Hi All: I am doing a Christmas program on early Mormon Pioneers and was wondering how wide the Mississippi is where the Saints crossed over from Missouri after the expulsion order. The crossings took place in 1838/1839 when they crossed over into Quincy, Illinois. Thanks, Donna in SO. CA

Dorothy, The term "minister of the gospel" is a generic term for an ordained or licensed minister. There would be no way to connect the term with any particular church/denomination. Kind regards, Jim McMillan Ordained Minister On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Dan Boyle wrote: > I have a question concerning the marriage certificate just found on > family history center film #578,836 Certificate #2094, Hancock Co, Ill., > of James ANDERSON b. 1828 Greene Co, PA m. Louisa ROBERTS (b.Greene Co, > PA)11 Sep 1853, signed by Ehud FORDYCE, member of the gospel What > church would Ehud FORDYCE been a member of? There were other > certificates signed with "minister of the gospel". Thank you for your > help. Dorothy in Az > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > >

I have a question concerning the marriage certificate just found on family history center film #578,836 Certificate #2094, Hancock Co, Ill., of James ANDERSON b. 1828 Greene Co, PA m. Louisa ROBERTS (b.Greene Co, PA)11 Sep 1853, signed by Ehud FORDYCE, member of the gospel What church would Ehud FORDYCE been a member of? There were other certificates signed with "minister of the gospel". Thank you for your help. Dorothy in Az

Did someone send me some Crabtree information to post on the cemetery lists? If so would you please resend it. I can't find my printout and I want to make sure I have it typed in. thank you. Shawnnee

To Judi Gilker: Tried to respond to your query but message bounced. Could you please resubmit your email address and I will respond again. Thank you. Gib Patterson

Is anyone looking for the Kelley/Kelly family from Carthage that included Elzie and Chesterfield, both victims of the influenza epidemic c.a. 1918-1920? If so, I have a couple of clippings about that family and a story to share. Debby McCoy (dmccoy2750@aol.com)

The "RAG" listed below is a private reseacher whose initials are RAG. It's actually a husband & wife team (I believe) and I have used them for info lookups. They are active on the ILCOOK-L list, and do lookups and mail copies for a minimal fee. Hope this helps. Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com In a message dated 99-11-11 13:19:37 EST, you write: << I don't have a clue as to what the below RAG is all about - anyone know what RAG stands for? Shirley: bobert@panacom.com From: Sheila Kelley <sheila@huntnet.net> >>I just send my email request to: lgreen@ccgate.sos.state.il.us >>Give them your requested surname & your snail mail address & they send a photo copied sheet with the surname your're seeking ,it shows birth & date of death & age if known,& county from. >>As I understand it, you can only make requests for the years1916 to >1943,only TWO surnames at a time & it is free. >Send the exact date and the CEERTIFICATE NUMBER,You can get these by >requesting them from RAG at: adeleg@ibm.net -- RAG >>will send you the death index pages for your surname for a nominal fee. >>

Hi, Bentley History from the book "Historic Sites and Structures of Hancock co, IL", 1979 --- no mention of a Burnette cemetery -- just a mention of A.B. Burnett Store (on Main street (hwy) between 1st and 2nd street), later became site of the A.L. Casburn Ford Agency, and then the W.H. Smith Ford and IHC Agency. Maybe the Burnett family has a family cemetery near the town of Bentley. Hope this helps a little, Mary Ann Scott Horton HaydenDan@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 11/11/1999 10:45:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, > shawnnee@jps.net writes: > > << Can anyone tell me if there is a Burnette cemetary in Bentley. I have not > been able to locate it to add to the website. >> > > Couldn't locate it on the Travel Maps CD, Shawnnee. Found Bentley IL and > Burnett IL but no Burnette or Burnett cemetery. Did find a Bently "town?" a > quarter mile west of Bentley IL. Seems odd to find 2 towns with nearly > identical names that close together. Wonder if that might be a mistake and > if that could be the location of the cemetery you're looking for. > > For your information, there is an Immanuel Cemetery about 1.5 miles of > Bentley and a Harmony Cemetery about 1.5 miles east and a mile south of > Bentley. There's a Bethel Cemetery about 4 miles southwest and an Old Brick > Cemetery about 4 miles northeast of Bentley. > > Dan Hayden > HaydenDan@aol.com > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ====

In a message dated 11/12/1999 10:27:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, KSum555@aol.com writes: << Hi Everyone, Can someone tell me where the Calvary Cemetery is located in Carthage. I thought it might be at the edge of Moss Ridge or maybe the name was changed to Moss Ridge but now I am not sure. Would appreciate some help. Thanks. Roberta Summers. >> Hi, Roberta. On the first pass, there are 22 Calvary Cemetery's in Illinois. But I don't see a Calvary in or around Carthage. I do see a Barnes Cemetery about a block or two south of the big Moss Ridge Cemetery north out of Cathage on 94 highway. Sorry. Dan Hayden HaydenDan@aol.com

In a message dated 11/11/1999 10:45:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, shawnnee@jps.net writes: << Can anyone tell me if there is a Burnette cemetary in Bentley. I have not been able to locate it to add to the website. >> Couldn't locate it on the Travel Maps CD, Shawnnee. Found Bentley IL and Burnett IL but no Burnette or Burnett cemetery. Did find a Bently "town?" a quarter mile west of Bentley IL. Seems odd to find 2 towns with nearly identical names that close together. Wonder if that might be a mistake and if that could be the location of the cemetery you're looking for. For your information, there is an Immanuel Cemetery about 1.5 miles of Bentley and a Harmony Cemetery about 1.5 miles east and a mile south of Bentley. There's a Bethel Cemetery about 4 miles southwest and an Old Brick Cemetery about 4 miles northeast of Bentley. Dan Hayden HaydenDan@aol.com

Roberta, The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located directly west of and adjoining Moss Ridge Cemetery, according to the book "Historic Sites and Structures of Hancock Co, Illinois, 1979". The Barnes Cemetery is located south of Moss Ridge Cemetery, and has not been used for several years. Hope this helps, Mary Ann Scott Horton KSum555@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > Can someone tell me where the Calvary Cemetery is located in Carthage. I > thought it might be at the edge of Moss Ridge or maybe the name was changed > to Moss Ridge but now I am not sure. Would appreciate some help. > Thanks. > Roberta Summers. > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ====

I accidentally deleted the wonderful reponse to the post that I made about this family. Please would the person who responded send it to me again. The ATen family is huge, all that I know of are descended from Adrian Aten ho came in 1651 to New Amsterdam. Lots of researchers involved with this family. Thanks, Sorry that the message got deleted. I am using WebMail and messages can't be retrieved once they are gone. Pat Thomas

Hi Everyone, Can someone tell me where the Calvary Cemetery is located in Carthage. I thought it might be at the edge of Moss Ridge or maybe the name was changed to Moss Ridge but now I am not sure. Would appreciate some help. Thanks. Roberta Summers.

Researching McCLEARY and BLOOM in Hancock County.....Any and all connections appreciated.

Researching MCCLEARY AND BLOOM in Hancock County. Would love any and all connections....... ----- Original Message ----- From: Terasa <pcuser@terraworld.net> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:29 PM Subject: Fw: [ILHANCOC] Hancock County > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marion Putnam <chick_putnam@nettally.com> > To: Terasa <pcuser@terraworld.net> > Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:14 PM > Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] Hancock County > > > Rev. Charles preformed the ceremony of marriage for his Daughter. Ruth Ellen > Holmes and John Anderson Putnam, December 26, 1887 in Dallas, Hancock > county. Miss Ruth Ellen Holmes was from Dallas, John Anderson Putnam was > from McDonough County, Illinois. As John Anderson was only nineteen his > parents signed a permission slip allowing him to get married. > Submitted by, Rev. Marion L. Putnam, Grandson of the happy pair. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Terasa <pcuser@terraworld.net> > To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 12:21 PM > Subject: [ILHANCOC] Hancock County > > > > It has come to Shawnnee and mine's attention that there are approximately > > 150 subscribers on this list. Lets pick up the activity on the list by > > posting on a regular basis your connections to Hancock County. Also feel > > free to post any raw data concerning Hancock County (i.e. Marriage > Records, > > Birth and Death Certificates, obituaries, etc.) > > > > T > > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hodges > > > > I'm an angel are you? > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6878/ > > > > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > > Please remember that it is okay to post any information > > on any connection to Hancock County Illinois to the list. > > The more info we post, the more likely that we will find connections. > > > > > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > >

Is anyone connected to Keziah S. Moore who married John W. Tolman in Hancock co. 9/20/ 1866? They were in Clear Creek, CO in 1880 w/2 children, Burleigh and Minnie. I would like to know the connection to my Hancock Co. Moores she may be. Debby

-----Original Message----- From: Marion Putnam <chick_putnam@nettally.com> To: Terasa <pcuser@terraworld.net> Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] Hancock County Rev. Charles preformed the ceremony of marriage for his Daughter. Ruth Ellen Holmes and John Anderson Putnam, December 26, 1887 in Dallas, Hancock county. Miss Ruth Ellen Holmes was from Dallas, John Anderson Putnam was from McDonough County, Illinois. As John Anderson was only nineteen his parents signed a permission slip allowing him to get married. Submitted by, Rev. Marion L. Putnam, Grandson of the happy pair. ----- Original Message ----- From: Terasa <pcuser@terraworld.net> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 12:21 PM Subject: [ILHANCOC] Hancock County > It has come to Shawnnee and mine's attention that there are approximately > 150 subscribers on this list. Lets pick up the activity on the list by > posting on a regular basis your connections to Hancock County. Also feel > free to post any raw data concerning Hancock County (i.e. Marriage Records, > Birth and Death Certificates, obituaries, etc.) > > T > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hodges > > I'm an angel are you? > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6878/ > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > Please remember that it is okay to post any information > on any connection to Hancock County Illinois to the list. > The more info we post, the more likely that we will find connections. >

Margaret Ann McCants Griffitts, 1836-1915 "Death of Mrs. Margaret Griffitts Mrs. Margaret Griffitts died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Blair in this city Sunday morning, after a long illness, aged 78 years, 9 months and 11 days. Margaret McCants was the daughter of William and Jane McCants who came here from Kentucky in an early day. She was born in Carthage, Nov. 6, 1836, and she has probably had the longest continual residence in this city of any citizen. She was one of a family of eight children--four boys and four girls; Samuel died in Colchester in 1908; William McCants died in Bloomfield, Ia., in 1902; Lee McCants, of Bloomfield who was unable to be here for the funeral; Edw. McCants died in Carthage in July, 1914; Sarah J. Ramsey, of Stillwater, Okla., unable to be here; Mrs. Mary Johns, died in Carthage over twenty years ago and Mrs. Angeline Woodburn of this city. She was married to Thos. B. Griffitts in 1869, and was a good mother to his six children, so much so that they never knew the loss of a mother's care and interest. Of these children four survive. Samuel of St. Louis; Stephen A. of Spokane; Mrs. Mina Roberts, of Isabelle, Kas., and Mrs. Adda Blair, who has given Mrs.Griffitts a daughter's love and devotion.Mr. Griffitts, who was one of the old settlers of this city, died Jan. 23 1911. Mrs. Griffitts became a member of the Presbyterian church at the age of 12, but because of her unstable health did not follow the activities of her church very closely. She led a very quiet, kindly life, and nought but good can be said of her. The funeral was held from the residence of Mrs. Blair yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. J.W. Porter officiating. Interment at Moss Ridge." The Carthage Republican, August 11, 1915, pg. 8, col. 5. Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Family Group Record Thomas Box Griffitts and Rachel Quee Waddell Submitted by: Laura Campbell, griffitts@eudoramail.com HUSBAND: Thomas Box Griffitts BORN: 26 Aug 1826 PLACE: Laurel Co., KY MARR: 24 Feb 1851 PLACE: McDonough, Co., IL DIED: 23 Jan 1911 PLACE: Carthage, Hancock, IL BUR: 25 Jan 1911 PLACE: Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, IL HUSBAND'S FATHER: Aaron Griffitts HUSBAND'S MOTHER: Mary Elizabeth Box HUSBAND'S OTHER WIVES: (2) 29 Aug 1869, Margaret Ann McCants WIFE: Rachel Quee Waddell BORN: 1827 DIED: 09 May 1864 PLACE: Carthage, Hancock, IL CHILDREN: NAME: John A. Griffitts BORN: 1852 PLACE: Hancock, IL DIED: 1893 PLACE: TX NAME: Charles J. Griffitts BORN: 01 Nov 1853 PLACE: Hancock, IL DIED: 23 Oct 1854 PLACE: Carthage, Hancock, IL NAME: Margaret Adline Griffitts BORN: 29 Jan 1855 PLACE: Hancock, IL MARR: 28 Feb 1883 PLACE: Hancock, IL DIED: 12 Sep 1916 SPOUSE: Alonzo Blair NAME: Thomas Clement Griffitts BORN: 1856 PLACE: Hancock, IL DIED: 28 June 1902 PLACE: Spokane, WA NAME: Sarah Almina Griffitts BORN: 30 Oct 1858 PLACE: Hancock, IL SPOUSE: Miller D. Roberts NAME: Stephen A. Douglas Griffitts BORN: 10 Oct 1860 PLACE: Hancock, IL DIED: Aft. Aug 1915 NAME: Benjamin Franklin Griffitts BORN: 23 July 1862 PLACE: Hancock, IL MARR: 17 Oct 1882 PLACE: Hancock, IL Spouse: Mattie A. Wood Notes: GRIFFITTS, Thomas Box. Relationship to Aaron GRIFFITTS and mother, BOX: SOURCE: Thomas Box Griffitts to Unknown, date unknown. Letter in possession of Robert Reese. Photocopy of letter supplied by mail to Laura Campbell by owner. Note: In his letter, Thomas states, "my fathers name was Aaron". For additional source information, please contact: Laura Campbell, griffitts@eudoramail.com ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

I am working on an Aten family and find Aaron Prince Aten married Emma S. Crawford in 1872 in Knox county. She is living with her widowed mother, Minerva Crawford in 1870 and also after her marriage in 1880 in Knox county. Just trying to tidy things up, I find a Harrison Crawford married to a Minerva Ann Stockton 25 December 1839 in Hancock county and wondered if this was Emma's mother. Emma has a sister Melissa who would have been born about 1842. They were in Indian Point township, no Crawford's listed in the cemetery listing. Does anyone know anything about this family? Pat Thomas Post Office Box 885 Winona, Minnesota 55987-0885 1-507-452-8290 mailto:ptthomas@hbci.com Support public genealogy - join or sponsor the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html