I downloaded it last Saturday and started reading. Also looked for the book on line. WOW one was over 200.00. Out of print. Would be a nice book to have. Thanks for the info Robert. Diane McPherson ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:00 AM Subject: ILHAMILT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 190 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Rare photosgraphs in book about Blackhawk War > ([email protected]) > 2. Re: Rare photosgraphs in book about Blackhawk War (Sandy Bauer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:01:52 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Rare photosgraphs in book about Blackhawk War > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Robert, > Is Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens one of the out-of-print books that can > be downloaded for free from Google Books, or is this a book you purchased > through them? > > Shirley Fritsche > > > In a message dated 8/29/2009 6:26:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I've enjoyed reading and seeing the many rare photos of men who were > prominent in the Blackhawk War, including John Onstott of Clay Co., > Daniel > Powell of Hamilton County, Champion S. Mading, Nathaniel Boone (son of > Daniel), > James Craig (son-in-law of Daniel Boone), Achilles Coffey, and many > others > whose names I recognized but had never seen photos of them before. > The book can be downloaded as a pdf file from google books, online. There > is an index of illustrations in the front which is several pages long. Go > to google books (through google) and enter Blackhawk War by Frank > Stevens. > Robert > ____________________________________________________________ > Cash In Your Gold Today! > As Seen on TV - Cash In 24 Hours. 30 Years Reliable, Honest Service > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=-JI02l44s16ugcYSfoPppAAAJ1ALv_ > fW2klFjwLITAET_YfHAAQAAAAFAAAAAARWDj4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEYhAAAAAA== > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:06:54 -0700 > From: Sandy Bauer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Rare photosgraphs in book about Blackhawk War > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Shirley > > I was just reading the book online. I'm not sure if this link will work > for you but this should take you directly to the book: > > http://books.google.com/books?id=pwkTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Black+Hawk+War%22+by+Frank+Stevens&ei=xZ2cSqWIOILckATml-18#v=onepage&q=&f=false > > Sandy > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Robert, >> Is Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens one of the out-of-print books that can >> be downloaded for free from Google Books, or is this a book you >> purchased >> through them? >> >> Shirley Fritsche >> >> >> In a message dated 8/29/2009 6:26:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> I've enjoyed reading and seeing the many rare photos of men who were >> prominent in the Blackhawk War, including John Onstott of Clay Co., >> Daniel >> Powell of Hamilton County, Champion S. Mading, Nathaniel Boone (son of >> Daniel), >> James Craig (son-in-law of Daniel Boone), Achilles Coffey, and many >> others >> whose names I recognized but had never seen photos of them before. >> The book can be downloaded as a pdf file from google books, online. >> There >> is an index of illustrations in the front which is several pages long. >> Go >> to google books (through google) and enter Blackhawk War by Frank >> Stevens. >> Robert >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Cash In Your Gold Today! >> As Seen on TV - Cash In 24 Hours. 30 Years Reliable, Honest Service >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=-JI02l44s16ugcYSfoPppAAAJ1ALv_ >> fW2klFjwLITAET_YfHAAQAAAAFAAAAAARWDj4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEYhAAAAAA== >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ILHAMILT list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the ILHAMILT mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ILHAMILT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 190 > **************************************** >

