Jackson County IL Archives News.....ALL AROUND THE TOWN September 21, 1922 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Riseling riseling@insightbb.com July 25, 2006, 8:50 pm The Daily Independent Newspaper, Murphysboro, IL September 21, 1922 Mrs. John MONTGOMERY of West Division Street is ill. F. R. BOHANNON was a business caller in Carbondale Thursday. Joe DAVENPORT went to Campbell Hill Wednesday on business. Mrs. W. B. WRIGHT of Carbondale shopped here Thrusday. Harry GRUSHKIN was a business visitor in Carbondale Thursday. Mrs. George M. DAUER went to Sparta Thursday to attend the fair. Miss Mabel HALL went to Sparta Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Edna WOLFF. Mrs. Bessie CARTER and Miss Bessie WARD of Willisville shopped here Wednesday. Mrs. R. E. GOODMAN went to Ava Thursday to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Lorin HANNA went to Oraville Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs. Ann SHANNON. Everett STEPHENS a typhoid patient at St. Andrew's hospital is improving nicely. Mrs. C. I. BLACKMAN has accepted a position at the Famous Ready to Wear Store as saleslady. Herbert SCHOLLE of Carrollton, Mo., who has been visiting friends here returned home Wednesday. Miss Cora NORTH of Percy is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Roger WALWARK of North 15th Street. Mesdames T. E. SHOMAKER, John MACKEY and Albert PICKARD went to Sparta Thursday to attend the fair. Mrs. W. W. KELLY of Grand Tower spent a few hours here Thursday. Mr. & Mrs. Frank COX made a business trip to Anna Thursday. Mr. & Mrs. S. PICKERING of Gorham were shoppers here Thursday. Mrs. E. LINDSEY of Grand Tower was a business visitor in this city Thursday. Charles MARTELL returned to Chicago Thursday to resume his studies in an art school. Mrs. A. C. McNIER and Mrs. Frank McNIER of Carbondale spent a few hours in this city Thursday afternoon on pleasure. Howard SUMMERS of Mt. Carbon was placed in the hospital here Thursday afternoon for treatment of typhoid fever. Mrs. M. E. SPANN and Mrs. G. R. WALLACE and son Billie of Golconda are visiting at the home of Mr. & Mrs. George ROLENS on Division Street. Eugene M. YOST of Carbondale, democratic candidate for county clerk was in Murphysboro Thursday in the interest of his candidacy and was greated warmly. Miss Minnie SCHMIDT went to Sparta Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Clarence LEMINGS and to attend the Sparta fair. Miss Pearl STRICKLIN went to Sparta Thursday morning to visit her grandfather Charles McMANUS who is very ill. Mrs. Lottie BANTFELD of Campbell Hill and daughters, Misses Minnie and Anna, were among the shoppers here Wednesday. Mrs. Ed REECE of North 9th Street went to St. Louis Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Mae WILLIAMS, after which she will go to Des Moines, Ia., where she will attend the Old Soldiers' Reunion. Mrs. Charles MATHIS and little daughter, Geraldine, of Percy who have been visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roger WALWARK of North 15th Street returned home Wednesday afternoon. The following are those who among the Murphysboro people who attended the fair at Sparta Thursday: Mr. & Mrs. Howard BLAIR and son, Earl, Mrs. Arthur WELSHAN, Mr. & Mrs. A. R. MORRIS, Mr. & Mrs. Arch McDOWELL, Mr. & Mrs. Ora HANNA, Misses Addie PHIFER and Marie CLEMENTS and Andy REICHRATH and Raymond PHIFER. Samuel KING of Olive Street went to Chester Thursday morning to attend the wedding of his brother, George KING to Miss Annis GIDMOORE and the wedding of his sister, Miss Maudie KING to Riley GIDMOORE. The weddings took place Thursday afternoon at three o'clock at the parsonage of Rev. W. A. WOODS. After the wedding ceremonies the newly weds and Mr. King went to Sparta to attend the fair. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/jackson/newspapers/allaroun175nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb

Hi List, You are all wonderful and thank you so very much for the quick response concerning my request of an obit for Normagene McDaniel Warner. Joyce McDaniel Hennessy

Dear Joyce, I knew Normagene well, and I would be happy to send you her obit. Send me your mailing address off-list please. It may also be available online at www.thesouthern.com/ Juli Claussen On 7/24/2006 6:54:41 PM, Joyce Hennessy (joyce.hennessy@comcast.net) wrote: > Hi list, > > > > It is with a great deal of shock that I just heard of a family member who > died this past week (Jul 19) I have been in contact with her due to my > interest in genealogy and we have been communicating quite a bit. > Imagine > my shock and surprise when her husband informed me of her death last week. > > Anyhow if some kind soul could send me a copy of her obit I would be so > very, very grateful. The > person's name is: Normagene McDaniel Warner. > > > > Thank you so very much. > > > > Joyce McDaniel Hennessy > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Limit SIGNATURE BLOCKS to four lines or less. Don't > include the surnames > you're researching within your sig block as this impedes the search of the archives. If you insist on including surnames, they must be within the subject county and each letter must be separated by a space so they don't > interfere with archive searches, e.g., S M I T H > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi list, It is with a great deal of shock that I just heard of a family member who died this past week (Jul 19) I have been in contact with her due to my interest in genealogy and we have been communicating quite a bit. Imagine my shock and surprise when her husband informed me of her death last week. Anyhow if some kind soul could send me a copy of her obit I would be so very, very grateful. The person's name is: Normagene McDaniel Warner. Thank you so very much. Joyce McDaniel Hennessy

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 23 July 2006 Vol 5 Issue: #23 ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt Often when I make the decision to write on a topic, material during the week just seems to become overwhelming. Such is the case with this article. My plans were to write about a wonderful restoration and preservation project a friend of mine is and was involved in from its beginnings. My last article touched on it slightly – the restoration of the Train Depot in Murray City, Hocking/Adams Counties, Ohio and making it into a museum of trains and also a museum of coal mining, particularly in that south eastern section of Ohio. While catching up on all the articles in my piled up newspapers I read about a local [northwestern Ohio] agribusiness that has a rail group as part of its four business groups, which generated nearly half of the operating income. This company is in the rail business because they handle bulk material, fertilizer, and grain. They ship out grain and fertilizer in their own cars. Due to the increased costs of transportation railroads are becoming healthier again. Last week the article mentioned Paducah, Kentucky as a center. This agribusiness has built itself into a fleet of more than 100,000 rail cars and 89 locomotives/engines, making it the eighth largest fleet in the United States. Historians, and buffs, know historical facts, yet tend to forget them until something comes along to remind them that there are always people in our world who are developers and will use every trick to procure what they need to make more money. We are familiar with the term “eminent domain” or the right of governments to take property from private citizens for the “betterment” of their community. Back in the days of railroad expansion, which tallies to the race to complete the transcontinental railway and also connect every community along the way, the Federal Government, as incentives, gave the very same condemnation powers to the railroad companies to “build roads and other public works.” In a corner of southeastern Michigan the U.S. Rail, a short-line railroad operator, is proposing to construct an “intermodal” terminal where freight is transferred between trucks and trains on some 400 acres along its present tracks. It turns out that this parcel of land has proximity to two Interstate Highway interchanges. Plus, the bonus of “room” for expansion. This means, of course, the “taking” of private land, in at least one case, of folks who have held that property from before Michigan was a state. I lived very close to a “railroad switching” yard as a lad and remember the sounds I got used to in falling asleep. Railroads were important. In some cases they made, or not, towns all across this country. Out in Nebraska, John C Fremont and General Henry Leavenworth urged the building of a Pacific railroad as a military measure. Asa Whitney, of New York, was willing to build a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean, and submitted his offer to Congress. Stephen A Douglas, of Illinois, proposed three great lines, one from Texas to the Pacific, one from Missouri or Iowa to San Francisco, and one from Wisconsin to the Pacific. Following the Civil War, when northern promoters turned to serious railroad building, the great trunk lines closely followed the routes outlined in those Douglas proposals. It took until 1862, when the southern states’ objections to the northern routes had been eliminated by the secession, before a route finally materialized. The Union Pacific was granted a two hundred foot right of way, plus any lands for stations, depots, shops, buildings, etc., and earth, stone, timber, and other materials from public lands for construction purposes. This wasn’t all – to secure the safe and speedy transportation of mail, troops, munitions, and public stores, the company was granted every alternate section of public land [up to five alternate sections per mile on each side of the railroad]. Thus, the railroads obtained almost five million acres of land in Nebraska alone. In Ohio, in 1875, Murray Brown platted the town which bares his name. Though he was not totally successful in creating a metropolis, coal mining about 1885 did furnish the town with economic prosperity to rival other towns in the Hocking Valley. Scots, Irish and English people were predominate in the business and social life of the town. Later arrivals from Southern Europe poured in and as these folks gradually assimilated and the M.E Church was built, there was a change from the rough element controlling the town to the law abiding people who made their influence felt politically and socially; the town then evolved into what it is today. This combination makes the best community in the world according to a couple of citizens I chanced to converse with. For a long time the railroad was the only form of transportation in or out of the valley where Murray City was located. There were as many as four Hocking Valley Railroad trains per day. There were four mines of the Sunday Creek Coal Company that shipped coal out of Murray City. Today the train depot is just one of three original depots left in the state of Ohio. In January of 2002 the deed to the depot, with almost two acres of land, was transferred to the Murray City Improvement Committee, a citizens restoration and museum group. They have restored the building, and purchased a caboose and a small engine which are on display. They did this by the sale of books about their hometown. Inside the clean building is both a train museum and a coal mining museum with early pictures and documents donated by the residents. Mounted on the walls are many pieces of equipment used on trains and the mining of coal, all donated by the descendants of local miners. This writer made the mistake of thinking a wick jammer for mine blasting was a coal stoker for train engines. Mr Mitchell and I had a discussion about this. It just goes to say how much trouble a little knowledge can get a person into. <grin> The Sunday Creek Coal Company mines in this area were the largest coal mines in the country. For those who are interested in more detail, there is an excellent web presence with pictures at: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eohathens/murraytrain.htm. My family was fortunate enough to ask for a tour from one of the trusties of the depot/museum. A friend had given me the contact. Larry Mitchell spent an hour and a half talking with us and proudly making sure that we missed no detail in the museum. Exactly what one would expect of an Ulster-Irishman and he did sure look the part with his hint of red hair and ruddy complexion. As a retired trucker, he was familiar with my Wood county and related that he had once visited the Courthouse there where I worked for the Clerk of Common Pleas Courts. I think it would have been nice to have known him then – I could have given him a grand tour of all the records held there in Wood County – a return for his generous hospitality. e-la-Di-e-das-Di ha-wi nv-wa-do-hi-ya nv-wa-to-hi-ya-da. (May you walk in peace and harmony) and Wado, Bill -=- PostScript: Other sites worth visiting: PostScript: = = = = http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOIL http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILMASSAC http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/state/BillsArticles/LittleEgypt/intro.html

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 16 July 2006 Vol 5 Issue: #22 ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt The pamphlet said that a drive through Hocking Hills [Ohio] was a “Best of the Road Trip.” I’m pleased that they said “a” best road trip. Our children remember a ride from Ouray, Colorado south to the “Four Corners” area through some of the highest roadways in the United States. Or, the western coastal drive through Oregon and California to cross the Golden Gate Bridge – a real two decker bridge with more lanes than Interstate 80 through “Chicago”. Or, Interstate 80 with its change of topography from east to west through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska – to where the “inch deep mile wide” river runs. Or, .......... well, you know, the little word “a” becomes “Best” anywhere you are at any moment and whom you are with. In my youth, one of the treats on a Sunday afternoon was a “ride in the country”. Uncle George would pile as many of the family as possible in his vehicle, and [Great] Aunt Nell, sitting by the front window seat would signal a right turn by sticking her arm out the window. Or, “Aunt” Edie, who would drive along a back road and see folks sitting out on their porches. She would honk the horn in that friendly way and wave like crazy. Then she’d say, “That’ll keep ‘em guessing awhile.” Well Friday last, with a daughter’s family, we left highway 33 at Logan [Ohio] and traveled south on a very scenic, winding, roller-coaster two lane road. “Hollar Folks Heaven!” Home territory of Larry Mitchell, my friend Sandy’s Father. We’ll walk some of these beautiful gorges in the coming week. Yesterday was another “ride” of “a” best kind. Since tomorrow is my birthday, we all took a two and a half hour ride on a train. Our nine and eight year old grandchildren have ridden on a train – called the “Blue Bird Special” – in northwestern Ohio, however, this one was a nice long one through pristine landscapes and industrial plants pioneer and modern. Well, maybe the narrow gage road in southern Colorado is as thrilling as any for traveling on a “ledge”. Still there is something thrilling about feeling the “clickity-clack” along railroad tracks. It was my great pleasure to remember the rhythmic movements of trains; not just the clickity-clack, but the swaying back and forth. We used to walk through the cars to get to the diner, etc and walking was tricky. Unexpected movements would throw one off balance. And, my poor Mom – she often got “motion” sickness. Trains and boats in particular. It was noticeable that our grandson was susceptible also because he had a headache soon after we were underway. Our “conductor” with his modern public address system filled us with many facts of local history and some folklore as we traveled. One place about five miles east of Logan was an old abandoned brick home which was in need of repair. It was pointed out that it was once used as a “station” in the “underground” railway system prior to the Civil War. It was also pointed out to us that there was a group who were going through a financial campaign to renovate the property. We thought it certainly a great idea to preserve it and open it with many other attractions of the area. The rail line, called the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, is a part of the original Hocking Valley Railway and is listed in the National Register of historic places. One of their engines, the EMD GP-10 #701, was built in December 1957 for the Illinois Central Railroad. After the merger of the Illinois Central and the Gulf Mobile & Ohio in 1972 it was sent to the Paducah, Kentucky shops in 1973 to emerge in January 1974. It was acquired by the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway from the Ohio Central as the GP-10 #70. Since there is no way for me to post this article until we return home, the remainder of the article will be a general summary of some of our activities and some history of the area. You’ve heard the old saying – when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! This railroad going defunct was purchased by a preservation group and turned into a Hocking Valley Tourist train running between Hocking College and Logan. At the one end of the line, located on the college campus is a collection of original log cabins moved there and being restored. Like the saying which began this paragraph, the Hocking Valley folks have had to “make lemonade”, which is to say that they keep trying to find viable ways to sustain their economy. The area was first a large supplier of coal for industry; then charcoal and when that failed they made clay products – brick and pottery and garden ornaments. Today there are products from lumber and quarry sand for concrete. However, the Hocking Valley area does a brisk business in tourism with spectacular hollows and gorges. The area has been inhabited for more than 7000 years, as there is evidence of the ancient Adena culture in the area. Also, there is evidence that Wyandot, Delaware and Shawnee Nations used the area. They named the area “bottle river” or something which sounded like Hockhocking. The Hocking valley resembles a bottle due to the one-time blockage by the last glacial ice. The most famous and popular location is Old Man’s Cave. A hermit named Richard Rowe came to the area from Pennsylvania, years before Ohio’s Statehood, to establish a trading post. He had dogs and traveled through southern Ohio along the Scioto River hunting. On one of his travels he went up Salt Creek and found the Hocking Valley. He then lived out the remainder of his life here and is said to be buried off the main cave; thus, gaining the name. The children always like Cantwell Cliffs because of the passageway called “Fat Woman’s Squeeze”, which is on our way to the rock shelter of which we storytellers tell embellished tales about “outlaws” who supposedly inhabited the “Rock House” and the “treasure” that is said to be buried there. The family spotted many, many deer daily. Other wild creatures we saw included marmots, a “black” snake, rabbits, birds of many species, ground hogs, hawks, an eagle, and some wild turkeys. The most wonder of the week was the fact that the grandchildren basically forgot there was television – they read and read and read in addition to walking up and down deep gorges. They read about butterflies and birds. They listened to bird call identification on CDs. What a learning experience they have to tell their friends when they arrive back. e-la-Di-e-das-Di ha-wi nv-wa-do-hi-ya nv-wa-to-hi-ya-da. (May you walk in peace and harmony) and Wado, Bill -=- PostScript: Other sites worth visiting: PostScript: = = = = http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOIL http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILMASSAC http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/state/BillsArticles/LittleEgypt/intro.html

The following persons have Naturalization PETITION Records in Randolph County. They are wonderful documents with the place of birth, names of children with their addresses, physical description, occupation, and other pertinent information about the petitioner. Let me know if your relative is in this list. Velda Moore NAME PAGE 1. Adamson, George Edward 35 2. Adomits, John 41 3. Ankovitz, Louis Bennett 40 4. Bemer, F. W. H. 2 5. Bischof, Charles 3 6. Biergann, Josephine 8 7. Baumgartner, Alois 11 8. Brown, Thomas B. 15 9. Brown, Robert Cowell 16 10. Block, Charles Hans Fritz 20-23 11. Beveridge, Hector 48 12. Eckert, Theresa 18 13. Ehmers, Frederick 44 14. Fortsh, Paul 17 15. Guggisberg, Christian 36 16. Hutchison, Thomas Quick 27-21 17. Haye, August Frederich Johannes 19 18. Hutchison, Robert Sneddon 28 19. Hoechst, Margaret 29 20. Kohlmann, August 9 21. Kruse, Engel 50 22. Lenktiz, Frank 26 23. Lenktiz, Frank 42 24. Mizer, Peter Anton 33 25. Mount, Alexander 45 26. Newhaus, H. F. W. 1 27. Newmann, Fred Julius 10 28. Rebershek, John 6 29. Robison, William Herron 30 30. Seemann, Frederich 4 31. Stewart, Andrew Robert 5 32. Stewart, William James 12 33. Schutte, John 7 34. Stewart, John Robert 13 35. Salto, Antonio 25 36. Schrender, John 31 37. Sneddon, Robert 37 38. Smart, Samuel 46 39. Voll, Joseph Leopold 24-22 40. Washner, Stanle 34 41. Walker, Solomon 47 42. Weise, Ernst G. G. 49 43. Zahlis, Wilhelm Otto 14 44. Zimmermann, Frank 43 Velda Wittenbrink Moore vlchas@mindspring.com http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/394 - Release Date: 7/20/2006

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Velda, would there be any patents for Barrow or Stone? Thanks.

I have already copied some of the ORIGINAL PATENT LAND RECORDS of Randolph County, IL from 1814-1874. There is a map available also. You must state if you want a MAP. These are the ones I copied: Wilson Beare Bond Bilderback Campbell Cochran Crain Crisler Edminston Evans Foster Gardner Gant Gray Guthrie Gross Layne Lessley Lively McBride McCormick McKee McKelvey Morrison Roberts Temple Thomas Thies Short Darwin If you want a name I have not copied, please let me know. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vlchas@mindspring.com http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/394 - Release Date: 7/20/2006

