Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois (c) Bill Oliver 20 April 2003 Vol 2 Issue: #16 ISBN: pending Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt, THE family history .... who should write it? The obvious answer is .... everybody. However, it is/was worse than pulling teeth to get any one of my family to set in writing the many wonderful oft told tales and stories. My children, grandchildren and cousins will have to rely on my versions of those stories I heard my elders tell. As a teacher, it was my experience to discover that many people, no matter their age, were/are fearful of writing. I can relate to that because I am always wondering how the words I write will be excepted by the reading audience. The general impression is that what they write HAS to be something significant. Now, as a youngest member of the older generation, [I detest the term "senior citizen"], I wake to the fact that as a thirty year old I had nothing but future ahead of me, plus what seemed hundreds of members of the older generation to ask about family stories. The awareness, suddenly upon me, that fewer of my generation are the only ones remaining to retell the "old, old" stories, and we are scattered around the country and world. The Alexandrian Library was the largest and most famous of the ancient world. It contained a collection of scrolls to envy. The Egyptian rulers, Ptolemy I and II, developed the library during the 200's B.C.. The idea expanded until over 700,000 scrolls were maintained there. Oh, what historians would give to have those pieces of antiquity available for research today. Maybe not quite as important, but a couple of books that have come to my possession give me a great thrill, for they furnish a small window to peer through to see how my folks and their neighbors lived a century and more ago. In my collection of items from the past are some ledger books. One of them was recycled as a scrapbook to paste in newspaper articles, obituaries, wedding and golden anniversary stories. If that wasn't resourceful, it was at least practical. But, then that is what our ancestors were ... they were the first recycleres. "Waste not, want not" was oft repeated advice that I heard in my youth. Grandmothers, never, but never threw anything away. Old clothes were cut into squares and diamonds to be used in quilt making. Grease was strained and reused. Come to think of it, motor oil was also strained and reused. It never wore out. Can't do that today with all the "detergents" added. Burned out light bulbs were used as a form to mend socks. Coke bottles, with a perforated stopper, were filled with water to sprinkle [dampen] clothes for ironing [pressing]. One hundred to two hundred, three hundred even, years ago our forbears were not "throw away" people. I don't know this for a fact, but New York City probably creates more garbage in one day than the early Dutch did in a year. In my collection of old ledger books of the merchants our forbears did business with are now coming apart. After a few years use as account books and a century of pasting newspaper articles in, they should be well used looking. However, I made some discoveries. I could take off those newspaper clippings and scan them into digital images to preserve and reuse them for heritage and genealogy. And, underneath were these wonderful account items. "Real" accounts. I don't know which is more wonderful ... the articles or the accounts. The accounts are wonderful first hand information about how "things were done". What is a community? It is a post office, a mill, a blacksmith shop, it is churches, it is a doctor, and it is a general-store. These elements make a community. Each of them, except maybe the doctor, served as the "corner drugstore" of my youth. These were the gathering places for the transaction of business, debate and gossip. These were the social hubs that made a community thrive. Each of the entities kept ledger books of business transacted. In these books are the wonderful legacies of daily happenings in the lives of our kin and their neighbors. I feel so fortunate to have them. In them are the items purchased and the payment .... 2 pigs, 1 day of rock hauling, gallon of kerosene, quarter-quarter beef, 2 bushel turnips, plowin' 5 acres, etc. These were payments to a doctor for his services. I liked the "12 lbs honey". There had to be a bee tamer there. The General Store was a big store ... well, not as big as Wally Mart, but big, anyway. In the very early days, during the period of great self-sufficiency [during the late 1700s through the 1800s] little was purchased. Some coffee, salt, some sugar. Otherwise, substitutes such as parched wheat, sorghum mollasses were used. Yet, the general store had a large array of available goods. These business were necessary, not to serve a city, but rather the tiniest of rural communities. They were the K-Marts with groceries of their day. We, today, say that we shop at [fill in the blank] ... folks then said, "I trade with [fill in the blank]." One of my ledger books is simply a daily log, listing every customer for that day, with an account number, and the purchases or payments for that customer that day. I've seen ledger books where every customer had their own page with the same information. It didn't matter how large or how small the transaction amounted to, it was duly recorded with an exact value, such as 18 3/4 cents. Payments on accounts were in varying amounts at varying times. Sometimes credit would be extended to a hundred