Lori, Are you aware of this site for marriage lookups? http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s Bonnie Fletcher Eggert

thank you MR JESSE WHITE, chief Illinois historian! cyberdriveillinois! yeah! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Blgert@aol.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Marriage Lookup Request for ABEL(L) > Lori, > Are you aware of this site for marriage lookups? > > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s > > Bonnie Fletcher Eggert > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com >

Lori, you can navigate the Illinois website and get all the information you are looking for I believe with this address. I have found marriages, deaths and other info on this site. Hope this helps, Laura http://www.vitalrec.com/il.html http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphd eathsrch.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <Aulo00@aol.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: [ILKANE] Marriage Lookup Request for ABEL(L) > Dear listers: > > If anyone has access to the marriage records (transcribed or otherwise) I > would greatly appreciate a lookup for the following two persons: > > Groom: Albert ABELL, in the 1880s, sometime before 1890 (he had a Chicago > marriage after 1890, and I am looking to find evidence of a prior marriage). > > Also: > > Bride: Jessie June ABELL, around 1904. > > I would like to order the marriage certificates if these events took place in > Kane County. > > Thanks to anyone who can help. > > Lori > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. >

Dear listers: I would like to know if a record exists for the birth of an aunt but I am not sure of her maiden name. If there has been an extract of Kane County births from the county records I would much like to know if there was a record for the following: Juanita Nadia (last name unknown), born on or around March 12, 1904, birthplace was said to have been Elgin, Illinois. Thanks to anyone who may be able to locate this information for me. I haven't yet tried to order a birth record from Kane County and don't know if it will be a problem or not. Lori

Dear listers: If anyone has access to the marriage records (transcribed or otherwise) I would greatly appreciate a lookup for the following two persons: Groom: Albert ABELL, in the 1880s, sometime before 1890 (he had a Chicago marriage after 1890, and I am looking to find evidence of a prior marriage). Also: Bride: Jessie June ABELL, around 1904. I would like to order the marriage certificates if these events took place in Kane County. Thanks to anyone who can help. Lori

I am looking for the obiturary for Minnie (nee Wendt) WALTERS b. Aug. 10, 1877 in Carpentersville, Kane Co., IL. and d. Jane 1967 in Elgin, Kane Co., IL. Thank You, Joanne Reno, NV JYardDog51@aol.com

if you can look in the archives of this list, there has been alot of talk about the Elgin Watch Factory.... ----- Original Message ----- From: <Autumdeer2@aol.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Elgin Watch Factory > Hi, > > We used to ride out to Elgin from Park Ridge, IL > > Pat > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > >

Hi, We used to ride out to Elgin from Park Ridge, IL Pat

I believe the watch factory was torn down around 1966. I don't know if you were the one inquiring about that or not. Where did you ride out to Elgin from? My husband is a native but we do not live in Elgin anymore. I have some history books on Elgin. Marci Timm ----- Original Message ----- From: <Autumdeer2@aol.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 5:50 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Elgin Watch Factory > Hello Ross, > > Thank you for the interest about the Elgin Watch Factory, and contacting me. > I am curious about the Watch Factory......my gr gr grandparents lived in > Clintonville (South Elgin now) in the 1860's and they had two boys. One I > have information on as he was my gr grandfather, his brother is my elusive > ancestor. I found both on a census for 1880........Just thought the brother > may have worked for the Elgin Watch Factory, after 1880. His name was > William H. Prindle. > When I was in high school in the 50's we(kids) would ride out to Elgin at > night to see the Elgin Ghost. Which was a legend.......and it was the > pillars at the gate of the Watch Factory, when the head lights hit the > pillars at the curve in the road, it would appear as a ghost. > Waiting to hear more of your findings. > > Regards, > Pat ~~ Autumdeer2@aol.com > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------

Hello Ross, Thank you for the interest about the Elgin Watch Factory, and contacting me. I am curious about the Watch Factory......my gr gr grandparents lived in Clintonville (South Elgin now) in the 1860's and they had two boys. One I have information on as he was my gr grandfather, his brother is my elusive ancestor. I found both on a census for 1880........Just thought the brother may have worked for the Elgin Watch Factory, after 1880. His name was William H. Prindle. When I was in high school in the 50's we(kids) would ride out to Elgin at night to see the Elgin Ghost. Which was a legend.......and it was the pillars at the gate of the Watch Factory, when the head lights hit the pillars at the curve in the road, it would appear as a ghost. Waiting to hear more of your findings. Regards, Pat ~~ Autumdeer2@aol.com

I have been cleaning up my system after hving a problem getting into it and saw your e-mail. I do not know who did your research in this area but either they are very mistaken or there is a typo on the date that the Elgin Watch Factory was torn down. I am unable to tell you what the year was but I do know that I and my children watched this being done on our daily walks in about 1970. I will do some futher checking and get back to you with what I find, There is an apartment complex and strip mall on that land at this time which have been there since pior to 1975. ----- Original Message ----- From: <R1946AT@aol.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 11:15 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Elgin Watch Factory > I see a discussion regarding the Elgin Watch Factory. It was started October > 17, 1864 via a corporate resolution. The first watch was produced on April > 1, 1867 and was named after B. W Raymond. The people of Elgin participated > in the naming of different watch models and insisted on referring to them as > "Elgin watches." Because of this informal practice of calling them Elgin > watches, the word "Elgin" was officially added to the cmpany name in May, > 1874. The factory closed in 1966 according to a dedication bulletin I was > sent some time ago by a researcher I hired in Elgin. The factory was torn > down in September 1992. > > One of my mother's uncles used to work at the factory and he started as an > errand boy and after spending 50 years of his life there, he retired as a > Vice President. His name was Percy Stringer. Yes, there was a bulletin that > used to be published by the company called The Watch Word. He appeared in it > several times. From the copies I received there wasn't a lot of items in it > where it mentioned employees names unless it was in connection with a > specific event. Perhaps the ones I received copies of were only of those > pages where Percy was mentioned and not the entire bulletin. > > If I'm not mistaken, I believe some of the records from the watch company are > at the historical society there in Elgin. I also think some of the Kane > county court house records are also at the historical society as well as I > was also sent copies of material found in the records that were being > transferred to the society about my family. As I've never been to Elgin, I > cannot speak from personal experience as to the truth of these statements as > to the location. I am relying on my memory of my correspondence with the > researcher. > > I don't know if the researcher I hired is still alive as she was getting up > there in age at the time I was corresponding with her (the last time in 1992) > and perhaps she no longer does any research. Her name is Viola E. Swanson. > Perhaps someone from the genealogical society might know whether she is still > alive or not. > > I heard that the watch factory had been sold to the Waltham Watch Company of > Chicago and when the retirees from the Elgin factory got wind of their > attempted corporate raid on the retirement (pension) fund the employees went > to court to stop the company from dismantaling the fund and cutting out the > Elgin retirees without a dime. I believe the U.S. Supreme Court got involved > and ruled, in our favor as well as in the favor of the employees, that when a > company is purchased by another, they can't be buying it just to raid the > retirement fund and the retirement fund must stay intack for the benefit of > the retirees. Perhaps that was one of the reasons the Elgin plant was > closed. The Waltham Watch Company had purchased the company on the pretext > of continuing in business, but was really buying the company because there > was big bucks in the retirement fund and that was what they wanted. Another > means of getting money. They wanted to then close the plant, desolve the > pension fund and leave the retirees up a creek without any life support, not > to mention the current employees who were put out of a job. Sound like any > companies you know of today (Enron?). > > Anyway, you might check the historical society there in Elgin to see what > kind of records they have from the watch company. You might want to ask if > any records were transferred, if they know of any, to the Waltham Watch > Company in Chicago. A newspaper article said that the Elgin Watch Company > was moved to South Carolina, but I hadn't heard of that before re-reading the > article I have a copy of about the demolition of the factory in 1992. > > Hope this information helps. I know I wrote to the factory way before it > closed and they had some employee records on Percy, but not on another member > of my family who worked there. Whether those records still exist today, I do > not know as I already got what I was looking for so have no need to write and > do research on the company. > > Christie Trapp > >

