I found a report card of my grandmother, Clarice Benham, from Buck-Eye. That's how it's written. It is from 1911-1912. What is unique about it is they must not have had many cards because it used to belong to someone else. It has the name of Leo Totten on it. The teacher's signature is Fern Walters. If anyone is researching either of these families, I will be happy to scan it and send it to you. Carla Heller Finley Florida http://community.webshots.com/user/carlafinley

I've "rescued" an old letter dated 1845 which was sent from John M. THOMPSON in New York to Henry WALKER in Canton, Illinois. Based on the information in the letter I believe that John M. THOMPSON is likely married to Henry WALKER's sister, referring to him as "brother". In addition to that it would appear that Henry WALKER has three brothers, Francis WALKER, Robert WALKER, and William WALKER. His brother, William WALKER is living in Canaan at the time the letter is written. The contents of the letter are as follows: WALKER Family Letter Addressed to : Mr. Henry WALKER, Canton, Illinois New York, April 23, 1845 Dear Brother, I take up my pen to send you a few lines hoping these lines will find you and all of your family in joying good health and Henry I think you sister is getting better health than she had when I last rote you and I am in hopes that she will yet be well and able to take some comfort yet wich is a thing she has long been a stranger too and Henry we had a letter from your Brother Francis a bout a week a go and when he rote himself and family was all well and doing well wich is a great blessing your Brother Robert leaft hear a bout two weeks go for to go to your Brother Francis thier to stay for some time so he thinks he will be better of than he will be if he had remained here or in a ???? as he was only getting in difficulty hear so we thought it would be for the best for him to go we received a letter a bout a month ago from your Brother William and he is still in Canaan and a working to his trade and he says in his letter that himself and family is well and likes the country well and then you think we have kept you out of your money a long wile but we have been in some of our ??? and have been a good deal disapointed in not getting ??? in before but it is a thing to get the rents from some of these persons after they get in we have one of the older tenants that is owing us a bout two hundred dollars and as yet we have not received it from him but we think we shall yet receive it he has been in the hous a bout five years and all ways pays his rent untill now and he says in May he will pay it so we have made dividend and it amounts to $77.87 and ??? has to take out your ??? wich is amounts to $10.50 and that leaves a balance of $67.37 too wich I have sent on in a certificate of deposite payable to your order and please to give our best respects to all of your family. I remain yours ??? John M. THOMPSON I'm hoping to locate someone from this family so that this wonderful piece of family history can be restored to the family. If you are a member of this WALKER Family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Hi, More updates have been made to the Fulton County website at Illinois Trails...www.iltrails.org/fulton For more details, please visit http://iltrails.org/fulton/blog/fultoncoblog.html warm regards, Janine

Todd, Thaks for the bible informaiton. I do have some questions. Robert W. combs was married to a Martha Parker in Ohio around 1820. After her death, Robert married another person. My quest is to try and find out the parents of this Martha Parker. I suspect, due to other data, that Martha and Mary Elizabeth (sisters) Parker's father was a William Parker and a unknown wife who might have died prior to 1803. This William Parker married a Elizabeth Davis in 1803 and they are my GGG Grandparents. Is there any hints are information in the bible that might lead one to who Martha and Mary Elizabeth's parents are. Marth was born about 1796 in Pennsylvania and Mary elizabeht was born about 1797 in Ohio. Mary married Robert's brother Joseph Parker Combs and they both died in Johnson County, Texas. any information is greatly appreciated. You can contact me directly, but, insure that the subject line clearly indicastes Combs/Parker family information so it will come past my spam blocker. George Parker Subject: Combs/Shreves Family Bible From: Todd <spoonvalley2@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:22:02 -0700 (PDT) To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Due to a recent death in the family I have come into possession of this Bible. Not exactly sure who it belonged to, but I am a descendent of R.W. Combs and some of the names are his kids. It is interesting to note that the references to Zur indicate he was a Senior. The names are listed in the order they are in the Bible and at least two people made the entries. There are no marriages listed. Todd Walter, Maquon, IL ************ NEW TESTAMENT of OUR LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST American Bible Society, New York 1849 ******** John Quincy son of Asa and Mary Shreves was born July 15th 1850 Henry S. Shreves son of Asa and Mary Shreves was born Sept 23rd 1845 Zur Combs Sr was born January 18th 1763 Ann Mary Combs was born July 27, 1763 Zur Combs Sen. died July 9, 1827 Ann Mary Combs died October 27, 1819 Mary A. Shreves died February 1st 1851 John S. Shreves son of Asa shreves & Mary Shreves died August 30th at 8 o'clock am 1856 Andrew Jas. Combs died Dec the 24 1899 Mary Combs wife of R. W. Combs died October 29 1873 at 3 o'clock 25 minutes am William M. Combs died January the 2 1900 James C. Combs died April the 1, 1900 (or 1908?) Martha Combs wife of R. W. Combs died May 4th 1863 Martha J. Combs Timmons died June 14, 1878 Zur M. Combs died October 28, 1882 R. W. Combs died January 23, 1881 aged 90 years 2 months & 1 day Cary A. Combs died January 2, 1901 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ForwardedMessage.eml Content-Type: message/rfc822 Combs/Shreves Family Bible.eml Content-Type: message/rfc822

Hi, Could someone look up marriage license # 274 Vol. G page 14. Its for Cora Foster & Charles H. Stickler. Thank you, Sandy

Due to a recent death in the family I have come into possession of this Bible. Not exactly sure who it belonged to, but I am a descendent of R.W. Combs and some of the names are his kids. It is interesting to note that the references to Zur indicate he was a Senior. The names are listed in the order they are in the Bible and at least two people made the entries. There are no marriages listed. Todd Walter, Maquon, IL ************ NEW TESTAMENT of OUR LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST American Bible Society, New York 1849 ******** John Quincy son of Asa and Mary Shreves was born July 15th 1850 Henry S. Shreves son of Asa and Mary Shreves was born Sept 23rd 1845 Zur Combs Sr was born January 18th 1763 Ann Mary Combs was born July 27, 1763 Zur Combs Sen. died July 9, 1827 Ann Mary Combs died October 27, 1819 Mary A. Shreves died February 1st 1851 John S. Shreves son of Asa shreves & Mary Shreves died August 30th at 8 o'clock am 1856 Andrew Jas. Combs died Dec the 24 1899 Mary Combs wife of R. W. Combs died October 29 1873 at 3 o'clock 25 minutes am William M. Combs died January the 2 1900 James C. Combs died April the 1, 1900 (or 1908?) Martha Combs wife of R. W. Combs died May 4th 1863 Martha J. Combs Timmons died June 14, 1878 Zur M. Combs died October 28, 1882 R. W. Combs died January 23, 1881 aged 90 years 2 months & 1 day Cary A. Combs died January 2, 1901 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi everyone I am looking for information on my great grandfather. His name was John F Clewell he married Kate Root in Canton Illinois in 1885. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks Vickey

I am looking for more info on Samuel Roberts and his line. Thanks! 1. Samuel Roberts was born Abt. 1800 in Pennslyvania, and died Aft. 1860. He married Mary Sturk. She died Bef. 1860. Notes for Samuel Roberts: listed in the 1860 Census for Fulton County in Joshua Twp Children of Samuel Roberts and Mary Sturk are: i. William2 Roberts, born 23 Oct 1836 in Franklin, Ohio; died 01 May 1921. ii. Jesse Roberts, born Abt. 1839. iii. Martha Roberts, born Abt. 1843. iv. John Roberts, born Abt. 1851. Generation No. 2 2. William Roberts (Samuel) was born 23 Oct 1836 in Franklin, Ohio, and died 01 May 1921. He married Mary Lewis Cushman 25 Aug 1881 in Fulton County, Illinois, daughter of William Cushman and Sally St. Clair. She was born Abt. 1852. Notes for William Roberts: ROBERTS WILLIAM M/W UNK 0014781 1921-05-01 FULTON FAIRVIEW TWP 21-05-07 Children of William Roberts and Mary Cushman are: i. Harvey Washburn Roberts, born 25 Jun 1882 in Illinois; died 23 Jun 1951. ii. Lemuel C. Roberts, born 08 Aug 1884 in Illinois; died 28 Jan 1953. Generation No. 3 6. Harvey Washburn Roberts (William, Samuel) was born 25 Jun 1882 in Illinois, and died 23 Jun 1951. He married Fannie Grace Suydam, daughter of Fred Suydam and Mary Oram. She was born Abt. 1889, and died 18 Jun 1935 in Fulton County, Illinois. More About Harvey Washburn Roberts: Burial: Fairview Cemetery in Fairview Twp, Fulton County, IL. Notes for Fannie Grace Suydam: ROBERTS FANNIE GRACE F/W Y-46 0025428 1935-06-18 FULTON FAIRVIEW

Joseph Fulton and his wife Kathryn Bain Fulton are buried in Manhattan, KS. They had children, Delbert,Joy,and June... Delbert married Elma Wilson (1911)Joy married William Booth (1916) and June married Walker C. White (1913). These marriage's were in Riley county, or Pottawatomie county, Ks. I am trying to find living member so these families to fill in some missing information. Thank you, Brenda

Hi I am the state Coordinator for Illinois Saving Graves. If anyone has has a listings on their site for Fulton County, IL, i'D BE INterested in linking to your site. Or if you'd like to make your own web page for cemetery listings in Fulton County, IL just email me and I can give you directions on how to accomplish this very easy and awarding task. Also, if you know of any endangered cemetery that might be in the need of help from someone to take care of it. Go to the Illinois saving graves page and submit it. It will come to me and I will make a page for it linking it to the endangered cemetery listings page. Thanks for all of your help and hope to hear from you fellow researchers out there. You can also subsribe to our mailing list from the Illinois Saving Graves page. Thanks for your time. Foxie Member of American History & Genealogy Project--Illinois Member of Knox County Genealogical Society Member of Warren County Genalogical Society Lucretia Leffingwell Chapter, NSDAR http://www.savinggraves-us.org/il/index.htm Saving Graves for ILLINOIS--State Coordinator. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/warren/ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/knox/ America Genealogy & History Project..... IL state site is down.. Kristie is coming back... http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html Link to IL Data Bases for genealogy

Janine, I have some informaiton on the Armstrongs in Menard County. I don't have anything on a William that fits your request, but, if would like to look at my data, let me know. I have Armstrongs in my ancestor line through my Grandmother Parker. She was a Gum. George Parker ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >ILFULTON-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 54 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Armstrongs living in Fulton County [Janine Crandell <manderly@bitwiser] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from ILFULTON-D, send a message to > > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > >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: > Armstrongs living in Fulton County > From: > Janine Crandell <manderly@bitwiser.com> > Date: > Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:49:29 -0500 > To: > ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > > To: > ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > > > Hi, > > I'm currently researching William Armstrong, born around 1800 in > Kentucky. He lived in Menard County and then moved on to Knox County > and during his later years lived in Millbrook Township, Peoria County, > with his children, Emily, Elias and grandson William (according to the > 1880 census). > > He was married to Lydia C. Simons in 1863 and I suspect he was married > more than once. Some of the other children of William's include W. > Scott, Lavena, Louisa and Correy. > > I just found out that some of William's descendants moved to Fulton > County. > > If any of these names look familiar, I would love to hear from you! > > Warm regards, > Janine

Hi, I'm currently researching William Armstrong, born around 1800 in Kentucky. He lived in Menard County and then moved on to Knox County and during his later years lived in Millbrook Township, Peoria County, with his children, Emily, Elias and grandson William (according to the 1880 census). He was married to Lydia C. Simons in 1863 and I suspect he was married more than once. Some of the other children of William's include W. Scott, Lavena, Louisa and Correy. I just found out that some of William's descendants moved to Fulton County. If any of these names look familiar, I would love to hear from you! Warm regards, Janine

From a paper in mom's things without the name of the publication; Vol. XV, No 2; Notes on Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, IL: Miner Sherwood died October 16, 1842, aged 52 years, 11 day; his being the first death in the Eldership of the 1st Presbyterian Church in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, Lot 449, Division A. Does anyone have any info at all on Miner? Carla Finley, Venice, FL My photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/carlafinley

Hi, Heartfelt thanks to all contributors!! I will put more submissions online soon...thank you for your patience! :-) Here are the updates so far: * More additions to the Brickwall/Surname Sections. * Cemetery Section: o More tombstone pictures available upon request for the Blackaby-Saunders Cemetery. o Tombstone picture of Jesse Green, a Civil War veteran, is now available, courtesy of Gary Green. o A few tombstone pictures of war veterans buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery are now online. Nancy Lane kindly submitted pictures of her Lane relatives buried there as well. * Biographies: o Jane Kingery graciously submitted a bio of John F. Kingery o Carol Carmichael sent in wonderful bios and photos of John/Caroline Winkler and Anton/Cordelia Winkler and Elizabeth Waddell with her family. o Karen Holt has been busy...sending in bios of C. R. Swegle, I. L. Swegle and M. B. Swegle along with residential views of M. B. Swegle's farm and Simon Addis' farm. * Obituaries: o Obits of J. G. Harmison & Frederick Wright were sent in by Charlie McDaniel. o Obit of Cordelia Bishop was also sent in by Carol Carmichael. * Photographs: o Charlie McDaniel submitted beautiful photos of Samuel Brown's homestead. o Lovely old photo of London Mills Christian Church was sent in by Max Latimer. o A photo of John Gaddis' residence was submitted by Karen Swegle Holt. o Donald Parkinson has contributed great old pictures of the Lewistown Post Office and the Lewistown High School. More of his pictures will be online soon! I apologize if I have forgotten to thank someone...everyone has been very kind! :-) Take care, Janine www.iltrails.org/fulton

I am desparately seaching for connections to my Winkler roots. Below is a brief bio of my gg grandfather John Winkler who resided in the Cuba area from the time of his immigration in 1853 at age 25 until his death in 1924 at age 97. I know that he came to America with other members of his family, but I do not know their names and have been unable to find any connections to his generation. If someone out there is reseaching this line, I would love to hear from you. John Winkler was born Joannes Georgius Winkler 17 Jan 1827 / christened 1 Apr 1827 Roemisch-Katholisch, Germersheim, Pfalz, Bayern / father Michaele Winkler / mother Margaretha Henzler. John Winkler immigrated to the U. S. with other members of his family in 1853 and settled in Fulton County, Illinois, where he acquired land and farmed. John met and married another Bavarian immigrant Caroline Madouse/Mandans 28 Mar 1856 in Peoria, Illinois. Caroline was born 18 Dec 1829 in Mackenburg, Germany. John and Caroline were the parents of 5 children: Albert, b. before 1860 in IL; John F., b. 24 Apr 1860 in Cuba, IL / md. Mary Jane Hicks, d/o Lawrence Hicks & Frances Miller, 3 Oct 1883 in McDonough Co., IL / d. 25 Jan 1930 in Weston, Lewis Co., West Virginia / bur. Cuba Cem.; Herman, b. 22 Apr 1862 in Cuba, IL / md. Mary Margaret "Maggie" Henderson, d/o Nathan Henderson & Serena Colbert, 12 Sep 1888 in Fulton Co., IL / d. 24 Jan 1936 in Cuba, IL / bur. Cuba Cem.; Anton Winkler, b. 17 Feb 1866 in Cuba, IL / md. Cordelia Belva 'Cordie' Bishop, d/o William E. Bishop and Elizabeth Waddell, 31 Dec 1891 in Cuba, IL / d. 30 Jul 1896 in Huntsville, Madison Co., AL / bur. Cuba Cem.; Mary, b. bet 1866-1869 in IL / d. bet 1870-1888. Caroline died 29 Sep 1896 in Cuba, Illinois, and was buried 30 Sep 1896 in Sec D of Cuba Cemetery. Sometime after Caroline's death in 1896 John married his second wife Mary Catherine Howerter, d/o Benjamin Howerter & Anne Feighley and widow of Rueben Tyler Howarter. Mary Catherine (Howerter) Howarter Winkler b. 23 Dec 1844 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania/ d. 4 Mar 1926 in Smithfield, Fulton Co., Illinois / bur. 7 Mar 1926, Baughman Cemetery, Smithfield, Illinois. Carol

Does anyone have access to the cemetery records for Fulton county? If so, I could use a favor. I am searching a burial for Luke Green(e), born in NY 1779. He died 1842 in Canton and was buried there...unknown cemetery. His daughter Lucretia Thorp(e) born 1821 also died at Canton, 1844, wife of Stephen C. Thorp(e). I am looking for these two individuals. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Nancie in Texas

Can someone explain to me the reference at ancestry.com titled "1840 stste census index"? If there indeed is a state census for Fulton County, can someone check page 106 for a reference to Luke Green (possibly spelled Greene). Please advise if this can be done. I cannot find an LDS film for this. Help??? Nancie in Texas

I don't have these Wilson's but sure would be interested especially in John Suydam Wilson. Suydam is one of my main lines. Danni Monn Hopkins ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: [ILFULTON] Abraham Deremer Wilson... Hi List. Could this be the same Rev. Abraham Deremer Wilson who came to Fulton Co. ca. 1836? Jan "More Records of Old Hunterdon County" Vol 2. Compiled by Phylis B. D'Autrechy, Edited by Rozanne Carkhuff. P.131 1821, Mar. 10 JOHN WILSON of Amwell Twp., will of Wife Jane Wilson, $100 a year, all household goods and farm, she to provide an outset for my two single daughter Leah and Sarah. Niece, Sarah Catherine McGraw, on death of wife , my five daughters, and neice, aforesaid, $400 each, to wit, Mary Larason, wife of Andrew, Jane Moore, wife of Caleb, Elizabeth Wolverton, wife of Samuel, Leah Wilson and Sarah Wilson. At wife's decease, all moveable estate to be divided equally with four of my sons, to wit, David, William Cornelius and John Suydam Wilson. My son, Rev. Abraham Deremer Wilson, by his grandfather's will, to possess my farm after his mother's decease so that he will be fully equal to any of his brothers and sisters. Son, *John Suydam Wilson, all that part belonging to me of the plantation that was called Col. Bishop's store and farm in Amwell Twp., near Ringoes, 1/3 part wherof is my property. My farm and plantation on which my sons now live containing 175 acres adjoining Dr. John Brown, Johnson Fisher and others, testator gave to sons, David, William and Cornelius Wilson to be divided equally. Exectors: Sons. Rev. Abraham Deremer Wilson, and John Suydam Wilson. Witnesses: Sam'l Barber, Johnson Barber and John Lambert. Proved 6 Feb. 18 1822 (3/455) WILSON I am seeking information on John WILSON the son of *John Suydam WILSON born 9/10/1791 in Hunterdon County, NJ and died 5/18/1851. His son John married Persela Dilts and had children?? Contact: Rob Roof (Date posted: September 8, 1998) ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== Volunteers from this list maintain our ILGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ We post bios, obits, photos, and Fulton resource information and links.

Hi List. Could this be the same Rev. Abraham Deremer Wilson who came to Fulton Co. ca. 1836? Jan "More Records of Old Hunterdon County" Vol 2. Compiled by Phylis B. D'Autrechy, Edited by Rozanne Carkhuff. P.131 1821, Mar. 10 JOHN WILSON of Amwell Twp., will of Wife Jane Wilson, $100 a year, all household goods and farm, she to provide an outset for my two single daughter Leah and Sarah. Niece, Sarah Catherine McGraw, on death of wife , my five daughters, and neice, aforesaid, $400 each, to wit, Mary Larason, wife of Andrew, Jane Moore, wife of Caleb, Elizabeth Wolverton, wife of Samuel, Leah Wilson and Sarah Wilson. At wife's decease, all moveable estate to be divided equally with four of my sons, to wit, David, William Cornelius and John Suydam Wilson. My son, Rev. Abraham Deremer Wilson, by his grandfather's will, to possess my farm after his mother's decease so that he will be fully equal to any of his brothers and sisters. Son, *John Suydam Wilson, all that part belonging to me of the plantation that was called Col. Bishop's store and farm in Amwell Twp., near Ringoes, 1/3 part wherof is my property. My farm and plantation on which my sons now live containing 175 acres adjoining Dr. John Brown, Johnson Fisher and others, testator gave to sons, David, William and Cornelius Wilson to be divided equally. Exectors: Sons. Rev. Abraham Deremer Wilson, and John Suydam Wilson. Witnesses: Sam'l Barber, Johnson Barber and John Lambert. Proved 6 Feb. 18 1822 (3/455) WILSON I am seeking information on John WILSON the son of *John Suydam WILSON born 9/10/1791 in Hunterdon County, NJ and died 5/18/1851. His son John married Persela Dilts and had children?? Contact: Rob Roof (Date posted: September 8, 1998)

I am looking for the family of Owen C. Hickam, b. 1821, Ipana, Fulton CO. IL; d. 1 June 1867; Boone County MO; m. 16 Dec 1841, Abby Harmon, Cole County, MO. His parents were WILLIAM 'BILLY' HICKAM, b. 1778 Washington Co. VA; d. abt 1850, age 72, Cole Co. MO; m. Susanna Erton [b. 3 May 1780 PA] abt 1799, PA; Wm. and Susanna Hickam had 12 children: 1. Kizan Hickam - 1801 - 1877 m. Jesse Murphy 2. Joseph Hickam, b. 1803; m. Susan Ellen Teeter 3. Polly Hickam - Mary A. 'Polly' 4. Nancy Hickam, b. 1800-10; m. Zebulon Wigginton 31 Dec 1836 5. William Hickam b. abt 1806 KY; d. 11 Sept 1852 - on way to CA; m. Phoebe Smith, 28 Dec 1830 BCMo 6. George Mack Hickam, b. 4 Nov 1807; d. 6 Jan 1880 Boone Co. MO; 7. Hardin Hickam, b. 1809 - m. Elizabeth Teeter, 25 Sept 1828, Howard Co. MO 8. Jacob Hickam, b. 1812; m. Elizabeth Easley 27 June 1833, BCMo 9. John Hickam, b. 22 Apr 1813; d. 1856 in Cole Co. MO; m. Lucy Collier (Ware) 6 Aug 1834; 10 *Owen C. Hickam, b. 1821 - Ipana, Fulton CO. IL; d. 1 June 1867; m. 16 Dec 1841, Abby Harmon 11. Silas Hickam b. 1816; m. Harriett Murphy 25 Oct 1852 12. James S. ??? I have that this family was in Ill by 1812 and were in the 1820 Fulton Co. IL Census. If this is true, then children 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 would have been born in Fulton County, IL. By the 1830 Census they were in Boone County and were also there in the 1840 Boone County MO Census. By 1850 they were in the Cole Co. MO Census. Any help anyone can give me will be appreciated. Norma Nyberg --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out!