HELLO SHERYL I have found Massa in the Oak Hill Cem. in Christian Co IL. MASSA, George Highland Park Lake Co IL 6-10-48 MASSA, Guisseppina Tovey Chrisitian Co IL 9-9-34 MASSA, Pauline 4-26-51 MASSA, Peter 4-26-51 MASSA, Peter-infant Leroy G. Tovey Christian Co 8-13-28 THANKS.....:-)* Sally Hathaway.... [email protected] Owner...ILROUTE66 LIST

I am looking for decendents of Addie Cook, Jabez Hodson, and Minnie Tolle. I have a lot of information on the Ancestors of the above persons. Anyone interested in exchanging information, please contact me at: [email protected] Thanks. meme

If someone has the April 1999 Oak Hill Cemetery Book, could they see if there is any listing for the last name of Massa. I know my great aunt and great uncle are buried there along with, I believe, many other family members. I just want to make sure I'm getting the correct book before I put in my order. Thank you. Sheryl Grandt Researching: MASSA, MOLINARI, VERTOLDO

I have a web site visitor who is looking for a paid professional researcher in Christian County. If you are one, or if you know of one, please let me know. Morgan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected] Christian County, ILGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilchrist/ Grant Parish, LAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~lagrant/ Rapides Parish, LAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~larapide/ CALVIT Surname Mailing List http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~morgan/calvit My personal genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~morgan/

January 25, 1919, my great grandfather was evidently killed when hit by a train in Pana. He was buried in Vernon, IL, his hometown. There was to be an "inquest after accidental death by big train" according to the information I have. Was there a newspaper or other report concerning this event that someone could find for me? I appreciate your help. Barbara Faig [email protected]

Thanks to Sally Hathaway for the census information. Really appreciated. Sharon

I found a site with a list of books for sale for Illinois and Illinois Counties. I found some good stuff there. http://www.myfreeoffice.com/hrywlfrd//books.html

Phillip, I don't know if we have corresponded before, but if not maybe this will help. Lillian CHESHIRE was the daughter of William Michael CHESHIRE & Anna Susanna C. SCHEMPF, daughter of John Henry & Johanna (__) SCHEMPF; William Michael was a brother of my paternal great-grandmother Rachel Lee (CHESHIRE) HIMES. William Michael and Rachel Lee CHESHIRE were children of Joseph & Ruth (LUPTON) CHESHIRE. ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip Jones <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 1:22 PM Subject: [ILCHRIST] Campbell Descendants > Looking for descendants of John Henry Campbell's children. All were > believed to have relocated to IL about 1920-1930. Some were known to have > gone to Logan County and Christian County. > > John Henry Campbell (b. 1854 - PA) > Sp: Ellen Lauretta McGowan (b.Mar 1859-PA) > > The children: > > Mary Rose Campbell (b. 1893 in OH, d. 1918) > Cecelia Campbell (b. Nov 1881-OH) > Sp: Emerson Williams > Agnes Campbell (b. 1896- OH) > Harry A. Campbell (b. 1889 - OH, d. in IL bef 1994) > Sp: Lillian M. Cheshire (b. 1898 Assumption IL, > 1994 Mt. Pulaski, IL) > Robert Campbell (Anyone know him?) > Eloise Campbell (Anyone know her?) > John A. Campbell (b. 1899 - OH) > Lawrence Campbell (b. 1915 - OH) > Lauretta Campbell (b. 1905-OH) > Catherine Campbell (b. 1884 - OH) > Monica Campbell (b. 1887-OH) > Angela Campbell (b. 1887-OH) > Gertrude Campbell (b. 1891-OH) > Lonnie Campbell (b. 1899-OH) > Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1896-OH) > Francis Campbell (b. 1904-OH) > > Thanks. Phil Jones - West Virginia > (Jones, Varner, Campbell, Wells, Wilson, ad nauseum) > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >

I am trying to find info on the following Clifton's. George was my great grandfather, Mayme was my grandmother. I know they lived in Spring Valley where Mabel and Pearl were born, Toluca where Lester was born and Pawnee where Mayme was born. The mother May left when my grandmother was about 3 years old. The 3 sisters were put in foster homes. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Michelle Clark Wetzel in MO Descendants of George William Clifton 1. GEORGE WILLIAM1 CLIFTON was born February 1866 in Illinois, and died 10 March 1930 in West Frankfort, Illinois. He married MAY MCDONALD. She was born February 1876 in Missouri. Children of GEORGE CLIFTON and MAY MCDONALD are: i. LESTER2 CLIFTON, b. 18 January 1894. Last seen by my grandmother when he was about 17 years old. ii. MABEL CLIFTON, b. 20 October 1897. Died when 10 months old iii. PEARL CLIFTON, b. 6 September 1899. m. Rushing iv. BERTHA ELIZABETH CLIFTON, b. 2 February 1902, Bornsboro, PA; d. Taylorville, Illinois; m. HAROLD EVERETTE ASHBROOK, 17 January 1925, Kincaid, IL; b. Wayne City, IL. v. MAYME CLIFTON, b. 27 September 1904, Pawnee, Illinois; d. 7 June 1993, Taylorville, Illinois; m. WALLACE JOSEPH CLARK, 6 June 1925, Taylorville, IL; b. 9 August 1899, Clarksdale, Illinois. **************************************************************************** Researching: CLARK, CLIFTON, COOK, GOLD, LINGER, LONGDEN, MCDONALD, TRAPP, TRAYLOR, WETZEL. **************************************************************************** Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/

Looking for family of a David Copple and wife, living in the Mt. Auburn, Christian Co. area. They had a daughter Elizabeth, born in Greencastle, Indiana in 1840. They came to Christian Co., in 1849. Elizabeth married a Charles Chick in 1855 and he died in 1899. They had eleven children and at the time of Elizabeth's death on Sept. 11, 1910 there were five who were living, James and C. O. Chick, Mrs. John (Mary Alice) Miller all of Mt. Auburn, and a Mrs. Jacob Miller and John Chick of Illiopolis. She united with the Christian Church at Walnut, and was also a member of the Mt. Auburn Christian Church. Elizabeth's daughter Mary Alice was married to John Miller and they had a daughter Laura Ellen who married a John Dunn. If anyone can connect with this family would like to hear from you. Sharon [email protected]

Hi Sharon, Could you please check your books for the Names Vauthrin/Vautrain/Votrain and Brule/Bruley. I have 1870 census but not the earlier ones. Thanks. Penny

HELLO SHARON Long time no hear......:-) MT. AUBURN TWP C C IL COPPLE, David land section 8 in 1872 C C IL 1865 Census COPPLES, David p 30 CHICK, Charles p 32 C C IL 1855 Census COPPLE, A. P 28 CHICK, C. P28 CHICH, C. P28 C C IL 1880 Index COPPLE, Matthew H. COOLEY, Wm H. THANKS.....:-)* Sally Hathaway.... [email protected] Owner...ILROUTE66 LIST

HELLO SUE This is abt all that I could find for now. I hope it helps......SALLY In the 1865 census it shows: JENKINS, John P. None in the 1855 census. C C IL Marriages 1884-1902 JENKINS, Elizabeth m John Scott Igon m 8-13-1887 Lic# 000065 pg 0031 JENKINS, William S. m Ida F. Shipley m 12-26-1884 Lic# 000060 pg 0003 Oak Hill Cemetery Taylorville, C C IL JENKINS, Bert W. Taylorville 3-17-47 JENKINS, David Taylorville 5-15-80 JENKINS, Harley Edwin Taylorville 1-27-76 JENKINS, Katie E. Taylorville 3-22-83 JENKINS, Lilyan Blanche Pleasant Plains 7-8-94 JENKINS, Margaret Hiteman 2-1-99 JENKINS, Mary Taylorville 6-24-51 JENKINS, Phyllis Taylorville 9-22-84 JENKINS, Sarah (Gatton) Rebecca Taylorville 5-25-49 JENKINS, Stanley Lynn Taylorville 1-2-56 JENKINS, William Taylorville 1-2-37 Taylorville Township Landowners JENKINS, H. D. section 31 Ricks Township C C Applied Sangamon C Marr Lic JENKINS, Elizabeth A. m Charles T. Sanders m June 13, 1881 Cert# 9358 King Twp C C JENKINS, Lorraine Martin Mt Auburn Twp C C JENKINS, Gert Pana Twp C C JENKINS, Alexander JENKINS, Charles Wesley JENKINS, Henry JENKINS, Irene JENKINS, Jane JENKINS, John JENKINS, Matthew JENKINS, Thomas THANKS.....:-)* Sally Hathaway.... [email protected] Owner...ILROUTE66 LIST

In a message dated 04/13/2000 7:19:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:07:45 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ILCHRIST] James Mannan/Sarah Wood, 1863 Taylorville Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HELLO I have the Christian County IL 1855 &1865 State Census Index 1865 Census >> Hi Sally, Can you please check your books for JENKINS/JINKINS? and let me know what you find for them? At this point all of the Jenkins that are within the right time frame could be a possible father to my man, until I work out each one. Many thanks, Sue

Looking for descendants of John Henry Campbell's children. All were believed to have relocated to IL about 1920-1930. Some were known to have gone to Logan County and Christian County. John Henry Campbell (b. 1854 - PA) Sp: Ellen Lauretta McGowan (b.Mar 1859-PA) The children: Mary Rose Campbell (b. 1893 in OH, d. 1918) Cecelia Campbell (b. Nov 1881-OH) Sp: Emerson Williams Agnes Campbell (b. 1896- OH) Harry A. Campbell (b. 1889 - OH, d. in IL bef 1994) Sp: Lillian M. Cheshire (b. 1898 Assumption IL, 1994 Mt. Pulaski, IL) Robert Campbell (Anyone know him?) Eloise Campbell (Anyone know her?) John A. Campbell (b. 1899 - OH) Lawrence Campbell (b. 1915 - OH) Lauretta Campbell (b. 1905-OH) Catherine Campbell (b. 1884 - OH) Monica Campbell (b. 1887-OH) Angela Campbell (b. 1887-OH) Gertrude Campbell (b. 1891-OH) Lonnie Campbell (b. 1899-OH) Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1896-OH) Francis Campbell (b. 1904-OH) Thanks. Phil Jones - West Virginia (Jones, Varner, Campbell, Wells, Wilson, ad nauseum) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

These Wood/Woods were in Christian County. Do not have the 1860 census. 12 Feb 1861 Elisha F Wood to Elizabeth J Crooks (daughter of George Washington Crooks, my ancestor, near Taylorville at the time) 21 Aug 1862 John H Wood to Caroline C Orr 6 Apr 1865 Robert Burress to Mary Jane Wood 9 Feb 1853 Silas Matthew to Elizabeth N Woods In 1855 Wm Woods was 30-40 with 9 people in his home In 1855 G. Woods was 20-30 with 6 in household In 1865 Aaron Woods was 40-50 with 7 people in household In 1865 Franks Woods 20-30 with 4 people in home. In 1865 George Woods was 30-40 with 10 in home

HELLO I have the Christian County IL 1855 &1865 State Census Index 1865 Census WOOD, J. WOOD, John WOOD, Lucretia WOOD, William 1855 Census WOODS, G. WOODS, William HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY IL 1880 INDEX WOOD, A. Leon WOOD, Aronette WOOD, Dutton WOOD, Emma WOOD, Francis E. WOOD, Gettie (Clute) WOOD, Harvey WOOD, J. C. WOOD, Jewillis WOOD, Jwillis WOOD, John WOOD, Maria (WOOD) WOOD, Mary I. WOOD, Samuel WOOD, Sarah (Crouch) WOOD, William KENTUCKY 1835 PENSION LIST WOOD, John WOOD, Jonathan WOOD, Joseph WOOD, Samuel Shelby Co IL 1855 WOODS, Josiah IL State Marriages 1793-1900 WOOD, Eva S. m Wm B. Webb WOOD, Mary A. m Louis B. Harmston WOOD, Rosetta m Thomas Ellison WOOD, Charles O. m Hattie M. Robb WOOD, Frank W. m Alice Lockman WOOD, M. M. m Mary A. Kelley WOOD, Tharles T. m Minnie B. Granthen WOOD, Tobert W. m Allie H. Culven WOOD, Walter m Blanche Brown WOOD, William G. m Lola Henderson OAK HILL CEMETERY BOOK WOOD, ? ?? 4-5-04 WOOD, Billie Taylorville 7-9-65 WOOD, Catherine Springfield 8-5-21 WOOD, Charles W. Locust Twp 3-3-99 WOOD, Elizabeth Taylorville 11-7-19 WOOD, Floy Muriel Taylorville 2-24-89 WOOD, Geraldine L. Taylorville 7-29-86 WOOD, Gina 5-19-1877 WOOD, Hallie 4-20-77 WOOD, Harold NY 9-30-1896 WOOD, Infant 8-21-13 WOOD, Joseph B. Taylorville 8-5-59 WOOD, Lillian B. Chicago 7-3-64 WOOD, Louisa Springfield 6-18-29 WOOD, M Othur Tower Hill 1-28-77 WOOD, Marcellus Taylorville 12-8-20 WOOD, Margaret May Taylorville 12-30-59 WOOD, Mary F. Taylorville 3-28-41 WOOD, Mr. 12-26-1888 WOOD, Norman L. Taylorville 8-15-58 WOOD, Samuel D. Taylorville 2-12-62 WOOD, Wallace Taylorville 6-1-87 WOOD, William KY 7-13-1883 WOODS, Charles Springfield 10-6-43 WOODS, Clarence Norman Stonington 3-18-95 WOODS, Elizabeth Turvey 1-1-19 WOODS, G, Everett Detroit 3-18-42 WOODS, Gladys H. Taylorville 5-28-84 WOODS, Harold Bobby Taylorville 4-13-71 WOODS, John Taylorville 8-9-52 WOODS, Ople Anthers TN 2-2-97 WOODS, Samuel(baby) W. Kincaid 8-1-60 WOODS, Trishia Susan Taylorville 5-26-77 WOODS, William Clarence Taylorville 9-12-68 This is all that I could find to WOOD / WOODS. I did not fina any Mannan. THANKS.....:-)* Sally Hathaway.... [email protected] Owner...ILROUTE66 LIST

Sarah Woods and James Mannan were in Taylorville, Christian Co. Illinois in 1863 when their son Richard Mannan was born. In 1860 they are found in Livingston Co. Mo. By 1870 they have moved to McDonald County, Missouri. Sarah was born in Kentucky and James born in Arkansas. I am wondering if Sarah had Woods relatives in Christian Co. Illinois, and that is the reason they were there in 1863. Can anyone look on the 1860 census, and see if there were WOODS /WOOD families in Taylorville at that time.

TAYLORVILLE TOWNSHIP, CHRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BEGINNINGS The Illinois Centennial Commission in 1918, commissioned a group of historians to commit to print the history of the Illinois territory. A ten volume set of books were completed and contained this background of the people plus much more. In the year of 1778, George Roger's Clark had been commissioned to defend Kentucky. His private instructions were to make an expedition to the Kaskaskia. The "Long Knives". as the American frontiersman was called, had been trading in the Kaskaskia for sometime. Men from Vincennes (IN) traveld the Wabash River to Kaskaskia. St. Louis was a thriving river port already and settlers were exploring north and east from there across the river. Cahokia and Prairire du Richer were known as the American Bottom land and were occupied by the American Indians. The Indians had been running raiding parties on the new settlers and the principal purpose of Clark's expedition into the Illinois country was to put an end to the raids. These settlers were men who believed in local self-government. They spurned autocratic rule in all forms and preferred to live along in freedom. The Illinois country had dozens of Indian tribes; the Cippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Sauk, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, Shawnee, Foxes, Miami, and others. Some of them were friendly and others resented the white man pushing into their lands. As Clark's expedition crossed the prairie in February of 1779, the log told of the places covered with water and for days the men waded through the icy water with the nights being spent on knolls protruding from the surrounding mud. The Wabash Land Company, a part of the Illinois Land Company, in 1778 had started exploiting the Illinois region. This land included the whole course of the Ohio and both banks of the Mississippi from the line of the Ohio to that of the Missouri and Illinios rivers. It constituted, therefore a narrow belt extending across the great valley from the Alleghenies to the Rockies. The Ohio river at this time was called Wabash. By 1801, the population within the Illinois territory boundries was 2500 people. Mostly hunters and trappers, making their living trapping beaver and hunting buffalo. The stagnant pools and undrained prairies gave the Illinois territory the reputation of being a particularly unhealthy area because fo malaria. It was thought that the land was unfertile too. The rule of thumb in 1805 for the selection of good land was to have tall trees for building and firewood and rivers for transportation. In 1814 the pioneers started moving to the open lands and draining the prairire. The once virile Illinis and Piankashaw tribes were ruined and killed by their contact with the alien civilization. The strong liquor and diseases fo the white man were effecting all of the tribes and were the reasons for the raiding parties. the Indians were trying to drive the settlers out and reclaim their lands. But by 1790, most of the Peoria and Cahokia Indians had crossed the Mississippi River to escape the white man. As the settlers crossed the prairie they had wondered why the forest had not over taken the prairie. The resaon became aparent when the Indians meet for the grand hunt which was held each year. They would set fire to the prairie and force the wild game to flee the flames into an area where they were shot. These fires controlled the timber advancement and at times even forced it back. The trees grew near the streams and only a fe other places where there were natural springs and higher dry land. By 1819, land was being drained and turned to crops. Growing corn that was ten to fifiteen feet tall was common. The word of such good crops and the end of the War of 1812 triggered the lnd boom of 1835-1837. zmilitary land warrantes were issued to the soldiers for their services in the war. this land for the warrants lay between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Some soldiers took advantage of their warrents but most sold theirs to the land speculators for as little as $1.25 an acre, cash, and returned to their homes and families. Those with cash to buy these lands, did and sent home for mroe money. They would be the big land owners later. In February 1839, Christian County was to be designated as a county -- Dane County after Nathaniel Dane. Some people didn't like the name and within the year the name was changed to Christian County, after Christian County Kentucky, from which a great amount of the residents had come. A commission was picked to chose a county seat. After many meeting the commission, on May 24, 1839, chose the site. They picked the area half way between Allenton and Edinburgh. It was equally thirty miles from Springfield and Deactur, Hillsboro, and Shelbyville. It had a high hill and this was designated as the spot for the court house and square. It was surveyed and platetted by T. M. Neal, for a company composed of Dr. Richard F. Barrett, the Honorable John Taylor, Marvellous Eastham, and Robert Allen. At a dinner at the Goode home, (since he had owned the Land) the commissioner's picked a name for the town. The names of those present were put into a hat and one drawn. John Taylor's was drawn and the new county seat was named Taylorville. He was the registrar in the Land Office in Springfield and it was an honor to him. Out of another article.....: Over 150 years ago the pioneers entered the county which they named Dane and later changed it to Christian County. The beloved settlers were a strong, hardy, courageous and determined group of people who did progess slowly by never wavered in their future in bulding up Christin County and the City of Taylorville. IL. ......................... TAYLORVILLE TOWNSHIP Taylorville Township was organized on November 7, 1865 by vote. In 1866 the first board of supervisor's was created. The town of Taylorville was layed out and comsisted of thirty-two blocks. ............................ I have a lot of twp info in Christian Co. I have books and journals to do lookups in. I do not have any real census but have indexes. C. C. G. S. TAYLORVILLE TWP SUMMER QUARTERLY 1989 THANKS.....:-)* Sally Hathaway.... [email protected] Owner...ILROUTE66 LIST

Adele, My Grandfather was once pastor of the Wrights Baptist Church. My mother isn't sure exactly where it is, but she visited the church several years ago, and traveled about 40 min. by car NE of Alton, IL to get there. We think it is near where Greene and Macoupin Counties meet, in the mid or north section of one of these counties. Juli Claussen