Would anyone have access to the 1900 or 1910 Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois census? I was wondering if someone could lookup John Theodor and Catherine Thies for me. I would like the census info on this family. I have posted this before but had no takers. I am hoping someone out there may have access to these census records or could tell me where to find them. Thanks in advance, Dianne (Thies) Titus wdt@spitfire.net

Hi everyone! I am so excited because I finally found the death dates and burial locations of two people I have been searching for a long time: Nehemiah Fleetwood and Jerusha, his wife. (Thank you, Bev!!) They both died on the same day, April 9, 1884. There was an old rumor that they were murdered. Does anyone out there know of any newspapers that were in existence at that time so that I may look for an article or obituary? They are buried in Ashmore, though I have them listed near Charleston, also. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Kezia montanajohnsons@theglobal.net

Thanks to all the helpful people who did look-ups for me. I did get the 1840 census info. Barb

Hi I'm looking for someone with the Coles County, IL , 1840 census, who would be willing to do a look-up for me. Searching for Levi CARTER, wife Elizabeth and 3 or 4 children. I think the info is on page 181. Thanks, Barb

Thanks to the Hunt list and a very gracious helper, Jan, I now have the Detroit MI obituary I needed. THANK YOU! I'm posting it here to share and will add a couple of others on this same family of Hunts. Perry's obit appeared in the Free Press on 6/20/33 Detroit MI and reads as follows: Perry M. Hunt A resident of Detroit for 15 years, Perry M. Hunt, 68 years old, died Sunday of a heart attack. Mr. Hunt, who was born in Oakland, Ill., resided at 4865 Algonquin Ave. He is survived by his widow, Cora Madern Hunt. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Bourgeous Chapel, 8339 Mack Ave., with burial in Everett, Mich. Hope this helps. Jan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- The Oakland Messenger 12/14/1911 MRS. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY Mary Jane Hill, daughter of Caleb and Joanna Hill, was born in Virginia, August 13, 1839. She died at her home near Oakland, IL, Dec. 9, 1911, aged 72 years, 3 months, 26 days. On May 26, 1860, she was united in marriage to Alexander Hunt. To this union seven children were born. Her husband was taken July 3, 1872. Later she was married to William Montgomery. To this union two children were born. She was converted several years ago, and joined the Christian church. She leaves her husband, two children, five sisters, two brothers, several grand children, one great grand child, and a host of friends to mourn her death. She was a kind mother, and a good neighbor. She always had a good work for everyone. She has gone to the world beyond to meet her loved ones gone before. ---Contributed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Same paper and date) ELMER E. HUNT Elmer E. Hunt was born, Oct. 27, 1871. He died December 8, 1911, age 40 years, 2 months and 12 days. He married to Mollie McCormack, Sept. 7, 1897. To this union were born two children, one died in infancy, and the other survives his father. The mother was taken July 9, 1900. Later he was married to Minervia Miller, Feb. 11, 1901. To this union were born five children, which with his wife, one sister and one brother are left to mourn his death. He told his sister that he prayed that he might be spared for his little children. But if it is God's will I am ready to go. ---Contributed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ (same paper) DOUBLE FUNERAL Sometimes, troubles double up on people, the visitations coming very fast. Why we are, at times, made to feel that God frowns upon us, we do not know. His purposes often thwart our best laid plans, and our fondest hopes fail. The spectacle of a double funeral, two caskets, two funeral cars, two funeral sermons in one, two bodies placed side by side in one common grave, one a mother, the other a son, both mature in years, two families made to mourn, and countless numbers of relatives and friends stand almost aghast at such an unusual occurrance. But so long as humanity exists we must expect the unusual, the out of the ordinary to come upon us. We live to be bereaved. It is our common lot, but double bereavements seldom come to mortals, save in great catastrophes, such as floods, wrecks or mine horrors. On Nov. 24, James Hunt passed away, and his body was laid to rest in Fairview cemetery. On Friday evening, December 8, Elmer E. Hunt, a brother of James Hunt passed away at his home, south of this city, his fatal illness coming upon him, the day his brother was buried. On Saturday morning, Dec. 9, not many hours after Elmer died, his mother, also the mother of James, Mrs. William Montgomery, died at her home, southwest of this city. The two bodies were buried side by side in a common grave, at Fairview cemetery, last Sunday morning, the funeral services being conducted at the church, nearby, Elder Frank Reed of Hindsboro, officiating. He preached a most eloquent and afftectionate sermon, having, just a few days before officiated at the funeral of James Hunt. A large and sympathetic concourse of friends and relatives was present to render their last tributes of love and respect to the departed ones. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- The Oakland Messenger Thursday Dec. 7, 1911 JAMES HUNT DEAD. Much surprise was caused, Wednesday, when the word went forth that "Jim" Hunt had died at his home southeast of the city. Mr. Hunt had been ill, seriously, for but 21 days, tho' we are informed that he had suffered more or less from a stomach trouble for about 15 years. The funeral was held at Fairview Church, Friday, at 11 o'clock, and the remains were laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery nearby. James William Hunt was a son of Alexander and Mary Jane Hunt. He was born in East Oakland, Aug. 1, 1861, and he died at his home in the same township Nov. 29, 1911, aged 53 years, 3 months and 28 days. On Dec. 2, 1886, Mr. Hunt was united in marriage to Miss Asenith L. Brown and to this union eleven children were born, and these with the exception of one which died in infancy were at his bedside when the Death Messenger came. Mr. Hunt said a short time before his death, talking to his family, that he believed in God and his word and later that he knew Jesus would come to take him home. Besides his wife and children he leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn. Mr. Hunt was a good man, conscientious and honest, and dependable. The MESSENGER extends sincere sympathy to all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

There's a blank 10 generation wall chart at, members.spree.com/family/annwill00/familytreerings.html Alan

Pat, You send an e-mail to Douglas Co. just like you did for Coles Co.: ILDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com You may visit Douglas Co. through the ILGenWeb Project of the USGenWeb Project at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildougla/douglas.htm Good luck and by the way my nephew, Jim Ingram, is the County Clerk of Douglas Co. Gene Harrell Dallas, TX --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [ILCOLES-L] Douglas County > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:01:29 -0600 > From: "Crouse, Lyle R. and Patricia A." <crouselp@hsonline.net> > To: ILCOLES-L@rootsweb.com > > I am sending this to the Coles list as I seem to be unable to locate > any information about Douglas County. Does anyone know of any Douglas > County resources on the Internet? The 1870 census shows that my > gg-grandfather Lorenzo D. Gilbert was living there in Newman twp. He > died around 1872 or 3 and I believe was buried in Douglas Co. Are > there any cemeteries indexed for Douglas Co.? > > If anyone can help I would appreciate it. > > Thanks, > Pat

I am sending this to the Coles list as I seem to be unable to locate any information about Douglas County. Does anyone know of any Douglas County resources on the Internet? The 1870 census shows that my gg-grandfather Lorenzo D. Gilbert was living there in Newman twp. He died around 1872 or 3 and I believe was buried in Douglas Co. Are there any cemeteries indexed for Douglas Co.? If anyone can help I would appreciate it. Thanks, Pat

Just wanted to let you folks know that the Vanderen-l and Vanderen-d lists at Rootsweb are up and running. The Van Derens in Coles Co. descend from 3 brothers: Joseph m: Martha Oden (Hodges) Hawkins Stephen Murray m: Mary Munson Jesse m: Nancy Jones d/o Dumas Jones and Sarah Blackburn Thank you, Marcie Van Deren -- Roy and Marcie Van Deren Rocky Mountain "HI" RV Park and Campground http://kalispell.bigsky.net/rmhc/ mailto:rmhc@bigsky.net

Would anyone have access to the 1900 or 1910 Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois Census? Could you look up a John Theodor Thies and wife, Katherine. I think John Theodor went by his middle name Theodor. I would like to have all the info about this couple from the census records. If you can't find this couple under Thies could you look under Theis. Are last name is very often misspelled Theis. Thanks in advance, Dianne (Thies) Titus wdt@spitfire.net

For those wanting to check out their ancestors in ILLINOIS for the Civil War, you can search through Dogpile (or any other search engine you use) and insert "civil war il" and you should come up with a lot of sources. Here are some to help you. Cathy Babbs ============================================================ http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/ http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/datcivil.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/county/coles.htm http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/datcivil.html#reghistory http://www.civilwardata.com/pers_dir.html http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/civilwar http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnilus/

I have several books with listings from several of the cemeteries in Coles County. I would be glad to do a lookup for you and perhaps that will help you in your search. Bev Dobbins

In the 1880 Census for Sedgwicke Co. KS my grt. grt. grandmother was listed as Anna and born in Illinois. I have no idea what county she was born in that is why I have gone to the county list of IL for help. I went to the LDS center and her husband had a pedigree and that is where I found her listed as Rhoda Ann Chapman, but someone had guessed that she had been born in 1849 in Nashville, Davidson Co, TN. So would you please help me find her and thanks and blessings to you. Pastor Barbara

I have been volunteering for lookups on your Digest for Civil War, Black Hawk, Spanish-American, and Mexican Wars for the state of ILLINOIS. I find now that there is website now available for information that anyone might want so I wish to terminate my lookup services. Cathy Babbs cbabbs@worthlink.net

Hi-Is it possible for you to tell me how to bring up the V99 #20 on my screen so I can read it. Also I have put in the name LOGSDON-L-request@rootsweb.com and have gotten quite a few responses. I have tried to put in different names and have had no luck. It seems the PC tells me there is no place like this or something similar. Can you enlighten me? thank you for any help you can send, BJ

Do you have a Harb Cox married to Barbara in your line? Thanks, Elayne wttet@ptd.net -----Original Message----- From: Tlblackmn@aol.com <Tlblackmn@aol.com> To: ILCOLES-L@rootsweb.com <ILCOLES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 1:28 PM Subject: [ILCOLES-L] WALTONS in Coles Co. >Hi- >I'm new to the list and researching George L. WALTON b. 1790 VA or OH >and d. 1848 in Porter Co. IN. This WALTON family and descendants >lived in and around Charleston, Coles Co. IL starting in the late 1830s. > >Associated surnames: CHASTEEN, McALLISTER, DAVIS, COX, COLLINS, >HAGGIN, SUBLETTE, GRANT, GOSSETT > >Thanks, >Tracie >Tlblackmn@aol.com > >Researching: >A.NDERSON (NOR>MN>SD) >B.EVAN/BIVEN (IN>IL) >B.LACKMAN (MA>CT>RI>NY>OH>KS) >B.RYAN (MD>PA>OH>IL>KS) >H.AGGIN/HAGIN (KY>SD>IA) >K.RAUSE/R (WPRU>SD) >M.AHONEY (IRE>CAN>IA>SD) >M.cNERNEY (IRE>SCOT>CAN>IA) >P.RICE (OH) >P.UCKETT (IN>IL) >S.TEWART (IL>KS) >W.ALTON (OH>IA) >W.ORLEY (OH>IL>IA) > > > > > > >

Lynne Norris, ---------------------------------------------------- Hi, Has anyone ever heard of this business? I got my great-grandfathers death certificate and it said that he worked in "car repair" at Big 4 (or "H"-but I think it's a "4") RR Co. My great-grandfather died 11 Sep. 1920 in Lafayette township. Thanks Lynne Norris ------------------------------------------------------ Oh yes, the Big 4 Railroad Company was a very large line at one time, especially in the Midwest. Apparently your G-grandfather repaired railroad cars for them. In those days, a railroad job was a highly sought job, so he must have been very good at his trade. Hope this helps you! Gene Harrell

>Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 14:52:52 EST >From: TheNorris4@aol.com >To: ILCOLES-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <a641d9b4.36e2d914@aol.com> >Subject: [ILCOLES-L] Big 4 RR Co >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >Hi, Has anyone ever heard of this business? I got my great-grandfathers death >certificate and it said that he worked in "car repair" at Big 4 (or "H"-but I >think it's a "4") RR Co. My great-grandfather died 11 Sep. 1920 in Lafayette >township. > >Thanks >Lynne Norris > Yes, this is the Big 4 RailRoad Co. Some of my relatives also worked there in the late 1800s. I do not have any other info at this time but it did exist. Bill Boyle

Hello, Members! I am researching John Woodson Shumate, Jr., who lived in Charleston, Coles Co., IL, between 1860-1870. His daughters were Margaret who married Joseph SPENCE, Nancy who married Simeon FUDGE, Elizabeth who married Kimball FROST all in the mid 1860's. All three women were widowed within a few years of their marriage and at least two of them rejoined their father in Salem, Dent Co., MO, or TX. Thanks!

Hi- I'm new to the list and researching George L. WALTON b. 1790 VA or OH and d. 1848 in Porter Co. IN. This WALTON family and descendants lived in and around Charleston, Coles Co. IL starting in the late 1830s. Associated surnames: CHASTEEN, McALLISTER, DAVIS, COX, COLLINS, HAGGIN, SUBLETTE, GRANT, GOSSETT Thanks, Tracie Tlblackmn@aol.com Researching: A.NDERSON (NOR>MN>SD) B.EVAN/BIVEN (IN>IL) B.LACKMAN (MA>CT>RI>NY>OH>KS) B.RYAN (MD>PA>OH>IL>KS) H.AGGIN/HAGIN (KY>SD>IA) K.RAUSE/R (WPRU>SD) M.AHONEY (IRE>CAN>IA>SD) M.cNERNEY (IRE>SCOT>CAN>IA) P.RICE (OH) P.UCKETT (IN>IL) S.TEWART (IL>KS) W.ALTON (OH>IA) W.ORLEY (OH>IL>IA)