I will check these out. Thank you Eleanor for all your help. Connie [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > ILEFFING-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 85 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [ILEFFING-L] Eleanor ["Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]] > #2 Re: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinaril ["Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]] > #3 Re: [ILEFFING-L] to Joanie-KOESTER ["Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]] > #4 [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up ["Connie P. Blattner" <[email protected]] > #5 Re: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up [Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]] > #6 Re: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up [[email protected] (Joanie mendenhal] > #7 [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up - Le [Larry Leach <[email protected]>] > #8 [ILEFFING-L] Joseph Mueller/Miller [[email protected]] > #9 Re: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up ["Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]] > #10 [ILEFFING-L] Wilkens ["Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ILEFFING-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Eleanor > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:03:32 -0500 > From: "Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Thanks Jinny, > > This is also to remind everyone I still have another life, other > obligations. > E > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jinny Collins <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 5:38 AM > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Eleanor > > > And, I'll say "welcome" to them both....Eleanor, of course, is not only my > > cousin (by marriage) but one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE PEOPLE! Glad she > > finally got "connected"! Good to have you on board, El. Love, Jinny > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:05:55 -0500 > From: "Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > You sound like you have come up in the world, being linked to me. :) I'm not > so sure about that. :) > > Thanks for all the help. We do appreciate it even when we forget to mention > it. > > E > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Audrey Garbe <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 7:52 AM > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > > > Thanks for the kind words Linda, and thanks for putting me in the same > > category as Eleanor.! A lot of people have helped me and I enjoy doing > what > > I can for others. > > > > Audrey > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:35 PM > > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > > > > > > > But........<evil grin> > > > > > > We have a new subscriber to our list, Eleanor Bounds. She and Audry > Garbe > > > (also a member of our list) are two of the best genealogists I know. > > > > > > They are both very active in the Effingham County Genealogy and > Historical > > > Society and are very generous with their knowledge. I'd like to say > > > welcome to Eleanor, and also to say "thank you" to Audrey for her past > > > input and help. > > > > > > I just can't say enough good things about these two ladies, so I guess > I'd > > > better hush..... > > > > > > > > > > > > Linda (the listmom) > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] to Joanie-KOESTER > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:25:03 -0500 > From: "Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Melody: > Help, I am new at this and guess I lost Terry Huff.s e-mail address. Do you > know him. I need to send him the name of an interested party. > My address: [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Melody Carter <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 11:41 PM > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] to Joanie-KOESTER > > > Hello again Joanie: > > > > You're sure keeping yourself busy helping folks out. I, especially, > > appreciate your efforts. You really helped me with my Dusts. > > > > One of my Tegenkamps married a Cecelia Koester. She was born Nov, 15, > 1904 > > (Eff) and died October 16, 1977 (Eff). She married Anthony John > Tegenkamp, > > Junior. Cecelia and Tony had 9 children, and to hear some of my Daddy's > > stories, they were at least his favorite cousins for entertainment. Tony > > Jr. was a brother to my Grandmother, Elizabeth. Several of their children > > are still living in Effingham but I don't know them to contact them. > > > > Would you have any idea who Cecelia's parents were? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > >From: [email protected] (Joanie mendenhall) > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] KOESTER - NIEBRUGGE > > >Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:25:24 -0500 (CDT) > > > > > >yes, there are numerous Koester families. I have found in St. Anthony > > >Parish book Centenial 1858-1958 about 3 or 4 different Koester family > > >unfortunately it tells of my John and Elizabeth being married and > > >nothing else. this is started about 1858 of being Koester's that > > >orginally started then and mention some of the descendants. > > > > > >Joanie > > > > > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree > > > > > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig > > > > > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:00:28 -0500 > From: "Connie P. Blattner" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > My great-grandfather, John D. Wilkens, came to Effingham from Germany > around 1857. He married Anna Catherine Brand on May 10, 1865 in > Effingham. They had two children, John Albert Wilkens and Elizabeth > Wilkens. Anna then died. She may be buried in Teutopolis but unsure. > > Also, John D. came from Germany with his mother, Anna Knaba Wilkens and > at least one sister, unsure of her name. Looking for any information on > his mother and sister. > > Also, Anna Brand Wilkens, his wife, may be buried in Effingham. Can you > possibly check your cemetery records? Thank you. > > John D. moved to Leopold, Missouri where he remarried and had five more > children, one of them my grandmother, Anna J. Wilkens Ferguson. > > Connie P. Blattner, St. Louis, MO > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 19:04:31 -0700 > From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > At 03:00 PM 7/24/2000 -0500, you wrote: > >My great-grandfather, John D. Wilkens, came to Effingham from Germany > >around 1857. He married Anna Catherine Brand on May 10, 1865 in > >Effingham. They had two children, John Albert Wilkens and Elizabeth > >Wilkens. Anna then died. She may be buried in Teutopolis but unsure. > > >Also, John D. came from Germany with his mother, Anna Knaba Wilkens and > >at least one sister, unsure of her name. Looking for any information on > >his mother and sister. > > > >Also, Anna Brand Wilkens, his wife, may be buried in Effingham. Can you > >possibly check your cemetery records? Thank you. > > > >John D. moved to Leopold, Missouri where he remarried and had five more > >children, one of them my grandmother, Anna J. Wilkens Ferguson. > > > >Connie P. Blattner, St. Louis, MO > > > > Connie: > > ******** No Anna Wilkens listed in St. Francis Cemetery, > Teutopolis....she's not listed under Brand, either (but I didn't expect she > would be). > > Linda > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:32:23 -0500 (CDT) > From: [email protected] (Joanie mendenhall) > To: [email protected] > > In Needham Cemetery, Spring Point Township, Cumberland Co. IL about 4 > miles NW of Montrose is a : > WILKENS, H G died Jan. 11, 1872 @ 45 yrs > > > In EFfingham Co. - Woodlawn is : > > WILKENS, Paul living > WILKENS, Marvene A died 1976 > > In Cumberland Co. Toledo Cemetery is WILKINS > > Joanie > > http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree > > http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig > > http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up - Leatherman > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:45:39 -0500 > From: Larry Leach <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Dear Listers, > > I'm trying to verify my 3rd great grandfather's burial location. I > was told Christian Peter LEATHERMAN, Blacksmith b. July 10, > 1814 d. March 18, 1898 Mason or Edgewood, Effingham County, IL. > > I understand there is a Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood that > might have old burial records. I have been trying to locate an > address so I can write. Anyone have an address? > > >From a old newspaper article with no dates: > CARD OF THANKS > To the people of Edgewood, and vicinity, who so kindly assisted us > during the sickness, and funeral of our beloved husband and father, > we desire to express our sincere heart-felt gratitude. May the > blessings of our heavenly father rest upon each [missing words due > to tear in paper] .... is the sincere prayer of Elizabeth Leatherman > & Family. > > The 1880 census shows C.P. Leatherman is in the village of > Mason, age 65. It shows his father as born in OH and his mother in > GER. He is shown with his wife, E.?, (Elizabeth Krutsinger), born > in IN, with father born in KY and mother born in TN. > > Thank you very much for checking! > > Larry > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Joseph Mueller/Miller > Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:02:41 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Does anyone have any info on a Joseph Mueller or possibly Miller who lived in > the Effingham area in the middle to late 1870s? His wife was named Wilhelmina > maiden name Probst. They had several children, one of whom was John E Miller > (my Grandfather) who's obituary said he was born in Effingham IL in 1876. he > also had a sister named Elizabeth who was supposedly born in Teutopolis Il a > few years before John. If anyone has any information please contact me > Bob Miller at screen name [email protected] Thanks in advance for any > help > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up - Leatherman > Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:47:10 -0500 > From: "Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Pagel Funeral Home > 704 Broadstreet > Edgewood IL 62426 > > Phone: 618-238-4441 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Leach <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:45 PM > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up - Leatherman > > > > > Dear Listers, > > > > I'm trying to verify my 3rd great grandfather's burial location. I > > was told Christian Peter LEATHERMAN, Blacksmith b. July 10, > > 1814 d. March 18, 1898 Mason or Edgewood, Effingham County, IL. > > > > I understand there is a Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood that > > might have old burial records. I have been trying to locate an > > address so I can write. Anyone have an address? > > > > >From a old newspaper article with no dates: > > CARD OF THANKS > > To the people of Edgewood, and vicinity, who so kindly assisted us > > during the sickness, and funeral of our beloved husband and father, > > we desire to express our sincere heart-felt gratitude. May the > > blessings of our heavenly father rest upon each [missing words due > > to tear in paper] .... is the sincere prayer of Elizabeth Leatherman > > & Family. > > > > The 1880 census shows C.P. Leatherman is in the village of > > Mason, age 65. It shows his father as born in OH and his mother in > > GER. He is shown with his wife, E.?, (Elizabeth Krutsinger), born > > in IN, with father born in KY and mother born in TN. > > > > Thank you very much for checking! > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Wilkens > Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:51:34 -0500 > From: "Eleanor Bounds" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > John Diederich Wilke 1821-1899 > St Francis Cem Teutopolis > > Delia Wilkins, wife of William > d Dec 29 1852 48y 8m 25d > Agney cem Eff Co > > C Elizabeth Wilkin, Catherine E Wilkin, Westley Wilkin > Wilkins, Dorothy I, Frank Wilkins, all at Oakridge cem Eff

