Patricia, There are a couple of KEEFEs located in St Marys Cemetery (which is located in DeKalb Co). Town is in Kane county and cemetery is just over the line in DeKalb co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/Cemeteries/StMaryHome.htm KEEFE Anna E. b. 1844 d. 1911 - 1 KEEFE John C. b. 1835 d. 1909 - 1 Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Meyers <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 12:48 AM Subject: [ILKANE] Keefe family > Hello, > Is anyone familiar with the Keefe family of Maple Park or the Crosby > families of Maple Park and Elburn? Would like to hear from you...thank > you, Patricia Meyers, Worth, IL > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > RootsWeb accepts donations in any amount at any time. See how you > can help at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

Hello, Is anyone familiar with the Keefe family of Maple Park or the Crosby families of Maple Park and Elburn? Would like to hear from you...thank you, Patricia Meyers, Worth, IL

In a message dated 7/9/00 8:00:44 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Is there a URL that tells what the Elgin Area Historical Museum contains.. I will definitely have to check it out. >> To my knowledge, there is not such a URL. The Museum does have a website however and I'm sure they'd be happy to answer any questions. The URL is http://elghome.northstarnet.org/eahs. Becky

Jim, I was at the historical museum yesterday looking through probate files. They had a plat map of St Charles township form the 1870's and I was able to locate section 3. There may actually be two old buildings that you may remember. Hee are the quotes I am primarily working from: 1. "As early as 1834 the beauty of this location and the evident fertility of its soil attracted Rice Fay, a strong enterprising man who settled and long resided on Section 3, and subsequently erected thereon the fine substantial stone dwelling, since occuppied by the Keating family" Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County, Gen JS Wilcox, Munsell, Chicago, 1904 2. "Fayville North of town, on the west side near the river bend at Five Islands, Rev. Elmore tried to start an industrial school on 300 acres of land. The place was called Fayville because Rice Fay had taken a large claim there in 1834, The school failed probably because Rev Elmore was years ahead of his time. The stone building in which he lived still stands there." The Settlement and Growth of St Charles, Alice Davis undated, unpublished apparently. To place section 3 in modern terms, it is the area east of Highway 34, west of the river, south of Spring Street, and north of Silver Glen Road. It also includes the very north tip of the east side of the river right at the bend. In the 1870's these lands are plated to Keating, and there were three builings shown on the plat. The Fayville Post Ofice only existed a few years from the 1840's to the early 1850's. Ring any bells anyone? Bob Fay ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Jim Beckman" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 12:46:44 -0400 Please let me know where the house you describe is located I was born in St.Charles and would be interested ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert W. Fay <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 > Hi Patricia, > > Now that is a good idea! And someone else wrote about the St Charles > Historical Society so I am trying to get connected to them to visit > tommorrow. > > Thanks, > Bob > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: [email protected] (Patricia Meyers) > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 > Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:22:09 -0500 (CDT) > > Hi, Bob, > Doesn't the Federal Archives in Chicago keep some sort of records on > postmasters? You may find something there...Pat Meyers, Worth, IL > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > RootsWeb accepts donations in any amount at any time. See how you > can help at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > RootsWeb accepts donations in any amount at any time. See how you > can help at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a message to mailto:[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Dale, Just wanted to know if you were any relation to Peter Updike of Chicago in the middle 1800's. If so would you have any idea which cemetery he and his wife would be buried in, in chicago. It appears Peter was ahead of one of the hook and ladder companies in Chicago. Allene Trowbridge Hintz Dale Updike wrote: > Hello all, > > My father RYBURN R. UPDIKE, born Nov. 6, 1897 was named after a Mr. > RYBURN of an [implement firm?] [real estate business?] in Aurora by the > name of "Ryburn, Wolfe and Parker". Does anyone have any information on > either the firm itself or the Ryburn family? I am also not certain of > the exact spelling of the name of the business, or if the names are in > the correct order. > > The Mr. Ryburn was a friend of my grandfather ABNER G. UPDIKE, who left > his family in 1907. I am hoping that maybe a Ryburn descendant might > have clues as to what eventually became of Abner; they must have been > real close friends for Abner to have named a son after him. > > Thanks! > Dale Updike > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:[email protected]

