>From National Archives T288 Roll 255 & 256 1861-1934 General Index to Pension Files of the Civil War Kellam, Flaviuis E Widow: Bowman, Emma F Minor: Bowman, Emma F Gdn Service: Musc d 127 Ill Inf 1879 Nov 14 Widow: 254325/192341 1881 Oct 24 Minor: 287084/195251 Note: Flaviuis Eli was the son of Amander Kellam and wife Jerusha, who moved from Washington Co VT in 1840's to Kendall Co IL (found on 1850 census), then in 1860 in Grundy Co IL, and living in Christian Co IL in 1866 where Amander died. Anyone researching this Kellam from the state of Illinois or his family? Robbintina Kellum Harrison [email protected] Downers Grove, IL Homepage: http://members.aol.com/Charri8655/index.html Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6147/Renick.html Owner of the KELLAM list @ Rootsweb To subscribe you need to send a message to: [email protected] & put Subscribe in the message part. Subject is optional.

Greetings!! Last weekend at an antique store in Morris, Grundy County, I ran across a photo postcard of a baby. This picture will be posted on Grundy website as soon as I scan and edit it in a photo image editor because it didn't scan very well. On the postcard side, the following is handwritten: My dear Cora, How are you? I am planning on visiting you this fall will write you particulars later on. This is my babys picture not very good! It was signed Elizabeth It was addressed to: Mrs. Cora Osman (or Osmon) Morris Ill If anyone happens to know who Elizabeth is or is related to Cora, please let me know. I will try to post the picture this weekend. I also have some pictures that Sherry has so graciously sent me to post this weekend on the website of her Grundy County family. Thanks Sherry!!!! Have a great weekend everyone!! Please send me any info on your families that you would like posted. Deb

I hope this is helpful to someone!! Deb Haines Listowner ======================================================= DATABASES OF THE DAY (Free for 8 more Days!) <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> ======================================================= Duncan's Creek (South Carolina) Church Cemetery Records Duncan's Creek lies near the line between Laurens and Newberry Counties, about an hour from Columbia, South Carolina. The Presbyterians organized a church in the town in 1764 and set aside land for a cemetery. This modest database is an index for those persons interred there. Nearly 500 inscriptions are recorded here to provide helpful information regarding ancestors from South Carolina. Bibliography: Bowes, Lisa. "Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Records." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1998. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3371.htm <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>>

Anyone needing US census records should check out http://www.allcensus.com . You can get any census records from 1790 thru 1920 on CD-ROM and thus view them on your own computer and use a graphics program to enlarge or enhanse as needed

Does anyone have any family or know of any histories about the Italians who came to this part of Illinois and worked in the coal mines? Many of these Italians came from around Torin, Italy which is a coal mining area. Alan Jones Mission Viejo, California SURNAMES in Grundy Co., IL SAVANT, PERINO, PIANO, BALES

Hi! I seem to have a bad address for Ralph Vanzant - who posted a query on the Grundy Genweb page. Ralph please contact me - I have Vanzant and Thayer information. Michele Houchens - Local History Clerk ****************************************************************************** Michele Roberts Houchens {\"/} [email protected] {/V\} {\"/} Three Rivers Public Library {/V\} Minooka, Il. 60447 ******************************************************************************

Please excuse my last message about the Bushong and Marrs family pictures. I also belong to the mailing list for Grundy Co. Mo. and I confused the two lists. However I do have pictures of the Derickson family who lived in Grundy and Will Counties to share. Sandra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/7259

I have old pictures of the Johannes Bushong Family as well as Marrs Families I would be happy for you to add them to the website. Sandra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/7259 ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILGRUNDY-L] Family Photos 1850s-1900s > Date: Sunday, August 16, 1998 9:34 AM > > Hi Sherry, > > I am looking for Grundy County pictures to add to the website, either of > families or localities or landmarks. Are you interested in posting your pics > on the Grundy County website? :) > > Let me know!! Thanks!! > > Deb > > In a message dated 8/13/98 6:03:13 PM Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > I have old photos of family members, many children & family groups: WELDON, > > WHEELER, SCHAUM, HARPHAM, PHILLIPS, HAZLETT, SMITH, others. Some are > > tintypes. > >

Hi Sherry, I am looking for Grundy County pictures to add to the website, either of families or localities or landmarks. Are you interested in posting your pics on the Grundy County website? :) Let me know!! Thanks!! Deb In a message dated 8/13/98 6:03:13 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have old photos of family members, many children & family groups: WELDON, > WHEELER, SCHAUM, HARPHAM, PHILLIPS, HAZLETT, SMITH, others. Some are > tintypes. >

I'm tracing my KELLAM ancestors from VT to Kendall Co IL (late 1840's) to Grundy Co IL in 1850's early 1860's, then to Christian Co IL where Amander KELLAM died in 1866. Owned the land & farmed near Morris.

For descendants of Samuel & Sarah HARPHAM, Frank & Anna HARPHAM, of Lincolnshire, England; and William Hiram & Turza WELDON, of La Colle, Quebec: Family Photo Opportunity as the Cousins gather to celebrate the life & times of their Ancestors in the farmlands of Nebraska. DATE: Sunday, Sept. 20, 1998 WHERE: Senior Citizens Center, Minden, Nebraska RSVP to: Mrs. Bernice Danielson, 241 N. Nebraska Ave., Minden, NE 68959 Phone: 308-832-1533 OR Mrs. Mary Gasaway, 1420 Glenwood, Muskegon, MI 49445 Email: [email protected] Motel facilities available at Pioneer Motel, Minden NE or check Kearney, NE listings for availability. Spend a day or two at Pioneer Village, see what their every day lives, homes, and furnishings were like. Sherry McQuate, nee WHITE, the Family Nut, searching: HARPHAM/SMITH/RATCLIFFE; LIN, ENG>MI, USA>IL, USA>NE, USA; WHITE/STEPHENS/STEVENS/SWEETMAN/PHILLIPS/HEATH/SALTER/SLATER/ GILL/JACOBS; HAM, ENG; LACEY/KAUFMANN; LAN, ENG>SK, CAN>MN, USA; WELDON/BARTLETT/ODELL/BOW; QC, CAN>IL, USA>NE, USA

Seeking info on Francis 'Frank' Ratcliffe HARPHAM, b. 1825, Spalding?, Linc, ENG; d. ? Children include Francis, Samuel-b. 1855, Lizzie-b. 1857; Ella-b. 1860; Joseph-b. 1861; Eliza J.-b. 1864; Frederick B.-b 1866; Albert Grant-b 1869. Sherry McQuate San Diego Co., CA

I have old photos of family members, many children & family groups: WELDON, WHEELER, SCHAUM, HARPHAM, PHILLIPS, HAZLETT, SMITH, others. Some are tintypes. >Drop a pebble in the water, and its ripples reach out far; >And the sunbeams dancing on them may reflect them to a star. >Give a smile to someone passing, thereby making his morning glad; >It may greet you in the evening when your own heart may be sad. >Do a deed of simple kindness; though its end you may not see, >It may reach, like widening ripples, down a long eternity.--Author Unknown

Seeking info on Fred & Lillian V. (nee HARPHAM) SCHAUM, and issue. Lillian was the daughter of Samuel & Sarah HARPHAM, b. 13 Oct 1868, Gardner. Need marriage info, children's info, death records, etc. Writing a family history of the WELDON/HARPHAM families. Would love to correspond with fellow searcher or for lookup assistance. Will share anything I have. >Drop a pebble in the water, and its ripples reach out far; >And the sunbeams dancing on them may reflect them to a star. >Give a smile to someone passing, thereby making his morning glad; >It may greet you in the evening when your own heart may be sad. >Do a deed of simple kindness; though its end you may not see, >It may reach, like widening ripples, down a long eternity.--Author Unknown

Husband of Jane HARPHAM, b. 13 Dec 1850, LIN, England. They were married in Gardner, moved to Adams County, NE. Both are buried at Kenesaw, NE. Seek descendants or look up assistance for more details. Truman was a Civil War veteran, but unable to find his unit. >Drop a pebble in the water, and its ripples reach out far; >And the sunbeams dancing on them may reflect them to a star. >Give a smile to someone passing, thereby making his morning glad; >It may greet you in the evening when your own heart may be sad. >Do a deed of simple kindness; though its end you may not see, >It may reach, like widening ripples, down a long eternity.--Author Unknown

I am the ggg granddaughter of Samuel HARPHAM, IL Volunteer Infantry, 53rd Reg't., and gg granddaughter of Charles WELDON, the local hoteliers. My grandmother, Nellie Q. WELDON was born in Gardner, 13 May 1887. I had the pleasure of visiting the quiet little village last year and through the help of the local fire chief was able to find the family gravesites at the Braceville-Gardner Cemetery. I would very much like to correspond with others who can help flesh out some of the local history for the book I am working on. Especially I would like to find someone with access to old newspapers for the period. I would like to connect with the WHEELER descendants of George and Mary Elizabeth (nee WELDON) SMITH's daughter, Elma. My notes show both died 1 July 1914(?). It is possible that George's brother, Jonathan SMITH, also moved to Illlinois from Quebec with the WELDONs. Does anyone have access to census records for the area? >Drop a pebble in the water, and its ripples reach out far; >And the sunbeams dancing on them may reflect them to a star. >Give a smile to someone passing, thereby making his morning glad; >It may greet you in the evening when your own heart may be sad. >Do a deed of simple kindness; though its end you may not see, >It may reach, like widening ripples, down a long eternity.--Author Unknown

Hi! I am researching my husband's Galbraith family. I have so little info on this name, I am looking for any time frame. If anyone is researching this family line or has any information on this family please give me a shout! Thanks! Take care, Yvonne in Burke, VA MOGenWeb State Coordinator ICQ#1541292 mailto:[email protected]

I am researching my family line CHALLY. My family line emigrated to the US from Norway around 1847. Some of my ancestors settled in Grundy Co., IL. If anyone is researching this family line or if someone has any information on this family line please write to me. My name is Gwen and would appreciate any information on this family line. Thank-you, Gwen Email address: [email protected]

Greetings to all Grundy County researchers, I am the new county coordinator for the Grundy County IL genealogical website. I have updated the county a little and am in the process of adding more information and material presently. I am working with Michele Houchens, Local History Clerk, of the Three Rivers Public Library, Minooka Branch. Michele has been wonderful. She is finding material that we can put on the website. I have quite a bit at home, but it will take some time for me to get in online. Michele has many resources available and will be offering lookups. I will add her list of lookup materials to the website as soon as I can. Please take advantage of her offer if you need a lookup. She is very thorough and knowledgeable of the Minooka area and other areas as well. If you have material to add to the website, please send it to me at: [email protected] I am looking for early settlers, birth, marriage, death, family bios, wills, military info, cemetery listings, and any info that you feel will be helpful to other researchers and may eventually lead to you making a connection with cousins. We are all here to help each other, so let's get some material posted on this website. :) I am currently working on the 1917 Farmer's and Breeder's Directory of Kendall and Grundy County which contains some really neat info on the farmers and their families (maiden name of wife, children's name, an automobile owner's directory, etc.). It will take me a while to get this info posted. If you would like a lookup for now, please email me and I will provide you with any info listed. To Gwen re: Chally, please give me a couple of days and I will send you the info in the book regarding Chally family. I did find three families listed in Kendall County. I do not have any birth, death or marriage material at this time. Michele has some of this information and it will be posted to the website. Thanks for your patience Gwen!! I found two queries on Haynes listed. If the Haynes researchers are currently on this mailing list, please contact me. I am personally researching Haines who were in Grundy County. I would like to know if there is any connection between the two families. Thanks!! Please post your queries or Grundy County questions on this mailing list so we can start exchanging information. If you have any suggestions, revisions, etc., please let me know or post it here. Does anyone live in or near Grundy County? I live in Will County about 8 miles from Grundy. If anyone is interested in contributing material, typing, etc., please let me know. All volunteer efforts are very welcome and appreciated by all of us!!!!!! I look forward to working with everyone researching Grundy County. We have many new opportunities awaiting us. By the way, if you send me a message and I don't respond for a couple of days, please send me a friendly reminder. Sometimes I get backlogged on email (when I am busy building webpages) and get behind on it. I will try to help as much as I can or send you in the right direction to find an answer!! Good luck to everyone with your family research!! Deb Haines ILGenWeb County Coordinator for Grundy County MSGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator MSGenWeb County Coordinator for Marshall

Looking for information on my ancestors. My surname I am researching is Chally. Various spellings of this name are CHALDE, CHALLEY. My ancestors came over from Norway around 1847 and some settled in Grundy County. If anyone could help find information on this family name it would be greatly appreciated. Gwen