I thought a few of you perhaps might find this information interesting if you have any roots tied to Weston - a little burg west of Elizabeth. Cheryl: perhaps you would want to add it to the Jo Daviess webpage under town/Elizabeth which references Weston? Weston In 1842 and 1843 the lead mines west of Elizabeth gained considerable notoriety and a large number of miners came here. Much mineral was found, and in the early "forties" Weston was a thriving mining town of between one and two thousand population. Cabins were built in rapid succession and in 1844 Green, Goldthorpe and Co. started a store and post office. In 1847 the village of Weston was laid out and platted. Thee were many pool halls and gambling shops and about 14 saloons. There was a "Headquarters Tavern" which stood on the rocky bluff on the hill known now as Kaul's Hill. A basement pit still remains as proof of where it stood. The first smelting furnace was started in 1843 by Green, Tart, Hughlett and Estey. The molds were constructed in a V shape and filled with lead. When the lead came out of the furnace it was a V shaped block weighing approximately 100 pounds. Later Mr. Henry Green had a smelting furnace between Elizabeth and Weston and he owned most of the surrounding land. He lived on his farm near Elizabeth and was a United States Senator. He is buried in the Weston cemetery. There was no resident minister but a Methodist minister came to the church there. At one time the church was where the cemetery is now, but later another church was erected beside the rock school, which was always known as Weston school. This school burned but was replaced, and is now the residence of the James Kristin family. A Mr. A. B. Lewis started a school in the church building, and it continued there until the schoolhouse was built in 1862. The pockets of the earth were soon exhausted and the miners moved on to "greener fields." When news of the California gold rush came to Weston everyone packed up and left. The store was closed and by 1859 the post office was discontinued. Today all that is left is the school and a few farmhouses. From: Past to Present, Elizabeth Illinois 1968

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Cheryl, Your quote is familiar but I cannot locate it. The Book Historic Galena by Florence Gratiot Bale quotes Grant on a trip home during the war as saying" I would like to be Mayor of Galena and then I would get a sidewalk built from my home to the depot." The book shows a picture dated Aug 19, 1865 with a banner stretched across Main Street proclaiming " General, the sidewalk is built". It was built of pine boards Ralph Anderson Boulder, CO [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Hemingway" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 7:02 PM Subject: US Grant quote? > You will now know the my mind is completely gone! I KNOW that I put a document on the website recently that had a quote in it by Ulysses S. Grant where he said that the biggest perk of being the president was that he got a sidewalk from his house in Galena to downtown. Does anyone recognize this quote and call you tell me where it is? <LOL> > > Thanks for responding to my survey. I'm going to keep this open for about another week, and then I plan to compile all of the responses and will share them with everyone who participated. > > > Cheryl Hemingway > <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/HomeonWeb.html>My personal genealogy page > <http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi>Jo Daviess Co., IL USGenWeb site > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

There is a George Fairweather listed as a child of James and Catherine Fairweather in Galena. Can someone tell me if he is the GW Fairweather that married Marie Jane Kerr? They were the parents of George Owen Fairweather; who became the asst. treas. and business manager of the U.of Chicago. (They later lived in Barrington) I am trying to find the parents of George W. Fairweather. ANY information about this family is greatly appreciated. Janice Fairweather Bergbom

I am looking for anyone with Ritter ties in Jo Daviess Cty. I was told that my gr-grandmother was buried in Greenwood Cemetery but was unable to find her. Her name was Anna Marie RITTER WOOD. The only date I have for her is Jan 17, 1933. That was the date she died. I believe she may have been born in Jo Daviess Cty about 1858. I look forward to hearing from anyone. Thank you in advance. Melissa Researching WOOD,RITTER,KOENIG,AURINGER,OSMAN,DUNCAN, and BARGO among others. My research is dedicated to my father, Gene DuVal WOOD. ICQ#25050392 http;//woodnroots.tripod.com/mywoodenroots/index.html * * (\ *** /) * * May the Lord bless you *.*.( \(_)/ )*.*.*. and may angels watch .*.*(_ /|\ _).*.*.* over and guard you and your *.*. /^^^\ *.*.*. family. ~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html

Like I said yesterday when I sent out my message about USGrant, I was brain dead! The part of the message that talked about a survey was one that I conducted about a year ago on another mailing list. I don't know how on earth I managed to copy that note into the message I was sending out about Grant, but I did. This is how my week has been. Cheryl Hemingway <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/HomeonWeb.html>My personal genealogy page <http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi>Jo Daviess Co., IL USGenWeb site "If you pray for an angel to visit you, you know what he'll do if he comes. He'll just quote the scriptures to you -- so you know you're wating your time waiting for what we already have. (Hugh Nibley, "Gifts," p. 2) ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Meyers <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: Survey? > Where can this survey be found? > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ >

This is for Gary, Sorry, but I deleted your email and lost your return address so I'm posting to our Jo Daviess Rootsweb group. Here are the Lynch references in Michael Hart diary, 1863-1878). May 1, 1871 "paid M. Lynch Bros. $40.00" April 1, 1871 "Lynch's Ball 41 on list" M Hart played the fiddle at dances to supplement his income. May 29, 1870 "Dan P. Lynch & Maria Doran Married" Feb 7, 1871 "had a dance at Dan P. Lynchs" April 19, 1869 "Lent M. Lynch & Bros. $25.00" May 3, 1869 "Lent M. Lynch & Bros. $25.00" Feb 23, 1875 "Maria Lynch died in Col." June 27, 1864 "Mrs. Matt Lynch died --small pox." July 11, 1870 "Michael and Frank Hart & P. Lynch and Mike Kelly commenced to dig on Oliver's Ridge" Michael Hart was a miner, fiddler, diarist, husband and father--and my great grandfather. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Susan Hart San Francisco State University Internet: [email protected] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/858 Surname: Wansey, Riley ------------------------- Becky, Thanks for responding. I am at work now so I don't have all the details with me. I have also recently found another researching on the Wansey family. She lives in Michigan. She is also researching the Henry Wansey's. We don't have it all put together yet..but this other woman DOES have connections with Henry; I still don't know how he fits into my tree. My ggrandfather was William Wansey who married Mary George in 1849. They had, I believe, 5 children...Frances, Mary, Wilda. I can't remember the others. You may email me directly at [email protected] Sure hope all three of us can work together on this family. Yes they did live in Michigan (had a lumber business) and then some moved to Hanover, Ill Helen

You will now know the my mind is completely gone! I KNOW that I put a document on the website recently that had a quote in it by Ulysses S. Grant where he said that the biggest perk of being the president was that he got a sidewalk from his house in Galena to downtown. Does anyone recognize this quote and call you tell me where it is? <LOL> Thanks for responding to my survey. I'm going to keep this open for about another week, and then I plan to compile all of the responses and will share them with everyone who participated. Cheryl Hemingway <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/HomeonWeb.html>My personal genealogy page <http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi>Jo Daviess Co., IL USGenWeb site

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/856 Surname: LOUGHLIN ------------------------- Looking for information on Martin 'Mert' LOUGHLIN who owned and was editor of East Dubuque Register about 1900-1920.

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/855 Surname: GROFF, LOUGHLIN, FORSTER ------------------------- Looking for decendents of John Albert GROFF and Catherine Smith Groff, in particular, their daughter, Angenette 'Nettie' who married Martin 'Mert' LOUGHLIN about 1897. It was her second marriage. They had a daughter Lucile who married William FORSTER.

I have just discovered a marriage between James Pedelty and Laura Bell. Anyone out there searching the Pedelty surname? I would love to know if this Laura Bell is the daughter of Arthur and Diana (Garrett) Bell. Looking forward to hearing from someone on these lines. Dorothy

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/854 Surname: Pedelty, Bell ------------------------- I just found the marriage of James Pedelty and Laura Bell on the Jo Davies web page. The date of this marriage was November 9, 1867. I am not sure of the connection, but it would not surprise me if Laura Bell was not the daughter of Arthur C. Bell and Rosa Diana Garrett. If this is the case I have a lot of information on both the Bell and Garrett line I would be willing to share, plus this would add information to my line. Arthur and Rosa Bell are my 2nd great grandparents.

