I have a copy of the book here at work, so give me a few minutes and I'll type it up for you and send it to your personal address. Annette Liptak Livingston County Coordinator ILGenWeb ILLASALL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > ILLASALL-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 26 > > Today's Topics: > #1 History of La Salle County Lookup ["M.E. Mathews / CFHG" <cfhg@cfhg.o] > #2 RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Sall ["Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com>] > #3 RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Sall ["M.E. Mathews / CFHG" <cfhg@cfhg.o] > #4 Channel loookup ["Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcg] > #5 Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup ["M.E. Mathews / CFHG" <cfhg@cfhg.o] > #6 Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup ["Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcg] > #7 Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup ["Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcg] > #8 Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup ["Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcg] > #9 Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup [IndianaMackey@aol.com] > #10 RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Sall ["Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ILLASALL-D, send a message to > > ILLASALL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: History of La Salle County Lookup > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 06:58:40 -0700 > From: "M.E. Mathews / CFHG" <cfhg@cfhg.org> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Greetings: > > For anyone who might have a copy of the History of LaSalle Co., > Illinois (published 1886 by Inter-State Publishing Co.) might I please > request a lookup from Vol. 2 p 89 - apparently about the Dayton > township. I am looking for information re: Solomon Channell of > Ohio. > > Many thanks and much appreciation for any assistance. > > Regards, > Micheal Mathews > Mathews, Channell, Hathaway, Huges, Taggert, Parson, Belk > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:39:33 -0600 > From: "Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Michael, > > I can sometimes access certain titles through the People search on > HeritageQuest, but this is a difficult one to find. I have requested a copy > through the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, and I should be able > to get you an answer within several days--maybe next week. If someone else > can locate the info, please do. > > I urge folks to look into Inter-Library Loan options at their local > libraries to see if these county histories might be available. > > Best wishes, > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: M.E. Mathews / CFHG [mailto:cfhg@cfhg.org] > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:59 AM > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > > Greetings: > > For anyone who might have a copy of the History of LaSalle Co., > Illinois (published 1886 by Inter-State Publishing Co.) might I please > request a lookup from Vol. 2 p 89 - apparently about the Dayton > township. I am looking for information re: Solomon Channell of > Ohio. > > Many thanks and much appreciation for any assistance. > > Regards, > Micheal Mathews > Mathews, Channell, Hathaway, Huges, Taggert, Parson, Belk > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:50:47 -0700 > From: "M.E. Mathews / CFHG" <cfhg@cfhg.org> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Tim; > > Thanks for your help, very much appreciated. > > I actually have tried to get the book through my library options but to no avail. My > only other option has been the FHL in SLC, but I can not justify a 300 mile trip at this > time, so I will patiently wait until opportunity presents itself. > > Of course the research material I am working from does not offer anything but the > reference, no substance. Such is the rough luck at times. > > Regards, > Micheal Mathews > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 19:39, Tim Bryant wrote: > > > Michael, > > > > I can sometimes access certain titles through the People search on > > HeritageQuest, but this is a difficult one to find. I have requested a copy > > through the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, and I should be able > > to get you an answer within several days--maybe next week. If someone else > > can locate the info, please do. > > > > I urge folks to look into Inter-Library Loan options at their local > > libraries to see if these county histories might be available. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: M.E. Mathews / CFHG [mailto:cfhg@cfhg.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:59 AM > > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > > > > > > Greetings: > > > > For anyone who might have a copy of the History of LaSalle Co., > > Illinois (published 1886 by Inter-State Publishing Co.) might I please > > request a lookup from Vol. 2 p 89 - apparently about the Dayton > > township. I am looking for information re: Solomon Channell of > > Ohio. > > > > Many thanks and much appreciation for any assistance. > > > > Regards, > > Micheal Mathews > > Mathews, Channell, Hathaway, Huges, Taggert, Parson, Belk > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Channel loookup > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:00:22 -0600 > From: "Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcglobal.net> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > History of LaSalle Co., > Illinois (published 1886 by Inter-State Publishing Co.) might I please > request a lookup from Vol. 2 p 89 - apparently about the Dayton > township. I am looking for information re: Solomon Channell of > Ohio. > > John W. Channel was born March 10, 1849 in Licking County, Ohio, a son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Wamsley) Channel, the former born in Shenandoah County, VA., in July, 1801, and the latter a native of Licking County, Ohio, born in 1810. His father settled in Rutland Township, where he bought 160 acres of land, and lived there many years, when he came to Dayton where he died. His death occurred at the home of our subject, in the spring of 1875. John W. was but two years old when his parents settled here, and here he was reared, receiving only a limited education. He first engaged in business at St. Louis in partnership with John W. Doming, manufacturing horse collars by hand. He sold his interest to his partner on account of poor health, and engaged in stock of groceries. The business was established in 1871, by J.T. Makinson. Mr. Channel was married June 27, 1868 to Josephine M. Makinson, daughter of G.W. and Charlotte B. (Evans) Makinson. They have one child livin! g ! > - Eva M., born in Dayton, Ill., July 31, 1869. John, Lula and an infant are deceased. Politically Mr. Channel is a Republican. > > George W. Makinson (same book page 98-99) son of Evan and Martha (Wain) Makinson, was born in Congleton, Cheshire, England, July 15, 1826. He was reared and educated in his native country, and in 1840 emigrated to America with his parents. The family remained at Alton, Ill., a short time, where his mother worked at the millinery trade a year, the father and George going to a farm in Linn County, MO., after which his mother followed them to the farm. he and his mother came to New Lenox, Will County ILL and in 1843 he worked at the harness makers trade at Joliet. In the fall of 1844 he came to Dayton, Ill., and worked in Green & Son's woolen mill about twenty years. he was married Sept. 21, 1847 to Charlotte B. Evans, daughter o fJoseph and Sarah (DeLong) Evans, who died in this county. Mrs. Makinson was born Feb. 12, 1828 in Chittenden County, Vt. She came with her parents to Ohio, and from there to LaSalle County, Ill., in 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Makinson have had seven! c! > hildren - Josephine, wife of J.W. Channel, of Dayton, Ill.,; Anna M. wife of Charles J. Hudson, of Dayton, Jesse W. working in Ottawa, Ill.; Charles J. married and living in Janesville, Wis.; George L., at home; Edgar born March 12, 1865 and died May 24, 1881, and Lottie E., born Feb. 1, 1871. Mr. Makinson is serving his second term as Justice of the Peace. He also holds the office of Postmaster, having served continuously since 1854 with the exception of two years. > > Hope this helps, > Margaret > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 19:11:02 -0700 > From: "M.E. Mathews / CFHG" <cfhg@cfhg.org> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Margaret: > > Thanks very much for the great help. Appreciate it tremendously. > > Regards, > Micheal Mathews > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 20:00, Margaret & Randy wrote: > > > History of LaSalle Co., > > Illinois (published 1886 by Inter-State Publishing Co.) might I please > > request a lookup from Vol. 2 p 89 - apparently about the Dayton > > township. I am looking for information re: Solomon Channell of > > Ohio. > > > > John W. Channel was born March 10, 1849 in Licking County, Ohio, a son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Wamsley) Channel, the former born in Shenandoah County, VA., in July, 1801, and the latter a native of Licking County, Ohio, born in 1810. His father settled in Rutland Township, where he bought 160 acres of land, and lived there many years, when he came to Dayton where he died. His death occurred at the home of our subject, in the spring of 1875. John W. was but two years old when his parents settled here, and > here he was reared, receiving only a limited education. He first engaged in business at St. Louis in partnership with John W. Doming, manufacturing horse collars by hand. He sold his interest to his partner on account of poor health, and engaged in stock of groceries. The business was established in 1871, by J.T. Makinson. Mr. Channel was married June 27, 1868 to Josephine M. Makinson, daughter of G.W. and Charlotte B. (Evans) Makinson. They have one child living ! > > - Eva M., born in Dayton, Ill., July 31, 1869. John, Lula and an infant are deceased. Politically Mr. Channel is a Republican. > > > > George W. Makinson (same book page 98-99) son of Evan and Martha (Wain) Makinson, was born in Congleton, Cheshire, England, July 15, 1826. He was reared and educated in his native country, and in 1840 emigrated to America with his parents. The family remained at Alton, Ill., a short time, where his mother worked at the millinery trade a year, the father and George going to a farm in Linn County, MO., after which his mother followed them to the farm. he and his mother came to New Lenox, Will County ILL and > in 1843 he worked at the harness makers trade at Joliet. In the fall of 1844 he came to Dayton, Ill., and worked in Green & Son's woolen mill about twenty years. he was married Sept. 21, 1847 to Charlotte B. Evans, daughter o fJoseph and Sarah (DeLong) Evans, who died in this county. Mrs. Makinson was born Feb. 12, 1828 in Chittenden County, Vt. She came with her parents to Ohio, and from there to LaSalle County, Ill., in 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Makinson have had seven c! > > hildren - Josephine, wife of J.W. Channel, of Dayton, Ill.,; Anna M. wife of Charles J. Hudson, of Dayton, Jesse W. working in Ottawa, Ill.; Charles J. married and living in Janesville, Wis.; George L., at home; Edgar born March 12, 1865 and died May 24, 1881, and Lottie E., born Feb. 1, 1871. Mr. Makinson is serving his second term as Justice of the Peace. He also holds the office of Postmaster, having served continuously since 1854 with the exception of two years. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Margaret > > > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:20:31 -0600 > From: "Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcglobal.net> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Just looking at the other bio's in Dayton Twp. (same book) > David G. Deenis came from Newark, Licking Co., Ohio in May 1836. Returned > and came bakc in 1840. > The Green brothers also came from Licking Co., Ohio (there father also came > and he wasw a contractor on the Illinois-Michigcan Canal here - so explains > the location choice). > Henry and Lafayette Hess came from Shenandoah Co VA > So they certainly were amoung friends here. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:22:23 -0600 > From: "Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcglobal.net> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Glad I could help. I know how the long distance genealogy goes. Darned > glad to have the books too. :-) > Margaret > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:26:26 -0600 > From: "Margaret & Randy" <mrcarmean@sbcglobal.net> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Oops just noticed - there is a story on Green's trip to here. (Shouldn't > read backwards I guess) Could be they came together - its rather lengthy. > If you want it I can scan the pages for you.tomorrow send me an address if > you are interested. > Margaret > mrcarmean@sbcglobal.net > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Channel loookup > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:04:59 -0500 > From: IndianaMackey@aol.com > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Of all places, the Kansas State Historical Society has a large number of Illinois county histories on microfilm which can be obtained through interlibrary loans. Apparently, a grant gave them the money to put the collection together. > > I do not have the URL, but a simple full-text search of "Kansas State Historical Society Illinois counties" will bring it up. I have obtained a number of such histories from them. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:02:27 -0600 > From: "Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Michael, > > Congratulations to you and a tip of the hat to Margaret and Indiana. > Inspired by Mr. Mackey, I did a Google on the title and discovered that > Nancy Piper has transcribed part of the book and has it online: > http://www.piperspages.com/LaSalle/1886History/1886Index.html. She has lots > of other info on LaSalle County on her main page too. > > It'd be great if all these histories were online. > > Best wishes, > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: M.E. Mathews / CFHG [mailto:cfhg@cfhg.org] > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:51 PM > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > > Tim; > > Thanks for your help, very much appreciated. > > I actually have tried to get the book through my library options but to no > avail. My > only other option has been the FHL in SLC, but I can not justify a 300 mile > trip at this > time, so I will patiently wait until opportunity presents itself. > > Of course the research material I am working from does not offer anything > but the > reference, no substance. Such is the rough luck at times. > > Regards, > Micheal Mathews > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 19:39, Tim Bryant wrote: > > > Michael, > > > > I can sometimes access certain titles through the People search on > > HeritageQuest, but this is a difficult one to find. I have requested a > copy > > through the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, and I should be > able > > to get you an answer within several days--maybe next week. If someone else > > can locate the info, please do. > > > > I urge folks to look into Inter-Library Loan options at their local > > libraries to see if these county histories might be available. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: M.E. Mathews / CFHG [mailto:cfhg@cfhg.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:59 AM > > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILLASALLE] History of La Salle County Lookup > > > > > > Greetings: > > > > For anyone who might have a copy of the History of LaSalle Co., > > Illinois (published 1886 by Inter-State Publishing Co.) might I please > > request a lookup from Vol. 2 p 89 - apparently about the Dayton > > township. I am looking for information re: Solomon Channell of > > Ohio. > > > > Many thanks and much appreciation for any assistance. > > > > Regards, > > Micheal Mathews > > Mathews, Channell, Hathaway, Huges, Taggert, Parson, Belk > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx