Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/94 Surname: Meserve, Barlow, Birch, Shafer, Adams ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website. DR. STEPHEN D. MESERVE DIES Dr. Stephen D. Meserve died Sunday evening at his home in Robinson at the age of 88 years,  5 months and 18 days.  He was a native of New Hamphshire, being born in 1818.  He came to Indiana and after residing there af few years came to Illinois in 1848, locating at York. It is said that when he stopped at York he had but 37 cents in his pocket, but he was a storehourse of energy, full of ambition and a shrewd and economic business man and for many years has been regard the wealthiest man in the county. He remained at York for two years and then came to Hutsonville and was married to Martha Barlow, a daughter of Joel and Jane Barlow, and she still survives him. Dr. Meserve built the house, which was until a few years since has been the M.E. Parsonage. The building was torn down only last fall. While here he practiced medicine, generally making his visits on foot and walking at times a distance of ten miles. No storm was too bad for him to brave and he exposed himself considerably. In 1852, he went to Cincinnati and took a four years course in medicine and on the completion of his studies moved to Robinson, where he has since resided.  Four children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Meserve, being Dr. A. G. Meserve of Robinson, Mrs Maud Birch of Greencastle, Mrs. Martha Shafer of Indianapolis, and Mrs. H. C. Adams of Duncanville. Funeral services were conducted at Robinson Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at this place Wednesday morning, a large concourse of friends and relatives coming from Robinson and many from this place being in attendance.

Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/93 Surname: Mikeworth, Wilhite, Bell, Wright, Guyer ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website. Mrs. Mikeworth Dead Mrs. Carrie Mikeworth died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Indianapolis. Mrs. Mikeworth was 87 years of age at the time of her death. She was formerly a resident of Hutsonville and will be remembered as Mrs. Wilhite, being a widow of the late J. S. Wilhite. She was a good woman and was loved by all who knew her. She was a mother of three daughters, Mrs Clint Bell, Mrs Willis Wright, Mrs. Hattie Guyer, and one son, Court Wilhite. Funeral services were held at Indianapolis and the remains were laid to rest in the Crown Hill Cemetery.

Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/92 Surname: Mikeworth, Wattleworth, Wilhite ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website Oldest Man in County Dead David Mikeworth, the oldest man in Crawford county, died at his home in Robinson Monday evening, Sept. 1st. He was born near Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 2, 1816, being at the time of his death 97 years, 6 months and 30 days old, says the Argus. When Mr. Mikeworth was two years old his parents moved from Pennsylvania to Licking county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, and was married in 1837. Eleven years later he moved to this county, locating in Oblong township, entering 120 acres of government land, making a home for himself and wife and two orphan children, having none of their own. These children were William Ruckle and a baby girl, after ward the wife John Wattleworth. They afterward took and raised three other children. The first Mrs. Mikeworth died in 1884, and he was remarried to a lady who lived but a short time after the marriage. He was again married to Mrs. Carrie Wilhite of Hutsonville, who, at the adge of near 81 years, survives him.

Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/91 Surname: Reynolds ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website. Rachel W. Reynolds, daughter of Thomas E. and Frances E. Rynolds, was born in Crawford County, Illinois, September 28, 1859 and departed this life July 13, 1919 aged 59 years 9 months and 19 days.

Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/90 Surname: Hill, Stears ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website. A Pioneer Dead Dr. Hill died Christmas day at Martinsville, being aged over 80 years. He came to Crawford county from North Carolina with three brothers and a sister while a young man and entered a farm near Annapolis. In 1819 with his brother, Archie, and several persons from this county, he went to California, in the search of gold, going overland from St. Louis with ox teams which hauled their supplies, the women, children and sick, all of the men were walking. He was successful and on his return invested his wealth in land and made a fortune. His brother remained California and nothing was since heard of him. Doctor Hill was married to Emiline Stears in 1848 and fifteen children were born to them, four of whom survive, being Arthur Hill of Robinson, George and Grant of Sterling, Okla., and Milo of New Mexico. Most of the doctor's life was passed on the farm near Annapolis. When he came to Illinois his settlement was on the frontier with neighbors miles apart and the nearest market the Wabash River. The prairies were broken with oxen, and his life today would be regarded as hardship and privation. He moved to Martinsville in 1870 but he is well remembered by many of the older persons in this community.

> ---------- > From: Virginia McClendon[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} ELLIOTT > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/156 > > Surname: Elliott, Fee > ------------------------- > > Looking for information on Lee "Earl" ELLIOTT b. 4/25/1917 in Texas died > 1980, Robinson and Gloria LaTrellia FEE b. 12/16/1931 and died 7/22/1999 > in Robinson. >

Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/88 Surname: Musgrave, Prevo, Young ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website YOUNG LADY CALLED Emma Musgrave Summond Into Realms Beyond Emma Myrtle Musgrave, daughter of N. A. and Olive Musgrave was born November 1, 1906 and died June 27, 1926, aged 19 years, 7 months and 26 days. She was born and grew to young woman-hood in the home two and one half miles north of Hutsonville where her sweet and happy disposition radiated sunshine and gladness in the home. From her childhood she showed marks of keen intelligence and initiative in every part of her acticities and at all times a leader among her associates. She completed the Hutsonville High School course at an early age, graduating with high honors at the age 16. Later she clerked in Newlins Department store and later attended the Charleston State Normal and was teaching school at the Crow school in Clark County when her health begun failing and she was forced to resign. >From child-hood she attended Sunday School at Union Chapel where she was a leader among the children of that community, teaching the primary class in the Sunday School for several years.Emma was noble Christian young woman, shedding an influence for good in all of her relations of life, and the early call of her Master to come to her Eternal Home leaves us with sorrowing hearts, yet we bow in submission to His unerring will. One of the strong characteristics of Emma was her power to make people to love her and the extra large circle of her friends is a living testimony of her congenial personality. Last fall she attemped to teach school but was taken with pernicious anemia and was obliged to give up her school and since that time been very low. Despite her weakened condition, however, she has been able to be taken for rides in an automobile. She was at the home of her aunt Mrs. Mayme Prevo of Palestine the last three days of last week and was, they thought, some better. Late Sunday afternoon she expressed a strong desire to be taken home. Her wish was acceeded to but within an hour after reaching her home death came. When in good health she was active in church work and in the Union Sunday School, held in Union chapel which was built by her father, near her home. She leaves her Mother, two brothers Paul and Palmer and two sisters, Mary and Catherine all in the home to join her father to whom she was devoutly devoted and who preceded her only about sixteen months in death. Why the sun should set in the morning or the flowers wither just as they are blooming or the young life of promise should be called away are things we cannot now understand, but someday 'we shall know.' The funeral was held at the Union Chapel, two miles north of Hutsonville, Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., conducted by Rev. O. H. Young, pastor of the local M. E. Church after which interment was made in the Oak Grove Cemetery on Lamotte Prairie.

> ---------- > From: Margaret Fox-Jackson[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} Mrs. Mary J. Fox > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/87 > > Surname: Fox > ------------------------- > > Mrs. Mary J. Fox, wife of John Christian Fox, deceased, was born in Knox > County, Indiana, November 12, 1845 and passed to her reward March 22, 1946, > at the age of 100 years, 4 months and 10 days. She was united in marriage > to Mr. Fox March 4, 1863 and to this union ten children were born, four > of this number having preceded her in death. Mr. Fox passed away in the > year of 1922 at the age of 81 years. Six children survive, namely: William > Fox of Cincinnati, Ohio; H.D. Fox of Redlands, Calif, Howard Fox of Chicago, > Charles Fox of Lafayette, Indiana; Anna Bivins of Chicago and Major Fox > of Chicago, also grandchildren and great grandchildren. the last two years > of her life were spent with her daughter, Mrs. Bivins of Chicago. > She was a member of the United Brethren Church of Robinson having made > her confession of faith early in life and lived a consistent christian > life to the end. > >

I am interested in The Flat Rock CD. I am researching the Maxwell's from there. How can I get one?

> ---------- > From: Kevin Cessna[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 12:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} Sechrest/Shidler > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/155 > > Surname: Sechrest, Shidler > ------------------------- > > Thank you for the information. I believe that the quotation you have from > Mary Martin about Mrs. Henry A. Sechrest does not refer to Mary Sue Cessna > Sechrest. The date of divorce is BEFORE the date of birth of Mary Sue. > Mary Sue was my dad's sister. I knew her well and stayed with her many > times in her and Uncle Henry's home just north of Bridgeport. Mary Sue > died on 8 Oct 1996. Henry is still alive and lives in Lawrenceville. > > Thanks for your information. If you would like to contact me, my address > is [email protected] >

I would like for someone to do a 1910 census look up in Crawford Co. for Harlan/Harlin Wolfe/Wolf b. 1867, wife Effie. Also a brother Harvey Wolfe/ Wolfe b. 1865. Any info would be of great help. Mary

FYI... > ---------- > From: John Brassfield[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 4:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} GOODWIN Birth 1843 Crawford County > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/153 > > Surname: GOODWIN, ROBERTS > ------------------------- > > John Wesley GOODWIN born August 12, 1843 in Crawford County, IL. Brother > William Goodwin Jr. Parents William J. Goodwin and Catherine Roberts Goodwin. > Family moved to Indiana, Iowa, then Oregon Territory in 1948. William Sr. > brother was Moses. Does anyone have any information on this family. JB >

FYI... > ---------- > From: Sue May[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 2:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} Crawford Co. Thompson Search > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/152 > > Surname: Thompson > ------------------------- > > Searching for ggrandfather Jeremiah Thompson & ggrandmother Amanda (Drake) > Thompson who appeared in Robinson, Crawford Co. IL in 1900. According to > newspaper obit of Ira Drake, Amanda was living in Robinson as late as 1915. > Neither appear on the death index in Crawford Co. > > >

FYI... > ---------- > From: Jim Allison[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 5:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} Crawford County History- Flat Rock Families > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/150 > > Surname: Allison, Tedford, Weger, Highsmith > ------------------------- > > I have mentioned this before about a year ago. > > I have the capablity to burn CDs and put newspaper images, photos, etc, > on the CD. I have done this with the 1916 Flat Rock Newspaper, and the > Lawrence County 1886 Atlas. The CD has about 700 images on it and is partially > indexed for lawrence County and completely indexed for Flat Rock. You use > your Web Browser to look at the Cd so it is not hard to use or tell what > you are looking at. If you are interested, let me know. I have been giving > the CDs away for a $15 donation to either the Crawford County Gen. Soc. > or the Lawrence County Gen. Society. > > Since the CDs take a while to make, I will only do this for a limited time > or until I run out of CDs. I have about 6 I can burn. > > Jim Allison >

Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/154 Surname: Shidler, Sechrest, Cessna, Land ------------------------- First Generation 1. Garfield CESSNA. Garfield married Kathryn SHIDLER. They had the following children: + 2 F i. Mary Sue CESSNA was born 23 Jul 1913. Second Generation 2. Mary Sue CESSNA (Garfield) was born 23 Jul 1913. Mary married Henry Arthur SECHREST, son of Maurice Oren SECHREST and Bessie Alma MCKIBBEN. Henry was born 11 Apr 1914. Minnie Martin, Box 78, RR1 Sumner, IL 62466 wrote in 1980:"I don't know about that 7th child, Henry A Sechrest that married Nettie Armstrong. I found she had been married to Chester Stout first and had 2 children Alfred and Ina. She had one son George Love by Henry A. They divorced. She was married in Richland Co. to Henry A. March 27 1895 and they were divorced in Nov. 1899. per "Early Marriages & Gleanings from Old Newspapers by Taylor of Richland Co." Nettie later married Henry Ha? from St. Francesville and she was buried by her Stout. When George Love died in 1962 his obit says he was survived by a step mother Mrs. Henry A. Sechrest of Indiana." They had the following children: 3 M i. Henry Arthur Jr. SECHREST was born 18 Feb 1938. Henry married Mildred Ann WRIGHT, daughter of Odie N WRIGHT and Hazel L. SHULTZ, on 6 Jun 1959. Mildred was born 19 Jun 1940. 4 M ii. Edward Dean SECHREST was born 18 Feb 1951. BIRTH: ADOPTED PER BOB SECRIST Edward married (1) Diana Sue WEBSTER, daughter of Roy WEBSTER and Edna SMITH. Edward also married (2) Lucinda Mo PIXLEY. and another connection First Generation 1. William Owen Sr LAND was born 1846 in , Knox, In. He died 4 Mar 1944 in Bridgeport, Sullivan, In. researched by Sherry [email protected] Sherry Richard 6402 Wister Lane Houston, TX 77008-6252 William married Nancy PURCELL, daughter of George PURCELL and Sarah. They had the following children: 2 M i. Calvin LAND. 3 F ii. Ethel "Bird" LAND was born in , Sullivan, In. Ethel married Jack WALTERS. 4 M iii. Cornelious LAND. 5 M iv. Lee Jake LAND. 6 v. Lawson Murphey LAND was born 4 Mar 1875. 7 vi. Sara Corella LAND was born Feb 1876 in , Sullivan, In. 8 M vii. Albert Fountain LAND was born 27 Apr 1877 in , Sullivan, In. Albert married Lean Bell SHIDLER. + 9 M viii. William Owen Jr LAND was born 24 Oct 1884 and died 10 Oct 1974. 10 F ix. Golden M LAND was born 12 Jan 1892 in Knox, In. She died 28 Oct 1965 in Marion, Il. 11 M x. Herman Charles Faye LAND was born Oct 1895 in , Sullivan, In. He died 1957. Second Generation 9. William Owen Jr LAND (William Owen Sr) was born 24 Oct 1884 in Carlisle, Sullivan, In. He died 10 Oct 1974 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Il. William married (1) Effie Wetterow PORTER. They had the following children: 12 M i. Raymond LAND. 13 F ii. Thelma LAND. 14 M iii. Russel "Bus" LAND. 15 M iv. Wilson "Bud" LAND. 16 M v. William Owen III LAND. 17 M vi. Coy Mervin LAND. 18 M vii. Ernest Chalmers LAND. 19 F viii. Nancy Helen LAND. Nancy married Guy Vincent ALSPACH on 25 Jun 1939 in Petty, Lawrence, Il. 20 M ix. Purcell Martin LAND. 21 F x. Dorothy Corella LAND. William also married (2) Daisy Pern HELPINGSTINE, daughter of Owen HELPINGSTINE and Nancy MARTIN.

FYI... > ---------- > From: Kevin Cessna[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} Shidler Family > > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/151 > > Surname: Shidler > ------------------------- > > I am descended from George Washington Shidler (b. 24 Jan 1848 in Lawrence > Co., IL - d. 19 May 1908). He married Phoebe Narcissus Eckiss (b. 4 Jul > 1853 - d. 14 Dec 1940). One of their sons, Charles (m. Ella Crawford) settled > in Crawford Co., IL. Looking to share information with others. >

Jim, I'm on the Crawford, Jasper and several other southern Illinois county lists. My time is going to be limited in the near future but I do have a lot of information here on some of the early pioneer Baptists in this region. Robert Webb On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:23:23 -0700 "Admire, Jim" <[email protected]> writes: > FYI... > > > ---------- > > From: Mary Mills[SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 7:30 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILCRAWFO] Lamott Baptist > Church, Ft. > > Palestine, 1811-1848 > > > > Hi Robert, > > Where can I find this data base with the church members names ? > > Thanks, Mary > > > > Robert L Webb wrote: > > > > > > For several years I've been trying to help genealogists as part > of our > > > work on church history and preservation of records. Have > studied a great > > > deal the life of Daniel Parker, who was a member of the Lamott > church, an > > > early state senator, etc. We have the records of some early > Baptist > > > churches in the Crawford co., area. Names of members have been > entered > > > into a database; we've been working on this since about 1986, > and now > > > have 20,000 names for Illinois, and another 10,000 for other > midwestern > > > states. I have no family connections, but as a church historian > I would > > > be grateful to learn of sources of information about early Fort > > > Palestine. > > > > > > Best wishes to all, for Christmas and the New Year! > > > Robert Webb > > > Carthage > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

FYI... > ---------- > From: Mary Mills[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 7:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILCRAWFO] Lamott Baptist Church, Ft. > Palestine, 1811-1848 > > Hi Robert, > Where can I find this data base with the church members names ? > Thanks, Mary > > Robert L Webb wrote: > > > > For several years I've been trying to help genealogists as part of our > > work on church history and preservation of records. Have studied a great > > deal the life of Daniel Parker, who was a member of the Lamott church, an > > early state senator, etc. We have the records of some early Baptist > > churches in the Crawford co., area. Names of members have been entered > > into a database; we've been working on this since about 1986, and now > > have 20,000 names for Illinois, and another 10,000 for other midwestern > > states. I have no family connections, but as a church historian I would > > be grateful to learn of sources of information about early Fort > > Palestine. > > > > Best wishes to all, for Christmas and the New Year! > > Robert Webb > > Carthage > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >

FYI... > ---------- > From: Tammichris[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 4:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: george augustus collins > > to whom this may concern: >   >     My name is Ronald C. Collins Grandson of George A. Collins I am trying to > put together or try a Family history (tree) I need all the information > possible on George Augustus.. All that I can tell you about him is that His > farm was and still is located > in Eaton (porterville) Illinois.  Crawford county. >     This, is Where George also died.. I am not sure of his birth date nor do I > know when he Died or anything in between... Any information you can find would > be greatly appreciated Thank You.... >

Hi I am looking for information on the following Raborns born in Crawford County Illinois. Eliza Raborn born about 1834 Jane Raborn born about 1840 Josiah Raborn born about 1842 Andrew Jackson Raborn born about 1846 I would greatly appreciate hearing from anybody who has knowledge of these names. Thank you in advance. Ralph E. Rayborn 521 W. 14th Apt. 19 Chanute, KS 66720-2883 Tel. 316-431-1254 ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1