Does anyone recognize the Mrs. Earl Ragon, Mrs. Roy Hale (Lake Co., IL), & Rue Lambert mentioned in the obituary below? Hamilton (Ohio) Journal News, Monday 14 Sep 1936 John W Lambert died age 77 at his home 638 Ludlow Street, Sunday morning 11:30 am after a lingering illness. Mr. Lambert was born at Findlay, January 27, 1859, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lambert. On April 27, 1882, he was united in marriage with Laura Campbell, of Walton, Ind., and in the year 1889 he came with his family to Hamilton. He was employed by B & O RR for 30 years. Beside the widow, Mrs. Laura Lambert, he is survived by four sons, Claude Lambert, of North Princeton, George Lambert, of Hamilton, Rue Lambert, of Chicago, and Harry Lambert of Galveston, Ind.; seven daughters, Mrs. Roy Hale, of Zion, Ill., Mrs. Boyd Combs, Mrs. Albert Kellum, and Mrs. Fred Wick of Hamilton; Mrs. Earl Ragon, of Canton, Mrs. Roy Keller, and Mrs. Edward Keller, of Hamilton, one brother, Walter Lambert, of Peru, Ind., 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock at the Michael Colligan funeral home, 425 Walnut St., with Dr. George B. Parkin, Pastor of First M. E. Church officiating. Interment, Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton OH. Friends may call Monday afternoon after 4 o'clock. John W. Lambert was married to UNKNOWN prior to his marriage to Laura Campbell on 27 May 1883 in Cass Co., IN. They had 8 children: Claude, Minerva, Louise, George, Myrtle, Jessie, Etta, & Mary. The other children must be from the prior marriage. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Robbin Kellum Harrison Raised in Hamilton, Butler Co., OH - residing in Downers Grove IL Researching: KELLAM/UM, RENICK, COLLINS, YOCUM, DIX, WHEATLEY, GLOVER, STOKELEY, DENISON, CAMPBELL, LAMBERT, THOMPSON, CARR, CAVIN

Hello fellow researchers, Here is a list of names taken from a list of repairs and work done to a property in Waukegan. It was located as Lots 10 and 11. In Block 7. In McKays second addition to the town of Little Fort, now City of Waukegan. Some of the writing is difficult to read as it is very curly. 1865. Mr. J. Brown who supplied Lumber Post. Mr. B. Dodge who supplied Hinges and Nails. Mike Junco who was paid for doing work. 1866 Mr. J. Brown more Lumber. George James supplied Paint. Trowbridge amd Gunn for Raisy? Parker Maynard for Bricks. Mr. Nightman for Bricks E. Belding for Drossey?? Miken Scooby and Dickinson for work. Mr. B. Dodge for Hardware. John N. Hull for Masonwork. Mr. Emerson for Plaining. C. Hatty Sine? Mr. McConnell Whites. Mr. B. Smith for Lathing Addition. Geo. S. Wheeler for Paper. Jas. P. Nichols Eves trough B. F. Flagg for Painting House. Watson and Palmer Door Sash. 1867. P. Le Duffy Digging Drain. Mr. J. Brown for Lumber Walter Crapo for Work. Mr. J. Brown for Lumber Walter Crapo for Work. Mr. B. Dodge for Nails. Webster Green for Stoop. Harris Hook for Sink, built in. Jas P. Nichols for Pump. John Howe Post for Fence. Mr. J. Brown for Lumber. Mr. J. Brown for Lumber Post. Mr. P. Dodge for Hinges and Nails. Mike Junko for Work. 1869 Jas. P. Nichols for Lead Pipe. 1875 Daniel Woolly? for Chining. Walter Crapo for Work. Matt Malia for Work. Brown and Bauer for Shingles Lumber. 1876 B. P. Morse for Painting House and out Building. Mr. P. Yeoman for Paper. I hope this is of help to someone. Happy Hunting, Jean Palmer.

Jean, I would be interested to know if my great grandfather, living in Waukegan in those years, is on that list of businesses. He was a carpenter and his name was Frederick Clare Davis. If you could check, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Donna Davis Dixon [email protected]

Hello all Lake County researchers. Recently I sent for some archived papers regarding the property Matthew Palmer owned in Waukegan. No actual street address is given. The property is described as follows. Quote: Lots 10 and 11, Block 7. In McKays second addition to the town of Little Fort, now the city of Waukegan. Between 1865 and 1869 many repairs were done to the property. There is a list of names of who worked on the property and the supplies used. E.G. 10 May 1865 Mr. J. Brown supplied lumber posts costing $49. 15. " " " Mr. B. Dodge supplied hinges costing $ 8. 25. Does anyone know where I can find an old map giving the location of the property? Also would anyone be interested in a list of the names of the men who were in business in Waukegan during these years? I am willing to type in the whole list if anyone is at all interested. Happy Hunting, Jean Palmer in Victoria, B.C. Canada.

Does anyone know any infomation on the "Domikaitus" name? The family lived in Waukegan during the 30's,40's, 50's, 60's. I believe Pete Domikaitus was involved in local politics. Can anyone help? Thanks Mildred Young

Dear Kat, The only Bauer listed in the book for Waukegan is an Adam Bauer, listed as a laborer. The family may have moved after the writing of the book, which was sometime prior to its publication in 1877. I don't know of any reprints of the book - perhaps others on the mailing list might know. Sorry for the lack of info. val peiler

Dear Jean, I have an original copy. To my knowledge, it has not been reprinted. Perhaps someone else on the list might know whether any genealogy/historic society has had it released. Glad it was some help. Good luck with the weather - we just got rid of ours. val peiler

Thank you for this Val. These old books are priceless. You are very lucky to have found a copy. My PALMER family in Waukegan is confusing as there were two Fred. Palmers. They were cousins. I know what Fred son of Matthew did for a living. He was a harness maker. The Fred I am looking for was son of John. And John didn't go to America, he stayed in Northamptonshire, England. Fred, son of John emigrated in 1854. He came with is newly wed sister Susannah and her husband Chales WHITEHEAD. This last family has been researched by another descendant. So this may well be 'my' Fred. who was renovating feathers. That sounds like a curious occupation. Perhaps it doesn't mean feathers as we are thinking about them. e.g. Feathers from a bird. I will keep on searching for more about my elusive Fred. Happy Hunting, Jean. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 5:35 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Lake County 1870 census. > Dear Jean, > I have an original copy. To my knowledge, it has not been reprinted. > Perhaps someone else on the list might know whether any genealogy/historic > society has had it released. > Glad it was some help. Good luck with the weather - we just got rid of ours. > val peiler >

Hello, How do I find a copy of this book Past and Present of Lake County? I am researching KICK, MCGUIRE, SULLIVAN, FLARY, MUSSER. [email protected]

I'd love to find a copy of this book also. I have a few news papers from Waukegan from the very early 1900's. It shows some of the prominent people of Waukegan during that time. I would also like to find out information on the Bauer family that originally built the house that was located at 2713 Cornelia Avenue in Waukegan. I have pictures of two members of that family and would like to know how to contact them. If you know anything about the "Eddie" Bauer family in Waukegan during the late 1800 through early 1900's I'd love to hear about them. Thanks! Kat

Dear Jean, While I do not have access to the census for that year, I can tell you that both Palmer names you are looking for appear in the 1877 book Past and Present of Lake County. George Palmer is listed as owning his own farm in Hainesville, IL. A "Fred Palmer" is found in Waukegan, and his occupation is listed as "feather renovator". Just a guess, but if this is your ancestor, perhaps he was wounded in the war and thus required to find an occupation less strenuous than farming? Hope this is of some help. val peiler

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This is so kind of you to let me know. I do know that George was injured in the Civil War. Do you know if I could buy this book please? If you can give me an address or publisher I would be eternally grateful. I have just purchased a book of old photographs of Waukegan from their Historical Society. It is a lovely book and gives me some ideas of what life was like for the early pioneers. The Palmer family had a tragic start to their new life. Arriving in Waukegan in 1852 with 8 children and a new baby arrived seven months later. The eldest son was killed in an accident in 1854. The poor father never recovered from the shock and died himself some 20 days later. Then they lost their 12 years old daughter the following year. Your message has given me a great deal of help. Thank you friend. Blessings and Happy Hunting, Jean in Victoria, B.C. Canada. Where it is SO hot, we are melting. We are not used to this kind of tropical weather. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:17 AM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Lake County 1870 census. > Dear Jean, > While I do not have access to the census for that year, I can tell you that > both Palmer names you are looking for appear in the 1877 book Past and > Present of Lake County. George Palmer is listed as owning his own farm in > Hainesville, IL. A "Fred Palmer" is found in Waukegan, and his occupation is > listed as "feather renovator". Just a guess, but if this is your ancestor, > perhaps he was wounded in the war and thus required to find an occupation > less strenuous than farming? > Hope this is of some help. > val peiler >

I have updated the "Death Notice Index" page. I have also added two new pages. One is the "Tombstone Index" which is an index of the tombstones in Illinois and Wisconsin that I have photographed. I have also added a page called "LDS Search" which gives a detailed description of where to go to do a "place" search on the LDS web page. http://communities.msn.com/Genealogy2000 [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Thanks to Mary and to Tom for the very helpful information. T. Ives

There are numerous ways of trying to obtain copies of these papers. I would assume he was naturalized in the North East region. The state is divided by region and court. I can't remember the names of the 2 courts where he may have made his request. Depending on which of the 2 courts he submitted his papers and which region of the state will determine where the papers are archived and where you can request them and/or search for them. You can go to the LDS web page and do a search for Lake County records. They have some of the naturalization records filmed. This includes the original request papers. His particular papers may or may not have been recorded. (if you search the LDS you can go to my web page and I have set up a page explaining how to do a "place" search on the LDS page.) You will want to search Lake County, Waukegan or Illinois, looking for naturalization records. I believe Northwestern University is the archives for the Northeast Region which would include Chicago, Waukegan, etc. They do have a web page listed under the State of Illinois web page. You can write a letter to the National Archives-Great Lakes Region, 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Ill 60629 and they will file a freedom of information search for you. Include as much detailed information and in your case, include a copy of the paper you have. Ask them what kinds of papers are available. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. The other source I am aware of is at http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/foia/index.htm. Let me know if this helps and contact me at [email protected] if you need any more help. I have more web addresses. Mary http://communities.msn.com/Genealogy2000 [email protected] >From: vavnc <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Researching the data submitted to petition for >naturalization >Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 20:46:09 -0700 > >I have my Grandfathers naturalization certificate issued in >Waukegan,Illinois 0n 11/6/1919. I would like to learn how to locate the >data that he had to submit to obtain this certificate. I think it will help >me with my geneology research. All feedback on how to go about this will be >greatly appreciated. ThankYou, Vaun Coleman > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Lake County is in the NIU region in DeKalb. Here is a link: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/niumap.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Urban <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 6:38 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Researching the data submitted to petition for naturalization > There are numerous ways of trying to obtain copies of these papers. I would > assume he was naturalized in the North East region. The state is divided by > region and court. I can't remember the names of the 2 courts where he may > have made his request. Depending on which of the 2 courts he submitted his > papers and which region of the state will determine where the papers are > archived and where you can request them and/or search for them. You can go > to the LDS web page and do a search for Lake County records. They have some > of the naturalization records filmed. This includes the original request > papers. His particular papers may or may not have been recorded. (if you > search the LDS you can go to my web page and I have set up a page explaining > how to do a "place" search on the LDS page.) You will want to search Lake > County, Waukegan or Illinois, looking for naturalization records. I believe > Northwestern University is the archives for the Northeast Region which would > include Chicago, Waukegan, etc. They do have a web page listed under the > State of Illinois web page. You can write a letter to the National > Archives-Great Lakes Region, 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Ill 60629 and > they will file a freedom of information search for you. Include as much > detailed information and in your case, include a copy of the paper you have. > Ask them what kinds of papers are available. Enclose a self-addressed > stamped envelope. The other source I am aware of is at > http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/foia/index.htm. > > Let me know if this helps and contact me at [email protected] if you need > any more help. I have more web addresses. > > Mary > > http://communities.msn.com/Genealogy2000 > [email protected] > > > > >From: vavnc <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Researching the data submitted to petition for > >naturalization > >Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 20:46:09 -0700 > > > >I have my Grandfathers naturalization certificate issued in > >Waukegan,Illinois 0n 11/6/1919. I would like to learn how to locate the > >data that he had to submit to obtain this certificate. I think it will help > >me with my geneology research. All feedback on how to go about this will be > >greatly appreciated. ThankYou, Vaun Coleman > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >

The Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 14 at Fremont Public Library in Mundelein. Guest speaker will be Patricia Reeves and her topic is "How to Read German Church Records." The meeting begins at 7 pm. For more information contact Allen Elias at (847) 566-2188 or Carol Knigge at [email protected]

V. Coleman asked for help on how to find info submitted for immigration papers. I also would like to know. So if some kind soul could help, please reply to list. Thanks a lot. T. Ives

I have my Grandfathers naturalization certificate issued in Waukegan,Illinois 0n 11/6/1919. I would like to learn how to locate the data that he had to submit to obtain this certificate. I think it will help me with my geneology research. All feedback on how to go about this will be greatly appreciated. ThankYou, Vaun Coleman

In case someone needs Highland Pk info, especially obits, this is a good site: www.highlandpark.org/ Has a historical sketch of H.Pk, too. Maintained by the H.Pk. Library. T. Ives