Greetings, My gr-gr-grandmother, Julia Roberts was born in Plattsburgh NY, 20 Feb 1824. She married first George W. Tilton, and second, Fairfax Smith Thayer. She died 27 Sept 1909 in Scio, Linn Co., OR. I have conflicting information about her parents and have as yet been unable to trace them. Julia kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, and amongst them was the following article regarding the wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. P. J. Roberts. I do not know the relationship of this Roberts family to my Julia, but I suspect this could be a nephew of hers. Does any one have any information about the Roberts of this article? How about any of the other names listed? I would enjoy hearing from anyone with clues about the identities of these folks. Regards, Lisa L. Jones mailto:[email protected] [Newspaper clipping from Julia's scrapbook.] TONICA, LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1883 Fifteen Years of Married Life Mr. And Mrs. P. J. Roberts, having worked well together under the marital yoke for fifteen years, concluded to celebrate their crystal anniversary last Wednesday evening. And being of a social disposition, they invited something like a hundred of their friends and neighbors to call in, make merry, and join in a fest of good things generally. Although not all who were bidden to come could respond in person, the company was large enough to fill the spacious mansion to the utmost limit of comfort. While the high tide of sociability was murmuring in every corner, the noise of the merry-making was suddenly drowned by the sound of music without. On opening the door, there stood the cornet band, in full uniform, with blazing torches, performing some of their choicest selections.--After listening to this charming change of program for a few minutes, Mr. Roberts invited the boys to come in and enjoy themselves with the rest. They did so. At the proper hour came the feast. And such a feast as was served would do credit to a Washington reception. The guests (54 in all) were seated at tables, and the tables were spread with all that the appetite of man could desire. Oysters, meats, cake, fruits, confectioneries, coffee, and trimmings were in sight, all of the most delicious kind and cookery, and fair waiters were in attendance to see that none should be idle for the want of anything not within reach. In brief, the banquet was a lavish affair, in keeping with the generous hospitality of the provider. Following is the list of presents: Tonica. Tea set and water set--Jas. Richey, Dr. Black, R. Bullock, S. Underhill, W. S. Gardner, M. P. Scott, G. A. McFerson, Platt Ford. Celery glass--Jos. Elliott. Jell dish--O. H. Barrass. Bouquet holder--Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Miner Jelly dish--Mrs. Tillie C. Perry. Pair vases--G. G. Pratt Bottle perfumery--Mrs. & Mrs. E. G. Thompson Set sauce dishes--Mr. &Mrs. Archie Neil Fruit dish--Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Underhill Bread plate--Mr. & Mrs. E. Stone Lamp--Mr. & Mrs. N. Richey. Silver Dollar--Mr. Holdridge. Glass set--Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Richardson La Salle. Fruit dish--M. Byrne. Bread plate--Mrs. Geo. Morrison Cake stand--Mr. & Mrs. N. J. Weller Bread plate and sauce dishes--Mrs. Tamblyn. Jell dish--Mr. & Mrs. McIntosh. Pickle dish--Mr. & Mrs. Boutwell Set goblets and sauce dishes--Mr. & Mrs. J. V. Couglin Sauce dishes--R.K.Coulter Fruit dish and sauce dish--Mr. & Mrs. Murley Fruit dish and bread plate--Mr. & Mrs. Heath Fruit dish--Mrs. Roberts. Rutland. Bread plate--Mr. & Mrs. Kelly. Celery dish--Mr. & Mrs. Horner Pickle dish--Mrs. Roher. Many of these presents were of the most elegant and costly description. [End of article]

Hello I just looked on Aunt's Birth record, seen it showed the family being in Hall Township Dazell,Ill. Also has Bureau Listed.. Can anyone tell me how I can find newspaper articles from this area, circa 1862.....Thanks for any help you may have to share, Lana

Would Pearl Patterson be related to Martha Patterson, who was married to Michael Corrigan from Ottawa's NE side ? This Martha Patterson had been the widow of Joseph Corrigan (Michael's brother) who was killied in a construction accident South of Ottawa several years earlier. Dick Corrigan Orland Park, Ill [email protected]

...from a sketch of Martin A. Newman, a Livingston and La Salle Co. pioneer, published in 1909. ..."After getting through with that job, he carried the mail between Ottawa and Bloomington, by the way of where Streator now stands (Eagle postoffice, Isaac Painter postmaster), and from there to the head of Mud Creek to Billy K. Brown's, and thence to Philip Rollins' place, where they had a store or two--Pontiac was not then on the map--and from there to Avoca and Indian Grove, then to Lexington and then on to Bloomington. He would leave Ottawa Monday morning and get back Saturday night. There was not a bridge over any stream on the route; he had to swim the streams when they were high, in winter as well as summer; and the compenstion for all this was about one dollar a day.

Joanie, Thanks for checking. I also checked at the Streator Library last summer and couldn't find a thing either, but I thought it was just my "rookie" research methods. What would you suggest from here? There has to be an obituary somewhere. Maybe I have the wrong year perhaps, but that is what I believe I saw on his gravestone in Long Point. Any suggestions? Thanks, Marguerite

Tedd, Thank you. Probably not. My Pattersons would bear the name of Bean or something else. My Pearl Patterson married a Bean. They had two daughters (I believe) who would have married and had other names. I'd love to find some living relation through that line. Pearl was my grandfather's beloved sister. We've made so many wonderful discoveries in cousins. It would be nice to find some in that branch too. And we have some nice finding we'd love to share. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:14 PM Subject: Patterson Shirley, I have a Edna Vera Patterson - Taylor born about 1884 married George North Taylor Oct. 12 , 1915 , died Jan. 3,1919 in Streator,IL . Would she happen to be from your Patterson's? Thanks ! Tedd Taylor

...from Streator Daily Free Press Monday, October 11, 1909 The infant child of Mrs. and Mrs. Andrew Gasper, living north of Kangley, died last night at 6 o'clock. The burial was held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Naramour cemetery. Was Mrs. Gasper's maiden name Mary Pregun? Monday, November 8, 1909 The two weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mattis of Kangley died Saturday and was buried yesterday in Naramour cemetery.

Hi Joanie, Could I ask you to look up another Rice obituary? John Rice died on Jan. 15, 1946 in Streator. I believe he is the eldest son of David Rice and that Minnie Rice was his stepmother. In her obituary, it mentioned two grandchildren, a grandson Opal Rice and a girl Pearl Rice. If these children are not John's, then they must be David and Nellie McGrath Rice's children, as Minnie's obit said that after his mother's death about four years prior, Opal went to live with Minnie. Thanks for any help. Joy

Joanie, Thanks for the obituary on Allen Griffith!

...from Streator Daily Free Press ZAVADA CHILD DIES Pauline, the two weeks old child of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zavada of this city, died last night at 8 o'clock. The funeral was held this afternoon and the interment was made at the Slavish Catholic cemetery. Was Mrs. Zavada a Mary Sabol?? Anyone know the location, or even section of the cemetery where Pauline was buried. Thanks, Joanie

Joan wrote: > > ...from Wednesday' Streator newspaper > ALLEN GRIFFITH NONAGENARIAN,, DIES AT RANSOM > Funeral Services to Be Held at W. E. Denapple Home, Friday Afternoon. > Allen Griffith, old and highly respected resident of Allen township, > died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Denapple, near Ransom, at > 4:15 o'clock this morning, following an illness of complications, > extending over a period of two years. His ninetieth birthday occurred > on June 12. > He was born in Washington Co., Pa., June 12, 1840, and came to > Illinois in 1856, locating immediately in Allen township, where he > farmed for many years. His marriage with August Wisner took place at > Ottawa, Ill., in April 1867, and to this union seven children were > born. Mrs. Griffith preceded him in death in 1896. > The following are the children; Edwin David Griffith, of > Springfield, Ill.; Mrs. Emily Denapple, Ransom; Mrs. Clara Conard, > Urbana, Ill.; Charles W. Griffith, Gould, Ark.; Oscar L. Griffith,, > Ransom; Allen O. Griffith, Stuttgart, Ark. There is one brother, > Barnes, of Decatur, Ala. > About twenty years ago, Mr. Griffith went to stuttgart, Ark., where > he remained until two years ago, when he returned to this locality to > make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Denapple. > Funeral services will be held from the Denapple home, Friday > afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and interment will take place in the Allen > cemetery. > > ============================== > 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

...from Wednesday' Streator newspaper ALLEN GRIFFITH NONAGENARIAN,, DIES AT RANSOM Funeral Services to Be Held at W. E. Denapple Home, Friday Afternoon. Allen Griffith, old and highly respected resident of Allen township, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Denapple, near Ransom, at 4:15 o'clock this morning, following an illness of complications, extending over a period of two years. His ninetieth birthday occurred on June 12. He was born in Washington Co., Pa., June 12, 1840, and came to Illinois in 1856, locating immediately in Allen township, where he farmed for many years. His marriage with August Wisner took place at Ottawa, Ill., in April 1867, and to this union seven children were born. Mrs. Griffith preceded him in death in 1896. The following are the children; Edwin David Griffith, of Springfield, Ill.; Mrs. Emily Denapple, Ransom; Mrs. Clara Conard, Urbana, Ill.; Charles W. Griffith, Gould, Ark.; Oscar L. Griffith,, Ransom; Allen O. Griffith, Stuttgart, Ark. There is one brother, Barnes, of Decatur, Ala. About twenty years ago, Mr. Griffith went to stuttgart, Ark., where he remained until two years ago, when he returned to this locality to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Denapple. Funeral services will be held from the Denapple home, Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and interment will take place in the Allen cemetery.

Joanie, I can't thank you enough for finding this wonderfully informative obituary. Can you tell me the date and name of the paper where you found it? Tali -----Original Message----- From: Joan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Obit 1920, Ransom? Greetings Again, I thought I could read all the dates, but I missed the date of his move to Chicago. I can read the "185" but not the last digit. The rest of the obituary is fairly clear. Next time I go to the library, I'll see if I can read the last digit. There were two other articles: Nov. 8, 1920 Announcing his death and giving the time of the services. Nov. 17, 1920 Mrs. Hugh Ingle of Ottawa, who was staying with her parents, M/M Julius Redman during the funeral, returned home. Joanie > > Joanie, I just received this. > > I found a small obit on Joe Scherrer in the Ottawa paper. It says Joe > Scherrer of Chicago who has been making his home for the past four years > with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Redmann, died Sunday night. Mr. Scherrer had been > ill for almost seven weeks. He was almost 80 years old. The funeral was > held Tuesday in the German Evangelical Church. The remains were sent to > Chicago for burial. > This was in the Nov. 13, 1920 issue of the Free Trader paper in Ottawa. > I hope this helps. > Jenan Jobst Corresponding Secretary > LaSalle County Genealogy Guild > > If you think there may be more in the Streator paper, I would be glad to > have it. If not, thanks for the offer of the look-up. > Tali > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Obit 1920, Ransom? > > Greetings from Streator, > > I do not have the obituary list for 1920. > If the steps are okay tomorrow, I will see if he is listed. His obituary > should be in the Streator paper. But, sometimes, that depended on the > correspondent for the area. > Joanie > > ============================== > 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 ============================== 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

Greetings, I did a quick check of the obits for Feb., and part of March, 1957. Sorry, I did not find his obituary, but, I could have missed it. If you want, you can send a request to the Streator Public Library on South Park Street. Joanie [email protected] wrote: > > Would anyone be able to find an obituary for Oscar C. Vahldieck who passed away in Streator in February of 1957? He lived most of his life in Long Point but then moved to Streator after the death of his wife, Marguerite, and lived in as a boarder in a rooming house with a widow named Ann Snyder. Any help would be appreciated! > Thanks, > Marguerite Vahldieck > > ============================== > 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

Greetings Again, I thought I could read all the dates, but I missed the date of his move to Chicago. I can read the "185" but not the last digit. The rest of the obituary is fairly clear. Next time I go to the library, I'll see if I can read the last digit. There were two other articles: Nov. 8, 1920 Announcing his death and giving the time of the services. Nov. 17, 1920 Mrs. Hugh Ingle of Ottawa, who was staying with her parents, M/M Julius Redman during the funeral, returned home. Joanie > > Joanie, I just received this. > > I found a small obit on Joe Scherrer in the Ottawa paper. It says Joe > Scherrer of Chicago who has been making his home for the past four years > with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Redmann, died Sunday night. Mr. Scherrer had been > ill for almost seven weeks. He was almost 80 years old. The funeral was > held Tuesday in the German Evangelical Church. The remains were sent to > Chicago for burial. > This was in the Nov. 13, 1920 issue of the Free Trader paper in Ottawa. > I hope this helps. > Jenan Jobst Corresponding Secretary > LaSalle County Genealogy Guild > > If you think there may be more in the Streator paper, I would be glad to > have it. If not, thanks for the offer of the look-up. > Tali > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Obit 1920, Ransom? > > Greetings from Streator, > > I do not have the obituary list for 1920. > If the steps are okay tomorrow, I will see if he is listed. His obituary > should be in the Streator paper. But, sometimes, that depended on the > correspondent for the area. > Joanie > > ============================== > 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

Greetings from Streator, Jos. Sherrer Had Enviable Record For Faithful Service. Joseph Sherrer of Chicago, who died at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Julius Redman of Ransom, was buried in Northfield. Joseph Sherrer was born at Lyons, France, January 18, 1836, and departed this life at Ransom, Ill., November 7, 1920, at the age of 84 years 9 months and 21 days. At the age of 19 he came to America, and made his home at North Northfield, Cook county, Ill., where he was married in the years of 1857 to Marie Kamper. This union was a happy one and was blessed with five children---three sons and two daughters, all of whom survived the father. In 1856 he joined the Evangelical church and proved to be a true christian and a faithful member unto his end. In the year 185? he moved to Chicago with his family, where he lived in the same house from that time until 1913 when his dear companion departed this life. April 7, 1907, they had the rare privilege to celebrate their golden wedding. The old settlers union of Chicago at their picnic in the year 1910, awarded him with a solid gold medal for having worked a longer time continuously for one firm--the John Phillips Chair company---than any man in Chicago. The last four years he made his home in the Redman family at Ransom, Mrs. Redman being his wife's sister. He was highly esteemed by the people who knew him. After an illness of a few weeks he fell asleep in the same faith which guided his life. He leaves his five children, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren, and many relatives and friends who mourn his departure. Funeral services were conducted from the Evangelical church by Rev. J. Wellner. The remains were taken to North Northfield. Joanie

Hi Bobee, I have researched this family name back to the mid 1800's when the family first came to Peru, IL from Germany and have never come across the name Caroline Vahl. I doubt if there is any connection between them. Do you have any information about her? Marguerite Vahldieck

Marguerite, I will give you all of the information that I have on Caroline, which isn't much. She was born in 1872 in Illinois to Mary Werner,b.1836 and Henry Vahl,b.1836 in Saxony. She had a brother named Henry who was born in 1877. Caroline married Daniel Holzhauer on January 14, 189? in LaSalle County Illinois. That is it. Thanks, Bobee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Oscar Vahldieck Obituary > Hi Bobee, > I have researched this family name back to the mid 1800's when the family first came to Peru, IL from Germany and have never come across the name Caroline Vahl. I doubt if there is any connection between them. Do you have any information about her? > > Marguerite Vahldieck > > > ============================== > 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 > > >

Would anyone be able to find an obituary for Oscar C. Vahldieck who passed away in Streator in February of 1957? He lived most of his life in Long Point but then moved to Streator after the death of his wife, Marguerite, and lived in as a boarder in a rooming house with a widow named Ann Snyder. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Marguerite Vahldieck

I am very interest in the last name that you are looking for. My greatgrandmother's name was Caroline Vahl. She married a Holzhauer. I wonder if Vahl could be just a shortened form of Vahldieck. I believe that they lived around Streator, too. Thanks, Bobee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:47 AM Subject: [ILLASALLE] Oscar Vahldieck Obituary > Would anyone be able to find an obituary for Oscar C. Vahldieck who passed away in Streator in February of 1957? He lived most of his life in Long Point but then moved to Streator after the death of his wife, Marguerite, and lived in as a boarder in a rooming house with a widow named Ann Snyder. Any help would be appreciated! > Thanks, > Marguerite Vahldieck > > > ============================== > 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 > > >