Stephen, thanks for the offer. I am looking for John/Jonathan SCOTT and his wife Ellen/Elenore, children: Joseph C., William Henry, Elijah, Luther, Lorenzo D. Scott. John was suppose to come either from Kentucky or from Ohio. thank you in advance, Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baldwin" <baldwinman@yahoo.com> To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 7:53 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Online Access to Henry County Reference Books > > Hello, > > I do not believe in posting links to pay sites but I found a reference site a large amount of list members may use that I think is too valuable to pass up letting the group know about, as they are crucial to Henry County History and it is a reputable company. I am in no way related to these companies or financially benefit from them. > > I am a member of Genealogy.com (and Ancestry.com) and have premium memberships to both. At Genealogy.com for an extra $80 a year I gained access to the Families and Local History Collection by Heritage Quest Online. This allows me access to thousands of works. You are allowed to access, view, and download 50 pages per book. They had the three specific works on Henry County below and several on Bishop Hill Colony. I was able to find numerous bios on my ancestors. One thing I noticed that not all the names are listed in the original book indexes that appear in these works. > > On locating the bio on my GGG grand Aunt's Husband and her bio, Matilda LUTHER and William HARBAUGH) I was able to locate the family name of my GGG Grandmother Salome (Schock) who was married to George Barthel LUTHER, her father Adam was also listed. Had I not searched all my collateral lines, I never would have found this info I have been searching decades for. > > I downloaded the indexs for the two anonymous works the 1885 and the 1877 and would be glad to look up names on these indexes. I have used up my fifty page limit per book but still have access to the indeces and am happy to share the burden of doing look-ups for names. > > best wishes, Stephen > > > Anonymous Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Illinois : containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Illinois, and of the presidents of the United States : also containing a history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time. > Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1885, 837 pgs > Kiner, Henry L. > History of Henry County, Illinois > Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1910, 1901 pgs. > > AnonymousThe history of Henry County, Illinois : its tax-payers and voters : containing also a biographical directory, a condensed history of the state, map of the county, a business directory, an abstract of every-day laws, war record of Henry County, officers of societies, lodges, etc., etc. > Chicago: H.F. Kett & Co., 1877, 585 pgs > > > > ==== 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! >

> A Joel Wells died in Galena in 1838. He had 4 children and > perhaps one of them also was a Joel? Dick, is the death information listed in that bio? I thought I had the bio Jan was referring to, but if your information came from it, then I don't have it. The one I have concerns Joel Wells, Sr. who came from Vermont to Illinois, first to Gallatin County and then Rock Island County, by way of Galena. Maybe I don't have the one referred to....... Flavia

Jan wrote: "There was a Union Democrat from 7/4/1863-11/24/1864. It was a weekly Democratic paper. I believe it was a Kewanee newspaper as it was publised by C. Bassett, who also publised the Kewanee Advertiser." <clip> Does anyone know where I can access copies of that newspaper? Were there any other newspapers in Kewanee in that time period, 1862-1864? -- Alice

There is a bio for Joel in the 1885 P & B of Henry Co. Do you have that? Jan Flavia Hodges wrote: > Does anyone know if there was a newspaper known as PRESS DEMOCRAT in Henry > County around 1850-60? I've been told there was an obituary for a Joel > Wells who died 16 August 1857 in this paper. My information is that Joel > died in 1856 and I would like to find this obit for verification. > > Thanks for any information. > > Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, CA > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to IL-TRACES-L@rootsweb.com for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!!

There was a Union Democrat from 7/4/1863-11/24/1864. It was a weekly Democratic paper. I believe it was a Kewanee newspaper as it was publised by C. Bassett, who also publised the Kewanee Advertiser. There is no mention of the Press Democrat in the 1885 Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry Co. This is the closest I could find. Jan Flavia Hodges wrote: > Does anyone know if there was a newspaper known as PRESS DEMOCRAT in Henry > County around 1850-60? I've been told there was an obituary for a Joel > Wells who died 16 August 1857 in this paper. My information is that Joel > died in 1856 and I would like to find this obit for verification. > > Thanks for any information. > > Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, CA > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to IL-TRACES-L@rootsweb.com for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!!

Thanks, Jan. Yes, I have that bio - it is the father of the Joel I am looking for. Joel, Jr., at one time, owned something called the Colony House. There is/was a tombstone on the property - current owners still have the tombstone stored on the property. As I gather, this Colony House was designed, and possibly built, by R. R. Stewart for some settlers coming to the area from Geneseo Co., New York. It is quite a fascinating story. Flavia

Hello, I do not believe in posting links to pay sites but I found a reference site a large amount of list members may use that I think is too valuable to pass up letting the group know about, as they are crucial to Henry County History and it is a reputable company. I am in no way related to these companies or financially benefit from them. I am a member of Genealogy.com (and Ancestry.com) and have premium memberships to both. At Genealogy.com for an extra $80 a year I gained access to the Families and Local History Collection by Heritage Quest Online. This allows me access to thousands of works. You are allowed to access, view, and download 50 pages per book. They had the three specific works on Henry County below and several on Bishop Hill Colony. I was able to find numerous bios on my ancestors. One thing I noticed that not all the names are listed in the original book indexes that appear in these works. On locating the bio on my GGG grand Aunt's Husband and her bio, Matilda LUTHER and William HARBAUGH) I was able to locate the family name of my GGG Grandmother Salome (Schock) who was married to George Barthel LUTHER, her father Adam was also listed. Had I not searched all my collateral lines, I never would have found this info I have been searching decades for. I downloaded the indexs for the two anonymous works the 1885 and the 1877 and would be glad to look up names on these indexes. I have used up my fifty page limit per book but still have access to the indeces and am happy to share the burden of doing look-ups for names. best wishes, Stephen Anonymous Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Illinois : containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Illinois, and of the presidents of the United States : also containing a history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1885, 837 pgs Kiner, Henry L. History of Henry County, Illinois Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1910, 1901 pgs. AnonymousThe history of Henry County, Illinois : its tax-payers and voters : containing also a biographical directory, a condensed history of the state, map of the county, a business directory, an abstract of every-day laws, war record of Henry County, officers of societies, lodges, etc., etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett & Co., 1877, 585 pgs

Does anyone know if there was a newspaper known as PRESS DEMOCRAT in Henry County around 1850-60? I've been told there was an obituary for a Joel Wells who died 16 August 1857 in this paper. My information is that Joel died in 1856 and I would like to find this obit for verification. Thanks for any information. Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, CA

Hi, If Mabel Atwood isn't in Oakwood Cemetery then does someone have the Rosedale Cemetery book. If so could you do a look up there please? There are a couple of smaller cemeteries around Cambridge. Are they transcribed? Maybe she is there. I'm also looking for a Carl Emil( or Emil Carl) Johnson b 1860 and not sure when he died(after 1900) but he may be in Rosedale also. Thanks to all for the help on the Oakwood question. Steve

Jan, Yes a large amount of the families came to Henry County from Westmoreland County PA and Livingston County NY The MORROWS/HAMILTONS, STEELES/STEELS, HANNAs (of Hannastown) all began intermarrying in Westmoreland and came together. From what I understand the HAMILTONs and STEELs actually started marrying together and came over from Ireland to PA. The LUTHERs/OTTs also married over the years and migrated together. Strange events my current roommate is an OTT from the Westmoreland area. To think the LUTHER House and the OTT Cabin are in the Deerfield, Il museum side by side from the 1850s and 150 years later their direct descendents out of the blue end up living in the same house in Orlando, FL. That was a stroke of luck for my research..... I have not studied Hannastown yet but I know that the founders are cousins in my collateral lines. best wishes Stephen Jan Roggy <jlroggy@essex1.com> wrote:I wish I could tell you what the turnaround time was, but I have never used this service. Since I'm in the next county, I just go there. I can't speak for Henry Co., but neighboring Bureau Co., let me get birth & death certs for my husband's family, but I was there in person. Larry's dad died in 96, and I was able to get the birth & death cert. in 2001. When my 44 year old brother died in 99, I had to go get his birth cert. to apply for his military tombstone. I didn't know if they would give it to me or not, but I took his obit out of the paper, along with my birth cert & my driver's lic. & they gave it to me with no problem. In fact, while I was there I got a copy of my other brother's birth cert. since my parents had never gotten an original one when they were born. All mom had was the hospital copy. They even let me get that, so they must be pretty lenient. This site evidently just went into effect recently as it was the hot topic on our local tv stations last night! Maybe you can get a request in before the word gets out and you're on a waiting list. There is a number there plus an email addy, so maybe you can ask them the time frame. I found your notes interesting at the bottom. My family came from Westmoreland Co., PA to Henry Co., also. I have the 1885 Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry Co. and I am amazed at the # of people that came from Westmoreland Co to Henry Co. Has anyone on this list studied the "migration trails" that brought people to Henry Co? Was this a major route westward thru this area, or are there relationships between a lot of them that we haven't uncovered yet? I noticed that the surnames that you listed are names that are still in my area. Did you know that there was a Hanna township in Henry Co? Good luck on your research, and I hope this site helps you out. Jan Baldwin wrote: > Jan > Thank you for this information. I was JUST thinking about this today and am at a time in research I need to get several dozen various certificates from Henry County. With all the various sites in Il I was not sure where to start. > I went to the site and I see that it should be no problem to get marriage records or death records. But for birth records of deceased one must be a "Parent, legal guardian or surviving spouse (must have certified death certificate)" > Does anyone know if they will issue birth certificate of deceased to other individuals? I have numerous direct relatives born abt 125 years ago and have been dead for at least 50 years that had no children and currently they only have survivng great great grandchildren or great great grand nephews and nieces. > Also what is the general time for processing and mailing out if you can provide the death and marriage certificate #, volume book etc? I had placed orders with the State Archives for the recent Death Certificate program and the first batch took six months and the second request has not been sent after 8 months. Since the local office we are paying for is it a faster turn around time? > Thank you for any input. (I live in Orlando and never have had a chance to make it up there yet) > Stephen > Researching in Geneseo area: > ALLEN (Northern Ireland >BlackHawk Township, Rock Island County, IL > Atkinson, Henry County, IL, Geneseo Henry County, IL > Fairfield, Wayne County, IL) > MORROW (Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL > also CA, CO, IO, OK > HAMILTON, STEEL, HANNA (Ireland > Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL ) > LUTHER (BAYERN > LIVINGSTON NY> Deerfield, LAKE County, IL > Geneseo Henry County, IL > some to CA > Jan Roggy wrote:I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., > now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now > order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find > it at http://henrycty.com > I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those > at a distance. Jan > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html

Diana, I am working on the same family of LUTHERs. George Barthel LUTHER is my GGGG grandfather. I do not have George Peter's death date either. I have been able to get information on 9 generation of Luthers in America. I have much information on those deceased and living. I also am in contact with my 6th cousins in California who are researching the Luthers. Also have been in contact with the LUTHER House museum in Deerfield, Il. >From all my research I show your ancestor as being referred to as Peter and mine as George. I do know the LUTHERS all had "Saint" First names and went by their middle names. The cousin in CA said that their was some sort of family scandal that divided the lines. I have not got the information on that yet. I do have photos of my line starting with George Barthels daughter, Caroline in 1857 and one that may be George himself (We are not sure if it is him or Caroline's brother) we had them of two of her sisters but they were the glass type and exploded one day. I do have one major fact difference than what I can see on some other websites. I do not show the family coming to the US on the Schooner Harmony on Dec 31, 1820? I have looked endlessly for that ship and no luck I did come across this information: Also in this information it shows Johann Jacob's wife as Louisa Landering not Louisa Sanders. The Luther's were traveling with the Landerings/Paeters and I wonder if the ships captain confused Saunders with Launderings or if there was a change somewhere. Jacob Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Age: 33 Gender: M Occupation: Schoemaker Port of Departure: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Country of Origin: Limback Country of Destination: United States of America Ship Name: Ship Juffraw Johanna Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: Oct 16, 1821 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 2 List Number: 332 Jacob Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place: New York, NY Year: 1821 Age: 33 Primary immigrant: Luther, Jacob Permanent entry number: 868824 Accession number: 8562847 Source publication code: 6572 Source publication page number: 336 Source publication: "PASSENGERS FROM GERMANIA to the United States, 1821-1823." In Germanic Genealogist, no. 14 (1978), pp. 335-345; no. 22 (1981), pp. 244-245. Source annotation: Intended date and port of arrival. Origins: mostly German, all from regions east of the Rhine and north of the Danube. Names of ships sometimes mentioned. Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index Jacob Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place: New York, NY Year: 1821 Age: 33 Primary immigrant: Luther, Jacob Permanent entry number: 2495575 Accession number: 8562846 Source publication code: 9268 Source publication page number: 1 Source publication: UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Passengers Who Arrived in the United States, September 1821 - December 1823. Indexed. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1969. (Available from Tuttle, Rutland, VT.) Source annotation: Derived from transcripts made by the State Department from National Archives records. Includes immigrants of many origins. Few names from the end of 1821 through 1823 (documents lost). Pages 1-357 list names; pages 359-427 provide an index of vessels and persons. Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index Jacob Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Age: 6 Gender: M Port of Departure: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Country of Origin: Limback Country of Destination: United States of America Ship Name: Ship Juffraw Johanna Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: Oct 16, 1821 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 2 List Number: 332 George Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Age: 5 Gender: M Port of Departure: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Country of Origin: Limback Country of Destination: United States of America Ship Name: Ship Juffraw Johanna Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: Oct 16, 1821 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 2 List Number: 332 Peter Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Age: 3 Gender: M Port of Departure: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Country of Origin: Limback Country of Destination: United States of America Ship Name: Ship Juffraw Johanna Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: Oct 16, 1821 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 2 List Number: 332 Magdalena Luther found in: Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Age: 1 Gender: F Port of Departure: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Country of Origin: Limback Country of Destination: United States of America Ship Name: Ship Juffraw Johanna Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: Oct 16, 1821 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 2 List Number: 332 And I found this information: Dutch Ship Juffraw Johanna Port of Embarktion: Amsterdam Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: October 16, 1821 Master of Ship: John Groll Film M237, Roll 2, Number 332 Jacob Luther, age 33, Shoemaker, from Limbach wife - Louisa Landering, age 27, from Munster children - Jacob Luther, age 6, from Limbach George Luther, age 5, from Limbach Peter Luther, age 3, from Limbach Magdalena Luther, age 1, from Limbach Adam Paeter, age 34, famer and weaver, from Schonbach wife - Wilhemina Landering, age 26, from Otweilder children - Chaterina Paeter, age 13, Limbach Louisa Paeter, age 11, from Limbach Elizabeth Paeter, age 9, from Homburg Jacob Paeter, age 1, from Limbach Immigrants to America, 1600s-1800s Then I also found this information: Louisa Landering found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place: New York, NY Year: 1821 Age: 27 Primary immigrant: Landering, Louisa Accompanying family members: 4 children Permanent entry number: 2478272 Accession number: 8663539 Source publication code: 9268 Source publication page number: 1 Source publication: UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Passengers Who Arrived in the United States, September 1821 - December 1823. Indexed. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1969. (Available from Tuttle, Rutland, VT.) Source annotation: Derived from transcripts made by the State Department from National Archives records. Includes immigrants of many origins. Few names from the end of 1821 through 1823 (documents lost). Pages 1-357 list names; pages 359-427 provide an index of vessels and persons. Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index Diana Davis <ddavis59@sc.rr.com> wrote: Stephen, who are your LUTHERs? I am working on Johann Jacob LUTTER/Louisa Catherine Wilhemina SANDERS' son George Peter who married Mary Elizabeth MILLER. I still haven't found a death date (altho I think it was around 1887) for George Peter. They had children--Sarah, Anna Eliza, Abraham, Catherine Magdalena, Sufrona, Christina, Martin, Franklin, George 'Peter', Atilia Christena, Julia 'Olive', and Charles Ellsworth from 1841-1868. Louisa Landering found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place: New York, NY Year: 1821 Age: 27 Primary immigrant: Landering, Louisa Accompanying family members: 4 children Permanent entry number: 847088 Accession number: 8663540 Source publication code: 6572 Source publication page number: 336 Source publication: "PASSENGERS FROM GERMANIA to the United States, 1821-1823." In Germanic Genealogist, no. 14 (1978), pp. 335-345; no. 22 (1981), pp. 244-245. Source annotation: Intended date and port of arrival. Origins: mostly German, all from regions east of the Rhine and north of the Danube. Names of ships sometimes mentioned. Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists In Louisa Landering found in: Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place: New York, NY Year: 1821 Primary immigrant: Landering, Louisa Permanent entry number: 1373499 Accession number: 8663541 Source publication code: 7870 Source publication page number: 149 Source publication: SAMUELSEN, W. DAVID. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index, 1820-1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. 290p. Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index Diana Website: http://www.my-ged.com/davis/ NOTE: ddavis@logicsouth.com is no longer valid ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baldwin" To: Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:11 AM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Henry County Records Online > > Jan > Thank you for this information. I was JUST thinking about this today and am at a time in research I need to get several dozen various certificates from Henry County. With all the various sites in Il I was not sure where to start. > I went to the site and I see that it should be no problem to get marriage records or death records. But for birth records of deceased one must be a "Parent, legal guardian or surviving spouse (must have certified death certificate)" > Does anyone know if they will issue birth certificate of deceased to other individuals? I have numerous direct relatives born abt 125 years ago and have been dead for at least 50 years that had no children and currently they only have survivng great great grandchildren or great great grand nephews and nieces. > Also what is the general time for processing and mailing out if you can provide the death and marriage certificate #, volume book etc? I had placed orders with the State Archives for the recent Death Certificate program and the first batch took six months and the second request has not been sent after 8 months. Since the local office we are paying for is it a faster turn around time? > Thank you for any input. (I live in Orlando and never have had a chance to make it up there yet) > Stephen > Researching in Geneseo area: > ALLEN (Northern Ireland >BlackHawk Township, Rock Island County, IL > Atkinson, Henry County, IL, Geneseo Henry County, IL > Fairfield, Wayne County, IL) > MORROW (Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL > also CA, CO, IO, OK > HAMILTON, STEEL, HANNA (Ireland > Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL ) > LUTHER (BAYERN > LIVINGSTON NY> Deerfield, LAKE County, IL > Geneseo Henry County, IL > some to CA > Jan Roggy wrote:I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., > now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now > order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find > it at http://henrycty.com > I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those > at a distance. Jan > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html > ==== 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

My Irish ancestors (Liggett/McCarty) followed a similar route: arriving in Philadelphia, moving to Ohio, and then Henry County, Illinois. I have thought they may have following the development of the transportation system as it opened up new land for homesteading. They left Middletown Ohio about the time that the railroad was extended into Illinois in 1854. Friends from Ohio tell my ancestors probably got to Ohio via the Great Lakes and the new Miami canal that connected Cleveland and Cincinnati. I have information about the development of transportation routes and the growth of America on my Liggett family website: http://ajp3.home.mindspring.com/liggett/ in the chapters on Ohio and Illinois. Jacquie in San Francisco ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baldwin" <baldwinman@yahoo.com> To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 3:02 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Migration from Westmoreland PA to Henry County IL > > Jan, > Yes a large amount of the families came to Henry County from Westmoreland County PA and Livingston County NY > The MORROWS/HAMILTONS, STEELES/STEELS, HANNAs (of Hannastown) all began intermarrying in Westmoreland and came together. From what I understand the HAMILTONs and STEELs actually started marrying together and came over from Ireland to PA. > The LUTHERs/OTTs also married over the years and migrated together. Strange events my current roommate is an OTT from the Westmoreland area. To think the LUTHER House and the OTT Cabin are in the Deerfield, Il museum side by side from the 1850s and 150 years later their direct descendents out of the blue end up living in the same house in Orlando, FL. That was a stroke of luck for my research..... > I have not studied Hannastown yet but I know that the founders are cousins in my collateral lines. > best wishes Stephen > Jan Roggy <jlroggy@essex1.com> wrote:I wish I could tell you what the turnaround time was, but I have never used this service. Since I'm in the next county, I just go there. I can't speak for Henry Co., but neighboring Bureau Co., let me get birth & death certs for my husband's family, but I was there in person. Larry's dad died in 96, and I was able to get the birth & death cert. in 2001. When my 44 year old brother died > in 99, I had to go get his birth cert. to apply for his military tombstone. I didn't know if they would give it to me or not, but I took his obit out of the paper, along with my birth cert & my driver's lic. & they gave it to me with no problem. In fact, while I was there I got a copy of my other brother's birth cert. since my parents had never gotten an original one when they were born. > All mom had was the hospital copy. They even let me get that, so they must be pretty lenient. > > This site evidently just went into effect recently as it was the hot topic on our local tv stations last night! Maybe you can get a request in before the word gets out and you're on a waiting list. There is a number there plus an email addy, so maybe you can ask them the time frame. > > I found your notes interesting at the bottom. My family came from Westmoreland Co., PA to Henry Co., also. I have the 1885 Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry Co. and I am amazed at the # of people that came from Westmoreland Co to Henry Co. Has anyone on this list studied the "migration trails" that brought people to Henry Co? Was this a major route westward thru this area, or are > there relationships between a lot of them that we haven't uncovered yet? I noticed that the surnames that you listed are names that are still in my area. Did you know that there was a Hanna township in Henry Co? > > Good luck on your research, and I hope this site helps you out. Jan > > Baldwin wrote: > > > Jan > > Thank you for this information. I was JUST thinking about this today and am at a time in research I need to get several dozen various certificates from Henry County. With all the various sites in Il I was not sure where to start. > > I went to the site and I see that it should be no problem to get marriage records or death records. But for birth records of deceased one must be a "Parent, legal guardian or surviving spouse (must have certified death certificate)" > > Does anyone know if they will issue birth certificate of deceased to other individuals? I have numerous direct relatives born abt 125 years ago and have been dead for at least 50 years that had no children and currently they only have survivng great great grandchildren or great great grand nephews and nieces. > > Also what is the general time for processing and mailing out if you can provide the death and marriage certificate #, volume book etc? I had placed orders with the State Archives for the recent Death Certificate program and the first batch took six months and the second request has not been sent after 8 months. Since the local office we are paying for is it a faster turn around time? > > Thank you for any input. (I live in Orlando and never have had a chance to make it up there yet) > > Stephen > > Researching in Geneseo area: > > ALLEN (Northern Ireland >BlackHawk Township, Rock Island County, IL > Atkinson, Henry County, IL, Geneseo Henry County, IL > Fairfield, Wayne County, IL) > > MORROW (Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL > also CA, CO, IO, OK > > HAMILTON, STEEL, HANNA (Ireland > Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL ) > > LUTHER (BAYERN > LIVINGSTON NY> Deerfield, LAKE County, IL > Geneseo Henry County, IL > some to CA > > Jan Roggy wrote:I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., > > now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now > > order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find > > it at http://henrycty.com > > I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those > > at a distance. Jan > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > > Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to IL-TRACES-L@rootsweb.com for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!! >

Stephen, who are your LUTHERs? I am working on Johann Jacob LUTTER/Louisa Catherine Wilhemina SANDERS' son George Peter who married Mary Elizabeth MILLER. I still haven't found a death date (altho I think it was around 1887) for George Peter. They had children--Sarah, Anna Eliza, Abraham, Catherine Magdalena, Sufrona, Christina, Martin, Franklin, George 'Peter', Atilia Christena, Julia 'Olive', and Charles Ellsworth from 1841-1868. Diana <ddavis59@sc.rr.com> Website: http://www.my-ged.com/davis/ NOTE: ddavis@logicsouth.com is no longer valid ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baldwin" <baldwinman@yahoo.com> To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:11 AM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Henry County Records Online > > Jan > Thank you for this information. I was JUST thinking about this today and am at a time in research I need to get several dozen various certificates from Henry County. With all the various sites in Il I was not sure where to start. > I went to the site and I see that it should be no problem to get marriage records or death records. But for birth records of deceased one must be a "Parent, legal guardian or surviving spouse (must have certified death certificate)" > Does anyone know if they will issue birth certificate of deceased to other individuals? I have numerous direct relatives born abt 125 years ago and have been dead for at least 50 years that had no children and currently they only have survivng great great grandchildren or great great grand nephews and nieces. > Also what is the general time for processing and mailing out if you can provide the death and marriage certificate #, volume book etc? I had placed orders with the State Archives for the recent Death Certificate program and the first batch took six months and the second request has not been sent after 8 months. Since the local office we are paying for is it a faster turn around time? > Thank you for any input. (I live in Orlando and never have had a chance to make it up there yet) > Stephen > Researching in Geneseo area: > ALLEN (Northern Ireland >BlackHawk Township, Rock Island County, IL > Atkinson, Henry County, IL, Geneseo Henry County, IL > Fairfield, Wayne County, IL) > MORROW (Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL > also CA, CO, IO, OK > HAMILTON, STEEL, HANNA (Ireland > Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL ) > LUTHER (BAYERN > LIVINGSTON NY> Deerfield, LAKE County, IL > Geneseo Henry County, IL > some to CA > Jan Roggy <jlroggy@essex1.com> wrote:I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., > now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now > order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find > it at http://henrycty.com > I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those > at a distance. Jan > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html >

I wish I could tell you what the turnaround time was, but I have never used this service. Since I'm in the next county, I just go there. I can't speak for Henry Co., but neighboring Bureau Co., let me get birth & death certs for my husband's family, but I was there in person. Larry's dad died in 96, and I was able to get the birth & death cert. in 2001. When my 44 year old brother died in 99, I had to go get his birth cert. to apply for his military tombstone. I didn't know if they would give it to me or not, but I took his obit out of the paper, along with my birth cert & my driver's lic. & they gave it to me with no problem. In fact, while I was there I got a copy of my other brother's birth cert. since my parents had never gotten an original one when they were born. All mom had was the hospital copy. They even let me get that, so they must be pretty lenient. This site evidently just went into effect recently as it was the hot topic on our local tv stations last night! Maybe you can get a request in before the word gets out and you're on a waiting list. There is a number there plus an email addy, so maybe you can ask them the time frame. I found your notes interesting at the bottom. My family came from Westmoreland Co., PA to Henry Co., also. I have the 1885 Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry Co. and I am amazed at the # of people that came from Westmoreland Co to Henry Co. Has anyone on this list studied the "migration trails" that brought people to Henry Co? Was this a major route westward thru this area, or are there relationships between a lot of them that we haven't uncovered yet? I noticed that the surnames that you listed are names that are still in my area. Did you know that there was a Hanna township in Henry Co? Good luck on your research, and I hope this site helps you out. Jan Baldwin wrote: > Jan > Thank you for this information. I was JUST thinking about this today and am at a time in research I need to get several dozen various certificates from Henry County. With all the various sites in Il I was not sure where to start. > I went to the site and I see that it should be no problem to get marriage records or death records. But for birth records of deceased one must be a "Parent, legal guardian or surviving spouse (must have certified death certificate)" > Does anyone know if they will issue birth certificate of deceased to other individuals? I have numerous direct relatives born abt 125 years ago and have been dead for at least 50 years that had no children and currently they only have survivng great great grandchildren or great great grand nephews and nieces. > Also what is the general time for processing and mailing out if you can provide the death and marriage certificate #, volume book etc? I had placed orders with the State Archives for the recent Death Certificate program and the first batch took six months and the second request has not been sent after 8 months. Since the local office we are paying for is it a faster turn around time? > Thank you for any input. (I live in Orlando and never have had a chance to make it up there yet) > Stephen > Researching in Geneseo area: > ALLEN (Northern Ireland >BlackHawk Township, Rock Island County, IL > Atkinson, Henry County, IL, Geneseo Henry County, IL > Fairfield, Wayne County, IL) > MORROW (Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL > also CA, CO, IO, OK > HAMILTON, STEEL, HANNA (Ireland > Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL ) > LUTHER (BAYERN > LIVINGSTON NY> Deerfield, LAKE County, IL > Geneseo Henry County, IL > some to CA > Jan Roggy <jlroggy@essex1.com> wrote:I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., > now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now > order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find > it at http://henrycty.com > I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those > at a distance. Jan > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html

I would like to find birth records for William John Mathews, my great-great-grandfather. He was born at Bishop Hill Colony, Henry County, Illinois, 15 Jul 1855. Also, would like to find birth records for William's sister, Helena (Helen) Mathews, born 13 Mar 1858 (or 1857 ?). Both William and Helena may have a different last name for birth records ? Father is presently unknown. Mother's maiden name from Sweden is Mattsdotter, later changed to Matsen (other spellings include Matson, Mattson, Mattsen). -- : - ) - Vern Andrews - - - Oregon Trail Descendant * * Please send all attachments to * * < mailto:vjandrews@softcom.net > < mailto:vjafamhist@pacbell.net > For Sending Personal Messages * * * Stop by and visit the Andrews Website * * * * * < http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ > * *

Jan Thank you for this information. I was JUST thinking about this today and am at a time in research I need to get several dozen various certificates from Henry County. With all the various sites in Il I was not sure where to start. I went to the site and I see that it should be no problem to get marriage records or death records. But for birth records of deceased one must be a "Parent, legal guardian or surviving spouse (must have certified death certificate)" Does anyone know if they will issue birth certificate of deceased to other individuals? I have numerous direct relatives born abt 125 years ago and have been dead for at least 50 years that had no children and currently they only have survivng great great grandchildren or great great grand nephews and nieces. Also what is the general time for processing and mailing out if you can provide the death and marriage certificate #, volume book etc? I had placed orders with the State Archives for the recent Death Certificate program and the first batch took six months and the second request has not been sent after 8 months. Since the local office we are paying for is it a faster turn around time? Thank you for any input. (I live in Orlando and never have had a chance to make it up there yet) Stephen Researching in Geneseo area: ALLEN (Northern Ireland >BlackHawk Township, Rock Island County, IL > Atkinson, Henry County, IL, Geneseo Henry County, IL > Fairfield, Wayne County, IL) MORROW (Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL > also CA, CO, IO, OK HAMILTON, STEEL, HANNA (Ireland > Westmoreland County, PA, >Geneseo, Henry County, IL ) LUTHER (BAYERN > LIVINGSTON NY> Deerfield, LAKE County, IL > Geneseo Henry County, IL > some to CA Jan Roggy <jlroggy@essex1.com> wrote:I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find it at http://henrycty.com I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those at a distance. Jan ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- Have you visited the Henry Co. ILGenWeb Project Site lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html

Laurie, I checked every Anderson Bio and no luck finding Signa T. Anderson. I imagine she and her parents and later her husband did not subscribe to this Bio which cost a considerable amount in 1900s money! Dick Matteson On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 14:13:13 -0800 (PST) Laurie Kender <lkender@yahoo.com> writes: > > Dick - > > The only ANDERSON name I have is Signa T. ANDERSON, > who married Charles COTTON. > > The 1920 census shows her as being 30 years old, and > their oldest daughter is 15. From that I would assume > that in 1901, Signa was about 11 and still living with > her parents. According to the census, she emigrated > from Sweden in 1886 (4 years before she was born, if > she was really 30 in 1920) and had naturalized in > 1891. > Not sure which parts of the above are credible, or if > any of this will help link her to the 1901 Bio, which > I assume would reference her father (or parents) - and > ANDERSON is not an uncommon name.... > > If you have anything on her, I'd love to have it... > > Thanks, > > Laurie > > > > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:59:16 -0200 > > From: dickmatt@juno.com > > To: ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] 1901 Henry County IL Bio > > Book Lookup > > > > Laurie, I do have one Cole(Festus C.) and 8 > > Andersons and none of the > > others you suggest below. Perhaps you can send me > > the Anderson first > > names. Probably many of these Andersons were in the > > Swede Colony - > > Bishop Hill. Dick M. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to IL-TRACES-L@rootsweb.com for inclusion in the USGenWeb > Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!! > > >

I was just watching the local news and they were telling that Henry Co., now has a new website for the county offices in Cambridge. You can now order vital records online, along with many other things. You can find it at http://henrycty.com I checked it out and it looks like it will be very convenient for those at a distance. Jan

Dick - The only ANDERSON name I have is Signa T. ANDERSON, who married Charles COTTON. The 1920 census shows her as being 30 years old, and their oldest daughter is 15. From that I would assume that in 1901, Signa was about 11 and still living with her parents. According to the census, she emigrated from Sweden in 1886 (4 years before she was born, if she was really 30 in 1920) and had naturalized in 1891. Not sure which parts of the above are credible, or if any of this will help link her to the 1901 Bio, which I assume would reference her father (or parents) - and ANDERSON is not an uncommon name.... If you have anything on her, I'd love to have it... Thanks, Laurie > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:59:16 -0200 > From: dickmatt@juno.com > To: ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] 1901 Henry County IL Bio > Book Lookup > > Laurie, I do have one Cole(Festus C.) and 8 > Andersons and none of the > others you suggest below. Perhaps you can send me > the Anderson first > names. Probably many of these Andersons were in the > Swede Colony - > Bishop Hill. Dick M. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

N. D. Davis was my 2nd great grand uncle. His first name is Noah. I would love to have a copy of a photo he took, just for verification for who he worked for. Any way you could scan it and send it to me? I always thought there would be some he took of his own family but have yet to locate any. Here is what I know about this family to pinpoint time frame for you: The family came from Jerusalem, Yates County, New York sometime after 1860 (I have them in the NY census for 1860), to Geneseo, Illinois. They are not in the 1865 census for New York.) I can not locate him in 1870 census-not in New York, Illinois or Iowa. His father died in Edford, Illinois in December 1870. Two of his brothers are living in Henry County in 1870, one brother is living in Wayne Co., Iowa. Noah is listed in the 1877 Voters & Taxpayers of Henry County, Illinois as a photographer. Noah is listed in the 1880 census living in Geneseo, Illinois. I also can not locate him in the 1900 census, but have probate records from Illinois for his brother that mentions Noah in them, this was in 1886. Noah died in 1908 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Illinois. Hope this helps "date" your family photos. Jill Barrailler (Davis) bigjim@guam..net