John Diederich Wilke 1821-1899 St Francis Cem Teutopolis Delia Wilkins, wife of William d Dec 29 1852 48y 8m 25d Agney cem Eff Co C Elizabeth Wilkin, Catherine E Wilkin, Westley Wilkin Wilkins, Dorothy I, Frank Wilkins, all at Oakridge cem Eff

Pagel Funeral Home 704 Broadstreet Edgewood IL 62426 Phone: 618-238-4441 ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Leach <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:45 PM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Cemetery Look-Up - Leatherman > > Dear Listers, > > I'm trying to verify my 3rd great grandfather's burial location. I > was told Christian Peter LEATHERMAN, Blacksmith b. July 10, > 1814 d. March 18, 1898 Mason or Edgewood, Effingham County, IL. > > I understand there is a Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood that > might have old burial records. I have been trying to locate an > address so I can write. Anyone have an address? > > >From a old newspaper article with no dates: > CARD OF THANKS > To the people of Edgewood, and vicinity, who so kindly assisted us > during the sickness, and funeral of our beloved husband and father, > we desire to express our sincere heart-felt gratitude. May the > blessings of our heavenly father rest upon each [missing words due > to tear in paper] .... is the sincere prayer of Elizabeth Leatherman > & Family. > > The 1880 census shows C.P. Leatherman is in the village of > Mason, age 65. It shows his father as born in OH and his mother in > GER. He is shown with his wife, E.?, (Elizabeth Krutsinger), born > in IN, with father born in KY and mother born in TN. > > Thank you very much for checking! > > Larry > > > > >

Does anyone have any info on a Joseph Mueller or possibly Miller who lived in the Effingham area in the middle to late 1870s? His wife was named Wilhelmina maiden name Probst. They had several children, one of whom was John E Miller (my Grandfather) who's obituary said he was born in Effingham IL in 1876. he also had a sister named Elizabeth who was supposedly born in Teutopolis Il a few years before John. If anyone has any information please contact me Bob Miller at screen name [email protected] Thanks in advance for any help

