I'm sure there's someone out there who could help Dee Ann find some obits... (see below). I know these are very old and there may be nothing out there, but perhaps some of you are researching these same people. Linda -----Original Message----- From: DeeAnn Spence [mailto:gdccspence@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:57 PM To: Linda Kralman Lambert Date: Thu Jul 21 14:57:07 2005 Name: DeeAnn Spence Emailto:gdccspence@cox.net I am looking for the obits for the following people, so that I might find out about their families and where they came from: ALEXANDER GREEN B: jan 1 1812 in Effingham,IL D: nov 6 1868 in Effingham, IL MARY ELENDER SIMPSON B: 1828 in Effingham, IL D: oct 9 1867 in Effingham, IL They were married dec 23 1850 in Effingham I would appreciate any help that you can give me. They are my mothers great, great grandparents.

Linda, The History of Effingham County, Illinois (1910) lists the originating families and the years of arrival in the introduction; it also tells what counties Effingham was compromised of. "It is not the purpose of this work to deal with the State at large, but with that part of it which is embraced within the confines of Effingham County, one of the most fertile localities in the commonwealth. About 1814 Griffin Tipsword emigrated to this section of Illinois, taking up his residence among the Kickapoo Indians, who then occupied portions of the present counties of Fayette, Shelby and Effingham, and, without doubt, he was the first white settler. He came her from Virginia, and was a pioneer doctor and preacher. Utterly fearless in his dealings with the Indians, he ministered to their spiritual and physical needs and gained their confidence and affection. His family name was Souards, but he changed it to Tipsword after he left Virginia, for reasons best known to himself." I will now skip forward and give excerpts: "It is claimed that Dr. John O. Scott was the first white man to kindle a fire within the confines of Effingham County, although there were others here before him. The following record is as authentic as can be gathered from material on hand. Griffin Tipsword and his family in 1815; Isaac Fancher and family in 1825; Ben Campbell, Jesse and Jack Fuller in 1826; John O. Scott and Elliott and wife passed through in 1825. In 1828 came Thomas I. Crockett and family, Stephen Austin, Dick Robinson, John McCoy, Bud Moore and Richard Cohea, followed in 1829 by John Broom, Jonathan Parkhurst, Ben Allen, Mrs. Charlotte Kepley, Jacob Nelson, Andrew Martin, Alexander Stewart, John Ingraham, John Trapp, Samuel Bratton, John Fairleigh, Alfred Warren, Amos Martin, old Aunty Bratton, Andrew Lilley, Henry Tucker, William Stephens, Alec Stewart, Bill Stewart and Jacob Nelson. In 1830 came Jesse Surrells, T. J. Renfro, James Turner, John Allen, Micajah Davidson, Henry P. Bailey, George Neavills, Alexander McWhorter, Jesse White, Enoch Neavills. The settlers in 1831 were Jacob Slover, Isaac Slover, John Gallant, William Gallant, ; Seymour, Powell and Thomas Loy; William J. Hankins, the Hutchinsons and John Galloway. This shows there were fifty-one families located within Effingham County before February 15, 1831, when the county was organized by act of the Legislature. These people were in settlements in Blue Point, on Fulfer Creek, the Wabash River, Brockett's Creek, and Union Township." In Chapter II, under COUNTY ORGANIZATION., it says: "Effingham County was created by act of the State Legislature February 15, 1831; out of the eastern portion of Fayette County and a tier of three townships from the western portion of what was then Crawford County. The territory which it comprises had previously constituted successively parts of the following counties: Know County (which then included Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana), 1790 to 1801; St. Clair County, 1801 to 1812; Madison County 1812 to 1815; Edwards County, 1815 to 1816; Crawford County, 1816 to 1821, with the exception of three half-townships on its northern border then embraced in Crawford County; and finally Fayette and Crawford Counties, 1821 to 1831." Looking in the index, the following names are under Green: Family, Elizabeth, Frank O. Jr., H. W., James, J. E. (Rev), J. N. (Dr.), Mary A., Sarah (Merry) (Mrs.), Thomas, Wm. Mary A. was married to a Mr. Crews, she being from Cumberland, TN. Do any of these names come up in her family from Effingham? On another note, I was thinking of making up an index of the names in the book, and could perhaps help someone find some information? What do you think? Barbara Smith Galt, CA -----Original Message----- From: Linda Lambert [mailto:ktlkate@extremezone.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:24 AM To: ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Obit Request I'm sure there's someone out there who could help Dee Ann find some obits... (see below). I know these are very old and there may be nothing out there, but perhaps some of you are researching these same people. Linda -----Original Message----- From: DeeAnn Spence [mailto:gdccspence@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:57 PM To: Linda Kralman Lambert Date: Thu Jul 21 14:57:07 2005 Name: DeeAnn Spence Emailto:gdccspence@cox.net I am looking for the obits for the following people, so that I might find out about their families and where they came from: ALEXANDER GREEN B: jan 1 1812 in Effingham,IL D: nov 6 1868 in Effingham, IL MARY ELENDER SIMPSON B: 1828 in Effingham, IL D: oct 9 1867 in Effingham, IL They were married dec 23 1850 in Effingham I would appreciate any help that you can give me. They are my mothers great, great grandparents. ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the message body.

Barbara Smith Would there be any mention of a Thoedore and Sophia Thies in this book? Dianne Titus ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Smith <xsnos@softcom.net> To: <ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:06 PM Subject: RE: [ILEFFING-L] Obit Request > Linda, > The History of Effingham County, Illinois (1910) lists the originating > families and the years of arrival in the introduction; it also tells what > counties Effingham was compromised of. > > "It is not the purpose of this work to deal with the State at large, > but with that part of it which is embraced within the confines of Effingham > County, one of the most fertile localities in the commonwealth. About 1814 > Griffin Tipsword emigrated to this section of Illinois, taking up his > residence among the Kickapoo Indians, who then occupied portions of the > present counties of Fayette, Shelby and Effingham, and, without doubt, he > was the first white settler. He came her from Virginia, and was a pioneer > doctor and preacher. Utterly fearless in his dealings with the Indians, he > ministered to their spiritual and physical needs and gained their confidence > and affection. His family name was Souards, but he changed it to Tipsword > after he left Virginia, for reasons best known to himself." > > I will now skip forward and give excerpts: > > "It is claimed that Dr. John O. Scott was the first white man to kindle > a fire within the confines of Effingham County, although there were others > here before him. The following record is as authentic as can be gathered > from material on hand. > Griffin Tipsword and his family in 1815; > Isaac Fancher and family in 1825; > Ben Campbell, Jesse and Jack Fuller in 1826; > John O. Scott and Elliott and wife passed through in 1825. > In 1828 came Thomas I. Crockett and family, Stephen Austin, Dick > Robinson, John McCoy, Bud Moore and Richard Cohea, followed in 1829 by John > Broom, Jonathan Parkhurst, Ben Allen, Mrs. Charlotte Kepley, Jacob Nelson, > Andrew Martin, Alexander Stewart, John Ingraham, John Trapp, Samuel Bratton, > John Fairleigh, Alfred Warren, Amos Martin, old Aunty Bratton, Andrew > Lilley, Henry Tucker, William Stephens, Alec Stewart, Bill Stewart and Jacob > Nelson. > In 1830 came Jesse Surrells, T. J. Renfro, James Turner, John Allen, > Micajah Davidson, Henry P. Bailey, George Neavills, Alexander McWhorter, > Jesse White, Enoch Neavills. > The settlers in 1831 were Jacob Slover, Isaac Slover, John Gallant, William > Gallant, ; Seymour, Powell and Thomas Loy; William J. Hankins, the > Hutchinsons and John Galloway. > This shows there were fifty-one families located within Effingham > County before February 15, 1831, when the county was organized by act of the > Legislature. > These people were in settlements in Blue Point, on Fulfer Creek, the > Wabash River, Brockett's Creek, and Union Township." > > In Chapter II, under COUNTY ORGANIZATION., it says: > > "Effingham County was created by act of the State Legislature February > 15, 1831; out of the eastern portion of Fayette County and a tier of three > townships from the western portion of what was then Crawford County. The > territory which it comprises had previously constituted successively parts > of the following counties: Know County (which then included Eastern > Illinois and Western Indiana), 1790 to 1801; St. Clair County, 1801 to 1812; > Madison County 1812 to 1815; Edwards County, 1815 to 1816; Crawford County, > 1816 to 1821, with the exception of three half-townships on its northern > border then embraced in Crawford County; and finally Fayette and Crawford > Counties, 1821 to 1831." > > Looking in the index, the following names are under Green: Family, > Elizabeth, Frank O. Jr., H. W., James, J. E. (Rev), J. N. (Dr.), Mary A., > Sarah (Merry) (Mrs.), Thomas, Wm. > > Mary A. was married to a Mr. Crews, she being from Cumberland, TN. > > Do any of these names come up in her family from Effingham? > > On another note, I was thinking of making up an index of the names in the > book, and could perhaps help someone find some information? What do you > think? > > Barbara Smith > Galt, CA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Lambert [mailto:ktlkate@extremezone.com] > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:24 AM > To: ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Obit Request > > I'm sure there's someone out there who could help Dee Ann find some obits... > (see below). I know these are very old and there may be nothing out there, > but perhaps some of you are researching these same people. > > Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: DeeAnn Spence [mailto:gdccspence@cox.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:57 PM > To: Linda Kralman Lambert > > > Date: Thu Jul 21 14:57:07 2005 > Name: DeeAnn Spence > Emailto:gdccspence@cox.net > > > I am looking for the obits for the following people, so that I might find > out about their families and where they came from: > ALEXANDER GREEN > B: jan 1 1812 in Effingham,IL > D: nov 6 1868 in Effingham, IL > MARY ELENDER SIMPSON > B: 1828 in Effingham, IL > D: oct 9 1867 in Effingham, IL > They were married dec 23 1850 in Effingham > I would appreciate any help that you can give me. They are my mothers > great, great grandparents. > > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to > ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body. > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]