dollars and only paid on once a year. Others paid in small amounts, often with goods such as produce, or even services of some kind. This is where a day's labor tilling, or plowing, or hauling rocks would come in. Whatever, the client and the merchant would agree on. In fact, a careful analysis reveals how little cash actually transferred from one hand to another. In one instance, a customer purchased lumber that had been used to make payment for another account. In the same way I'm guessing that the produce accepted as part payment on accounts was the same produce sold to other clients. In many cases the ledgers did not show the payments ever showing a zero balance. It seemed that folks always owed something to the general store. Commodities, such as butter was seen. What fascinated me was the amount of butter accepted in one day .... 20 pounds. Someone did a lot of churning. Nine cents a pound was credited to the account. Someone mined salt, for another account listed 15 ½ bushel salt .... $21.70 credit. $4.87 ½ was credited for nineteen and a half pounds of wool. Eighty one pounds of bacon for $6.48. Feathers ... six and 3/4 lbs against a dollar 68 and 3/4 cents. There were few accounts bearing the name of women. Those that were in the name of women listed mostly items of clothing, material, such as calico or muslin, and spices. These were usually paid for with feathers, eggs, and/or butter. Interesting was another type of payment. One client purchased chisels, a handsaw, augers, and a drawing knife. Later he stopped in for some nails. Later still he purchased hinges and some screws. He came back and paid part of the bill, and bought some molasses. Still later another person came in and paid off the account. The client might have been a traveling man who worked as a carpenter, moving on after completing a job. Other purchases leave much to be explained about the client. Buying a saddle, stirrups and boots, one man later paid almost all the bill with 134 pounds of bacon. He then charged 17 pounds of nails that he later came in paying cash for all but fifty cents of the balance due. That same day another came in and paid the fifty cents. The original account holder thus disappearing from the ledger books. This was an Easter Day and the family gathered for dinner. And, we had a good time talking and listening together. We hope your day was also great. Happy Easter. Wado, Bill -=- Other sites worth visiting: http://www.rense.com/general32/cxcol.htm http://www.earthsky.com/BBS/Observers-Notebook/19x18.html http://www.earthsky.com/BBS/Observers-Notebook/19x104.html 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

Velda, I ran a yahoo search in the off chance I might find something. There is an Asbury Cemetery in Raymond Illinois in Macoupin County. Could this be the same one? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: Velda Moore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:26 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] ASBURY CEMETERY > Where in Jackson County is ASBURY CEMETERY? I have read of the death of > Charles Bilderback, age 32 yrear who died and was buried in Asbury > Cemetery. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > > Randolph County Genealogical Society > > visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > If you don't know where or when, in Illinois, an event in your ancestor's life might have occurred, you might be able to find a clue in how to search for this information at the Illinois GenWeb Project's - Unknown IL Counties Web Site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilunknow/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Velda, I have never heard of this one. I double checked what I have and it's not in Murphysboro or Grand Tower Townships. Mary Riseling ----- Original Message ----- From: Velda Moore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:26 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] ASBURY CEMETERY > Where in Jackson County is ASBURY CEMETERY? I have read of the death of > Charles Bilderback, age 32 yrear who died and was buried in Asbury > Cemetery. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > > Randolph County Genealogical Society > > visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > If you don't know where or when, in Illinois, an event in your ancestor's life might have occurred, you might be able to find a clue in how to search for this information at the Illinois GenWeb Project's - Unknown IL Counties Web Site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilunknow/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Where in Jackson County is ASBURY CEMETERY? I have read of the death of Charles Bilderback, age 32 yrear who died and was buried in Asbury Cemetery. Velda Wittenbrink Moore Randolph County Genealogical Society visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOODLON, GOODLOW, MILLER, HAEHNLEIN Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/229 Message Board Post: Date of License: 30 July 1880 Name of Man: Richard GOODLOW (or GOODLON) Age: 26 Name of Woman: Isabella MILLER Age: 14 - 10 mo By whom Affidavit of age was given: -----` Consent of Marriage given by whom: Parents When Married: Aug 6, 1880 By Whom Certified: Henry HAEHNLEIN, J.P. When Recorded: 6 Aug 1880 Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois Bill Oliver 13 April 2003 Vol 2 Issue: #15 ISBN: pending Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt, They tell me that it is a sign of age when you repeat yourself. There is some truth to that. We often had to repeat ourselves to our children. <grin> Plus, it could be a sing of aging, still I repeat: "Somewhere I read that a cemetery illustrates the story of the people who lived in a community over a certain period of time." It was pleasant to read so many of your comments about strolls through cemeteries. I especially liked the questions about how to work restoring and cleaning gravestones. Some of you experienced strange feelings, cold or chilly breezes while visiting cemeteries. One mentioned taking pictures and later finding misty or foggy areas in the pictures that were not noticed while visiting the sties. In the spring of 1980, my family was visiting Moscow, Idaho for the graduation of our oldest son. That weekend Mount St Helen's decided to blow her stack. On Sunday the sky turn black, blocking the sun. Cattle came home early all confused, and this family went out searching through graveyards for early pioneers. Flash light batteries wore out and soon matches were all used up. Car lights were did only so much good. Now, that was a fun day. Among all the comments from readers were questions about cleaning gravestones. It really seems to be of interest to enough of you that I reviewed my limited knowledge to see if I knew enough to make some comments and suggestions. The first thing I would suggest is to always [always] check with a monument company about the different types of stone used for grave stones and how best to clean them. From here to there may be a great distance; meaning there may be a great difference between what I say here and what they, as experts, would say. Second, no matter how bad a stone may look, it is not like a glass surface. Wire brushes, metal tools, and/or abrasive pads are not solutions. They may give you instant short term results, but you risk defacing the stone causing more harm than good. Though plenty of water is used to clean stones, powerwashers are not recommended. A garden hose putting out a gentle soaking spray is enough to clean and flush stones. Most household cleansers are acidic cleaners. You don't want to dissolve the stone, just clean it, so do not use them. Stone erode. You do not want to hasten or speed up the process. Granite stones came into use about a century ago. Many of the stones we worry so much about are older. Each stone needs to be looked at, diagnosed individually, for what is good for one may not be good for another. For marble, limestone and sandstone, water and soft bristle brushes should be used. You may not think that this is a good solution, however, with patience this will clean more environmental dirt and soil, as well as, lichens from stones. As you work on such stones, keep them wet or moist. When you are done be sure to flush the stone well. To avoid streaking work from the bottom toward the top. Should a monument "expert" recommend household ammonia, be sure you can stand the odor, but more importantly, be sure you have enough water to thoroughly flush the stone. That means more than twice. [And, for your own protection, wear eye protection.] If scrapping is a must due to lichen, use a wooden scraper, such as a craft stick. Plastic putty scrapers can also work, but use no metal. That scratches and thus hastens eroding. Returning to a subject broached earlier ... strange phenomenon ... is not really strange any longer to a group of us from Nebraska. That is the process commonly referred to as "divining" or "witching" graves. This is the use of two wires bent at a 90 degree angle and held in your hands and walking over grave areas. The wires will flare out from each other or cross each other indicating female or male occupants of the ground below. Claire, our teacher, illustrates this at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedodge/video/demo.htm Those close enough to attend the Blackhawk Genealogical Society of Rock Island & Mercer Co IL, meeting on June 24, 2003 the Meeting will be Grave Witching at Lutheran Cem. Rock Island <http://www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/viewmember.asp?societyid=16>. There is some other URLs listed below. Have fun reading. Wado, Bill -=- Other sites worth visiting: http://www.rense.com/general32/cxcol.htm http://www.earthsky.com/BBS/Observers-Notebook/19x18.html http://www.earthsky.com/BBS/Observers-Notebook/19x104.html 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

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GREEN, WILKINS, EARNHEART Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/228 Message Board Post: Date of License: 18 June 1880 Name of Man: Albert GREEN Age: 21 Name of Woman: Rachael Ann WILKINS Age: 19 By whom Affidavit of age was given: ----- Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: 18 June 2880 By Whom Certified: J. EARNHEART, MG When Recorded: 10 July 1880 Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

Hi Tom, Between the information I provided and what you added, this should be wonderful for anyone who is searching for the GREENWOOD family. This information came into my hands when I requested, from IRAD, information on the marriage of Allan and Elizabeth (JONES) GRAMMER. I was sent copies of the full pages of the register on which their marriage appeared. I am sure this happens to a lot of us when we request specific information. It would be wonderful if we all could, when we have time, transcribe these additional entries, and post them to the list. The information would then be archived and available for anyone who is searching. Thanks again, Karima ~ It is all one big circular puzzle and we all have pieces of the puzzle. The miracle happens when we are able to find the person to whom a piece belongs. ~ Karima ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Shawcross" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSON] James T. GREENWOOD & Ella SMITH marriage 1880 > Karima, > > Here is some additional information: > > James Thomas GREENWOOD, b. 15 Sep 1850, Muhlenberg County, KY; d. 6 Aug > 1890, Ava, Jackson, IL, buried Ave Evergreen cemetery section C-9 > > Nancy Ellen "Ella" SMITH, b. Abt. 1864, daughter of Bennett SMITH and > Lucinda Catherine MODGLIN, d. 26 Sep 1932, East St. Louis, IL. > > On 23 Nov 1901, Ella married Albert HOLLICK, who d. 7 Jul 1946, Wood River > Twp., Madison, IL > > Ella and her first husband James had four children: Fred, Taylor, Cora, Roy. > > Tom Shawcross > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Date of License: 10 April 1880 > > Name of Man: James T. GREENWOOD > > Age: 29 > > Name of Woman: Ella SMITH > > Age: 17 > > By whom Affidavit of age was given: ------ > > Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- > > When Married: 11 April 1880 > > By Whom Certified: H. B. HARRIS, A. M. > > When Recorded: 12 April 1880 > > > > Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” > [photo copy] > > ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 4/10/2003

Karima, Here is some additional information: James Thomas GREENWOOD, b. 15 Sep 1850, Muhlenberg County, KY; d. 6 Aug 1890, Ava, Jackson, IL, buried Ave Evergreen cemetery section C-9 Nancy Ellen "Ella" SMITH, b. Abt. 1864, daughter of Bennett SMITH and Lucinda Catherine MODGLIN, d. 26 Sep 1932, East St. Louis, IL. On 23 Nov 1901, Ella married Albert HOLLICK, who d. 7 Jul 1946, Wood River Twp., Madison, IL Ella and her first husband James had four children: Fred, Taylor, Cora, Roy. Tom Shawcross ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 3:14 AM Subject: [ILJACKSON] James T. GREENWOOD & Ella SMITH marriage 1880 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: GREENWOOD, SMITH, HARRIS > Classification: Marriage > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/227 > > Message Board Post: > > > Date of License: 10 April 1880 > Name of Man: James T. GREENWOOD > Age: 29 > Name of Woman: Ella SMITH > Age: 17 > By whom Affidavit of age was given: ------ > Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- > When Married: 11 April 1880 > By Whom Certified: H. B. HARRIS, A. M. > When Recorded: 12 April 1880 > > Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] > ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003 > > > > ~ It is all one big circular puzzle and we all have pieces of the puzzle. The miracle happens when we are able to find the person to whom a piece belongs. ~ Karima > > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GREENWOOD, SMITH, HARRIS Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/227 Message Board Post: Date of License: 10 April 1880 Name of Man: James T. GREENWOOD Age: 29 Name of Woman: Ella SMITH Age: 17 By whom Affidavit of age was given: ------ Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: 11 April 1880 By Whom Certified: H. B. HARRIS, A. M. When Recorded: 12 April 1880 Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003 ~ It is all one big circular puzzle and we all have pieces of the puzzle. The miracle happens when we are able to find the person to whom a piece belongs. ~ Karima

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GENT, NEWELL Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/226 Message Board Post: Date of License: 23 March 1880 Name of Man: George G. GENT Age: 21 Name of Woman: Harriet J. NEWELL Age: 16 By whom Affidavit of age was given: ----- Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: 23 March 1880 By Whom Certified: F. W. NEWELL, MG When Recorded: 30 March 1880 Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GARVEY, KELLEY, BERGMAN Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/225 Message Board Post: Date of License: 9 Feb 1880 Name of Man: Thomas GARVEY Age: 29 Name of Woman: Agnes KELLEY Age: 25 By whom Affidavit of age was given: ----- Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: 9 Feb. 1880 By Whom Certified: Fredrick BERGMAN, Rector When Recorded: 16 Feb 1880 Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

Hi, I checked my personal library, and they do not appear in the Farm Families of Jackson & Williamson Counties, Illinois in 1920. A Mary Burnett (Aug. 23, 1917) and an Otis H. Burnett (Aug 16, 1906) appear in the Index of Obituaries printed in the Southern Illinois Herald Newspaper 1893-1922. No Burnetts appear in the 1878 History of Jackson County Illinois or the 1907 Atlas of Jackson County, Illinois. Sorry I didn't find much, Juli Claussen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] BURNETT > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: BURNETT > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/221 > > Message Board Post: > > Searching for any information regarding James C. Burnett born @1860 in IL. Married to a widowed woman Carrie Keith. He is listed in the 1920 Elk Twnsp., Jackson Co., IL census. > > Please email me with even the smallest tidbit of information. Searching for anything on this man or his family. > > [email protected] > > Tammy > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: Posting of items of RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL CONTENT, VIRUSES WARNINGS, CHAIN LETTERS, or SPAM will result in being removed from the list. If you have any questions regarding this, contact the list administrator, mailto:[email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi, I checked my personal library, and they do not appear in the Farm Families of Jackson & Williamson Counties, Illinois in 1920. A Mary Burnett (Aug. 23, 1917) and an Otis H. Burnett (Aug 16, 1906) appear in the Index of Obituaries printed in the Southern Illinois Herald Newspaper 1893-1922. No Burnetts appear in the 1878 History of Jackson County Illinois or the 1907 Atlas of Jackson County, Illinois. Sorry I didn't find much, Juli Claussen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] BURNETT > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: BURNETT > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/221 > > Message Board Post: > > Searching for any information regarding James C. Burnett born @1860 in IL. Married to a widowed woman Carrie Keith. He is listed in the 1920 Elk Twnsp., Jackson Co., IL census. > > Please email me with even the smallest tidbit of information. Searching for anything on this man or his family. > > [email protected] > > Tammy > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: Posting of items of RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL CONTENT, VIRUSES WARNINGS, CHAIN LETTERS, or SPAM will result in being removed from the list. If you have any questions regarding this, contact the list administrator, mailto:[email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Karima, Thanks for posting this. George GILLESPIE was a house painter, born in GA abt. 1842. Permelia was the widow of Anderson McBRIDE. Her maiden name was Permelia Anna MIFFLIN, b. 22 Feb 1847 d. 8 Jun 1924 in Ava, Jackson, IL. Tom Shawcross ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] George GILLESPIE & Parmelia MCBRIDE marriage 1879 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: GILLESPIE, MCBRIDE > Classification: Marriage > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/222 > > Message Board Post: > > Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] > Please note: this is the best transcription I have been able to make. It is apparent that some of the names are misspelled. In some cases there are words crossed out and/or written over. > > > Date of License: 11 Dec 1879 > Name of Man: George GILLESPIE > Age: 33 > Name of Woman: Parmelia MCBRIDE > Age: 32 > By whom Affidavit of age was given: ----- > Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- > When Married: 21 Dec. 1879 > By Whom Certified: Perry W. DUFF, J.P. > When Recorded: 30 Dec 1879 > > ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003 > > > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GRIFFIS, BRANDON, KENNEDY Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/224 Message Board Post: Date of License: 22 Nov 1879 Name of Man: William GRIFFIS Age: 21 Name of Woman: Josephine BRANDON Age: 18 By whom Affidavit of age was given: 22 Nov 1879 Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: ----- By Whom Certified: George KENNEDY, JP When Recorded: 26 Nov. 1879 Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [faint photo copy] ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GUY, REED Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/223 Message Board Post: Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] Please note: this is the best transcription I have been able to make. It is apparent that some of the names are misspelled. In some cases there are words crossed out and/or written over. Date of License: 6 Oct 1879 Name of Man: Wilson GUY Age: 20 Name of Woman: Mariah REED Age: 19 By whom Affidavit of age was given: ----- Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: 8 Oct 1879 By Whom Certified: Henry [?] When Recorded: 13 Oct 1879 ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GILLESPIE, MCBRIDE Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/222 Message Board Post: Information taken from Jackson County, Illinois “Marriage Register.” [photo copy] Please note: this is the best transcription I have been able to make. It is apparent that some of the names are misspelled. In some cases there are words crossed out and/or written over. Date of License: 11 Dec 1879 Name of Man: George GILLESPIE Age: 33 Name of Woman: Parmelia MCBRIDE Age: 32 By whom Affidavit of age was given: ----- Consent of Marriage given by whom: ----- When Married: 21 Dec. 1879 By Whom Certified: Perry W. DUFF, J.P. When Recorded: 30 Dec 1879 ~ Transcribed by Karima 2003

Could anyone tell me the date of an article about the Etherton Switch that I believe was published in The Southern Illinoisan. I have a fragment of this article. It was written by Joe Garner and is a history of the town of Etherton. I believe it is titled "It started as a railroad switch." It also appears to have had a picture included. It seems to be old. I would love to have a copy but really want the date of the publication. Much thanks, Bobbye PS. Betty Lipe, please contact me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BURNETT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/221 Message Board Post: Searching for any information regarding James C. Burnett born @1860 in IL. Married to a widowed woman Carrie Keith. He is listed in the 1920 Elk Twnsp., Jackson Co., IL census. Please email me with even the smallest tidbit of information. Searching for anything on this man or his family. [email protected] Tammy