Grace, I decided to check some of my source materials and looked at the 1850 census again for you. Indeed, there are NO Davis families in Henry Co. So, knowing that some of the Rock Island families I have been tracking moved between 1850 and 60 to Henry Co, I gave it a shot. After checking ALL of the Rock Island Davis families/names I could find, about 11, I found one that is interesting though it doesn't correspond with some of your data. John Davis 40 born Germany Margaret 50 b Germany JOHN 15 born Germany ******* Margaret 14 born Germany Christiansia (f) 10 Ohio Hannah 8 Ohio George 3 Illinois Note...the John above age 15 is just the right age to be your guy (born 1835). Now...there are many Illinois Davis families, but since Rock island Co is so close to Henry Co....you must certainly give some consideration to this possibility. He may not have been born in Cambridge , Illinois at all. I also looked at some the marriages for John Davis and can't see one for any John Davis m to a Susan Smith. Nothing came up that I could find. However....this is what i did find that could be your people. Susan Smith m. 1862 in Peoria Co, Ill to Wm Hendrickson.]] After find she married in Peoria Co, I then checked for marriage of a John Davis to a Susan (any last name) also in Peoria Co...assuming that maybe she went back ~home~ for a while. In Peoria Co, in 1856, there is a marriage of a John W. Davis to a Susan Jane Dray. This may or may not be the marriage but it looks highly suspicious. Just in case...I checked other possible marriage in Illinois for a john Davis...and the only other one I could find of interest was Susan Beach to John Davis in Macon Co, in 1857. I haven't done any further research for you on that name and location. Susan Smith who m. Hendrickson, may have been born Susan Smith , married a Dray, m Davis and then remarried to Hendrickson using her maiden name again...(it WAS done) Or she might have been born Dray, m. Davis, quickly remarried after his death to a Smith, and he possibly died after which she married Hendrickson. Or...I could be all wet!!! <grin> I certainly did not find a marriage for Susan SMITH to John DAVIS. It looks to me that some of the info you have might be slightly off...opening the way for John Davis's personal info to be off also...as to exactly where he was born. Good luck....Julie Bissell Tupker In a message dated 2/19/01 11:09:02 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > My John Davis was born abt 1835 Cambridge, Henry, IL and he died abt 1862. > I > have not a clue as to whom his parents were. The census book I looked at > for > 1850 did NOT list any Davis families. And I could not find him on any 1860 > census either. He married abt 1860 a Susan Smith and had one child Senith > Arvilla Davis born Aug 1861 in Cambridge, Henry, IL After John death in 1862, > > Susan remarried a Wm Hendrickson and had two more children. Susan met with > hard times abt 1872 and gave her 3 children away..... Are their court > records > available 1870-1875 that might document this? I have been searching for > years > trying to find information on my John DAVIS...........Help or suggestions > would be appreciated...Thank you..... > Grace > >

My John Davis was born abt 1835 Cambridge, Henry, IL and he died abt 1862. I have not a clue as to whom his parents were. The census book I looked at for 1850 did NOT list any Davis families. And I could not find him on any 1860 census either. He married abt 1860 a Susan Smith and had one child Senith Arvilla Davis born Aug 1861 in Cambridge, Henry, IL After John death in 1862, Susan remarried a Wm Hendrickson and had two more children. Susan met with hard times abt 1872 and gave her 3 children away..... Are their court records available 1870-1875 that might document this? I have been searching for years trying to find information on my John DAVIS...........Help or suggestions would be appreciated...Thank you..... Grace

Hi I am asking for help too please, look up in the history/tax book George Henry DRURY b; August 06, 1809 Rockingham, Vt d; February 25, 1880 Galva, Henry County Illinois his son; GEORGE M. DRURY was born October 1857 in Illinois. Elizabeth E. Drain b: 1863 Henry Co., Illinois her father DRAIN; SAMUEL age 45 M W born; IREL resides HENRY county; GALVA township Any info., would be greatly appreciated Thank You Pauline {Drury] Phelps [email protected] wrote: > Is it Janet that is so kind to do these look ups? Are you looking at that > book "the History of Henry County" or tax records (or maybe tax records are > in the book)? -- ********************************* Pauline [Drury] Phelps, email [email protected] Researching; Drury, Drian, Roby & Frith "Drury Genealogy Services" Research & investigations ======================================

In a message dated 2/19/01 5:57:56 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > 1877-S.H.Richardson, cornwall township, sec.32, farmer, Rep;Meth;born > Conn.from History of Henry County, Illinois,It's Taxpayers and Voters.1877. > Hope this helps. Mike Simmons-Kansas > ****************** Mike...thanks for the lookup. This is very interesting. I had found info that Stephen (S. H.) Richardson died in South Dakota on the Ancestral File. However, I have wondered if he was confused with a grandson named after him. We know that his son, Eben went to Iowa by 1860 and then on to the Dakotas by 1870. I suspect old Stephen Richardson stayed behind in Henry Co and never went to the Dakotas at all. This info takes me a few years down the road toward tracing this guy. I may have to trek over to Henry Co again this Spring (when Iowa and Illinois thaw out) and check some land and cemetery records. Thanks again....it was very kind of you to fulfill my request. Julie Bissell Tupker

Hi! That was Indiana.... Joe

I didn't see the original post, but I gather that somebody on the list has access to at least a tax list of 1877. If that is the case, and lookups are being offered, I would like a check for Stephen Richardson in Henry Co. I know he was there in Cornwall Township in 1870 and am trying to establish if and when he left. Julie Bissell Tupker [email protected]

1877-S.H.Richardson, cornwall township, sec.32, farmer, Rep;Meth;born Conn.from History of Henry County, Illinois,It's Taxpayers and Voters.1877. Hope this helps. Mike Simmons-Kansas ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 4:56 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Tax or History lookup please..Henry Co > I didn't see the original post, but I gather that somebody on the list has > access to at least a tax list of 1877. > > If that is the case, and lookups are being offered, I would like a check for > Stephen Richardson in Henry Co. I know he was there in Cornwall Township in > 1870 and am trying to establish if and when he left. > > Julie Bissell Tupker > > [email protected] > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society by becoming a member > and purchasing their publications. They have been VERY GENEROUS with > their time and contributions to this list and the Henry Co ILGenWeb Project! >

In 1877 book, found no William and Susan Hendrickson, several John Davis'-1 in Geneseo, two J Davis in Andover and a John D. Davis born in Wales in 1834 living in Kewanee township (more info available on him)--Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 9:03 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] History & Tax Lookup > Would you please check your History Book or Tax lists for a John Davis, > William Hendrickson and Susan Hendrickson? After 1860. Are there any early > records available Pre 1850? Thank you for your time. > [email protected] > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > The BISHOP HILL COLONISTS of Henry County IL > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbhccad/index.htm > Database featuring 12,000+ Colonists and Descendants!!! > Part of the Henry CoILGenWeb Project >

Think you are looking for Indiana - this is Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Sellew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:17 AM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Thank You! This is off-topic, but if any of you who live in Henry County know Sheriff's department Sgt William Ward, please thank him for me. I live in VT about 10 miles from Chelsea, the home of the teenagers accused of killing two Dartmouth professors, and work about half a mile from the scene of the murder. It is a great relief to know that these two have been apprehended. Susan Sellew Sharon, VT ============================================================== NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - Two teen-agers wanted in the slaying of two Dartmouth College professors were taken into custody at a truckstop Monday after a sheriff's deputy learned of their whereabouts while monitoring CB radio traffic. Henry County Sheriff's Department Sgt. William Ward heard a trucker say he was carrying two teen-agers who were looking for a ride to California. Ward, who had heard the suspects in the Dartmouth slayings might be headed west, pretended to be a truck driver and said he would pick the boys up at a truckstop along Interstate 70. ``I just said, `Why don't you drop them off at the fuel desk and someone will pick them up?''' Ward said. He and other officers apprehended James Parker, 16, and Robert Tulloch, 17, at the truckstop at 4 a.m. EST without incident. A nationwide manhunt for Parker and Tulloch had been launched over the weekend. They were believed to have left their hometown of Chelsea, Vt., on Thursday bound for Massachusetts. New Hampshire investigators were expected to arrive Monday afternoon in New Castle, which is about 40 miles east of Indianapolis. It was not immediately known when Parker and Tulloch would be extradited. Parker and Tulloch are charged as adults with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop, whose bodies were found Jan. 27. ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- Have you seen the USGenWeb Illinois Page? http://www.usgenweb.org/il

This is off-topic, but if any of you who live in Henry County know Sheriff's department Sgt William Ward, please thank him for me. I live in VT about 10 miles from Chelsea, the home of the teenagers accused of killing two Dartmouth professors, and work about half a mile from the scene of the murder. It is a great relief to know that these two have been apprehended. Susan Sellew Sharon, VT ============================================================== NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) — Two teen-agers wanted in the slaying of two Dartmouth College professors were taken into custody at a truckstop Monday after a sheriff's deputy learned of their whereabouts while monitoring CB radio traffic. Henry County Sheriff's Department Sgt. William Ward heard a trucker say he was carrying two teen-agers who were looking for a ride to California. Ward, who had heard the suspects in the Dartmouth slayings might be headed west, pretended to be a truck driver and said he would pick the boys up at a truckstop along Interstate 70. ``I just said, `Why don't you drop them off at the fuel desk and someone will pick them up?''' Ward said. He and other officers apprehended James Parker, 16, and Robert Tulloch, 17, at the truckstop at 4 a.m. EST without incident. A nationwide manhunt for Parker and Tulloch had been launched over the weekend. They were believed to have left their hometown of Chelsea, Vt., on Thursday bound for Massachusetts. New Hampshire investigators were expected to arrive Monday afternoon in New Castle, which is about 40 miles east of Indianapolis. It was not immediately known when Parker and Tulloch would be extradited. Parker and Tulloch are charged as adults with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop, whose bodies were found Jan. 27.

I am new to your list searching one of my many dead ends. I am searching for Catherine STODDARD'S parents. She was born 19 Jun 1862 in Woodhull, Henry Co. and died in Seattle. Catherine married Alfred Kellogg CHURCHILL on 24 Feb 1886 in Woodhull. I have run across a few STODDARDS in the area, but can't link them with Catherine. I would appreciate any help as I have run out of places to look. Thank you, Jan

Thank you so very much, Janet. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 5:06 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Moody/Grant/Gilbert > >From: "Audrey Annable Franklin" <[email protected]> > > Mike: Would you mind checking your History book for Flavias J. Moody, James > Harmon Grant, and Osmond A. Gilbert? Messrs. Moody and Gilbert were married > to sister of James Harmon Grant. Audrey > > > Audrrey: > > No Flavius Moody or James Grant in the "History of Henry Co., Its Voters and > Taxpayers" published 1877. But for O.A. Gilbert there were these entries. > > p. 277 Henry Co., Edford township: > Gilbert, O.A., Sec. 17, PO Green River; farmer. Rep; Prot; from NY, 320 > acres, $16,000 > > (immediate below is entry for: Gilbert, Morty, Sec. 18, PO Green River; > farmer; Rep. Prot; rents 92 acre) > > p. 551, listed as highway commissioner for Edford township. Heading on > previous page is " Official Vote of Henry Co., Ills., Nov. 7, 1876" > > > Janet Miller > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society by becoming a member > and purchasing their publications. They have been VERY GENEROUS with > their time and contributions to this list and the Henry Co ILGenWeb Project! > >

Would you please check your History Book or Tax lists for a John Davis, William Hendrickson and Susan Hendrickson? After 1860. Are there any early records available Pre 1850? Thank you for your time. [email protected]

The only Moody's listed seem to be in Clover township with Dan, Eaton and N. Moody from Ohio and John Moody from Pa.pg. 330-331. There is a J.D.Grant in Geneseo township pg197, from N.Y.-Mike Simmons---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 6:06 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Moody/Grant/Gilbert > >From: "Audrey Annable Franklin" <[email protected]> > > Mike: Would you mind checking your History book for Flavias J. Moody, James > Harmon Grant, and Osmond A. Gilbert? Messrs. Moody and Gilbert were married > to sister of James Harmon Grant. Audrey > > > Audrrey: > > No Flavius Moody or James Grant in the "History of Henry Co., Its Voters and > Taxpayers" published 1877. But for O.A. Gilbert there were these entries. > > p. 277 Henry Co., Edford township: > Gilbert, O.A., Sec. 17, PO Green River; farmer. Rep; Prot; from NY, 320 > acres, $16,000 > > (immediate below is entry for: Gilbert, Morty, Sec. 18, PO Green River; > farmer; Rep. Prot; rents 92 acre) > > p. 551, listed as highway commissioner for Edford township. Heading on > previous page is " Official Vote of Henry Co., Ills., Nov. 7, 1876" > > > Janet Miller > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society by becoming a member > and purchasing their publications. They have been VERY GENEROUS with > their time and contributions to this list and the Henry Co ILGenWeb Project! >

>From: "Audrey Annable Franklin" <[email protected]> Mike: Would you mind checking your History book for Flavias J. Moody, James Harmon Grant, and Osmond A. Gilbert? Messrs. Moody and Gilbert were married to sister of James Harmon Grant. Audrey > Audrrey: No Flavius Moody or James Grant in the "History of Henry Co., Its Voters and Taxpayers" published 1877. But for O.A. Gilbert there were these entries. p. 277 Henry Co., Edford township: Gilbert, O.A., Sec. 17, PO Green River; farmer. Rep; Prot; from NY, 320 acres, $16,000 (immediate below is entry for: Gilbert, Morty, Sec. 18, PO Green River; farmer; Rep. Prot; rents 92 acre) p. 551, listed as highway commissioner for Edford township. Heading on previous page is " Official Vote of Henry Co., Ills., Nov. 7, 1876" Janet Miller

Could you check tax records voters and tax payers for Fulper, William or Charles or Jacob. Thank You ........Barbara.....

Mike: Would you mind checking your History book for Flavias J. Moody, James Harmon Grant, and Osmond A. Gilbert? Messrs. Moody and Gilbert were married to sister of James Harmon Grant. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Simmons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] Estate Files > History of Henry co. Ill., 1877 lists:Wm. Fulper, sec.5;poKewanee township, > democrat, born N.J., 80 acres, $2500. Also lists Abraham Fulper and Henry E.

My John Davis born abt 1835 Henry Co., IL married Susan Smith of Knox Co. abt 1860 had one children, Senith Arvellia Davis born 1861 Henry Co. John died abt 1862 and widow Susan remarried a Wm Hendrickson abt 1863 and had two more children Dora & Wm Hendrickson. Does ANY of this sound familiar to anyone...BeenSeeking info on John Davis for years, can't find marriage or death record or who his parent were.....HELP!!!!Thanks for any help or suggestions.... Grace

Probate records or estate files often contain a wealth of information and the ones kept in Henry County Illinois are no exception. Copies can be obtained from Debra Doss-Bumann, Henry County Circuit Clerk, Cambridge, Illinois 61238. If you have the file numbers, it does make it easier, however an index is available at the Court House and has also been published by the Henry County Genealogical Society. It can be found in their publications listing on the Henry County GenWeb page. Early 1800's to early 1941 probate records have been microfilmed. The original files are kept at Western Illinois University. This info was as of 1995 and may be updated by now. It says requests for copies by mail are permissible and will be answered as soon as possible. Cost (in 1995) was 50 cents per page. I would verify the cost but whatever I have found in the files was well worth the cost. I visited in person prior to 1995 and was able to go thru and handle all the contents of the files that I wished to see. I selected what items I wanted copies of and found funeral bills, final estate listings of property including cows, wagons, etc. Really interesting details of an ancestor's life. If you wish to call and verify costs etc. the phone number is :309-937-3578 Ask for the Circuit Clerk's office. The personel at this court house are especially helpful and interested in people doing genealogical research. Just please remember that they carry out a multitude of other daily tasks as well and must have their priorities. Happy hunting, Elaine

Elain....Don and Ruth Want to Thank you and all others who responded to my questions about the estate files. Now have addresses, phone numbers and general cost. Again I thank all for your time,and the great responses Thank You .......Barbara......