Below is an Obituary for James Madison Randolph. This family was closely associated with mine, I would love to know more about James Madison and his father Willoughby H. Randolph. JAMES MADISON RANDOLPH PIONEER OF THIS COMMUNITY Laid to Rest Under Sheltering Branches of Ancestral Oaks in Randolph Cemetery. The subject of this sketch, James Madison Randolph, was born June 27, 1846 in Logan county, Illinois, on the old homestead which had been taken from the government about two years before by his father. He was the oldest son of Willoughby H. and Louvicy (Barr) Randolph, and the Randolph family of three brothers- James, Brooks, and William Randolph had emigrated to Illinois from Virginia ,a sixteen years previous, before the winter of the big, snow in 1830. William Randolph was his grandfather and James Randolph was the father of J. S. Randolph, better known as "Shelt". While he and "Shelt" were thus second cousins, yet all their lives and until the death of J. S. Randolph a number of years ago, their association was almost that of brothers, instead of distant cousins. He was thus one of the few remaining pioneers of the first generation and with advancing years took delight in recounting experiences of his boyhood. He told of one occasion of starting to Clinton with a load of grain and two yoke of oxen and having a serious breakdown on the present site of Kenney. He was married to Elizabeth G. Jett on December 30, 1871 who survives him. Seven children were born to this union; G. A. Randolph, of Richmond, Va., R. J. Randolph, of Kenney; Jett and John Randolph, Mrs. Mack Carlley and Mrs. A. P. Robertson, of Tulsa, Okla. One daughter, Grace, died at age of five. Two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hildreth, and Mrs. Mary Forrest are living, both residing On Pacific Coast, and there are ten grandchildren. Always a deep student and constructive thinker, he spent the years 1865 and 1866 at Shurtleff college, Alton, Ill., and but for several years of weak eyesight frorh an epidemic of eye trouble, he would have graduated as a civil engineer and made this his life work. Generous with his family, tolerant of the opinions of others and yet with firm convictions of his own, his life showed continually the workings of a well balanced and orderly mind. Baptized in the Christian church at Kenney, following a revival in 1888, he talked freely in his last illness of the state of his soul and said he was prepared to meet his God. In all the trials of life, in withstanding the "Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune,"' he showed the iron determination of his forbears who stood at Crecy and Agincourt. In the summer of 1923, he visited his son, G. A. Randolph at Richmond, Va., and took great delight in looking up the site of the home of his ancestor, William Randolph, of Turkey Island, and in visiting the monument of the Indian Princess, Pocahontas, at Jamestown Island, from whom he was descended. On a boat trip down the historic James, the captain, on learnimg his name and ancestry, showed pleasure in pointing out the sites of the homes of the Randolpbs in this locality, so aptly called the "Cradle of the Republic." Among his relatives were, John Randolph, of Roanoke, Peyton Randolph, President of the First Continental Congress, and Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia and First Attorney General of the United states. Thomas Jefferson, Chief Justice Marshall, General Robert E. Lee and Carter H. Harrison of Chicago were kinsmen, their mothers being Randolph's. After being in remarkably.. good health for a man of his years, the final illness came in January and he passed away at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 26. The remains were brought to Kenney to the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Sabra Buchanan. Funeral arrangements on March 28 were handled by R. B. Pullen and the services were at the Christian church in charge of Rev. 0. P. Wright, who is an old friend of the family. He delivered a most feeling discourse. A quartet composed of C. A. Trowbridge, Ned Warrick, H. K. Cantrell, and E. 11. Hoggard, rendered appropriate selection with Miss Nina Warrick at the piano. The pall bearers were four grandsons James Homer, Ross and Harry Randolph and two nephews, Roy and Ralph Buchanan. Services at the cemetery were conducted by Kenney Lodge I. 0. 0. F. of which he had been a member nearly 50 years. Under the sheltering branches of the ancestral oaks of his grandfather Randolph's farm where he had wandered happily with his cousins, Levi and Whitney Regan and Frank and Josiah Coppenbarger, all that was mortal of James Madison Randolph was laid to rest. Mary Ann, you are welcomed to post this if you like. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

Martin INMAN and his wife, Mary Lafferty INMAN, show up in 1860 Gallatin County Census, but I can't find them afterwards. Hoping they might have settled in DeWitt County where their son, Drew, lived with his wife Elizabeth Muninger. Does anyone have access to death or cemetery records for after 1860 and can do a look up for me? Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Barbara Faig [email protected]

[email protected] wrote: > > I need to see if there is a Wm Watson or Martha Watson in the 1880 > census and the list of who was in the household. > I would also like to see if there is a listing for a Wm aor Martha > Watson buried in a cemetery around Farmer City, DeWitt Co., Ill. > > Thank you > Diana

Looking for information on the Moody family of Dewitt County. Henry Newton Moody b. About 1868 in Lane, Dewitt County, Illinois d. 8/1918 Married 7/4/4887 to Emma Elizabeth Tucker (dau. John Thomas Tucker and Martha Cook) Emma was born 3/5/1869 in Tipton, Ind. and raised in Dewitt County. She was taken to her daughters house in Centralia, Illinois where she died. She is buried in Rose Cemetery. They had the following children: Lottie, Otis, Ada Belle, Edith Marie, Emma, Charles Everett, Rachel and John Louis. Thanks, Lacinda [email protected]

Matt, Could you contact me at [email protected] I cannot find your E-mail address and have the Burger obit that you needed. Thanks, Lacinda

Henry Moody: 1870 Census DeWitt Charles Moody wm age 28 b. OH Charlotte wf age 22 b. IL Nee: Cross (Charles E. Moody to Charlotte M. Cross 11/1/1866 DeWitt) Henry wm age 3 b. IL Ida wf age 2 b. IL Family of COX living at same Dwelling number. Let me know if you want it. 1860 DeWitt Census pg 678 line 2 James A. Moody wm age 58 b. MD Blind Martha wf age 45 b.OH Comfort wm age 26 b. OH Rueben B. wm age 23 b. OH Charles E. wm age 17 b. OH Mary F. wf age 14 b. OH Elizabeth M. wf age 12 b. OH James W. wm age 7 b. OH Jasper wm age 3 b. IL Hope this helps. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill -----Original Message----- From: LACINDA [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 10:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Moody Family Looking for information on the Moody family of Dewitt County. Henry Newton Moody b. About 1868 in Lane, Dewitt County, Illinois d. 8/1918 Married 7/4/4887 to Emma Elizabeth Tucker (dau. John Thomas Tucker and Martha Cook) Emma was born 3/5/1869 in Tipton, Ind. and raised in Dewitt County. She was taken to her daughters house in Centralia, Illinois where she died. She is buried in Rose Cemetery. They had the following children: Lottie, Otis, Ada Belle, Edith Marie, Emma, Charles Everett, Rachel and John Louis. Thanks, Lacinda [email protected]

Jun 12 1999 Trying to contact "Lisa", who is researching MILLER and OLSON in DeWitt County. Have sent 2 e-mail msgs. to address you indicated. They were "kicked-back" as Undeliverable both times. Check the settings for your address on receiving mail. I had a problem with my own at one time. Let me know & I'll try again. This comes from the Query page but Lisa if you are on the list you need to contact Carolynn Gawthorpe [email protected] Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

Below is a message from Mary Ann Kaylor, I forward it to see if any of you would be interested in a pool to get the 1830 Sangamon census on-line as about half of DeWitt was included in that census. If so please let me know. I have contributed to the 1840 Logan and will also to the 1830 Sangamon. You may also want to check the index of the 1902 History of Sangamon if you had any folks there. Mary Ann is trying to get that posted. Hello again, Cheryl Rothwell, the CC for Logan County, and I have been discussing the 1830 Sangamon County Census. As Logan was a part of Sangamon in 1830, Cheryl and I are interested in getting the 1830 Sangamon Census online. If we purchase an 1830, S & K Publications will donate a copy to the USGenWeb Archives and it will be available for all to research. They charge 75c a page plus $15-18 setup or somewhere around that figure. These are actual images of the census, I believe. As the 1830 Sangamon covers several other present day counties, there are many pages and the cost is estimated at about $130-$140. However if several people contributed to this, the cost per person would be minimal. Cheryl has already had a couple of donations towards this. Is anyone out there interested in helping get the 1830 Sangamon online? Earliene, how about DeWitt, it was part of Sangamon, too in 1830? Are you interested or any of your subscribers? Please feel free to comment everyone. If you wish to view the 1840 Logan, it is now online through S & K, thanks to Cheryl and contributors. You can view it at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/cen_img.htm Thanks, Mary Ann Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

A new Query was posted and I thought I would share it with the list in case any of you are related, Please direct any reply to Walter Wally Fydenchuk EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: Watt DATE: Jun 04 1999 QRYTEXT: Watt family information wanted. Samuel-Gabriel-Elijah-Thomas Watt. Elijah and Mary (Day) Watt had the following children born in in DeWitt Co. James b. 1833, John W. b. 1835, Samuel b. 1839, Thomas b. 1836 Tazwell Co., George R. b. 1843, Catherine (Clark) b. 1845, Charles T. b. 1847, Rolla R. b. 1849, Elizabeth J. (Stone). b. 1850, Sarah (Geer) b. 1851, Levi b. 1852, Albert b. 1855, Laura (Bosserman) b. 1859. E-mail or write: Wally Fydenchuk Crediton, Ontario, CANADA NOM 1MO. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

Because I am related about seven different ways to the WRIGHT family that was in DeWitt (some in Macon also) I have worked up all their statistics through 1870. If anyone would like a copy of this let me know, I love sharing. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

I have nine children for Soloman and Maggie as follows: Generation No. 1 1. MAGGIE COMFORT4 DAVENPORT (THOMAS3, GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born June 19, 1864 in Texas Township, De Witt, IL, and died Unknown. She married SOLOMAN H. WALLER July 17, 1879 in De Witt Co., IL (Source: Marriage Record, DeWitt County IL, Vol. d. #225.). More About SOLOMAN H. WALLER: Occupation 1: farmer Occupation 2: laborer Children of MAGGIE DAVENPORT and SOLOMAN WALLER are: i. SON15 WALLER, b. June 20, 1879. ii. FIRST CHILD WALLER, b. October 2, 1881. Notes for FIRST CHILD WALLER: Birth was attended by Dr. Wilcox iii. SECOND CHILD WALLER, b. Aft. October 2, 1881. iv. T. M. WALLER, b. March 1883, Kansas. v. DORA WALLER, b. April 1888, Kansas. vi. THIRD CHILD WALLER, b. Bef. 1892. vii. FLORENCE SUSIE WALLER, b. May 15, 1892, Clinton,De Witt, IL; d. Unknown (Source: Dvnprt.ftw, Date of Import: May 1, 1999.). Notes for FLORENCE SUSIE WALLER: Birth was attended by John Wright, M.D. viii. LILIAN WALLER, b. December 1895. ix. OMER WALLER, b. October 1897.

The following addresses are bouncing so unless I hear from you I am going to unsubscribe you from the list: [email protected] [email protected] Thank you. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

Eliza STONE b. abt. 1839 married Thomas WRIGHT b. abt. 1847 in DeWitt County(12/3/1879) Thomas is the son of William Garrison WRIGHT but who is Eliza???? Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

Has anyone researched the WALLER Family?????? If so is the following correct??? Descendants of Solomon Waller Generation No. 1 1. SOLOMON1 WALLER was born Abt. 1788 in PA. He married AMELIA UNKNOWN Unknown. Children of SOLOMON WALLER and AMELIA UNKNOWN are: 2. i. EMERY2 WALLER, b. Abt. 1814, OH. 3. ii. WILLIAM B. WALLER, b. Abt. 1815, Ohio. 4. iii. MATHEW WALLER, b. Abt. 1821, OH. iv. MARY A. WALLER, b. Abt. 1833, OH; m. E. D. SESSIONS, September 02, 1852, DeWitt County, IL. v. CAROLINE WALLER, b. Abt. 1836, OH; m. DAVID B. GRABLE, November 05, 1854, DeWitt County, IL. Generation No. 2 2. EMERY2 WALLER (SOLOMON1) was born Abt. 1814 in OH. He married CLORINDA UNKNOWN Unknown. Children of EMERY WALLER and CLORINDA UNKNOWN are: i. GEORGE W.3 WALLER, b. Abt. 1856; m. MARY F. WILSON, November 24, 1874, DeWitt County, IL. ii. MINNIE WALLER, b. Abt. 1859; m. JAMES T. JONES, January 08, 1879, DeWitt County, IL. 3. WILLIAM B.2 WALLER (SOLOMON1) was born Abt. 1815 in Ohio. He married JANE Unknown. Children of WILLIAM WALLER and JANE are: i. MARGARET E.3 WALLER, b. Abt. 1844, Ohio; m. HARRISON ANDREWS, September 03, 1860, DeWitt County, IL. ii. TABITHA WALLER, b. Abt. 1846, OH. iii. WILLIAM B. WALLER, b. Abt. 1848. iv. OSBORN WALLER, b. Abt. 1852, OH. v. AMELIA WALLER, b. Abt. 1856. 5. vi. SOLOMON H. WALLER, b. Abt. 1859, IL.. 4. MATHEW2 WALLER (SOLOMON1) was born Abt. 1821 in OH. He married UNKNOWN. Children of MATHEW WALLER and UNKNOWN are: i. SOLOMON3 WALLER, b. Abt. 1848, OH. ii. GEORGE WALLER, b. Abt. 1852, OH. iii. CATHERINE WALLER, b. Abt. 1854, OH; m. JAMES W. MONGOLD, May 09, 1872, DeWitt County, IL. iv. EMILY WALLER, b. Abt. 1857. v. MARY WALLER, b. Abt. 1860, IL; m. JOHN CAMERON, October 04, 1877, DeWitt County, IL. vi. ELIZA WALLER, b. Abt. 1862. Generation No. 3 5. SOLOMON H.3 WALLER (WILLIAM B.2, SOLOMON1) was born Abt. 1859 in IL.. He married MARGARET COMFORT DAVENPORT July 17, 1879 in DeWitt Co.,Illinois, daughter of THOMAS DAVENPORT and MARY COX. Children of SOLOMON WALLER and MARGARET DAVENPORT are: i. FIRST CHILD4 WALLER, b. October 02, 1881. ii. SECOND CHILD WALLER, b. Aft. 1881. iii. THIRD CHILD WALLER, b. Bef. 1892. iv. FLORENCE SUSIE WALLER, b. May 15, 1892. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

I have done some research on the Michael Arbogast family of Highland/Pendleton County West virginia. Bonnie Vance Miller

John MILLER was born 15 Mar. 1800 in Virginia. He married Nancy MUSICK in Grayson Co., Kentucky in 1818. Nancy MUSICK was born 1802 in Tennessee. Their children were Mary, Matthew, Anna, Abraham Kingery, Elizabeth, Nancy, Tobias, Martha, Rachel, John, Margaret, Lucinda, James A., Sarah Jane and Martin Van Buren. John died 25 Feb. 1857 in DeWitt Co, Illinois. I would like information on John MILLER's and Nancy MUSICK's parents, siblings and descendants. Thank you. Irene [email protected]

If there is anyone on the list that has done any reseaarch on the Arbogast family will you please contact me. Thank you. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill

I haven't tried to transfer them, but will give it a try and see what happens. Virginia

If your files are in Ultimate Family Tree, will they transfer to Family TreeMaker? Rhonda -----Original Message----- From: Virginia R. Foucault <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, May 29, 1999 5:33 PM Subject: Re: Genealogy Software >I have Family TreeMaker and Ultimate Family Tree Deluxe - I like Family >TreeMaker best - really easy to use. >virginia > >

Hello, I have both Reunion, now called Generations, and Family Tree Maker. I have used Generations for years and so I guess I like it better. But Family Tree Maker now has some wonderful things, so I use both of them! Beverly Walker -----Original Message----- From: Glen Elam [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Genealogy Software I am planning on buying some Genealogy software, such as Ultimate Family Tree Deluxe, and was hoping that one or more of you would be so kind as to rate/review/recommend one program or another. There are a lot of them out there, and given that my money and time are limited, I would benefit from your experience. I would also very much appreciate it! Special thanks to all of the many contributors out there that make this list a success!