I ordered the Kane county cemetery book that is advertized on the Kane Co. Genealogy site. If anyone needs a surname looked up I'll be glad to do so for you. This is strictly a surname book. It lists the last name, and gives the cemeteries where the names have been found. (No dates, or first names.) It's pretty much just kane county, but a few surrounding areas are listed too. It's great for giving you a starting point, instead of just tying to write every cemetery in the area. Just thought I would offer. debs ....ps...the book was put together in 1986.

This offer sure brought everyone out of the woodwork, didn't it?! Kudos to Debs for volunteering. Bonnie Bonnie Fletcher Eggert Home Page: Genealogy in the Genes! http://hometown.aol.com/blgert

In a message dated 10/12/2000 10:44:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << 12) North, in St Charles. ( yes, it just says North as name of cemetery) >> North and Union Cemetery are across the street from one another on Route 25 (Fifth Avenue) just North of St. Charles , within the city limits.

What a wonderful offer, thank you for giving your time. Could you please check for the surname HENRY for me? Thanks again. Joleen Schultz

I would appreciate a lookup in the book for the surname YATES. Thanks in advance - it really is very nice of you to offer to do this. Thanks! Kathy [email protected]

Deb, Would you mind looking to see if there are any Bath, Epley or Oesterlie (Ousterlie) family members listed? Thank you for offering to look in the Kane Co. Book...we all appreciate it. Bon

Hi, Thanks for the nice offer. Would you mind looking up the Fay's, especially Rice Fay and Elijah Fay if first names happen to appear. Thanks, Bob Fay ----Original Message Follows---- From: [email protected] (DEBS) Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ILKANE] Cemetery book Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:52:13 -0500 (CDT) I ordered the Kane county cemetery book that is advertized on the Kane Co. Genealogy site. If anyone needs a surname looked up I'll be glad to do so for you. This is strictly a surname book. It lists the last name, and gives the cemeteries where the names have been found. (No dates, or first names.) It's pretty much just kane county, but a few surrounding areas are listed too. It's great for giving you a starting point, instead of just tying to write every cemetery in the area. Just thought I would offer. debs ....ps...the book was put together in 1986. ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Yup, I have, with the surname READING, when I have searched obit indexes, you wouldn't believe how many had 'readings' done by a minister or friend of the family, also many enjoyed reading themselves, so I end up with soooo many that are not my surnames at all. BTW, when I am doing blanket searches like that, I do not know the first names, or the person I am searching for that matter, just an area. Good luck, Betty in North Dakota Searching; Kane County: READING-WOLCOTT-GROTEMEYER-YAGLE-ROTH- HATHAWAY-SCHRODER

Hi Bill, I'm not researching the specific names you mention, but here's a trick to use when encountering this problem. For your search subject, type in "your surname" +"another known". For example ... Day +William (note the space). Your search engine will only select places where both words show up. Also, if you're typing in your search subect in all lower case letters, your search engine may be picking up "day" as the common word instead of "Day" as a proper name. Hope this helps. Art Burch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Cribbs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:03 AM Subject: [ILKANE] Common surnames > Hey all, > Has anyone had the trouble that I've had in locating surnames in the search engines like "Day" and "Brothers" which are also common English words? Even when you put a qualifier like "surname" with it, you get all kinds of irrelevent links. > > Check out this new surname locator: > > http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/surnames/index.html > > Different concept altogether! > Bill Cribbs > > -- > GREAT BOOKMARKS! > ShipSearch http://www.obitcentral.com/shipsearch/ > CemSearch http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/ > ObitSearch http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/ > Obituary Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/ > Canadian Obit Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/canada.htm > > Thanks, > Bill and Tina Cribbs > HELP STOP BREAST CANCER!!! > -- > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:[email protected] >

Hey all, Has anyone had the trouble that I've had in locating surnames in the search engines like "Day" and "Brothers" which are also common English words? Even when you put a qualifier like "surname" with it, you get all kinds of irrelevent links. Check out this new surname locator: http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/surnames/index.html Different concept altogether! Bill Cribbs -- GREAT BOOKMARKS! ShipSearch http://www.obitcentral.com/shipsearch/ CemSearch http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/ ObitSearch http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/ Obituary Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/ Canadian Obit Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/canada.htm Thanks, Bill and Tina Cribbs HELP STOP BREAST CANCER!!! --

Geneita: I checked the Aurora Beacon News obits yesterday for June 1954 and I am sorry to say I could not find anything. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "GENEITA HANSON" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Lake Street Cemetery Name > Could someone help me find a obit of a Wm. Stanley Reed the 3 June 1954 > death > > Geneita > Illinois > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:[email protected] > >

Hello listers, I am searching information on the sur names PRINDLE and HAMMOND c. 1800 -1900 some were in Clintonville (South Elgin) and some in Aurora. GrGrGrandfather lived there in 1858, went to war in1861 when he went to the Calvary, his name was Charles B. PRINDLE b. 1835, m. Maryette HAMMOND 1858, in Kane County, d. 3 Dec 1863 in Helena, Arkansas at the regimental hospital. He had a son named William or George born in 1860. There was a George H. PRINDLE listed as a butcher, bds at 81 Bartlett PL. in 1888 in a City directory for Elgin. I can find him on a Civil War Roster, but can not find a burial place for him. Would like to hear from anyone with informatin on the mentioned names. Pat ~~ [email protected]

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Could someone help me find a obit of a Wm. Stanley Reed the 3 June 1954 death Geneita Illinois

There are two cemeteries on Lake St. One is actually on Villa Street and that is Mt. Hope. The other is Lake Street Memorial Gardens and it is just about across the street from the Villa Olivia Country Club. I have had no experience with Mt. Hope, but the folks at LSMG are less than friendly and not very co-operative. The woman in the office does not want to part with any information via telephone and I'm not sure how she responds to letters. Once, in order to get some information, I resorted to impersonating a person whose relative was buried there. It worked that time, but I doubt that it would work again. After I got the information I needed, one of the groundskeepers took me out to the section and he was as nice as could be. The woman in the office could take a lesson or two from him. All I can say is good luck to anyone who needs information from that cemetery. Judy p.s. who is the FIERKE you are researching?

Good morning, Would SKS please advise me of the name[s] of cemeteries on Lake Street [Route 20] in and around Elgin, IL other than Bluff City? I recently found out that one of my ancestors is buried in a cemetery on Lake Street [WILLIAM WISSER]. Thank you in advance for any advice you may give me. Beverly Mack Zanon Researching Elgin, IL - BITTINGER FIERK[E] WISSER

Still looking for information about Thomas Hines, born in February of 1867 in Elgin. The Modern Woodmen of America cam through with a little information. When Thomas joined the Woodmen in September of 1901, he listed his father as 72 years old (so born about 1829,) his brothers ages 42 (@ 1859) and and 38 (@ 1863.) His mother passed away (thyphoid) before September of 1901, also a sister at age 39 (pneumonia) and an infant sister. Does the 1865 State census or 1870 Federal census include a match for this family? Any baptismal records that reach back this far? Thank you! Jean

Hi Can someone scan one of this articles and send it to me by e-mail? Title: Former mayor recalled as kind, quiet gentleman--Edward Spriet dead after 90 active years Publication: St. Charles Republican Date: 19-Nov-1998 Title: b. 5/7/1908 d. 11/15/1998 Publication: St. Charles Republican Date: 19-Nov-1998 Title: 'He had a wonderful life'--Family and friends remember former St. Charles mayor Ed Spriet Publication: Kane County Chronicle Date: 17-Nov-1998 Thanks for any help Christiane .

Where you can find the St Charles Chronicle on line? Thanks Christiane ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Obits - Chronicle > In a message dated 09/28/2000 3:37:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << Where I can search for obits after 1900 but before 1970 and for obits > which are not marked in the SSDI lists for persons decased at St Charles and > when you have no dates. >> > I don't know if they still do, but at one time the St. Charles Public Library > kept a 3 x 5 card file of obits -- name listed, then the date it was > published in the newspaper. They have the Chronicle on microfilm as I > recall. > > Also, the Chronicle is now on line -- but I doubt the old obits are. > However, the Elburn Herald usually has old obits on line. > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:[email protected] > >

In a message dated 09/30/2000 8:30:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Where you can find the St Charles Chronicle on line? Thanks Christiane >> <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ilkane/Newspapers.htm"> Newspapers of Kane County, Ill</A> - near the bottom of this page is a link to the Kane County Chronicle which is related. <A HREF="http://www.kcchronicle.com/">Kane County Chronicle</A> June