Does the Christian Co. Genealogical Society have a phone number? Do they have death information for the years 1870-1880? Thanks! Dale

Is the name 'Ashcroft Nursing Home' familiar to anyone? Does it still exist? I am trying to tie Gertrude Gross GEHM, who died in the nursing home in 1966, and her spouse, Herbert, to my husband's family. They are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Pana. Thanks Dale

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Greer, Dunn, Rule Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/127.4 Message Board Post: Kevin, did you ever find out if Mary died and John then married Mary G. Dunn? Please advise.

Was there ever a church in the Christian County area (mid 1800's) named Cold Springs Church or Cold Springs Baptist Church? Cathy CWarbritton@cs.com

DATE: Tue Apr 22 06:22:18 2003 NAME: Ruth Kerr Mytty EMAIL: rmytty@coralwave.com URL: QRYTEXT: William A. Kerr family 1880 Census Christain County, Ricks Twp. Wife, Lucy Shaffer (Jones). Son, Frank. Dau, Jessie. Stepson Charles E. Jones. Frank married & lived adult life in Wright Co MO. Does anyone have information on William A. Kerr? How long in Christian county? He was born in MO c 1835. Enlisted in Civil war while living in St. Clair Co IL.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fletcher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/127.3 Message Board Post: Hi Kevin! She is the sister of my great-grandmother. I have their parents, in fact I have pictures of their parents. Access my genealogy from my web page at www.angelfire.com/pa/amyleone E-mail me and I'll send you the pictures. Amy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fletcher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/127.2 Message Board Post: Hi Kevin! She is the sister of my great-grandmother. I have their parents, in fact I have pictures of their parents. Access my genealogy from my web page at www.angelfire.com/pa/amyleone E-mail me and I'll send you the pictures. Amy

The Sangamon County Genealogical Society is having an Open House/Research Day this Saturday from 9am to 2pm. The address is 2856 South 11th Street, Springfield. The building is on the corner of 11th and Knox in Springfield, Illinois. There will be census, birth and death microfilm for Sangamon County as well as microfilm of the Auburn Citizen from 1874 to 1965, Virden Recorder from 27 April 1933 to 29 November 1945 and The Menard County Axis 4 May 1861 to 29 August 1868 in addition to the society's publications. There are also misc. society collections, deed record microfilm to 1830s, research forms, and many cemetery photos from a variety of Sangamon County's townships. Several board members will be present throughout the day to answer genealogical questions. Help promote genealogy by bringing friends and neighbors along to see the great selection of materials available in Sangamon County. Come join in the hunt through our treasure trove of genealogical and historical resources For further details email: Dbutton2@aol.com for directions or phone 217-529-0542 to leave a message on the society's answering machine.

CCI Listmates: I have cut and pasted a new found additional line to my database below in hopes that it will help flush out some new cousins in CCI. My ggg grandmother is listed in #1 as Marie Margarethe KASER whose second husband, Ulrich FATZER is my ggg grandfather; Johan Kaspar WIEDENKELLER was, obviously, her first, making her WIEDENKELLER descendants my "half cousins". Since there are a number of CCI surnames mentioned in this line, I did not bother listing them separately (perhaps I should have). This will make it somewhat fun for you to hunt for your surnames of interest! I just stumbled on this line last week! If you are connected to this family, I would love to hear from you! - Tom Wilson Boca Raton, Florida Also searching in CCI for: FATZER, ZIMMERMAN & STREITZ / STRIETZ Descendants of Johan Kaspar Wiedenkeller Generation No. 1 1. JOHAN KASPAR1 WIEDENKELLER was born Abt. 1804 in Basel, Basel, Switzerland. He married MARIE MARGARETHE KASER. She was born March 23, 1805 in Thorgau, Arbon, Switzerland, and died Abt. 1885 in Christian County, Illinois. More About MARIE MARGARETHE KASER: Burial: Langley Cemetery, Christian County, Illinois Emigration: May 31, 1858, to USA via the ship "Zenobia" from LaHavre, France Children of JOHAN WIEDENKELLER and MARIE KASER are: 2. i. JOHN SAMUEL2 WIEDENKELLER, b. January 24, 1835, Basel, Basel, Switzerland; d. April 22, 1920, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois. ii. JACOB FREDERICK WIEDENKELLER, b. December 23, 1836, Basel-Stadt, Kanton, Der Sweiz. iii. ELIZABETH WIEDENKELLER, b. March 28, 1838, Basel-Stadt, Kanton, Der Sweiz. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN SAMUEL2 WIEDENKELLER (JOHAN KASPAR1) was born January 24, 1835 in Basel, Basel, Switzerland, and died April 22, 1920 in Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois. He married MARGERETH MAISEL March 14, 1868 in Southfork Township, Christian County, Illinois. She was born January 24, 1836 in Bavaria, Germany, and died June 28, 1919 in Boulder, Christian County, Illinois. More About JOHN SAMUEL WIEDENKELLER: Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, East Fork Township, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois Census: 1870, Christian County, Illinois: family & dwelling #17, line #37, page 2 More About MARGERETH MAISEL: Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, East Fork Township, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois Children of JOHN WIEDENKELLER and MARGERETH MAISEL are: i. FREDERICK3 WIEDENKELLER, b. May 06, 1869, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. October 1918. ii. (CHILD OF JOHN SAMUEL WIEDENKELLER) WIEDENKELLER, b. Abt. 1872, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. 3. iii. KATHERINE WIEDENKELLER, b. December 29, 1872, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. January 21, 1904, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. iv. CLARA E. WIEDENKELLER, b. January 01, 1874, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. November 26, 1918; m. LEVI JEFFERSON CEARLOCK, February 14, 1899; b. Abt. 1870, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. v. ROSA WIEDENKELLER, b. October 24, 1876, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. 1966; m. BENJAMIN HALFORD, May 10, 1929. vi. ARNOLD HENRY WIEDENKELLER, b. November 04, 1878, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. March 22, 1964; m. VELMA PEARL OLLER, November 24, 1904; b. Abt. 1882, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. vii. JOHN WIEDENKELLER, b. September 12, 1880, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. June 03, 1974; m. NETTIE STILLY; b. Abt. 1884, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. viii. MARY "MAYME" WIEDENKELLER, b. September 23, 1882, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; m. GEORGE LEICHT; b. Abt. 1878, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. Generation No. 3 3. KATHERINE3 WIEDENKELLER (JOHN SAMUEL2, JOHAN KASPAR1) was born December 29, 1872 in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, and died January 21, 1904 in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. She married GEORGE BENJAMIN FLEMMING November 28, 1888 in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, son of JAMES FLEMMING and SARAH MCCONNELL. He was born October 23, 1866 in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, and died Abt. 1899 in Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. More About KATHERINE WIEDENKELLER: Burial: Langley Cemetery, Langleyville, Christian County, Illinois More About GEORGE BENJAMIN FLEMMING: Burial: Corning, Clay County, Arkansas Children of KATHERINE WIEDENKELLER and GEORGE FLEMMING are: i. ERNEST4 FLEMMING, b. Abt. 1892, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. Abt. 1893. ii. ADDY FLEMMING, b. Abt. 1896, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas; d. Abt. 1896, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. iii. JAMES SAMUEL FLEMMING, b. August 05, 1889, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. October 10, 1978, Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Oregon; m. RHODA LOUISE JONES, August 15, 1914, Salt Lake City, Utah; b. November 29, 1897, Eden, Weber County, Utah; d. January 20, 1931, Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon. Notes for JAMES SAMUEL FLEMMING: James and Rhoda had 5 children; 4 sons and 1 daughter. Source did not list names as four of the five are living / private. The one dead son was born in 1915 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada More About JAMES SAMUEL FLEMMING: Burial: October 13, 1978, Riverview Abbey, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon More About RHODA LOUISE JONES: Burial: January 23, 1931, Riverview Abbey, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon iv. JOHN YOUNGER FLEMMING, b. December 20, 1894, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; d. October 15, 1959; m. VERA G. (WIFE OF JOHN YOUNGER FLEMMING); b. Abt. 1898, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dunn, Rule, Greer, Briggs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/126.1 Message Board Post: I have these people in my file. Clarence was the son of Mary and John A. Greer. You can contact me personally at sharon60@shawneelink.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dunn, Rule, Greer, Briggs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/127.1 Message Board Post: I was interested in your post. I have a John A. Greer in my line who was living in Mt. Auburn, Illinois. In October 1883 he married a Mary Dunn. Interested in trading information?

