In a message dated 11/18/2004 1:23:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, triconews@irtc.net writes: Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that we have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective immediately. Marty, I am so sorry that you must stop the wonderful work you have been doing for all of us for years, but your health is much more important. You have already contributed more to genealogy in these counties than most people could ever hope to do, and everyone appreciates all your work. The material you have contributed to the internet has been a tremendous help to me in my research for my HUGHES line in Jersey and Greene Counties in Illinois. I believe that some day we might find a link between my HUGHES and yours; if we find one, may I email you? One of my cousins will be in Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin Counties during the Christmas holidays to do some hands on research. Do you have any suggestions as to where she should check--other than the courthouses? We found some information in the material you put online that deals with our family, and she wants to research those documents. Once again I would like to thank you for the many ways in which you have helped those of us who are researching family lines in this part of Illinois. I , for one, live many miles from Jersey County--in Tucson, AZ and can't seem to make it to Illinois to do my research. We appreciate you very much and wish you all the best in the future. Lorene (Hughes) Vanzant

One of my family members married Susan J Hughes in Greene County . ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lorlauvan@aol.com> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [ILJERSEY] Quitting

One of my family members married a Wm. Terry in Greene Co Illinois .. Do you have names in the document that your grandmother wrote ? ----- Original Message ----- From: <timmiev38@hotmail.com> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:43 AM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Re: Harvey Alford >

Dear Marty, Your work has been greatly appreciated and will continue to be. Thank you so much for all you have done. Best wishes to you and yours, Jeanie from Illinois In a message dated 11/19/2004 8:26:45 AM Central Standard Time, maekyaw@msn.com writes: Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that we have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective immediately. Also the Tri County Newsletters will end at this time too.

You will be greatly missed Marty, but your work will go on, and what you have done will be of great benefit to many for years to come. Thank you. Stephanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "triconews" <triconews@irtc.net> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Quitting > Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I > have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that we > have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective immediately. > > Also the Tri County Newsletters will end at this time too. > > Every thing I have that is and being preserved will soon be on one of the > three ILROOTS web sites. > > I am in the process now of sending it all to the webmasters of each site. > > Those with materials and indexes being transcribed, please continue on with > them and send them to me, I'll put them in the Excel format with the others > and then they too will soon be posted on the web. > > This is very hard for me and it has really broken my heart. There is so much > work left to do. I just can not do it any more the way I want to. > I'll still be around, just not as much and won't be asking for you > volunteers any longer to help me preserve or written histories. I hope > someone will pick it up. Again, there is just so much information out there, > we need a champion to score for us. Especially now since I have become one > of the stay at home researchers and unable to drive or climb stairs and sit > long periods of time. > > Good luck every one and please remember what I tried to do, what Ben King > tried to do and so many of you volunteers did. We put one heck of dent into > it but I've said enough. > > Bye for now > > Marty Crull > > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > >

Dear Marty, I have enjoyed and used all the efforts you put into the website. I am a Calhoun Kraut and live in Colorado now so the link was great for me. I wish you the best and hope God smiles on you and yours. Thank you so very much, Maeve in Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: triconews<mailto:triconews@irtc.net> To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Quitting Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that we have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective immediately. Also the Tri County Newsletters will end at this time too. Every thing I have that is and being preserved will soon be on one of the three ILROOTS web sites. I am in the process now of sending it all to the webmasters of each site. Those with materials and indexes being transcribed, please continue on with them and send them to me, I'll put them in the Excel format with the others and then they too will soon be posted on the web. This is very hard for me and it has really broken my heart. There is so much work left to do. I just can not do it any more the way I want to. I'll still be around, just not as much and won't be asking for you volunteers any longer to help me preserve or written histories. I hope someone will pick it up. Again, there is just so much information out there, we need a champion to score for us. Especially now since I have become one of the stay at home researchers and unable to drive or climb stairs and sit long periods of time. Good luck every one and please remember what I tried to do, what Ben King tried to do and so many of you volunteers did. We put one heck of dent into it but I've said enough. Bye for now Marty Crull ============================== New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx>

So sorry to hear you will be quitting. You have done a great job and I hope someone will be able to pick up and carry on the work you and Ben King have done. You are right. There is a lot out there. It just needs someone as dedicated as you have been. Thanks for all your hard work. Zelma Caplette

Dear Marty, Good luck Marty to you and your family, in any choices you may make. I appreciate ALL your hard work and devotion to this project. It takes a very special kind of person(as you are), to give so much time and effort as a site like lhis requires. You have made this site a GREAT one! I'll miss you very much, one of your quiet members, Patricia Hooper (aka Patsy Ontis)

God Bless you and Ronda Marty for everything you have done.I have been working on just my families for over 40 years and I know it's hard work.You have been working for whole counties of people and that simply boggles my mind.YOU will never be forgotten as long as these counties stand.I wish you the very best and will keep you both in my prayers.Thank for being there for so many with the information we needed and all of the other things you've done for this area.You'll never quit you know,your mind will be going a mile a minute all the time.You may be giving up the physical side,I had to do that too after a severe stroke,but you'll still be there with that brilliant mind when somebody calls for advice.Good Luck and God Bless. Carol Walsh Jerseyville,IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "triconews" <triconews@irtc.net> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Quitting > Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I > have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that > we > have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective > immediately. > > Also the Tri County Newsletters will end at this time too. > > Every thing I have that is and being preserved will soon be on one of the > three ILROOTS web sites. > > I am in the process now of sending it all to the webmasters of each site. > > Those with materials and indexes being transcribed, please continue on > with > them and send them to me, I'll put them in the Excel format with the > others > and then they too will soon be posted on the web. > > This is very hard for me and it has really broken my heart. There is so > much > work left to do. I just can not do it any more the way I want to. > I'll still be around, just not as much and won't be asking for you > volunteers any longer to help me preserve or written histories. I hope > someone will pick it up. Again, there is just so much information out > there, > we need a champion to score for us. Especially now since I have become one > of the stay at home researchers and unable to drive or climb stairs and > sit > long periods of time. > > Good luck every one and please remember what I tried to do, what Ben King > tried to do and so many of you volunteers did. We put one heck of dent > into > it but I've said enough. > > Bye for now > > Marty Crull > > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > > >

Good Luck Marty and may God Bless You and Your family. Leo Springman ----- Original Message ----- From: "triconews" <triconews@irtc.net> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:17 PM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Quitting > Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I > have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that > we > have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective > immediately. > > Also the Tri County Newsletters will end at this time too. > > Every thing I have that is and being preserved will soon be on one of the > three ILROOTS web sites. > > I am in the process now of sending it all to the webmasters of each site. > > Those with materials and indexes being transcribed, please continue on > with > them and send them to me, I'll put them in the Excel format with the > others > and then they too will soon be posted on the web. > > This is very hard for me and it has really broken my heart. There is so > much > work left to do. I just can not do it any more the way I want to. > I'll still be around, just not as much and won't be asking for you > volunteers any longer to help me preserve or written histories. I hope > someone will pick it up. Again, there is just so much information out > there, > we need a champion to score for us. Especially now since I have become one > of the stay at home researchers and unable to drive or climb stairs and > sit > long periods of time. > > Good luck every one and please remember what I tried to do, what Ben King > tried to do and so many of you volunteers did. We put one heck of dent > into > it but I've said enough. > > Bye for now > > Marty Crull > > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > >

Come across some long hard decisions this past few weeks and Ronda and I have made a decision. The preservation of all the written materials that we have been trying to do these past 4 years will stop. Effective immediately. Also the Tri County Newsletters will end at this time too. Every thing I have that is and being preserved will soon be on one of the three ILROOTS web sites. I am in the process now of sending it all to the webmasters of each site. Those with materials and indexes being transcribed, please continue on with them and send them to me, I'll put them in the Excel format with the others and then they too will soon be posted on the web. This is very hard for me and it has really broken my heart. There is so much work left to do. I just can not do it any more the way I want to. I'll still be around, just not as much and won't be asking for you volunteers any longer to help me preserve or written histories. I hope someone will pick it up. Again, there is just so much information out there, we need a champion to score for us. Especially now since I have become one of the stay at home researchers and unable to drive or climb stairs and sit long periods of time. Good luck every one and please remember what I tried to do, what Ben King tried to do and so many of you volunteers did. We put one heck of dent into it but I've said enough. Bye for now Marty Crull

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/1179.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the info..Our family history has Harvey being born there in Jersey Co. but you know how reliable someone's memory may be...This was from writings compiled by my grandmoher, Effie Violet Alford Tomlinson.im 1929. They (the Alfords) came to Texas with a big wagon train which included members of the Terry family. Is there any local history about the wagon trains?

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/1179.1 Message Board Post: I think this might be your "Alford" in 1870. Note Williams in household. 1870 > ILLINOIS > JERSEY > FIELDON P O Series: M593 Roll: 233 Page: 822 ALFRED HARVEY 52 M W VA IL JERSEY FIELDON P O He was a farmer, 52, b VA, with Margaret 58 b TN, Sarah J. 13 b IL, Cynthia Morrison 5 b IL, and Jesse Williams 21, b Canada. I'm assuming Margaret was the Widow Williams and Sarah J. could be Jane? Looks like you may have to look for Alfords in VA, his birthplace.

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/1179 Message Board Post: I am researching my gggrandfathera's family.He was born in 1818 or 1819 and died 5/20/1880. He was married to Mary Medford Turner, a widow..She had 3 children, "Bud", Tom, and Maria Bud was in the Union Army. Maria married a Mr Briggs. They had children Lucy and Vada.. Harvey and Mary (my gggrandmother) had 2 children, James and Julia..Julia married Phillip Lancrey. James came to Texas where he Married Mary Bethel Terry who was also from Jersey Co. Mary Turner Alford died when her children were 4 or 5 years old. Harvey then married a "Widow Williams" They had a daughter, Jane who married a Mr. Million. Mrs. Williams had 2 older sons who wer grown and gone.. We have absolutely no idea who Harvey's parents were..Any info on this famioly would be most helpful..Thanks..Timmie Canady

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bethel, Alford ,Turner, Medford, Williams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/911.2.1 Message Board Post: Thomal Bethel may be the brother of my ancestor, Bluford Bethel..If so, he was born 12/15/1828 and died 9/22/1899. We have our Bethel family pretty well researched,,,going back to Virginia..Will be glad to share info.

Our next project is collecting and documenting the old outhouses. Some where in the mass amounts of photo's you folks must have is a picture of the outhouse. Please send me a picture via email along with a little history on the subject. Thanks Marty

Hello everyone It's me Marty Crull again. Some of you will remember the school project we started a few months back. Well, I'm reminding some of you that I am still waiting for the pictures to accompany the data. Remember it does not have to a picture from the first grade but at least a picture from grade school. Thanks Marty

Please read and comment on the article in the Alton Telegraph about the Wedding Family, formerly from Rosedale area and Jersey County.http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=1719 Marty

I have Victoria Medford b 1859 d/o James Medford and Asta Ann Carson. Victoria m John Gunterman Dec 3 1873 in Jersey Co.. Would apprecite info for the Medford and Gunterman families. Barb Barnhart ----- Original Message ----- From: <jwood@mywayorelse.com> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:29 AM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Re: Leroy Medford married Mary Caroline Schaaf - any connection? > 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/816.1.2.3 > > Message Board Post: > > Sorry. I have a Lory Medford, b. ~1856 in Jersey Co IL, married to William Cope in 1872. her parents were James Medford and Atha Ann Carson. They married in 1855, in Jersey Co IL. > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

The NEW updated Calhoun County Cemetery Book will soon be finished. If you have not submitted your pictures and obituaries to be included then please hurry. Email them to Marty Crull at triconews@irtc.net or snail mail @ Tri County Newsletter, RR 1 Box 9, Carrollton, IL 62016. Reminder, we want pictures of the deceased before they died and not necessarily pictures of the grave markers or stones. Thanks Marty Crull ps. Pinetree Cemetery near Patterson is seeking donations for the up keep of this old old cemetery.