subscribe and post to all the county lists for the locations you note... and the surnames too.. see rootsweb.com for the index to lists.. also see ustowns/county on rootsweb.com to find the county name for your noted city.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "carter james" <carterj114@msn.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: [ILKANE] Elizabeth Rodefer McDonald Assell > Dear good folks of Kane County, Illinois; > > I am searching for information regarding the children of Elizabeth Rodefer McDonald Assell who lived in Aurora for many years. Her obituary, dated March 24, 1982, lists children: Dr. James H. (Pat) McDonald of Scottsdale, Arizona; Mary E. Martin of Aurora, Virginia McDonald De La Huerta (died 1961), six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. > > Any information would be appreciated. I look forward to your response. > > Sincerely, > Jennifer Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. >

Dear good folks of Kane County, Illinois; I am searching for information regarding the children of Elizabeth Rodefer McDonald Assell who lived in Aurora for many years. Her obituary, dated March 24, 1982, lists children: Dr. James H. (Pat) McDonald of Scottsdale, Arizona; Mary E. Martin of Aurora, Virginia McDonald De La Huerta (died 1961), six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Any information would be appreciated. I look forward to your response. Sincerely, Jennifer Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Wrightwood Ave. is in Chicago. Marci ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Johnson <mjohnson@milwpc.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 1:27 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Undertaker in 1897 > I received a copy of a City of Chicago death certificate from July 1897. The undertaker is listed as H Best & Bros. on 1412 Wrightwood Ave. Does not specify city. The place of burial is Geneva. > > Does anyone know of H Best & Bros? Are they still in existence? > > Thanks. > Margaret > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------

I received a copy of a City of Chicago death certificate from July 1897. The undertaker is listed as H Best & Bros. on 1412 Wrightwood Ave. Does not specify city. The place of burial is Geneva. Does anyone know of H Best & Bros? Are they still in existence? Thanks. Margaret

please post any links on this to the list.. I would find this of interest too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Johnson" <mjohnson@milwpc.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 10:24 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Cemetery Lookup/Betz > Does anyone have access to an index or list of burials at the following cemeteries: > Dundee Township - East Dundee > Kendall County - Lincoln Memorial Gardens > Cook County - Bluff City, Elgin > Cook County - Mt. Hope, Elgin > > I am looking for JACOB BETZ > date of death: between 1875 and 1880 > > Thank you. > Margaret J. > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com >

Does anyone have access to an index or list of burials at the following cemeteries: Dundee Township - East Dundee Kendall County - Lincoln Memorial Gardens Cook County - Bluff City, Elgin Cook County - Mt. Hope, Elgin I am looking for JACOB BETZ date of death: between 1875 and 1880 Thank you. Margaret J.

Does anyone have access to an index or list of burials at the following cemeteries: Cook County - Lakewood Memorial Park, Elgin St. Charles Township - North Aurora Township - Mt. Olivet Kendall County - Lincoln Memorial Gardens I am looking for: First name: Hermeone or Hermione or any spelling variation thereof last name: BETTS date of death: 07/01/1897 Thank you. Margaret J.

I checked both Oak Hill (East) and West cemeteries and find nothing even close Sorry Doug Little In sunny Florida --- Margaret Johnson <mjohnson@milwpc.com> wrote: > Does anyone have access to the list of burials in Oak Hill Cemetery, > Geneva Township? > I am looking for: > > First name: Hermeone or Hermione or any spelling variation thereof > last name: BETTS > date of death: 07/01/1897 > > Thank you. > Margaret J. > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Does anyone have access to the list of burials in Oak Hill Cemetery, Geneva Township? I am looking for: First name: Hermeone or Hermione or any spelling variation thereof last name: BETTS date of death: 07/01/1897 Thank you. Margaret J.