Hi Dana I have only the names William Lyle Crowder and his parents, Jesse William Crowder and Clara Harris. No dates. I need their dates and places of birth,death and marriage. I also need their children and their ancestors. Thank you. Angie --- "Dana Kime" <danak@jps.net> wrote: >Angie >I have an Amy Crowder Lambert that married Elzey Biggerstaff in Christian >Co. I do not have any information on her family. Do you have an Amy in >family? >Dana

There were at least 2 Fletcher households in the Mt. Auburn area at that time... these households were headed by (brothers? cousins?) Job Fletcher and John G. Fletcher. Both Fletcher households had daughters who married Pope brothers (from Blue Mound, Macon Co - about 5 miles away), and both of these Fletcher girls died in childbirth, 1854 & 1856. Both of the Fletcher men's families originated from KY, were early settlers of Sangamon County, and in 1839 when Christian (Dane) county was formed, were early purchasers. I could be wrong, because it's been a while since I saw those census pages, but in 1860 Christian Co Census, John G. and Thursey Newell Fletcher had several children - the youngest of their children may have been your Mary E. The Fletchers were also raising their granddaughter Matilda/Tilley Pope, who was 6 in 1860 (b. Jan 20, 1854 - same day her mother Almira Ann Fletcher Pope died).... and Tilley Pope was the youngest child in that household by only one year - which jives with your Mary E.'s birth year of 1853. Molly Kennedy Springfield, IL (but still have family in Taylorville/Christian Co) >From: KevinScottGreer@yahoo.com >Reply-To: ILCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com >To: ILCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILCHRIST] Looking for information on Mary E Fletcher of Mt. >Auburn Illinois >Date: 22 Apr 2003 04:15:55 -0600 > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Greer, Fletcher >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/127 > >Message Board Post: > >looking for info on Mary E Fletcher of Mt. Auburn, Illinois > >Mary E Fletcher married John A Greer > >She was born abt. 1853 place unknown, > >John A Greer married on March 15, 1874 in Christian County and that is all >I know. > >trying to find names of Mary E Fletcher's parents > > >==== ILCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Have you backed up your data lately? > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Greer, Fletcher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/127 Message Board Post: looking for info on Mary E Fletcher of Mt. Auburn, Illinois Mary E Fletcher married John A Greer She was born abt. 1853 place unknown, John A Greer married on March 15, 1874 in Christian County and that is all I know. trying to find names of Mary E Fletcher's parents

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Greer, Beall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/126 Message Board Post: looking for any information on May L Beall maybe spelled Beal who died in Mt. Auburn, Illinois on December 23, 1962. She was married to Clarence W Greer who died May 17, 1977 in Illinois. They had at least two children Wilbur C Greer and Mildred Greer. May L Beall was born February 03, 1894 but I don't know where??? Please help me find her family or parents names. Thanks, Kevin Greer

Angie I have an Amy Crowder Lambert that married Elzey Biggerstaff in Christian Co. I do not have any information on her family. Do you have an Amy in family? Dana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie" <munchkiny2k@genealogymail.com> To: <ILCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 1:48 AM Subject: [ILCHRIST] Crowder > Does anyone have information on Crowders living in Christian County? Thank you. > Angie > > > ==== ILCHRIST Mailing List ==== > Have you backed up your data lately? > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Does anyone have information on Crowders living in Christian County? Thank you. Angie

DATE: Thu Apr 17 22:25:58 2003 NAME: Terry J. Hickman EMAIL: tjh10@hotmail.com URL: QRYTEXT: Looking for information on Clark H. CARR and his wife Catherine JOHNSON. They were found in the 1880 census for Johnson, Christian, IL. I am also researching ORNDOFF from Taylorville, Christian, IL.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gg.2ADE/125 Message Board Post: If you need pictures of headstones/tombstones from cemeteries in the Chicago area (within 50 mile radius of chicago), I offer a reasonably priced paid service to do this. Turnaround time on most orders is one week or less. For more information or references, please contact me directly at jimdim815@aol.com with your request. jimdim815@aol.com

I accidentally sent this to the wrong county. I meant to send it to Sangamon. This particular family seemed to bounce between the 2 of them and I was looking at Christian at the time I sent the email. Sorry! Tori