Have added the following to the Biographical Album: David Bell, William J. Bennett, George V. Collins, Thomas J. Frisby, William Fuller, William A. Gabbert M. D., Samuel B. Garver, William Hall, William C. Parker, Tilghman Warren Earliene

If there is anyone near Clinton or someone that is headed that way and could do a look-up for me, I would be glad to pay copying and gas costs. I need a Probate checked for children of Sylvester Decker his probate is in box 136 record# 5822. Thank you for any help. Earliene Kaelin E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page: http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill/

Can anyone living in or near Clinton take the time to help Karen? Seems like a very worthwhile project so I am hoping that someone will do the volunteering. Earliene I am looking for information concerning the 1909 trainwreck outside of Farmer City, Ill. Newspaper reports, accident reports, coroner reports, 1st person journal or diary accounts, legal actions, etc. I work with the Library of Congress. We have an extensive website of primary materials called the American Memory collections. We have over 2 million items online for research. This is free to everyone. (http://memory.loc.gov) I do a teacher workshop, which involves two photographs of the trainwreck. These are located in the Panoramic Photograph collection. If a keyword search is done using 'railroad accidents', the two photographs will be listed. I want teachers to teach students to go beyond the photograph to find the story. I have contacted the local librarian and the local newspaper in Farmer City. They are assisting me with newspaper articles. I am looking for the coroner's report for Callie Parrish, of Farmer City, who died in the wreck. I am looking for the accident report that might have been filed by the local Sheriff or county official. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Karen Needles: [email protected] Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave SE Washington, D.C 20540-1330 202-707-8151 [email protected]

Hi Debbie Champion, I certainly appreciate the look-up. It doesn't matter how long it might be I am just starting in depth putting together research anyway. Harvey was my great uncle on my Dad's side and his sister, my grandmother, Elsie (Hall) Phillips was killed from a fall on the Pumpkin Vine Railroad when my dad was only 6 months old so my dad didn't know too much about him. Thanks, I am from McLean county so if I can return the favor just let me know. Debbie Redmond

I have added: John S. Brown, Henry G. Beatty, John W. Barnett, James Hirst, Charles W. Jones biograhies to the Album pages. Earliene

I am looking for the obit for Harvey O. Hall aka Pat Hall who died in Farmer City in April 1949 , I believe on the 9th. Can anyone help me. Thanks, Debbie - ----------------------------------------------------Again I commend Earline for the hard work and great outcome of her efforts for this list.

I have added the following to the Bigraphical Album on the County page thanks to our Angel: David Barclay Jr., Elihu Helmick, James Danison, John A. Harrold, William Wilson, Samuel Wade, R. O. Crawford, Henry L. Hunter D.D.S., George Houser, William Barnes, George A. Barnett, Sanford Turnipseed, Reuben L. Howard M.D., John F. Smith, Johnson P. Sutton, Mary S. Welch, Charles M. Jeffery Earliene

I have added the following biographies to the site: William Weld James M. Green Nicholas Foley Eason Johnson Andrew J. Vinson John T. Teal James Fosnaugh Henry Bennett James Spratt John M. Foulks Charles W. Walton Smith Fuller Earliene

Thank you to all those who sent prayers and thank you for giving me time to get back on track. I will try to get the queries done in the next couple days so if you have sent one and do not hear within a couple days please re-send it. We are off today to find the best tree in the Northwest. That should cheer us all up!!!! Thank you again for being the best list on the Internet!!!! Earliene Kaelin

Just to let all of you know, I am going to be unavailable for a couple days at least and I will do the look-ups and such as soon as I can. We have had a family tragedy and I need to concentrate on that for a few days. Please be patient and I will get back to all of you as soon as possible. Earliene Kaelin E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page: http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill/

Thanks to Debbie Champion we have about half of the cemeteries in Pictures now. If anyone on the list lives near DeWitt and has time we could sure use a volunteer or two to take pictures in the following Cemeteries. Most of them are small cemeteries. I would be happy to pay for the film and developing. Barnett Township Cemetery near Jenkins switch section 36 Clintonia Township Alexander Barnett Section 30 Cackly-Hickman/ Mills Section 33 McGraw Section 34 Weaver Section 28 Creek Township Coulter Section 5 DeWitt Township Barnes Section 15 McCord Section 15 Harp Township Griffith Section 15 Harp Section 32 Lemen Section 12 Willmore Section 28 Nixon Township Welden Section 10 Rutledge Township Johnson Section 31 Santa Anna Township Camp Ground Section 31 Farmer City Section 28 Green Leaf Section 5 Maple Grove Section 33 St. Joseph Section 33 Texas Township Nixon Section 1 Hill Section 3 Burns School Section 6 Tunbridge Township Thornley Section 24 Wilson Township Walden Section 26 Walters Section 36 Any help is greatly appreciated. Earliene E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

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I have loaded 32 more pictures of Rucker Cemetery along with inscriptions on the cemetery page Thanks to Debbie Champion: http://members.xoom.com/Earliene/pages/ruckerchapel_cemetery.htm Also our Angel has sent in the following bio's and I have them posted on the 1891 Biographical Album: Zadoc C. Weedman John H. Mills Albert M. Drew Remus Davis Edmund Fruit George W. Jameson William Long William Newberry John Pollock Fred A. Reed

