Hello For who's interested in it. I think a township map of Jo Daviess County from 1871 is on sale on eBay auctions: 1871 PLAT MAP JO DAVIESS STEPHENSON ILL. Jan Melssen The Netherlands

Daniel Martin Kelleher and probably two or more brothers born abt 1820 in Cork County Ireland; was in Galena; Jo Daviess county by 1850 or 1855; served in the Civil war; two known marriages abt six kids. Daniel Martin, (Foley and Stohr) Michael, Elizabeth, Catherine, (McDonald); Mary, (Foley) John (Foley) Any leads or information is much appreciated; especially in the direction of who were the brothers of Daniel Martin Sr.?

Sorry, I left the word 'are' out of the first sentence in number 4. >>> Revised Message >>> 1. Villages and hamlets are small, usually unincorporated, populated places. 2. Towns are larger, usually incorporated, populated places. 3. Cities are large, sometimes huge, nearly always incorporated, populated places. 4. Townships are areas of land. The standard U.S. township contains 36 sections or 36 square miles. Townships contain villages, hamlets, towns and cities. 5. Counties are political subdivisions of the States. Counties contain villages, hamlets, towns, cities and townships. 6. States, in the United States, are political subdivisions of the country. States contain counties. Unlike traditional sovereign states, each United State shares some of its sovereignty with the other States. 7. The United States of America is a country, a sovereign nation. Ray Justus Chandler, Arizona, USA

Go to the Jo Daviess County website at http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/index.htm Scroll down the left frame until you see the Jo Daviess Co. Township Map link and click on it. The map will display in the right frame. Move your cursor over the map and right click. Select Save Picture As... I think you can do the rest. If you have a problem, send me another note. I will e-mail you the file. Ray Justus Chandler, AZ

Again I want to thank everyone who has responded to my question. They were most helpful (although complex) to me. Jan Melssen The Netherlands

I was just looking through the latest edition of Everton. Someone has the citizenship papers of John H. Powers from Waterford, Ireland. He became a citizen on 29 April 1870 in Jo Daviess. If anyone is related, the person is willing to send the paper to a relative. Diane Hall

Thank you Ray for your concise answerer. I think at one time you had a map of the townships of Jo Daviess County. Do you still have that file? Thank you Paul Campbell > 4. Townships areas of land. The standard U.S. township contains 36 > sections or 36 square miles. Townships contain villages, hamlets, towns and > cities. > > Ray Justus > Chandler, Arizona, USA > > >

My very quick summary. I'm sure there will be much discussion. 1. Villages and hamlets are small, usually unincorporated, populated places. 2. Towns are larger, usually incorporated, populated places. 3. Cities are large, sometimes huge, nearly always incorporated, populated places. 4. Townships areas of land. The standard U.S. township contains 36 sections or 36 square miles. Townships contain villages, hamlets, towns and cities. 5. Counties are political subdivisions of the States. Counties contain villages, hamlets, towns, cities and townships. 6. States, in the United States, are political subdivisions of the country. States contain counties. Unlike traditional sovereign states, each United State shares some of its sovereignty with the other States. 7. The United States of America is a country, a sovereign nation. Ray Justus Chandler, Arizona, USA

Hello You can find all kinds of things doing research :) I live in the Netherlands where according to the laws of the country there are municipalities only. People speak of cities, villages and hamlets. Cities are those municipalities who got that privilege in the Middle Ages, for example the city of Eindhoven, where I live, got those rights in 1232. That privilege has nothing to do with the population of a municipality. For example, The Hague, the political capital of The Netherlands, is historically a village, but people speak of the city of The Hague. Sorry for this digression. It's because of the terms 'city of East Dubuque' and 'township of Menominee' I found. I know Illinois is a country like the Netherlands, Jo Daviess is a county as I think a province is in the Netherlands. East Dubuque as well as Menominee are municipalities, but what is the difference between a city, a village, a place and a township, all these terms I find on the Internet. Can anybody help me out with that? Thanks! Jan Melssen The Netherlands

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/809 Surname: Lehner ------------------------- Would like to correspond with descendants of Nicholas Mae Lehner born 1887 died 1970 buried in Greenwood Cemetery, West Galena Township JoDaviess Co.

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/JoDaviess/807 Surname: Beaty ------------------------- Thank you for this great info. Where can I write to get copies of the pictures of John Beaty?

Does anyone know if the marriage records from 1868 and 1869 are available from the Jo Daviess courthouse? Also, the cost? thanks nancy email [email protected]

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/805 Surname: ------------------------- Looking for ANY information about a WANSEY family from the Hanover, Ill area. I have some information on a Wilda Wansey who died 12/25/1884. Trying to verify if she belongs in my tree. Would love to hear from anyone who has any information on this surname. Helen

Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/804 Surname: RILEY, WANSEY, O'NEILL ------------------------- Looking for information on RILEY family from Hanover, Ill. Researching Thomas, Patrick, John Riley. John born 1884 died 1957 married Mary O'Neill daughter of David O'Neill and Mary Mc Gahey of Galena, Ill. Helen

Hello I want to thank everyone who's already responded to my questions about the military ranks and the travelling from New York to Galena, Menominee and East Dubuque. They were most helpful. I saw my third "question" was not really a question. I forgot to ask at what age boys and girls in Joe Daviess did do their first (Holy) Communion between 1910 and 1925 and was it possible, within one family, to wait for two brothers or two sisters to do their communion together. Was that to spare cost? Thanks again. Jan Melssen The Netherlands

Aline Kelm wrote: > I am looking for more information on the John and Amelia Mahon family who lived in JoDaviess and Stephenson counties in Illinois, during latter 1800's through 1900's. > John MAHON b 24 Mar 1836 in Harrison Co., Ohio, died 10 Feb. 1897 in West Point, Stephenson Co., Ill and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, JoDaviess Co. Married Amelia F. TILTON, 20 Feb 1860 prob. in Nora, JoDaviess, Co. She was born 30 Nov 1843 in Whitesboro, Oneida, N.Y. Daughter of Abraham TILTON and Rebecca SWEATT. (Abraham and family lived in Nora, JoDaviess, Ill from about 1857 through the early 1900's.) Amelia died 24 Dec 1893 in West Point, Stephenson Co. and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, JoDaviess Co. They had 9 children: > 1) George Fuller MAHON, who married Jennie A. ALEXANDER > 2) Ida J. MAHON, who married Horatio KEAST > 3) Mary R. MAHON, who married William DEAM > 4) Cora A. MAHON, who married Frederick PARRIS > 5) Nellie MAHON, who married William KERR > 6)Effie MAHON, who married George STRIFERT > 7) Charles MAHON, who married Emma ? > 8) Henry MAHON, who married or if he married? > 9)Harry John or John Harry MAHON, married 1) Edna D. LEWIS 2) Jessie M. BOND does this help? Mahan Hugh m McDonald Bridget 6/11/1854

PFC. CO. C 63 INFANTRY REGT WORLD WAR II" PFC. --Private First Class CO.-Company C 63 Infantry Regiment, World War II SSGT US ARMY." STAFF SERGEANT, US ARMY ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Melssen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:11 AM Subject: [ILJODAVI] military etc. > Hello again > > In the East Dubuque St. Mary's Cemetery it says on the gravestones of my cousins Dorrance A. Pluym (1917-1962) and Eldon A. Pluym (1916-1974): "PFC CO C 63 INFANTRY REGT WORLD WAR II" and "SSGT US ARMY." > Can anybody tell me what those abbreviations mean? > > Does anybody know how emigrants travelled from the New York harbor to Galena, Menominee and East Dubuque in Joe Daviess between circa 1880 and 1915? Was the rail road already built in 1880-1885? Were the bridges over the Mississippi River between East Dubuque en Dubuque already there? Was the rail road station in New York near the harbor or did they have to go through a part of the city? > In the shipping lists of the Holland America Line from Rotterdam to New York, it says after 1900 (any older lists don't exist anymore), people bought their passage and contract for the American rail road over here, so you know they must have travelled by train. How long did those journeys take? I think a few days (2 or 3)? And what was the route? > > Another problem I have is dating pictures between circa 1910 and 1925, with children at their first communion. Over here, that happened in the first year at school, so one was 6 or 7 years of age. > > Thanks again. > Happy holidays to all of you. > > Jan Melssen > The Netherlands

Hello again In the East Dubuque St. Mary's Cemetery it says on the gravestones of my cousins Dorrance A. Pluym (1917-1962) and Eldon A. Pluym (1916-1974): "PFC CO C 63 INFANTRY REGT WORLD WAR II" and "SSGT US ARMY." Can anybody tell me what those abbreviations mean? Does anybody know how emigrants travelled from the New York harbor to Galena, Menominee and East Dubuque in Joe Daviess between circa 1880 and 1915? Was the rail road already built in 1880-1885? Were the bridges over the Mississippi River between East Dubuque en Dubuque already there? Was the rail road station in New York near the harbor or did they have to go through a part of the city? In the shipping lists of the Holland America Line from Rotterdam to New York, it says after 1900 (any older lists don't exist anymore), people bought their passage and contract for the American rail road over here, so you know they must have travelled by train. How long did those journeys take? I think a few days (2 or 3)? And what was the route? Another problem I have is dating pictures between circa 1910 and 1925, with children at their first communion. Over here, that happened in the first year at school, so one was 6 or 7 years of age. Thanks again. Happy holidays to all of you. Jan Melssen The Netherlands

Sorry, I got carried away and forgot to sign my name on my Mahon message. Thanks, Aline

I am looking for more information on the John and Amelia Mahon family who lived in JoDaviess and Stephenson counties in Illinois, during latter 1800's through 1900's. John MAHON b 24 Mar 1836 in Harrison Co., Ohio, died 10 Feb. 1897 in West Point, Stephenson Co., Ill and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, JoDaviess Co. Married Amelia F. TILTON, 20 Feb 1860 prob. in Nora, JoDaviess, Co. She was born 30 Nov 1843 in Whitesboro, Oneida, N.Y. Daughter of Abraham TILTON and Rebecca SWEATT. (Abraham and family lived in Nora, JoDaviess, Ill from about 1857 through the early 1900's.) Amelia died 24 Dec 1893 in West Point, Stephenson Co. and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, JoDaviess Co. They had 9 children: 1) George Fuller MAHON, who married Jennie A. ALEXANDER 2) Ida J. MAHON, who married Horatio KEAST 3) Mary R. MAHON, who married William DEAM 4) Cora A. MAHON, who married Frederick PARRIS 5) Nellie MAHON, who married William KERR 6)Effie MAHON, who married George STRIFERT 7) Charles MAHON, who married Emma ? 8) Henry MAHON, who married or if he married? 9)Harry John or John Harry MAHON, married 1) Edna D. LEWIS 2) Jessie M. BOND