Hi Don The brother of my G G/D married a Dolph girl. The brothers's name was Augustus F. Davis and his wife was Ida Dolph. They were married in 1888. Ida was the daughter of Robert and Martha Dolph.She was born in 1869/70. Would you by any chance know how the Dolph's I've mentioned fit in the Dolph's you discussed? I'm also curious as to what happened to Augustus and Ida as I can't find anything on them after 1895. Thanks Eldon Davis

Hello, Peter Dolph was married in Champaign County to Jane Hester in the 1860's. Two sons, James and William endind up living in Crawfordsville, Indiana as very young children. I can't seem to find how they came to be there or with whom they lived as children. Can you offer any assistance in this matter? William Preston Dolph , my gf was born in 1870 to Peter Dolph and [Jane Hester?] Thank you, Don. drdolph@freemail.tctc.com FAX: 775-459-6410 Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life!<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

Caroline Pittman was married to Peter Oscar John MILLER in 1918.....probably in Peoria or Woodford Counties, Illinois. Caroline died in 1942 and is probably buried next to her husband in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois. Caroline and Peter had a daughter, Pauline Miller, who married Ben Feuchter. Not sure if Caroline is one of your PITTMAN's, but I thought it was worth a try. Kevin Miller

Hey Folks, It's been a while since I have made a search for my family on this list. I've decided to try a different route. I am searching for any Pittman (one "t" or 2) who has ancestry from Piatt or Champaign counties, IL. In the 1860 census for Blue Ridge Twp. I found 3 distinct Pittman families, mine which is headed by Aaron F(ord) Pittman and his wife Catharine (Bake) Pittman, a J. B. Pittman with wife (I assume) Lauretta and a John and Louisa Pittman. My Aaron F. and Catharine were from OH. J. B. and Lauretta were also from OH. John and Louisa were from NY. There was also another Pittman family in Mahomet, Champaign co., IL who were originally from OH that I think might be related. In the 1855 or 1865 ( I screwed up and didn't ge the info down too well on those copies) there is a Charles Pitman. If anyone on this list connects to any of these families or if you know anyone in the area with a Pit(t)man surname, I would like to know. Maybe as a group we can sort out our family

From: the site A Law Dictionary by Bovier (publ 1856) and found on-line at: http://www.constitution.org/bouv/bouvier.htm It states: DISTRACTED PERSON, This term is used in the statutes of Illinois; Rev. Laws of Ill. 1833, p. 332; and New Hampshire; Dig. Laws of N. H. 1830, p. 339; to express a state of insanity. CONSERVATOR. A preserver, a protector. 2. Before the institution of the office of justices of the peace in England, the public order was maintained by officers who bore the name of conservators of the peace. All judges, justices, sheriffs and constables, are conservators of the peace, and are bound, ex officio, to be aiding and assisting in preserving older. 3. In Connecticut, this term is applied to designate a guardian who has the care of the estate of an idiot. 5 Conn. R. 280. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <RSPRGV@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 5:03 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Court Records | Hi Folks, | | I just recently received a group of documents for my G-G Grandfather, Aaron | F. Pittman from the IRAD. He and the Pit(t)man family lived in both Piatt | co., and Mahomet and Champaign in Champaign co. Anyway, I would like to know | if anyone knows about some of the terms used in legal documents between | about 1896 and 1900. I have several docs. which has Aaron F. Pittman, | distracted and George W. Pittman as conservator. What would the "distracted" | and "conservator" mean? I assume that for some reason Aaron F. was unable to | conduct his financial affairs and therefore his son George W. was assigned | the task, but I would like more detail. | | I also want to give praise to the IRAD at ISU. I have delt with them 3 times | and the people there have been most kind. It is a good deal., they sent me | 14 copies and the cost was $1.90. She also sent me a copy that of a record | that didn't quite fit but thought that I might be interested in free of | charge. Those of you searching in IL, the IRAD is a good source at a | reasonable price. | | Thanx for all of your help. | | Scott Pittman | rsprgv@aol.com | |

Hi Folks, I just recently received a group of documents for my G-G Grandfather, Aaron F. Pittman from the IRAD. He and the Pit(t)man family lived in both Piatt co., and Mahomet and Champaign in Champaign co. Anyway, I would like to know if anyone knows about some of the terms used in legal documents between about 1896 and 1900. I have several docs. which has Aaron F. Pittman, distracted and George W. Pittman as conservator. What would the "distracted" and "conservator" mean? I assume that for some reason Aaron F. was unable to conduct his financial affairs and therefore his son George W. was assigned the task, but I would like more detail. I also want to give praise to the IRAD at ISU. I have delt with them 3 times and the people there have been most kind. It is a good deal., they sent me 14 copies and the cost was $1.90. She also sent me a copy that of a record that didn't quite fit but thought that I might be interested in free of charge. Those of you searching in IL, the IRAD is a good source at a reasonable price. Thanx for all of your help. Scott Pittman rsprgv@aol.com

When trying to access the pages of information published by Urbana Library, I find that I am unable to go any further than page 200- it tells me there are over 400 pages for me to read. Is this a glich in the site? Thank you.

I put on the newspaper web site last night the recap from the Champaign County Herald for 1882. http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/IL/Champaign/index.html ---------------- Joan Lund j-lund@uiuc.edu

Hi Ron.... These particular names don't ring a bell.....but I do have some ROBERTS that traveled from IN>IL......who were the parents of you gr-gr-grandmother??? Most of this part of my ROBERTS I only have from 1850 and back..... Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "b0jangle" <b0jangle@gateway.net> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:25 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Roberts Cafe | Wondering if anyone has any info on a Roberts Cafe that was in downtown Urbana until at least 1940. It was operated by Joseph Eli Roberts and his wife Nancy Elmira Jones Roberts. They were both originally from Marion County, IL. They were in Urbana at least as early as 1910, although I have no idea when they started running the cafe. | Joseph also had 2 brothers that were in Champaign County in 1910. Volney Washington Roberts (he may have been known as Jack) was in Pesotum. John Owens Roberts was in Thomasboro. | | Joesph Eli Roberts (1876-1958) m. Nancy Elmira Jones (1879-1959) | dau. Beulah m. Unknown White | | Volney Washington Roberts (1869-1914) married/children?= unknown | John Owens Roberts (1879-1924) married/children?= unknown | | Any info on the cafe or this Roberts family would be appreciatted. These Roberts men were brothers to my gg grandmother. | | Thanks | Ron Hanks | b0jangle@gateway.net | |

Wondering if anyone has any info on a Roberts Cafe that was in downtown Urbana until at least 1940. It was operated by Joseph Eli Roberts and his wife Nancy Elmira Jones Roberts. They were both originally from Marion County, IL. They were in Urbana at least as early as 1910, although I have no idea when they started running the cafe. Joseph also had 2 brothers that were in Champaign County in 1910. Volney Washington Roberts (he may have been known as Jack) was in Pesotum. John Owens Roberts was in Thomasboro. Joesph Eli Roberts (1876-1958) m. Nancy Elmira Jones (1879-1959) dau. Beulah m. Unknown White Volney Washington Roberts (1869-1914) married/children?= unknown John Owens Roberts (1879-1924) married/children?= unknown Any info on the cafe or this Roberts family would be appreciatted. These Roberts men were brothers to my gg grandmother. Thanks Ron Hanks b0jangle@gateway.net

I believe that you write them a letter requesting the information. Include the document #, title, etc. Especially, your name and return address. :) I emailed them and they replied, but for the life of me I have been unable to find that note. There was a reference to a min cost of $3 and $5. Hopefully someone that knows more will post an answer as well. Their address is: Urbana Free Library - Archives 201 S Race St Urbana, Il 61801 I do not recall if they required funds up front, or if they would just bill you later. I do not think the note indicated that. Mark Peters PHX, AZ -----Original Message----- From: Pat Curtis [mailto:anglers@bullshoals.net] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:20 AM To: ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: [ILCHAMPA-L] VITAL RECORDS How do we get the copies of the Documents that are listed on this website? Pat MALEY-CURTIS anglers@bullshoals.net The Urbana Free Library Archives Room also has started putting document information online. You can search what's online at this URL - http://www.prairienet.org/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/search?db=lha

I believe that you write them a letter requesting the information. Include the document #, title, etc. Especially, your name and return address. :) I emailed them and they replied, but for the life of me I have been unable to find that note. There was a reference to a min cost of $3 and $5. Hopefully someone that knows more will post an answer as well. Their address is: Urbana Free Library - Archives 201 S Race St Urbana, Il 61801 I do not recall if they required funds up front, or if they would just bill you later. I do not think the note indicated that. Mark Peters PHX, AZ -----Original Message----- From: Pat Curtis [mailto:anglers@bullshoals.net] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:20 AM To: ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: [ILCHAMPA-L] VITAL RECORDS How do we get the copies of the Documents that are listed on this website? Pat MALEY-CURTIS anglers@bullshoals.net The Urbana Free Library Archives Room also has started putting document information online. You can search what's online at this URL - http://www.prairienet.org/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/search?db=lha

How do we get the copies of the Documents that are listed on this website? Pat MALEY-CURTIS anglers@bullshoals.net The Urbana Free Library Archives Room also has started putting document information online. You can search what's online at this URL - http://www.prairienet.org/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/search?db=lha

This is a very nice web site, it's not genealogy, but I thought most people would enjoy it. It's called father's loveletter. http://www.fathersloveletter.com/fllpreviewlarge.html

KJMiller77@aol.com writes: > Can anyone describe which agencies/organizations in Champaign County have > which vital records and for what time periods? > > This might include birth, death and marriage certificates. Also, possibly > probate records. I know from recent experience that the library (thru its archive division) and the local genealogical society have the probate packets to about 1920. After 1920 you need to contact the clerk of the court. I can't tell you the exact date or the number of the packet that's the cut off point, but that's approximately what it is. ( Champaign Co Circuit Clerk Linda Frank's Office Attn: PROBATE 102 E Main Urbana IL 61801 ) If you have a modern probate case or one near that date I suggest you call them and negotiate before writing, because I am not sure exactly what the laws are in Illinois about such cases. Sometimes they are reluctant to copy everything, anyway, & it gets expensive. However, try to get everything. In one 1920's case I found a lot of family information & names that the modern family had completely lost. There is also film in the LDS library of the probate packet index. I don't have the film number handy but it's useful to get this to see if your subjects are even present; I think it covers cases from early - roughly 1930. It seems complete, in the sense that there are no surprise unindexed packets. There are also LDS films of the early packets, early - to about 1895. There is also film of a will book (not helpful in my case so didn't look at it deeply -- think the index was incomplete). I think there are probably more probate cases than these, but I don't know where they are. Probably in the circuit court order books or journals or whatever exists. I don't know enough about the process in Illinois. The packets seem to be very complex cases that needed a lot of court supervision or lasted a long time (at least in my family :^). There have to be a lot of much simpler cases. Perhaps also the rules about transferring land titles were more lax at this time than now. Someone who knows the law from this era or with experience researching this, I would love to talk to you in the next few months. Other records -- I believe that the law required recording birth, death records from about 1878, but there are many missing entries from the 19th century. I think the organization of these must have been up to the local doctors for several decades. Both the library & the count clerk can provide you copies of these, if they have them. Both also have the marriage records going back very early. However, I know there are some gaps in their records, and in a few cases the gaps are puzzling. For example, I have certified attestations of some marriage records, done by the county clerk, in Civil War pension files. But those marriage records themselves aren't findable today in the county records. IRAD has some tax and court records; I don't know how or what relationship they have with the Urbana library archive division; I think they may have some of the same records. Again, an area I am just learning about, but would like to understand better in the next few months... anyone?

Thanks so much for the web address. I happened to do a search and the first thing I pulled up was of an article in 1999 of my husband's family. How wonderful. His family has been deceased for many many years. Thanks again, Carolyn E

How do I go about reading what is offered today-am very interest in doing researd in Il. Jo

FYI.. The Urbana Free Library Archives Room also has started putting document information online. You can search what's online at this URL - http://www.prairienet.org/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/search?db=lha Then write them to request a copy of the document you want. -----Original Message----- From: jguiliano@compuserve.com [mailto:jguiliano@compuserve.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 7:42 AM To: ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] VITAL RECORDS The starting place should be the Urbana Free Library Genealogy Room. They have the most extensive collection and the most helpful staff of anywhere I've ever been (and that's a lot of places!) The collection is so organized that just a minimal search can turn up tons of information. Check out their web site. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KJMiller77@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] VITAL RECORDS > > Can anyone describe which agencies/organizations in Champaign County have > which vital records and for what time periods? > > This might include birth, death and marriage certificates. Also, possibly > probate records. > > Thanks! > > Kevin > >

The starting place should be the Urbana Free Library Genealogy Room. They have the most extensive collection and the most helpful staff of anywhere I've ever been (and that's a lot of places!) The collection is so organized that just a minimal search can turn up tons of information. Check out their web site. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KJMiller77@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] VITAL RECORDS > > Can anyone describe which agencies/organizations in Champaign County have > which vital records and for what time periods? > > This might include birth, death and marriage certificates. Also, possibly > probate records. > > Thanks! > > Kevin > >

You can search for Records Holdings by county at this site http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/irad.s The people at the Urbana Free Library are great to help also. Access their site at: http://urbanafreelibrary.org//homepage.html Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <KJMiller77@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] VITAL RECORDS | Can anyone describe which agencies/organizations in Champaign County have | which vital records and for what time periods? | | This might include birth, death and marriage certificates. Also, possibly | probate records. | | Thanks! | | Kevin | | |