I receive the following yesterday, and felt, with the upcoming holiday approaching, this message needed to be shared with those who would understand it's meaning the most. Mikki Judge The 4th of July REMEMBERING INDEPENDENCE DAY Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr, noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few week later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fougnt our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Author Unknown. Remember: freedom is never free! It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.

----- Original Message ----- From: "olawson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 11:18 PM Subject: unsubscribe > Unsubscribe please > > [email protected] >

I am searching for any and all information on: SEELEY CLARK b: abt 1830 in Conn. his son was: HENRY CLARK b: 19 Mar 1853 Litchfield co conn d/ 22 Mar 1932 Toulon, Ill, Stark co. m: Charlotte Milem 13 Oct. 1886 Henry co Ill need to know when she died m: Alice Allen 15 Nov. 1902 congretational Parsonage, Henry co. Ill thank you for looking at this name; I hope I can get this brick wall to tumble down... cindy I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.: Psalm 91:2

I am seeking information on Georgette Helen Beagle who married Hiram Jones. They had a daughter, Marcia Franke, born 26 Feb 1869 in Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois. Georgette was born 1 May 1853 in Oswego, Oswego County, New York. I don't know any birth or death dates about Hiram Jones. I have not located them on the 1870 Federal Census of Illinois. Georgette later remarried to John Carey of LaSalle County and had a daughter Josie Vena Eliza Beagle. Both Marcia Franke and Josie used the Beagle surname. I have located Georgette and her daughters on the 1880 Federal Census of Grundy County, Illinois, living in Morris. Thank you. Sandy Daltrey [email protected]

I also have a LYONS line in Henry Co-my grandfather's sister married a LYONS This line is .very much a mystery line for me: Descendants of Jacob S. Lyons 1 Jacob S. Lyons b: Abt. 1827 in NY occupation "fishmonger" (sold fish) . +Louisa M. Stephens aka: Louisa Stevens b: Abt. 1839 in NY m: 1856 in Barton, Waverly, Tioga, NY .... 2 Frederick Eugene Lyons b: 27 Jun 1876 in Kewanee, Henry, IL d: in IL-Possibly Moline ........ +Rosanna Martin b: 1873 in Kewanee, Henry, IL m: 07 Jun 1895 in Henry Co IL d: 05 Jan 1924 in Lamoni, Decatur, IA Burial: Rose Hill Cem, Lamoni, Decatur, IA Lot 1067 #4 .......... 3 Lawrence William Lyons b: Abt. 1897 in IL d: 10 Oct 1918 .............. +Unknown d: Bet. 1917 - 1918 ................ 4 Carmen Frances Lyons b: 14 Apr 1917 in Kewanee Henry, IL .......... 3 Harry B. Lyons b: Abt. 1898 in IL .............. +Hazel G. Unknown b: Abt. 1900 in IL .... 2 Daughter Lyons b: 07 Jul 1880 in Henry Co IL Quite a story from what I've been able to piece together...Lawrence William Lyons was married but I don't know to whom. Apparently this wife was deceased (possibly died in childbirth) when he went off to World War I and was killed. Frederick and Rosannah adopted their granddaughter Carmen. Then something went weird and Rosannah had Frederick E. Lyons declared legally insane and he was placed in a mental institution in "Watertown IL"--later records say Moline. Then Rosannah must have fallen ill herself, for she sent Carmen to live with her brother James Henry Martin, an RLDS priest in Lamoni IA. Rosannah then sold off all the family properties in Kewanee, put most of the money in trust for Carman and went to Lamoni herself, where she soon died and is buried. I attempted to obtain the records of the insanity trial for Frederick Lyons but was told they are still sealed and it would take a court order to have them opened. I have been unable to determine what happened to Rosannah and Frederick's other son Harry or whatever became of Carmen Lyons.

In a message dated 06/25/2000 3:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << George Lyons father was also named George and he married Ellan Ryan, no other info available. Young George had a brother William. Any info on the Lyons family would be greatly appreciated. Also any info on the Malamphy line. >> I have these LYONS in my mother's family pedigree: Lawson LYONS married Polly USSLETON on 28 Nov 1803. Their son, William U. LYONS, b. 1804, d. 1860? married 22 Dec 1829 to Catharine EDDINGS in Woodford County, KY. Their daughter, Mahala Catherine LYONS, b. 29 May 1841, d. 24 Jun 1907, married on 29 Aug 1861 to Collins BRADLEY, b. 27 Aug 1841, d. 4 may 1881. I don't know much about the LYONS family. I know the BRADLEY family eventually lived in Indiana. I will try to get more information from a genealogy book that my mom has if you think these LYONs are related. DeeDee Hamm

In a message dated 06/24/2000 10:42:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Draper Ruggles to Caroline Blake Dec 20, 1837 Westborough, Worchester. >> Yes, that was his second wife! Thanks so much for checking those CDs. I really appreciate it! DeeDee

Greetings, I am looking for information on the George Lyons family. George Lyons b. abt 1855 in NY d. abt 1918 in Kewanee, Henry Co, IL m. Katherine Malamphy 5 May 1878 in Sheffield, Bureau Co, IL b. 26 Nov 1858 in NJ d. 10 Sep 1918 in Kewanee, Henry Co, IL George Lyons father was also named George and he married Ellan Ryan, no other info available. Young George had a brother William. Any info on the Lyons family would be greatly appreciated. Also any info on the Malamphy line. Bill [email protected]

> While the post that generated this response clearly meant Henry County, not Henry City, I do want to bring something to the attention of researchers which may cause confusion for them and future researchers. There IS a city called Henry in IL--it is in Marshall Co. Now if you want a research nightmare, take my great grandfather Richard Wooodward as a prime example. Richard Woodward was born in Henry, IL and died in Henry Co IL. In early research I did on Richard, I could have saved a lot of time if my source material had been more clear on this. The funeral record I found said only Henry IL as the birthplace of Richard's daughter, my grandmother. As it turned out she was born in Kewanee, Henry, IL., not in Henry, Marshall, IL, but because Richard was born in Henry, IL I did a bit of goose chasing to figure this all out. So, a tip, suggestion or whatever you want to call it....standard form for genealogists for a long time is getting sloppy with the advent of computer genealogy programs...when you enter your locations, to make things clear, I recommend the following When you know the town, county and state: Kewanee, Henry, IL When you do not know the town but know the county and state: Henry County, IL or Henry Co., IL If you know the town and state but not the county, I recommend you get an atlas or use the USGS Locator located at http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html and find the county for your town and enter it as you enter your data. You may know what county someplace is in but later generations may not have a clue..the town may not exist when future generations are looking at your data. There is also a McHenry County IL --we get folks here periodically who really need McHenry County--we also have a few folks who have families that migrated from McHenry County to Henry County... Just passing this along in case it might help someone who is looking in Henry Co with no success...you might try the city of Henry in Marshall County or McHenry County. > Subject: RE: [ILHENRY-L] Re: Grant family marriages to Gilbert/Kay/Moody > Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:43:18 -0500 > From: "Kathy Minder" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I"m confused about Henry City, IL. Where was that? I've lived here all my > life and never heard of it. Near Cambridge, you say? Which side? Close to > what? > Always interested in new information... > > Kathy Minder > Geneseo, IL > > ______________________________ >

Here is the website of Henry, IL. http://www.cc.henry.il.us/ Carla

Isn't Geneseo in Henry County? Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Minder <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 9:43 AM Subject: RE: [ILHENRY-L] Re: Grant family marriages to Gilbert/Kay/Moody > > > I"m confused about Henry City, IL. Where was that? I've lived here all my > life and never heard of it. Near Cambridge, you say? Which side? Close to > what? > Always interested in new information... > > Kathy Minder > Geneseo, IL > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > ILHENRY now has over 150 of the best subscribers in the world!! > If each one of you would transcribe just one Henry Co biography or > obituary you have in your files, look at the library we would have!!! > These may be posted to the GenConnect boards via the links on the Henry > County ILGenWeb Project Page > >

Sorry, I meant Henry County, IL not City. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Minder <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 9:43 AM Subject: RE: [ILHENRY-L] Re: Grant family marriages to Gilbert/Kay/Moody > > > I"m confused about Henry City, IL. Where was that? I've lived here all my > life and never heard of it. Near Cambridge, you say? Which side? Close to > what? > Always interested in new information... > > Kathy Minder > Geneseo, IL > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > ILHENRY now has over 150 of the best subscribers in the world!! > If each one of you would transcribe just one Henry Co biography or > obituary you have in your files, look at the library we would have!!! > These may be posted to the GenConnect boards via the links on the Henry > County ILGenWeb Project Page > >

I"m confused about Henry City, IL. Where was that? I've lived here all my life and never heard of it. Near Cambridge, you say? Which side? Close to what? Always interested in new information... Kathy Minder Geneseo, IL

In a message dated 6/24/00 1:40:39 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > Isaac D. RUGGLES m. Catherine G. CRAWFORD 25 Jul 1846 in Worcester, MA. ( > one > record says they married in Rock Island, IL?) > children (RUGGLES): Deedee.....I checked my early Illinois marriage CD which contains Rock Island to 1850. No marriage exists on the cd for either Isaac Ruggles or your Catherine Crawford. Unless the marriage was missed....then they must have been married back in MA. ....so, I checked my MA marriage cd and discovered the following: I. D. Ruggles m. C. G. Crawford July 15, 1846 Worchester Co, Worchester MA. this is from town records.....so, officially, you should be able to get a copy of the marriage from the town clerk or county...however they do that back there. Note...another interesting marriage maybe for you from that CD is Draper Ruggles to Caroline Blake Dec 20, 1837 Westborough, Worchester. Hope the above help you in your searches. Julie Bissell Tupker

Michael and Jane Dack Grant who pioneered in Henry Cty (near Cambridge) had some children I have been unable to determine marriage dates and spousal information for: Fannie Grant m about 1864 in Henry Cty to Osmond or Elsmond Gilbert Julia Ann Grant m. about 1864 in Henry Cty to Theodore Kay James Harmon Grant - I have no information on any marriage Alice Foses Grant m. about 1874 Henry Cty to Flavius Moody Are the surnames Gilbert, Kay and Moody familiar to anyone? Audrey Annable Franklin

I had ancestors from Ireland by the surname of Ferriter (spelled Ferritor, Farritor, etc) in the 1840s that left Ireland and arrived in Boston then went to Worcester, MA. Could or would you check your CD for that surname? I would really appreciate it. Audrey Annable Franklin ....so, I checked my MA marriage cd and discovered > the following: > > I. D. Ruggles m. C. G. Crawford July 15, 1846 Worchester Co, Worchester MA. > > this is from town records.....so, officially, you should be able to get a

I previously posted... << 5. Ethel Kathryn b. 26 Feb 1892, m. Frank DOUBT in 1917 in Duluth, MN.>> The surname is DOUDT. Sorry about that typo! DeeDee

I have been searching for my paternal ancestors. I have enjoyed reading about Geneseo, IL on the rootsweb website. I know my family lived there at one time. I finally have found a great deal of information that isn't "just a guess" anymore about the family. Here is some of what I know: Isaac Draper RUGGLES of Geneseo, Illinois. Born 18 Jun 1823 in MA. (His parents were Draper RUGGLES, b. 13 Mar 1801., d. 29 Dec 1873, of Rutland VT and Westboro, MA, m. 14 Apr 1822 to Nancy M. Corbett who died 7 Oct 1832. I have a huge GEDCOM for this RUGGLES family, descendents of George RUGGLES and Eliazbeth RUGG? married 6 Mar 1632 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. ) Isaac D. RUGGLES m. Catherine G. CRAWFORD 25 Jul 1846 in Worcester, MA. (one record says they married in Rock Island, IL?) children (RUGGLES): i. Ella Frances, b. 24 Aug 1847. ii. Kate Sophia Ruggles, b. 19 May 1850. iii. Henry Draper, b. 10 Oct 1852. iv. Edward Appleton, b. 12 Jul 1853, d. 2 Sep 1854. v. *Edward Appleton, b. 29 or 30 Mar 1855, d. 6 Apr 1938 vi. William Crawford, b. 25 Feb 1857. vii. Emma Belle, b. 15 Jan 1859. viii.Charles Albert, b. 29 Jan 1861, d. 17 Mar 1862. *Edward Appleton RUGGLES: b. 29 or 30 Mar 1855 in Madison, IN, moved to IL at age 1, later moved with his wife to Duluth where they lived at 203 S. 18th Ave. E., d. 1938 in Duluth, MN. He worked in the grocery business. He married Clara Mary CARL b. 7 Jul 1866 in Geneseo, IL. (Munson township) d. 22 Feb 1945 in Duluth, MN. Children (RUGGLES): 1. Mable Leah b. 1883, m. a HUNTER in Geneseo, IL 2. Eva b. Oct 11 1884, d. Dec 1985 in WI, buried in Duluth, MN. m. Frank HAMM around 1900 in Geneseo, IL, b. ?, d. between 1956 & 1958 in PA. They lived at 4722 Pitt St.in Duluth. Frank was a lithographer for the newspaper in Duluth. Their children grew up there & went to Duluth Central High: children (HAMM): i. Kathryn C. b. 1904 in Duluth, MN, d. 25 Mar 1984 in WI, married (1) Ray STEINER who worked for Great Northern Railroad (2) Dave WANLESS (had one adopted child named Susie) ii. Edward Ruggles b. 1906 in Duluth, MN, d. 1992 in FL, married (1) Verna SEVILLE in 1929 in Ohio, but they lived in Duluth, where they had 3 children (Marilyn, Jeffery Edward, Janice), (2) Opal Ruth Gibson (my mother) in PA, where they had 3 children (Edward Gibson, Deborah Elizabeth, Timothy Charles, (3) Olive FULL in FL (no children) 3. Winnie Bell b.1885, m. Hugh MCKENZIE in Geneseo, IL. He was a photographer. 4. Draper Henry b. Aug 5 1890, died of measles 5 may 1891 at age of 9 months. 5. Ethel Kathryn b. 26 Feb 1892, m. Frank DOUBT in 1917 in Duluth, MN. Children (DOUBT): i. Ruggles ii. Andree b. 1948 in Duluth. (I am wondering if this is the wrong date, or if Andree is Ruggles' child?) I would love to know more about the CRAWFORD, CARL and HAMM surnames. I believe all of these surnames have connections to Geneseo, IL (Henry County). DeeDee Hamm

I've just had a rash of people unsubscribing from the list and more that I had to unsub from the list. Thus there are a few things I want to bring up real quick as our list has now grown to well over 150 subscribers. 1) When you reply to the list, especially from DIGEST mode, please make the subject line appropriate to your message. Messages with RE: ILHenry Digest # blah blah blah or " I need Help" don't help those who want to quickly scan the digest for a response to a question. I get about 150-200 emails a day for example--I may overlook an important message if it has a bad subject line. Draw more attention to your message by using the surname or area in your subject line or RE: whatever the subject was you are addressing. 2) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE folks, if you are changing servers or email addresses, UNSUBSCRIBE from the list before you do this and resubscribe with your new address. Every time a bad email address "bounces" a notice comes to my mailbox about it. Yesterday alone I had close to 50 of them and had to spend almost 2 hours tracking down the subscribers, removing them from the list, putting them back ON the list, etc. This is time I could be using on working on our website. 3) If you will be going on vacation and your mailbox has a limit on how many messages it will hold, please unsub until you come back. Half the bounces yesterday were caused by "Mailbox Full" 4) When responding to the list, especially if you are subbed in Digest form, PLEASE do not quote the entire list back in your response. Please delete the extra posts you are not responding to and try to only quote back the message or info you are responding to. This makes the mail load a lot easier for everyone to handle and makes the folks at Rootsweb happy. (less load on their system and since they give us this list free, we should be nice) It also helps us to not have those pesky "Mailbox Full" bounces. And now, one more thing--I will NOT be here to monitor the list from July 7 to July 17 as I will be going to IL and IA for my MARTIN-WOODWARD reunion (two of my Henry Co lines) and will also be making a brief research jaunt over to Henry Co while there. I know you all will play nice while I am gone--I am SO proud of my listmembers--we've never had a flame war or unkind words on this list and everyone here is just THE BEST I will address the issue of the scanning of the 1877 Taxpayers book upon my return. I have only just found out that I am going north and my time between now and then is going to be spent catching up MY GENEALOGY so that I can present it at our reunion. I hope you all understand.

Sally, When you have a chance could you please look up CURRANT/CURRENT and REDMAN/REDMOND. Thank you so much. Michele