Thanks to all of you for all your help. I have sent what I have found to my friend. I am off to the library today to see if I can find out anything from obits. The Famulener art collection at Knox College was donated by a grandson of William, so I am wondering if he donated the scholarship, too. I really appreciate all the suggestions that you have sent me. Ruby was a married to a descendant of a brother (I suspect) of William. There were two Famulener brothers who settled in Knox County, William and Jacob. There is a file on World Connect that has a lot of Famulener information in it, but not much on William. Again, I really appreciate all you have done, and I know that my friend appreciates all the leads, too. Joyce Hagerty -----Original Message----- From: tim morrissey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 6:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Famulener Family Knox County Illinois Put the last name into switchboard.com with an "all states" filter. Shows 5 of them. Write them a form letter asking for help. With only 5 showing up and it being such a wierd last name my guess is that you will get a hit. Slainte, Tim Bruce or Patti Lawson wrote: >Joyce, > >Have you checked the SSDI? > >Rubie C. Famulener died 6-17-2003, last listed in Galesburg. >Janet Famulener July 1971 in Abingdon, IL. I bet they have obits in Galesburg at the library. > >I see you have a winco.net email so I think you know where these towns are. if not let me know. > >What census years have you looked at? I find Wm Famulener, 85 years old is still living, found in Cedar Township, Knox Co, IL 1910. I find the family in Knox Co from at least 1870-1930. I assume this must be the namesake of the foundation. 3 Famulner's in 1910 next door that look to be his sons. > >1930 census indicates Ruby was the wife of Kenneth M. Famulener. They had 2 daughters in 1930. > >Janet Famulener looks to have never married. She is found in 1930 a daughter of George. Illinois marriages and death index indicate this family was in Knox & Warren Co for some time. Depending on what year the foundation started, she could be the initial starter of the foundation, given she was a single woman on her death . >Patti > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim&Joyce Hagerty > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:51 PM > Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Famulener Family Knox County Illinois > > > I am looking for the descendants of William Famulener. A friend of mine > received a scholarship from the William Famulener Foundation at Western > Illinois University and is looking for information on the family to thank > them. The University has no information on whom to send thank you cards to. > > > I have found information on the family from the 1889 Knox County History and > from census records, but nothing current. There are 5 listings in the > entire US phone books and census records and I also found that there was a > Famulener who donated a large art collection to Knox College. > > Thanks for any help. > > Joyce Hagerty > > > > > > >