Hello, Alice. I'm afraid I came to the Fulton Co. list too late to have seen what I'll bet was a very energetic and compassionate coordinator. I saw your WELCOME to MaryLynne. It was very good of you to wish her success, as I'm sure you had. I have roots in Fulton county and hope you will help me with info - fee or not. My GGGgrandparents moved there from Ohio in the 1830's. Some of the family seem to have moved on in the 1850's while others stayed. Lock/e and Sloan. My uncle was editor of the Fulton Democrat, Wm. Davidson. Ishom was his father. My Ggrandfather, George was his brother. He was born in Madison Co. (which included Fulton at that time) in 1811/12. I haven't been able to find the resting place nor death dates of George A. Davidson and his brother Ishom Davidson. Nor much of the Sloans and Locke/s. Please - if you think you can help, please send me your fee amounts - if any. I know how busy we genealogists can get. And will understand if you can't help. Sincerely, L.W. (Dave) Davidson of Colorado. p.s. Enjoy Oregon! It's a beautiful state. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alice Imig Stipak<mailto:alice@stipak.com> To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Welcome Welcome, MaryLynne! I know you will enjoy working as ILFulton CC with the wonderful people, both living and passed, of our beloved Fulton County. I look forward to exploring the next incarnation of the ILFulton website. I am sure you will do a terrific job. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance. To all of my dear friends who knew me as a previous ILGenWeb Fulton County coordinator, I would like to extend my deepest thanks. You have helped countless other researchers through your heroic efforts to share family treasures, hard-earned insight, and contagious enthusiasm for Fulton County, both through this list and on the ILFulton and other websites and forums. It was my honor and distinct pleasure to serve you as best I could during my turn as ILFulton CC. I sincerely apologize for my past shortcomings as your CC, especially when I fell out of touch for extended periods. (Please write to me personally with any comments or questions you might have, to keep this list focused on the topic of Fulton County genealogy.) I am now relocated in Portland, Oregon, and hope to continue work on many exciting Fulton research projects. If any of you lives in or near Portland, I would love to have you visit me and my collection of Fulton County books and things. I am very happy to be back with all of you on this great list. Best of luck, MaryLynne, and Godspeed!! Sincerely, Alice --------------------- Alice Imig Stipak, a grateful great-granddaughter of Fulton County My Fulton family includes: HAGEMAN, JOHNSON, SKILLMAN, SNODGRASS, STRYKER, VOORHEES, WALLICK, WILLCOXEN --------------------- >Please welcome MaryLynne Perkins-Ellis as the new CC of Fulton County >ILGenWeb. She's busy updating the pages and adding new things. > >If you have anything to contribute to the pages she'll be happy to have >them. > >Cheryl Rothwell >ILGenWeb Central Illinois Regional Coordinator > >[researching descendants of David and Sarah Winans Clark including >Isaac Clark of Fulton County] > > >==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== >To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com> >Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature >files) > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/>

Dear Alice, Could you please email me privately? I don't have your new email address. Marge Vallazza:) On Apr 30, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Alice Imig Stipak wrote: > Welcome, MaryLynne! > > I know you will enjoy working as ILFulton CC with the wonderful > people, both living and passed, of our beloved Fulton County. I look > forward to exploring the next incarnation of the ILFulton website. I > am sure you will do a terrific job. Please do not hesitate to contact > me if I can be of any assistance. > > To all of my dear friends who knew me as a previous ILGenWeb Fulton > County coordinator, I would like to extend my deepest thanks. You have > helped countless other researchers through your heroic efforts to > share family treasures, hard-earned insight, and contagious enthusiasm > for Fulton County, both through this list and on the ILFulton and > other websites and forums. > > It was my honor and distinct pleasure to serve you as best I could > during my turn as ILFulton CC. I sincerely apologize for my past > shortcomings as your CC, especially when I fell out of touch for > extended periods. (Please write to me personally with any comments or > questions you might have, to keep this list focused on the topic of > Fulton County genealogy.) > > I am now relocated in Portland, Oregon, and hope to continue work on > many exciting Fulton research projects. If any of you lives in or near > Portland, I would love to have you visit me and my collection of > Fulton County books and things. > > I am very happy to be back with all of you on this great list. > > Best of luck, MaryLynne, and Godspeed!! > > Sincerely, > Alice > --------------------- > Alice Imig Stipak, a grateful great-granddaughter of Fulton County > My Fulton family includes: > HAGEMAN, JOHNSON, SKILLMAN, SNODGRASS, STRYKER, VOORHEES, WALLICK, > WILLCOXEN > --------------------- > > >> Please welcome MaryLynne Perkins-Ellis as the new CC of Fulton County >> ILGenWeb. She's busy updating the pages and adding new things. >> >> If you have anything to contribute to the pages she'll be happy to >> have >> them. >> >> Cheryl Rothwell >> ILGenWeb Central Illinois Regional Coordinator >> >> [researching descendants of David and Sarah Winans Clark including >> Isaac Clark of Fulton County] >> >> >> ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== >> To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: >> ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com >> Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature >> files) >> >> > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ >

No mail was redirected. Since when you subscribe you get a welcome message it is unlikely a person was subscribed without their knowledge. Possibly another member of the household subscribed and failed to mention it. <gasp> In any event, it has been taken care of. Cheryl Rothwell

Welcome, MaryLynne! I know you will enjoy working as ILFulton CC with the wonderful people, both living and passed, of our beloved Fulton County. I look forward to exploring the next incarnation of the ILFulton website. I am sure you will do a terrific job. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance. To all of my dear friends who knew me as a previous ILGenWeb Fulton County coordinator, I would like to extend my deepest thanks. You have helped countless other researchers through your heroic efforts to share family treasures, hard-earned insight, and contagious enthusiasm for Fulton County, both through this list and on the ILFulton and other websites and forums. It was my honor and distinct pleasure to serve you as best I could during my turn as ILFulton CC. I sincerely apologize for my past shortcomings as your CC, especially when I fell out of touch for extended periods. (Please write to me personally with any comments or questions you might have, to keep this list focused on the topic of Fulton County genealogy.) I am now relocated in Portland, Oregon, and hope to continue work on many exciting Fulton research projects. If any of you lives in or near Portland, I would love to have you visit me and my collection of Fulton County books and things. I am very happy to be back with all of you on this great list. Best of luck, MaryLynne, and Godspeed!! Sincerely, Alice --------------------- Alice Imig Stipak, a grateful great-granddaughter of Fulton County My Fulton family includes: HAGEMAN, JOHNSON, SKILLMAN, SNODGRASS, STRYKER, VOORHEES, WALLICK, WILLCOXEN --------------------- >Please welcome MaryLynne Perkins-Ellis as the new CC of Fulton County >ILGenWeb. She's busy updating the pages and adding new things. > >If you have anything to contribute to the pages she'll be happy to have >them. > >Cheryl Rothwell >ILGenWeb Central Illinois Regional Coordinator > >[researching descendants of David and Sarah Winans Clark including >Isaac Clark of Fulton County] > > >==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== >To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com >Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature >files) > >

You are getting messages because apparently you (or someone else) subscribed your email address to the list. -----Original Message----- From: Eddy Flick [mailto:eddyflick@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 5:30 PM To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH I have no idea why this is being redirected? Mr. Eddy A. Flick ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMEANEY@satx.rr.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > For some reason e-mails directed to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com are coming > to my personal email JMEANEY@satx.rr.com > They are not going to ILFULTON@rootsweb.com and will be deleted. > Please check with the web site you are sending to so I do not continue > to receive mail from you. > Sincerely, > Cathy Meaney > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Landauer <geniegal@g14.myrf.net> > Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:52 pm > Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > > > Thank you for sending this link on. I found a listing for an old > > broadside ad that my husband's gguncle had used to advertise his > > business in Canton in 1869. I sent off for the form to order a > > print > > of it as it. Neat! > > > > Judy Landauer > > On Apr 19, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peggy Carey wrote: > > > > > Obituaries could be found by requesting from the IL State > > > Historiacal Library, Springfield, IL. > > > Illinois State Historical Library A genealogical and historical > > > research library, located under the Old State Capitol. > > > www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddy Flick" > > > <eddyflick@comcast.net> > > > To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:52 PM > > > Subject: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > > > > > Judy Landauer > > geniegal@g14.myrf.net > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message > to: > > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any > > signature files) > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To post a message (regardless of "mail" or "digest" mode) > to the ILFULTON list just send it to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in MAIL MODE send a message to: ILFULTON-L-request@rootsweb.com Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature files)

I have no idea why this is being redirected? Mr. Eddy A. Flick ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMEANEY@satx.rr.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > For some reason e-mails directed to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com are coming > to my personal email JMEANEY@satx.rr.com > They are not going to ILFULTON@rootsweb.com and will be deleted. > Please check with the web site you are sending to so I do not continue > to receive mail from you. > Sincerely, > Cathy Meaney > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Landauer <geniegal@g14.myrf.net> > Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:52 pm > Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > > > Thank you for sending this link on. I found a listing for an old > > broadside ad that my husband's gguncle had used to advertise his > > business in Canton in 1869. I sent off for the form to order a > > print > > of it as it. Neat! > > > > Judy Landauer > > On Apr 19, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peggy Carey wrote: > > > > > Obituaries could be found by requesting from the IL State > > > Historiacal Library, Springfield, IL. > > > Illinois State Historical Library A genealogical and historical > > > research library, located under the Old State Capitol. > > > www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddy Flick" > > > <eddyflick@comcast.net> > > > To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:52 PM > > > Subject: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > > > > > Judy Landauer > > geniegal@g14.myrf.net > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message > to: > > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any > > signature files) > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To post a message (regardless of "mail" or "digest" mode) > to the ILFULTON list just send it to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com >

Please check your e-mail address. for some reason e-mails addressed to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com are being directed to my personal email. I shall delete all forthcoming messages sans opening them. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lady Tia <castlespirit2003@gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Dollarhide's Rules To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > Now that was just too funny and so true > > Regarding the death certificate. my sister did not know my moms > parents full > names or places of birth etc so she had me fill it out since i DID > know from > my family research. i did however leave out the fact my grnadma > was born in > a barn on a mountian..just put the mountian name (was city name > also)andstate > > I guess if there is a relative we do not know about, they will > have alot of > info on her one death certificate > > > On 4/26/06, Cheryl Rothwell <historysleuth@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > These are from Bill Dollarhide, a long-time genealogist. He founded > > the Genealogy Bulletin, has published numerous books on the > subject of > > genealogy and writes a genealogy blog among other things. > > > > 1. Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died. > > > > 2. When visiting a funeral home, wear old clothes, no make-up, and > > look like you have about a week to live -- the funeral director will > > give you anything you ask for if he thinks you may be a customer > soon.> > > 3. The cemetery where your ancestor was buried does not have > > perpetual care, has no office, is accessible only by a muddy > road, and > > has snakes, tall grass, and lots of bugs... and many of the old > > gravestones are in broken pieces, stacked in a corner under a > pile of > > dirt. > > > > 4. A Social Security form SS-5 is better than a birth certificate > > because few people had anything to do with the information on their > > own birth certificate. > > > > 5. Leave no stone unturned -- tombstone, that is. > > > > 6. The application for a death certificate you want insists that > > you provide the maiden name of the deceased's mother -- which is > > exactly what you don't know and is the reason you are trying to get > > the death certificate in the first place. > > > > 7. If you call Social Security and ask where to write for a birth > > certificate, tell them it is for yourself -- they won't help you if > > you say you want one for your great-great-great-great-great-great > > grandfather who died in 1642. > > > > 8. When you contact the state vital statistics office in your home > > state and ask if they are "on-line," and they respond, "on- > what?", you > > may have a problem. > > > > 9. A census record showing all twelve children in a family proves > > only that your ancestors did not believe in birth control. > > > > 10. Work from the known to the unknown. In other words, just because > > your name is Washington doesn't mean you are related to George. > > > > 11. With any luck, some of the people in your family could read and > > write... and may have left something written about themselves. > > > > 12. It ain't history until it's written down. > > > > 13. A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmy da facts > Ma'am.> > > 14. Always interview brothers and sisters together in the same room > > -- since they can't agree on anything about the family tree, it > makes> for great fun to see who throws the first punch. > > > > 15. The genealogy book you just found out about went out of > print last > > week. > > > > 16. A good genealogical event is learning that your parents were > > really married. > > > > 17. Finding the place a person lived may lead to finding that > > person's arrest record. > > > > 18. It's really quite simple. First, you start with yourself, then > > your parents, then your grandparents... then you QUIT... and start > > teaching courses in genealogy. > > > > 19. If it's not written down, it ain't history yet. > > > > 20. In spite of MTV, computer games, or skate boards, there is > > always a chance your grandchildren will learn how to read someday. > > > > 21. "To understand the living, you have to commune with the dead... > > but don't commune with the dead so long that you forget you are > > living!" (from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John > > Berendt) > > > > 22. It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all your Family Group > > Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly > Gates.> > > 23. Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step > > in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for > > shooting his neighbor's dog; threatening the census taker with a > > shotgun; or making illegal corn whiskey behind the barn. > > > > 25. When leaving town for genealogical research, you will always > > find information on the ancestor for whom you brought no notes. > > > > 26. When in a courthouse miles from home, you will always find the > > breakthrough court record at 4:55pm on Friday afternoon. > > > > 39. Genealogy is the examination of the maximum amount of data in > > the maximum amount of time for a minimum result. > > > > 43. If you can remember your ancestor's marriage date but not your > > own, you are probably an addicted genealogist. > > > > 44. Genealogy is an addiction with no cure and for which no 12-step > > program is available. > > > > 45. I'm crazy about genealogy, but not necessarily yours. > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ > > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any > signature files) >

For some reason e-mails directed to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com are coming to my personal email JMEANEY@satx.rr.com They are not going to ILFULTON@rootsweb.com and will be deleted. Please check with the web site you are sending to so I do not continue to receive mail from you. Sincerely, Cathy Meaney ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Landauer <geniegal@g14.myrf.net> Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:52 pm Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > Thank you for sending this link on. I found a listing for an old > broadside ad that my husband's gguncle had used to advertise his > business in Canton in 1869. I sent off for the form to order a > print > of it as it. Neat! > > Judy Landauer > On Apr 19, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peggy Carey wrote: > > > Obituaries could be found by requesting from the IL State > > Historiacal Library, Springfield, IL. > > Illinois State Historical Library A genealogical and historical > > research library, located under the Old State Capitol. > > www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddy Flick" > > <eddyflick@comcast.net> > > To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:52 PM > > Subject: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > > > Judy Landauer > geniegal@g14.myrf.net > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any > signature files) >

Thank you for sending this link on. I found a listing for an old broadside ad that my husband's gguncle had used to advertise his business in Canton in 1869. I sent off for the form to order a print of it as it. Neat! Judy Landauer On Apr 19, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Peggy Carey wrote: > Obituaries could be found by requesting from the IL State > Historiacal Library, Springfield, IL. > Illinois State Historical Library A genealogical and historical > research library, located under the Old State Capitol. > www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddy Flick" > <eddyflick@comcast.net> > To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:52 PM > Subject: [ILFULTON] LEWIS SMITH and his wife MARY E. GRIGSBY SMITH > Judy Landauer geniegal@g14.myrf.net

So true.... I just have to share about my search for my great grandmother's parents. I finally got her death certificate and learned her fahter's FULL name was S. May and her mother's FULL name was May. At least I learned that May was her maiden and not a middle name. Fortunately a sister's death certificate revealed more info and I've finally tracked down the family. Carol

These are from Bill Dollarhide, a long-time genealogist. He founded the Genealogy Bulletin, has published numerous books on the subject of genealogy and writes a genealogy blog among other things. 1. Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died. 2. When visiting a funeral home, wear old clothes, no make-up, and look like you have about a week to live -- the funeral director will give you anything you ask for if he thinks you may be a customer soon. 3. The cemetery where your ancestor was buried does not have perpetual care, has no office, is accessible only by a muddy road, and has snakes, tall grass, and lots of bugs... and many of the old gravestones are in broken pieces, stacked in a corner under a pile of dirt. 4. A Social Security form SS-5 is better than a birth certificate because few people had anything to do with the information on their own birth certificate. 5. Leave no stone unturned -- tombstone, that is. 6. The application for a death certificate you want insists that you provide the maiden name of the deceased's mother -- which is exactly what you don't know and is the reason you are trying to get the death certificate in the first place. 7. If you call Social Security and ask where to write for a birth certificate, tell them it is for yourself -- they won't help you if you say you want one for your great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather who died in 1642. 8. When you contact the state vital statistics office in your home state and ask if they are "on-line," and they respond, "on-what?", you may have a problem. 9. A census record showing all twelve children in a family proves only that your ancestors did not believe in birth control. 10. Work from the known to the unknown. In other words, just because your name is Washington doesn't mean you are related to George. 11. With any luck, some of the people in your family could read and write... and may have left something written about themselves. 12. It ain't history until it's written down. 13. A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmy da facts Ma'am. 14. Always interview brothers and sisters together in the same room -- since they can't agree on anything about the family tree, it makes for great fun to see who throws the first punch. 15. The genealogy book you just found out about went out of print last week. 16. A good genealogical event is learning that your parents were really married. 17. Finding the place a person lived may lead to finding that person's arrest record. 18. It's really quite simple. First, you start with yourself, then your parents, then your grandparents... then you QUIT... and start teaching courses in genealogy. 19. If it's not written down, it ain't history yet. 20. In spite of MTV, computer games, or skate boards, there is always a chance your grandchildren will learn how to read someday. 21. "To understand the living, you have to commune with the dead... but don't commune with the dead so long that you forget you are living!" (from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt) 22. It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all your Family Group Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly Gates. 23. Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for shooting his neighbor's dog; threatening the census taker with a shotgun; or making illegal corn whiskey behind the barn. 25. When leaving town for genealogical research, you will always find information on the ancestor for whom you brought no notes. 26. When in a courthouse miles from home, you will always find the breakthrough court record at 4:55pm on Friday afternoon. 39. Genealogy is the examination of the maximum amount of data in the maximum amount of time for a minimum result. 43. If you can remember your ancestor's marriage date but not your own, you are probably an addicted genealogist. 44. Genealogy is an addiction with no cure and for which no 12-step program is available. 45. I'm crazy about genealogy, but not necessarily yours.

Now that was just too funny and so true Regarding the death certificate. my sister did not know my moms parents full names or places of birth etc so she had me fill it out since i DID know from my family research. i did however leave out the fact my grnadma was born in a barn on a mountian..just put the mountian name (was city name also)and state I guess if there is a relative we do not know about, they will have alot of info on her one death certificate On 4/26/06, Cheryl Rothwell <historysleuth@gmail.com> wrote: > > These are from Bill Dollarhide, a long-time genealogist. He founded > the Genealogy Bulletin, has published numerous books on the subject of > genealogy and writes a genealogy blog among other things. > > 1. Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died. > > 2. When visiting a funeral home, wear old clothes, no make-up, and > look like you have about a week to live -- the funeral director will > give you anything you ask for if he thinks you may be a customer soon. > > 3. The cemetery where your ancestor was buried does not have > perpetual care, has no office, is accessible only by a muddy road, and > has snakes, tall grass, and lots of bugs... and many of the old > gravestones are in broken pieces, stacked in a corner under a pile of > dirt. > > 4. A Social Security form SS-5 is better than a birth certificate > because few people had anything to do with the information on their > own birth certificate. > > 5. Leave no stone unturned -- tombstone, that is. > > 6. The application for a death certificate you want insists that > you provide the maiden name of the deceased's mother -- which is > exactly what you don't know and is the reason you are trying to get > the death certificate in the first place. > > 7. If you call Social Security and ask where to write for a birth > certificate, tell them it is for yourself -- they won't help you if > you say you want one for your great-great-great-great-great-great > grandfather who died in 1642. > > 8. When you contact the state vital statistics office in your home > state and ask if they are "on-line," and they respond, "on-what?", you > may have a problem. > > 9. A census record showing all twelve children in a family proves > only that your ancestors did not believe in birth control. > > 10. Work from the known to the unknown. In other words, just because > your name is Washington doesn't mean you are related to George. > > 11. With any luck, some of the people in your family could read and > write... and may have left something written about themselves. > > 12. It ain't history until it's written down. > > 13. A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmy da facts Ma'am. > > 14. Always interview brothers and sisters together in the same room > -- since they can't agree on anything about the family tree, it makes > for great fun to see who throws the first punch. > > 15. The genealogy book you just found out about went out of print last > week. > > 16. A good genealogical event is learning that your parents were > really married. > > 17. Finding the place a person lived may lead to finding that > person's arrest record. > > 18. It's really quite simple. First, you start with yourself, then > your parents, then your grandparents... then you QUIT... and start > teaching courses in genealogy. > > 19. If it's not written down, it ain't history yet. > > 20. In spite of MTV, computer games, or skate boards, there is > always a chance your grandchildren will learn how to read someday. > > 21. "To understand the living, you have to commune with the dead... > but don't commune with the dead so long that you forget you are > living!" (from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John > Berendt) > > 22. It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all your Family Group > Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly Gates. > > 23. Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step > in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for > shooting his neighbor's dog; threatening the census taker with a > shotgun; or making illegal corn whiskey behind the barn. > > 25. When leaving town for genealogical research, you will always > find information on the ancestor for whom you brought no notes. > > 26. When in a courthouse miles from home, you will always find the > breakthrough court record at 4:55pm on Friday afternoon. > > 39. Genealogy is the examination of the maximum amount of data in > the maximum amount of time for a minimum result. > > 43. If you can remember your ancestor's marriage date but not your > own, you are probably an addicted genealogist. > > 44. Genealogy is an addiction with no cure and for which no 12-step > program is available. > > 45. I'm crazy about genealogy, but not necessarily yours. > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ > >

Have family history for the DeWitt family The son of Elijah DeWitt, David married a Mason and her brother married a DeWitt daughter. They moved to Fulton Co Illinois from Knox County, Ohio. Perhaps that would help you in your search. If you need further information let me know and I will get the Mason-DeWitt connection located for you. Dorothy DeWitt Craft. ----- Original Message ----- From: ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:09 PM To: ILFULTON-D@rootsweb.com Subject: ILFULTON-D Digest V06 #41 Content-Type: text/plain ILFULTON-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 41 Today's Topics: #1 Samuel Mason family in Buckhart an [JANICEC6@aol.com] #2 RE: [ILFULTON] Samuel Mason family ["Andrew W. Peplow" <andy@thepeplow] 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. ______________________________

Viruses cannot come through the lists -- that is why we have to use plain text messages -- so it is likely to be your spam blocker. Some of them are pretty strange in what they block. They say if you put ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com in your address book it won't happen. I've never had the problem so I never tried it. Cheryl Rothwell On 4/21/06, Robert Cozine <nabob@ncn.net> wrote: > > Software has been deleting mail from various addresses beginning with > "FultonD". I noticed one mentioned Reed as part of the address. >

Software has been deleting mail from various addresses beginning with "FultonD". I noticed one mentioned Reed as part of the address.

When did Ray Clark move to California? These Clarks came to Illinois about 1829 and died there. If you are talking moved to California in 1850 I may be able to see some indication in my records. In you are talking moved to California in 1900 I will not be able to help because I have not tracked the extended members that late. Cheryl Rothwell

I was trying not to involve the Logan County Clarks in the Fulton list discussion and perhaps confuse the issue. Issac Clark, who did go to Fulton County, is the baby brother of the Logan County Clarks. So, as you know, David and John Clark did not go Fulton County. My 3g grandmother was Margaret, sister to David Ward Clark. AFAIK neither of them ever set foot in Fulton County. I have quite a bit of "old" Bob Clark's work. He lived in Mt. Pulaski -- I believe he was even Mayor -- with all the rest of them and was a prolific letter writer. I knew "young" Bob Mayer, not well, his mom Minnie better, but I have not seen his book. He did provide my grandfather with a copy of a very long letter written in March 1927 in which R. D. details what he knows of the family genealogy. I have transcribed the narrative part and it was online for awhile. I haven't had the courage to try to transcribe the 63 pages of his diagrams, margin notes and so on and then code them for the web. As I mentioned to you before, lineage societies are not going to take David Ward Clark's word. They want actual proof. I really do not understand why they need Anthony Stout's death certificate -- and I am sure there is no such thing -- but there would be other records which might point to his death in Butler County, OH. Also, the marriage certificate of Sarah Royal Stout and Isaac Clark would indicate that local officials believed Anthony was dead, not that I think they seriously questioned it. I would need to know precisely what that organization wrote you in order to see if I could figure out what is going on. Cheryl Rothwell > > 2. I have the order as follows: David Ward Clark, son of John Winans > Clark > and Ann Isgrig Clark, was born September 30, 1809 in Bourbon County, > Kentucky. His wife, Hannah Stout, daughter of Anthony and Sarah Royal > Stout, was born December 27, 1810 in Green County, PA. > > 3. Hannah's mother, Sarah (Sally) Royal Stout, remarried after her > husband > Anthony died in Butler County. She moved with her four children (Hannah > being one of them) to Miami County, Ohio where she married David's uncle > Isaac in 1821. He was a widower with nine children. Hannah set out in > the > company of the family of Rev. David Clark, another of David's uncles, for > the Illinois country where they arrived in Sangamon County, IL December > 27, > 1829. > > David Ward Clark followed after her (by walking the full 300 miles down > the > National Road, and swimming a few rivers, being without cash) a year > later, > arriving September 30, 1830 and marrying Hannah, who was still living with > the Reverend Clark, in Springfield July 7, 1831. >

Hi, Just reviewing this email on Clarks and have a couple of questions: 1. Why do you reference "Hannah Clark" who DID get to Fulton County, while saying the Clarks in question did NOT get to Fulton County? Is the questioner referencing the same family or a different family? i.e. Did a member of David Ward Clark's family move to California? 2. I have the order as follows: David Ward Clark, son of John Winans Clark and Ann Isgrig Clark, was born September 30, 1809 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. His wife, Hannah Stout, daughter of Anthony and Sarah Royal Stout, was born December 27, 1810 in Green County, PA. 3. Hannah's mother, Sarah (Sally) Royal Stout, remarried after her husband Anthony died in Butler County. She moved with her four children (Hannah being one of them) to Miami County, Ohio where she married David's uncle Isaac in 1821. He was a widower with nine children. Hannah set out in the company of the family of Rev. David Clark, another of David's uncles, for the Illinois country where they arrived in Sangamon County, IL December 27, 1829. David Ward Clark followed after her (by walking the full 300 miles down the National Road, and swimming a few rivers, being without cash) a year later, arriving September 30, 1830 and marrying Hannah, who was still living with the Reverend Clark, in Springfield July 7, 1831. These I have through the genealogical records of David Ward Clark, transcribed with additional material, by Robert Davis Clark and his grandson, Robert W. Mayer (who self-published a book with much of this material, including photgraphs.) But I'm still stuck trying to prove the death of Anthony Stout back in Ohio. ---M. Mayer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lady Tia" <castlespirit2003@gmail.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Welcome > By any chance anyone have a Ray Clark who died in california? He was > accidentally kiled by a gunshot wound-selfinflcited while cleaning. Not sure > when he was born or where but he died before 1960. He married an Elinor > LEWIS > > On 4/16/06, Cheryl Rothwell <historysleuth@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am a double descendant of David and Sarah Winans Clark. The Clarks are > > very tricky. There are multiple David Clarks and multiple Sarah Winans who > > married Clarks. > > > > I'll get back to you off on the details of those Clarks who were never in > > Fulton County. Hannah's mother married Isaac in Ohio before they went to > > Fulton County. > > > > Cheryl Rothwell > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > > To Subscribe to the mailing list in MAIL MODE send an email message to: > > ILFULTON-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put ONLY the word "SUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off your signature files) > > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To post a message (regardless of "mail" or "digest" mode) > to the ILFULTON list just send it to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com >

Is the questioner referencing the same family or a different family? i.e. Did a member of David Ward Clark's family move to California?<< This was my question. I have no idea who my Ray CLARK decends from.i do know that his wife was born in Hancock Co Ill and beleive his family was from Illinois but not sure which county. I asked the question only because there were numerous people searching for the Clark name and i was hoping they would have my Ray Clark in the family tree. Sorry for the confusion

----- Original Message ----- From: "ginny" <rgseaholm@gdinet.com> To: <ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Welcome > Welcome MaryLynne! > ginny S. > > M I T C H E L L* J E N K I N S*D U N B A R*D E A N*R E E D > in Fulton Co. 1855-1920's. > ******************************************** > > Please welcome MaryLynne Perkins-Ellis as the new CC of Fulton County > ILGenWeb. She's busy updating the pages and adding new things. > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To post a message (regardless of "mail" or "digest" mode) > to the ILFULTON list just send it to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > > T ginny S. =====I just realized I wrote John instead of thecorrect James. Sorry > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/318 - Release Date: 4/18/06 > >