Did you check your library recently? I went to mine the other day for something -- I am so used to NOT having a conviently library that I forget I now have one -- and discovered not only do they have Ancestry available at the library [which I knew] but they now have Heritage Quest and you can access it from home! It clearly pays to check regularly. Cheryl Rothwell On 5/17/06, Lisa <dltzba@neb.rr.com> wrote: > Is anybody interested in sharing an Ancestry.com subscription? There can be 2 users on the same account. Let me know privately. Thank you. > >

Hi Karen 1880 census Kerton Twp. I think this is the family you are looking for. name is transcribed as Vandoms MARTIN 59 OH/MD/PENN. farmer Dianne 49 IND/NY/NC Hortense 26 IL/OH/IND Sylvester 17 IL/OH/IND Malinda 15 IL/OH/IND GEAY,Wm. 11 IL/IRE/IL living w/family John 9 IL/IRE/IL MARTIN, Seylon 3 IL/OH/IL grand-daughter not sure about the spelling of GEAY name, but that is what it looks like.. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Holmes" <GOATS_R_US@peoplepc.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:30 PM Subject: [ILFULTON] MARTIN, SLAIGHT >Hello, my name is Karen and I am new to the list and to genealogy in general. I've recently begun to research the history of the house I live in. The house was built in 1878 - 1879 in Kerton Twp. The initials of Vandorus Martin who is buried in Hickory Cemetery are carved into a brick wall along with the year 1879. I know a Frank and Lillian Slaight lived here for a number of years and they are buried in Summum Cemetery. Lillian's maiden name was Martin, but I can't seem to find out who her parents were. Does anyone have any information about the Martins and/or Slaights that might help me in my quest? > >Karen

Hi again, I forgot to mention the website address....oops! :-) http://www.illinoisancestors.org/fulton thank you for understanding, Janine

Hi Everyone, Thank you so much for all your contributions and suggestions! You all are the best! Here are the updates so far this month: * Danni Hopkins transcribed 10 biographies from the 1890 Portrait & Biographical Album. Danni also submitted a beautiful photo of the Williams/Ruey/Monn/Williamson family....more to come... * Donald Parkinson sent in a wonderful picture of the 1919 Lewistown band. * Rich Bolender submitted a death certificate for Daniel Bolender. * Judy Churchill contributed lovely photos concerning the Churchill family (biography section) and data about the Randolph family (Family History section). * Karen Morlan submitted a descendant list for Thomas Bybee. * Roy Wages sent in an 1895 layout of the town...Monterey. * Donna Walker Wefenstette sent in a link to her family website. * Judith McGregor also sent in a link to her family website. * Patsy Gore contributed a biography of Robert Mitchell. * Cris Nagla submitted articles about the Totten cemetery and an interesting interview with John Totten. * A 1940 Harmison reunion picture along with an obituary of Mrs. May Brown was sent in by Charlie McDaniel. He also sent in a couple of Harmison tombstone pictures for the Cuba cemetery. * I added 62 tomstone pictures for Cuba cemetery. * Lewis Wetzel contributed 53 tombstone pictures for Harris cemetery and several pictures for Salem cemetery. There is now a new section on the website called "Vets' Honor Roll"...as a Memorial Day tribute to all the veterans who have served our country! This database was compiled by the Illinois Veterans' Commission and was published in 1956. This project is a work-in-progress and is two-thirds completed. Gaile Thomas and I should have it finished in the next couple of weeks. Thank you for your patience! :-) Stay tuned...much more to come... heartfelt thanks, Janine

O.K., I'll bite, what's a roll call? -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Rothwell [mailto:historysleuth@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 11:04 AM To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Roll Call You can always have a roll call. Well, not every week <g> but maybe twice a year would be good. The membership on these lists tends to consist of a core of county researchers and a transitory group of people who are researching something in the county at the moment. So the membership is constantly changing. Questions that went unanswered last time could find an answer this time. Cheryl Rothwell ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== To Subscribe to the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send an email message to: ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com Put ONLY the word "SUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off your signature files)

How long has it been since we had a roll call? Could we have another? Thanks, Virginia Watts Springfield, Mo

Jacob Rynearson King and Eliza Jane Daft were married in Fulton Co. IL 6 March 1860. I and trying to find the parents of Jacob R King. He is living with a Pierce family in the 1850 census. He is 11 years old. Any help would be appreciated. Frances Yates King

Posting my surnames again in hopes someone has the same names to research: BELLESS, COAKLEY, GRISSOM, HALE, MATHENY, MINOR, SOUTHWOOD, SMITH, STROUD, TAYLOR

There's a Martin family in Mt. Pulaski which is in nearby Logan County. Could that be the same family? I don't know their origin, but it might be worth a try. --M. Mayer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Holmes" <GOATS_R_US@peoplepc.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:30 PM Subject: [ILFULTON] MARTIN, SLAIGHT > Hello, my name is Karen and I am new to the list and to genealogy in general. I've recently begun to research the history of the house I live in. The house was built in 1878 - 1879 in Kerton Twp. The initials of Vandorus Martin who is buried in Hickory Cemetery are carved into a brick wall along with the year 1879. I know a Frank and Lillian Slaight lived here for a number of years and they are buried in Summum Cemetery. Lillian's maiden name was Martin, but I can't seem to find out who her parents were. Does anyone have any information about the Martins and/or Slaights that might help me in my quest? > > Karen > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ >

Hello, my name is Karen and I am new to the list and to genealogy in general. I've recently begun to research the history of the house I live in. The house was built in 1878 - 1879 in Kerton Twp. The initials of Vandorus Martin who is buried in Hickory Cemetery are carved into a brick wall along with the year 1879. I know a Frank and Lillian Slaight lived here for a number of years and they are buried in Summum Cemetery. Lillian's maiden name was Martin, but I can't seem to find out who her parents were. Does anyone have any information about the Martins and/or Slaights that might help me in my quest? Karen

Thanks to everyone who offered assistance in my quest for information on Jesse & Wesley STRODE and their family. As always the folks on this list come through like on no other. I'm so glad that my maternal ancestors settled in Fulton Co. because it seems all the descendants of the folks who settled there are so nice and helpful. Carol

Hi: I'm new to your list. I was hoping someone out there could help me find some obituaries. I have names, death dates and places of death. I also have their gravstones pictures. But what I would like is thier obits. They all died in East Midway, Young Hickory Twp. Fulton Co., Illinois. Albert FOSHAY died 4 Aug 1880 A. Floyd FOSHAY died 8 Oct 1980 Anna FOSHAY died 1 Apr 1875 Daniel FOSHAY died 20 Apr 1922 L. Robert FOSHAY died 13 Jun 1981 Mary FOSHAY died 20 May 1877 Catherine SHALLENBERGER died 26 Feb 1936 Edna Mae BROWN died 16 Jul 1944 Sarah FOSHAY died 18 Dec 1935 Any help with any of these obits will be greatly appreciated. I will pay for the cost of copying and mailing. Please let me know and I will send my mailing address. Bill Forshay - San Antonio, Texas, USA -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10

I want to thank Robert Smith, wherever you are, for sending the WWI draft registration forms. I do, however, have Ancestry.com and have gleaned much information on the George Washington Strode family from it. However, I just can't get a line on who the twins married. I hope someone out there in the Strode family can give me some help. Carol

I am looking for marital information on Jesse & Wesley STRODE, twin sons of George Washington STRODE & Catherine M. PETTET, b. 17 Mar 1894 in Cuba, IL. Jesse md Lela ? about 1919. I would like to know her maiden name as well as the name of Wesley's wife if he married. I would also like the marriage dates if anyone has them as well as place of burial for them. Thank you in advance for any information you can provide. Carol

Greenwood Cemetery in Canton [Illinois] has delivered a computerized hard copy history and map system to Parlin-Ingersoll Library to help people locate grave sites. This system can be used in conjunction with the publications of the Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society. Read more at: http://genealogyblog.com/public-records-in-crisis/canton-illinois-greenwood-cemetery-gets-new-maps-and-history-5128

May 14, 2006 Desperately searching for information on Crawford Anderson who married Clara Burkhalter. (I have the Burkhalter information way back if anyone interested.) They were my Great Grandparents There son George Phillip Anderson was my grandfather. According to the 1880 census George was born in Illinois, and Crawford in Indiana about 1850. I am searching for Crawford's parents of Indiana/Ohio to continue the Anderson line. I have hit a brick wall after finding Crawford and Clara in Maquon township, Knox 1880. I know George and Hattie (morse) lived around middle grove in fulton county and raised about 12 children. I have the (morse society information also) Crawford and Clara's parents were born in Ohio, so was Clara, Crawford had a brother Lewis Anderson living with them in 1880 census in Maquon and it said he was born in Ohio about 1840. I was hoping someone out there has already traced the ANDERSON side and could give me some insight into their beginnings so it seems I have MANY COUSINS out there. Grandparents Clarence Guiter and Minne Mae (Danner) lived and raised their children in Vermont, Il and Astoria, Ipava. Fulton County Great Grandparents Adam and Mary Catherine (Keller) Guiter are buried in Vermont Cemetery. They were married in Mason County 1867 and I am searching for Keller family PA connection. Adam Guiter was born in Germany so I have quit looking for his family and am trying to connect Kellers. Lois Anderson-Richards dokey_2000@yahoo.com Abingdon

Dear List, Does anyone on this list know where the "National Store" was located in Canton? It was in business in 1869 and was located "off the square", just a few doors down from Bell's Drug Store. Can anyone tell me more about this National Store? My husband's ancestors owned a dry good store and, according to an old broadside advertisement, their store was located at this National Store. Does anyone know of a picture of this place? Judy Landauer Judy Landauer geniegal@g14.myrf.net

----- Original Message ----- From: "dspencer" <dspencer@bresnan.net> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Totten >I have a Beulah Totten born abt 1889 that married William Ross Martindale >mar. July 18 1915, b. Oct 7 1889, in Smithfield, Cass Twp, Fulton Co., IL, >d. Feb 18 1988 same place. No information on Beulah, only her name. >Nothing on her family either. > Del Spencer, Rocky Ford, CO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cris Nagla" <lily4evr@yahoo.com> > To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:45 PM > Subject: [ILFULTON] Totten > > >> Hi there.... >> >> I am looking for anyone that is researching the Totten family from >> Fulton County. I am interested in finding more informaion on Henry S. >> Totten. He was born Dec 28, 1822 in Kentucky. He married Elizabeth >> Londry June 13, 1848 in Fulton County. He died April 4, 1896 in Cuba, >> Fulton County. He is my third great grandfather. We can find him in 1850 >> in Smithfield and in 1870 living with Catherine and Sarah Totten in Cass >> township, Fulton County. He is living with two ladies who would appear >> to be his aunts. The ladies are both listed as "old maids". He is also >> a widower at that time. I am trying to locate him in 1860 but can not >> find any of them. They had the following children: Theodore P., John >> and Margaret. There may be other children as well. It is my guess that >> she died sometime between 1857-1870. The last child was born in 1857. >> All the children were born in Illinois. >> >> Thanks >> Cris >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on Yahoo! >> FareChase >> >> >> ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== >> Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ >> >> > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ > >

DJ Weber, author of this post, kindly gave me permission to pass it along to you. I think may of you will find it interesting. Remember, this is about emigrants and NOT colonists. Their ships went to whatever colony they were going to. When you think of emigrants arriving at North American ports you need to think of the historical times of their arrivals. First, we may need to know from which port our ancestors left Europe. Prior to 1783 as a result of British Maritime laws governing its North American colonies no ships legally might arrive in North American unless their port of departure was in Britain, usually Hull, London, Bristol or Liverpool. In addition, considering that within the British Empire of that time, Philadelphia was the second (or third) largest town after London (depending on which historical source you find, either Calcutta or Philadelphia was number two or number three but there is no consistency in records as to which was in which position), the port of Philadelphia was an early important port of arrival. English port to English port! For Colonial times, therefore, think PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON and NEW YORK. After 1783 ships could leave from most any European port, from LeHavre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Emden, Bremen (and later Bremerhaven) and dozens of other sea ports eastward to Stettin and Danzig as well as numerous Scandanavian and Mediterranean ports. While this time period is later than the era when the European Hansa was of high importance, many of those ports were still quite active and only the ability to receive a cargo was necessary for the ship to return to North America with a return cargo of emigrants. You may think Hamburg as a vital European port and it was but not one of the early-time European ports. This era also increased the potential of North American ports. New York grew while Boston and Philadelphia became less of importance. By the middle 1800s, you would have had New York, Baltimore and New Orleans as the major ports of arrival. New Orleans was very important prior to the American War of the Rebellion as its shipments to Europe were loads of cotton and the then, empty ships had ample space for return emigrant cargo. Now, think NEW YORK, BALTIMORE and NEW ORLEANS. There were many smaller ports, particularly if for some reason the ship from Europe stopped in the West Indies first. Galveston and Charleston are noted for smaller arrivals. Often it was cheaper to arrive through Halifax. The cost of emigration was a particular problem. Did the emigrant pay his passage, was the passage paid by his town (many towns "weeded out" financial distressed families during times of crop failures, heavy taxes, famine and other almost-regular European disasters) or perhaps handled by an agent for a North American activity. Each of these might be a reason for using certain ports in Europe and in North America We might think of a trip up the Rhine as the logical method of transportation to a sea port but just from the Alsace area on north, there were over thirty toll locations on the river. It was costly enough that many south-western Germans, Swiss and others walked, barged, horse-backed their way across France to LeHavre as that route could be cheaper to reach a sea port and a ship headed for North America. This route, as a result of the American War from 1861 to 1865 became less of value. If you have a 1900s arrival, think NEW YORK. If you have an 1800s arrival, think NEW YORK, BALTIMORE or NEW ORLEANS. If you have a very early 1800s arrival or a 1700s arrival, think PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK or maybe BOSTON. Many smaller ships which were not direct from Europe disembarked their passengers at most any port along the shores of eastern United States and Canada. These came from the West Indies, from Cuba and from South America, normally. Any port is possible. Remember that long after the area of the Louisiana Purchase lands its animals were trapped and its lands were occupied by French Canadians. Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and other of those eventual states were all areas where the lands were native to those who had migrated westward from French Canada. There was no border. In many towns, those French Canadians were the original settlers. Records for Canadian emigrants of the eastern provinces were not recorded until the 1900s. The true question should be of what nationality were your ancestors, what might be their logical ports for a ship from Europe to the Americas and during what time period did they emigrate. Then keep in mind that if they did emigrate normally and legally during a time period for which there would have been records, many of those Manifests bit the dust through fire, water damage, rat gnawings, deterioration and every excuse which can be identified by NARA before its predecessor activity started to microfilm those Manifests. Many records do not exist. If you want to go on to migratory routes through the United States, the Mississippi river and its tributaries (Tennesse, Ohio, Missouri and all the rest) were excellent routes from New Orleans. From New York for the Erie Canal, by 1823 navigation was possible from Genesee River to Albany and Lake Champlain and on October 26, 1825, the first complete passage was recorded. >From Philadelphia and Baltimore for the National Road (Cumberland Road/National Pike) actual construction stated in 1815 and by 1818 the road had reached Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia) by 1833 Columbus, Ohio and by 1841 Vandalia, Illinois.

I have a Beulah Totten born abt 1889 that married William Ross Martindale mar. July 18 1915, b. Oct 7 1889, in Smithfield, Cass Twp, Fulton Co., IL, d. Feb 18 1988 same place. No information on Beulah, only her name. Nothing on her family either. Del Spencer, Rocky Ford, CO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cris Nagla" <lily4evr@yahoo.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:45 PM Subject: [ILFULTON] Totten > Hi there.... > > I am looking for anyone that is researching the Totten family from Fulton > County. I am interested in finding more informaion on Henry S. Totten. > He was born Dec 28, 1822 in Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Londry June > 13, 1848 in Fulton County. He died April 4, 1896 in Cuba, Fulton County. > He is my third great grandfather. We can find him in 1850 in Smithfield > and in 1870 living with Catherine and Sarah Totten in Cass township, > Fulton County. He is living with two ladies who would appear to be his > aunts. The ladies are both listed as "old maids". He is also a widower > at that time. I am trying to locate him in 1860 but can not find any of > them. They had the following children: Theodore P., John and Margaret. > There may be other children as well. It is my guess that she died > sometime between 1857-1870. The last child was born in 1857. All the > children were born in Illinois. > > Thanks > Cris > > > --------------------------------- > Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on Yahoo! > FareChase > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ > >