My people aren't included in the on-line Illinois Marriage Index. The marriages that I am looking for took place 1860-1870 and the people were residents of Scales Mound. Does anyone have information to explain why I'm having this difficulty? Thanks, Pat researching: Trezise, Pryor, Dunstan

For years my family as thought that Ephraim Harrison Loomis married Mary Ann Daggett in Stephenson Co., IL. Today I found that he married her in Jo Daviess County in 1836. Why would someone travel from Stephenson County to Jo Daviess County when both of the families lived in Stephenson? Would the only reason be they were next to one another?? Kathleen Burnett

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Kathleen, Stephenson County was formed in 1837. Prior to that it was part of Jo Daviess County. Ralph Anderson Boulder, CO [email protected]

I am trying to repair any and all of the "inoperative links" on the Jo Daviess website. I would like to request that if you know of a broken link that you would send me an email telling me exactly where it is. It is so difficult for me to find them now that we have over 500 links on our website! Please put: "link alert" in the subject line of your email. Thanks! -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.

Please forgive me if this is a repeat message, but I was temporarily unsubscribed to the list, and therefore don't know if this message made it to the list the first time it was sent. Leslie Granat wrote: > Many thanks to Cheryl Hemingway for the great website and to Marjorie > Smith for transcribing the Elizabeth Weekly News, as well as many > other useful items. I found the following useful tidbit on my > great-grandmother, Eugenia Adell Watts, MD: > >> Elizabeth Weekly News >> Edward R. Trebon, Editor and Publisher >> >> June 7, 1916: >> Mrs. Eugene Watts of San Diego came Saturday and returned home Thursday of last >> week after a visit with her cousin Mrs. Irene Fraser. Mrs. Watts at one time owned the >> Davy Hotel and since she moved away, has taken up the medical profession which retained >> her from a longer visit. >> > Dr. Watts was an 1880 graduate of Women's Hospital Medical School, > Chicago, which later became a part of Northwestern University. Upon > her graduation she returned to JoDaviess Co. for awhile before moving > to Colorado, Iowa and eventually to San Diego. I do not know if she > ever practiced medicine in Jo Daviess Co., but I am quite certain she > encountered a great deal of prejudice as a female physician in the > 1880s. Prior to entering medical school in 1875, Eugenia Watts was > married to George E. Turner in 1864. They had a son, George Eugene > Turner, but were divorced in 1874. Watts was her maiden name and she > never remarried. She was the eldest daughter of James Burns Watts and > Abigal Hunt Watts, and along with her siblings was born in Jo Daviess > Co. > > This article was the first time I heard about the Davy Hotel. Does > anyone have any more information on this? > > I scan the website frequently, and hope that more newspapers will be > placed on line. > > Thanks again for providing such a thorough website! > > Leslie Turner Granat >

-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.

Thank all of you for the GREAT information about Jo Daviess. It will really help in my upcoming visit. I'm taking copies of the Es and will use them as a guide. They is much to see and do. I'll plan to post a report after I return (About October 10th) to share my experiences. Being from Florida, the cool weather will feel really great! Warmest regards, Richard Angwin

The Jo Daviess list is for anything related to Jo Daviess County, or that would might contain information about residents of Jo Daviess County. Since many of the residents of eastern Jo Daviess County went to Gratiot's Grove or up to Lancaster to be married, and there was a lot of cross-border travel between the two counties, I consider the post about the Lafayette County books to be appropriate. I wasn't asked beforehand if it could be posted, but I would have approved it. I work very hard to keep spam OFF the list, plus Rootsweb has it's own "spam-blaster", so we are hardly ever intruded upon with items for sale. In fact, I was the original listowner so I have been here from day 1 and I can tell you that this is the first "ad" that has made it to the list in my memory. -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. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [ILJODAVI] New Books about Southwestern Wisconsin > I thought this list was for Jo Daviess Co. IL. genealogy information. If > all I am going to get is STUFF for sale, then I will be off. > > > > >From: [email protected] (James Ronnerud) > >To: [email protected] > >Two new reprints of books about southwestern Wisconsin have been or will > >be released. > > >

Hi Richard, I hope you have a great time in JoDaviess county :) One thing I noticed is that you said your family lived and farmed in Weston. There is a Weston Road outside of Elizabeth in case you're interested in seeing that area. If you're coming from Elizabeth on Highway 20, make a left onto Highway 84 (going toward Hanover). Just at the bottom of that hill to the right will be Weston Road. I *think* there may be a cemetary somewhere along that road but I'm not sure if it a private family cemetary or what. Just a word of caution and hopefully some local listers can confirm this. Not sure when you're actually planning on arriving in Galena, but I believe the weekend of Oct. 6 is Country Fair weekend. If so, there will be a LOT of traffic in and around Galena and parking will be pretty limited. Otherwise, the locals are real friendly and I'm sure they'll help you with any information they can. You will probably want to call the Galena library in advance to find out the hours of the genealogy room. (I'm sure the number is listed on www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi.) Good luck! Joellyn

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> I responded to a post on the Jo Davies web page at the following address, my mail was > returned. Tom are you out there with a different e-mail address? Is anyone else > searching this surname and a connection with the Shriner surname? > To: [email protected] > Subject: Shadle - Shriner > > Tom, > I came across you post concerning the Shadle family on the Jo Davies page. > It is a far off shoot of one of the lines I am searching, but thought maybe I could > help someone out who has furnished me a bunch of information on the Eversoll line. > Her grandmother was Pearl Shadel who married Charles P. Schriner (Shriner). She knows > very little about her mothers side of the family. Her mother was Vada Jean Shriner. > I find Charles and his wife Pearl buried in the Morseville - Plum River Cemetery. I > also found the following Shadle's > Shadle, Faye, Feb 12, 1903 - Mar 30, 1944 > Shadle, William H., 1851 - 1931 > Belle, wife, 1862 - 1939 > Shadle, Lyle A., 1893 - 1934 > Shadle, Mildred, June 14 - June 16, 1915 > If you see a connection I would love to hear from you so I can share information with > Lori about her mothers side of the family. > Looking forward to hearing from you. > Dorothy

In a message dated 09/23/2000 6:27:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << [email protected] (Dr. Richard Angwin M.A., D. Div.) Richard, I envy you going to Galena. We were there in 1990 interesting, beautiful place. Would go back in a heartbeat. Will try very hard to keep this short, area was beautiful, people delightful, interesting history. Hope you can arrange access to the Galena Library genealogy room, it was locked for our three day stay. Seems they only allow visitors to the genealogy info IF one of the two volunteers can be there! That was disappointing. The court house people were very helpful. We had a wonderful dinner, great visits with 'locals' at the little cafe in Elizabeth. Ask the waitress for directions to Old Log Church Cemetery to see our Ggrandfather William Bevard's sister Eliza Bevard Rodden grave. Sorry I have tucked (LOL genealogy for hid info in files:) the names and addresses of the waitress and a patron at the counter she ask to give us directions. He drew a map on a napkin, then told us to follow him to meet a lady that lived two doors from him that would be kin to us. Mind you this is June 1990 late evening, we were reluctant, he insisted, WOW are we happy. Marion Kirpatrick, probably 90 years old, was sitting on her porch with a neighbor. I introduced us as ggrands of William who died in the Civil War from Galena, and his Eliza Bevard from Peachbottom, PA. m James Rodden, but she died 1870. Marion said " James was my grandfather John's bro.We all wondered why James remarried Margaret Thompson so soon" We felt like we had just a tad of our 120 years of family back. Civil War deaths ripped families apart. That beautiful area with some families still in tack gave us a sense of 'they really were here' You mention long gone towns, Marion told us of the 'Rodden Town' with its own Post Office etc, told us where it was and we saw the old buildings. Hope you have a peak for yours also. Old Log Church Cemetery was a gorgeous place, almost storybook beautiful. Picture like farms in the rolling hill, just a peaceful place. Our William age 30 died Aug 1864 at US Hospital #6, New Albany, IN, tho all IL history has died at Nashville,TN, thru research and VA records we visited his grave with stars and stripes flying on Memorial Day, that was a thrill, his military headstone appeared perfect for the visit of his great grandson a retired US Military Veteran, probably the first family to visit this grave. A proud moment. We put our researched family info into that Galena Library, and Springfield Archives to guide future, to the misinformation in IL history of IL 96th Infantry. Our ggrandmother Ann Eliza Moss Bevard remarried 1866 moved on to Iowa and Kansas,with her children born '61 and 63. There seemed to be little or no family connection thru the years, so our info has come from research: Civil War pension file, court houses, Cemetery books etc and going there. Our Bevard family either died in Galena area or just disappeared after 1869 land sale by gggrand James Bevard. The gggrandmother Mary E Bevard and dtrs Louiza Bevard and Mary J Bevard GAMMON are buried at Rice TWP Prospector Cemetery, we did not get learn that for some years after our Galena visit. Hope your Galena stay is as wonderful as our too short time there. Interesting places and good places to eat and stay, we used a motorhome but ate out. Good Luck, happy trip ENJOY. Don and Dorothy Horn Bevard BEVARD, MOSS, RODDEN, GAMMON

Hi Everyone, I have been away from geneology and this website for a while, but, I'm suddenly confronted with an opportunity to visit JoDaviess County the first part of October with not much time to get ready, research-wise. Any advice on where to search for records of relatives would be appreciated .... also ... "must see" sites. I'm a novice at geneology ... appreciate any and all advice and information. I am researching ANGWIN, BOWDEN (BOWDON) GOLDTHORP. I will be leaving St. Petersburg, FL next Tuesday on an extended road trip that will eventully take me through Galena. My relatives lived, farmed near the extinct town of Weston in the Elizabeth Township. Thanks to all for any communication, Richard Angwin PS Will check my Es on Monday morning, leaving on Tuesday

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Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/713 Surname: Robbins, Hileman, Backus, Heinkley ------------------------- I have just identified my Great Grandmothers ROBBINS family of Apple River, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois. Her name was Fannie Aurelia Robbins, born c1861. Her parents are William & Alice ROBBINS. William was born in New York. Below is my ROBBINS family from the 1870 Jo Daviess Co., census. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has a connection or interset in anyone connected with this family. Thanks, Hal Hileman Apple River Robbins, William 29 New York Keeps Saloon $100 Alice 29 Illinois Keeps House Clara 9 " Fannie 9 " Loretta 6 " William 3 " Melzer 2 " Male Jerome 4/12 " Also in the household: Heinkley, Louis 22 Michigan Painter

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I also collect photographs. I use the woman's dress to date the photograph. I have two little pamphlets. The first is "How to... Date Women's Clothing: 1800-1899" published by the Association of Illinois Musuems and Historical Societies July, 1993 #3. The second is "How to...Date Women's Clothing: 1900-1930" published by The Congress of Illinois Historical Societies and Museums, April, 1993 #2 Both say multiple copies are available for two dollars each from the Illinois State Historical Society, CIHSM Coordinator, Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62701 Marjorie Smith

Thanks to those who responded, especially Marjorie Smith! It looks like both F. J. Kolb and C. L. Leonard had lengthy careers as photographers in Elizabeth. It is nice to know that was indeed the place for Leonard, but it doesn't do much for dating these poor pictures. It does prove this is a popular topic for us though. Probably we have a lot of photos about which we wish we knew more. Cheers, Jean Hoffman

AHA! I accidentally found C.L. Leonard in the "From Elizabeth" column in the Weekly Galena Gazette on November 11, 1887. "C.L. Leonard's art gallery is completed and he is noving in to-day." Marjorie Smith