You may be thinking of the RootsWeb project, Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - you do something in your local area while someone else does the same in theirs. You can check into this worthwhile effort at their site: http://raogk.rootsweb.com -Marcia > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Church records > Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 14:18:00 EDT > > In a message dated 7/8/00 6:14:37 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] > writes: > Another idea, has anyone heard of the local people interested in genealogy > offering to do lookups in their church records. It would be a way of > returning to others something that someone has already done for us. > > A service project . > > Susanne

>From Janet at [email protected]: Gail Borden Library Elgin city directories on microfilm: 1875-76 1878-79 1880-81 1881-82 1884-85 1885 1887-88 1889-90 1890-91 1892 1894-95 1897-98 1900 1903 1905-06 1907-08 1909-10 I don't have the exact years past this but have looked up 1930s and 1940s Also some Kane County City directories. Janet Pearson

I still have to get from 1893-1930. Will send update then. Found Morrell Studio later (1930s). Elgin Photography Studios 1861 (taken from history section in 1875-76 directory) Adams J. M. (established 1861) 1866 (taken from history section in 1875-76 directory) Sherman & Gerlach (established by Geo. H. Sherman 1866) 1867 Adams J. M. Dawson R. W. 1875-76 Adams J. M., 1 Chicago 1878-9 Adams S. M., 1 Chicago Doney & Wilcox, 38 Chicago Sherman & Gerlach, 30 Chicago 1880-81 Adams S. M., 1 Chicago, east end of the Bridge Maryatt T. P., 38 Chicago Sherman & Yarwood, 30 Chicago 1881-82 1884-5 Adams J.M. & Son, 1 Chicago Buscey & Morley, 38 Chicago Gerlach C. S., 42 Douglas ave. Platt S. L., 23 Douglas ave. Sherman G. H., P.O. bldg. 1885 Adams S. M. 1 Chicago Gerlach C. S. 42 Douglas av. Platt Stephen L. 23 Douglas av. Sherman G. H., P.O. block Snow F. A. 38 Chicago 1887-8 Adams, S. M., 1 Chicago Gerlach, Christ., Photographer, 42 Douglas Platt, Stephen L., 17 Douglas ave. Snow, F.A., 23 Douglas 1889-90 1890-91 Adams S. M., 1 Chicago, 2d floor Beals F. 23 Douglas ave. Gerlach C. S., 42 Douglas ave. Platt S L, 17 Douglas ave. Sherman Geo H, over 35 Chicago 1892 Adams S M, 1 Chicago Beals Ferris, 23 Douglas ave Gerlach C S, 42 Douglas ave Platt S L 17 Douglas ave Pugsley P J, 42 Grove ave Sherman G H, 38 Chicago Thompson W L, Grove ave and Spring STILL HAVE TO LOOK UP FROM 1893 TO 1930 - WILL UPDATE 1931-32 Ahle Photo Service 147 S. Grove ave Carlson Jonas F rm 22 Wherwin bldg Dueringer Walter A 17 Douglas ave Heaton William A 23 Douglas ave Hollywood Studio rms 8-9 Rialto Theatre bldg Morrell 1 V 116 N. Spring Pease Bert M 201 S. Grove ave Ruffie A G 229 E Chicago 1940 Ahle Alfred (com) 368 S. Liberty Aikin Studio 23 Douglas ave Birch Michael Studio rms 10-11 Professional bldg phone 1688 Dueringer Walter A 17 Douglas ave Knott Photo Service (com) 384 Plum ct Mo-Del Studio 75 S. Grove ave Morrell Isaac V 1022 Dundee ave Pease Bert M (com) 556 Raymond Ruffie Anthony G 229 E. Chicago 1946 Aikin Warren 23 Douglas Artista Photo Studio 8 Douglas av Birch Michael 164 Division Blackstone Studios 112 S Grove av Dueringer W A 17 Douglas av Lane Studio 168 E Chicago Moorhouse Ferris J 163 E Chicago Ruffie Anthony G 229 E Chicago 1949-49 Aikin Warren Studios, 23 Douglas av Birch Michl Studio 10 Professional bldg Caughey Jos S 64 S Union Dueringer Walter A 17 Douglas av Giddens R L II, 161 E Chicago R8 Gregor Roydon C 8 Douglas av Lane Studio 168 E Chicago Mo'Del Studio 75 S Grove av Moorhouse Ferris J 163 E Chicago Ruffie Anthony E 229 E Chicago

Thank you . In the late forties and early fifties I can remember going with my family to a restaurant in that same general area which could at one time have been the building that you are researching. Thanks again and good luck in your search ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert W. Fay <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 3:56 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 > Jim, > > I was at the historical museum yesterday looking through probate files. They > had a plat map of St Charles township form the 1870's and I was able to > locate section 3. There may actually be two old buildings that you may > remember. Hee are the quotes I am primarily working from: > > 1. "As early as 1834 the beauty of this location and the evident fertility > of its soil attracted Rice Fay, a strong enterprising man who settled and > long resided on Section 3, and subsequently erected thereon the fine > substantial stone dwelling, since occuppied by the Keating family" > Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County, Gen JS > Wilcox, Munsell, Chicago, 1904 > > 2. "Fayville > North of town, on the west side near the river bend at Five Islands, Rev. > Elmore tried to start an industrial school on 300 acres of land. The place > was called Fayville because Rice Fay had taken a large claim there in 1834, > The school failed probably because Rev Elmore was years ahead of his time. > The stone building in which he lived still stands there." The Settlement and > Growth of St Charles, Alice Davis undated, unpublished apparently. > > To place section 3 in modern terms, it is the area east of Highway 34, west > of the river, south of Spring Street, and north of Silver Glen Road. It also > includes the very north tip of the east side of the river right at the bend. > In the 1870's these lands are plated to Keating, and there were three > builings shown on the plat. > > The Fayville Post Ofice only existed a few years from the 1840's to the > early 1850's. > > Ring any bells anyone? > > Bob Fay > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Jim Beckman" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 > Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 12:46:44 -0400 > > Please let me know where the house you describe is located I was born in > St.Charles and would be interested > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert W. Fay <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 7:07 AM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 > > > > Hi Patricia, > > > > Now that is a good idea! And someone else wrote about the St Charles > > Historical Society so I am trying to get connected to them to visit > > tommorrow. > > > > Thanks, > > Bob > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: [email protected] (Patricia Meyers) > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Rice Fay & Elijah Fay in Kane County, 1833-1900 > > Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:22:09 -0500 (CDT) > > > > Hi, Bob, > > Doesn't the Federal Archives in Chicago keep some sort of records on > > postmasters? You may find something there...Pat Meyers, Worth, IL > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > RootsWeb accepts donations in any amount at any time. See how you > > can help at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > RootsWeb accepts donations in any amount at any time. See how you > > can help at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:[email protected] > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:[email protected] >

Becky, Is there a URL that tells what the Elgin Area Historical Museum contains.. I will definitely have to check it out. FYI to everyone: Gail Borden Library Elgin city directories on microfilm: 1875-76 1878-79 1880-81 1881-82 1884-85 1885 1887-88 1889-90 1890-91 1892 1894-95 1897-98 1900 1903 1905-06 1907-08 1909-10 I don't have the exact years past this but have looked up 1930s and 1940s Also some Kane County City directories. Janet Pearson

HI....The Gail Borden also has the books, but it's much easier to check the films as the books are in the locked case due to their age and condition. The locked case is located near the adult services desk and there are bunches of really interesting and old books in there. Judy another EGS member

Janet, A continuing thank you for the photo studios research. This is very valuable to those of us who cannot make it to Elgin any time soon to do the research! Bonnie Bonnie Fletcher Eggert Home Page: Genealogy in the Genes! http://hometown.aol.com/blgert

It would be great if the parishes would let us record or digitized their records so they aren't lost forever due to handling.

Hi Susanne, Yes, I have heard of that. Check the Milwaukee county list. They have people that go to the library and do lookups of certain things. Another lady is with the LDS in CA, and she does lookups in their info in her sparetime. Others have access to cemetary records and do the lookups for that. So there are a bunch of people each with their own little treeasure trove of info, and people write from all over the world to that list for info on Milwaukee ancestors. It is very active and popular. Bob Fay ----Original Message Follows---- From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Church records Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 14:18:00 EDT In a message dated 7/8/00 6:14:37 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: Another idea, has anyone heard of the local people interested in genealogy offering to do lookups in their church records. It would be a way of returning to others something that someone has already done for us. A service project . Susanne > >would be nice if all parishes were online and I could just e-mail the priest > > but then the poor priests wouldn't have time to do any new baptisms & > marriages & funerals, toooo busy looking up the old ones for all of us! We > could offer to develop a genalogy course for seminary students.... > > Jean > researching Hines in Elgin, 1860's ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== The companion web site for this list is found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

On a lovely afternoon Pat writes >would be nice if all parishes were online and I could just e-mail the priest but then the poor priests wouldn't have time to do any new baptisms & marriages & funerals, toooo busy looking up the old ones for all of us! We could offer to develop a genalogy course for seminary students.... Jean researching Hines in Elgin, 1860's Steve and Jean Day 20246 Main Street Road Sedalia, MO 65301 (660) 826-7991

In a message dated 7/7/00 5:01:39 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Think I'll pay a visit to Gail Borden as soon as possible. City Directories hold alot of possible leads >> Beverly, Gail Borden has the City Directories on micro-film and the Elgin Area Historical Museum has the actual books. I'm not sure what year the Historial Society's collection starts with but I know they have a pretty complete set. Just thought you'd like to know. Becky Higgins Elgin Genealogical Society member

In a message dated 7/8/00 6:14:37 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: Another idea, has anyone heard of the local people interested in genealogy offering to do lookups in their church records. It would be a way of returning to others something that someone has already done for us. A service project . Susanne > >would be nice if all parishes were online and I could just e-mail the priest > > but then the poor priests wouldn't have time to do any new baptisms & > marriages & funerals, toooo busy looking up the old ones for all of us! We > could offer to develop a genalogy course for seminary students.... > > Jean > researching Hines in Elgin, 1860's

Hi, Tom, Thank you so much for your information on St Mary's in Maple Park and being from Philadelphia at that! Someone sent me a web address but I was not able to get on...your information helps a lot...would be nice if all parishes were online and I could just e-mail the priest....thanks again...Pat Meyers, Worth, IL

On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 on [email protected] you messaged: >Would someone have the name and address of the Catholic Church in Maple >Park? I think it's St Mary's...many thanks...Pat Meyers I haven't seen a reply to your query, so here goes: Saint Mary Church 123 South County Line Road Maple Park, IL 60151-8024 E-mail can be addressed to [email protected] Phone is (815)827-3218 The pastor is the Very Reverend William J. Clausen. All of this from someone in suburban Philadelphia! ;-) Tom Johnston [email protected]

There is a site that does this but I have lost the address. I had photos taken in the union cemetery in St.Charles and I have done local obit look ups in my library. Good luck Jim in Fla. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Church records > In a message dated 7/8/00 6:14:37 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] > writes: > Another idea, has anyone heard of the local people interested in genealogy > offering to do lookups in their church records. It would be a way of > returning to others something that someone has already done for us. > > A service project . > > Susanne > > > >would be nice if all parishes were online and I could just e-mail the > priest > > > > but then the poor priests wouldn't have time to do any new baptisms & > > marriages & funerals, toooo busy looking up the old ones for all of us! We > > could offer to develop a genalogy course for seminary students.... > > > > Jean > > researching Hines in Elgin, 1860's > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >