I have Family TreeMaker and Ultimate Family Tree Deluxe - I like Family TreeMaker best - really easy to use. virginia

Glen Elam wrote: > > 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! I strongly recommend "Family Tree Maker" and suggest getting the 'deluxe' version. They have a website where you can download a sample of it's capabilities: http://www.familytreemaker.com The resource cd's that they provide are tremendous. All the libraries I have been to, if they have genealogy software, have Family Tree Maker. Lara

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!

GenConnect computer is down so you will not be able to leave queries today. They hope to have it back up as soon as possible. Meanwhile you just can't access that information or at best it will be very slow. Sorry. 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

Thanks to Lacinda again, I have added many obits and some newspaper abstracts to the County page. Check them out. Earliene 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

If some kind soul with access to the 1900 Illinois census index would look up the ED number for Amos Dick Maxwell I would be most grateful. Art [email protected]

Earliene love to see the sketches of Amos Dick and wife Hattie Thanks Marge

Yes, please. I would love to see the sketches of Isam and Jonathan Harrold. They were both brothers of my gggrandfather Eli Harrold. I am looking for any information about the families of: Eli Harrold, his wife Sarah Jane Nelson, and his daughter Kezziah Harrold, Edmund Covey b Wapella 1840 (m Kezziah) and his son Cornelius Royal Covey b Wapella 1874, and Isaac Johnson and his daughter Dicey Johnson of McLean County (mother of Edmund Covey). Thanks so much, Carol Earliene Kaelin wrote: > I have the following sketches that were included with the > Biographies from the 1882 History. I will scan them to anyone > wanting them, they print up fairly well. > > Rebecca Gabrel, Wm. Carle, George B. Lemen, Daniel Fuller, Isam Harrold, > Jonathan Harrold, Tillmon Lane, Charles S. Lisenbey, Blish Moore, Wm. Moore, > Wm. Rutledge, Jacob Swigart, Orin Wakefield, Jacob Walters, Hugh Watson, > T. W. and Mary Davis, Edmund and Isabel Fruit, W.H. Costly, Wm. Fuller, > Rev. James Rucker, Amos and Hattie Dick, C.H. Moore, John and Jemina McGraw, > John and Minerva Bishop, John Warner, James A. Wilson, M. B. Spicer,J. B. Jones, > Col. Andrew and Esther Wallace. > > For any of you who do not have image software, if you would like me to mail you a copy > Send a self addressed envelope to the mailing address below. > > Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] > 1118 156th St. East > Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 > Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill > Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

Pamela, I might possible have a picture of the tombstone. Give me some time to check and I'll get back to you. Lara

Oy, I don't mean to sound negative and I'm sorry if I do, but it's motivating me to post my surnames for this county again. I read through all the histories and biographies, and you would think I would find something, but nada. I'm so up against a brick wall with these lines. Okay, I'll just make a general query first. Is there anybody on this list who are researching any of the following surnames for DeWitt County? DAY ( the only mention was of Benjamin S. Day who is a sibling of my ancestor William Sublett Day), Isham or Olson, MILLER, MORROW, MUSICK, PIATT, ROBERTS, SUMMERS, TENBROOK, or TEN BROECK? Please if you are, contact me so I can see if we connect somewhere. Especially on the Morrow and Summers line's. Karen Abbott

I have the following sketches that were included with the Biographies from the 1882 History. I will scan them to anyone wanting them, they print up fairly well. Rebecca Gabrel, Wm. Carle, George B. Lemen, Daniel Fuller, Isam Harrold, Jonathan Harrold, Tillmon Lane, Charles S. Lisenbey, Blish Moore, Wm. Moore, Wm. Rutledge, Jacob Swigart, Orin Wakefield, Jacob Walters, Hugh Watson, T. W. and Mary Davis, Edmund and Isabel Fruit, W.H. Costly, Wm. Fuller, Rev. James Rucker, Amos and Hattie Dick, C.H. Moore, John and Jemina McGraw, John and Minerva Bishop, John Warner, James A. Wilson, M. B. Spicer,J. B. Jones, Col. Andrew and Esther Wallace. For any of you who do not have image software, if you would like me to mail you a copy Send a self addressed envelope to the mailing address below. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

Pamela, your Thompson and Rebecca Rose are buries at Rock Creek: Rose, Rebecca Scott "Mother" wife of Thompson b. Sept. 20, 1827 d. Feb. 8, 1887 Rose,Thompson Co. E 94th IL. Infantry NO DATES (probably a military marker) Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 1882 Histories I am new to the list, but I second Glen Elam's thank you and praise for all the work done by every volunteer. Thompson ROSE from McLean to DeWitt between 1870 & 1880. I believe he is buried in the Rock Creek cemetery along with his wife, Rebecca SCOTT Rose. Is there anyone who would be willing to take a picture of the headstone if any? I'll pay for developing and posting, gladly. Pamela Bane [email protected]

I am sure that I am not alone in my thanks and appreciation for your efforts in making this wonderful resource available. There is so much more to genealogy than places, names and dates. Historical details not only add color and interest to our recollections of their lives, they provide clues for us to follow the turn of events, changes of residence, motivating influences, etc. in their lives. They help us to fill in the gaps and read between the lines. Our ancestors' time and place had as much to do with who they were as who their own ancestors were. And so it us with us today. We all owe much to the labor and sacrifices of our ancestors and their neighbors. And inasmuch as you have helped me to better understand and appreciate this, I am sure they would want to add their thanks to mine. Well done. In closing, special thanks for providing "the rest of the story" regarding the bronze plaque north of Clinton recalling the "Lone Elm." I have wondered about this for years, since spotting it on a small boulder alongside one of the county roads. Things like this make my residence seem even more like home. Glen Elam

I am new to the list, but I second Glen Elam's thank you and praise for all the work done by every volunteer. Thompson ROSE from McLean to DeWitt between 1870 & 1880. I believe he is buried in the Rock Creek cemetery along with his wife, Rebecca SCOTT Rose. Is there anyone who would be willing to take a picture of the headstone if any? I'll pay for developing and posting, gladly. Pamela Bane [email protected]

I have posted several more Biographies from the 1882 History on the site. Hope you find your ancestor there. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

Well, I finally did it. The History of all thirteen Townships as told in the "1882 HISTORY OF DeWITT COUNTY " are transcribed and under the "From the Histories" page. WHEW!!!!!!! I hope you will browse through them all. I made the mistake of reading only the ones my ancestors were in and missed several references to them. There is much to learn in these passages. Many pioneer families are named, along with the places they came from. Just remember that there are many errors in relationships and places of origin, so only use this work as a guide. I am still working on getting the biographies transcribed. I hope to have those done soon. So go in and Read, Read, Read. Earliene Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

Editors of Life wrote: > > Hi, > > We've probably all been in this situation. Wanting to write a nice letter > to an elderly relative you've never met, in the hopes of making a connection > and exchanging data, pictures, and the like. Well, I'm soliciting the > list's help because I can't find an address any other way. > > I've located (with the assistance of Lacinda Boulware, who looked up an > obituary for me) one of my grandfather's 2nd cousins. Her name is Louise > Frost, and according to her brother's obituary (1994), she was living in > Waynesville. She's between 70 and 80 years old. I can't locate a telephone > listed to her name, and there are at least two other Frost's in Waynesville > (either could be her son, or neither). I'd like to send her a letter, and > maybe we could exchange information. I have a picture of her grandparents > and some of her great aunts and uncles she might like. > > As I said, though, I can't locate her address. I was wondering if anyone on > this list might be able to find it for me somehow. Waynesville is a pretty > small town. Maybe she's a member of the county historical society or > something. Or, somebody lives in Waynesville. > > Thanks to anyone who might be able to help. > > Matt Scott > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com I have, on a few occasions, sent out a basic letter to a bunch of people who might be related. I managed to get a 'hit' once. What if you sent a letter to the two Frosts you did find in the phone book? Just tell them who you are, why you are writing, and what you are hoping to accomplish. Lara

I have added the 1882 histories of Barnett, Creek and Texas Townships to the Histories page. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

Richard, Rosetta Burns was the daughter of my gg grandfather Henry Hogel Burns. I have nothing other than her birth and death date and who she married but have information on Henry and his other children. Have not located his parents however. I will share what I have if you'd like. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ -----Original Message----- From: Richard Fouke [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 4:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Dugan and Burns families Hello everybody I am new to this list and I am just getting started on my research of the surnames Dugan and Burns. I am looking for information about the ancestors and/or decendents of the following family: John E. Dugan (born: May 3, 1858 in Greenup, IL, died: Aug. 13, 1930 at Clinton, DeWitt, IL, buried: Texas Cemetary, Clinton, IL),who married, at Clinton, DeWitt, IL on Aug. 10, 1879, Rosetta M. Burns (I don't have any further information on her although I suspect that she is also buried at Texas Cemetary, DeWitt, IL) Any help and information that can be provided about the families of these two people will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!! Rich Fouke

Check out Bob Halsey's page: http://members.aol.com/rehfla/elihalsey/texas.htm His listing for Texas Christian Cemetery has Listings for both John E. and Rosetta Dugan. There are also Burns listings that are the approximate age of her parents. He also has marriage listings in his lookups but I didn't see a reference in the marriage listings (1870-1879) for either bride or groom. Good luck!