Does anyone know where cemetery inscriptions for LaSalle County are kept? Who/Where I could contact for help? I'm trying to find out where my GGGG Grandmother Margaret Handlin is buried. I believe when she died in 1870-1880, she was buried in the Brookfield or Mission area, but I'm not for sure. I would greatly appreciate any information and help. Thanks, Mary

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The LaSalle County Genealogy Guild has the records from most of the cemeteries in LaSalle County. E-mail me at [email protected] and I will see what I can find out. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:12 PM Subject: [ILLASALLE] Cemetery Inscriptions for LaSalle Co. > Does anyone know where cemetery inscriptions for LaSalle County are kept? > Who/Where I could contact for help? > > I'm trying to find out where my GGGG Grandmother Margaret Handlin is buried. > I believe when she died in 1870-1880, she was buried in the Brookfield or > Mission area, but I'm not for sure. > > I would greatly appreciate any information and help. > > Thanks, > Mary > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

If you copies all of the baptismal records, you wouldn't happen to have any Donohue or O'Donohue would you??? Thanks. Denise Wolter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] LOOKING FOR CORRIGAN'S FAMILY TREE > Dear Dick- > > I recently visited the LaSalle County Genealogy Guild in Ottawa. I copied > all of the Baptism records and found several Corrigans. Do you have that info. > I will gladly send it to you if you want it. > > Please send me your snail mail. > > Sincerely, Jim Kinnally > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Dear Jim----I woulf appreciate any information that you or anyone else might be able to send regarding Coigans from LaSall, Livingston or counties that are nearby----as well as where some that were born or lived there, that have moved to such places as Iowa. Thanks for your help. Dick Corrigan Orland Park, Il [email protected]

Dear Dick- I recently visited the LaSalle County Genealogy Guild in Ottawa. I copied all of the Baptism records and found several Corrigans. Do you have that info. I will gladly send it to you if you want it. Please send me your snail mail. Sincerely, Jim Kinnally

Hi Karen, I checked Helen Rinehart's obituary, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Penosky. She was survived by a brother, Michael of Joliet and a sister, Mrs. Alice Bystry of Kewanee. The services notice also has the same spelling. The obituary list grandchildren as Donald Rinehart and Mrs. Lark Daniel of San Deigo, California. However, the services notice has as the first out of town visitor as Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Tubbs and daughters, Donna Rinehart and Nancy of Ely, Minn. Also from Joliet: M/M Michael Penosky, M/M Walter Penosky, Frank Penosky and Daughter, Clara; Mrs. Martha Penosky, Miss Stella Penosky. E. M. Rinehart's son, was married and had two children: Donald, and Donna Jeanne. Sorry, no mention of Leo. I also checked E. M.'s obituary, thinking Leo might be a pall bearer or out of town visitor. Sorry, neither. E. M.'s obituary also liste his wife as Helen Schmidt??? Karen Hangsleben wrote: > > I did a little more digging online and in my own personal library and have > learned that E.M. RINEHART was an Eldo M. Rinehart. Leo's sister was > therefore Helen M. RINEHART. I may very well have the spelling of PENOFFSKY > wrong. I have learned that Helen M. RINEHART is buried at Riverview and the > date of death or interment is listed as 15 June 1968. Would so kind local > look up her obit and get me a good spelling of her maiden name? The obit > might list her brother - Leo as living or perhaps "died in WWI" - then I > would know an answer to the nagging question of what became of Leo. > > There was a son Donald L. RINEHART too. I find a Donald L. RINEHART, Sr. > who died 1938 - was born 1908 so could be the above couples son. If he's a > "Sr." there surely is a "Jr." someplace. > > Is RINEHART still a Streator name? > > Thanks in advance for helping me - Karen > ---------- > From: Karen Hangsleben[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:53 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] Leo Penoffsky Co C, 137 Inf. American EF - W.W.I > > Thank you - Uncle Fred wrote Santigny on many of these letters. His > spelling wasn't the best. I'm supposing that his formal education ended > before HS. I will certainly look at this source. Karen > > ---------- > From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Leo Penoffsky Co C, 137 Inf. American EF - W.W.I > > My brother found info on our great Uncle at Cantigny park in Wheaton > Illinois. He was in the 129th Inf. , and was killed in France ,1918. They > have alot > on Illinois WW1 units so maybe they can help you, the website is= > <A > HREF="http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdivision/">http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdiv > ision/</A> > If this doesn't work just type in keyword search "Cantigny". > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I have my Dad's Family Tree all the way back to 1800 in Ireland, but haven't been able to find my maternal grandfather, Joseph P. Corrigan's side further back than his parents and some information about his brother.s names and their wives.I am sure that there were quite a number of relatives in the Ottawa, Streator, Blackstone, Kinsman, Budd, Ransom, Odell or Sioux City, Iowa areas. It would also be nice to know the names of any of my great-grandfather's brothers or sisters, some of whom may have come to the United States and/or some that did ot (and their offspring) His parents were Thomas Corrigan, born in Loughlin Parish, Rosscommon, Ireland and married to Margaret Donahue, b. May 28, 1832 in Milltown Parish, Mayo, Ireland. I think that, for a time, they lived near Streator, with their 6 sons and no daughters. I uinderstand that one of the 6 sons was Thomas J. Corrigan born August 23, 1854 in Ottawa and married Mary Carey on March 22, 1879 in Kinsman and that Thomas passed away in September 1928 in Streator. I understand that they had : Thomas B, who lived near Streator and married Ella Freeborn (sp.) from Streator, on April 19, 1911 and that he passed away on March 5, 1952 in or near Streator. William , born January 6, 1887 in Ransom, Livingston County, and that he married Bee Connors (date unknown) and that he passed away on February 28, 1950 in or near Blackstone, Livingston County, Illinois. Francis, born April 26, 1891 and married to Paula Trainor in Streator on April 3, 1923 in Streator and that they lived in Streator at one time. I also have note that they had a daughter Margaret, born January 26, 1882 in Ransom, Livingston County, Illinois, who married Eugene Drinan in 1912. I believe that she passed away in November,1965 in or near Odell, Illinois. I also have a note of Mary, born July 21, 1883 in Ransom, who passed away November 24,1973 in Streator. ( I don't know if Mary had a husband or family.) I don't know the names of any of their offsprings. But it seems to me that I used to hear of Grandma and the aunts refer to Gene Drinan, who was apparently Margaret's husband. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- John (Jack) Corrigan was born March 4, 1856 in or near Ottawa and died November 23, 1929 in or near Sioux City, Iowa. He was apparently buried there. I have found nothing about his being married or having children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- James J. Corrigan was born in or near Ottawa on January 3, 1862and married and passed away in Ottawa on January 22, 1931. I have found no record of him being married or having any children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- William J. Corrigan was born May 28, 1863 in Ottawa and married Mary Ann Brennan on November 28, 1888, in Dwight, Illinois. He apparently passed away in Sioux City, Iowa on November 28, 1949. I have found no record of where he and his wife are buried or if they had children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- Michael B. Corrigan is, I believe, the yougest of the brothers and was born in Ottawa on November 29, 1889 and married Emma Quinn (Date and Place Unknown) I understand that he passed away in Streator in 1936. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- Except for our grandparents, I do not have any of the descendats of the other brothers and Thomas J. Corrigan and Mary Ann Carey. But I feel that someone else may have that information and have passed it on to you or their existing relatives in one of the areas or it might be a matter of public record in one of those areas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- I have been trying to work on this Family Tree for several years for these grandparents side, but this is as far back as I have gotten. I would appreciate any help that you or any of their existing relatives can give me. I understand that at least one of our grandfather's brothers and some of his family were farmers near Budd, Illinois in Livingston County. Would you have a local address in Sioux City, Iowa to write to an organization or for relatives of John (Jack) Corrigan's family and William J. Corrigan's Family Tree ? If you or anyone is interested, I have a professionaly made photgrapraph of all 6 brothers as relatively young men and the another professionaly made photo of them sitting in the same order (about 9 x 12 ) that seems to be taken abought 30 years later. I can mail copies. I would really appreciate your help in locating any of these people, for no other reason to complete more of the Family Tree. Sincerely, Dick Corrigan Orland Park, Illinois 60467 [email protected]

I did a little more digging online and in my own personal library and have learned that E.M. RINEHART was an Eldo M. Rinehart. Leo's sister was therefore Helen M. RINEHART. I may very well have the spelling of PENOFFSKY wrong. I have learned that Helen M. RINEHART is buried at Riverview and the date of death or interment is listed as 15 June 1968. Would so kind local look up her obit and get me a good spelling of her maiden name? The obit might list her brother - Leo as living or perhaps "died in WWI" - then I would know an answer to the nagging question of what became of Leo. There was a son Donald L. RINEHART too. I find a Donald L. RINEHART, Sr. who died 1938 - was born 1908 so could be the above couples son. If he's a "Sr." there surely is a "Jr." someplace. Is RINEHART still a Streator name? Thanks in advance for helping me - Karen ---------- From: Karen Hangsleben[SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:53 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] Leo Penoffsky Co C, 137 Inf. American EF - W.W.I Thank you - Uncle Fred wrote Santigny on many of these letters. His spelling wasn't the best. I'm supposing that his formal education ended before HS. I will certainly look at this source. Karen ---------- From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Leo Penoffsky Co C, 137 Inf. American EF - W.W.I My brother found info on our great Uncle at Cantigny park in Wheaton Illinois. He was in the 129th Inf. , and was killed in France ,1918. They have alot on Illinois WW1 units so maybe they can help you, the website is= <A HREF="http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdivision/">http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdiv ision/</A> If this doesn't work just type in keyword search "Cantigny". ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thank you - Uncle Fred wrote Santigny on many of these letters. His spelling wasn't the best. I'm supposing that his formal education ended before HS. I will certainly look at this source. Karen ---------- From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Leo Penoffsky Co C, 137 Inf. American EF - W.W.I My brother found info on our great Uncle at Cantigny park in Wheaton Illinois. He was in the 129th Inf. , and was killed in France ,1918. They have alot on Illinois WW1 units so maybe they can help you, the website is= <A HREF="http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdivision/">http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdiv ision/</A> If this doesn't work just type in keyword search "Cantigny". ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

My brother found info on our great Uncle at Cantigny park in Wheaton Illinois. He was in the 129th Inf. , and was killed in France ,1918. They have alot on Illinois WW1 units so maybe they can help you, the website is= <A HREF="http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdivision/">http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdivision/</A> If this doesn't work just type in keyword search "Cantigny".

Hope I can locate information regarding this gentleman. I found his name in a letter written by a relative in W.W.I. Fred Hasenkamper of Streator met this man Leo Penoffsky at Camp Dodge, Iowa. They became buddies. Leo's sister was a Mrs. E.M. Rinehart of Sumner/Summer St. Streator, IL (Aug 1918). Fred was wounded in the war and the two buddies were separated. Letters home repeatedly mention looking for Leo. Can someone out there tell me if Leo made it home? Have transcribed many of the saved letters and doubt that times have changed much with regard to soldiers away from home and at war. Getting letters is a BIG THING. Thanks in advance for any lister's help. Karen Nelson Hangsleben

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Thanks Joanie for the help. I'm not sure if August and Henry were brothers. Carol

Did someone once mention that the state of Illinois had its own census, requiring the counties to turn in information every five years? I am not referring to the Federal census. If so, what years were covered? Where would this information be found? Thanks! Charlotte Gautschy [email protected]

At 09:24 AM 7/7/2003 -0400, Charlotte Gautschy <[email protected]> wrote: >Did someone once mention that the state of Illinois had its own census, requiring the counties to turn in information every five years?... You will find quite a full explanation on this web page: <http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/research_series/rseries5.html>. Rollie

Greetings from Streator, I checked New Michigan, Calder, Moon's Point and Phillips and Ancona and did not find an August Brandes or Frank Benckendorf. I don't have a copy of Long Point Cemetery. Buried in Phillips were Dina and her? children Arthur and Tillie. Mrs. August Brandes (Emilie Jaeschke), second wife. A note on the page states her children were Clara, Edward, Harvey and William. There was also a Henry Brandes, 1848 - 1901, and his wives and children. Was he a brother to August? Joanie [email protected] wrote: > > I am looking for the date of birth/death of August Brandes (born about > November 1856). His first wife was Dena Langenheim and she died in 1888 and was > buried in Phillips Cemetery, Livingston County, Illinois. > > Their daughter, Emma Brandes (1884-1969) married Frank Benckendorf (born > about 1885). No one in this family shows up in the 1930 census. Frank and Emma > had two known children, Donald (born about 1914) and Dorothy (born about 1918). > Emma was buried in Long Point Cemetery, Long Point, Illinois in 1969. > > Could someone check the cemetery books at the Streator library to see if > there are any birth/death dates on August Brandes and Frank Benckendorf? Thank > you so much. > > Carol - Phoenix > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am looking for the date of birth/death of August Brandes (born about November 1856). His first wife was Dena Langenheim and she died in 1888 and was buried in Phillips Cemetery, Livingston County, Illinois. Their daughter, Emma Brandes (1884-1969) married Frank Benckendorf (born about 1885). No one in this family shows up in the 1930 census. Frank and Emma had two known children, Donald (born about 1914) and Dorothy (born about 1918). Emma was buried in Long Point Cemetery, Long Point, Illinois in 1969. Could someone check the cemetery books at the Streator library to see if there are any birth/death dates on August Brandes and Frank Benckendorf? Thank you so much. Carol - Phoenix

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What tax records are available for LaSalle County between 1880-1900 and who do I contact? My ggfather Christen Rømer was in Leland, Illinois some time between 1880 and 1900. He apparently didn't own any real estate while there. He probably had horses and wagons and ran a business tiling farms in the area. I have done tax list research in other states and have been amazed at the things that were individually taxed at one time or another including pianos and bicycles. Any help greatly appreciated. buzz