The Ford County ILGenWeb Project and Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project pages have been updated with the following queries and surname postings: In Iroquois County: DECKER / CLAASSEN/CLASSEN / HEISE / HEYEN / JANSSEN/JENSSEN/JOHNSON / KOHLMAN / RIFE / SEIPEL HEYEN / CLAUSSEN / DECKER / JANSSEN / LOTTMAN / SCHRODER LABOUNTY SUTTEE COLE COBERLY / EVANS / HUMMELL / JULIEN / WILLIAMS Later Debi Visit my Web pages at: http://members.aol.com/LaFineD/LaFineD.html or http://www.capstonebank.com/~lafined/ Stop by the Iroquois Genealogical Society Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/index.htm

My husband & I were married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church aka St. Mary's by the parishioners. It was known as the German Church. It was located at 156 N Washington Ave in Kankakee. The building is still there. The parish was closed in 1989. The Kankakee Journal says in it's 1989 write-up, that the parish began 116 years prior to that date, which would be approximately 1873. I know that the parishioners moved over to St. Patrick's in Kankakee. I would think that the Diocesan Office of Joliet might be able to help you out. Hope this helps. Chris Van Der Karr

The Ford County ILGenWeb Project and Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project pages have been updated with the following queries and surname postings: In Iroquois County: BAILEY / RHYNAS BARROWS / DELANO COBB / JOHNSON COBERLY DECKER LEGRIS SHERRILL / GREEN In Ford County: CORNWELL OLSON / CHRISTIANSON / MATHIASDOTTER STRUNK Later Debi Visit my Web pages at: http://members.aol.com/LaFineD/LaFineD.html or http://www.capstonebank.com/~lafined/ Stop by the Iroquois Genealogical Society Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/index.htm

In a message dated 8/4/99 10:50:27 AM Central Daylight Time, Roberta372@aol.com writes: << Subj: [ILFORD-L] Kankakee Date: 8/4/99 10:50:27 AM Central Daylight Time From: Roberta372@aol.com To: ILFORD-L@rootsweb.com I am interested in finding out two things.... 1. What Roman Catholic Church would a German family have attended in 1855-1890 in the City of Kankakee and where are the records kept for that church? 2. Are there any plat maps available for the original city and then for the Associates First Addition ? Roberta Riedle Martin >> I would be interested in this as well. Please reply to the list or to me personally. Thanks much. Dennis

I called Shapiro and spoke with a man I'd been referred to. He was a friend of a friend of mine, as it turned out, and has worked there 29 years. Still, I didn't get much information from him. He said the campus was built in 1886 and was first known as the Eastern Illinois Hospital for the Insane. It later became known as the Kankakee State Hospital, the Kankakee Developmental Center, and finally the Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center. He did not know exactly when one name gave in to the next. As for the cemetery, east of KCC, he said it's still maintained by Shapiro, but only a couple times a year. He said he believed tractors would be out there within a couple weeks to mow. As for finding ancestors, he didn't know what the specific steps are. Laws protecting the mentally ill are strict and hard to cut through, even for genealogists. As a first step in identifying ancestors, he recommended writing to the administrator of Shapiro. He estimated that it would take a court order and months of waiting to get records, if they're even available. When I asked him if there's any written history on the facility for people to read, he said he wasn't aware of any. I understand there is some history on the facility at the Bourbonnais library. This may be all someone new to this area will ever know about the place! Chuck Wilcox

Dave, Yes, that's the cemetery I'm curious about. I found it the other day, with directions from a woman at Shapiro. I was surprised at how large the cemetery is and how neglected. I understand that numbering tablets discontinued about 1928, and that they were thereafter given names and dates. There may be later dates, but the latest death date I found was 1964. I'm wondering if it was about then that it was no longer used. > I've heard talk of a cemetery that existed on the present grounds of the > Shapiro Developmental Center. I would be interested to learn more about this > from any KVGS members (or others) who may have the information. As a member > >> > > Are you talking about the Cemetery that is still there attached to the > grounds? There is a very large State Hospital Cemetery close to Kankakee > Communtiy College which is part of the old state hospital grounds. The > markers are still there and in general the cemetery is not kept up very well. > They do have a privacy fence around it, but is is very accesible. > When you first look at it, it seems like a military cemetery because all the > stones are lined up and are small white markers, etc. > > Dave King

I am interested in finding out two things.... 1. What Roman Catholic Church would a German family have attended in 1855-1890 in the City of Kankakee and where are the records kept for that church? 2. Are there any plat maps available for the original city and then for the Associates First Addition ? Roberta Riedle Martin

In a message dated 8/2/99 10:23:56 PM Central Daylight Time, ILFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << From: "Chuck Wilcox" <cdwilcox@keynet.net> To: ILFORD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000e01bedc91$bddb7f40$81eeddce@keynet.net> Subject: [ILFORD-L] Shapiro Developmental Center Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've heard talk of a cemetery that existed on the present grounds of the Shapiro Developmental Center. I would be interested to learn more about this from any KVGS members (or others) who may have the information. As a member >> Chuck, Are you talking about the Cemetery that is still there attached to the grounds? There is a very large State Hospital Cemetery close to Kankakee Communtiy College which is part of the old state hospital grounds. The markers are still there and in general the cemetery is not kept up very well. They do have a privacy fence around it, but is is very accesible. When you first look at it, it seems like a military cemetery because all the stones are lined up and are small white markers, etc. Dave King

I've heard talk of a cemetery that existed on the present grounds of the Shapiro Developmental Center. I would be interested to learn more about this from any KVGS members (or others) who may have the information. As a member of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness I've had several requests about this and, not being a native of this area, have no ready answers. I would be grateful for any information you might have that will shed some light on this. In advance, thanks! Chuck Wilcox Two Decades of 19th Century Diaries at http://www.genweb.net/~wilcox/ Join The Movement . . . Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/

Hi All, My computer was giving me a bit of trouble for a couple of weeks and then the hard drive finally died Friday a little over a week ago. Dell sent me another hard drive (blank) and I have finally pieced back the computer enough to send this message. My last successful backup (thank goodness I have two sets I rotate) was June 30, so, if you sent me a message between June 30 and July 22, please resend the message. This applies to any info sent to both Kankakee, ILGenWeb and KVGS. If this sounds familiar, It is because this was the 2nd hard drive to die in this Dell box. Of course, even after two hard drives and a modem, Dell still will only replace the parts as they die. Lee Ann Hollenbeck lee@keynet.net

Judy, I've been doing lookups for anyone requesting same via the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Movement < http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/ >. I don't have any information on Rebecca A. Luddinton, etc., but can at least do a lookup in the Kankakee paper for December 1861. > Am looking for any and all information anyone may have on Rebecca A. Luddinton-Dille-Pitcher who married Jacob P. Pitcher Dec. 1861 and lived in the Kankakee area. Nickname was "Jake" Pitcher. Rebecca's daughter Mary Salina Dille married a Williams. > thank you in advance for any info on obituaries or articles in newspapers or death certificates information. I would gladly contact privately anyone who would do some look ups for me Since the only information in your note involves a marriage date, I'll look it up to see what I can find. Then I'll get back to you with results. It's also possible that our government center will have vital statistics on one party or the other. Before I check that out, tell me about Rebecca's surname and why you show three surnames for her. Was she married three times with Jacob as her third? The more information you give me, the more I can find out. Chuck Wilcox Two Decades of 19th Century Diaries at http://www.genweb.net/~wilcox/ Join The Movement . . . Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/

Am looking for any and all information anyone may have on Rebecca A. Luddinton-Dille-Pitcher who married Jacob P. Pitcher Dec. 1861 and lived in the Kankakee area. Nickname was "Jake" Pitcher. Rebecca's daughter Mary Salina Dille married a Williams. thank you in advance for any info on obituaries or articles in newspapers or death certificates information. I would gladly contact privately anyone who would do some look ups for me. Sincerely, Judy (Pitcher) Bargeon

Is there anyone who might be able to tell me if Ruth McCracken, who died in March 1985, had any survivors? I would be interested in contacting them to learn more about her ancestry - I believe her father (Robert) and my gr-grandmother (Mary Ann) were siblings. Evelyn Young

Hiya, Sandra! Just out of curiousity, did the bio mention him living in Kankakee, Illinois before he settled in L.A.? Is there any mention in the book or in the bio about an L. H. NADEAU?? The reason I was asking is that I thought the BROUSSEAU name sounded familiar, so I looked in the file I have on my gr-gr-gr-grandfather Moses Hébert who died in 1873 and a J. BROUSSEAU pops up more than once -- and L. H. NADEAU was the administrator of the estate -- and by the time the whole estate thing was settled, both J. BROUSSEAU and H. NADEAU were in Los Angeles. :o) Included in the file was even a photocopied handwritten letter by Mr. J. BROUSSEAU of the Howard, Brousseau, Howard firm. That was dated 8 Apr 1878. oh, and the letterhead originally read "Office of: J. BROUSSEAU, Attorney at Law, Kankakee, Ill." He handwrote the names "Howard" and the words: "Los Angeles, Cal." over the original heading. :o) In 1873, Monsieur BROUSSEAU was still in Kankakee. He apparently sued the Illinois Central RR Company for causing the death of my gr-gr-gr-grandpa. He won $1,000 and kept $500 for himself (if you ask me, that's an AWFULLY steep fee) and the other $500 was doled out to my gr-gr-gr-grandma and her 5 surviving children. Anyways, thought you might find this interesting. Brenda Hébert ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Harris <sandrah@ix.netcom.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 22 July, 1999 11:28 PM Subject: Julius BROUSSEAU in History of Los Angeles County > I have copied the bio and will mail it shortly to you. > call number 979.493 L8 > > Julius BROUSSEAU was born in Malone Franklin County NY the eldest of five > children of Julius BROUSSEAU and Marienne (JARVIS) BROUSSEAU, both of Los > Angeles County, each being 76 years of age (at the time of the article). > > When Mr. BROUSSEAU was two years old his parents moved to Monroe County NY. > Leaving his native state he went to MI and was admitted to the bar of the > Supreme Court of MI in the fall of 1861. > > In January 1877 he started for CA with his family. > > In the fall of 1860 Mr. BROUSSEAU married Miss Carrie YAKELEY in Ypsilanti > MI. She was a native of Seneca County NY and of German parentage on his > mother's side and English on his father's side. > > Mr. and Mrs. BROUSSEAU have four children: > Miss Kate, > Miss Mabel and > Eddie and Roy, 15 and 13 respectively. > > I hope this information helps you in your research. Sandra > > >

Hi, I have Kents in this area in the time-frame 1858 - 1867 (Edwin D. Kent) and again from 1880 to the 1940s (a son, William Warren Kent, moved back to the Milford area after Edwin left in 1867.) I don't have the names you mentioned, but the family I'm tracing in the 1858 - 1867 era may have had other relatives in the area. Edwin had siblings who were on the boat with him in 1850 from England and some of them are missing after that. I'd be interested in hearing about any Kents you find around here and of course happy to share data. Ernie Kent On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Dia Utterback wrote: > Hi, > I received copies of the above marriages from IRAD. Does anybody > recognize these names? > Ralph Williams married Della (Bertha) Switzer Dec. 4, 1889 in Kankakee. > Parents of Ralph are Cephas Williams and Cora E. Sweat. > > Milo Wilson married Eva J. Kent March 16, 1879 in Limestone. Parents of > Milo are Granger Wilson and Cora E. Swet. Eva's parents are Harrison > (could be Garrison) Kent and Nancy Harper. > > Thanks, > Dia Utterback > dutterback@telis.org > > -- > MZ� > > > > ==== ILFORD Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************** > To search the list, go to > RootsWeb Mailing Lists -- Interactive Search > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Enter ILFORD in the text box requesting which mailing list > you wish to search. > >

Hi, I received copies of the above marriages from IRAD. Does anybody recognize these names? Ralph Williams married Della (Bertha) Switzer Dec. 4, 1889 in Kankakee. Parents of Ralph are Cephas Williams and Cora E. Sweat. Milo Wilson married Eva J. Kent March 16, 1879 in Limestone. Parents of Milo are Granger Wilson and Cora E. Swet. Eva's parents are Harrison (could be Garrison) Kent and Nancy Harper. Thanks, Dia Utterback dutterback@telis.org -- MZ

The Ford County ILGenWeb Project and Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project pages have been updated with the following queries and surname postings: In Iroquois County: PITTAM / RUNDLE / WILSON ROSS CARON / RIOUX ERWIN / COBERLY GOETZ / HOMAN STARIT In Ford County: PITTAM / RUNDLE / WILSON GRAY / MARTIN ANDREWS / TRIGGER Later Debi Visit my Web pages at: http://members.aol.com/LaFineD/LaFineD.html or http://www.capstonebank.com/~lafined/ Stop by the Iroquois Genealogical Society Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/index.htm

Hi All, If you have not seen the Kankakee Public Library web site lately, check our the excellent Genealogy Collection Catalog being put online . <a href="http://www.htls.lib.il.us/KKB/">Kankakee Public Library</a> Lee Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <BertRef@aol.com> To: <lee@keynet.net> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 3:42 PM Subject: Latest Genealogy Web Updates > Dear Lee, > > I thought you might like to know that the Library Genealogy section has new > additions. Another catalong section, War Records, has been added. We also > addeded a link to the Kankakee County Clerk's Office. The Clerk's web site > allows the ordering of vital records using a credit card. They will then be > sent to your home. Thought it might be of interest to you and other family > searchers. > > Steve Bertrand >

Does LaSalle County have its own web page where I can find out about ordering "vital records?" Also, what is a smelterman? Charlotte

Hello, First I would like to thank everyone for their responses to my Sapp query. Since I had such good luck with that, I was wondering if anyone had information on these two lines: Husband: JULIUS DOOLITTLE Marriage: 15 Feb 1857 Place: MORAL, SHELBY CO., INDIANA Wife: RACHEL MANN Other Spouses KAHO Children... 1. F Child: MARGARET JANE (JENNIE) DOOLITTLE Birth: 12 Apr 1864 Place: SHELBY CO., INDIANA Death: 27 Jan 1928 Spouse: JAMES ELIJAH SAPP Marriage: 4 Jan 1882 Place: IROQUOIS CO., ILLINOIS ****************************************************************************** ******************** Husband: MICHAEL HOOVER Marriage: 20 Sep 1890 Place: JASPER CO., INDIANA Wife: JULIA ANN NICE Father: PERRY/DANIEL NICE Children... 1. F Child: ALICE IDA HOOVER Birth: 9 Oct 1893 Place: DONOVAN, IROQUOIS CO., ILLINOIS Death: 27 Nov 1975 Place: WATSEKA, IROQUOIS CO., ILLINOIS Spouse: CHARLES WILLIAM SAPP Marriage: 31 Oct 1914 Place: WATSEKA, IROQUOIS CO., ILLINOIS Divorced: Spouse: HOWELL Again, thanks for all your help. This is one of the best lists I subscribe to. Daryl Bruner LYRAD22@aol.com