This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wisely Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gg.2ADI/403.1 Message Board Post: I am not a Wisely relative and can't help with the obituary. However, I found a baby picture identified as "Margaret Wisely, Murphysboro, IL - 1916" in some photographs I inherited from my aunt. My grandmother Lula Anderson Steele taught school in Murphysboro around that time so expect the Wisely's may have been friends or acquaintances. I would be willing to send it to any Wisely relatives that is interested at no cost. Please let me know if you or someone you know might be interested. Thanks.

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 01 October 2006 Vol 5 Issue: #31 ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt "Family's Bonding" You all know the "Mona Lisa" and Nat King Cole's song where he wonders if she was smiling to "tempt a lover" or "to hide a broken heart"? Not to answer those questions, a most close [re]inspection of the painting with modern "high tech" equipment has given up a potentially different picture of her "smile". Beside revealing that Leonardo's brush strokes still hide his genius, it was revealed that she was not wearing a shawl, but rather a fine, gauzy veil which was worn by ladies "expecting". Now scholars speculate that her folded hands over her stomach de-emphasize that fact. The author, Edward P Jones, of All Aunt Hagar's Children, has described his book as a crowded Sunday dinner where the past sits elbow-to-elbow with the present, the God-fearin' pass the gravy to the devil-ridden, and the lyrical spars with the mundane. Do you know an author named Walter Mosley? He wrote Devil in a Blue Dress. I've not read this book, but I know it is a mystery with the main character named "Easy", Ezikeal Rawlings, who accepts an offer to help find a missing woman and becomes embroiled in murder, crooked cops, ruthless politicians, and other brutalizing characters. However, that is not what interested me in this author but rather a statement or two that he made at an Authors! Authors! series sponsored by a local County Public Library. Mr Mosley said that his 'literary life' began as he heard his parents and other relatives spin tales. He further stated that everyone in his family has a story to tell and that they liked to laugh. My Grandma Lester family, the Ames', were like that. There always was a story and there was always much laughter at all family gatherings. Sometimes I think how absolutely marvelous, because my Grandma Lester was faced with many hardships. First, she should have been Grandma Gable, but that was one of the hardships. Grandpa and some of his siblings contracted tuberculosis in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Grandma's and Grandpa's life together must have begun with great excitement, for they traveled across state lines to get married. Grandpa Gable was not practicing his family's religious doctrines by doing this, but then there apparently was a family precedence for not having a church wedding. This might be explained by the fact that his father and mother didn't have their marriage vows in the family church either. Great Grandma Gable was disinherited for that little act of independence. However, it has to be said that neither marriage turned out to be dishonorable. Both couples' marriages did last until "death" did them part. Grandpa and Grandma only had time for four daughters to be born before Grandpa succumbed to the effects of tuberculosis. When Grandpa Gable did pass on, the couple were expecting their fifth child. While Grandpa still lived there must have been a mixed atmosphere in the home. The pictures that I have seen indicate this. Grandma and Grandpa Gable must have enjoyed life. When the family was together there seemed always to be an air of carnival, while when just the children were displayed there was some apparent melancholy. This seemed to prevail whenever the children got together in my presence, for there was then much laughing and telling of stories of "Papa" and "Mama". The house would become alive with the chatter. Backing up for just a moment, it should be noted that all the children were girls - a total of five of them. And, as we all know girls chatter much more then boys. Grandma Lester's siblings were mostly girls also, and she had several more of them. Grandma Lester had only one brother and nine sisters. And, boy, when the aunts got together there was so much chatter it was hard to keep up with it all. Stories going in all directions. All of this reminds me that two of my Mother's sisters still live. They are the oldest and the youngest of the five sisters and one of them is now in an assisted living home. These are the two remaining folks of my parents generation, and of course, their older generation have also passed on to their "rewards". I hope to still glean some stories of our family when I visit with Mom's oldest sister. She has age disabilities - she has hearing and sight problems. She was, like my entire family, an avid reader. I can just imagine her loneliness sitting or lying in her room, maybe listening to a too loud TV. I have on my agenda for this evening to visit with her awhile. 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 -=- 769 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

