This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: NORTON, COFFEY, FLYNN, O'CONNOR, RYAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3822/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi all I would appreciate it.... if someone could me another site for the history of the Irish arriving in Knox County, Illinois from Columbia County, New York....below is all I have of that history. I would like the whole history. I always thought I could go back to it, but I find this web address no longer works. http://www.iltrails.org/knox/Immigrants/Irish.html In Columbia County, New York, the Shaker settlements were flourishing in the '50s. Many of the immigrants took the stage at Albany and obtain employment in and about Lebanon. The Tilden family of that place, as well as the Shakers, were large employers; and just over the line in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Barker Brothers, manufacturers of drugs, added many other Irish to their payroll. There, at Lebanon and at Pittsfield, many a lad and lassie from opposite counties of Ireland met for the first time and either married out right or plighted their troth until they should lay up a little and meet again on the plains of Illinois, for this stop in the Mohawk Valley was merely to get their bearings and earned a prize of a railroad ticket to the state where it was rumored the Gales, Moshers, and Ferrises would pay higher wages and so open the door to larger opportunities. In Pittsfield was formed the clan of Redingtons, Hobins, Herleys, Clareys, Hewitts, Magners, Mackeys, Browns, Franeys, O'Connells, and Haleys. From Lebanon came another group made up of the Nortons, Penderghasts, Maleys, Coffeys, Minihans, Milans, Shays, Nashes, O'Connors, Ryans, Hustons, Carmodys, Flynns, Torticells, Slatterys; as Mrs. Margaret Nash Minihan puts it, "We followed each other like the ducks. " Thank you, Mary

Hello, Could someone tell me, please, where I might find divorce records for the 1870s for Knox County, Illinois? Are they online, perhaps? Thank you Anne --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.

Hello, I am seeking more information on the family of Samuel and Nancy Richey, of Abingdon, Illinois, from about 1850-1900. Children: William - died young Frank - never married Douglas - died young Elmer - ? Thank you. Anne --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/1968.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: All the people you mention are dead now. What sort of description do you wish? They are from the Knox Co. Illinois Collinson's. If you are still interested I can find the eMail address for the persons who deal with that tree.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zorfas Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/2030.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Judy - I am not 100% sure where Knox County, all I know is that it is in Illinois. My Grandfather was Nathan Zorfas from Belarus, Russia. He came here with at least 3 other brothers, but he was very young. The story goes that my great grandfather (who no one knows the name of) got remarried and settled in the Chicago area. Quite some time ago, I got inspired and decided to search for my roots and found an Abraham Zorfas in Knox County, so I went to the Knox County website and posted my message. I have met only a few other Zorfas' in my life, and we all seem to be able to go back to the same level as my grandfather - getting past this is more difficult. The funny thing is that every Zorfas I have ever met says the same thing - we are all intrigued by our last name because it is so unique. I have seen it spelled with 2 s's, but rarely is it the way we spell it. My grandfather and his brothers all settled in Brooklyn, NY. My Grandfather, who was one of the youngest of that generation, was born in 1900. When I was doing my "research", I did notice a Frank Zorfas who naturalized in Boston in 1911. It was fascinating to me, because it was the first time I saw a Zorfas that didn't seem related to me (at least on the level of my Grandfather), based on the stories that "our Zorfas'" were only in Brooklyn and Chicago. But, the more I look into this, the more I learn. If you could shed more light on this, I'd love to hear it. Thanks so much for responding. Lauren Zorfas P.S. Zorfas is my maiden name which I never changed when I got married, so I'm a "real" Zorfas.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moneymaker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3816.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not researching this family, just trying to help.. I found the marriage date and year of David Vestal and ? Moneymaker.I also found a couple of other Moneymaker's from Knox County marriages. I found William Moneymaker listed twice in the Civil War. I also found James K. Moneymaker in the Civil War that died of smallpox. You might have this info. If you need this info though let me know.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/2030.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, my name is Judy Zorfas. My grandfather Frank Zorfas, came from Russia. Where is Knox County?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/2030.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, my name is Judy Zorfas. My grandfather Frank Zorfas, came from Russia. Where is Knox County?

Could sks with access to the "Obituaries from Galesburg Newspapers" look for an obituary for Zadock White STEVENS, formerly of Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, who apparently died between 1870 and 1880? Zadock was born 26 September 1810 at Danbury, Connecticut. He and Ann S. Barnes or Anna Barnes were married 01 January 1842. Sometime before 1855 Zadock, his wife, Ann and four children relocated to Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois. Zadock, a stone mason, and his family appear on the 1860 and 1870 census of Knoxville, Illinois. The 1880 Knoxville census, however, lists the family as Ann Stevens, widow, and four children. No record has so far been found on the death and burial of Zadock. Possibly Zadock died while away from Knoxville and was interred at the location of his death. If so, it is hoped that notice of his death may have reached the Galesburg or other newspapers near his home. David Young Harrisburg, PA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: kelley axtell robb Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3821/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does someone have access to Vol. 1 (1853-1897) OBITUARIES from GALESBURG NEWSPAPERS that could check on inclusion of a family member? Charles Wesley KELLEY, b. ~1833 probably in Maryland. He married Mariah AXTELL on 28 Feb 1858 in Knox County, IL. They had one child, Wesley Jacob Kelley, born 2 Dec 1859 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL. Recently I found a death notice for Wesley Kelley mentioning his father died in 1859 after being struck by lightning. (Finally a definite year!!!) Probably resident of Abingdon. Charles Wesley Kelley has been such a "brick wall" for myself and others I'm reluctant to purchase the above mentioned book or request appropriate Knox County newspaper microfilm, or contact the Court HOuse without a full date...... Any leads, information or suggestions greatly appreciated. Related Info: Mariah born 20 June 1837 in Penn; died 28 April 1881 in Mills Co, IA; daughter of Thomas Axtell and Sarah Robb. Later wife of John Hosick. Many Thanks! ~Jill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PADDOCK Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3820/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found a J Paddck listed in the 1860 census (age 81 wife Maria age 61). Does anyone know ANYTHING about this man, wife, family, graves?

A place to look for Oregon information is http://oregon.gov/OSL/GRES/genealogy.shtml. That address will reach a volunteer for genealogical society at the state library. There may be Benton Co. cemetery book, or other materials there, or contacts. I don't know if there's a genealogy society in Philomath, but there would be in Corvallis, the county seat. I believe I've heard there's a genealogy collection in Philomath, maybe at the museum. The Corvallis library should have microfilmed old newspapers. The University of Oregon library has had a project of filming all the Oregon newspapers they could get access to. One copy of the film was given to the library or community, I believe. That is my reason for saying there should be filmed Benton paper in Corvallis. I live east of Salem, haven't had occasion to go to the Corvallis area for a number of years. Helen

I am trying to find someone who might have any information on the following family: Charles Fink Born: November 1829 Van Buren, Onandaga, New York (note one source says birth yr 1839) Died: 03- June- 1909 Benton County, Oregon Buried: Pleasant Valley Cemetery Philomath, Benton, Oregon Father: Josiah Fink Mother: Mary "Polly" Eaton Note: they are also buried at the same cemetery Married: 25-August-1858 Knox County, Illinois Lydia Maria Jones Born: December 1840 or 1841 Illinois Died: 06-October-1919 Benton County, Oregon Buried: Pleasant Valley Cemetery next to Charles Parents info unknown Children: William Mason Fink born in Illinois Liddie Fink born in Illinois Sidney Elmer Fink born in Illinois Martha Fink born in Wisconsin Lessley Fink born in Wisconsin Gertrude Alice Fink born in Illinois Would appreciate any info possible. Shirley in Henrietta, Texas

Out of curiosity I checked the Illinois Statewide marriage index and found the following: Annie Bengston married Swan Anderson on March 27, 1869 in Knox County. Annie C. Bengston married Charles Peterson on September 2 1882 in Rock Island County. I don't know if either of these are your relative, but you can check further by going to the website at www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/Marriage Seach Sesrvlet. This is a great resource for seaching for marriages of family members. Elayne ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [ILKNOX] Annie Bangston (Bangtson) > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3802.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > She was not re-married as of 1880 and she was 66 yrs old at that time, > It's possible but I would not know where to start. My Father always > mentioned his grandmother as "Annie Bengston" so I am assuming she did not > re-marry. Thanks for your efforts in any case. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILKNOX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3802.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: She was not re-married as of 1880 and she was 66 yrs old at that time, It's possible but I would not know where to start. My Father always mentioned his grandmother as "Annie Bengston" so I am assuming she did not re-marry. Thanks for your efforts in any case.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3802.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you checked to see if Annie remarried? There is a statewide marriage index online. You can go to Google and put in Illinois Marriages. Good Luck. Elayne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3814.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I did a google search on the Internet looking for information on the recent factory closings in Galesburg (1970-Present). The only thing I could find was some general comments, made by a variety of persons in an article in "The Zephyr" at the link below: http://www.thezephyr.com/maytag2003.htm I then emailed various people: The Zephyr, The City of Galesburg, The Chamber of Commerce, A Knox county history site, and I posted a query on: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3814/mb.ashx The Zephyr responded immediately, but the best response came from Faith Burdick, of the Galesburg Public Library, where the City of Galesburg had forwarded my question. Below is my summary, followed by Faith's notes in answer to my questions. I am sending them to you, so as to spread this information around a bit, so that the next time someone googles a question like mine there will be a more ready answer. MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY OF GALESBURG: The major former employers in the City of Galesburg, in chronological order, are as follows: 1. CBQ: 1849-1970 2. Santa Fe: 1859-1995 3. Admiral/Maytag: (1905-2004) 4. Rowes: (1908-1979) 5. Gates Rubber Company: (1911-?) Still open but major downsizing in 2003. 6. Gales/Outboard Marine: (1937-1984) 7. Butler Manufacturing: (1939-2005) 8. Galesburg State Research Hospital: (1949-1985) 9. Burlington Northern: 1970-1995 In addition to the above: Circa 1970: Interstate 74 opens, rerouting traffic around Galesburg instead of through the city. Many area small businesses suffer losses, especially restaurants, gas stations and motels on Route 150. The major current employers in the City of Galesburg as of 2006 are as follows: 1. BNSF, Railroad Yards, 850 employees. (Formed from merger in 1996) 2. Galesburg Public Schools, Education, 700 employees. 3. Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Health Care, 643 employees. 4. OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Health Care, 598 employees. 5. Dick Blick Company, Art Supplies, 450 employees. 6. County of Knox, Government, 447 employees. 7. Henry C. Hill Correctional Facility, Prison, 316 employees. (Opened in 1986) 9. Knox College, Education, 312 employees. 10. Wal-mart, Retail, 254 employees. 11. City of Galesburg, Government, 245 employees. 12. Carl Sandburg College, Education, 237 employees. Total Employees: 5052 2000 Population: 33,706 Note: Population peaked in 1960 at: 37,246 NOTES: *Admiral/Maytag was founded in 1905 as the Coulter Disc Company. It obviously underwent a lot of changes in its history. It was purchased several times over the years. In Aug. 2001, the company began shifting jobs to Mexico; the plant closed completely on Sept. 16, 2004. *Rowes opened in 1908. It was sold in 1973 and ultimately closed in 1979. *Gates Rubber Company opened in 1911. It was bought by Tomkins PLC of London, England in 1995. They began transferring jobs to Mexico in 2001. The last hosemaking jobs were transferred sometime in mid-2003. I think some administrative offices or something may still be there. *Gales/Outboard Marine opened in 1937 and closed on July 13, 1984. *Butler Manufacturing opened in 1939. It was bought by Bluescope Steel Limited of Australia in 2001 and closed on Aug. 31, 2005. *The first sections of interstate 74 around Galesburg were reported opened for traffic in the Dec. 22, 1965 issue of the Register-Mail. The section 4 miles north of the city was slated for completion in the fall of 1966; the Galesburg to Peoria section was slated for completion in 1969. OTHER SOURCES: http://www.galesburg.org/city_galesburg.html http://www.ci.galesburg.il.us/census/index.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNSF http://www.mantenostatehospital.com/ilsthospls.html THE END

Have you checked to see if Annie remarried? There is a statewide marriage index online. You can go to Google and put in Illinois Marriages. Good Luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [ILKNOX] Annie Bangston (Bangtson) > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Swanson,Bengston, Peterson, Skog > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3802.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you so much for your help in this matter.Iappreciate it very much. I > did finally get a copy of the marriage certificate. Still would like to > know what happened to her. Olof Bengston went back to Sweden sometime in > the 1870's and died there in 1874. Annie was living with her son (my > Great-Grandfather) in Knox County on the 1880 census. It's really to bad > that the 1890 Census was destroyed. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILKNOX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Umfleet Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/132.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Norman, Pleasant Umfleet was my gg grandfather. His wife was America Henry and they had 8 children: Nicholas Jefferson, Hattie Belle, Mary Jane, Charles William Margaret Emeline, Nellie May, Sary Ellen, Ella Umfleet.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Swanson,Bengston, Peterson, Skog Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.knox/3802.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your help in this matter.Iappreciate it very much. I did finally get a copy of the marriage certificate. Still would like to know what happened to her. Olof Bengston went back to Sweden sometime in the 1870's and died there in 1874. Annie was living with her son (my Great-Grandfather) in Knox County on the 1880 census. It's really to bad that the 1890 Census was destroyed.