How does one obtain a divorce record for Greene County? My ancestor's brother, Joseph Blackshaw 1831 married Rebecca Dayball 1828/1829 on 4 Mar 1854 in St. Louis, lived for a time in Montgomery Co., Mo, then moved to Berdan with others from his family. His sister, Hannah 1839, married George Sleight 1836, who owned a general store and ran the post office there. Joseph assisted with both store and post office. His other sister, Elizabeth Frances 1837, married William Waring 1825, and also lived first in Berdan and then near Palmyra in Macoupin Co. All three families moved over from Montgomery Co., MO. Back to Joseph (nicknamed One-Arm Joe). In 1873 he married Mary Meredith Strain and had an additional four children. We who research together on this line had thought that Rebecca had died before then, but she listed on the 1870 and 1880 St. Louis censuses with her children and in the 1890 St. Louis directory. Two of her children attended the nearby school for the deaf in Fulton, Callaway, Missouri. So I am seeking a divorce record. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jerry in Idaho

I am seeking information that ties into my War(e)ing line. Michael H. Waltrip circa 1852 of Berdan, married Marie (Mariah) War(e)ing 25 Aug 1854 from Missouri, on 10 Oct 1893. According to the 1880 census, they had three children: Eva circa 1874, Reno circa 1876, and Catharine circa 1878. There may be more children. Michael H. Waltrip is the son of Michael Waltrip 29 Mar 1810 of Breckinridge, KY, died Greene Co., IL, and Alcey Heater b. 6 May 1817, Ohio, died Greene Co., IL. Their children were Mary C. 1836, Marth aAnn 1839, Matilda 1842, Fanny (prob. Frances) 1844, and Michael H., 1852. I visited Hickory Grove cemetery (I hope I'm remembering the correct name) a couple of years ago and saw a grave for a Michael H. Waltrip and another wife. I don't know if they are one and the same or not. Marie War(e)ing was the daughter of William Waring and Elizabeth Frances Blackshaw, my 3rd great grandparents. Elizabeth is buried in that cemetery with four of her children who died young. If anyone has additional information on these families, I would appreciate knowing. Marie was "left behind" when William and the younger children moved west about 1880. Thanks! Jerry in Idaho

A few months ago in the Carrollton paper was a death notice for a Boirum woman. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. (Obit etc.) Thanks, Nita Boirum in Arizona

The website that Debbi Geer referred to can be seen at <A HREF="http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/"> http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/</A> It is a A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE LIBRARY OF FLORIDA, THE DIVISION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THE MUSEUM OF FLORIDA HISTORY, which is an important library for family researchers. I encourage any of you to sign the petition, even if you do not live in Florida, nor have any connection to Florida. Here in Florida, our governor is proposing to close the state library. If this is allowed to happen, other states might follow, to save money. We are hoping that when the governor sees the outcry of family historians, he will think twice, and other states will see that this is not an action they can follow in their state without outcry. Thanks, Elaine Powell Orlando, FL Researching in Greene County: Adkins Baines Barnes Batty Brannon Fry Huggins Jones Knight Murray Powell Rhodes Riley Short Swallow Waddell Warren Wood

Marty, Thanks for the info - do you know if it is compatible with Windows 98? God Bless! Nancy

Thanks! God Bless!

There is a way to do this. But you will have to have a CD-RW disk and a cd recorder capable of reading and writing to a CD-RWdisk. When you copy the FTM file to the CD-RW disk, right click on the file name and you should see a menu pop-up, go to the properties section of this menu. You should see some option buttons that show what the file properties are i.e. Read-Only, Hidden, advanced. Uncheck the Read-Only option by placing your mouse cursor over the check mark and left clicking your mouse button. Once again, this will only work if you have copied the file to a CD-RW disk. Doing so allow you to append to the file. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lorlauvan@aol.com> To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Family Tree Maker Question > In a message dated 2/19/2003 6:11:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > SellanaBelle@aol.com writes: > > > My question is this: When I copy my FTM Family File to a CD, it copies in a > > > > read only format. That means I cannot work with it. Is there a way I can > > copy it to a CD that I will be able to have a working copy? > > > > > I, too, would like the answer to this question, for I have the same problem. > Thank you. > > Lorene Vanzant > Lorlauvan@aol.com > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Yes the Illinois Archives are in Springfield, they are located down by the Capital. I can't remember the exact address though. Sorry. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SellanaBelle@aol.com> To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:52 AM Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Illinois Bill > Are the Illinois Archives in Springfield? If so, what is the address? > Thanks, Nancy > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

You can get the upgrade for only $29. at the FTM web site. I'd recommend it ----- Original Message ----- From: <SellanaBelle@aol.com> To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:56 AM Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Family Tree Maker Question > Marty, I am using FTM 7.0. Thanks, Nancy > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Thanks to everyone who sent me an email on SAB. I am working on it. God Bless! Nancy

Marty, I am using FTM 7.0. Thanks, Nancy

Are the Illinois Archives in Springfield? If so, what is the address? Thanks, Nancy

Debbi, Most of us who walk in to the Archives do the research ourselves. We do not take any time away from the Staff members except for the time it takes them to collect our money for the copies and write out the receipt. Mary Rottmann rottmann@hotmail.com >From: Debbi Geer <dgirth@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com >To: ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Illinois Bill >Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:45:01 -0800 (PST) > >I tend to agree with MJ Bradley as to the cost for the >upcoming bill by Rep Gary Hannig. > >However, it seems to me that those who walk in should >pay more because the person has to drop what they are >doing and find the record. When it comes to a mail-in >request with payment or even an email with online >payment, the search can be delayed for a number of >days if so desired by the staff. > >I do agree that something needs to be charged. In a >lot of counties I get just a xerox copy for around >50-cents if I do the lookup in the books (when >permitted). Other places will charge $1 or even $1.50 >per xerox copy (one side of one sheet of paper). If I >desire a certified copy then the cost can range from >$5.00 to $25.00 regardless of who does the search. > >If I still resided in Illinois I would support $3 to >$5 charge for someone to do the research plus the cost >of each copy (one side of a sheet of page) as >appropriate to cover the maintenance and supplies of >the copier. > >Even though the individuals are state employees, they >are paid. The more requests that are received >(walk-in or any type of mail in) the more chance of >additional staff members needed. The few dollars for >their service probably won't cover their payroll or >other benefits paid by the state. > >In addition, we should be glad that the archives and >the library aren't being the subject of a closure to >cut costs as in the State of Florida. Those who want >to add their names to an on-line petition which will >be sent to Gov. Jeb Bush to re-think his proposed >budget cuts can do so until the end of the month. I >don't have the exact URL address, but I believe if you >can find the Florida State Genealogical (or History) >Society's website there will be something there to >connect to. > > >Debbi Geer > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day >http://shopping.yahoo.com > > >==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== >Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

In a message dated 2/19/2003 6:34:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cdr2002@mchsi.com writes: > Rename the file,, then it will no longer be read only. > example King_rev7 becomes King_rev8. > > new files are editable copies are read only I will try this. Thanks. Lorene Vanzant

In a message dated 2/19/2003 7:02:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cdr2002@mchsi.com writes: > IF you are coping your back up to cd and need to renovate , use the > "Restore from backup" option. > But I don't think it will restore files from a READ ONLY CD. Lorene

I live in Mo. and we are charged $10 for a search. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Aleguas" <saleguas@motion.net> To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Illinois Bill > One thing I haven't seen mentioned - > > I can understand why those individuals who live out of state would think the > bill unfair. However, those of us who still live in Illinois pay taxes > which go towards paying the salaries and benefits of all state employees. I > think Dr. Daly felt that since we are, in effect, paying for the Archives > and Archival expenses it was more equitable to charge the "lookup or > research" fee for those individuals living outside the state of Illinois. > > While a modest fee isn't unreasonable, I know he doesn't want a two tiered > charge system (one fee for in-state and another for out of state). > Apparently they tried something like that in past years and it was a > bookkeeping nightmare. The problem with the free look-ups came about > because of the sheer volume of requests - they are still working a backlog > of over 18000 requests. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbi Geer" <dgirth@yahoo.com> > To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:45 AM > Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Illinois Bill > > > > I tend to agree with MJ Bradley as to the cost for the > > upcoming bill by Rep Gary Hannig. > > > > However, it seems to me that those who walk in should > > pay more because the person has to drop what they are > > doing and find the record. When it comes to a mail-in > > request with payment or even an email with online > > payment, the search can be delayed for a number of > > days if so desired by the staff. > > > > I do agree that something needs to be charged. In a > > lot of counties I get just a xerox copy for around > > 50-cents if I do the lookup in the books (when > > permitted). Other places will charge $1 or even $1.50 > > per xerox copy (one side of one sheet of paper). If I > > desire a certified copy then the cost can range from > > $5.00 to $25.00 regardless of who does the search. > > > > If I still resided in Illinois I would support $3 to > > $5 charge for someone to do the research plus the cost > > of each copy (one side of a sheet of page) as > > appropriate to cover the maintenance and supplies of > > the copier. > > > > Even though the individuals are state employees, they > > are paid. The more requests that are received > > (walk-in or any type of mail in) the more chance of > > additional staff members needed. The few dollars for > > their service probably won't cover their payroll or > > other benefits paid by the state. > > > > In addition, we should be glad that the archives and > > the library aren't being the subject of a closure to > > cut costs as in the State of Florida. Those who want > > to add their names to an on-line petition which will > > be sent to Gov. Jeb Bush to re-think his proposed > > budget cuts can do so until the end of the month. I > > don't have the exact URL address, but I believe if you > > can find the Florida State Genealogical (or History) > > Society's website there will be something there to > > connect to. > > > > > > Debbi Geer > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

In a message dated 2/19/2003 6:39:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time, triconews@irtc.net writes: > Version #10 allows it to be saved as a PDF file, but I'm not exactly sure > what type of file you are wanting to save it as. Marty, I have version 10. I backup my family files on CDs. If I lost my hard drive, how could I place all that information onto a new or renovated computer? As it is now, they are "Read Only" files on the CDs. Thanks for your help Lorene Vanzant Lorlauvan@aol.com

I just now had to reinstall my family treemaker. What I did was start a new My Family File (just as if you are just starting the program for the first time) and then I imported my family files from the files I copied from another computer. Anna

You can always save to floppies as well, these are workable. You will just have a lot more floppies than you would CD's. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Mabery" <kim@mabery.com> To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Family Tree Maker Question > There is a way to do this. But you will have to have a CD-RW disk and a cd > recorder capable of reading and writing to a CD-RWdisk. > > When you copy the FTM file to the CD-RW disk, right click on the file name > and you should see a menu pop-up, go to the properties section of this menu. > You should see some option buttons that show what the file properties are > i.e. Read-Only, Hidden, advanced. Uncheck the Read-Only option by placing > your mouse cursor over the check mark and left clicking your mouse button. > > Once again, this will only work if you have copied the file to a CD-RW disk. > Doing so allow you to append to the file. > > Kim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Lorlauvan@aol.com> > To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:19 AM > Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Family Tree Maker Question > > > > In a message dated 2/19/2003 6:11:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > > SellanaBelle@aol.com writes: > > > > > My question is this: When I copy my FTM Family File to a CD, it copies > in a > > > > > > read only format. That means I cannot work with it. Is there a way I > can > > > copy it to a CD that I will be able to have a working copy? > > > > > > > > > I, too, would like the answer to this question, for I have the same > problem. > > Thank you. > > > > Lorene Vanzant > > Lorlauvan@aol.com > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > 2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks go to RootsWeb. http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

At the Illinois State Archives in Springfield, the people that work there do not find the record for you. You, yourself hunt for the information. All they do is show you where the books are, and how to read it. They even have a computer for you to look on their site for the death date, etc. if you did not bring it with you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <dgirth@yahoo.com> To: <ILGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [ILGREENE] Illinois Bill > I tend to agree with MJ Bradley as to the cost for the > upcoming bill by Rep Gary Hannig. > > However, it seems to me that those who walk in should > pay more because the person has to drop what they are > doing and find the record. When it comes to a mail-in > request with payment or even an email with online > payment, the search can be delayed for a number of > days if so desired by the staff. > > I do agree that something needs to be charged. In a > lot of counties I get just a xerox copy for around > 50-cents if I do the lookup in the books (when > permitted). Other places will charge $1 or even $1.50 > per xerox copy (one side of one sheet of paper). If I > desire a certified copy then the cost can range from > $5.00 to $25.00 regardless of who does the search. > > If I still resided in Illinois I would support $3 to > $5 charge for someone to do the research plus the cost > of each copy (one side of a sheet of page) as > appropriate to cover the maintenance and supplies of > the copier. > > Even though the individuals are state employees, they > are paid. The more requests that are received > (walk-in or any type of mail in) the more chance of > additional staff members needed. The few dollars for > their service probably won't cover their payroll or > other benefits paid by the state. > > In addition, we should be glad that the archives and > the library aren't being the subject of a closure to > cut costs as in the State of Florida. Those who want > to add their names to an on-line petition which will > be sent to Gov. Jeb Bush to re-think his proposed > budget cuts can do so until the end of the month. I > don't have the exact URL address, but I believe if you > can find the Florida State Genealogical (or History) > Society's website there will be something there to > connect to. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Greene County USGenWeb Homepage! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >