Mary Manecie Hayes m. Elliott Grant Bevis Children: Roscoe Elmo Bevis b. 3/1/1892 Mabel L. Bevis b. 10/1893 Dwight E. Bevis b. 3/10/1895 Loretta Pearl Bevis b. 10/11/1898 Dora Bevis b. 1/18/1901 Edward R. Bevis b. 4/19/1903 Bessie Innes Bevis b. 11/26/1905 James Nicholas Hayes m. Hezzie Allie Darr Children: Richard Everett Hayes b. 1/10/1891 William Franklin Hayes m. Adelia Hays Children: Amila Hayes b. 1906 Mary Hayes b. 1911 Harriet Eldora Hayes m. Charles Everet Hamilton Children: Ralph Everet Hamilton b. 4/15/1892 John Calvin Hayes m. Mary Mollie Butler Children: Charles Franklin Hayes b. abt. 1901 Glen D. Hayes b. abt. 1902 Lester S. Hayes b. 6/19/1904 Thelma S. Hayes b. 1909 Juanita G. Hayes b. 1914 James B. Hayes b. 1920 June L. Hayes b. 1925 George Washington Hayes b. 9/10/1871 and d. 11/30/1872 Eddie Hayes b. 1/5/1879 and d. 3/18/1879 Freddie Hayes b. 1/5/1879 and d. 3/15/1879 Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <elvis500@verizon.net> To: "Jefferson County, Illinois" <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:54 PM Subject: [ILJEFFER] HAYSE > Children of Richard Lawrence HAYS and Analisa Elizabeth WILLIAMS (Who are > her parents) > > Mary Manecia 1865 > James Nicholas > 1867 > Wm Franklin 1869 > H. E. 1874 > John Calvin > 1876 > George Washington 1871 > Harriet Eldora 1873 > Freddue 1879 > > Who did this kids marry and do they have have children of their own > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Another old email but here are the children................... As of the 1900 census, the children were: Nora Lynch b. 1874 Cora Lynch b. 1878 Gilbert Garfield Lynch b. June 1882 Sarah E. Lynch b. August 1884 Marmaduke Lynch b. April 1891 Lois Lynch b. January 1896 Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <elvis500@verizon.net> To: "Jefferson County, Illinois" <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:50 PM Subject: [ILJEFFER] HAYSE-LYNCH > Any information on these > > John W. LYNCE > married 1873 > Mary jane HAYSE 1852-- > > Do they have children? > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a very old email, but Sara Frances Hayes was a daughter of Nicholas Alexander Hayes and Elizabeth Allen. Their children were: Oliver b. abt. 1868 Nora B. b. 10/1871 d. 12/23/1935 Mary Elizabeth b. 4/5/1874 d. 1/2/1958 John Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <elvis500@verizon.net> To: "Jefferson County, Illinois" <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:48 PM Subject: [ILJEFFER] FISHER-HAYSE > Henry C. FISHER 1843-1900 > Married 1-19-1871 JCI > Sarah Frances HAYSE 1853-1937 > > Children > > Oliver > N. S. > N. E. > John 1863-1946 > > Does anyone have further information on this family > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

No, My cousin did it for the Rhynes family, he is a direct descendant on the paternal line, and so far, not much. I can't even make contact with the 2 closest that were listed on Ancestry. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org> wrote: > Are you are participating in a DNA project?   I'm curious if people are > jumping on board with DNA testing and it it's proving successful for them. > > I've had my son do that DNA test for his THURMAN family (my first > husband's line).   I've contributed to a DAVIS male to do the DNA test, > gotten a BUTLER cousin to do the DNA test and gotten my brother to do > the DNA test for our WHALEN family.  So far no "Eureka" moments. > > Anyone else having more positive results? > > Sandy (Whalen) Bauer > > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Steven Lee Harrison, 54, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 3:32 A.M. on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Steve was born on January 9, 1957 in Marion, Illinois the son of Carl and Reba (Orso) Harrison. He married Gina Sanders on March 24, 1979 at Boyd Christian Church in Boyd, Illinois. Surviving family members include his parents: Carl and Reba Harrison of Herrin, Illinois; wife: Gina Harrison of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 3 sons: Jeffrey Harrison and wife Emily of Woodlawn, Illinois, Jason Harrison and fiancee Chelsea Williams of Collinsville, Illinois and Joel Harrison and girlfriend Rylie Bruce of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; grandson: Kayden Harrison of Woodlawn, Illinois; father and mother-in-law: Melvin and Dessie Sanders of Woodlawn, Illinois; grandmother-in-law: Mary Strain Adams of Bonnie, Illinois; several cousins also survive. He first worked as a coal miner for Old Ben Coal Company and currently worked as a Special Education teacher at Mt. Vernon Township High School and was the freshman girls basketball coach and coached the soccer program at the high school since its conception in 2001. Steve was a member of Central Christian Church. VISITATION: will be held from 3 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Jamie Allen will officiate. For those who wish, memorials may be given to Central Christian Church High School Ministry or Mt. Vernon Township High School Soccer Program and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. B0x 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.

Virginia Marie (Finn) Orrick, 94, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois was called to her heavenly home Friday, February 11, 2011 at 3:28 P.M. at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Mrs. Orrick was born on may 7, 1916 in Hamilton County, Illinois the daughter of the late Walter Columbus and Ethel (Tolley) Finn. She was united in marriage to William Eugene "Gene" Orrick on October 12, 1938 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Virginia is survived by her husband of 72 years Gene Orrick of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; daughter: Betty Jean (Jerry) Laur of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; their son: Clinton Mark (Kathy) of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Mark's children: Courtney Michelle Laur of California and Alexander Damien Laur and his son: Logan Brian Laur of California, daughter: Colleen Marie (Dennis) Richards of Belle Rive, their children: Dawn Elaine Winkler of Belle Rive, her children: Morgan Yvonne Lusby of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, River Alan Winkler and Berlyn Elaina Winkler of Belle Rive, Jason Wade (Lindi) and their children, Andrew Wade and Sydney Rae of Belle Rive. She is also survived by siblings Jewell Bennette of East Alton, Illinois, Paul Finn of Sycamore, Illinois and Neva Davis of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Many nieces and nephews also survive. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, sister: Rena Birkhead and Reva Finn, brother: Eugene Finn, grandson: Eric Jeffrey Richards, five brother-in-laws and two sister-in-laws. Virginia was a faithful member of Belle Rive Missionary Baptist Church. VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Belle Rive Missionary Baptist Church in Belle Rive, Illinois. Reverend Richard McCormick, Reverend Jeremy Hamson and Reverend Melvin "Buck" Larson will officiate. INTERMENT: Belle Rive Cemetery in Belle Rive, Illinois.

Bernie Lee Richardson, Sr., 86, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 8:28 A.M. on Friday, February 11, 2011 at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Richardson was born on June 3, 1924 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois the son of the late John Robert Richardson and Maggie Mae Dugan. He married Celia L. Baber on June 28, 1947 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Surviving family members include his wife: Celia Richardson of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; son: Bernie Lee Richardson, Jr. of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; grandson: David Lee Hicks-Richardson of Maryville, Illinois; several nieces and nephews also survive. His parents, sister: Cleora Britton and brothers: Dwight, Kermit and Cassel Richardson preceded him in death. FACTS Bernie served in the United States Army with the 863rd Engineers during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. He worked as a Locomotive Engineer with the Illinois Central Railroad and was a lifetime honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He was also a member of Logan Street Baptist Church and lifetime member of the VFW. VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Jimmy Bledsoe will officiate. INTERMENT: Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864. *** ***

MT. VERNON - Virginia Orrick, 94, of Mt. Vernon, died at 3:28 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Arrangements are pending and are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, where you may call 242-3348 or visit hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further information.

Bernie Lee Richardson, Sr., 86, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 8:28 A.M. on Friday, February 11, 2011 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Richardson was born on June 3, 1924 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois the son of the late John Robert Richardson and Maggie Mae Dugan. He married Celia L. Baber on June 28, 1947 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Surviving family members include his wife: Celia Richardson of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; son: Bernie Lee Richardson, Jr. of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; grandson: David Lee Hicks-Richardson of Maryville, Illinois; several nieces and nephews also survive. His parents, sister: Cleora Britton and brothers: Dwight, Kermit and Cassel Richardson preceded him in death. VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Bernie served in the United States Army with the 863rd Engineers during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. He worked as a Locomotive Engineer with the Illinois Central Railroad and was a lifetime honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He was also a member of Logan Street Baptist Church and lifetime member of the VFW. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Jimmy Bledsoe will officiate. INTERMENT: Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.

MT. VERNON - Frances Ann Peterson, 84, a resident of GreenTree in Mt. Vernon, passed away at 10:24 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at White Oak Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. Frances was born March 17, 1926, in Chicago, the daughter of Walter and Lydia (Fork) Koehler. She married Kenneth A. Peterson on June 21, 1945, in Kentucky; he preceded her in death on March 1, 2000. Mrs. Peterson was a home maker and a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Mt. Vernon. Frances was a member of the GreenTree Red Hat Society. She was an avid reader, bingo, and pinochle player. She was a diehard Cubs fan turned Cardinals fan. Frances was a loving aunt. Frances is survived by one brother, Kenneth A. Koehler of Bluford; three nieces, Linda Chmelar of Bluford, Nancy Magnuson and husband Robert of Iuka and Charlene Rosa and husband Victor of Bonnie; one nephew, Edward Koehler and wife Tish of Bluford; three great nephews, Jeff Wiggins, Randy Spell and wife Gina and Matt Rosa; one great niece, Jennifer Rosa; four great great-nieces, Brittany, Randa, Jackie and Carey Spell; and also four great great-nephews, Jeremy Spell, Aryn Wiggins, Chris Wilson and Michael Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two infant sons, one sister, Phyllis Koehler; one sister-in-law, Helen Koehler; and also one great nephew, Marvin Spell Jr. Funeral Services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Newell Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with the Rev. Josepha Lecke officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Entombment will be held at Acacia Park Cemetery in Chicago. For those wishing, memorials may be given to the American Parkinson Disease Association or the Faith Lutheran Church and will be accepted at the Newell Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. For more information, you may call Newell Funeral Home at 246-0100 or visit at www.newellfuneral-home.com.

Bill Sharp, 89 of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Feb. 7 at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was born Feb. 22, 1921 in White City, Kan., the son of Col. H M and Inez Sharp. He graduated from White City (Kansas) High School in 1939 and joined the Navy in 1940. He married Jacqueline Galloway Jan. 21, 1942. After serving 20 years in the Navy, he retired to Carmi (where he had served as Navy recruiter) to serve as Chief of Police, later serving as White County Circuit Clerk. In 1968, they moved to Centralia, where he was plant manager for Hindman Mfg. Upon retiring in 1985, they moved to Oklahoma City. He worked with Methodist youth in San Diego and Alameda, Calif.; Providence, R.I.; Carmi and Oklahoma City. He was a longtime member of Penn Avenue UMC and more recently a member of Linwood UMC. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Jackie, and three daughters and sons-in-law; Patti Stahl (Tom) of Carmi, Mary Beth Guard (Mike) of Oklahoma City and Cindy Reininger (Bill) of Woodlawn. Another daughter, Karen Sharp of Oklahoma City, preceded him in death. Also surviving are his twin brother Bob (June) of Oklahoma City. Other siblings are Hazle Parsons of San Jose, Calif., Jim (Mickey) of Manhattan, Kan., and Betty Smith (Bob) of Arroyo Grande, Calif. Four grandchildren survive: Casey Emerick, Heather Pierce (Glen), Levi Stahl (Stacey) and Matt Stahl (Jill). Six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews also survive. A memorial service will be held at Linwood UMC, 3034 NW 17th St., Oklahoma City at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb 12, 2011. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meals on Wheels.

Sandy, My Taylor Line No matches at all. (37 bit) My Fink line no matches at all, Darn! My matrilineal Line many matches ( just use the hi resolution only) but none I can verifiably connect Family finder lots of matches but unable to verify a match Doing family finder with my uncle and another cousin to see the results, the usefulness of this still up in the air! My Wife's THOMPSON line no matches Bumpus 67 chromosome matches have a tentative connection ALLEN 67 chromosome match (twice) with HULBERT, kind of disproving the Indian Ancestry but not quite haven't done the research in Eastern states to make the connection to that family Winingers/Ratcliff disproved the indian heritage for several of the branches (matrilineal) I am hoping the rest of old world ( Europa- Germany) gets on board with the DNA so we Americans can connect to the old world families And more FINKs get tested! LOL! Sheldon, Congrats on your success.!! YES!!! I would suggest 1st doing a 37 DNA if no matches why waste the money to do 67 at first! if there is a perfect match or near perfect with others with 67 then spend the money to upgrade from 37. Don't waste money on 12 Y-dna ( too many irrelevant non matches) do the 37 bit 1st then do 67 IMHO. Lonnie At 11:45 PM 2/9/2011, you wrote: >Message: 5 >Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:35:41 -0700 >From: Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org> >Subject: [ILJEFFER] DNA testing >To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com, iljeffer@rootsweb.com, > "ILWayne@rootsweb.com" <ILWAYNE@rootsweb.com>, ilhamilt@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <4D534EFD.5060609@whalen-family.org> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Are you are participating in a DNA project? I'm curious if people are >jumping on board with DNA testing and it it's proving successful for them. > >I've had my son do that DNA test for his THURMAN family (my first >husband's line). I've contributed to a DAVIS male to do the DNA test, >gotten a BUTLER cousin to do the DNA test and gotten my brother to do >the DNA test for our WHALEN family. So far no "Eureka" moments. > >Anyone else having more positive results? > >Sandy (Whalen) Bauer >

We have had great success with our VICK Y-DNA Surname Project.  We have hypotheses we want to test, we recruit the men necessary to test each hypothesis, and we test a wide selection of locations on the Y chromosome for some members of each of the lines from an ancestor (beyond the 110-marker panel that Family Tree DNA is about to offer).  Unless you recruit men to test a hypothesis you may be waiting a long time to get a match who can help with a question about your line.   We also have an autosomal project at 23andMe, and we have had some success stories there.  The good news with an autosomal project is that aren’t limited to one line like you are with a surname project.  Even better news is that both men and women can test unlike in a Y-DNA project where only men can test.  The bad news is that since you aren’t limited to one line, you must figure out which of your lines your match is in.  Both people who match need deep pedigrees in many cases to find the shared ancestor.  Still, it is nice finding new cousins with information you don’t have.   There is a nice success story in the 9 February 2011 "Rootsweb Review" titled "An Unexpected Name Change Verified with DNA."  It is about a third of the way into the newsletter and the title is small, so you have to look carefully to find it.   http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/review/2011/0209.html   Regards,   Larry ________________________________ From: Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org> To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; iljeffer@rootsweb.com; "ILWayne@rootsweb.com" <ILWAYNE@rootsweb.com>; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, February 9, 2011 9:35:41 PM Subject: [ILJEFFER] DNA testing Are you are participating in a DNA project?  I'm curious if people are jumping on board with DNA testing and it it's proving successful for them. I've had my son do that DNA test for his THURMAN family (my first husband's line).  I've contributed to a DAVIS male to do the DNA test, gotten a BUTLER cousin to do the DNA test and gotten my brother to do the DNA test for our WHALEN family.  So far no "Eureka" moments. Anyone else having more positive results? Sandy (Whalen) Bauer Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net -------------------------------

Karen (and others who replied to my email), thank you so much for sharing your experience. I too, like Family Tree DNA and that's who we've used for all tests. Wish I could say we've had such great luck as you've had but I'm still hopeful as we get more participants, we'll find answers to questions and break through brick walls. Sandy On 2/9/2011 8:52 PM, Karen Simmons wrote: > Hi Sandy, > > I'm a BIG supporter of DNA testing for genealogy. I'm also a > Co-Administrator of the Garrison DNA Project. Our Project has had > some amazing breakthroughs that would not have been possible without > testing of the male YDNA. For instance, my mother's Garrison line has > thought for a long time that we were descendants of a group of > Garretsons who moved to Orange Co NC and became Garrisons. Last year > I recruited a non-genealogist Garrison male who was born in the right > neighborhood and had an impeccable trail back to the Delaware > Garretsons. I did the research myself. The results were quite > surprising. We learned that I am not a descendant of the Delaware > Garretsons, who are acompletely different haplogroup from my line. > However, the Garrisons who settled in SE Illinois, descendants of > James Garrison and Hester Roberts, ARE a very close match to this > fellow. It was their first breakthrough in many years. In my own > line, we were inspired to do a very intense search for the right > Garrison line and were able to document ours back to the early 1700s > in Carteret Co NC. We were stuck because we had been chasing the > wrong family. > > The Garrison community has been able to separate out several > distinctly different lines who had believed their research offered > clues that they were related. However, when combined with the DNA > test results, it was clear that they were only looking at coincidental > information such as residing in the same approximate location or using > the same (very common) given names. > > I have arranged for several DNA tests for other lines that will > not likely yield such dramatic immediate results. However, you have > to consider whether or not your best available DNA donor might > suddenly become "unavailable." If you only have one close male > relative in that line, you need to get them tested. I waited until > after my Garrison uncle passed away and had to locate a third cousin I > did not even know. > > I only recommend FTDNA (Family Tree DNA) because they have 90% of the > market which means their database also holds 90% of the results. They > will also retain the samples 25 years, in case you want to upgrade to > a more refined test or if new technology becomes available. The price > for the tests are discounted if you order through an active Project. > > One final word. Through experience I have learned that it is better > to NOT announce that you are having someone tested until the results > are in. A few participants have received shocking results and it is > usually better to deal with those surprises privately before making > any announcements. Fortunately your privacy is protected by the > testing company. You decide how much you want to reveal. > > Karen Simmons > Co-Administrator > Garrison DNA Project > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Sandy Bauer" <sandy@whalen-family.org> > Sent 2/9/2011 8:35:41 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com, iljeffer@rootsweb.com, > "ILWayne@rootsweb.com" <ILWAYNE@rootsweb.com>, ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILWAYNE] DNA testing > > Are you are participating in a DNA project? I'm curious if people are > jumping on board with DNA testing and it it's proving successful for them. > I've had my son do that DNA test for his THURMAN family (my first > husband's line). I've contributed to a DAVIS male to do the DNA test, > gotten a BUTLER cousin to do the DNA test and gotten my brother to do > the DNA test for our WHALEN family. So far no "Eureka" moments. > Anyone else having more positive results? > Sandy (Whalen) Bauer > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can't answer directly, tidbit: Eva Lillie GOSS (d/o Milton Oren GOSS and Sadie May BUCHANAN) married Hallie R LEWIS (s/o Samuel LEWIS and Ella BROWNING) in 1922 in Jefferson Co., IL Give the father as call in a few days, if you don't get an answer on-line :-) -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:07 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILFRANKL] James Lewis - Samuel Lewis > > Can anyone answer this question? I have a Samuel Lewis b abt 1875 > married 15 Dec 1896 FCI to Ella Browning b abt 1880 who had a son named > Hallie R. Lewis Sr. b abt 1901 who married Eva Lillie Goss (no date > known) and had a son names James H. Lewis. I am guessing this James H. > Lewis is the father of James M. Lewis whose obit I included below. I > also believe this same James H. Lewis might have attended WTHS in > Bluford for a period of time. > > There is a photo of James Lewis in the 1956 WTHS yearbook with him in a > sailor uniform. > > I also have a photo of James Lewis from a WTHS 2008 and can see a > resemblance in all three men. Anyone know if I right or wrong in my guess? > > Sandy > > > MT. VERNON - James M. "Jimmy" Lewis, 51, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at > 4:23 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, at his home in Mt. Vernon. > > He was born Thursday, Jan. 14, 1960, in Mt. Vernon, a son of James H. > and Sara R. (Quinn) Lewis. > > A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at > Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Mr. Johnathan Schnautz > officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in > Woodlawn. > > Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Hughey > Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. > > Jimmy is survived by his father, James H. Lewis of Dix; two sisters, > Phyllis Garner and Tom Duncan of Mt. Vernon and Suzi Ripplinger and > husband Danny of Highridge, Mo.; two nephews, Mike Lewis of Anaheim, > Calif., and Jeff Garner of Carterville; two nieces, Melanie Brant and > husband Tim of Indianapolis, Ind., and Christy Garner of Mt. Vernon; > four great-nephews, Anthony and Alex McKinney of Mt. Vernon and Sean > and > Jacob Brant of Indianapolis, Ind.; and a great-niece, Alexis McKinney of > Mt. Vernon. > > His mother and his grandparents preceded him in death. > > Jimmy worked at Vernwood Press in Mt. Vernon and later was associated > with Lewis Vinyl Products in Bluford. He was an avid NASCAR fan > (especially of the driver Jeff Gordon) and he loved to hunt and fish and > was an avid barbecue griller known by his family as "King of the Grill." > > For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Hospice of the Good > Samaritan and will be accepted at the funeral home or mailed to Hughey > Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864. > > Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, > where you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for > further information and to send condolences. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

I have a "success" DNA story :-) (some of you may know this...) My maternal grandmother's lines are all southern IL (she was b. 1894 Moores Prairie Twp., JCI with ancestry all around there) To make this a "short" story: my father was told by his mother on her death bed in 1970 that he was not a JONES, but he was really son of a Jerome or Francis or some such... We had more family info than this, but I won't go through all the good and bad... It took me a few years to research that my grandfather was "probably" a Frank JEROME that was in the right place and time to be my grandfather... I ended up getting a full DNA analysis done (SuperDNA @ familytreedna) I had to find another direct male descendant to get tested since I didn't immediately match anyone... This took quite a while, but I did get connected with a biologist at Duke University who ended up getting her 1st cousin, a professor at Vanderbilt in Nashville to have his DNA done. Prof. Walter Jerome matches 64 y-chromosome markers exactly with mine and we are one allele off on the other 3. This is pretty accurate in saying we have a common ancestor in 7 generations or so - and I know exactly how we are. I am the reason there is a JEROME DNA project at familytreeDNA -- everyone tells me "all" JEROME's in U.S. descend from Timothy JEROME (1688 - abt 1749); this didn't help me since I wasn't sure I was a JEROME or not ! Frank Carlton JEROME d. in 1937 (my father was 16 at the time and never knew Frank). Frank apparently never did marry, though he apparently had two children by my paternal grandmother - my grandmother and Mark JONES divorced in 1921 shortly after my father was born... oh them roaring 20's... (she was something else.. nuff said) Comments for those thinking of DNA: a) I would highly recommend familytreeDNA ; if you are male, please get all 67 markers done. I had several matches with 12 and 37 markers-- this only gets you connected within 20+ generations (see www.familytreedna.com website). I expect sometime soon they will be doing more markers as more samples are in the database and they can do the research to determine mutation rates on potential other markers. (I did SuperDNA in April 2008 and ended up doing a deep clade test later on) b) Not really sure how much worth the mitochondria DNA mapping is - I have thousands of mtDNA matches; this doesn't mutate very rapidly and I think until the database is considerably larger with more markers, this only has very limited genealogy value. It is interesting from an "ancient" ancestry perspective. I don't know much about this "new" Family Finder method that is using markers on other chromosomes -- though, I will probably have this done at some point... -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 7:36 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; iljeffer@rootsweb.com; > ILWayne@rootsweb.com; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILFRANKL] DNA testing > > Are you are participating in a DNA project? I'm curious if people are > jumping on board with DNA testing and it it's proving successful for them. > > I've had my son do that DNA test for his THURMAN family (my first > husband's line). I've contributed to a DAVIS male to do the DNA test, > gotten a BUTLER cousin to do the DNA test and gotten my brother to do > the DNA test for our WHALEN family. So far no "Eureka" moments. > > Anyone else having more positive results? > > Sandy (Whalen) Bauer > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

I believe this Marvin is s/o Claude RICHARDSON and Ruth CROSS -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 3:16 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] CALLAHAN-KENDRICK ENGAGEMENT > > Betty > > Is Marvin s/o Kermit and Earlean (Shrum) Richardson? > > Sandy > > > On 2/8/2011 9:58 AM, BLS wrote: > > This is the Granddaughter of Marvin and Eula Jean (STORY) RICHARDSON > > > > Great Granddaughter of ROYAL and Bertha (WILMORE) STORY > > > > > > > > MT. VERNON - Mrs. Lawanna Kendrick of Mt. Vernon is pleased to > announce the engagement of her daughter, Ranzie Michelle, to Jeffery > Eugene Callahan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Callahan of Mt. Vernon. Ranzie is > also the daughter of the late Paul Kendrick. They will marry in May 2012. > Ranzie is majoring in elementary education at Eastern Illinois University. > Jeffery is employed with Walgreens Distribution Center. > > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Are you are participating in a DNA project? I'm curious if people are jumping on board with DNA testing and it it's proving successful for them. I've had my son do that DNA test for his THURMAN family (my first husband's line). I've contributed to a DAVIS male to do the DNA test, gotten a BUTLER cousin to do the DNA test and gotten my brother to do the DNA test for our WHALEN family. So far no "Eureka" moments. Anyone else having more positive results? Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

Retta M. Simmons, 93, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 6:45 P.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Brooking Park at the Willows in Chesterfield, Missouri. Mrs. Simmons was born on Thursday, January 3, 1918 in Knoxville, Tennessee the daughter of the late Charles Walter and Alice Agnus (McMillan) Cook. She married David H. Simmons on January 21, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan and he preceded her in death on January 27, 2009. Surviving family member include her son: Mark Simmons and wife Vicki of Manchester, Missouri; granddaughter: Mallory Simmons and husband Lou Delgado of St. Louis, Missouri; brother-in-law: Robert Gay of Marion, Illinois; several nieces and nephews also survive. Her parents and her husband preceded her in death. Retta was a secretary for the State of Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. She loved dancing, fine music, literature and poetry, especially the works of Eugene Field. She instilled the values of her appreciation for written and spoken word to her family VISITATION: will be held from 9:00 A.M. to service time at 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 11, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Rob Dyer will officiate. INTERMENT: Graveside Committal Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Drake Cemetery in Williamson County, Illinois.

Joanne Garner of Wayne City passed away at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Funeral services for Mrs. Garner will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wayne City Baptist Church with the Revs. Ron Trotter and Mike Steed officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Wayne City Baptist Church. For those who wish, memorials may be made to Wayne City Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City.