The article on Grant quoting Gen. Augustus Chetlain is taken from "Recollections of Seventy Years" which Chetlain published in 1899 (the Gazette Publishing Co., Galena). In his preface he states that he set out not to write an autobiography, but his impressions of men as he has seen and known them. The book contains recollections not only of his well known acquaintances, but of many Galena residents of the 1840s and 1850s. The book is not indexed so it is not possible to easily locate names. Bill Butts, The Galena bookseller, has a project to republish it with and index. It is possible to obtain a micro card copy through inter library loan. For those interested in Galena for this period It well worthwhile to read. The Chetlain family moved to Galena from their Apple River Farm in 1834. After the war, General Chetlain had political appointments to Utah and Belgium and then went on to live in Chicago. My great grandfather Charles Chetlain was Augustus Chetlain's brother. Ralph Anderson Boulder, CO [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Hemingway" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 3:15 PM Subject: Chetlain > I know that someone here is researching Augustus Chetlain, and thought you would be interested in the following article which appears on the U.S. Grant website: > > > Augustus Chetlain was a close friend of Grant since 1860. > > He was a card-playing partner of Grant's in the White House and later spoke or wrote about their friendship at length. > > > "Grant was not afraid of Lee..." > > I was in Galena at the start of the war and I know the facts of how Grant got back into the Army. He was chairman of a meeting there and a Veteran, so naturally they approached him at once to be Captain of the company. Grant took me aside and said: "I hear there is talk of making me Captain of this company, but I cannot take that. I have been graduated at West Point, I have been a Captain in the regular army and I should have a Colonelcy or a proper staff appointment - nothing else would be proper. > > Grant went with me to Springfield to see the Governor, but he probably did not make a favorable impression on the Governor. His dress was seedy, he had only one suit and that he had worn all winter; he had a short pipe, a stubby beard, and his old slouch hat did not make him look a very promising candidate for the Colonelcy. Grant was at that time a man of considerable talk, with his friends he was a great talker, talked well, too. He had not a wide command of words, but was vivid. I saw a great deal of him. He took a room across the street from the Chinnery House in Springfield, at $3.50 a week, and me invited me to share the room and bed with him. He was working during the day and I was at the camp, but at night we were always together and he sat and talked. I could write a volume on what the man told me then. He gave me the most valuable instruction. > > A few days after I went up to see him in the State House, and was shown into a small poorly furnished room, used as a sort of anteroom to the Adjutant-General's office. Grant sat at a little square table, of which one leg was gone. A book and a pen and an inkstand formed his equipment. He had his hat on and was smoking his pipe. As I came up to him, I said, "Grant, what are you doing here?" He looked up with an expression of weariness and disgust on his face and said, "I am copying orders and I am going to quit and go home. Any enlisted man could do this as well as I, or better." I remember when he camp to my camp at Caseyville he helped my adjutant-general lay out a camp, spent a whole afternoon at it without pay or thought of pay. That was the kind of man he was, always ready to do anybody a service. > > After he became famous, I saw Grant at Shiloh about two o'clock of the first say. He was calm and cool, perfect master of himself. He rode over where I was an asked me how I happened to be out that day. He knew I had been ill. I told him I could not help it for my regiment had no one to command it. He saw that I was sick and suffering and said quietly, "Take your regiment and retire to your old position; the enemy has done his worst, he will do no more today. Tomorrow Wallace and Buell will be here and we go finish them up." > > > Grant was generally just and considerate, but he could be unrelenting. He forgave Baldy Smith who failed him; he forgave Lew Wallace who failed him at Shiloh; he forgave Fitz John Porter, but he did not forgive Washburne. He played a double game in this matter of the third term. Grant did not really want the third term, but entered into it on account of Mrs. Grant. It was perfectly evident that he did not care particularly about it, but having entered into the race, he naturally wanted to go through. After his defeat, Grant said, "My friends have not been kind to me in pressing upon me this third term. I could not afford to go before the convention and be defeated. My friends were not just to me in saying that it was only a matter of form." > > G rant was not afraid of Lee. He wanted to get at him. He knew Lee, respected him, but knew his limits as a soldier. He thought highly of Joe Johnston. Grant made mistakes judging men in civil life but not in military life. He got at the characters of his adversaries as well. He loved Sheridan. He introduced him once in Galena as "My friend, General Sheridan." He was as proud as a mother of a handsome son. After the war his friends presented him with a house in Galena all furnished, dinner on the table and the ladies of the town to wait on him at table. Excessive simplicity. He walked down to the little Methodist church the following Sunday. He went about shaking hands. > > After the world tour, he was just the same simple man. A close observer, he had stored up a vast amount of facts which he related with great fluency and power. I was with him (in the early 1880's) when someone threw a rotten egg at him in Galesburg, Illinois. He was indignant. "I've been all 'round the world," he said, "and the first indignity I have suffered is in Illinois." > > > > > Cheryl Hemingway > <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/HomeonWeb.html>My personal genealogy page > <http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi>Jo Daviess Co., IL USGenWeb site > <http://www.rubbertreasures.com> Rubber Treasures > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

I know that someone here is researching Augustus Chetlain, and thought you would be interested in the following article which appears on the U.S. Grant website: Augustus Chetlain was a close friend of Grant since 1860. He was a card-playing partner of Grant's in the White House and later spoke or wrote about their friendship at length. "Grant was not afraid of Lee..." I was in Galena at the start of the war and I know the facts of how Grant got back into the Army. He was chairman of a meeting there and a Veteran, so naturally they approached him at once to be Captain of the company. Grant took me aside and said: "I hear there is talk of making me Captain of this company, but I cannot take that. I have been graduated at West Point, I have been a Captain in the regular army and I should have a Colonelcy or a proper staff appointment - nothing else would be proper. Grant went with me to Springfield to see the Governor, but he probably did not make a favorable impression on the Governor. His dress was seedy, he had only one suit and that he had worn all winter; he had a short pipe, a stubby beard, and his old slouch hat did not make him look a very promising candidate for the Colonelcy. Grant was at that time a man of considerable talk, with his friends he was a great talker, talked well, too. He had not a wide command of words, but was vivid. I saw a great deal of him. He took a room across the street from the Chinnery House in Springfield, at $3.50 a week, and me invited me to share the room and bed with him. He was working during the day and I was at the camp, but at night we were always together and he sat and talked. I could write a volume on what the man told me then. He gave me the most valuable instruction. A few days after I went up to see him in the State House, and was shown into a small poorly furnished room, used as a sort of anteroom to the Adjutant-General's office. Grant sat at a little square table, of which one leg was gone. A book and a pen and an inkstand formed his equipment. He had his hat on and was smoking his pipe. As I came up to him, I said, "Grant, what are you doing here?" He looked up with an expression of weariness and disgust on his face and said, "I am copying orders and I am going to quit and go home. Any enlisted man could do this as well as I, or better." I remember when he camp to my camp at Caseyville he helped my adjutant-general lay out a camp, spent a whole afternoon at it without pay or thought of pay. That was the kind of man he was, always ready to do anybody a service. After he became famous, I saw Grant at Shiloh about two o'clock of the first say. He was calm and cool, perfect master of himself. He rode over where I was an asked me how I happened to be out that day. He knew I had been ill. I told him I could not help it for my regiment had no one to command it. He saw that I was sick and suffering and said quietly, "Take your regiment and retire to your old position; the enemy has done his worst, he will do no more today. Tomorrow Wallace and Buell will be here and we go finish them up." Grant was generally just and considerate, but he could be unrelenting. He forgave Baldy Smith who failed him; he forgave Lew Wallace who failed him at Shiloh; he forgave Fitz John Porter, but he did not forgive Washburne. He played a double game in this matter of the third term. Grant did not really want the third term, but entered into it on account of Mrs. Grant. It was perfectly evident that he did not care particularly about it, but having entered into the race, he naturally wanted to go through. After his defeat, Grant said, "My friends have not been kind to me in pressing upon me this third term. I could not afford to go before the convention and be defeated. My friends were not just to me in saying that it was only a matter of form." G rant was not afraid of Lee. He wanted to get at him. He knew Lee, respected him, but knew his limits as a soldier. He thought highly of Joe Johnston. Grant made mistakes judging men in civil life but not in military life. He got at the characters of his adversaries as well. He loved Sheridan. He introduced him once in Galena as "My friend, General Sheridan." He was as proud as a mother of a handsome son. After the war his friends presented him with a house in Galena all furnished, dinner on the table and the ladies of the town to wait on him at table. Excessive simplicity. He walked down to the little Methodist church the following Sunday. He went about shaking hands. After the world tour, he was just the same simple man. A close observer, he had stored up a vast amount of facts which he related with great fluency and power. I was with him (in the early 1880's) when someone threw a rotten egg at him in Galesburg, Illinois. He was indignant. "I've been all 'round the world," he said, "and the first indignity I have suffered is in Illinois." Cheryl Hemingway <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/HomeonWeb.html>My personal genealogy page <http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi>Jo Daviess Co., IL USGenWeb site <http://www.rubbertreasures.com> Rubber Treasures

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/844 Surname: RODDEWIG, MITTENDORF ------------------------- I am searching for information about the family of Caroline RODDEWIG who married Louis MITTENDORF, 1848, in Galena. They moved to California about 1853-54 and then settled permanently in Shelby County, Illinois. I have found other Roddewig's in Jo Daviess but don't know how they are connected to Caroline.

Does anyone out there happen to have, and do lookups in this publication: HISTORY OF JO DAVIESS COUNTY, Containing a History of...its Cities, Towns, etc., & a Biographical Directory. (1878) Thanks, Becca

Friends, I am as frustrated as some of you are, but there is a reason why you find errors in spellings on the website. We are transcribing the records EXACTLY as they appear in the original records. We are not making any changes from the original documents. It is the ONLY way to be consistent in what we are doing and believe it or not, to ensure that the records are accurate as compared to the original. -Cheryl Hemingway [email protected] <http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi> Jo Daviess Co., IL USGenWeb <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/HomeonWeb.html> Cheryl's personal website http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/RubberTreasures.html> my Close To My Heart (rubber stamping & scrapbooking) consultant page.