My greatgrandfather, Patrick McDERMOTT and his spouse, Brigid DEEGAN McDermott, lived in Warsaw Illinois from 1871-1895(?). They are listed in Warsaw, Illinois in the Federal Census for 1880. Their last child, Emily, was born in Warsaw Illinois in 1871. One of their daughters, Anna, married Thomas LAFFEY there in 1881. The only other collateral name I have for them is CULLEN who lived across the River in Keokuk, IA. McDERMOTT daughters, Mary and Maggie lived there too. My curiosity is really about why they came to Warsaw IL. They married in Delaware; moved to Euclid OH; then to Hamtramck MI; Warsaw IL; and finally settled in Chicago before 1900. Ginny McDermott

Shawnee: How good is your 1860 Hancock County Census? I tried looking at this one at the FHC and parts of it was too faded to read. Im looking for a Joseph H. Taylor, Robert Taylor, and/or Celia Taylor. Robert & Celia are Joseph's parents, and they supposedly came to IL from VT. Thanks so much! Marla in Las Vegas

Bev, Do you have the Turner's in the 1910 census? I found some in the Montebello Township. If you want this information let me know and I will send it to you. Shawnnee

Shawnee, Thanks for keeping an eye out for my Truitts. I was told once that some of the census takers "extended" their ink by adding water to it. That looks like the case in the 1850 census of Hancock County, Illinois. -- At least the microfilm copy they have at the LDS library here in Mesa, AZ. Parts of the county are OK, and then on some of the pages the writing fades out terribly. I was just wondering if your copy was that way, or if I have been looking at a particularly poor filming. Thanks again for all your efforts to further the family and local history of Hancock County, Illinois. One of the most beautiful places on earth... Lottie -----Original Message----- From: Shawnnee Ramey <shawnnee@jps.net> To: Lee Hendricks <leehendricks@earthlink.net> Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] More information >Hi Lottie, >Census records are sometimes very hard to read. Some of them even the >writing is hard to read. I have been searching them for 25 years and I use >my glasses and sometimes a magnifying glass and sometimes if I turn the >light off in the room, that helps. I have seen some Truitts but I can't >remember now which census I have seen them in. I will let you know if I see >them >Shawnnee > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lee Hendricks <leehendricks@earthlink.net> >To: ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 6:19 PM >Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] More information > > >>Shawnee, >> >>How faded is your copy of the 1850 census for Hancock County, Illinois? I >>tried searching for my Truitt family in the 1850 census, Hancock County, on >>the microfilm copy at the LDS Family History Library here in Mesa, AZ. >>There were places where the handwriting faded out to practically nothing. >>It was very difficult to read. And even though I strongly suspect that my >>TRUITT family was living there as of 1850, I could not find them. >> >>If you ever come across the Truitts in 1850 Hancock County Census, it would >>be a dream come true. The family constellation would look something like >>this: >> >>--James Isaac TRUITT, father. >>--Elizabeth BOWEN TRUITT, mother, may be deceased before 1850, I'm not >sure. >>--Henrietta TRUITT, about age 19 as of 1850. >>--James TRUITT, about age 17 as of 1850. >>--Emily TRUITT, about age 13, as of 1850. >>--possible other daughters may be named Jane TRUITT or Julia TRUITT. >> >>My sincere thanks for all of your help, >>Lottie Hendricks >>Mesa, AZ >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Shawnnee Ramey <shawnnee@jps.net> >>To: ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 6:24 PM >>Subject: [ILHANCOC] More information >> >> >>>Hi All, >>>I really want to help you all, but I need a little more than just a >>surname >>>to go on. I need something like >>>A full name= George Jones >>>Any family =wife and children >>>About what year were they in Hancock Co, That way I can make the right >>>connections. I have census records from early to 1920. and I am always >>>going through them. Please send your information to the list. Maybe >someone >>>else has a connection and can help you. >>>Thank you All. >>>Shawnnee >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== >>The list administrator for the ILHANCOC mailing list is >>pcuser@horizon.hit.net >> >> > >

