Posted on: Hancock County, Il Query Forum Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Hancock?read=1045 Surname: Rhodes, Branson, Martin ------------------------- I am looking for information on Benjamin Leslie Rhodes and Julia Branson. They were married on Sept. 21, 1887. They both died in LaHarpe, Hancock Co. I do not know who Julia's parents are, but Benjamin's parents are Hardy Rhodes and Mary A. Martin. Benjamin was born in Arkansas. Any information you could give me would be great.

This is FORWARDED. Do NOT reply to me please. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Rasmussen <rasmusus@eagle.ptialaska.net> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 1:22 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} MORLEY/CASE Seeking info on ancestors Joseph Theodore MORLEY b. 1848 m. Emma CASE b. 1851 Hancock Co. IL (daughter of Gideon and Priscilla (LONG) CASE m. mar. 21,1844. Apparently, the CASE family lived in Hancock Co. for many years. Joseph and Emma seemed to have gone to Harrison Co. MO and then returned later to IL and had a large family, children were: Oscar Gideon; Lura; Albert; Earl; Lilly; Zalona; Veda; Frank; . Earl Morley b. August 13, 1889 IL was my Grandfather and he married Elizabeth REDMAN/READMAN in MO. they later migrated to So. CA. Thank You, Michael Rasmussen (rasmusus@eagle.ptialaska.net)

Roberta, Here are two websites for churches in Hancock Co IL. The address below is from the first site. http://www.churchangel.com/WEBIL/laharpe.htm http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/healthcare/h/church.html LA HARPE METHODIST CHURCH 217-659-7511 102 NORTH 1ST STREET, LA HARPE, IL 61450 Mary Jane +++++++++++++++++++++++ KSum555@aol.com wrote: > Hi All, > Would someone lookup the address for the Methodist Church in LaHarpe for me? > I thought I had it but can't seem to find it today. You are all so helpful > and I really appreciate it. Also does anyone have a list of people buried at > the LaHarpe cemetery? I am looking for Verlinda/Merlinda Williams death. > Thanks all. > Roberta Summers. > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > Hancock County web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhancoc/

Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=287 Surname: Weisman, Weismann, Mittermyer ------------------------- I am looking for information on Christina Weismann nee Mittermyer I was told she died giving birth to twins in 1884. I can not find where she is barried on in what town she died in. I'm sure it was in Hancock county because she was married there and then in 1888 her husband Adolph Weisman remarried a Tena Wilke. I was told that Christina was 25 years old when she died.

Hi Mary Jane, Again thanks for all your help. I knew I could depend on someone from the list to help. You have helped me many times and again thank you. Roberta.

Hi All, Would someone lookup the address for the Methodist Church in LaHarpe for me? I thought I had it but can't seem to find it today. You are all so helpful and I really appreciate it. Also does anyone have a list of people buried at the LaHarpe cemetery? I am looking for Verlinda/Merlinda Williams death. Thanks all. Roberta Summers.

June, There is a Christ Lutheran Church in Nauvoo, IL with a website. They have an e-mail address; hopefully you can get their history. http://www.lutherans.net/nauvoo/ I found the site by doing a search at http://www.google.com/ typing in "Lutheran Church Nauvoo IL" Mary Jane PAULETT@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know if there was a Lutheran Church in Nauvoo between the time > period of 1850-1900? If so, do you know whether there are any records > available or where I might search for such? > > Thanks for your help. > > June > Peoria, AZ > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send an e-mail to: ILHANCOC-L-request@rootsweb.com. Turn off your signature. There is no subject required and only one word goes into the e-mail. Unsubscribe

You can phone the Hancock County Historical Society at 217-357-0043. They will bend over backwards to help you. At 01:32 PM 06/25/2000 -0500, Chancelee wrote: >Anyone w/ or know where to look for info on possible trading posts in >Hancock County, IL. My Henry Conn was there from 1845-50 (then took off >for the gold mines and died). In the census it states occupation as a >trader. What can I do to gain info on that? Thanks. Chancelee

Hi All, Do any of you have Plat maps of Hancock county townships? I would like to put them on the site. I have several from Adams county but none for Hancock Co, If you have any and would like for me to pu them on the website, and if you do not have a scanner, I will scan them in for you if you would like to photo copy them and send them to me at Shawnnee Ramey 7184 Perry Creek Road Somerset, CA 95684 If any of you come across any websites that you think might be of interest to someone searching Hancock County please send it to me and I will check it out. Thanks to all Shawnnee

Anyone w/ or know where to look for info on possible trading posts in Hancock County, IL. My Henry Conn was there from 1845-50 (then took off for the gold mines and died). In the census it states occupation as a trader. What can I do to gain info on that? Thanks. Chancelee

Does anyone know if there was a Lutheran Church in Nauvoo between the time period of 1850-1900? If so, do you know whether there are any records available or where I might search for such? Thanks for your help. June Peoria, AZ

Posted on: Hancock County, Il Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Hancock?read=1043 Surname: CRAIG, BAYLESS ------------------------- I am also interested in Oliver CRAIG b. 09 AUG 1843 probably Champaign County, OH. He was the son of Vincent and Nancy Anna (Simms) CRAIG. My husband is descended from his sister, Martha Jane CRAIG m. Lemuel BAYLESS

Virginia, I just read your message on the IlHancock list about some booklets that BYU had published. Could you please tell me the name and date these were published? My ggrandparents were Mormons and were in Nauvoo. My gggrandfather, James JOHNSTON, was in the area....and I can find no records to verify anything. He married Jane BARBOUR sometime between 1841 and 1845 and there were children born there...Peter Barbour JOHNSTON, 1845 and William Edward JOHNSTON 1847. Is this family mentioned at all in the booklet you have? Hopefully, Elaine JOhnston Daniels ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Here's that address someone just requested. B. Massey -----Original Message----- From: Jim Golden <jgolden1@planttel.net> To: ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] MILLER AND OTHER MORMANS >Go to: >http://deseretbook.com/ >and search for Nauvoo. >You will find several books on the history of Nauvoo. There is also a Visitor's >Center in Nauvoo that will have some pamphlets on the area. > >Jim > >Virginia Weiss wrote: > >> SHIRLEY, several years ago BYU published a series of booklets of Mormon >> history in the Illinois area. I have just one of them and unfortunately >> right now it is out of print. Perhaps you could persuade them to reprint. >> >> Your Bishop George Miller is mentioned briefly several times. >> >> Volume 23, Summer 1983, Number 3 >> >> George Miller (1794-1850), a carpenter by trade, was born in Orange County, >> Virginia. He was ordained a bishop in 1841, and second bishop in the church >> behind Newel K. Whitney in 1844. He was one of the members of the Nauvoo >> House Association and the Agricultural and Manufacturing Association; he was >> a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and was president of the Nauvoo high priests. >> He headed the mission to the Wisconsin pineries to cut timber for Nauvoo >> construction. >> >> The Nauvoo high priests were presided over by George Miller, William Show, >> and Noah Packard ... from the Times and Seasons vol. 6 pg. 870 -- 15 April >> 1845. >> >> On 14 January 1845 at a meeting, several persons were nominated for >> membership in the City Council. George Miller was nominated to be a >> Councillor. I haven't found any reference to his being elected. >> >> VIRGINIA > >-- >Jim Golden -- Tifton, GA -- The Friendly City >============================================================ >Homepage: http://sites.netscape.net/jpgolden/homepage >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > >You don't know who you are until you know who you are from! >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > >Researching: Adams-Allen-Benge-Bickley-Biggs-Boyd-Branson-Campbell-Cathey >Christison-Dean-Foster-George-Golden-Green(e)-Henson-James-Lee-Lowrey-Mathe ws >McNeil-Mills-Nichols-Oak-Pemberton-Phillips-Plymale-Shipp-Smith-White-Wier >GOLDENGOLDINGOLDINGGOULDENGOULDINGOULDINGGOLDENGOLD >============================================================ > >

Hi All, Would anyone know anything about Sarah Gilmore marrying Benona Mills and her sister Ann Marie Gilmore marrying Moses Mills? I would like to know who gave consent for Sarah to marry since she was only 15 at the time. Thanks. Roberta Summers.

Go to: http://deseretbook.com/ and search for Nauvoo. You will find several books on the history of Nauvoo. There is also a Visitor's Center in Nauvoo that will have some pamphlets on the area. Jim Virginia Weiss wrote: > SHIRLEY, several years ago BYU published a series of booklets of Mormon > history in the Illinois area. I have just one of them and unfortunately > right now it is out of print. Perhaps you could persuade them to reprint. > > Your Bishop George Miller is mentioned briefly several times. > > Volume 23, Summer 1983, Number 3 > > George Miller (1794-1850), a carpenter by trade, was born in Orange County, > Virginia. He was ordained a bishop in 1841, and second bishop in the church > behind Newel K. Whitney in 1844. He was one of the members of the Nauvoo > House Association and the Agricultural and Manufacturing Association; he was > a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and was president of the Nauvoo high priests. > He headed the mission to the Wisconsin pineries to cut timber for Nauvoo > construction. > > The Nauvoo high priests were presided over by George Miller, William Show, > and Noah Packard ... from the Times and Seasons vol. 6 pg. 870 -- 15 April > 1845. > > On 14 January 1845 at a meeting, several persons were nominated for > membership in the City Council. George Miller was nominated to be a > Councillor. I haven't found any reference to his being elected. > > VIRGINIA -- Jim Golden -- Tifton, GA -- The Friendly City ============================================================ Homepage: http://sites.netscape.net/jpgolden/homepage - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You don't know who you are until you know who you are from! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Researching: Adams-Allen-Benge-Bickley-Biggs-Boyd-Branson-Campbell-Cathey Christison-Dean-Foster-George-Golden-Green(e)-Henson-James-Lee-Lowrey-Mathews McNeil-Mills-Nichols-Oak-Pemberton-Phillips-Plymale-Shipp-Smith-White-Wier GOLDENGOLDINGOLDINGGOULDENGOULDINGOULDINGGOLDENGOLD ============================================================

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SHIRLEY, several years ago BYU published a series of booklets of Mormon history in the Illinois area. I have just one of them and unfortunately right now it is out of print. Perhaps you could persuade them to reprint. Your Bishop George Miller is mentioned briefly several times. Volume 23, Summer 1983, Number 3 George Miller (1794-1850), a carpenter by trade, was born in Orange County, Virginia. He was ordained a bishop in 1841, and second bishop in the church behind Newel K. Whitney in 1844. He was one of the members of the Nauvoo House Association and the Agricultural and Manufacturing Association; he was a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and was president of the Nauvoo high priests. He headed the mission to the Wisconsin pineries to cut timber for Nauvoo construction. The Nauvoo high priests were presided over by George Miller, William Show, and Noah Packard ... from the Times and Seasons vol. 6 pg. 870 -- 15 April 1845. On 14 January 1845 at a meeting, several persons were nominated for membership in the City Council. George Miller was nominated to be a Councillor. I haven't found any reference to his being elected. VIRGINIA

Posted on: Hancock County, Il Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Hancock?read=1042 Surname: Bryant, Taylor ------------------------- I'm looking for information about two sisters; Mary A BRYANT and Sarah L. BRYANT. Mary I don't know who she married, Sarah married George W. TAYLOR. They are the daughters of Hiram BRYANT and Mary [unknown] these are their siblings, Rebecca, Emeline, William Thomas, Susannah [my great grandmother] Hiram R. I also need info on William Thomas. anything on them would be greatly appreciated.

Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=286 Surname: Bryant ------------------------- [name of newspaper unknown] Sunday evening March 4, 1900 occured the death of Wm. Thomas Bryant, who had resided but a short time in Chili, Ill., with his family where he had expected to make his home. Mr. Bryant formerly, of this place and Marcelline, was born in Adams Co., near Marcelline, May 11, 1844, where he had resided nearly all of his life. He had been sick but a short time. He leaves a wife and two children, Allie and Elmer to morn his loss. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Smith at the M.E.church in Chili at 11 o'clock Tuesday March 6, 1900 and interment at the Chili Cemetery.