This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/826.1.1.1 Message Board Post: David, Here's the address for the courthouse; however, the clerk's office is across the street from it. I believe the clerk's office entryway faces Liberty Ave. You might want to call for precise directions; I was there in November, so don't recall the exact address. Jersey County Courthouse 201 W. Pearl St. Jerseyville, IL 62052-1675 Phone (618) 498-5571 The County Clerk has: Birth and Death records from 1878; Marriage and Land records from 1839; Divorce records from 1840; Probate records from 1850; Civil Court records from 1845. Also, if you're going to Jerseyville, it's well worth it to spend an hour or two at the Jersey County Historical Society. They have a lot of resources and are very helpful. Check out their web site for info at http://www.jvil.com/~jchs/ . Good luck, Laura

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/826.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Laura. Where is the County Clerks office located anyway?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/821.2 Message Board Post: I have James W.Martin that married a Olive Simpson on May 2, 1896. Olive Simpson was a sister to my great grandmother. They had a son, George "Greasy" Martin who was a mechanic in Jerseyville. He may have been named after his maternal grandfather, George Simpson. Could this have been the same Martin that you are refering to?

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/Ig.2ADI/278.2 Message Board Post: The Jersey County Illinois Historical Socity has a web site which has much information. In their data base (1870)I even found a Louis Krueger listed in the Town of Richwood along with my great-great- greatgrandparents William & Dorthea Krause and my gg grandfather Charles. Also listed is a George, Henry, Mathilda & another William. The 1900 census shows a Louis living with a Harold, Walter, Emma, and Dorothy (my gg-grandmother) dwelling 94. Dwelling 168 lists my g-grandparents Charles & Elizabeth, my grandfather Freddie and his siblings, including aunt Kate who visited with our family for about 10 days about 50 years ago. If this is your Lou, we're related. Don Kret

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wunderle, Schaefer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/827 Message Board Post: I found this while researching cases. I have no relation to or have further information regarding the following. Schaefer v. Wunderle, 154 Ill. 577, 39 N.E. 623 (Ill. 1895) “The petition alleges that plaintiff in error, whose name was Veronica Wunderle, was born in the grand duchy of Baden, but that in 1874 she went to Basel, in Switzerland, and there, in 1875, she married Vinceus Schaefer, who was a citizen of Switzerland, and lived with him there until his death, in 1887. It furthermore appears from the petition that four years after her husband's death, and in March, 1891, she was in the grand duchy of Baden, with her brother Charles Wunderle, and there united with him in the execution of a power of attorney to the German consul at Chicago, authorizing said consul to assert and protect her rights in the estate of her deceased brother, Alexander Wunderle, in Jersey county, in this state[.] * * * “There appears in the original record on file here the copy of a certain parer, marked 'Exhibit A,' which purports to be a certificate dated October 23, 1893, and issued by the clerk of the senate of the city of Basel, to the effect that plaintiff in error, a widow, and born at Wallbach, in the grand duchy of Baden, was, with her late husband, admitted to the rights of a citizen of Basel in April, 1875. * * *"

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/826.1 Message Board Post: There are index books you can go through, but you can't access the records themselves; you have to request copies from the clerks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/826 Message Board Post: Are the records at the Jersey County clerk's office available for researchers to look through if they go there in person?

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/Ig.2ADI/44.1 Message Board Post: My greatgrandparents Charles (1861-1960) & Elizabeth (Krause) Krueger (d.c.1946) were from Jersey County and later divorced. My grandfather William Krueger (b.1890) moved to Milwaukee c.1910 met and married my grandmother and after 4 children died in 1919. My grandmother remarried and my ties and knowledge of the Jersey Co. family is limited at best. Don Kret

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/Ig.2ADI/278.1 Message Board Post: My gggf William Krueger [b.Germany], (1833-94) was a prominent farmer. feedmill operator & schoolboard member in Fieldon in the late 1800s. Lou could have been a brother of my ggf. Charles. My gf William moved to Milwaukee about 1910 married my gm and passed away in 1919. Charles & his wife Elizabeth (Krause) divorced and I know nothing of his siblings. William married Dora Prill (1834-1908) & his parents were Charles & Mary (Owens) Krueger. William's story in in a book called "The History of Greene & Jersey Cos., Illinois" c.1888 which I stumbled across in the Wisconsin Historical Library in Madison about 25 yrs ago. I hope I was of some help. Don Kret

Great news! The Illinois State Archives now has a searchable data base of Illinois Death Certificates for the years 1916 through 1951. You can visit it at the following URL: http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html Good luck with your search, Karima ILROOTS-L List Administrator Illinois Discussion List (ILROOTS-L) http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/Illinoismailinglist3.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilunknow/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JOHNSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/825 Message Board Post: MY HUSBAND'S GR.FATHER WAS EDWARD DORSEY JOHNSON BC. 1855 IN JERSEY CO., ILL. HIS FATHER WAS HENRY L JOHNSON WHO WAS BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1825. IS THIS YOUR FAMILY? WE KNOW OF NO OTHER SONS OTHER THEN EDWARD & WILLIAM.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JOHNS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/74.107.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Daniel-There were a lot of JOHNS in IL. What part were your JOHNS from? Mine came from ENG and settled in Albion, IL and Barry Co., MO.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johns Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/74.107.1 Message Board Post: Hi...I have only recently begun to search for any history whatsoever on my paternal roots. I know only that my grandfather was Allan Leslie Johns and he was from Illinois (b.1902). He married Geraldine (maiden name unknown). Anybody know anything?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/821.1.1 Message Board Post: I have located some martins on a census or two but i had it all written down in a notebook and since my last move i lost it and i am being to find more information. If i come across anything i will post it on here. But i know that the george martin i am looking for was born about 1910 and i have no idea who his wife was. i also know that he had an illegitimate son.

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/Ig.2ADI/816.1.1 Message Board Post: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE. YES CLARENCE COPE IS MY GRANDFATHER. I HAVE SOME OF THE HISTORY BACK TO ALFRED A. COATES AND MARY MISSOURI FINLEY .I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY THING YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALSO YOUR AND MY CONNECTION. I AM FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. A SMALL TOWN CALLED GOLDEN EAGLE, IL. MY PARENTS LIVE IN KANE, IL. AGAIN THANK YOU. KAREN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/822.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you very much for the phone number. I will try them tomorrow. Pat

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/822.1 Message Board Post: Contact the Jersey County Clerk's office at 618-498-5571 extension 113. They should be able to help you with the marriage license.

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/Ig.2ADI/58.300.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if you still research the Longwill family. However, I am the child of a William Longwill. I have just begun researching the family name and could use a little help. This is a wonderful hobby but overwhelming. I hope to hear from you.

Happyville is now Hillview. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: [ILJersey] John K. Smith 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/rw/Ig.2ADI/823 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have info on John K Smith He lived in the Whitehall area in 1885 and had a 17 year old daughter Amana who died there and is buried at Happyville.He may have moved to Jersey County before his death, He lived to be 106 > > > ==== ILJERSEY Mailing List ==== > If you need assistance, please contact: > Karima, 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 > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/824 Message Board Post: Does anyone have info on John K Smith He lived in the Whitehall area in 1885 and had a 17 year old daughter Amana who died there and is buried at Happyville.He may have moved to Jersey County before his death, He lived to be 106