Robert, How wonderful that there are people around like you. May God bless you as you endeavor to help other people. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L. Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 6:02 PM Subject: More Progress at Old Brick > Today I set and leveled the new bases for William Thurber, and his son > John W. Thurber, and then used slot mortar mix and stack mortar mix and > set the upper base and the stones, and epoxied the broken parts of William > Thurber's stone. Also epoxied the broken top part of Martin Thurber's > stone. These are all now complete except for some cleaning with water, and > some costmetic work and void fill mix work. > Also leveled the base for Francis Kimbrough Davis, and set the second base > in stack mortar mix and then epoxied the tall part of the stone to its > bases. It is also now complete except for some cleaning. > Also dug around and leveled the base for Jane Mapes' stone. Worked on > cleaning it and preparing it for epoxy repairs. I should be able to make > it look very nice. It will require some epoxy work, first to fix to a > broken corner of the stone, and then the broken bottom can be set in the > original base, and the broken top part epoxied back together. Hope to do > that soon. > While working on the Jane Mapes stone and base, I happened to notice, a > few yards to the south what looked like a little bit of the top of a stone > or brick. It amazes me that in this dry season of the year, I can see > things on the surface that I have never noticed even though I've mowed out > there many times, and probed, etc. At any rate, what I found today was the > cute little footstone for Clara Jane Mapes, with the initials C. J. M. on > it. I cleaned it, and took pictures of it, and of the other stones I > worked on today, and will try to remember to send them to family members > whom I know are interested, next week. I was really glad to find the > footstone for Clara Jane Mapes, as it tells me exactly where Clara's > tombstone should be, and also where Minerva J. Kimbrough's stone should be > (which is presently on the wrong grave space). I'll do some more checking > later to see whether I can find any indication of a grave for Joseph > Mapes. > Onward and upward, > Robert > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/1945.1 Message Board Post: Richard, I was looking at Dudley Ramsey in Greenfied IN and saw your posting. I don't recognize your family as one of our our gorups or your eamil as an active member of our Ramsey groups. Therfore I'm not sure if I've conntacted you before. My Ramsey family through DNA has connect with 8 other major Ramsey families. You can view the latest Ramsey families DNA test results at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/indexDNA.html I would encourage you to help solve the Ramsay / Ramsey mystery by considering participating in our project. Drop me an email and I be glad to answer your questions. Regards, John Hendrickson DNA kit #25468 Ramsay / Ramsey DNA Co-Cordinator jdhknoxtn@aol.com

Today I set and leveled the new bases for William Thurber, and his son John W. Thurber, and then used slot mortar mix and stack mortar mix and set the upper base and the stones, and epoxied the broken parts of William Thurber's stone. Also epoxied the broken top part of Martin Thurber's stone. These are all now complete except for some cleaning with water, and some costmetic work and void fill mix work. Also leveled the base for Francis Kimbrough Davis, and set the second base in stack mortar mix and then epoxied the tall part of the stone to its bases. It is also now complete except for some cleaning. Also dug around and leveled the base for Jane Mapes' stone. Worked on cleaning it and preparing it for epoxy repairs. I should be able to make it look very nice. It will require some epoxy work, first to fix to a broken corner of the stone, and then the broken bottom can be set in the original base, and the broken top part epoxied back together. Hope to do that soon. While working on the Jane Mapes stone and base, I happened to notice, a few yards to the south what looked like a little bit of the top of a stone or brick. It amazes me that in this dry season of the year, I can see things on the surface that I have never noticed even though I've mowed out there many times, and probed, etc. At any rate, what I found today was the cute little footstone for Clara Jane Mapes, with the initials C. J. M. on it. I cleaned it, and took pictures of it, and of the other stones I worked on today, and will try to remember to send them to family members whom I know are interested, next week. I was really glad to find the footstone for Clara Jane Mapes, as it tells me exactly where Clara's tombstone should be, and also where Minerva J. Kimbrough's stone should be (which is presently on the wrong grave space). I'll do some more checking later to see whether I can find any indication of a grave for Joseph Mapes. Onward and upward, Robert

Hi, all, Just a note to say that for awhile this afternoon I had fun doing some serious tombstone repairs. Set the bottom part of one stone in a new base with slot mix mortar, and then epoxied the next part of the stone to it, leaving just the top part now to be epoxied in order to have another complete nice looking stone, which had been broken into three parts. Also epoxied the broken top of another stone to its bottom part (trying to be efficient with the epoxy). Took pictures of the work done. Then started getting a couple other broken stones ready (cleaned) for repair. (Repair work will be going on for awhile, as there are quite a few needing work.) Lastly, took a few pictures of another stone which a descedant in Minnesota wrote to me about recently. It was a beautiful warm day here. Hope you all enjoyed the day. Watched the parade on the square in Carthage this morning, and rang the bell on our church twelve times at noon. God bless America. Robert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2321.2 Message Board Post: 1880 Iowa Warren Indianola Eli, Nancy, Gennie, Minnie & William Henness (Hennis) were all in the same family. Census can be found at http://www.myfamily.com 1900 Illinois, McDonough, Macomb Hennies, Eli Mar 1848 53 m 32 yers. IL/Mary/ KY Teamster Nancy wife Feb 1848 52 5/4 children IL/TN/Tn William son Dec 1880 19 Iowa/IL KY Averett, Minnie dau Apr 1876 24 Widow 3/2 IL/IL/IL Sarah E. Grand dau Sept 1892 MO/IL/IL Eli Parker Grand son Nov 1895 4 MO/IL/IL 1910 Emmons, Jennie 40 widow Roy son Hennes, Eli Father 70 widow 1910 MO Monroe Jackson Graner or Graves, Robert, 32 IN/KY IN Minnie M. (May) 35 mar 10 years Sylvia 1 11/12 IL/IN/IL Avrette, Eli P son 14 Il/IL/IL Same family is in the same place in Hancock County, IL in 1920 1920 Agusta, IL Barnes, Alfred 44 Mary E. 42 Alfred 14 Hennis, Eli P. father in law Eli Parker Henness b 25 mar 1848 in Urbana,IL d. 21 Dec 1922 in Agusta, IL Marriage 1867 to Nancy Lee Hanley Parents: Joshua Lee Henness and Polina Ann Wilson Eli P. Averette b 26 Nov 1895 d. Feb 1083 in Galesburg, Illinois

Roy Sellers obit appears in the 12-10-1970 issue of the Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Adelia Sellers obit appears in the 4-15-1998 issue of the Hancock County Journal-Pilot. All I have is an index of obits. You can order the actual obituary from the Hancock County Historical Society. <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bryant/goodies.html> ----- Original Message ----- From: <skratze@bgnet.bgsu.edu> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: [ILHANCOC] Obituary Lookups > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Sellers > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2319 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi, > > I was wondering if there was anyone who could look for 2 obituaries for me? > > I am looking for obituaries for the following people who lived in Hancock Co, IL: > > Roy Sellers who died in December 1970 > Esther A Sellers who died 08 April 1998 > > Thanks for your help! > > Sincerely, > > Sheila > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > Hancock County Coordinator: Shawnnee Bolt Ramey > Rock Island County Coordinator > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Eg.2ADI/2243.3 Message Board Post: Erika, Is your offer still good. I would love to have a copy of the graduation announcement. Thanks, Sandra penner@rapfire.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Eg.2ADI/2156.1.1.1.1.2.2 Message Board Post: I have a Thomas Stone born 1696 married to an Abigail Long. They had a son Caleb Stone born in 1750 in MA. Don't know if there is a connection. I can be reached at ayersjohnson@earthlink.net Sorry I have been away from geneology for awhile. Diana Ayers

Sat. evening, June 24th, 2006. As of today I have repaired three broken stones with mastico epoxy and the ones I had repaired before seem to be holding fine. They look nice standing straight and tall. Also set two stones on their bases with stack mix mortar. Found something "new" today again - another base underground with the bottom part of the stone still in the recess - but didn't find the top of the stone yet. Found part of another stone, also underground, flush against the north edge of this base. It definitely is not the stone which was broken off. It resembles two other infant stones found earlier, very close by. Haven't made much progress since I last wrote till today, due to being sick with bronchial trouble the past week or ten days, so haven't mowed for awhile. Really appreciated hearing from a local young person this week who is interested in helping, and wanting to learn. Some of the nicest young people in the world, have come in, or visited us, recently. Makes us very proud. Best wishes, to you all, Robert

Dear Robert..Bless You..I have been quite ill and wait to read your latest details as I would wait for a letter from a dear friend. My heart jumps for joy at each new turn of events. Today I had to write as I have two Grandsons living in my home..we have been together for the fifteen years of the first born Robert Christian and 13 of the second born Dylan Matthew. When you spoke of the young people today I just had to write and tell you of my boys and their little friends. Your statement was proof to me that ALL these youth are looking for a place to lend a helping hand they just need to be called. I have had event after event since becoming ill of the goodness and loving kindness of these children daily some beautiful surprise for Grandmother..I had become the "neighborhood Gramma" as I was the only adult at home after school in a large neighborhood full of families. I must admit as time was progressing in my illness I knew not I had and my strength and energies were waning I had my days of prayer and sheer grit!!! I would get them all where they needed to be and taken care of.. Baseball band practice piano a dining table filled each day with treats and sharpened pencils and the older ones helping the littler ones and a section for the ESL (English Second Language) in the living room for our Hispanic and Iraqi kindergartners and first graders..teaching their numbers and letters..it was a real "Hoot a nanny" each day..I loved each day and looked forward to the next..now these guys have moved on some to other neighborhoods and some to the suburbs and every now and again my phone rings and it is a family wanting to bring the kids to play for a day..during the spring I was so ill and kept thinking about how badly I wanted to get a small garden in..one Fri, the phone rang and it was two of my favorites that have moved to Allen, TX..far north of Dallas..they wanted to know if I could use a hand for the weekend to get my garden in.. so my prayers are still being answered and here they came and you should have seen the group of friends in the yard and the end was the most beautiful little garden spot and all of the beds turned up for me..none of which I could have managed myself..we conversed through my bedroom window which faces the back yard.. about what was planted where and had not come up as yet so they did not dig up anything ..They were back last Sat. to spend the day of my Christians 15th birthday and parents in tow telling me how they had come home and gone to work in their back yard and planted a garden of their own.. I truly believe in the goodness of these children..there have been a few I have had to weed out..I just could not take on any "problem children" too may good ones wanting to do the right thing..so if they wanted to come to 'Gramma's house" they had to have regular hair ,no purple hair, tattoos, body piercings etc and language approiate for Grandmothers ears.. I would tell all of them I was raised by Grandparents born in 1891 so I had a really old fashioned way of seeing the world and was not the one to change..do not come to visit me with purple hair!! so far so good.. The key to this is to let them know what needs to be done and sit back and watch each of them has their own talents one is the eyes of the garden I get him to tell me where to place a plant tree or statue, another the work horse doing all the digging, another asks all the questions never stops wanting to know about everything..but to be sure they all know how to take care of a garden and yard organically and not to bother any "pests" that God did not make any pests each has a job to do and leave them alone..we are the only home in the neighborhood that has wasp nests and it has been a treat to watch the kids watch the wasp nests grow. That had worked until last year one flew in an opened screen in my room and sat down on my blue recliner just before I did.. I paid the price for that lesson and allowed the oldest to move the nest by the window before there was any activity in the spring. I do think these children are looking for a place to feel good about them selves and learn about the world all we have to do as adults is provide that environment and answer questions make cookies and Kool aid.. and lots of hugs and caring band aids and iodine!!yes ,I still use it!! 98cents vs $4.98 for some cream of unknown ingredients and results. Thank You for sharing. Beverly in Texas --- "Robert L. Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> wrote: > Sat. evening, June 24th, 2006. > As of today I have repaired three broken stones with > mastico epoxy and the ones I had repaired before > seem to be holding fine. They look nice standing > straight and tall. Also set two stones on their > bases with stack mix mortar. Found something "new" > today again - another base underground with the > bottom part of the stone still in the recess - but > didn't find the top of the stone yet. Found part of > another stone, also underground, flush against the > north edge of this base. It definitely is not the > stone which was broken off. It resembles two other > infant stones found earlier, very close by. Haven't > made much progress since I last wrote till today, > due to being sick with bronchial trouble the past > week or ten days, so haven't mowed for awhile. > Really appreciated hearing from a local young person > this week who is interested in helping, and wanting > to learn. Some of the nicest young people in the > world, have come in, or visited us, recently. Makes > us very proud. > Best wishes, to you all, > Robert > > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > List owner Shawnnee Bolt Ramey > shawnnee@jrsenterprizes.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Just for your info: Augusta is only a couple of miles from Schuyler Co and probably 4 miles from McDonough Co. So people frequently lived in one county and used the closest town in the next county as their address. Same could be possible for schools. Nola in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "infoexchange" <infoexchange@comcast.net> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] 1900/1910 Census >I had no luck in locating Sarah Jane Avert(t) in Hancock County in 1900 or > 1910, but did find this family in neighboring McDonough County in the 1900 > census. Macomb is about 25 miles from Augusta. The birth date for Sarah > seems to match and the fact that her mother is a widow living with her > parents may explain your difficulty in locating the family. > > In 1900, Eli P. Hennies ( w, m, b. Mar 1848, age 52, married 32 years, > teamster) is living in a rented house at 623 W. Washington Street in > Macomb, > McDonough County, Illinois, with his wife Nancy (w, f, b. Feb 1848, age > 52, > g. Feb 1848, married 32 years, gave birth to 5 children, 4 of whom > survive), > his son William (w, m, b. Dec 1880, age 19, single, day laborer), daughter > Minnie Arvette (w, f, b. Apr 1876, age 24, widow, gave birth to 3 > children, > 2 of whom survive), and granddaughter Sarah E. Arvette (age 7, b. Sept > 1892, > at school), and grandson Eli Parker Arvette (age 4, b. Nov. 1895). Eli > was > born in Illinois, his father in Maryland, and his mother in Kentucky. > Nancy > was born Illinois and her parents in Tennessee. William was born in Iowa, > Minnie in Illinois, Sarah in Missouri, and Eli Parker in Illinois. Sarah > and Eli's deceased father was born in Vermont. > > In 1910, Robert C. Graves (age 33, ) is living in Jackson Township, Monroe > County, Missouri, with his wife Minnie M., daughter Sylva M. (age 1 year 1 > month), and son Eli P. Arvitt (age 14). Robert and Minnie have been > married > 10 years and it is the second marriage for both. It appears that Minnie > remarried and her son by her first marriage is living with them. Sarah is > not. I could not locate her. > > I also did a further search and found two family trees online for an Eli > Parker Henness (Minnie¹s father)--one that places him in Augusta, > Illinois, > at the end of his life. According to this record, Eli Henness was born on > 25 Mar 1848 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, to Joshua Lee Henness > and > Polina Ann Wilson. He died on 21 Dec 1922 in Augusta, Hancock County, > Illinois. He married Nancy A. Hanley in 1867. They had four children: > Gennie (b. 1869), Minnie May (b. 1873 in Colchester, McDonough County, > Illinois), Mary Etta (b. 1878), and John William (b. 1880). > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bar469&id=I1197 > and > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=donna70&id=I4747 > > The 1860 U.S. Census places Eli Henness (age 13) in Lawrenceburg, Squaw > Township, Warren County, Iowa, living with his mother Polina J. Henness > (age > 50) and siblings William (age 21), Deborah J. (age 16), Euseline (age 7), > and Angeline (age 4). Polina was born in Kentucky, William, Deborah, and > Eli in Indiana, Eusaline in Illinois, and Angeline in Iowa. Some sources > believe that Eli was married a second time to Margaret ³Maggie² Beamer. I > found a Maggie Henness living in Augusta Township, Hancock County, > Illinois > in the 1870 census. She was living with several of her siblings. > > The 1880 U.S. Census places Eli P. Hennis (age 32, teaming) and his family > in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa. He is living there with his wife Nancy > (age 34), daughters Gennie (age 11) and Minnie (age 7), and Ella (age 3). > Eli was born in Illinois, his father in Ohio, and his mother in Kentucky. > Nancy and her parents in Tennessee. All three children were born in > Illinois. The family is living adjacent to a Phillip Hennis family. > > Although there are inconsistencies among these records, it seems possible > they could be the family you¹re looking for. > > ______________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2321.1 Message Board Post: Tere, There is no listing for a Sarah with that last name in Hancock Co. for those years, and Augusta ia in Hancock Co. Margie

I had no luck in locating Sarah Jane Avert(t) in Hancock County in 1900 or 1910, but did find this family in neighboring McDonough County in the 1900 census. Macomb is about 25 miles from Augusta. The birth date for Sarah seems to match and the fact that her mother is a widow living with her parents may explain your difficulty in locating the family. In 1900, Eli P. Hennies ( w, m, b. Mar 1848, age 52, married 32 years, teamster) is living in a rented house at 623 W. Washington Street in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, with his wife Nancy (w, f, b. Feb 1848, age 52, g. Feb 1848, married 32 years, gave birth to 5 children, 4 of whom survive), his son William (w, m, b. Dec 1880, age 19, single, day laborer), daughter Minnie Arvette (w, f, b. Apr 1876, age 24, widow, gave birth to 3 children, 2 of whom survive), and granddaughter Sarah E. Arvette (age 7, b. Sept 1892, at school), and grandson Eli Parker Arvette (age 4, b. Nov. 1895). Eli was born in Illinois, his father in Maryland, and his mother in Kentucky. Nancy was born Illinois and her parents in Tennessee. William was born in Iowa, Minnie in Illinois, Sarah in Missouri, and Eli Parker in Illinois. Sarah and Eli's deceased father was born in Vermont. In 1910, Robert C. Graves (age 33, ) is living in Jackson Township, Monroe County, Missouri, with his wife Minnie M., daughter Sylva M. (age 1 year 1 month), and son Eli P. Arvitt (age 14). Robert and Minnie have been married 10 years and it is the second marriage for both. It appears that Minnie remarried and her son by her first marriage is living with them. Sarah is not. I could not locate her. I also did a further search and found two family trees online for an Eli Parker Henness (Minnie¹s father)--one that places him in Augusta, Illinois, at the end of his life. According to this record, Eli Henness was born on 25 Mar 1848 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, to Joshua Lee Henness and Polina Ann Wilson. He died on 21 Dec 1922 in Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois. He married Nancy A. Hanley in 1867. They had four children: Gennie (b. 1869), Minnie May (b. 1873 in Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois), Mary Etta (b. 1878), and John William (b. 1880). http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bar469&id=I1197 and http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=donna70&id=I4747 The 1860 U.S. Census places Eli Henness (age 13) in Lawrenceburg, Squaw Township, Warren County, Iowa, living with his mother Polina J. Henness (age 50) and siblings William (age 21), Deborah J. (age 16), Euseline (age 7), and Angeline (age 4). Polina was born in Kentucky, William, Deborah, and Eli in Indiana, Eusaline in Illinois, and Angeline in Iowa. Some sources believe that Eli was married a second time to Margaret ³Maggie² Beamer. I found a Maggie Henness living in Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois in the 1870 census. She was living with several of her siblings. The 1880 U.S. Census places Eli P. Hennis (age 32, teaming) and his family in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa. He is living there with his wife Nancy (age 34), daughters Gennie (age 11) and Minnie (age 7), and Ella (age 3). Eli was born in Illinois, his father in Ohio, and his mother in Kentucky. Nancy and her parents in Tennessee. All three children were born in Illinois. The family is living adjacent to a Phillip Hennis family. Although there are inconsistencies among these records, it seems possible they could be the family you¹re looking for.

Augusta is also in Hancock County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Borneman" <suzette4@sbcglobal.net> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] 1900/1910 Census >I believe Augusta is in Schuyler County. > > simmer99@sbcglobal.net wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is > gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Averett/Osborn/Switzer > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2321 > > Message Board Post: > > Does someone have access to the 1900 & 1910 Hancock Co/IL census to look > up SARAH JANE AVERET(T)? She was born 29 Sep 1892. I have no idea who her > parents were or if she had siblings. All I know is that she attended > school in Augusta IL. I hope I have the right county for that town. > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > Hancock County web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhancoc/ > Rock Island County web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/ > > > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > List owner Shawnnee Bolt Ramey shawnnee@jrsenterprizes.com > >

I believe Augusta is in Schuyler County. simmer99@sbcglobal.net wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Averett/Osborn/Switzer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2321 Message Board Post: Does someone have access to the 1900 & 1910 Hancock Co/IL census to look up SARAH JANE AVERET(T)? She was born 29 Sep 1892. I have no idea who her parents were or if she had siblings. All I know is that she attended school in Augusta IL. I hope I have the right county for that town. ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== Hancock County web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhancoc/ Rock Island County web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Averett/Osborn/Switzer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2321 Message Board Post: Does someone have access to the 1900 & 1910 Hancock Co/IL census to look up SARAH JANE AVERET(T)? She was born 29 Sep 1892. I have no idea who her parents were or if she had siblings. All I know is that she attended school in Augusta IL. I hope I have the right county for that town.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GRAY, CARR (or KERR etc.) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2320 Message Board Post: My 2nd great grandfather, James GRAY, and his wife Mary A. (Carr) GRAY emigrated from Scotland between about 1829 and 1833. He followed the trade of millwright and carpenter. They had 2 children in Connecticut in Nov. 1834 and June 1836 who were baptized in New York City. They were in Iowa (40 miles north of Keokuk- probably in or near Burlington) on govt. land engaged in farming by 1838 when daughter Mary was born. James Carr GRAY, my great grandfather, was born 1842 in Hancock Co as were his 3 younger brothers; William Jacks(on) GRAY 1844 Hancock Co. Illinois Alexander C. GRAY 1846 Illinois George Washington GRAY 1851 Illinois They are in the 1850 census with him listed as carpenter and value of real estate 1600. There are 3 James GRAY's listed in the Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database as purchasing land in 1835,1836, and 1844. He wasn't in Illinois in 1835 or 1836 so I assume he would more likely have purchased land in 1844. Could or would he have purchased land in Illinois while in Conn. or NY? Maybe he purchased land from an individual instead of from the state. The land purchased by a James Gray (mine?) in 1844 was; NWFR section 11 township 07N range 08W Meridian 4. IF I am reading the location correctly it looks like Appanoose. There are 2 James GRAY families in the 1840 census one of which is a good match. James Gray and family were Presbyterian and I believe belonged to the Masonic order. He might have been a captain of a ferry boat on the Mississippi. The family left Hancock County 1852-1854 by ox teams and covered wagons to Yuba City, Sutter Co. Calif. where he took up wheat farming and purchased land through homestead. My family didn't stay many years in Hancock Co. so they don't have a real history like families who stayed a long time do. Does anyone know of any sources in which I might find out more about my family during the time in which they were in Hancock County, Illinois? Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Eg.2ADI/860.1 Message Board Post: You will find a genealogy of the Cochran family in "History of Windham in NH 1719-1883" by Leonard A. Morrison, reprinted by Phoenix Publishing; Canaan, NH.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/2318.1 Message Board Post: Hancock Historical Society & Museum 306 Walnut Carthage, IL (217)357-0043 They have several cemetary books for Hancock County

DEATH OF AN OLD AND VALUED CITIZEN. The whole community was on Monday, inst., depressed with gloom upon the of the death of Squire R. Davis, one of our most valued and honored citizens. Mr. Davis expired at 11 o'clock, a.m., on Monday, the 2nd inst., aged (can't read) years, 3 months, and 18 days. (Date of death April 2, 1866.) The deceased had been a resident of Hancock since and including 1832, having resided in different neighborhoods in the eastern portion of the county, until he became a permanent citizen of Carthage. Previous to that time he had filled various township offices with great acceptability. In 1854 Mr. Davis was elected sheriff of the county, which position he filled with such ability as to entitle him to the public commendation. In 1856 he received the nomination for and was elected to the office of circuit clerk, which position he retained eight years, giving to his duties that patient industry for which is so well known. During this period, Mr. Davis was seldom free from the duties of some one or more township, municipal or school office. In 1851-3 Mr. Davis wrote and published a small work on mathematics, in which he illustrated an original and very ingenious method of computation. Squire R. Davis was unquestionably one of the most popular men in our county. He had no personal enemes anywhere. His characteristics of manner, either in business transactions or in social life, were those of a lunt, though kindly, honest, straight-forward man. In questions involving prompt decision his judgment was seldom wrong. His personal integrity never was suspicioned. An ardent politician though he was, yet very many of his warmest personal friends were of those who differed with him politically. Mr. Davis was a firm believer in the Christian religion, always defending its doctrines with zeal in the presence of skepticism. His pecuniary bestowments upon religious, educational and charitable objects were characterized by hearty liberality. In short, as comprehending the exact character and value of the deceased, it is sufficient to say that in his death Carthage has lost a citizen whose place in official and social life cannot easily be filled. Mr. Davis's illness was a malignant type of fever, commencing with a chill of long duration. It was seldom during his illness that he had moments of recognition of those around him. In such brief moments of consciousness he seemed to comprehend his critical condition and talked calmly of the uncertain issue, and seemed to regard the worst with quiet bravery of soul which had ever characterized his struggles with life. The above account copied from the Carthage Republican. (film very dark, difficult to read).