Mother was a MARSH she had ALLSUP cousins. My son-in law also had ALLSUP married into his ancestors family as a second wife. Can anyone add corrections or additions to either of these ALLSUP lines? This is NOT ALL PROVEN but maybe some clues or guide to help others or for them to check against their files.. The funny thing is I believe both the lines go back early to the same George ALLSUP Jr. b.abt 1695 England d._Richmond, VA married abt 1715 VA & Ann ___? line. Mother's cousin Roy ALLSUP's line was Fred M.ALLSUP b.abt 1881 Maroa, Macon Co, IL d.abt 1934 Maroa, IL married abt 1900 Macon Co, IL Malina Belle MARSH b.1886 Macon Co, IL d.1934 Macon Co, IL; Warner O. ALLSUP b.1858 Dewitt Co, IL d.1930 Maroa, Macon Co, IL m.4 Feb 1877 Macon Co, IL Alice BELL DAVISb.abt 1860 d.abt 1940 Maroa, IL; Washington T. ALLSUP b.abt 1809/1818 Montgomery Co, KY d.12 June 1877 Maroa, Macon Co, IL married 14 June 1847 Piatt Co, IL Margaret HAVLEY or HAVER? b.abt 1830 OH d.1914 Maroa, IL; John ALLSUP b.abt 1780 Caroline, VA d.abt 1830 Edgar or Dewitt Co, IL married abt 1797 Montgomery Co, KY Ellenor WREN b.abt 1799 VA? d.before 1850 Edgar or Dewitt Co, IL; Benjamin ALLSUP b.abt 1750 King Edward, VA d.?__ Caroline, VA married abt 1770 Caroline?, VA Nellie UNK b.abt 1762 VA d.?__ Caroline, VA; b.William ALSUP b.abt 1720 King George, VA d.?__ Richmond, VA married UNKOWN b.abt VA? d. ?__ VA; George ALLSUP Jr. b.abt 1695 Chesterfield Parish, ENG d.?__ Richmond, VA married abt 1715 VA Ann Unknown b.abt 1697 d.?__ ?Richmond, VA; George ALLSUP SR. b.abt 1660/70 Chesterfield parish, England d. ?__ VA married abt 1690s Derbyshire, England Annie Unknown; Now ALLSUP line from my son-in-laws files. I hope this helps someone. My son-in-law's line is from William Henry WEBB & his first wife Jemima Adeline SPEARMAN. This line of ALLSUP is from William Henry WEBB's 2nd wife Paralee Jane ALLSUP. Paralee Jane ALLSUP b.24 Sep 1847 Cherokee, Alabama d.10 Dec 1918 Coleman Co, Texas married #1 1 Aug 1867 Coleman Co, TX George L. BURKS, married #2 abt 1876 Coleman Co, Texas William Henry WEBB; Michael ALLSUP b.abt 1803 Grainger, TN d.?__ Grayson Co, Texas married abt 1828 Alabama or Tennessee Rachel FITCH b.abt 1805 TN d.?__ Grayson, TX; Randolph ALLSUP b.abt 1780 Henry, VA d.?__ Lincoln or Giles, TN married 17 July 1802 Grainger, TN Elizabeth C. DANIEL b.abt 1782 VA? d.?__TN; James ALLSUP b.abt 1756 Hanover, VA d.?__Grainger, TN married abt 1775 Henry?, Tennessee Unknown b.abt 1758 ?VA d.?__ ?TN; Joseph ALLSUP b.abt 1725 Hanover, VA d.?__Henry, VA married abt 1750 Hanover, VA Agnes PULLIAM b.abt 1725 ?VA d.?__VA?; George ALLSUP b.1695 & Ann UNK; I do hope this helps someone else. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER

Bertha Alstine Crum is buried at Memorial park, Woodlawn Cemetery, DeWitt County, Illinois. How or where can I find out what the tombstone inscription is? Art

Thanks to Debbie Champion we now have pictures of both Troutmann and Rucker Chapel cemeteries now up. Two main gate pictures on the county page and the rest on the Cemetery page. There is a link to the Cemetery page on the county cemetery page ("more pictures")at the bottom of the list. THANK YOU DEBBIE. Earliene E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page: http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill/

I have the new Cemetery map on the County page now and have added the following names to the new Biographical Album pages: William Savage John Watson Mathew Hammit Frederick Magill Edwin Weld Eli Harrold James Kirby James Bradley Carmi Goodrich Enjoy and again many thanks to our volunteers. Earliene E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page: http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill/

Does anyone have the 1900 census for Dewitt County and would do a look-up for me? Thanks, Virginia

Clifton H. Moore, Henry Eakins and Irvin Danels were added today. Earliene E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page: http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill/

I have added the Troutmann Cemetery to both the County Page and the Cemetery page at: http://members.xoom.com/Earliene/pages/cemetery.htm A Big Thank you to Debbie Champion for providing pictures and information on this Cemetery. Earliene E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page: http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill/