This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1828.1 Message Board Post: Hi- I found the obituary in the "Libertyville Independent", dated Thursday, October 8, 1925. Unfortunately, the first few lines of the article are gone (from the microfilm - looks like they might have been rubbed away). Here is the text of the article: MRS. C. WRIGHT TAKEN BY DEATH; ILL TWO WEEKS Passes Away at Victory Memorial Hospital After Severe Sickness XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.... at 9:30 o'clock Monday morning at Victory memorial hospital, where she had been ill since Sept. 22. Mrs. Wright, a member of a well known family, had been near death for several days, and little hope was held for her recovery. The cause of death was kidney trouble and complications. Specialists from Chicago were called to attend her, but all efforts were unavailing. Aside from her husband, she is survived by a child, Lucille, age 2, and her father, Henry Edwards, and four brothers and a sister, all well known. They are: Russell Edwards, realtor, Circuit Judge C. C. Edwards; John Edwards, Lowe avenue, and Mrs. H. C. Coulson. Mrs. Wright was reared in Waukegan. She was a graduate of the High School class of 1907. Mrs. Wright was born in Avon and moved to Waukegan with her family when a young girl. She was married to Mr. Wright three years ago. ************************************************************************ Since the article states she was born in Avon, I looked in the Avon Cemetery Transcriptions and found the following: AVON CENTRE CEMETERY Lot 104 WRIGHT, Cosie E. "Mother" 1890 - 1925 EDWARDS, Henry Churchill "Father" Oc 15, 1847-My 2, 1937 h/Margaret Margaret (SHERMAN) "Mother" Mr 20, 1855-Mr 17, 1914 EDWARDS, Royal Sherman My 5, 1879-My 18, 1901 s/Henry & Margaret Gordon Churchill Jy 27, 1925-Ap 13, 1981 s/John & Gladys I hope that this helps you. Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1804.1 Message Board Post: Hi- I didn't see the obituary (I can look in one more place), but I did find the name "Joseph J. Libowski" buried at Hillside Cemetery in Antioch. According to the Antioch Cemetery Transcriptions (read in 1987 by the Lake County Genealogical Society): Hillside Cemetery Section 7 LIBOWSKI, Joseph J. Je 17, 1923 - Je 1, 1972 DK2 USN WWII Good luck.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1832.1 Message Board Post: Hi- According to the cemetery transcriptions, Thomas B. Hawkins (Dec. 9 1845 - March 19, 1880) , husband of Amanda L. Smith had the following inscription on his tombstone: Pvt Co. A. 15th Regt Connecticut Inf. Byron Lee Pennington (April 9, 1917 - May 11, 1964), son of Virgil and Inez (Smith) Pennington: IL T/Sgt U.A.A.F. WW2 Thomas Byron Smith had a M.W.A emblem on his tombstone. According to the appendix, that abbreviation means "Modern Woodmen of America". Let me know if you want me to send you the tombstone inscriptions. Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Jayne- I e-mailed you a copy of the obit! If you have trouble, let me know and I can mail it to you through the post office. Dorie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Oops, I see that it is the Lake County IR and not the Libertyville Independent Register, which I'm more familiar with since I grew up in Libertyville! Yes, if you have time to look at the cemetery records at the library, I would certainly appreciate it. Thank you again, Jayne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Oh, for heaven's sakes! Thank you so much as this is the first ever clue I've seen. I would love to have a copy of the obituary of Margaret's friend. I wonder if Margaret had TB as well and also wonder now, if she is buried in the Libertyville Lakeside cemetery...which I once lived next door to while growing up! I am sure her daughter, my mother, had no clue either! This also helps confirm that Margaret was using Pangborn. Someone else sent me her husband Paul's military registration which clearly shows he used Pangborn as well. I am so grateful for your help. Great leads, to say the least! Jayne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1826.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you have a copy (or access to) of the "Invanhoe Cemetery & Swan Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions and Burial Records (1997)". That is where I got the information I posted - and it wasn't very much work! There is a copy of it at the library near me. I can find additional names in that book if you need.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith - Handy - Hays - Holden Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1826.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so very much for doing all this work. I appreciate it so much since I'm in Tulsa, OK! Since Thomas and Hepsibah Smith are at the tail end of my pedigree chart, I don't have much at all on them. They are my dead end! I do know that he died in NY somewhere adn she died January 02, 1826. Her maiden name was Holden, and they got married October 29, 1814, but that's about all I have. Someone a long time ago told me to check around Chili, Monroe County, NY for any relatives of his, but I never have. If you would like to check into these two ancestors of mine, please do so. I found a cemetery in Ivanhoe, IL that has at least 50 relatives buried there, so that has all my attention right now. Thanks again so much for your efforts. God bless.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi- I did a quick search of the microfilm for the "Lake County Independent Register" at Cook Memorial Library to see if I could find an obituary for Margaret Harrison Pangborn. I didn't find one (although that could be because the newspaper is quite confusing in how it publishes articles and obituaries). However, I did find an interesting article where she was mentioned. In the Friday, November 26, 1915 edition of the paper, the following was posted: MRS. HOBAN'S PASSING ON SAME DAY FRIEND IS BURIED Waukegan, Nov. 20 It was a striking coincident that Mrs. Joe Hoban, formerly "Dotsy" Dietmeyer, should die this morning at 1 o'clock, or a few hours previous to the funeral of one of her closest friends, Mrs. Pangburn, nee Margaret Harrison, whose death occurred Tuesday. These two young women, prior to the time Mrs. Hoban went to the county hospital suffering with tuberculosis, were bosom friends. Mrs. Hoban lived on Washington Street, Miss Harrison on Edison Court. They were constantly in each other's company and none was more concerned over Mrs. Hoban's conditition than was her neighbor and friend, Mrs. Pangburn. The article goes on - pretty much an obit about Mrs. Hoban. If you would like, I can send it to you. I was at the library right before it closed, so I didn't have time to look in the published cemetery inscriptions at the library. I can try and do that if you would like. Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1826.1 Message Board Post: Hi- You may already have this information, but while I was at the library, I looked up the following information in the "Invanhoe Cemetery & Swan Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions and Burial Records (1997)". Perhaps there will be some additional information that can help you with your search: SECTION B-EAST Lot 59 SMITH, Clarence 1891-1892 s/Thomas B. & Alma Sidney 1889-1891 s/Thomas B. & Alma Thomas Byron 1849-1916 h/Alma Esther HANDY M.W.A emb; s/Eber H. & Sarah SMITH Alma Ester HANDY 1862-1920 w/Thomas B. SMITH I don't know if the following are related to Alma Esther Handy, but in Lot 60 are the following people: HANDY, Eugenia Louise PUTNAM 1840-1925 w/Samual Dwight HANDY; dau/Daniel & Julia A. PUTNAM PUTNAM, Julia Anna Austin 1816-1909 w/Daniel S. PUTNAM Daniel Sumner 1813-1904 h/Julia A. Austin; s/Daniel & Permelia PUTNAM Then, as for EH Smith and SA Hays, the following information was found: SECTION B-EAST Lot 31 SMITH, Mary Emma Mar 26, 1856 - Apr 4, 1860 dau/Eber H. & Sarah George W. Feb 20, 1858 - Feb 17, 1881 s/Eber & Sarah Smith Eber Holden June 3, 1817 - June 16, 1898 h/Sarah Ann Hays; s/Thomas & Hepsibah SMITH Sarah Ann HAYS June 10, 1819 - Feb 11, 1892 w/Eber H. SMITH So, it looks like TB Smith and AE Handy had two sons that died very young (Clarence and Sidney). EH Smith and SA Hays had two children buried with them (Son George and Daughter Mary Emma). Both of them preceded their parents in death. It looks like Eber Holden Smith's parents names are Thomas and Hepsibah - I didn't look them up to see if they are buried at the same cemetery, but I can if you would like. I hope that this helps

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi John, I just learned the other day about the Random Acts of Kindness. I've been connected to the other sites you mentioned off and on for quite a few years and several people have helped me, from time to time. I appreciate your offer as well and will indeed keep you posted! Someone sent me Paul's military registration form, which he personally signed, by email attachment two days ago! He was using the Pangborne name in June 1917. The woman who sent me the scanned document is a researcher in Lake County. Thanks again for your assistance. I'll look forward to staying in touch. Regards, Jayne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMALL & PORTEOUS in Lake County Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Jayne- Just some thoughts to maybe help your search. Have you heard of Randon Acts Of Genealogical Kindness? You can visit their site at; www.raogk.org. I see there is a slew of volunteers for Lake County. Maybe you can find someone to hunt the newspapers for an obit for Margaret and possibly more info on Paul. Next, I would try the Lake County Genealogical Society. Their website is; www.rootsweb.com/~illcgs/ . I know they have lots of obits and family info on familys from Lake County. I'd be curious to hear how your search goes. Would you please keep me updated in case I get down that way. Maybe I can personally help you out. John in Racine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Ludwig, Pennington, Hawkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1832 Message Board Post: It never dawned on me, but several relatives of mine who are buried in Ivanhoe cemetery may have been in the Civil War or served any branch up to WWII. Can someone check for me in logs or military records to see if the following may have served: Thomas Byron Smith, George Howard Smith, Floyd Reuben Smith, Virgil Pennington, Rudolph Richard Ludwig, Eber Holden Smith, Thomas B. Hawkins, Fransic Marion Smith, Otis S. Smith, George Washington Smith, Eugene Eber Smith, Merton Vere Smith, Darryl A. Smith, William Harrison Smith. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi. There is a Paul Arthur Pangborne living in Waukegan at the time of the draft registration. He was born in PA on 9 Nov 1892. According to the registration card on Ancestry, he lived at 312 West Street and had a child as a dependent. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ILLAKE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 5/28/2006 9:47:25 PM Subject: Re: Looking for Margaret Harrison Scott/Pangborn This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harrison, Pullen, Scott, Pangborn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1 Message Board Post: John, Margaret's full name, according to family records, was Margaret Christiena Harrison, daughter of Charles Calvin and Sarah Margaret Pullen Harrison. Charles farmed in the Antioch, IL area. Margaret was born on April 26, 1892 and her death date is November 18, 1915. My mother, Ella-Gayle, who is Margaret's daughter, was born on March 14, 1914. Paul Arthur Scott was my grandfather, (B. 1893 in PA) who was married to Margaret. At some point, he changed his last name to his grandmother's maiden name, Pangborn, which is on my mother's birth certificate. My sources are all from family records. I have been able to verify some information from census records and other documents. I have photographs of Margaret and Paul and other relatives. Paul "disappeared" soon after Margaret's death and asked his sister and her husband to take care of my mother. His disappearance and whereabouts has been a longstanding family mystery. Thanks for any help you can suggest. Jayne Adams Piehl ==== ILLAKE Mailing List ==== Threaded archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILLAKE ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --- Kathy Brady-Blake --- kbbgen@earthlink.net http://www.kbbgen.com/ 7-10 June 2006 NGS Conference in the States at Chicago's Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hope to see you there! Conference websites: NGS: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ CGC: http://users.anet.com/~jeffb/jabco/cgc/index.html Blog: http://ngs2006.blogspot.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi John, I was born and raised in Lake County (Libertyville) and have contacted the court house in Waukegan for a death record on Margaret to no avail. I have not made a contact for a marriage license, however, for Paul and Margaret...yet. I have pulled up similar hits on Paul on the social security sites, too. He is such a mystery! My mother told me he was referred to as a "family friend" for years and her last recollection of him was when she was about 12, which would have been around 1926. Later, she was told that he was her father, which was quite upsetting to her. He vanished and was never heard from family again, or so I've always been told. He was a young guy who served in WWI (I have post cards he wrote to his sisters and photos of him) and when his wife died and he was left with a young child, he simply couldn't handle the responsibilty, apparently. He asked one of his sisters and her husband to adopt my mother. At one time, I heard a comment that he may have gotten! into some trouble in Wisconsin. So, you may be on a trail! Anyway, thanks for your help and advice. I appreciate it very much. Jayne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, one last thought. Maybe someone with access to Ancestry.com can do a WWI Draft Registration look-up for you under both Pangborn and Scott to see if Paul shows up that way. I don't have access. John

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Jayne- I can't locate Margaret's death record in Illinois. They have their records posted for that time but her's doesn't show up. From what I understand, it's not complete. Cook County is complete upto 1915 tho'. Chicago is in Cook county and it's the next county south of Lake. McHenry county, which is west of Lake isn't complete. Lake County also is incomplete. But the Lake County Courthouse would have the record if she died in Waukegan or Antioch. You have her exact date of death, is there an obit that goes with that or is that also just family info? Have you tried the Waukegan Library to see if they would look up an obit or a death notice for you? Their website is; www.waukeganpl.org/ . Did you get a copy of their marriage license yet? That should be at the Lake County Courthouse. It may hold more information. Are you aware of the Social Security Death Index, sponsored by RootsWeb? If not, it's located at; http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi . I just put in Paul Scott, born 1893 and came up with 6 hits. You'd probably be better able to pick through them. It might help if you can be more specific on his date of birth. If you find a likely candidate, you can also order his application. Just make sure you're very positive before you order, I think it costs $27 now. Another option might be the NARA Archives in Chicago. If he joined the service, which might be a good possibility, they can help you locate records too. Their website is located at; http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ . You can contact them with questions. I'll keep looking, in the meantime. Please let me know if you come up with any new information. John in Racine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harrison, Pullen, Scott, Pangborn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1.1 Message Board Post: John, Margaret's full name, according to family records, was Margaret Christiena Harrison, daughter of Charles Calvin and Sarah Margaret Pullen Harrison. Charles farmed in the Antioch, IL area. Margaret was born on April 26, 1892 and her death date is November 18, 1915. My mother, Ella-Gayle, who is Margaret's daughter, was born on March 14, 1914. Paul Arthur Scott was my grandfather, (B. 1893 in PA) who was married to Margaret. At some point, he changed his last name to his grandmother's maiden name, Pangborn, which is on my mother's birth certificate. My sources are all from family records. I have been able to verify some information from census records and other documents. I have photographs of Margaret and Paul and other relatives. Paul "disappeared" soon after Margaret's death and asked his sister and her husband to take care of my mother. His disappearance and whereabouts has been a longstanding family mystery. Thanks for any help you can suggest. Jayne Adams Piehl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sg.2ADI/1831.1 Message Board Post: Jayne- There was an ARTHUR H PANGBORN, died 03/19/1915, in CHICAGO, age 41 YR. How positive are you on the year of Margaret's death and could she have used another first name? Do you know her full name? What is your source of information? John

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Sg.2ADI/1825.2 Message Board Post: sending mrs hermans death announcement, misc gossip and some census