SSDI has your John Martin as born August 19, 1895 died November 1968 - last residence Elkville, Jackson County, Illinois. According to the WWI Draft Registration records there is a John Herbert Martin born August 19, 1895 living in Elkville, Ill working for his father in Royalton IL...Royalton is in Franklin County. Birth location is Illinois not Ohio When you go to 1920 census in Franklin County there is a John and Mary Martin with sons Herbert John and Charley living with them in Six Mile. They are also there in 1910 though it is difficult to read.. 1900 has children listed are Roy/Ray, Guy, Maud, Winfred also in Six Mile This may or may not be your John. Ohioborn5650@aol.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Martin--Russell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/457 Message Board Post: I'm searching for any kind of information on a John S.? or D? Martin.He was born in Ohio,Aug.1895.and died in Jackson Co.IIinois in Nov.1968.I'm not sure of the death date.His parent's were John& Delila Russell Martin,of Pike,Scioto & Ross County,s Ohio.He had a brother, Charles F.Martin who lived in SpringField. My sources show his death place as Elkville,Jackson Co. John is my mother's uncle on her Martin side. Anything at all would be appreciated. Regard,s Charles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Martin--Russell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/457 Message Board Post: I'm searching for any kind of information on a John S.? or D? Martin.He was born in Ohio,Aug.1895.and died in Jackson Co.IIinois in Nov.1968.I'm not sure of the death date.His parent's were John& Delila Russell Martin,of Pike,Scioto & Ross County,s Ohio.He had a brother, Charles F.Martin who lived in SpringField. My sources show his death place as Elkville,Jackson Co. John is my mother's uncle on her Martin side. Anything at all would be appreciated. Regard,s Charles

I don't remember seeing this on this list Begin forwarded message: From: "Diane Walsh" <rengen@compu-type.net> Date: September 27, 2006 5:42:59 PM CDT To: <ilstclai@rootsweb.com> Subject: [ILSTCLAI] NARA hours officially trimmed, effective 2 October Reply-To: ilstclai@rootsweb.com From the APG list: The change in NARA hours, both Archives 1 in DC and Archives 2 in College Park, MD, will take effect on 2 October. The hours announced in the Federal Register today (see <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi? dbname=2006_register&position=all&page=56357>) will be 9:00 to 5:00 Monday to Friday. Once a month NARA will have extended hours. The monthly extended hours will be Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m., and Saturday, 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The first extended hours will be held October 19 through 21. Researchers can consult the NARA Web site for the future extended hour schedule. The petition signed by some of you over the past month included 10,000 total signatures but was only counted as 1 comment - signed letters to our representatives are best. It is expected more cuts will be made in the future, so be prepared to notify your representative in writing when the time comes. It has been suggested those interested should write their representative now telling him/her the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) only received 1 comment for the 10,000 who signed the petition.)

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 24 September 2006 Vol 5 Issue: #30 ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt “Street Cars” There is a picture that was passed down to me by Grandma Oliver. It was of two tall men in uniform standing outside a streetcar in Cincinnati, Ohio. The older brother, who stood taller than Abraham Lincoln, towered over his brother by better than two inches. Grandpa Oliver and his brother, Lando, worked as a team, one ticket taker and the other operator for the Cincinnati Streetcar Company during the year that my Aunt Nellie was born, which was the third of February, 1907. When I was a boy I could not jump high enough to look into the window of a street car, but Grandpa Oliver could just walk over and see the flooring if he looked into the window. So could Great Uncle Lando, except he had to raise his heels up a mite to gain the floor in his sight. Grandpa Oliver was a “gentle” man, in fact, come to think about it, so was Uncle Lando. Big strong Scot-Irishmen who did not seem to get overly excited in any situation. Following his service in the Spanish American War, Uncle Lando become a “security guard” in Panama during the building of the canal. I remember his stories about folks who didn’t want to see the canal built and the explosions from blowing up of the dynamite sheds. I could always imagine him loping across rocky terrain chasing such folks. But this side tracks my topic for this article. I can hear Uncle Lando asking ... “how does one spare horses the excruciating labor of moving folks up and down the steep roadways of San Francisco?” He was speaking of the street passenger cars utilized in that city for transportation. When we couldn’t answer, he would say something like, “Use your head like Andrew Smith Hallidie did.” Andrew Hallidie, just five years earlier than Grandpa Oliver was born [19 April 1876] in Creal Springs, Illinois, developed and patented the “cable car”. A man of vision and ingenuity, Mr. Hallidie patented metal ropes and used them in a mechanism to draw cars by an endless cable which ran between the car rails, propelled by a steam-driven shaft in a powerhouse. The first cable railway ran from Clay and Kearny Streets up to the crest of a hill 307 feet above the starting intersection. There were twenty-eight hundred feet of track. It is interesting to note that the inaugural trip on the morning of 1 August 1873 was from the hilltop to the bottom. A few men, with apprehension, braved the descent to arrive safely at the bottom. Mr. Hallidie, of course, was at the controls. Due to the very steep terrain of San Francisco, Mr. Hallidie’s “cable car” is known world wide and immediately became a tourist item. The success of this venture led to its expansion and introduction of street railways in many cities. In general, by the 1920s, American municipalities had replaced the horse drawn cars with electrically powered cars. At first the “omnibus” began carrying passengers up and down Broadway in New York City in 1827. The omnibus was primarily a stagecoach pulled by horses. Its uniqueness lay in that it was the first mass transportation vehicle in these United States. The man who helped organize the first fire department in New York, Abraham Brower, owned the system. Besides running along a designated route, the system charged a very low fare. Folks would “wave” it down to board and pull on a leather strap when they wanted to get off. You probably imagine that the “pull cord” was attached to some sounding device. Nope; it was attached to the ankle of the driver. While Grandpa and Uncle operated their streetcar in Cincinnati, omnibus’ had been running for eighty years, but there is no evidence that any were still running in large cities much beyond those eighty years. In 1832, the streetcar, though still pulled by horses, ran a more rigid path along steel rails which ran down the middle of streets. The wheels were constructed so that they would not roll off the tracks. This new streetcar was more efficient in that it was larger to carry more passengers while mechanically could be pulled by one horse, thus saving “horse power.” I would imagine that running along steel rails made the ride much more comfortable – no “pot holes.” It didn’t take long for the next large city, New Orleans, to install streetcars in 1835. Typically in America, a streetcar was operated by two crew members. A driver, who rode up front “driving” the horse. To keep the car from rolling into the horse, there was a brake controlled by the driver. The second crew member, the conductor, rode in the back of the streetcar, helping folks get on and off the car, and also collect the fares due. It was also the responsibility of the conductor to signal the driver when all passengers were aboard and it was safe to proceed. This was usually done by pulling on a rope that was attached to a bell located near the driver. As was already mentioned, in 1873 the first machine to replace the horse was the San Francisco Cable Car. And, though San Francisco was the first to run a fleet of cable cars, largest fleet was located in Chicago. Frank Sprague, who worked for Thomas Edison, is credited with establishing the first large scale and successful system to use electricity as the power source for streetcars in Richmond, Virginia. Though the cars still used tracks to run over, electric power was supplied from overhead wires. By the nineteen thirties when I first rode “cars” they resembled the buses which utilized gasoline combustible engines and they, though the electric wires still ran down the middle of the street, could maneuver from the center over to the curb to pick up and let off customers. 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 -=- 978 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

For those that live there, this is obviously old news but for those on the list that live outside of Illinois, I thought they might be interested. You might even be able to catch a video of it on the Weather Channel. It has been running since yesterday afternoon. It was very large but not too powerful (thank goodness). Here is link to the story in the SOuthern Illinoisan for those interested. Metropolis in Massac county was also very hard hit. http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2006/09/23/top/17642488.txt

Would anyone on this list know if veterans of the Illinois Black Hawk War, 2nd campaign received preemption rights or land grants for their service? If so, what net address? Thanks, Richard in FL

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 17 September 2006 Vol 5 Issue: #29 ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt “Some History of Policing” It would be a shame to use some research I’ve done in just one way. Since I’ve been writing a departmental history for a city police department, I’ve collected many notes. Tonight’s article contains a few of them. A Police Lieutenant said to me the other night, that in the past police departments considered themselves to be the experts in deciding what services were needed in a community; that today’s departments look to communities to answer what services need to be supplied to keep order. That in the past the patrol officer knew his “beat”. Departments are attempting to get back to much of that; the attitude of getting to know the client once again prevails. Of course, the major role of police/law enforcement agencies is to discourage and/or prevent crime. In the modern sense, we think of their duties as to include apprehending suspected criminals, detaining suspected criminals, providing escort service, cooperating and/or engaging in rescues, directing traffic, giving tickets for exceeding speed limits, and other violations of law. However, the law enforcement legacy, the means by which a community keeps order, goes back far beyond any local police department. In the villages of New England, American colonists established “shire-reeves”. These were “watch and ward duty officials called “reeves”. There would be at least one covering the “watching” of a “shire” or county. Thus, our shortened term “sheriff” or “shire-reeves”. Boston, in April of 1631, established a system of law enforcement called the “night watch”. Members served part-time and without pay. By 1712, the first full-time, paid law enforcement officers were hired. The United States Marshal officers were created by Congress and on 17 September 1789 the first US Marshal was appointed. Strange as it might seem, the first law enforcement officer in United States history killed in the line of duty was Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith of the New York City Sheriff’s Office on 17 May 1792. It took ninety nine more years for Boston, the first city to do so, to issue their policemen pistols. The operative word here must be “issue”, because I just can’t quite believe that the Texas Rangers, the oldest statewide law enforcement agency, formed in 1835, didn’t have/carry pistols. Five years earlier than Boston issuing pistols, both Boston and Chicago issued uniforms to their officers. Abilene, Kansas Police Department Chief, Thomas J. Smith, was the first police chief to be killed in the line of duty on 2 November 1870. A year and nine days later marks the date, Portsmouth, Virginia Police Officer John Wilson, the first Afro-American Police Officer, died in the line of duty. Ironically, on the day that President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, he approved the formation of the U.S. Secret Service, which is sworn to protect the President. In 1891 the first national police group was formed, The National Chiefs of Police Union, which would later become the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Thus, police leaders met regularly to share ideas. Before his election to the Presidency, Theodore Roosevelt was elected to a three year term as Police Commissioner of New York City. In 1902, law enforcement began going high tech – fingerprinting was used for the first time in the United States. The first female officer to have arrest powers was Alice Stebbins Wells, of the Los Angeles Police Department. This was in 1910. Berkeley, California, in 1914, became the first law enforcement agency to have all of its patrol officers using automobiles. The picture of the famous movies of the Keystone Cops is hard to keep from popping up. In 1916, 128 police officers were killed in the line of duty. A first breaking one hundred. The next year, Anna Hart, a jail matron of Hamilton County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Department, became the first female officer to lose her life in the line of duty. And, sadly, the last year that less than 100 officers were killed in the line of duty was 1949. 1974 takes the statistic of being the deadliest year for law enforcement officers – 268 officers were killed. In this same year, Police officers began wearing soft body armor for protection. However, the day with the highest cost of law enforcement lives was 9 September 2001 – all responders to the terrorist attacks on the United States of America. J. Edgar Hoover began his FBI Directorship on 10 May 1924, serving nearly 50 years in that position. And, the legendary law enforcement career of Federal Agent Eliot Ness began five years later. He was the leader of a group of agents known as “the Untouchables”. Eighty year old Night Marshal Dotson Sutton, nicknamed “Pop”, of Pulaski County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department died on 25 June 1952. He was the oldest officer to die in the line of duty. In 1988, another leap into high tech forensic – the FBI began using DNA test methods to solve crimes. I’ve known many law enforcement officers. And, each of those that I have known have been some of the finest people one could know. I’ve stopped in many places and local gendarmes have always been most helpful. So from cousins to friends, I salute them one and all; especially Jim H. of Aurora, Nebraska, retired State Patrolman and friend. 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 -=- 977 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

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Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 10 September 2006 Vol 5 Issue: #28 ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt “Volunteer Fire Departments” The person given credit for the establishment of the first volunteer fire department is none other than the versatile publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia in 1736. Ben’s ideas were formed at age six as a witness to the 1711 Boston fire. Following the 1676 fire, Boston purchased a “London pumper”. They hired thirteen men, led by Thomas Atkins, to fight fires. Thus, they were the first paid firefighters in the United States. At first fires were fought by “bucket brigades”, where every available person helped fight fires by passing water filled buckets to the site of a fire. In New Amsterdam, fire buckets were made of leather by the Dutch. Then, in some communities, hand pumps were purchased and manned by Engine and Hose companies. After 1711, in fire conscious Boston concerned citizens banded together and formed Mutual Fire Societies. When a fire happened to a member of these Mutual Fire Societies, the members would rush to help battle the blaze. These societies usually had about twenty members. These societies were protective associations, but also became very social. This set a pattern for organized volunteer firefighting groups, which became the backbone of firefighting in the United States, and exists yet today where there are still volunteer fire departments. Like the name implies, the Boston “Mutual” Fire Societies only went to put out fires for “members.” Benjamin Franklin, on the other hand, wanted Philadelphia’s companies/organizations to fight ALL fires, regardless of whose property was burning. In 1736, Ben organized a fire brigade, The Union Fire company, which had thirty members/volunteers, with the first full fledged volunteer firefighter in the United States named Isaac Paschall. The idea caught on and fire brigade companies were formed in Philadelphia with thirty to forty men each. While we are at this place in the story of Volunteer Firefighters, it might be nice to list some of the early famous volunteers: The Father of our County, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin [of course], Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, John Barry, Aaron Burr [there is good in us all], James Buchanan and listed last, but certainly not the least, Millard Fillmore. And, not to leave the ladies out; the first recorded [1818] female volunteer was Molly Williams of New York. [Those interested in Afro-American history should research this lady.] In 1820, Marina Betts volunteered in Pittsburgh. [She used to dump water on bystanders who wouldn’t help fight fires.] San Francisco had a top notch volunteer in Lillie Hitchcock. Before her sixteenth birthday, while watching a brigade that didn’t have enough men to pull the pumper, she grabbed the vacant place and pulled with all her might, while calling out to bystanders, “Come on, you men!! Everyone pull .....” Some cities that had organized brigades also hired “Prowlers”. They would patrol the streets on the “rattle” watch [dark to dawn]. In large cities, the coming of the steam engine signaled the doom of the volunteer fire departments. Men were no longer needed to pass buckets, pump water, and pull the fire fighting apparatus, for horses now pulled the “engines”. History records some very violent reactions to eliminating the “volunteer brigades” as cities hired permanent firemen. However, in smaller communities, such as Aurora, Nebraska, in Hamilton county, might be called “typical” of volunteer fire departments. There the fire department was organized in 1889. In March, four days after a group of citizens met to organize the Aurora fire department, a straw stack caught fire at a local stables. [Great timing.] All matters of forming the fire department were approved before the end of the month. By the 18th of April, the temporary officers were elected to the same positions. The occupations of this first group of firemen included: an insurance man, four printers, a hardware retailer, a butcher, a deputy county clerk, a carpenter, two furniture dealers, and a medical student. One of the furniture dealers also served as the “undertaker”. This company was desolved and a hook and ladder company was formed. The members of the original fire department were given the opportunity to resign and volunteer for the new company. New members were charged two dollars for initiation and dues were ten cents a meeting, with a fine of twenty-five cents for missing a meeting or a fire without an excuse. In August 1893, a fire broke out in a barn near the town depot. The fire department did a great job of running the ten blocks and throwing water in less than fifteen minutes. Well, you might guess that -- the barn and crib were reported in the local paper, as a total loss. This calls for some expanding. “Running” teams were very popular in those early days. The “team” practiced dragging the hose cart a prescribed distance, rolling out the hose, making the connections and having the water flowing in the fastest possible times. These “team” practices were so popular that there were state conventions and competitions and Aurora sent their team. In 1901 the fire department was authorized to buy uniforms of pants, coat and cap, at a cost of $13.50 each. In 1904 an electric light was installed in the office for the secretary. A final anecdote to the Aurora story. In June 1919, the cost of a “brass pole” to be installed so that in the event that the fire alarm sounded during the fire department’s monthly meeting, the firemen could slide down to the truck and shorten the time of arrival at the fire scene. There is no record that the pole was ever ordered. See, I do believe that we all have this type of picture of our wonderful volunteer firemen. I know I do and I’ve seen ours grow from one full time paid “chief” to several full time personnel, two new fire houses, EMT units in each, and “pair” volunteers who show up at fires. And, the social events still bring great crowds of grateful citizens to enjoy pancake suppers, chicken picnics, and/or ice cream socials. 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 -=- 977 PostScript: Other sites worth visiting: PostScript: = = = = http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOIL http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILMASSAC http

Patricia, Additional information about this family is in my SHAWCROSS gedcom file. See: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I62035 Tom Shawcross ----- Original Message ----- From: <patriciastaley4722@sbcglobal.net> To: <ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: [ILJACKSO] IS ANYONE WORKING ON THE FAMILY OF NATHAN & NANCYJACKSON????? > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gg.2ADI/455 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for info. on the family of Nathan (born ca. 1837 Tn.) and Nancy J. > (Veal) Jackson. Known children: > > Chas. M. ( to Lucinda Ragain), Julye, Wm. David (to Rose Malone), Mary E., > James J., Effie ( to James Wright), Otis, and Nathan Dossa/Dossia (to Ida > Tope). > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Patricia > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gg.2ADI/449.1 Message Board Post: Rebecca was the daughter of John SORRELS and Sarah BUTCHER. See my SHAWCROSS gedcom file for additional information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gg.2ADI/450.1 Message Board Post: Frances Popejoy BUTCHER died 2 Oct 1911 and was buried at Camp Creek cemetery. See my SHAWCROSS gedcom file for more information about this family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gg.2ADI/455 Message Board Post: Looking for info. on the family of Nathan (born ca. 1837 Tn.) and Nancy J. (Veal) Jackson. Known children: Chas. M. ( to Lucinda Ragain), Julye, Wm. David (to Rose Malone), Mary E., James J., Effie ( to James Wright), Otis, and Nathan Dossa/Dossia (to Ida Tope). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Patricia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LANGLEY, THURBER, THOMPSON, TORR, REED, CARTER, DAVIS, NAYLOR, MEEK Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/454 Message Board Post: Looking for anyone who may have information on who this William A Langley family is, and where he is from? He married Tempey Jane Wright in Jackson Co IL 1867. Thanks

JOAN CLENDENIN-GREEN Joan Alice Clendenin-Green, 48, of Ocala, Fla., born Jan. 5, 1958, in Belleville, Ill., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006. Joan was a homemaker and a hospice volunteer. She was devoted to her family and will be missed by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arkell Clendenin and Milton and Wilma, nee Klingeman, Eggers. Surviving are her husband, John Green of Ocala, Fla.; her children, Robert Randolph of Las Vegas, Nev., and Randy and Cody Randolph, both of Ocala, Fla.; her parents, Robert and Pauline, nee Eggers, Clendenin of Belleville, Ill.; a brother, Paul (Marcia) Clendenin of Belleville, Ill.; two sisters, Patricia (Terry) Westhoff of Millstadt, Ill., and Lois (Gary) Stein of Belleville, Ill.; her paternal grandmother, Dolores Clendenin of Chester, Ill.; aunts and uncles; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Condolences may be submitted to: www.rennerfh.com. Visistation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. According to Joan's wishes, cremation will follow the services. GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vlchas@mindspring.com http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/435 - Release Date: 8/31/2006

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morgan, Von Seeger, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/453 Message Board Post: Marjorie Morgan Marjorie Morgan, 85, of Eugene, formerly of Yachats, (Oregon) died July 20, 2006 of age-related causes. She was born Sept. 14, 1920 in Carbondale, Ill. She spent most of her life in Long Beach, Calif. where she enjoyed a 25-year career as an elementary school teacher. She and her husband, Weck, moved to Yachats in 1993, where they were involved with many activities at their church and in the community. The couple celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in Yachats before moving to Eugene to be closer to their daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Larry Von Seeger. She enjoyed travel, reading, and spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Weck, and daughter, Marilyn, both of Eugene; a son, Steve, of Portland; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Sea Aire Assembly of God Church. News Times, Newport, OR Aug. 23, 2006 Note: "Yachats" is pronounced "Ya-hots".

> Karima, I sent the scan of the church to your private email. The photo was taken in December of 1994, in "downtown" Pamona. If there are other shots you would like of the area please let me know and if I don't have them on file I will do my best to get them. I am an avid horseback rider and most of the time when I am traveling around Southern IL, on my way to a ride, while on a ride or on my way to shoot a wedding, I have at least one camera with me. Of course I suffer from the same affliction as most of us on the ancestor search, I love to see, explore and photograph old cemeteries and landmarks. Robin Robin's PhotoGraphics http://www.robinsphotographics.com > Robin, > > As I recall, there was a church on a hill, located on the east side of > highway 127. Since my mother's family was Baptist, I am assuming that > was > the Baptist church as we used to go there with my grandparents and > aunts and > uncles. It was white with a steeple. Is this the church you > photographed? > > Was there another chuch in "downtown" Pomona? > > If you would like to share the photo with the list, you could send me > a scan > of it and I will post it (or any other pertinent photos) on a web page. > > Karima >