I am searching my MIDDLETON genealogy. I have had this confounded block since I began. My grandfather's name was James Orville Middleton. He was born Mendota, IL (LaSalle county) in 1924. I am needed to find out what his fathers name so I can research my family history. James had a brother named Joy (possiably born in 1918) and he had a sister Kathy and another sister Doris. His mother's name was Mae if I am not mistaken and later she became Mae Petit(not sure is that was her maiden name or if she remarried). If any of this information sounds familiar PLEASE email me back. BTW James Orville Middleton married Mary Cushing sometime in the forties. They also had a child-James Patrick Middleton(my father) and also got a divorce in the forties( they were busy during those forties I tell ya) Anyway if any of this sounds familiar or if they have an easy way to look it up in LaSalle County records I WOULD SOOOOOO MUCH APPRECIATE it. I am on my last strings here. Thanks MUCH! Jessica Ann Middleton Dunn ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Sorry, can't help on this one. My LaSalle Co ancestors are from Ireland and Switzerland. At 10:46 PM 10/7/98 -0500, you wrote: >I am trying to locate the Town of Birth in Prussia/Poland of two >ancestors who moved to Peru, LaSalle Co., Il. > >1) J.(Jacobus?) Thomas Cheslick/Cieslik born about 1820 in the Posen >area of Prussia(Poland). He arrived in N.Y. in 1851-2. He lived in >Chicago for a short time. He lived in Peru, LaSalle Co., IL during the >interval 1855-1864. He died in 1964--I believe in Peru, IL. > >2) Susanna Cheslic/Cheslick (Thomas' daughter) born 9/14/1848 probably >in the Posen area of Prussia/Poland. Came to N.Y. with father in 1851-2 >(her mother died on the ship coming over). She married Carl Koehler in >LaSalle Co., IL, and they moved to Ellinwood, KS where she died in 1943. > >Will exchange information, >Malcolm Melcher > > >

I am trying to locate the Town of Birth in Prussia/Poland of two ancestors who moved to Peru, LaSalle Co., Il. 1) J.(Jacobus?) Thomas Cheslick/Cieslik born about 1820 in the Posen area of Prussia(Poland). He arrived in N.Y. in 1851-2. He lived in Chicago for a short time. He lived in Peru, LaSalle Co., IL during the interval 1855-1864. He died in 1964--I believe in Peru, IL. 2) Susanna Cheslic/Cheslick (Thomas' daughter) born 9/14/1848 probably in the Posen area of Prussia/Poland. Came to N.Y. with father in 1851-2 (her mother died on the ship coming over). She married Carl Koehler in LaSalle Co., IL, and they moved to Ellinwood, KS where she died in 1943. Will exchange information, Malcolm Melcher

Sorry, no clues and no connections to my data base. At 09:12 AM 10/5/98 -0700, you wrote: >Hi- > >I am new to the mailing list. Am looking for info. on the Gould family. >Warner M. Gould was born 1848 at ? He may have used his middle name M. >In 1871 he was in Otto Co, Nebraska City, NE. A son George Gould was born >there. In 1876 he married Martha Moore in Oakland, Schuyler Co, >Birmingham, IL. >The Moore family was from this area. Now, I know he remained there until >at least 1880 because my grandmother Olive (Ollie) Gould was born in >Oakland Twp, Schuyler Co, Ray, IL. After that? I believe Warner expired >before 1900 because Martha Moore married again to Billings Robinson, and >then again later to Frank Shepherd. Martha is buried in Ottawa Illinois >Cemetery, LaSalle Co. with Frank Shepherd (her third husband). In 1897 Ray > SCHUYLERITE, Vol. 23, "James Moore, Ollie Gould, Walter and Lillie Sowers >visited with relatives near Birminham last week." My grandmother Ollie had >moved to ? Probably in or around LaSalle Co. Refering to Birmingham TWP, >Ray, IL. > >Any clues, > >Laureen >wite@icanect.net > >HOPING FOR ANY INFO. OR CONNECTIONS > >

Hi- I am new to the mailing list. Am looking for info. on the Gould family. Warner M. Gould was born 1848 at ? He may have used his middle name M. In 1871 he was in Otto Co, Nebraska City, NE. A son George Gould was born there. In 1876 he married Martha Moore in Oakland, Schuyler Co, Birmingham, IL. The Moore family was from this area. Now, I know he remained there until at least 1880 because my grandmother Olive (Ollie) Gould was born in Oakland Twp, Schuyler Co, Ray, IL. After that? I believe Warner expired before 1900 because Martha Moore married again to Billings Robinson, and then again later to Frank Shepherd. Martha is buried in Ottawa Illinois Cemetery, LaSalle Co. with Frank Shepherd (her third husband). In 1897 Ray SCHUYLERITE, Vol. 23, "James Moore, Ollie Gould, Walter and Lillie Sowers visited with relatives near Birminham last week." My grandmother Ollie had moved to ? Probably in or around LaSalle Co. Refering to Birmingham TWP, Ray, IL. Any clues, Laureen wite@icanect.net HOPING FOR ANY INFO. OR CONNECTIONS

Sorry, I live in California. At 12:55 PM 10/1/98 -0700, you wrote: >Greetings List Members, >I have Turner's who lived for several years at Earlville. In later years, >some of them >lived in Cook Co. I recently discovered from death certificates that some >of them were >buried at Earlville. Is there anyone living near Earlville who would be >willing to look for >the following people, James W. Turner, Stuart D. Turner, Anna Dodge >Turner Stewart, >Rebecca Dodge and Warren Dodge. The cemeteries listed were Earlville >Cemetery and >the name of the second cemetery wasn't legible, but it appeared to begin >with a P and >ended with a T. I would appreciate anyone could help me. Is anyone >familiar with the >cemeteries in that area? > >Thank You, >Ron Lewis >Tulsa, Oklahoma > >

Ron Lewis I have the LaSalle County ILL Cemetery list which was on LaSalle Co webpage thru usgenweb. Listed in Earlville were 3 cemeteries. Earl Cemetery Saint Theresa Tripp Cemetery. Could not believe there were 8 cemeteries listed at Marseilles. This is where my gr grandparents were. The Ottawa Co Historical Society in Ottawa is was of great help for me. I have had some help thru snail mail and then I was able to visit there last month. The volunteers are very helpful. Of course it pays to be a member. It is a beautiful area. Deb Sherman-Ohio dys@nwonline.net IL>Sorry, I live in California. IL>At 12:55 PM 10/1/98 -0700, you wrote: IL>>Greetings List Members, IL>>I have Turner's who lived for several years at Earlville. In later years, IL>>some of them IL>>lived in Cook Co. I recently discovered from death certificates that some IL>>of them were IL>>buried at Earlville. Is there anyone living near Earlville who would be IL>>willing to look for IL>>the following people, James W. Turner, Stuart D. Turner, Anna Dodge IL>>Turner Stewart, IL>>Rebecca Dodge and Warren Dodge. The cemeteries listed were Earlville IL>>Cemetery and IL>>the name of the second cemetery wasn't legible, but it appeared to begin IL>>with a P and IL>>ended with a T. I would appreciate anyone could help me. Is anyone IL>>familiar with the IL>>cemeteries in that area? IL>> IL>>Thank You, IL>>Ron Lewis IL>>Tulsa, Oklahoma IL>> IL>>

Greetings List Members, I have Turner's who lived for several years at Earlville. In later years, some of them lived in Cook Co. I recently discovered from death certificates that some of them were buried at Earlville. Is there anyone living near Earlville who would be willing to look for the following people, James W. Turner, Stuart D. Turner, Anna Dodge Turner Stewart, Rebecca Dodge and Warren Dodge. The cemeteries listed were Earlville Cemetery and the name of the second cemetery wasn't legible, but it appeared to begin with a P and ended with a T. I would appreciate anyone could help me. Is anyone familiar with the cemeteries in that area? Thank You, Ron Lewis Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jenan J. wrote: > > Tonica has a newspaper and it is partly indexed. It is the Tonica News > Tonica, IL I don't have an address but Tonica is a very small town. The > phone number is 815 442-8419. LaSalle -Peru has a newspaper The News > Tribune. There are no papers from before 1907 because there was a fire and > all papers were distroyed. > The News Tribune phone number is 815 223-3200. The Tonica News address is > Box 67 Tonica. I hope this helps. Jenan Jobst Thanks for the info..... A Great help! Kay

The name of the cemetery is RESTLAND. The one across the street is a catholic cemetery, I believe the name is St Mary's. We have many family members buried in Restland, but the records through the years have been very poorly kept. Many of our family had no gravestones, and the sexton has no records. We know they are buried there because of family still living and obituaries. My husband's Mother is buried there, and when they had no records of grandparents etc., he became so angry, he asked about his Mother. She has a headstone, and we attended the funeral in 1974, and have visited the grave on many occasions. They could not tell my husband from the records that she is buried there until the Sexton took a walk through the cemetery to where my husband told her to go, and found the grave. I do not believe the present sexton is at fault, they had only been there a short while when we talked to them last year. Hope you have good luck, and find all the info you need. Good Hunting, Ellen

The ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY is a wonderful source for Illinois newspapers on microfilm. They grant interlibrary loan to anyone living in the State of Illinois. For requests outside of Illinois call the library to check on their policy at 217-524-7216. They will do a search of what is available for the area you are searching. These can also be purchased, check with the library on cost and availability of the master roll. Their address is: ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY, Old State Capital Building, Springfield, IL 62701.

Hi! Could you post the e-mail address or the mail address where you sent for info on the description of area newspapers? I always have a very hard time getting to the IL State Archives website, and get discouraged by the sites that are down or the pages can not be accessed, or it takes over 5 minutes to get to the page that I have chosen to see. I want to see some newspapers for Peru or LaSalle. Kay Diers

Pat, I had quite a bit of luck with early newspapers from that area. I was able to get a lot of info on my family from the Tonica News, which covers Lostant, and some other small towns. Perhaps the Ottawa paper is also on microfilm. I got mine from the Ill State Archives. They have a list of available papers and years covered. Hope this helps. Lori Prouty

Family records indicate that a number of my ancestors are buried in Rockwell Cemetary in LaSalle County. I have been unable to locate it. My most recent copy of The Genie's View from the LaSalle County Geneology Guild mentions a book : "Rockwell, Now the Congregational Church of Peru". Could this possibly be a clue??? Where would the burial records be kept? Any help will be tremendously appreciated!!! Cyndi Hanson - Las Vegas, NV LaSalle County Names: Taylor, Ulm, McKenzie, Kruger, Kessler, Zimmerman

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------AB0A5F71C2CF4152C9375938 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------AB0A5F71C2CF4152C9375938 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mailsorter-105.bryant.webtv.net ([207.79.35.95]) by mta1.mailsrvcs.net (InterMail v03.02.04 118 119) with ESMTP id <19980920053606.DIRY16746@mailsorter-105.bryant.webtv.net> for <spenader@gte.net>; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:36:06 -0500 Received: from mailtod-111.iap.bryant.webtv.net (mailtod-111.iap.bryant.webtv.net [207.79.35.86]) by mailsorter-105.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.gso.08Dec97) with ESMTP id WAA03382; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:36:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from production@localhost) by mailtod-111.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.5/mt.gso.26Feb98) id WAA24300; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:36:05 -0700 (PDT) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhUAxGnfNSb0lIb3Mqk4LLuunYQFjLUCFDvXcejbqmE+mLg/+7lMQFP2DNkK From: patbhalves@webtv.net (Patricia Neidigh) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:36:05 -0600 (MDT) To: spenader@gte.net Subject: LaSalle County question Message-ID: <1510-36049445-6013@mailtod-111.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Hello! I have a bit of a "mystery", and I'm hoping you may be able to help. I've only come across this information today, so I don't know where to turn. My GGgrandfather, Samuel Gordon (along with his wife, Susan McDowell Gordon) were married in Ottawa, IL in 1859. They had a very large family (my mother says that there were 14 children). My greatgrandfather, Frank Gordon was born in Utica, IL in 1875. The information that I've just come across concerns the death of a farm hand of Samuel Gordon's. The death happened in 1888 or 1889, when Frank Gordon was only 13 years old. Grandpa Frank evidently witnessed his father kill this farmhand, and when his father realized that he had witnessed the killing, he went after Frank. Well, not being stupid, Frank literally ran for his life. He managed to get away from his father, and never returned. From IL, he went to OK, where he met and married his wife, and eventually ended up in California, where he died in 1957. The family that Frank left in IL, evidently, thought that he had died, because he never again had any contact with any of them. Samuel Gordon died 10 JAN 1912, in Deer Park, IL. Is there any way that you can check to see if there is any truth to this story? Or point me in the right direction, so that I may check it out? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Pat --------------AB0A5F71C2CF4152C9375938--

Does anyone know the name of a small cemetary on Rt. 23(?) just northwest of downtown Mendota? It is directly across the road from a larger cemetary that has a civil war monument/daughters of the civil war(?) in it? My GGgrandparents Michael Boyd & Margaret Campbell Boyd, and their son Michael are buried there. Thanks.

We are looking for links to; siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins who relate to our CASSIDY/ CASSADY line. The following is what we know about our line. I. CASSIDY, (?) married UNKNOWN lived in IRELAND, their children were: A. FRANCIS "Frank" CASSIDY who married BRIGID FLANAGAN, May 30, 1833 at STROKESTOWN, CO ROSCOMMON, IR, their children were: 1. JOHN b. Dec 2, 1834, Co. Roscommon married MARY BRIDGET . BYRNE b. 9/12/1833, IR. They married 1854/1857 in IR or CONNECTICUT John died 2/28/1902, LIVINGSTON CO., ILLINOIS. Their children were; a. ANNA "ANNIE" b. 1/19/1858, BROOKLYN, CT married ROGER "RODDY" CONNOR b.1/18/1853, FREEDOM TWP, LASALLE CO., IL. They married 1/2/1884, DWIGHT, Livingston Co., IL. They had 5 children: MARY ELLEN (WHEATLAND), JOHN B., BRIDGET "BEE" (CORRIGAN), EDWARD C, and ANNE T. (CAHILL). Anna died 3/11/1929, STREATOR, LASALLE Co., IL. Roger died 4/24/1937, Streator, IL. b. THOMAS J. b. 7/5/1859, Freedom Twp, LaSalle Co. IL married ELLEN "NELLIE" HART b. 4/25/1863, EAGLE TWP, LaSalle Co., IL. PLEASE NOTE: Thomas changed his surname to "CASSADY". They married 3/28/1883, Dwight, IL. They had 14 children: MARY AGNES "MAYME" (HALLORAN), CLARA, BERNARD, JOHN F., FRANK, MICHAEL R., THOMAS JAMES, ROBERT E., CHARLES L., MARGARET (CUNDY), HELEN (MILLER), IRENE (MILLER), ANNA and RAYMOND. Thomas died 11/28/1928, Streator, IL, Ellen died 6/9/1928, Streator. The children used CASSADY as their surname. c. MICHAEL H. b. 9/19/1860, SUNBURY TWP, Livingston CO., IL married MARY ELLEN MORAN b. 9/12/1859, AURORA IL. They married 12/27/1882, Dwight, IL Catholic Church . They had 9 children: KATHERINE "KATE", BRIDGET "BEE", PATRICK F., JOHN E., MARY MARG. "MAE" (WEST), ANNA T., THOMAS E., MICHAEL JAMES and RITA. MICHAEL H died 8/10/1940, Sunbury Twp, Livingston Co., IL; MARY died 11/26/1941, Sunbury Twp. 2. BRIGID "BRIDGET" CASSIDY b. IR, married ? MOONEY. They had 6 children: CATHERINE "KATE" married FRANCIS "FRANK" CLARK, THOMAS b. 8/2/1859 married ANNIE MORROW, PATRICK MOONEY b. 12/1862, IL married MARY REGAN 1896, MICHAEL, MARY ELLEN, ANNA. 3. FRANCIS "FRANK" CASSIDY b. 3/1839-43, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, IR married MARY FALLON b. 6/3/1839-44, Strokestown. They had 14 children: CATHERINE b. 10/26/1866, UTICA, IL married HENRY KERNS 9/8/1887, Catherine died 1955; MARY b. 10/27/1872, GILMAN, IL married ELI CLARK 2/16/1897; CLARA b. 4/1876, IL married THOMAS COYNE; THERESA "TRACY" (twin) b. 9/1877, IL married JOHN KING; THOMAS (twin) b. 9/1877, IL married KATHRYN COYNE, Tom died 1/3/1925; TIMOTHY b. 3/1881, IL married ANNE KING; ALICE b. 9/1882; SYLVESTER b. 5/1884; GERTRUDE b. Dec, 1886 married KOERNER; AGNES b. 9/1888 married KELLY; JOHN A. b. 1870 Sunbury Twp, Livingston Co., IL married NELLIE FRANCES ROUCHE 2/13/1899; FRANK married MURBA GREENING; ANNA married JAMES GRAY; ELIZABETH married GEORGE GERDES. Frank, SR, the father, died 7/19/1905, DANFORTH TWP, IROQUOIS CO., IL. MARY, the mother , died 3/27/1925, WATSEKA, IL 4. THOMAS CASSIDY b. 8/22/1846, Strokestown married MARY BRENNAN 1/30/1873, Strokestown. Mary was the daughter of PATRICK BRENNAN and CATHERINE McHUGH. They had 5 children: Mary b. 12/1873, baptized at CURRY, KILTRUSTAN CIVIL PARISH, CO. ROSCOMMON, IR; BRIGID b. 1/15/1875 baptized same place; CATHERINE b. 3/5/1876, baptized same place; HANORA b. 6/17/1877, baptized same place; THOMAS b.1/12/1879, baptized same place. B. BARNEY (BARNARD) b. 1810/1818, Co. Roscommon married MARY (?), b. 1816/20 IR. They had at least 4 children we are aware of: 1. MICHAEL, b. 1844, IR married MARY ANN b. 1849, ENGLAND. They had one son we know of, PATRICK b. 1874, IL 2. THOMAS, b. 1846, RHODE ISLAND, USA 3. BARNARD, b. 1850, IL 4. JOHN, b. 1854, IL Barney died 10/3/1873-83. Mary died 1895 both are buried at ST. PAUL'S CEMETERY, ODELL, Livingston Co, IL. C. THOMAS CASSIDY b. 1815, IR married CATHERINE b. 1817, IR They had at least 5 children: 1. JOHN b. 1846, IR 2. MICHAEL b. 1849, IR 3. ELIZA ANN b. 1851, IL/MA 4. THOMAS b. 1854, IL/RI 5. MARGARET b. 1861, IL Thomas died 5/25/1869, Freedom Twp, LaSalle Co., IL We would be very interested in exchanging information if you see some LINKS to our SURNAMES, PLACES and DATES.

We are looking for links; siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins who relate to our CAHILLS. The following is what we know. JAMES (or could be Patrick) CAHILL was born in IRELAND and married JOHANNA (WALSH?) in Ireland. They had at LEAST two children, WILLIAM and MICHAEL. William was born May 1, 1838 in CO. CLARE(?), IR. Michael was born 1845 in Ireland. We know that William immigrated to America in 1848, Johanna and Michael probably came at the same time, but we are not sure if James ever did get to the States. We do not know where they entered. Or where they were, 1848-1855. William arrived in ILLINOIS in 1855 (age 17) and spent the rest of his life in IL. He married ELLEN QUINN, April 30, 1862 at St. Patrick's Church in LASALLE, LaSalle Co., IL. They had 3 children; MICHAEL, MARY, MARGARET (married a BRADY and a COOK) all born in LaSalle: and 4 children born in NEVADA Township, LIVINGSTON Co., IL; JOHN, WILLIAM, JAMES and ELLEN "Nellie" (married HANLEY). William died Dec. 31, 1910, Nevada Township, buried at St. Paul's Cemetery, Odell, Livingston Co., IL Michael (William's brother) married MARY E (?) and they had at LEAST two children; JAMES born 1878, IL and MARY born June 20, 1879, IL. Mary died at a very early age and is buried at St. Paul's Cemetery, Odell, IL. We cannot locate William in 1860 or 1870 Federal Census, but he and his family are found in the 1880 Census and thereafter in Nevada Township with his family and many of his descendants are in that area yet today. Michael, his mother Johanna, his family are found in the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census in HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, GRUNDY CO, IL. Cannot locate them in the 1860 Census. We also can't locate Michael, Johanna (mother) or James (son) after he sold his land in Highland Township in 1892. We have checked cemeteries, death records, obituaries to no avail. We would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone who might relate to any of the above given names, locations, dates of our Cahill's. Thanks for listening.

The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society is conducting the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Family History Conference on 23 and 24 October 1998 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. This two-day conference features 49 lectures of interest to all genealogists doing research in the U.S.A., but of special interest to genealogists with Wisconsin roots or doing family history research in Wisconsin. The twenty highly qualified lecturers are some of the top genealogical lecturers in the country, including such experts as Helen Leary, Jim Hansen, Jim and Paula Warren, Tony Burroughs, Pat Hatcher, Eric Grundset and Jack Holzhueter. The exhibits hall will feature approximately 20 vendors of genealogical books, supplies and services. For more information, including the complete program and a registration form check the WSFHC web page at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/wsfhc.html>. For even more information e-mail <jbrissee@execpc.com> to receive the 8-page program/registration brochure. The registration fee for this outstanding conference is only $80, but registrants filing before 11 September can take advantage of the discounted $65 early registration fee. Rollie Littlewood First Vice-President Wisconsin State Genealogical Society <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs>

Hello, I'm new to the list... I was wondering if anyone has researched the Hoadleys who lived in LaSalle county in the late 1800's or early 1900's. I believe they lived in Earlville. If so, I have information to share...Thank you... Janine Crandell manderly@ix.netcom.com