Dear Listers, I'm trying to verify my 3rd great grandfather's burial location. I was told Christian Peter LEATHERMAN, Blacksmith b. July 10, 1814 d. March 18, 1898 Mason or Edgewood, Effingham County, IL. I understand there is a Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood that might have old burial records. I have been trying to locate an address so I can write. Anyone have an address? >From a old newspaper article with no dates: CARD OF THANKS To the people of Edgewood, and vicinity, who so kindly assisted us during the sickness, and funeral of our beloved husband and father, we desire to express our sincere heart-felt gratitude. May the blessings of our heavenly father rest upon each [missing words due to tear in paper] .... is the sincere prayer of Elizabeth Leatherman & Family. The 1880 census shows C.P. Leatherman is in the village of Mason, age 65. It shows his father as born in OH and his mother in GER. He is shown with his wife, E.?, (Elizabeth Krutsinger), born in IN, with father born in KY and mother born in TN. Thank you very much for checking! Larry

In Needham Cemetery, Spring Point Township, Cumberland Co. IL about 4 miles NW of Montrose is a : WILKENS, H G died Jan. 11, 1872 @ 45 yrs In EFfingham Co. - Woodlawn is : WILKENS, Paul living WILKENS, Marvene A died 1976 In Cumberland Co. Toledo Cemetery is WILKINS Joanie http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL

At 03:00 PM 7/24/2000 -0500, you wrote: >My great-grandfather, John D. Wilkens, came to Effingham from Germany >around 1857. He married Anna Catherine Brand on May 10, 1865 in >Effingham. They had two children, John Albert Wilkens and Elizabeth >Wilkens. Anna then died. She may be buried in Teutopolis but unsure. >Also, John D. came from Germany with his mother, Anna Knaba Wilkens and >at least one sister, unsure of her name. Looking for any information on >his mother and sister. > >Also, Anna Brand Wilkens, his wife, may be buried in Effingham. Can you >possibly check your cemetery records? Thank you. > >John D. moved to Leopold, Missouri where he remarried and had five more >children, one of them my grandmother, Anna J. Wilkens Ferguson. > >Connie P. Blattner, St. Louis, MO > Connie: ******** No Anna Wilkens listed in St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis....she's not listed under Brand, either (but I didn't expect she would be). Linda

My great-grandfather, John D. Wilkens, came to Effingham from Germany around 1857. He married Anna Catherine Brand on May 10, 1865 in Effingham. They had two children, John Albert Wilkens and Elizabeth Wilkens. Anna then died. She may be buried in Teutopolis but unsure. Also, John D. came from Germany with his mother, Anna Knaba Wilkens and at least one sister, unsure of her name. Looking for any information on his mother and sister. Also, Anna Brand Wilkens, his wife, may be buried in Effingham. Can you possibly check your cemetery records? Thank you. John D. moved to Leopold, Missouri where he remarried and had five more children, one of them my grandmother, Anna J. Wilkens Ferguson. Connie P. Blattner, St. Louis, MO

Melody: Help, I am new at this and guess I lost Terry Huff.s e-mail address. Do you know him. I need to send him the name of an interested party. My address: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Melody Carter <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 11:41 PM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] to Joanie-KOESTER > Hello again Joanie: > > You're sure keeping yourself busy helping folks out. I, especially, > appreciate your efforts. You really helped me with my Dusts. > > One of my Tegenkamps married a Cecelia Koester. She was born Nov, 15, 1904 > (Eff) and died October 16, 1977 (Eff). She married Anthony John Tegenkamp, > Junior. Cecelia and Tony had 9 children, and to hear some of my Daddy's > stories, they were at least his favorite cousins for entertainment. Tony > Jr. was a brother to my Grandmother, Elizabeth. Several of their children > are still living in Effingham but I don't know them to contact them. > > Would you have any idea who Cecelia's parents were? > > Thanks, > > Melody > > > > > >From: [email protected] (Joanie mendenhall) > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] KOESTER - NIEBRUGGE > >Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:25:24 -0500 (CDT) > > > >yes, there are numerous Koester families. I have found in St. Anthony > >Parish book Centenial 1858-1958 about 3 or 4 different Koester family > >unfortunately it tells of my John and Elizabeth being married and > >nothing else. this is started about 1858 of being Koester's that > >orginally started then and mention some of the descendants. > > > >Joanie > > > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree > > > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig > > > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >

You sound like you have come up in the world, being linked to me. :) I'm not so sure about that. :) Thanks for all the help. We do appreciate it even when we forget to mention it. E ----- Original Message ----- From: Audrey Garbe <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > Thanks for the kind words Linda, and thanks for putting me in the same > category as Eleanor.! A lot of people have helped me and I enjoy doing what > I can for others. > > Audrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:35 PM > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > > > > But........<evil grin> > > > > We have a new subscriber to our list, Eleanor Bounds. She and Audry Garbe > > (also a member of our list) are two of the best genealogists I know. > > > > They are both very active in the Effingham County Genealogy and Historical > > Society and are very generous with their knowledge. I'd like to say > > welcome to Eleanor, and also to say "thank you" to Audrey for her past > > input and help. > > > > I just can't say enough good things about these two ladies, so I guess I'd > > better hush..... > > > > > > > > Linda (the listmom) > > > > >

Thanks Jinny, This is also to remind everyone I still have another life, other obligations. E ----- Original Message ----- From: Jinny Collins <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 5:38 AM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Eleanor > And, I'll say "welcome" to them both....Eleanor, of course, is not only my > cousin (by marriage) but one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE PEOPLE! Glad she > finally got "connected"! Good to have you on board, El. Love, Jinny >

Thanks for the kind words Linda, and thanks for putting me in the same category as Eleanor.! A lot of people have helped me and I enjoy doing what I can for others. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:35 PM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > But........<evil grin> > > We have a new subscriber to our list, Eleanor Bounds. She and Audry Garbe > (also a member of our list) are two of the best genealogists I know. > > They are both very active in the Effingham County Genealogy and Historical > Society and are very generous with their knowledge. I'd like to say > welcome to Eleanor, and also to say "thank you" to Audrey for her past > input and help. > > I just can't say enough good things about these two ladies, so I guess I'd > better hush..... > > > > Linda (the listmom) > >

Received your note of compliment about Audrey and me. I saw that grin. :) Thanks, but you also have to know I have another life. It would be nice to do this all the time, but other commitments do call. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:35 PM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... > But........<evil grin> > > We have a new subscriber to our list, Eleanor Bounds. She and Audry Garbe > (also a member of our list) are two of the best genealogists I know. > > They are both very active in the Effingham County Genealogy and Historical > Society and are very generous with their knowledge. I'd like to say > welcome to Eleanor, and also to say "thank you" to Audrey for her past > input and help. > > I just can't say enough good things about these two ladies, so I guess I'd > better hush..... > > > > Linda (the listmom) > >

And, I'll say "welcome" to them both....Eleanor, of course, is not only my cousin (by marriage) but one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE PEOPLE! Glad she finally got "connected"! Good to have you on board, El. Love, Jinny

Hello Eleanor and Audry: Welcome. I usually don't say much but I'm always in the background soaking in information. Melody >From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I Don't Ordinarily Do This...... >Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 20:35:45 -0700 > >But........<evil grin> > >We have a new subscriber to our list, Eleanor Bounds. She and Audry Garbe >(also a member of our list) are two of the best genealogists I know. > >They are both very active in the Effingham County Genealogy and Historical >Society and are very generous with their knowledge. I'd like to say >welcome to Eleanor, and also to say "thank you" to Audrey for her past >input and help. > >I just can't say enough good things about these two ladies, so I guess I'd >better hush..... > > > >Linda (the listmom) > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

I just recently traveled to Effingham to do some research on my HILL family. I was greatly impressed with the genealogy department at the library there. I also met Ms. Bounds and she went out of her way to be helpful to me as I sifted through all the information that I was researching. There was another lady who was very helpful to me, but, unfortunately, I cannot recall her name. I plan on returning to Effingham and the Mattoon area for a Hill family reunion this year. I have a Hill Family Webpage, with a picture of my great grandfather which was taken in Effingham by the E. Butler Co: http://home.arkansasUSA.com/mhill/Hill_Family.html Michael Hill

Hello again Joanie: You're sure keeping yourself busy helping folks out. I, especially, appreciate your efforts. You really helped me with my Dusts. One of my Tegenkamps married a Cecelia Koester. She was born Nov, 15, 1904 (Eff) and died October 16, 1977 (Eff). She married Anthony John Tegenkamp, Junior. Cecelia and Tony had 9 children, and to hear some of my Daddy's stories, they were at least his favorite cousins for entertainment. Tony Jr. was a brother to my Grandmother, Elizabeth. Several of their children are still living in Effingham but I don't know them to contact them. Would you have any idea who Cecelia's parents were? Thanks, Melody >From: [email protected] (Joanie mendenhall) >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] KOESTER - NIEBRUGGE >Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:25:24 -0500 (CDT) > >yes, there are numerous Koester families. I have found in St. Anthony >Parish book Centenial 1858-1958 about 3 or 4 different Koester family >unfortunately it tells of my John and Elizabeth being married and >nothing else. this is started about 1858 of being Koester's that >orginally started then and mention some of the descendants. > >Joanie > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig > >http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

This is what I have found at Effingham Library there may be more information but I ran out of time... The biographical sketches of ST. Anthony Church published in 1958? Effingham, IL. The KOESTER brothers: Joseph, Henry Bernard (Ricus) and Henry Three brothers are listed among the forty families who were the first members of St. Anthony parish: Joseph, Henry Bernard and Henry KOESTER. Joseph Koester and his wife Theresa Bussemeyer came to the United States from Reke-Tecklenburg, Prussia in 1835. Their first child Joseph Jr., was born in Richmond, Virigina. The family went to Cincinnati, Ohio, from whence in 1840 they came to Effingham County. Bernard Henry Koester (born 1809) and his wife, Elizabeth Schmidt (born 1808), in 1853 located eighty acres in sections 17 and 18, north of his brother Joseph's holdings. They were parents of two sons: Clemens and August. The third brother was Henry Koester, who with his wife, Margaretha Imhoff, located in Section 20, just west of Wm Althoff's land. Their children were: Henry, Clement, Frances, John, Herman and Innocens. Bernard Henry Koester (born 1809) and his wife, Elizabeth Schmidt (born 1808), in 1853 located eighty acres in sections 17 and 18, north of his brother Joseph's holdings. They were parents of two sons: Clemens and August. Clemens Koester married Elizabeth Bremer. Their children were: Henry K who married Catherine Potts (Teutopolis); Bernard married Anna Thoele; Eugene married Mary Herboth; John married Elizabeth Niebrugge; Mary married William Kenter; Clem H. ("Black" Clem, a nickname to distinguish him from "Red" Clem - derived from the color of their hair) married Clara Brummer (Island Grove); Martha, single; Veronica marred Mike Bushue; Theresa married George Grimming. Two sons died in infancy. Mrs Bushue is the only living member of the family. August Koester married Catherine Potter. Their children were: Charles, Henry, Clara, Catherine, Mina, and Rosa. €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ Elizabeth Niebrugge born: 1879 spouse:  John Koester #1360-Apr. 16, 1900 (license # & date) John A. Koester of Douglas Twp., farmer, 26, b. Illinois, son of Clemens Koester, Sr. and ___ Krull, first, and Elizabeth Niebrugge of Douglas Twp., 21, b. Illinois, dau of Bernard Niebrugge and Anna Wolters, first. Married Effingham, Apr. 24, 1900, by Louis W. Lammert, C.P., wit. Frank Niebrugge and Mary Koester. Joanie http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL

I forgot to say thankyou. THANKYOU... Joanie http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL

yes, there are numerous Koester families. I have found in St. Anthony Parish book Centenial 1858-1958 about 3 or 4 different Koester family unfortunately it tells of my John and Elizabeth being married and nothing else. this is started about 1858 of being Koester's that orginally started then and mention some of the descendants. Joanie http://community.webtv.net/jomend/FamilyTree http://community.webtv.net/jomend/RaneyCemeteryBig http://community.webtv.net/jomend/SIGELCEMETERYSIGEL