharon | | | |

Sydney, I have a couple of Beairds in my tree. I've often wondered if they were related to Beard. Pj ----- Original Message ----- From: Emily I. Matthews <AuntyEM@jorsm.com> > Sydney, > I know there are a lot of Beards in the area but thought I would add > "mine".My husband's grandmother, Mary Ellen/Ellen Mary Todd Bailey married > 17 Dec 1928 Frank Sylvester Beard b. 23 Jul 1891. > He was 1st married to Cora Seith and they had one son Donald. > At the time Frank and Mary were married, she had 6 children by her 1st > husband, Hiram Trotter Bailey. Frank raised these children as his children. > Somewhere I think I have the names of his parents but will have to hunt for > them. > They were from the Ivesdale area and are buried in Shiloh Cem. outside of > Mahomet, ILL. > Emily Adams Matthews > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sydney H. Stephens" <res06exy@gte.net> > To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:10 AM > Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > > > > Hi, > > > > I haven't done any research in Champaign County yet and hope that you > might > > be able to point me in the right direction. > > > > I am trying to locate death information on my gg-grandfather, Alfred N. > > Beard. He came to Champaign Co. from Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1855 with his > > second wife, Orilla Smith, and three daughters. I last found him on the > > 1870 census index in Champaign Co. (A. N. Beard, page 238 in Rantoul Twp.) > > and have reached a dead end. > > > > Do you know where I could locate either death indexes or cemetery indexes > > for Rantoul? I assume he was buried in Rantoul as two of his daughters > > settled there (Lydia who married David W. Thomas and Abiah who married A. > B. > > Phillips) as well as his nephew, James McLure Beard. > > > > I would be most grateful for any information you can give me. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Sydney Stephens > > Washougal, WA > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Wilson1600@aol.com> > > To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:21 AM > > Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > > > > > > > I LIVE IN THIS AREA. > > > But my genealogy takes me to Kentucky...very little here in Illinois... > > > I was born and raised here and have never left... > > > If I can help anyone with any questions I will try.. > > > > > > as always Linda Carole Wilson Long > > > > > > HOME OF THE FIGHTING ILLINI > > > > > > I am a little part of each > > > WILSON , POPPLEWELL , MCGOWAN ,CHAMBERLAIN , JOHNSON > > > From Russell County Kentucky > > > > > > SEMONIS , CLAUNCH , RANDOLPH , KEY , CUMMINS , BROWNFIELD > > > From Mercer County Kentucky > > > > > > > > > > > >

I grew up with some Littles. They were twins. They were related to some Wienkes. Their names were Stephanie and Stacy Little. I haven't thought of them in years. We all lived in Ogden IL (Champaign Co.) This would of been back in the 1960's. I still live very near Ogden. Sharon

Sydney, I know there are a lot of Beards in the area but thought I would add "mine".My husband's grandmother, Mary Ellen/Ellen Mary Todd Bailey married 17 Dec 1928 Frank Sylvester Beard b. 23 Jul 1891. He was 1st married to Cora Seith and they had one son Donald. At the time Frank and Mary were married, she had 6 children by her 1st husband, Hiram Trotter Bailey. Frank raised these children as his children. Somewhere I think I have the names of his parents but will have to hunt for them. They were from the Ivesdale area and are buried in Shiloh Cem. outside of Mahomet, ILL. Emily Adams Matthews ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sydney H. Stephens" <res06exy@gte.net> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > Hi, > > I haven't done any research in Champaign County yet and hope that you might > be able to point me in the right direction. > > I am trying to locate death information on my gg-grandfather, Alfred N. > Beard. He came to Champaign Co. from Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1855 with his > second wife, Orilla Smith, and three daughters. I last found him on the > 1870 census index in Champaign Co. (A. N. Beard, page 238 in Rantoul Twp.) > and have reached a dead end. > > Do you know where I could locate either death indexes or cemetery indexes > for Rantoul? I assume he was buried in Rantoul as two of his daughters > settled there (Lydia who married David W. Thomas and Abiah who married A. B. > Phillips) as well as his nephew, James McLure Beard. > > I would be most grateful for any information you can give me. > > Kind regards, > > Sydney Stephens > Washougal, WA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Wilson1600@aol.com> > To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:21 AM > Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > > > > I LIVE IN THIS AREA. > > But my genealogy takes me to Kentucky...very little here in Illinois... > > I was born and raised here and have never left... > > If I can help anyone with any questions I will try.. > > > > as always Linda Carole Wilson Long > > > > HOME OF THE FIGHTING ILLINI > > > > I am a little part of each > > WILSON , POPPLEWELL , MCGOWAN ,CHAMBERLAIN , JOHNSON > > From Russell County Kentucky > > > > SEMONIS , CLAUNCH , RANDOLPH , KEY , CUMMINS , BROWNFIELD > > From Mercer County Kentucky > > > > > >

I LIVE IN THIS AREA. But my genealogy takes me to Kentucky...very little here in Illinois... I was born and raised here and have never left... If I can help anyone with any questions I will try.. as always Linda Carole Wilson Long HOME OF THE FIGHTING ILLINI I am a little part of each WILSON , POPPLEWELL , MCGOWAN ,CHAMBERLAIN , JOHNSON From Russell County Kentucky SEMONIS , CLAUNCH , RANDOLPH , KEY , CUMMINS , BROWNFIELD From Mercer County Kentucky

Where is the Shiloh Cemetery located? East.West North or South of town? I have missing ancestors that I know died in Mahomet area. Donna Jaster ----- Original Message ----- From: Emily I. Matthews <AuntyEM@jorsm.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 11 May, 2001 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > Sydney, > I know there are a lot of Beards in the area but thought I would add > "mine".My husband's grandmother, Mary Ellen/Ellen Mary Todd Bailey married > 17 Dec 1928 Frank Sylvester Beard b. 23 Jul 1891. > He was 1st married to Cora Seith and they had one son Donald. > At the time Frank and Mary were married, she had 6 children by her 1st > husband, Hiram Trotter Bailey. Frank raised these children as his children. > Somewhere I think I have the names of his parents but will have to hunt for > them. > They were from the Ivesdale area and are buried in Shiloh Cem. outside of > Mahomet, ILL. > Emily Adams Matthews > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sydney H. Stephens" <res06exy@gte.net> > To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:10 AM > Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > > > > Hi, > > > > I haven't done any research in Champaign County yet and hope that you > might > > be able to point me in the right direction. > > > > I am trying to locate death information on my gg-grandfather, Alfred N. > > Beard. He came to Champaign Co. from Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1855 with his > > second wife, Orilla Smith, and three daughters. I last found him on the > > 1870 census index in Champaign Co. (A. N. Beard, page 238 in Rantoul Twp.) > > and have reached a dead end. > > > > Do you know where I could locate either death indexes or cemetery indexes > > for Rantoul? I assume he was buried in Rantoul as two of his daughters > > settled there (Lydia who married David W. Thomas and Abiah who married A. > B. > > Phillips) as well as his nephew, James McLure Beard. > > > > I would be most grateful for any information you can give me. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Sydney Stephens > > Washougal, WA > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Wilson1600@aol.com> > > To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:21 AM > > Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > > > > > > > I LIVE IN THIS AREA. > > > But my genealogy takes me to Kentucky...very little here in Illinois... > > > I was born and raised here and have never left... > > > If I can help anyone with any questions I will try.. > > > > > > as always Linda Carole Wilson Long > > > > > > HOME OF THE FIGHTING ILLINI > > > > > > I am a little part of each > > > WILSON , POPPLEWELL , MCGOWAN ,CHAMBERLAIN , JOHNSON > > > From Russell County Kentucky > > > > > > SEMONIS , CLAUNCH , RANDOLPH , KEY , CUMMINS , BROWNFIELD > > > From Mercer County Kentucky > > > > > > > > > > > >

Yes, some of us are alive and well in Champaign County. As a native Rhode Islander, the majority of my research is in New England, but I do have a connection here in champaign county ----> Rhode Island - Connecticut - Ohio - Champaign, Illinois. Its good so see that other people are alive and well also. Jim ===== James A. Mulligan, MS. mulligan_jim@yahoo.com Genexchange County Coordinator for Champaign County, Illinois Champaign County - http://www.genexchange.com/county.cfm?state=IL&county=champaign GenExchange - http://www.genexchange.org USGenExchange - http://www.genexchange.org/us.cfm Searching BROWN, CAPRON, CARANCI, (A)ELGAR, GARD(I)NER, HAZARD, KOERNER, LILLIBRIDGE, MEYER, MULLIGAN, ROBINSON, SHERMAN, TEFFT, VACCA. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

Hi, I haven't done any research in Champaign County yet and hope that you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am trying to locate death information on my gg-grandfather, Alfred N. Beard. He came to Champaign Co. from Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1855 with his second wife, Orilla Smith, and three daughters. I last found him on the 1870 census index in Champaign Co. (A. N. Beard, page 238 in Rantoul Twp.) and have reached a dead end. Do you know where I could locate either death indexes or cemetery indexes for Rantoul? I assume he was buried in Rantoul as two of his daughters settled there (Lydia who married David W. Thomas and Abiah who married A. B. Phillips) as well as his nephew, James McLure Beard. I would be most grateful for any information you can give me. Kind regards, Sydney Stephens Washougal, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wilson1600@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > I LIVE IN THIS AREA. > But my genealogy takes me to Kentucky...very little here in Illinois... > I was born and raised here and have never left... > If I can help anyone with any questions I will try.. > > as always Linda Carole Wilson Long > > HOME OF THE FIGHTING ILLINI > > I am a little part of each > WILSON , POPPLEWELL , MCGOWAN ,CHAMBERLAIN , JOHNSON > From Russell County Kentucky > > SEMONIS , CLAUNCH , RANDOLPH , KEY , CUMMINS , BROWNFIELD > From Mercer County Kentucky > >

It wouldn't surprise me to find a Little in every county in Il. I know one Little was a company man for a mine in the southern part of the state. At last count there were 45,000 Little families in the US, but as far as I know I am the only person researching my Little tree in Central IL. John Little, the progenitor was b:1675 Scotland, arrived in NA around the turn of the century, and settled in New Jersey with his wife and two sons John and Thomas. There has been men named John and Thomas in every generation since in our family. Until the end of the 1700's middle names weren't fashionable so we numbered our John Little's. John Little[4] married twice. His first son, Benjamin Jackson Little b:1791, had three boys that migrated to IL.: Samuel, Tobias P., and John W. Little. John Little[4] son Thomas Dennis Little, by his second wife, migrated to IL about 1845. By the time these men came to IL., John 1 and 2 had died and John 3 had been killed in the RW. At the end of the 1800's there were 300 Little descendants of John[1] living. Pj ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dkbakjgran7@cs.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:26 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > It makes sense to me. I do know that there are Littles here in McLean County. > In fact, there was just a murder trial here in McLean County for a murder 10 > almost 11 years ago of an 18 year old gas station attendant named Bill or > William Little. The man was just sentenced to life yesterday for his murder. > Here are the details of the sentencing.: > Snow sentenced to life By Pantagraph staff > > > > > Jamie Snow > > BLOOMINGTON -- Jamie Snow, the former Bloomington man convicted of the 1991 > murder of a Twin City service station employee, was sentenced to natural life > in prison today.Snow, 35, of St. Petersburg, Fla., also has no chance at > parole, according to the sentencing order handed down by McLean County > Circuit Judge Donald Bernardi after a three-hour hearing.In January, a McLean > County jury convicted Snow of first-degree murder, agreeing that trial > evidence proved Snow shot 18-year-old William Little at the now-closed Clark > Super 100 station in the 800 block of East Empire Street in > Bloomington.Little was shot twice in the chest during a robbery that netted > $92.In August 2000, another jury acquitted co-defendant Susan Claycomb, 29, > of Columbia, Tenn., of murder for allegedly driving the getaway car for > Snow.The backbone of the prosecution's case was testimony from several > witnesses who said snow admitted killing Little or made statements > implicating himself in the shooting.Snow claimed those witnesses were lying, > mistaken or confused. He testified at the end of his two-week trial that he > was at home with his wife and children at the time of the shooting. > > > > <A HREF="http://wire.ap.org/?FRONTID=WORLD"> > </A> > > Specials > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

It makes sense to me. I do know that there are Littles here in McLean County. In fact, there was just a murder trial here in McLean County for a murder 10 almost 11 years ago of an 18 year old gas station attendant named Bill or William Little. The man was just sentenced to life yesterday for his murder. Here are the details of the sentencing.: Snow sentenced to life By Pantagraph staff > Jamie Snow BLOOMINGTON -- Jamie Snow, the former Bloomington man convicted of the 1991 murder of a Twin City service station employee, was sentenced to natural life in prison today.Snow, 35, of St. Petersburg, Fla., also has no chance at parole, according to the sentencing order handed down by McLean County Circuit Judge Donald Bernardi after a three-hour hearing.In January, a McLean County jury convicted Snow of first-degree murder, agreeing that trial evidence proved Snow shot 18-year-old William Little at the now-closed Clark Super 100 station in the 800 block of East Empire Street in Bloomington.Little was shot twice in the chest during a robbery that netted $92.In August 2000, another jury acquitted co-defendant Susan Claycomb, 29, of Columbia, Tenn., of murder for allegedly driving the getaway car for Snow.The backbone of the prosecution's case was testimony from several witnesses who said snow admitted killing Little or made statements implicating himself in the shooting.Snow claimed those witnesses were lying, mistaken or confused. He testified at the end of his two-week trial that he was at home with his wife and children at the time of the shooting. <A HREF="http://wire.ap.org/?FRONTID=WORLD"> </A> Specials > . > ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