Shirley I was just reading the book online. I'm not sure if this link will work for you but this should take you directly to the book: http://books.google.com/books?id=pwkTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Black+Hawk+War%22+by+Frank+Stevens&ei=xZ2cSqWIOILckATml-18#v=onepage&q=&f=false Sandy [email protected] wrote: > Robert, > Is Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens one of the out-of-print books that can > be downloaded for free from Google Books, or is this a book you purchased > through them? > > Shirley Fritsche > > > In a message dated 8/29/2009 6:26:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I've enjoyed reading and seeing the many rare photos of men who were > prominent in the Blackhawk War, including John Onstott of Clay Co., Daniel > Powell of Hamilton County, Champion S. Mading, Nathaniel Boone (son of Daniel), > James Craig (son-in-law of Daniel Boone), Achilles Coffey, and many others > whose names I recognized but had never seen photos of them before. > The book can be downloaded as a pdf file from google books, online. There > is an index of illustrations in the front which is several pages long. Go > to google books (through google) and enter Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens. > Robert > ____________________________________________________________ > Cash In Your Gold Today! > As Seen on TV - Cash In 24 Hours. 30 Years Reliable, Honest Service > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=-JI02l44s16ugcYSfoPppAAAJ1ALv_ > fW2klFjwLITAET_YfHAAQAAAAFAAAAAARWDj4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEYhAAAAAA== > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Robert, Is Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens one of the out-of-print books that can be downloaded for free from Google Books, or is this a book you purchased through them? Shirley Fritsche In a message dated 8/29/2009 6:26:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I've enjoyed reading and seeing the many rare photos of men who were prominent in the Blackhawk War, including John Onstott of Clay Co., Daniel Powell of Hamilton County, Champion S. Mading, Nathaniel Boone (son of Daniel), James Craig (son-in-law of Daniel Boone), Achilles Coffey, and many others whose names I recognized but had never seen photos of them before. The book can be downloaded as a pdf file from google books, online. There is an index of illustrations in the front which is several pages long. Go to google books (through google) and enter Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens. Robert ____________________________________________________________ Cash In Your Gold Today! As Seen on TV - Cash In 24 Hours. 30 Years Reliable, Honest Service http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=-JI02l44s16ugcYSfoPppAAAJ1ALv_ fW2klFjwLITAET_YfHAAQAAAAFAAAAAARWDj4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEYhAAAAAA== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: [email protected] Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've enjoyed reading and seeing the many rare photos of men who were prominent in the Blackhawk War, including John Onstott of Clay Co., Daniel Powell of Hamilton County, Champion S. Mading, Nathaniel Boone (son of Daniel), James Craig (son-in-law of Daniel Boone), Achilles Coffey, and many others whose names I recognized but had never seen photos of them before. The book can be downloaded as a pdf file from google books, online. There is an index of illustrations in the front which is several pages long. Go to google books (through google) and enter Blackhawk War by Frank Stevens. Robert ____________________________________________________________ Cash In Your Gold Today! As Seen on TV - Cash In 24 Hours. 30 Years Reliable, Honest Service http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=-JI02l44s16ugcYSfoPppAAAJ1ALv_fW2klFjwLITAET_YfHAAQAAAAFAAAAAARWDj4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEYhAAAAAA==

Terry Gay, 58, of Dahlgren, passed away at 7:35 a.m. at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.He was born in Mt. Vernon on Dec. 1, 1950, a son of Rosier and Ruby Nell (Mallory) Gay. He married Lawana Warren, and she survives. He was a truck driver.Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren. Memorial service and burial will be held at a later date under the direction of Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren.In addition to his wife, Terry is survived by two sons, Terry Gay Jr. and wife Chong of Dahlgren and Jacob Gay of Dahlgren; daughters, Tammy Artman and fiancé David Wilson of Dahlgren, Amy Owen and husband Jeremy of McLeansboro and Jordan Gay of Dahlgren; seven grandchildren, Johnathan Leuellen, Jasmine Szarek and husband Frankie, Davey Wilson, Veronica Gay, Balee Gay, Mathew Owen and Ali Owen; and his aunt and uncle, Doris Mallory and Charlie Calvin Mallory. For further information, you may call Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren at 736-2432.

Terry Gay, 58, a resident of Dahlgren, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.Visitation will be held Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren.Full obituary information is pending and will follow later. Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Mt. Vernon Register News on 8/27/2009

Rosalie C. (Snyder) Rexing Will Rosalie C. (Snyder) Rexing Will, 86, of Evansville, passed away on July 12, 2009, at her home that she shared with her daughter and son-in-law. Funeral services were held July 16, 2009, at Browning Funeral Home in Evansville, Ind., and at St. James Catholic Church in Haubstadt, Ind MC Leansboro Times-Leader Paper 8-26-2009

Robert Allen Means Robert Allen Means, 71, of New Harmony, Ind., passed away Aug. 17, 2009, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. The funeral was held Aug. 20 at Werry Funeral Home in New Harmony with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery.

Cook Matthew Bo Cook was born on Aug. 1, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Matthew is the son of Summer Dawn and John Matthew Cook of Belle Rive. He is welcomed home by his siblings, Joe-Joe and Louie. Maternal grandparents are Stephanie and Bobby Redmon of McLeansboro. Paternal grandparents are John and Patti Cook of Belle Rive.

Hamson Jenna Marie Hamson was born at 2:30 a.m. July 29, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. Jenna is the daughter of Nealy and Corey Hamson of Dahlgren. She has two siblings, Brenna and Makenna. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Connie Boyd of Anna. Paternal grandparents are Alan and Susan Hamson of Dahlgren.

Bradford Bailey Marie Bradford was born at 7:57 p.m. July 27, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. Bailey is the daughter of Latricia Lynn and Ryan Michael Bradford of West Frankfort. She has two siblings, Ivory and Mya. Maternal grandparents are Mildred Ingram and Butch Ingram of McLeansboro. Paternal grandparents are the late Jackie D. Bradford and Brad and Leslie Thackrey of Mt. Vernon.

Shaw Ava Grace Shaw was born at 10:20 a.m. on July 22, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Ava is the daughter of Jessica Michelle and Jacob Cody Shaw of Wayne City. She has one sibling, Bailey Jo. Maternal grandparents are Kristen and Bob Hart of McLeansboro and Russelle Savage of Dahlgren. Paternal grandparents are Dennis and Judy Shaw of Wayne City. Heck Kaylee Marie Heck was born at 1:08 p.m. July 22, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Kaylee is the daughter of Amie Diane Talley and Charlie Sherman Heck of Mt. Vernon. She has four siblings, Damon, Ashlyn, Chase and Luke. Maternal grandparents are Sandra H. Talley of Mt. Vernon and Gale L. Talley of Ohio. Paternal grandparents are Nancy L. Burrell of Mt. Vernon and Rick and Beverly Heck of Mt. Vernon.

Branch Tanner Christopher Branch waas born at 4:18 p.m. on Aug. 11, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces and was 18 inches long. Tanner is the son of Kisha Dawn Branch of McLeansboro. He has one sibling, Tyler Aaron. Maternal grandparents are Greg Branch and Charlie and Jackie Dukes.

MCLEANSBORO - Lisa Marie Donelson, 32, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at her residence. She was the wife of Bradley Donelson of Tucson, Ariz. She is survived by her husband; two children, Peyton and Brendon Donelson of Tucson, Ariz.; parents, Hilda and Rudy Salgado of Tucson, Ariz; father-in-law, Donald Donelson of McLeansboro; and sister, Tammy Tapia of Springerville, Ariz. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, in Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Chapel in Tucson, Ariz. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at the chapel. Memorials may be made to the family of Lisa Marie for the education fund of the children and may be sent to Harre Funeral Home, P.O. Box 37, McLeansboro, IL 62859. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on August 19, 2009

Shirley Ann York, 72, of Enfield, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, 2009, at her home.She was born on Jan. 25, 1937, in McLeansboro, the daughter of Ernest and Iva (Pierce) Ray. She married Gene York on Feb. 16, 1956, and he preceded her in death in 2006.Mrs. York is survived by a son, Vuel York and wife Tammy of McLeansboro; a daughter, Stacey Brown of Enfield; four grandchildren, Samantha York, Alexis York and Alicia York all of McLeansboro and Joplin Tedford of Enfield; a brother-in-law, Grover Morphis of Bible Grove; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jerry and Shirley McGehee of Springerton; and two sisters, Pauline Gross and husband Charles of Mt. Vernon and Glodine Hatfield of McLeansboro.In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Geraldine Adams, Thelma Morphis and Sue Chapman. Mrs. York attended the Christian church. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with the Rev. Jack Stone officiating. Interment will be in Enfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Further information is available by contacting Gholson Funeral Home at 643-2321. Published in the Mt. Vernon Register News from 8/17/2009 - 8/18/2009

- Shirley Ann York, 72, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro, with Jack Stone officiating. Burial will be in Enfield Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on August 18, 2009

Dick: I'll look and give you a ring. We have never sold these books before. Perhaps, you are thinking of our McLeansboro Illustrated book? Best, Ryan Nelson > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:24:33 -0400 > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] "Illinois Gazette" books now here > > Are there Hardesty's in these books...or are these the same reprints that I > already have/??? Dick Hardesty, Tampa > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Mr. Ryan Nelson > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILHAMILT] "Illinois Gazette" books now here > > > Just wanted to let everyone know that the "Illinois Gazette" books are now > out. These books contain gleanings from the early Shawneetown newspaper > between the years 1819-1830. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the > books. They should go in the mail Monday or Tuesday. Ordering information is > available at the Hamilton County Historical Society website at > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilhchs/IllinoisGazette1819-1830order.pdf > > > > ************** > > > > In other news, we now have Micki Faruzzi working at our genealogy library > from 11-4 p.m. MTThF and volunteers working on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. We > are in the middle of a major reorganization project at the genealogy library > that should make our resources more user-friendly and easier to find. In > addition, the Hamilton County Historical Society has recently errected signs > in Walpole and one replacing a sign designating the first place of county > government in the home of John Anderson. This sign replaces a sign > originally erected about 1981. > > > > > > > > Ryan Nelson > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows LiveT: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sy > nc:082009 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.58/2304 - Release Date: 08/15/09 > 06:10:00 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009

Are there Hardesty's in these books...or are these the same reprints that I already have/??? Dick Hardesty, Tampa -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mr. Ryan Nelson Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILHAMILT] "Illinois Gazette" books now here Just wanted to let everyone know that the "Illinois Gazette" books are now out. These books contain gleanings from the early Shawneetown newspaper between the years 1819-1830. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the books. They should go in the mail Monday or Tuesday. Ordering information is available at the Hamilton County Historical Society website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilhchs/IllinoisGazette1819-1830order.pdf ************** In other news, we now have Micki Faruzzi working at our genealogy library from 11-4 p.m. MTThF and volunteers working on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. We are in the middle of a major reorganization project at the genealogy library that should make our resources more user-friendly and easier to find. In addition, the Hamilton County Historical Society has recently errected signs in Walpole and one replacing a sign designating the first place of county government in the home of John Anderson. This sign replaces a sign originally erected about 1981. Ryan Nelson _________________________________________________________________ Windows LiveT: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sy nc:082009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: [email protected] Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.58/2304 - Release Date: 08/15/09 06:10:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that the "Illinois Gazette" books are now out. These books contain gleanings from the early Shawneetown newspaper between the years 1819-1830. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the books. They should go in the mail Monday or Tuesday. Ordering information is available at the Hamilton County Historical Society website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilhchs/IllinoisGazette1819-1830order.pdf ************** In other news, we now have Micki Faruzzi working at our genealogy library from 11-4 p.m. MTThF and volunteers working on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. We are in the middle of a major reorganization project at the genealogy library that should make our resources more user-friendly and easier to find. In addition, the Hamilton County Historical Society has recently errected signs in Walpole and one replacing a sign designating the first place of county government in the home of John Anderson. This sign replaces a sign originally erected about 1981. Ryan Nelson _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sync:082009

Lee Ann James, 81, of McLeansboro, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. James body was donated to science as per her request.Memorial services will be held at noon on Saturday at Ten Mile Baptist Church in McLeansboro with the Rev. John Smith officiating.Mrs. James was born June 7, 1928, in McLeansboro, the daughter of Leslie Lee and Lela (York) Donelson. She married Anson Jack James on June 1, 1946, at First Baptist Church in McLeansboro.Mrs. James was a secretary for North Richland Hills Baptist Church for more than 20 years as well as other Baptist churches in the Fort Worth, Texas area. She was a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church in McLeansboro.Mrs. James was a member of the HEA in McLeansboro and a former president of the Springtown, Texas chapter. She served as den mother and in other aspects of scouting for many years and was involved with Meals on Wheels in Springtown.Mrs. James is survived by her mother, Lela York Donaldson of McLeansboro; her husband of 63 years Anson Jack James of McLeansboro; a son, Terry Jack James of McLeansboro; a daughter, Debra Lee Adkins and husband B.D. of San Antonio, Texas; a brother, Donald Donelson of McLeansboro; four sisters, Daphne Drake, Marilyn James and Kitty Lakin, all of McLeansboro and Clara Nell Dillinger and husband Bob of Paducah, Ky.; four grandchildren, Jef James and Jason James and wife Jennifer, all of Weatherford, Texas, Amy Hayden and husband Tommy of Cedar Park, Texas and Wes Thompson of College Station, Texas; and two great-grandchildren, Riley James of Weatherford, Texas and Michael James of Bedford, Texas.Mrs. James was preceded in death by her father and a grandson, Jonathan James.Memorials may be made to Ten Mile Baptist Church and will be accepted at the church or at Harre Funeral Home.Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Mt. Vernon Register News from 8/14/2009 - 8/15/2009