----- Original Message ----- From: "R." <rb7us@yahoo.com> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 1:34 PM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Re: ILJERSEY-D Digest V05 #45 > Debbie Geer, > > You have nothing to apologize for! The correction to the info, with proof, > IS appreciated... > It's about accurate info which you provided, not sensitive toes...... > > regards, > > R > > > ILJERSEY-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ILJERSEY-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 45 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Lydia J Rowden (wife of Miles F) [Debbi Geer ] > #2 Bertha Rowden's husband George Smi [Debbi Geer ] > #3 RE: [ILJERSEY] Bertha Rowden's hus ["Marty Crull" ] > #4 Re: [ILJERSEY] Lydia J Rowden (wif ["Judy" ] > #5 RE: [ILJERSEY] Bertha Rowden's hus [Debbi Geer ] > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from ILJERSEY-D, send a message to > > ILJERSEY-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > UNSUBSCRIBE > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ILJERSEY List Administrator > mailto:ILJERSEY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > > ______________________________Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 10:22:58 -0700 (PDT) > From: Debbi Geer <dgirth@yahoo.com> > To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Lydia J Rowden (wife of Miles F) > > To those researching the Miles F Rowden family, please > note the following - > > Jersey Co IL website shows Lydia J Rowden's death in > the burial listing as being 19 Nov 1870. This is > inaccurate and should be 19 Nov 1878. > > Proof - The 1878-1900 Jersey Co IL deaths on the same > website includes Lydia's death year which is 1878. > Miles and Lydia (nee Maltimore) did not marry until 3 > Sep 1871 which would be impossible if she died roughly > 10 months earlier. > > > Debbi Geer > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > ______________________________Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:39:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: Debbi Geer <dgirth@yahoo.com> > To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Bertha Rowden's husband George Smith > > In the burial listing on the Jersey Co IL website > there is a George L Smith (1864 - 23 Dec 1900) buried > in Rosedale Cemetery. I don't know who read the > stone, > what type of condition the stone was in at the time or > when the stone was viewed for the inventory. > > I think this may be the same person who married the > former Bertha Rowden on 15 Dec 1890 in Jersey Co IL, > but the 1900 census gives some doubt. > > In the 1900 census Bertha is identified as a widowed > sister to the head of the household. She is living > with her brother Clarence and his family, but she is > implied as having Rowden as her last name. > > I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light > about the George Smith buried in Rosedale Cemetery. > > Thank you in advance. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ______________________________Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:19:48 -0500 > From: "Marty Crull" <triconews@irtc.net> > To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [ILJERSEY] Bertha Rowden's husband George Smith > > I read the Rosedale Cemeteries. Every single one of them as well as most > of > the others in Jersey County. Some I had others helping but for the most > part > of my readings, it was just me and my wife. As for George L. Smith and the > others in the Rosedale and Meadow Branch cemetery it was 1991 and I just > don't recall his stone. I looked up the sources for other than his stone > reading and the only other mention was from a local newspaper and it was > from the following Feb. and it only says, George L. Smith of Rosedale died > a > couple of months ago. End of story. > > As far as others finding fault with the recording of the stones. We made > that plainly clear that because of humans reading the stones, we do make > mistakes. Would it be better if we did not list them? We all did them as > volunteers. > > Marty Crull > RR 1 Box 9 > Carrollton, IL 62016 > > I case some one wants to really complain. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbi Geer [mailto:dgirth@yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:40 PM > To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILJERSEY] Bertha Rowden's husband George Smith > > In the burial listing on the Jersey Co IL website there is a George L > Smith > (1864 - 23 Dec 1900) buried in Rosedale Cemetery. I don't know who read > the > stone, what type of condition the stone was in at the time or when the > stone > was viewed for the inventory. > > I think this may be the same person who married the former Bertha Rowden > on > 15 Dec 1890 in Jersey Co IL, but the 1900 census gives some doubt. > > In the 1900 census Bertha is identified as a widowed sister to the head of > the household. She is living with her brother Clarence and his family, but > she is implied as having Rowden as her last name. > > I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light about the George Smith > buried in Rosedale Cemetery. > > Thank you in advance. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ______________________________Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 18:18:40 -0500 > From: "Judy" <judygriffin@tds.net> > To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJERSEY] Lydia J Rowden (wife of Miles F) > > Debbi, > > I hope it is OK. I added your correction to the burial index for Jersey > County. If not, just let me know and I'll remove it. > > Judy Griffin, Jersey County ILGenWeb coordinator > > On 9 Apr 2005 at 10:22, Debbi Geer wrote: > > To those researching the Miles F Rowden family, please > note the following - > > Jersey Co IL website shows Lydia J Rowden's death in > the burial listing as being 19 Nov 1870. This is > inaccurate and should be 19 Nov 1878. > > Proof - The 1878-1900 Jersey Co IL deaths on the same > website includes Lydia's death year which is 1878. > Miles and Lydia (nee Maltimore) did not marry until 3 > Sep 1871 which would be impossible if she died roughly > 10 months earlier. > > > Debbi Geer > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > ______________________________Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:08:17 -0700 (PDT) > From: Debbi Geer <dgirth@yahoo.com> > To: ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [ILJERSEY] Bertha Rowden's husband George Smith > > Marty > > I'm not trying to find fault. I'm just trying to > figure out if the George Smith buried in Rosedale > Cemetery is the same person as that who married Bertha > Rowden. > > Bertha was living in Rosedale Township. With her > marriage to a George Smith and with the burial of a > George Smith in Rosedale Cemetery, I couldn't help but > consider that it is one and the same person. With two > common names (George and Smith) I'm also considering > that there were two George Smith's living in the area > and were a couple of years difference in age. > > I have found where gravestones can be in error but > also have found where inventories can be in error > primarily due to the weathering of the stone material. > > If I hurt anyone's feelings, it was not my intention > to do so and I apologize. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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