There is a fellow researcher for the Phillips family that lives in Urbana. I will give you his email address and perhaps he can help you.: WLPhillips709@aol.com I also have a cousin by marriage that lives in Ludlow. What information are you looking for? ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Hi Debbie, This probably sounds as silly to you as it does to me, but I am looking for a lost brother Samuel Little b:1818 and half-brother Thomas Dennis Little (he came to IL in 1845). A 3x great uncle, John W. Little, settled in the Rantoul area in the early1850's. I was recently told there has been some kind of feud between Little's in the Rantoul area and the Little's in the Urbana area for 100 years. I'd like to know about the feud. Supposedly one of the men that cares for the Maplewood Cemetery knows about this feud, but I haven't had any luck finding him or anything else about it. I keep thinking if the feud is this long standing it must be part of county history or lore by now. John's brother Tobias settled in Fulton County in 1856. There was a least one other Little in Fulton County at that time. My Little's were farmers, but I know that some of the other unrelated Little men in IL were miners. If none of this makes sense, I'll try to rewrite it for you. Thanks, Pj ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dkbakjgran7@cs.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > There is a fellow researcher for the Phillips family that lives in Urbana. I > will give you his email address and perhaps he can help you.: > WLPhillips709@aol.com I also have a cousin by marriage that lives in Ludlow. > What information are you looking for? > > ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~ > >

Debbie, If Champaign County list is active I haven't seen any indication of it. I've only seen about 6 messages since I joined a few weeks ago. I'd love to talk to someone who lives in either Urbana or Rantoul now. Pj Southewest Missouri ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dkbakjgran7@cs.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:14 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Quiet > The list are certainly quiet tonight. They have been almost silent all day. > > ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~ > >

The list are certainly quiet tonight. They have been almost silent all day. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

http://eagle.vsla.edu/drip/virtua-basic.html Try this website out. It is a really great site. ~Debbie In McLean County, Illinois~

Thanks Linda! I'll add a link to the Champaign County, ILGenWeb website. Celia >We would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse >for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at >http://www.poorhousestory.com > >There we have just posted the following: > >CHAMPAIGN County Farm Burials (1890 - 1931) >Note: These two pages take a while to load, but they are well worth the >time. > >"This was transcribed by Tom Whiteside, who was working on this when he >died. I was in the archives of the Urbana Library one day and I mentioned >about your site and how you wanted records to do with Poor Houses. The >Librarian said Tom had been working on this for Urbana and Champaign,Ill. >She got a copy for me and this is what he had completed. He got most of his >information from books and from undertakers' records. Tom did a lot of >research, and he loved doing it! .He would be happy that someone could >benefit from it. I understand that The Poor House is now Champaign County >Nursing Home and that behind the home was the burial grounds. They have a >plaque there telling what it used to be." > Sharon Hansen khansen@soltec.net > >DIRECTIONS: >At the homepage (link above)please click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then >click on ILLINOIS on the table of states. >Then scroll WAAAAAAY down to the bottom of the page where we have the >section for CEMETERIES. >You will see this entry marked with a big yellow NEW arrow. >Note: If you have visited the ULSTER County page recently, you may need to >click REFRESH on your browser to see the new material.) > > >There are some other pages on the site which may help you better understand >poorhouses. They are all linked (to the left)off the homepage and include: >HISTORY, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. You may want to also >review the ARCHIVED NEWSLETTERS to get an overview of what has been posted >on the website and what some of our issues have been. > >The only way the material on the website will grow is through the >suggestions and submissions of kind readers like you! >So if you would like to e-mail me, PLEASE do so OFF-list using an e-mail >link from our website. (I cannot maintain subscriptions to all the lists to >which we make announcements.) > >Hope you enjoy the site! > >Linda Crannell >(aka=The Poorhouse Lady)