Still searching. I have found two entries in the Archives that are also looking for these same surnames. I am ready to change me name to SMITH, then I could adopt a family already completed. THanks, Pam Crawford, IDAHO ************************************* #1 initial genealogy we had Henry Folca(?) Crawford (b.1812) in Virginia Married: Wife #1: Maria Carroll County Ohio (b.1812 in Maine) Children: Methias (b. 1833) Nathanial (b. 1835) Ruben (b. 1837) William Henry (b.1839) Nancy (b. 1841) Eliza (b. 1843) James (b. 1846) Census in Hancock County, Hamilton, township of Montebello Married on: 5-3-1862 In Hamilton IL. Wife#2: Sarah Jane White (b.1845 N.Y.) Children: Henry Parker (b.1858) brought to the family with Sarah Olive B. (b.1862) Sarah Rebecca (b.1864) John F. (b.1866) (Abraham) Lincoln (b.1868) Edith J. (b.1870) George (b.1872) Cora b.1874) Charles b.1876) Albert (b.1879 (?)) Ernest (b.1880) Jacob R.( b.1883 d.1953) son Jerry Ronald b. 1946 Crawford, John H. one of the substantial business men of Hamilton, and one of its most prominent citizens, was born October, 5, 1864, a son of Henry F. and Sarah J. (white) Crawford, the latter being the second wife of Henry F. Crawford. He was born (Henry) August 9, 1812, and died November 11, 1885, while she (Sarah) was born April 5th, 1842 and died in January, 1915. The paternal grandfather, a native of Virginia, moved to Ohio, and there he reared his family, and died. Henry F. Crawford left Ohio for southern Illinois, when he was eighteen years old, and located in Wayne County, where he was first married, and by that union had nine children, of whom two survive to date, namely: Reuben and Nancy, who is Mrs. Charles Burlingame, both live at Albion, Edwards Co. Illinois. By his second marriage Henry had seven sons, and four daughters, of whom three sons and daughters survive, namely : Ernest, who lives at Beaver Oklahoma, Jacob R. who lives in Montana, Olive, who is Mrs. William Swigelson, lives at Keokuk, Iowa, Sadie who is Mrs. Edward Moxley, lives in Boulder Colorado, Jennie who is Mrs. Moses Baum lives at Quincy, Ill. and John H. The maternal grandparents were natives of New York who came west to Michigan and inn 1853 , located to Hancock County, spending the remainder of their years there. Their names were John and Susan J. (Rogers) White. John Crawford began to be self supporting after his father's death, first as a farm hand and dairy helper, and later as a carpenter and wagon maker, working at his trades some years with contractors. He then was yard salesman in a lumber yard, and for four years was engaged in the dairy business, when in 1907 he opened his present popular restaurant at Hamilton, and has since been engaged in conducting it. On September 9, 1897, Mr. Crawford was married to Mrs. Florence A. Dennis, widow of Charles Edward Dennis and a daughter of William and Sarah S. (Irwin) Moore. By her first marriage she had a son Fredrick W. Dennis of Hamilton, who married Bertha Prouty, of Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs.. Crawford have no children. Mr. Crawford is a Democrat and served as alderman of the old Third Ward of Hamilton 1892-1901. After Hamilton adopted the commission form of government, was city commissioner for two years, from 1913-1915. In 1912 he was elected a justice of the peace, and still holds that office. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a trustee and chairman of the official board. His fraternal affiliations are with the Hamilton Lodge No. 697. I.O.O.F. in which he has passed all the chairs. He compiled the first ordinance revision that was ever published in 18895, which remained in effect until 1913,, when the commission form of government was adopted. This action necessitated a vast amount of research of the records, and hunting for others that had been lost, and in this work and the ordinance revision of 1913. Mr. Crawford did signally valuable service as a member of the revision committee.

Hi Emerson in the 1910 census Town of Nauvoo, Page 174 Dwelling 52,I found a looks like J Fred Salm Age 50 Wife Anna age 46 Both born in Illinois and both of the parents of both people were born in Germany Shawnnee

Shawnee, How faded is your copy of the 1850 census for Hancock County, Illinois? I tried searching for my Truitt family in the 1850 census, Hancock County, on the microfilm copy at the LDS Family History Library here in Mesa, AZ. There were places where the handwriting faded out to practically nothing. It was very difficult to read. And even though I strongly suspect that my TRUITT family was living there as of 1850, I could not find them. If you ever come across the Truitts in 1850 Hancock County Census, it would be a dream come true. The family constellation would look something like this: --James Isaac TRUITT, father. --Elizabeth BOWEN TRUITT, mother, may be deceased before 1850, I'm not sure. --Henrietta TRUITT, about age 19 as of 1850. --James TRUITT, about age 17 as of 1850. --Emily TRUITT, about age 13, as of 1850. --possible other daughters may be named Jane TRUITT or Julia TRUITT. My sincere thanks for all of your help, Lottie Hendricks Mesa, AZ -----Original Message----- From: Shawnnee Ramey <shawnnee@jps.net> To: ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 6:24 PM Subject: [ILHANCOC] More information >Hi All, >I really want to help you all, but I need a little more than just a surname >to go on. I need something like >A full name= George Jones >Any family =wife and children >About what year were they in Hancock Co, That way I can make the right >connections. I have census records from early to 1920. and I am always >going through them. Please send your information to the list. Maybe someone >else has a connection and can help you. >Thank you All. >Shawnnee > > > > >==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > > >

Hi, I also found in the 1910 census Page 135 B all of them in the La Harp Township Claud Freeman 24 Wife Mable 22 Son Leland 3 All born in Illinois The other one was 135 A Angelo Freeman 67 born in New York wife Cordelia 43 born in Illinois Daughter Ruby 18 " Daughter Lydia 14 " Son Homer 12 " Son Clarence 10 " Son Lawrence 9 " Daughter Mable 5 "

Someone is searching the Freeman Surname. in the 1910 census I have a J.B Freeman age 30 he was a farmer Wife Hanna age 25 and son Joseph C Age 2 all born in Illinois Shawnnee

Hi All, I really want to help you all, but I need a little more than just a surname to go on. I need something like A full name= George Jones Any family =wife and children About what year were they in Hancock Co, That way I can make the right connections. I have census records from early to 1920. and I am always going through them. Please send your information to the list. Maybe someone else has a connection and can help you. Thank you All. Shawnnee

Can anyone connect to this family? -----Original Message----- From: MABesthorn@aol.com <MABesthorn@aol.com> To: shawnnee@jps.net <shawnnee@jps.net> Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] Roll Call >Shawnnee, > >Here is a bit of information on the Decker family surnames that lived in >Hancock County, IL. If you run across any these surnames in the census >information I would certainly appreciate what you may find. Many of the >Decker children married individuals from Hancock County. > >6. ELISHA4 DECKER (CONRAD3, ELIAS2, ELIAS1) was born February 03, 1819 in >Madison Township, >Pickaway Co., OH, and died November 15, 1870 in Pilot Grove, Hancock Co., IL. > He married (1) >ELIZABETH TEEGARDIN September 02, 1841 in Pickaway Co., OH, daughter of >WILLIAM TEEGARDIN and >ELIZABETH SHOOK. She was born 1823. He married (2) SARAH E. EVANS November >07, 1847 in Pickaway >Co., OH. She was born March 14, 1825 in OH, and died June 21, 1892 in >Burnside, Pilot Grove Township, >Hancock Co., IL. > >More About ELISHA DECKER: >Burial: Mc Kay Cemetery, Pilot Grove Township, IL >Fact 1: Moved to Burnside, IL > >More About SARAH E. EVANS: >Burial: June 22, 1892, Mc Kay Cemetery, Pilot Grove Township, IL > >Children of ELISHA DECKER and ELIZABETH TEEGARDIN are: > i. EDWARD5 DECKER. > >More About EDWARD DECKER: >Fact 1: Died very young > > ii. ELISHA DECKER, JR.. > iii. SUZANNA DECKER, b. May 1842, Pickaway Co., OH; m. DEWITT C. >TYNER, April 25, 1861, >Hancock Co., IL. > >Children of ELISHA DECKER and SARAH EVANS are: > iv. JAMES EVANS5 DECKER, b. July 1848, Madison Township, Pickaway Co., >OH; m. EDA RUTH >PERKINS, 1876, Pilot Grove, Hancock Co., IL; b. Abt. 1856, Illinois. > >More About JAMES EVANS DECKER: >Fact 1: Arapahoe County, Platte Valley, KS Page # 852 >Occupation: Farmer >Residence: Duck Creek Twp., Lafontaine, KS > >Notes for EDA RUTH PERKINS: >Eda Ruth Perkins family lived at Argo, Missouri. > >More About EDA RUTH PERKINS: >Occupation: Housekeeper > > v. MARY ELIZABETH DECKER, b. December 1850, Pickaway Co., OH; m. >PATRICKC. DUNN, Abt. >1875, Hancock Co., IL. > vi. CHRISTOFER COLUMBUS DECKER, b. March 03, 1853, Pilot Grove, Hancock >Co., IL; d. March >19, 1929, Decatur, Wise Co., TX; m. ELLENDER STARK, June 29, 1881, Kaufman >Co., TX; b. March >22, 1860, Martinville, Clark Co., IL; d. February 23, 1927, Decatur, Wise >Co., TX. > vii. MARGARET E. DECKER, b. 1855, Burnside, Hancock Co., IL; m. ELIAS >W. LYONS, Abt. 1880, >Hancock Co., IL. > >More About ELIAS W. LYONS: >Residence: Lyons, KS > > viii. VIRGINIA MINERVA DECKER, b. 1857, Burnside, Hancock Co., IL; m. >THOMAS J. RICE, >Hancock Co., IL. > >More About VIRGINIA MINERVA DECKER: >Residence: Paton, IA > >More About THOMAS J. RICE: >Residence: Paton, IA > >Thanks so much for your help in finding members of this family. > >Mel Besthorn >

Hi Shawnee, You are doing a good job and I wonder if you would check the 1900 &1920 census for John & Rebecca Daugherty for me when you have time? They might be around St. Marys.Thanks. Roberta Summers.

Hi All, If you all can give me a rundown on some of your families in Hancock Co, as I go through the census films, if I see these names I will email you . I know someone with the name Kimbro emailed the list for information a while back. I have not found Kimbro but lots of Kimbrough's. Most of them were from Kentucky. I have a very good memory and I see a lot of names that people are searching but I don't know what the rest of the family names are. Such as children and dates that you may have. The census records are full of information if you can make the right connections. Shawnnee

Shawnee,thanks for the 1910 Census on the Freeman families. I thought I knew all I needed to know but you supplied much more. Pat

Hello all. I'm looking for information on David and Margaret E. RIDDLE in Hancock Co., IL between roughly 1860 and 1883. May have been in and around Chili Township near Bowen. May have 2 babies buried in Chili cemetery. Dan Hayden Mukilteo WA HaydenDan@aol.com ps: Shawnnee, you're doing such a great job !! Terasa, you're hanging in there tough, too! Keep up the good stuff!!

Researching these families in Hancock Co Benjamin Cox and first wife Rachel Ellis John Kirkpatrick and wife Eliza Cox Benjamin Jackson Kirkpatrick and wife Mary Turner Orr Kirkpatrick Have been looking for parents of Rachel Ellis for over 20 years. Thanks, Marilyn in Washington

Oral history from my grandmother, and others of her generation, has it that her grandmother's maiden name was Mary Sofronia DePue (or any spelling likely to generate that pronunciation), born 1842, married G. M. Trumper. We think Mary DePue was born in New York or Pennsylvania. They lived near Nauvoo,Illinois for a while before settling in Wayne County, Iowa. G. M. and Mary S. Trumper are buried in the New York Cemetary, Wayne County, Iowa. Their daughter Ida Mae married John Henry Reuter. They lived in Wayne County, Iowa,then moved to Brainard, Minnesota in the 1920's. We do not know Mary DePue's father's name, but her mother's maiden name was Sarah Martel (again, any reasonable spelling), b. in New Jersey or New York, died 1897. Looking for info on Trumper, DePue and Martel from Nauvoo area. I am looking forward to the census records being on-line, as they may have been in Hancock County around 1850 to 1860. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

Shawnnee, You are doing great!!!!!! Take your time & do it right. There is truth in the adage that "Rome wasn't built in a day". Remember good work lasts for a very long time. Also Family & Christmas comes first. Would not want to see you have "burn out" from excessive concentration on the web site. We need many more volunteers like you around the Web. Chet Neff, Champaign

Looking for BEAT(T)Y & WESTBROOK families. I have an 1865 marriage, but no more info... Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com

In a message dated 99-11-01 06:19:16 EST, you write: << Hi All, Did someone send an email to the list for Beatty information? If you did please resend it. I think I accidently deleted it and I might have found some information for you. Shawnnee>> Shawnnee, here you go...This is a resend of my earlier message... Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com <<Unfortunately I don't know if any of my people are buried in Hancock Co. So far my only connection is an 1865 marriage. I have nothing in my BEATTY or WESTBROOK lines to tie the county to births/deaths or even residences. If any of you find any references to those two names in your county research I'd love to hear from you. I do belong to both the BEATTY and WESTBROOK Rootsweb groups, but my two folks seem to be orphans and appeared on this earth on Oct 17, 1865 when they were married. Neither of their death certs give any info other than dates/states of birth (George BEATY KY Aug 1838, and Caroline WESTBROOK VA Mar 1842). From their wedding in 1865 until sometime between 1877 and 1882 they lived in IL, but I haven't found where. They moved to Tingley, Ringgold Co., IA area before 1882, and I have them well documented from that point on. ANY help on their stay in IL and especially Hancock Co would be appreciated. Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com>>