Fayette County Genealogical Society website http://www.swetland.net/fcgs/index.html The following is a list of publications available from the Society Fayette Co, Genealogical Society P.O. Box 177 Fayette Co, IL 62471-0177 Census Records 1820-1860 Federal census in one volume, 344 pages, $25.00 1870 Federal Census, 298 pages, $20.00 1880 Federal Census, 369 Pages, $25.00 1900 Federal Census, Vol.1: Avena, Bear Grove, Bowling Green, Carson, Hurricane, Kaskaskia, LaClede townships. 307 pages, $27.50 1900 Federal Census, Vol.2: Lone Grove, Loudon, Otego, Pope, Ramsey, Sefton, Seminary townships 340 pages, $27.50 1900 Federal Census, Vol.3:Sharon, Vandalia, City of Vandalia, Wheatland, Wilberton townships. 266 pages, $27.50 1855-1865 State Census, in one volume, 177 pages, $15.00 Marriage Records 1821-1877 Marriage Book, all available information, 514 pages $35.00 1878-1897 Marriage Book, parents of couple, residence, birthplace, age, 578 pages $35.00 Miscellaneous Reprint of Vol. 1 &2 of Fayette Facts newsletter. Contains an index to Vols.. 3-6 and Land Patent Records in one volume. $11.00. Individual sections sell for $4.00 each. "Life and adventures of P.G. Donaldson", written in 'plain home talk'. Mr. Donaldson shares his memories of an earlier time, 1840-1900. Every name index. $6.00 Index to 1878 Fayette County History. Every name. 19 pages $2.50 Sharon Township Cemetery Records. All cemeteries in the township including historical information. $3.50 Historical Souvenir of Vandalia, Illinois, 1904. Reprint, hardbound, every name index. Photos of residents, homes and businesses. 228 pages $35.00 Our Fayette County Ancestors, Vol 1, 2 and 3. Each book 100 pages of obituaries of Fayette County Ancestors born before 1900 with index. Vol. 1 and 2- $7.00 each, Vol. 3-$7.50 The Durbins and Logsdons and Related Families in America. Hardbound, indexed. 360 pages $30.00 The Craigs of the Craig Cemetery Area. By Audrey Halford Probst. 98 pages $7.50 A tour of Vandalia's Historic Homes. By Linda Torbeck Hanabarger. 59 pages $7.00 Other Fayette County Records Naturalization Records of Fayette County, Il. 1838-1903. Compiled by Linda Hanabarger and Jeff Meyer from original documents. Index, 51 pages. Order from Linda Hanabarger, R.R. 2 BOX 207, Ramsey, Il. 62080 Publications List The Fayette County Genealogical Society was formed in 1971. A newsletter was published in 1971 and 1972 and is referred to as Vol. 1 & 2(sold under Miscellaneous Publications). The first volumes were not individually indexed. An index to Volumes 3-6 was published separately-see reverse. Beginning with Vol. 7 each volume was indexed and beginning with Vol. 17, each issue is indexed. Members may buy a volume (the 4 issues for that year) complete for $20.00 ppd.: non-members pay $24.00. single issues are $5.00 ppd. to members, $6.00 to non-members. Vol.3 #1 Hurricane Twp. Families and Cem. Recds: #2 Ramsey Twp. land entries, cems: #3 Carson & Bowling Green Twp: cem. recds; #4 Loudon Twp. cems; no index Vol.4 #1 Shafter & Sharon Twps. cem; recds #2 Sefton Twp. families, #3 Sefton Twp. cems. #4 Ancestor charts of Members, no index Vol. 5 #1 Avena Twp. Families, #2 Avena Twp. Cems. #3 Vandalia Twp. South Hill Cem. #4 Vandalia Twp. South Hill Cem.(Cont'd)Catholic Cem. no index Vol. 6 #1 Heads of families, 1860 Census Vandalia Two: #2 Early Marriages; #3 Otega Twp. families, #4 Otega Twp.cems. no index Vol.7 #1 Wheatland Twp. first land entries, #2 Wheatland Two., families, #3 Wheatland Two cem recds, #4 Ancestor charts of members Vol. 8 #1 Bear Grove Twp.cems. #2 Bear Grove Two. families, #3 Seminary Twp. Cems., #4 Family histories Ancestor Charts of members Vol. #9 Muster Lists 4 Wars, #2 family histories, #3 Estate Records, #4 Misc. info, marriage records Vol.10 #1 Voters in Co. elections, 1821-24 , #2 Index to Probate Journal A-1,#3 Index to Probate Journal B-1, Kaskaskia & Pope Twps. cem recds;#3 Abstracts of early estates, Vol.11 #1 Probate Journal C-1,Voters in early elections, Abstract of estates, Deed Book A, #4 Members Surname List Vol.12 #1 Wilberton Twp. Cem. recds, #2 St. Paul Luth. Church recds. (Wilberton) #3 Hurricane Fork Settlement & Church; #4 Family Histories Vol.13 #1 Some Naturalization records; #2 Estate & Deed Records, #3 Early Elections, #4 Estate & Deed records Vol. 14 #1 Early elections #2 Early Deeds, Vol.15 #1 Early Poll Book-1937 #2 Vandalia Businesses & Establishments; 1819-1840;#3 Vandalia Families of Capitol days. #4 Family Histories. Vol. 16 #1 Birth Aff. filed in Co. Clk office 1866-1877; #2 Immanuel Luth. Church recds (Wilberton); #3 Wilberton Twp. Families, #4 Birth Book A. begins 1877 Vol.17 #1 Wilberton Twp. German Families; #2 Coroner Inquests 1827-1876,#3 Laclede Twp. land entries, cem. recds Lone Grove Twp: #4 Listing of cemetery recds, published in Fayette Facts. Wilberton Twp. Families Vol.18 #1 Funeral Notices 1862-1894,birth recds; #2 1827 Tax Book, Isaac Hill Map of 1810;#3 1850 Fayette County Mortality Schedule, #4 Surname Index of Members. Vol. #19 Miliitia Rolls, 1861, St. Peter Luth Recds. Liberty Primitive Bapt. Ch. ,member list #2 St. Peter Luth.Christenings 1881-1889; #3 Guardian Book A; #4 Seminary Baptist Church members, St. Peter Luth. Church recds. 1900-1915, Guardian Book A. Vol. 20 #1 Guardian Book A 1869, Death Book2, 1877, St. Peter Luth. Ch. Recds; #2 Probate Book F-1,Chancery Recds; #3 Index to 1893 Vandalia Union, Probate Recds; #4 1910 Fayette Co. History Biographical Sketch Index, Death Records Vol. 21 #1 Murders of Fayette County, Chancery Records, #2 Obits Apr-June 1917, Amish Settlement, #3 Jehovah Luth. Church recds. Guardian Book A (1870); #4 Kaskaskia Church of the Brethren recds. (Loudon Twp.) Vol.22 #1 Deferred Births 1860-1870, 1876 Map of Fayette Co.; #2 Misc. Wills, Birth Book 2,1878, Death Book 1, 1878, #3 Fayette Co.Execution Docket 1827-1832, St. Bonavenbture Cath. Church recds; #4 Craig Family, St. Elmo History Vol. 23 #1 Several churches mentioned, James Family Cem. found; #2 Death Book 1, 1878-1879, obits and death notices Apr-Jun 1919; #3 Birth Book 1, 1878; #4 Elam Family Vol.25 #1 Frieden's United Church of Christ recds 1884-1900, probate records, Fayette Co. Deaths 1933; #2 1885 LaClede Twp; Tax Assessment (con'd)Friedin's UCofC recds 1901-1916: #3 Family histories, Frieden's UC of C recds 1885-1915, #4 Subject Index to Fayette Facts, Vol. 1-25 Vol. 26 #1 County Commissioner Records - 1826, St. John Ev. Church of Christ (Lone Grove Twp.) recds; #2 Claggett Funeral Home Recds; #3 St. John Ev. Church Recds (cont'd), Causey Cem: United Meth. Church recds (Brownstown), #4 United Meth. Ch. Brownstown recds, Oct-Dec 1922 Obits Vandalia, Ramsey papers Penny Lewis@csuol.com Fayette County, IL GenWeb Project Coordinator Fayette County, IL GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfayett/ilfayette.htm The Family of Todd & Penny Lewis http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/PennyLewis/GENWEB3/index.htm Lilly Family of Sussex County, Virginia http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/PennyLewis/LILLYFA3/index.htm searching for: **************************************************************************** BAILEY, BARTIMUS, BARTHELEMES, BOEN, CRUM, ENGLAND, FINLEY, GRANFIELD, HOLT, (W)HARTON, LEWIS, LILLY, MELSON, METHAM, PATTERSON, RADCLIFF, SMITH, STOKES, WALKER, WISDOM **************************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: George Shelton <zack@kanokla.net> To: <ILFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 9:46 PM Subject: [ILFAYETT-L] Fayette Facts Book > Hello all - > > Where could I buy a copy of the Fayette County Facts book? > Any info would be appreciated. > > Thank you - > Tonya > zack@kanokla.net > > >
Thank you, Penny! Now I know how to spend my genealogy budget for the next few months ;-) Cheryl Helm Penny Lewis wrote: > Fayette County Genealogical Society website > http://www.swetland.net/fcgs/index.html > > The following is a list of publications available from the Society > > Fayette Co, Genealogical Society > P.O. Box 177 Fayette Co, IL 62471-0177 > > Census Records > 1820-1860 Federal census in one volume, 344 pages, $25.00 > 1870 Federal Census, 298 pages, $20.00 > 1880 Federal Census, 369 Pages, $25.00 > 1900 Federal Census, Vol.1: Avena, Bear Grove, Bowling Green, Carson, > Hurricane, Kaskaskia, LaClede townships. 307 pages, $27.50 > 1900 Federal Census, Vol.2: Lone Grove, Loudon, Otego, Pope, Ramsey, Sefton, > Seminary townships 340 pages, $27.50 > 1900 Federal Census, Vol.3:Sharon, Vandalia, City of Vandalia, Wheatland, > Wilberton townships. 266 pages, $27.50 > 1855-1865 State Census, in one volume, 177 pages, $15.00 > > Marriage Records > 1821-1877 Marriage Book, all available information, 514 pages $35.00 > 1878-1897 Marriage Book, parents of couple, residence, birthplace, age, 578 > pages $35.00 > > Miscellaneous > Reprint of Vol. 1 &2 of Fayette Facts newsletter. Contains an index to > Vols.. 3-6 and Land Patent Records in one volume. $11.00. Individual > sections sell for $4.00 each. > "Life and adventures of P.G. Donaldson", written in 'plain home talk'. Mr. > Donaldson shares his memories of an earlier time, 1840-1900. Every name > index. $6.00 > Index to 1878 Fayette County History. Every name. 19 pages $2.50 > Sharon Township Cemetery Records. All cemeteries in the township including > historical information. $3.50 > Historical Souvenir of Vandalia, Illinois, 1904. Reprint, hardbound, every > name index. Photos of residents, homes and businesses. 228 pages $35.00 > Our Fayette County Ancestors, Vol 1, 2 and 3. Each book 100 pages of > obituaries of Fayette County Ancestors born before 1900 with index. Vol. 1 > and 2- $7.00 each, Vol. 3-$7.50 > The Durbins and Logsdons and Related Families in America. Hardbound, > indexed. 360 pages $30.00 > The Craigs of the Craig Cemetery Area. By Audrey Halford Probst. 98 pages > $7.50 > A tour of Vandalia's Historic Homes. By Linda Torbeck Hanabarger. 59 pages > $7.00 > > Other Fayette County Records > Naturalization Records of Fayette County, Il. 1838-1903. Compiled by Linda > Hanabarger and Jeff Meyer from original documents. Index, 51 pages. Order > from Linda Hanabarger, R.R. 2 BOX 207, Ramsey, Il. 62080 > > Publications List > The Fayette County Genealogical Society was formed in 1971. A newsletter was > published in 1971 and 1972 and is referred to as Vol. 1 & 2(sold under > Miscellaneous Publications). The first volumes were not individually > indexed. An index to Volumes 3-6 was published separately-see reverse. > Beginning with Vol. 7 each volume was indexed and beginning with Vol. 17, > each issue is indexed. Members may buy a volume (the 4 issues for that year) > complete for $20.00 ppd.: non-members pay $24.00. single issues are $5.00 > ppd. to members, $6.00 to non-members. > Vol.3 #1 Hurricane Twp. Families and Cem. Recds: #2 Ramsey Twp. land > entries, cems: #3 Carson & Bowling Green Twp: cem. recds; #4 Loudon Twp. > cems; no index > Vol.4 #1 Shafter & Sharon Twps. cem; recds #2 Sefton Twp. families, #3 > Sefton Twp. cems. #4 Ancestor charts of Members, no index > Vol. 5 #1 Avena Twp. Families, #2 Avena Twp. Cems. #3 Vandalia Twp. South > Hill Cem. #4 Vandalia Twp. South Hill Cem.(Cont'd)Catholic Cem. no index > Vol. 6 #1 Heads of families, 1860 Census Vandalia Two: #2 Early Marriages; > #3 Otega Twp. families, #4 Otega Twp.cems. no index > Vol.7 #1 Wheatland Twp. first land entries, #2 Wheatland Two., families, #3 > Wheatland Two cem recds, #4 Ancestor charts of members > Vol. 8 #1 Bear Grove Twp.cems. #2 Bear Grove Two. families, #3 Seminary Twp. > Cems., #4 Family histories Ancestor Charts of members > Vol. #9 Muster Lists 4 Wars, #2 family histories, #3 Estate Records, #4 > Misc. info, marriage records > Vol.10 #1 Voters in Co. elections, 1821-24 , #2 Index to Probate Journal > A-1,#3 Index to Probate Journal B-1, Kaskaskia & Pope Twps. cem recds;#3 > Abstracts of early estates, > Vol.11 #1 Probate Journal C-1,Voters in early elections, Abstract of > estates, Deed Book A, #4 Members Surname List > Vol.12 #1 Wilberton Twp. Cem. recds, #2 St. Paul Luth. Church recds. > (Wilberton) #3 Hurricane Fork Settlement & Church; #4 Family Histories > Vol.13 #1 Some Naturalization records; #2 Estate & Deed Records, #3 Early > Elections, #4 Estate & Deed records > Vol. 14 #1 Early elections #2 Early Deeds, > Vol.15 #1 Early Poll Book-1937 #2 Vandalia Businesses & Establishments; > 1819-1840;#3 Vandalia Families of Capitol days. #4 Family Histories. > Vol. 16 #1 Birth Aff. filed in Co. Clk office 1866-1877; #2 Immanuel Luth. > Church recds (Wilberton); #3 Wilberton Twp. Families, #4 Birth Book A. > begins 1877 > Vol.17 #1 Wilberton Twp. German Families; #2 Coroner Inquests 1827-1876,#3 > Laclede Twp. land entries, cem. recds Lone Grove Twp: #4 Listing of cemetery > recds, published in Fayette Facts. Wilberton Twp. Families > Vol.18 #1 Funeral Notices 1862-1894,birth recds; #2 1827 Tax Book, Isaac > Hill Map of 1810;#3 1850 Fayette County Mortality Schedule, #4 Surname Index > of Members. > Vol. #19 Miliitia Rolls, 1861, St. Peter Luth Recds. Liberty Primitive Bapt. > Ch. ,member list #2 St. Peter Luth.Christenings 1881-1889; #3 Guardian Book > A; #4 Seminary Baptist Church members, St. Peter Luth. Church recds. > 1900-1915, Guardian Book A. > Vol. 20 #1 Guardian Book A 1869, Death Book2, 1877, St. Peter Luth. Ch. > Recds; #2 Probate Book F-1,Chancery Recds; #3 Index to 1893 Vandalia Union, > Probate Recds; #4 1910 Fayette Co. History Biographical Sketch Index, Death > Records > Vol. 21 #1 Murders of Fayette County, Chancery Records, #2 Obits Apr-June > 1917, Amish Settlement, #3 Jehovah Luth. Church recds. Guardian Book A > (1870); #4 Kaskaskia Church of the Brethren recds. (Loudon Twp.) > Vol.22 #1 Deferred Births 1860-1870, 1876 Map of Fayette Co.; #2 Misc. > Wills, Birth Book 2,1878, Death Book 1, 1878, #3 Fayette Co.Execution Docket > 1827-1832, St. Bonavenbture Cath. Church recds; #4 Craig Family, St. Elmo > History > Vol. 23 #1 Several churches mentioned, James Family Cem. found; #2 Death > Book 1, 1878-1879, obits and death notices Apr-Jun 1919; #3 Birth Book 1, > 1878; #4 Elam Family > Vol.25 #1 Frieden's United Church of Christ recds 1884-1900, probate > records, Fayette Co. Deaths 1933; #2 1885 LaClede Twp; Tax Assessment > (con'd)Friedin's UCofC recds 1901-1916: #3 Family histories, Frieden's UC of > C recds 1885-1915, #4 Subject Index to Fayette Facts, Vol. 1-25 > Vol. 26 #1 County Commissioner Records - 1826, St. John Ev. Church of Christ > (Lone Grove Twp.) recds; #2 Claggett Funeral Home Recds; #3 St. John Ev. > Church Recds (cont'd), Causey Cem: United Meth. Church recds (Brownstown), > #4 United Meth. Ch. Brownstown recds, Oct-Dec 1922 Obits Vandalia, Ramsey > papers > > Penny > Lewis@csuol.com > Fayette County, IL GenWeb Project Coordinator > > Fayette County, IL GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfayett/ilfayette.htm > > The Family of Todd & Penny Lewis > http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/PennyLewis/GENWEB3/index.htm > > Lilly Family of Sussex County, Virginia > http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/PennyLewis/LILLYFA3/index.htm > > searching for: > **************************************************************************** > BAILEY, BARTIMUS, BARTHELEMES, BOEN, CRUM, ENGLAND, FINLEY, GRANFIELD, > HOLT, (W)HARTON, LEWIS, LILLY, MELSON, METHAM, > PATTERSON, RADCLIFF, SMITH, STOKES, WALKER, WISDOM > **************************************************************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Shelton <zack@kanokla.net> > To: <ILFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 9:46 PM > Subject: [ILFAYETT-L] Fayette Facts Book > > > Hello all - > > > > Where could I buy a copy of the Fayette County Facts book? > > Any info would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you - > > Tonya > > zack@kanokla.net > > > > > > -- "Spelling isn't everything. 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