Does anyone know how I can find out what project someone was working on in the CCC's. My dad was in Camp PE-72 in Winslow Indiana working with Private Erosion from August 8, 1934- March 31, 1935. Thank you for any information. Shannon

Karima, don't forget to give this to ILRANDOL. Many of us have relatives who came from Jackson County, IL. Velda -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 7/14/2006

I just discovered a great resource for those who are seeking "obituary" information for ancestors and relatives whose burials were handled by the Pettett Funeral Home (Murphysboro). They have has a listing of the names of the people that "Pettett Funeral Home has listed . . . the names of the people that Meyer Funeral Home, Denny Funeral Home and present day Pettett Funeral Home has served from June 4, 1929 to December 31, 2005. "We have not put 2006 names on this record, because their names are listed in the Online Condolence Section, but those names will be added at the end of 2006 to keep the website up to date yearly." The names of all the people this funeral home has served in alphabetical order by last name, then first name. "FOR GENEALOGICAL REQUESTS ONLY, please feel free to email us at mrpetit@earthlink.net with the full name of the deceased and we will forward you genealogical information that was included in an obituary to your email address. Also in your request, we ask that you include your relationship to the deceased and the purpose of your request. " You can access the "Genealogy Section" of the Funeral Home's web site at: http://www.pettettfuneralhome.com/our_facilities.html PLEASE remember to check the listing of burials they have handled before you write to them. If you find the name of your ancestor/relative, then by all means contact the Funeral Home for that information. PLEASE don't ask them to check the list for you . . . do it yourself on their web site. PLEASE make this easy for them, or they may decide it is too much trouble and perhaps will not provide this valuable service. Hope this helps some of you. Karima

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mccarthy/mccarthey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/451.1 Message Board Post: Thank you to all the folks that have responded to my query,There is a" great bunch "of people that look at this and many other sites that are welling to help if they can.Your help is always apprecitated by me! Some how thank you just doesnt seem like enough when one runs into that brick wall and cant seem to find anything anywhere.But it is all i have,So thanks to all of you ,chris

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mccarthy/mccarthey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/451 Message Board Post: does someone have the 1910 census of jackson county ,illinois? looking for McCarthy/McCarthey family.Or maybe the 1900 census.please email me at angelboots2003 @yahoo.com............... Thank you chris

There is a postcard currently on Ebay addressed to Mrs. Mary Barrow, Campbell Hill, IL with a postmark of 23 Oct 1910. It is from "Dick". http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290006871616&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 I'm not sure if anyone is interested, but thought I'd let you all know. I am not the seller, nor do I know or have any affiliation with the seller. I simply get notified anytime an item includes "Campbell Hill' in the description. Joel http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/

I have obtained the obit for Felix "Sam" Smith and consequently realized that I had the wrong dates for Hattie. The corrected info is now listed. I am looking for info on the following family that lived in the Murphysboro area in at least the 1920s. All dates, except Hattie's, are from the Social Security Death Index. In particular, I am trying to verify the parents of this John J. Smith. I believe he was born in Carroll Co., OH, but would like proof. Any help appreciated. Thanks. John J. Smith b. 12 Aug 1881 OH d. Jul 1963 Hattie (nee Vogel) b. 31 July 1892 MO d. 19 Mar 1962 Children of John and Hattie were Edgar b. 12 May 1912 d. May 1997 Robert J. b. 4 Jul 1918 d. 5 Aug 1989 Felix A. b. 30 Dec 1921 d. 21 Dec 2005 Frederick b. 18 Jan 1927 d. Jan 1985 Hattie married a second time, to Claude Bilderback.

Thanks for the reply and info. I thought it would be worth a try the names are so close. Shannon ----Original Message Follows---- From: Thehensons@aol.com Reply-To: ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com To: ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILJACKSON] Henson descendants Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:10:41 EDT The Hansons and the Hensons in Jackson County, IL were separate families. Samuel Hanson and Abram Hanson came from England, according to the census and also the 1881 Jackson County history. The Hensons came to Jackson County from Kentucky and Tennessee as early as 1810. Prior to that they were in North Carolina. ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED THE LIST ARCHIVES YET?? http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILJACKSO-L http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ILJACKSO-L/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Thank you for your suggestions. I have Flossie's SS application, marriage license and death certificate. On the SS app. Samuel Hanson was listed for the father, Martha Hanson as her mother, then Hanson is marked out and "unknown" written in. Samuel was probably the grandfather, he died in 1885, Flossie was not born until 1890. Marriage license just gives dates and place of marriage, no parents are listed for either the bride nor groom. The death certificate info was given by Flossie's daughter. Death certificate says John Hanson was the father and Mary Unknown was the mother. I have heard that Flossie would never tell anyone, including her children about her parents. Where the daughter got the death certificate, I do not know. I understand that she was born in Carbondale, but have not been able to find a birth certificate. Shannon ----Original Message Follows---- From: Carole Morton <notrom@yahoo.com> Reply-To: ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com To: ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ILJACKSON] Henson descendants Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:33:30 -0700 (PDT) Shannon, If you have your grandmother's social security number and/or death date why not order a copy of her SS5. An SS5 is the application one fills out when they apply for a social security card. The applicant was required to provide both the father's name and mother's maiden. I suppose there is a remote possibility that Flossie did not know who her father was...and nothing will be on the form, but it's worth the expense $27.00. If you are not familiar with how to get and SS5 then provide me with Flossie's married name, death date and social security and I'll send you a WORD document...that you can fill the blanks in... Do you have a copy of Flossie's marriage license? If so, are Flossie parents names on it..? Carole shannon hart <sb_hart@hotmail.com> wrote: I didn't recognize any of the names you listed, but by chance could there be any HANSONs mixed in with your HENSONs? My HANSONs were in Jackson County. Flossie HANSON was my grandmother. I am trying to find Flossie's parents. Flossie is on the 1900 Census living with Mary Ann HANSON (Jones) and Martha HANSON. Mary Ann is listed as head of household, and Martha as a daughter. Flossie is listed as a granddaughter. I have heard that Martha is Flossie's mother, but who is her father? Flossie had 2 brothers Sam(uel) and John HANSON 1880 Census had Samuel married to Mary Ann. Any help would be appreciated. Shannon From: thehensons@aol.com Reply-To: ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com To: ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILJACKSON] Henson descendants Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:50:41 -0400 Hello, I am hoping that other male Henson descendants of the Jackson County, IL Hensons will sign up for a DNA test. Looking for descendants of Allen Henson, Giles Henson b. 1760-70 or Benjamin Henson b. 1777. My husband, who is a descendant of Jesse C. Henson, b. 1811 Warren County, KY, died 1866 in Jackson County, IL had a DNA test and matched two other people. One man has roots back to Rutherford County, NC and the other man has an ancestor who was in Virginia. The person to be tested has to be a male with the surname Henson. A nephew, uncle, father, grandfather or male cousin. The Y DNA in a male does not change or mutate for about 50 generations. Please contact me privately for other information. Alice Henson ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== Please remember when replying to a query REPLY TO THE LIST so your message goes out to the entire list. This will ensure that the information is archived, which may be of help to someone else in the future. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== Do you have a resource you could share with the list members? Would you be willing to do some "lookups" for a limited time period? If you would, please let the members know. Thank you! ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD) records available for Jackson County, IL - http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/jackson.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Can you check for Ogden? Thanks, Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Velda Moore" <vlchas@mindspring.com> To: <ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:29 AM Subject: [ILJACKSON] Immaculate Conception Kaskaskia records > I am going to get into these records. If you have any name you want me to > copy the records for, let me know now. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vlchas@mindspring.com > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator mailto:ILJACKSO-admin@rootsweb.com > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx