Rhona, I looked for it while in the Bishop Hill in Henry Co. last Summer. The early colonists there had an awful 1st year winter - cold and no warm shelter. Some of the settlers apparently moved out to the area called Red Oak and stayed there for a while. I drove around the "woods" and could see no settlement, just farms! Dick Matteson College Park, MD I would say the spot is about a mile Northwest of Bishop Hill. [I'll bet Bob Nelson know just where!] On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:34:39 EST Boogie720@aol.com writes: > To whom it may concern: > Can someone on the list please tell me where Red Oak Timbers is? I > do know > that it is said to be just woods. But my Great Grandfather was born > there. I > was wondering if anyone knew which county it was located in? > I do know that there is Redoak Cemetery in Weller Twshp, but thats > all i > know. > According to my Grandfather, he said all it is just some woods. > > Hopefully someone can help me. > Thanks > Rhona Mahaffey-Boyd > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > Henry County Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html > > >

What is left of the Red Oak Timber is south of Cambridge, and, yes, there is a cemetery. Carol From: <Boogie720@aol.com> To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] Red Oak Timbers > To whom it may concern: > Can someone on the list please tell me where Red Oak Timbers is? I do know > that it is said to be just woods. But my Great Grandfather was born there. I > was wondering if anyone knew which county it was located in? > I do know that there is Redoak Cemetery in Weller Twshp, but thats all i > know. > According to my Grandfather, he said all it is just some woods. > > Hopefully someone can help me. > Thanks > Rhona Mahaffey-Boyd > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > Henry County Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html >

O.K., before all the lookup requests start coming in, everyone needs to go to the Henry County website, click on "Lookup Volunteers" and see what is listed there! I volunteered for the one and only marriage index book that I own, and it covers Jan. 1902 - May 1915. There are a number of other volumes available with no lookup volunteers. But, all those books may be purchased from the Henry County Genealogical Society. I have, over the years, purchased many, many of their publications, especially the cemetery records, and I think we all need to continue to support them by purchasing these books. Even if you only have one or two names in them right now, I can almost guarantee that sometime in the future you will need to look for another name! I am willing to continue to do lookups under the guidelines established by our webmaster - she has done a great job of listing these on the Lookup Volunteers page. Mimi Stang

Hans, It lists the following Rumlers - Bryan, Francis, Albert, Lawrence, Emma,Charles, Blanche,Bryan, John, Wilhelmina, Henry Rumler with administrator Wilhelmina Rumler - title is GDN. File # 1391 August Rumler with administrator Mary Rumler - title Exec. File # 7845 Henry Rumler with administrator Wilhelmina Rumler title is adm file #4918 Valorie

Hello, I have the book with R and this is what I found: Rumler, August Rumler, Mary Exec. File #7845 Rumler, Henry Rumler, Wilhelmina Adm. File # 4918 There are other Rumlers as well. Let me know if you need others. Hope this helps. Elaine

To whom it may concern: Can someone on the list please tell me where Red Oak Timbers is? I do know that it is said to be just woods. But my Great Grandfather was born there. I was wondering if anyone knew which county it was located in? I do know that there is Redoak Cemetery in Weller Twshp, but thats all i know. According to my Grandfather, he said all it is just some woods. Hopefully someone can help me. Thanks Rhona Mahaffey-Boyd

Both marriages are listed - William Glass, Jr. married Belle Young, 1910/07/06, certificate # 10356? (at bottom of page & not very legible). Roland J. Mahaffey married Cora E. Talbot, 1903/10/28, certificate #7874. Mimi Stang

Thanks to Mimi for her work....and for including the links to the two sites in her messages. I want to point out that this Rootsweb mailing list, the US GenWeb Project for Henry County, and the Henry County Genealogical Society are three separate entities and are not officially connected to each other except common interest...While I am sure some of us know that, the newbies and less frequent listers may not.... I for one appreciate volunteers...and I am more than happy to do what I can...I also think the HCGS has great publications... I have not purchased anything yet (I am unemployed and without insurance at the moment) but they do have outstanding publications which are very detailed.. The rates are what other societies use as well so I am sure they are not out for the $$.. I agree with Mimi, one surname always leads to another... After a few years of researching one name in Henry county I am convinced I am related to half the population.. LOL best wishes Stephen MStang5165@aol.com wrote:O.K., before all the lookup requests start coming in, everyone needs to go to the Henry County website, click on "Lookup Volunteers" and see what is listed there! I volunteered for the one and only marriage index book that I own, and it covers Jan. 1902 - May 1915. There are a number of other volumes available with no lookup volunteers. But, all those books may be purchased from the Henry County Genealogical Society. I have, over the years, purchased many, many of their publications, especially the cemetery records, and I think we all need to continue to support them by purchasing these books. Even if you only have one or two names in them right now, I can almost guarantee that sometime in the future you will need to look for another name! I am willing to continue to do lookups under the guidelines established by our webmaster - she has done a great job of listing these on the Lookup Volunteers page. Mimi Stang ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== Henry Co ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html Henry County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html

Please can someone tell me if there is a Roland Mahaffey in the marriage book. And I'm looking for William Glass. Roland would have married Cora Talbot in Oct 27, 1903. And William Glass married a Ollie Belle Young, but she went by Belle. Thanks in advance. Rhona Mahaffey-Boyd

And boy is it a handy item too, even though they did not transcribe ALL the lines of info available (so once you find your group, get the page number info and go look at the film) Based on information found in an obituary related to Isaiah Whitehouse, I had information that he had moved to Iowa then a couple of other states out west, but had never been able to find him in any of the states mentioned in this obituary in 1880. Well, thanks to the "exact spelling" being turned off on my 1880 search I found him, name horribly misspelled but with the right group of wife/children (including one we never knew about!) in a state NOT mentioned in the obituary--Missouri! On the Henry co site when I updated it I included a link to the 1880 census free search http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html click CENSUS. If anyone knows of any online census records free to access which would cover Henry Co that I do NOT have listed on that page, please let me know. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carroll & Sally To: ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:37 AM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Free 1880 Census Valorie and Others on the list the 1880 US Census is Free online at http://www.familysearch.org/ fill in as many or as few blanks as you want. when you click on a name in the upper R corner is a selection to get the whole family at once. In the R you can also get previous and next household. Remember * is a wild card and can be used instead of a first name. Sally ______________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.456 / Virus Database: 256 - Release Date: 2/18/2003

Valorie, RE: Ollson... None of that surname in either of the 1885 or 1901 Bio books for Henry Co. I al;so looked for Olson and none of the given names for them fits your Andrew Peter, Augustus or Carl Johan. Sorry... Dick Matteson On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:31:26 -0700 "Alan Persons" <avbashj@qwest.net> writes: > I am looking for information on Andrew Peter Ollson family. He came > to > America from Sweden in Oct 1854, age 17. His mother Lena died on > the > ship and father Jonas died early 1855. I heard there was a > newspaper > that listed new immigrants. Does anyone know how to find it or > what > would have happened to Augustus age 7 and Carl Johan age 2? Do any > Ollson's still live in Geneseo? Thanks. Valorie > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > Henry County Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html > > >

Hello, how far back does the book go? i'm looking for the marriage of John MADISON, wife unknown, ca. 1850-1860, both born in Ill. with children born in Iowa, but in the Rock Island area.. thank you so much for your time, Lynda Minter -----Original Message----- From: MStang5165@aol.com [mailto:MStang5165@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:33 PM To: ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Marriage Book Lookup Both marriages are listed - William Glass, Jr. married Belle Young, 1910/07/06, certificate # 10356? (at bottom of page & not very legible). Roland J. Mahaffey married Cora E. Talbot, 1903/10/28, certificate #7874. Mimi Stang ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== Henry Co ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html Henry County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html

Rhona, I have a photocopy of the entry from the Register of Marriages book (actually from the microfilm) for Roland Joseph Mahaffey & Cora Ellen Talbot (she was my grandfather's first cousin). The date listed there, however, is Oct 28, 1903. Their licence number was #7874. I would be happy to share other information about the Mahaffeys or Talbots and would love any information you might have that I don't. I have no information on William Glass. Best, Chuck >Please can someone tell me if there is a Roland Mahaffey in the marriage >book. And I'm looking for William Glass. Roland would have married Cora >Talbot in Oct 27, 1903. And William Glass married a Ollie Belle Young, but >she went by Belle. > > >Thanks in advance. >Rhona Mahaffey-Boyd > > >==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== >Henry Co ILGenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html >Henry County Genealogical Society >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html -- Chuck Robinson Village Books in Historic Fairhaven "Whatcom County's Favorite Bookstore for over 20 Years" 1210 11th Street Bellingham, WA 98225 (360)671-2626 (800)392-2665 http://villagebooks.com

hello, i would also be very interested in such a book, with the letter M and S for MCKEEBY AND SULLIVAN thank you, Lynda Minter -----Original Message----- From: Hans Van Landschoot [mailto:havaland@pandora.be] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:03 PM To: ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILHENRY-L] book with probate files Hi, is there someone who has one of the books with the index of the probate files of Henry County. part one with the letter A and the part with R I'm looking for the name Anthony Bouwhuis and Henry and August Rumler. Hans Van landschoot ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== Henry Co ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html Henry County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html

Alan Persons, I do not live in Illinois, but I have a Cd-ROM collection, containing all listed phone numbrs for the USA. I did NOT fild Ollson. I have been working ib a family tree database, from the bios on the Henry County web pages. I have downloaded all of the web pages, and created a WORD document from it, I did NOT find it there either. Perhaps somebody else hass some info. David Blish

David, thank you for checking. I just sent the obituaries for Andrew and Lucinca Ollson that are almost like Bios. Susie was going to post them because I was having trouble. I actually have a family tree on this family. How do I get it to you? Valorie

Yes Andrew was married to Lucinda Nesbaum. Thanks for the tip on familysearch, I didn't realize you could do anything with neighbors. I do have the 1880 discs if someone can't find what they are looking for, it is indexed. Thanks for everyones help. Jan Roggy wrote: > Alan, was your Andrew married to Lucinda Nesbaum? I might possibly have a > lead for you. Jan > > Alan Persons wrote: > > > I am looking for information on Andrew Peter Ollson family. He came to > > America from Sweden in Oct 1854, age 17. His mother Lena died on the > > ship and father Jonas died early 1855. I heard there was a newspaper > > that listed new immigrants. Does anyone know how to find it or what > > would have happened to Augustus age 7 and Carl Johan age 2? Do any > > Ollson's still live in Geneseo? Thanks. Valorie > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > Henry County Genealogical Society > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > Henry County Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html

Alan, was your Andrew married to Lucinda Nesbaum? I might possibly have a lead for you. Jan Alan Persons wrote: > I am looking for information on Andrew Peter Ollson family. He came to > America from Sweden in Oct 1854, age 17. His mother Lena died on the > ship and father Jonas died early 1855. I heard there was a newspaper > that listed new immigrants. Does anyone know how to find it or what > would have happened to Augustus age 7 and Carl Johan age 2? Do any > Ollson's still live in Geneseo? Thanks. Valorie > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > Henry County Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html

Valorie and Others on the list the 1880 US Census is Free online at http://www.familysearch.org/ fill in as many or as few blanks as you want. when you click on a name in the upper R corner is a selection to get the whole family at once. In the R you can also get previous and next household. Remember * is a wild card and can be used instead of a first name. Sally

I am looking for information on Andrew Peter Ollson family. He came to America from Sweden in Oct 1854, age 17. His mother Lena died on the ship and father Jonas died early 1855. I heard there was a newspaper that listed new immigrants. Does anyone know how to find it or what would have happened to Augustus age 7 and Carl Johan age 2? Do any Ollson's still live in Geneseo? Thanks. Valorie