You probably got it because you subscribed to the ILLASALLE list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cardascio" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Re: Bios from History of La Salle County-PETERSON > not sure why I received this email....but I am trying to locate any > TRAVELSTEADs in La Salle County > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peterson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:51 AM > Subject: [ILLASALLE] Re: Bios from History of La Salle County-PETERSON > > > > Looks like I did something wrong on my last reply. I would appreciate it > very much Amy if you > > could look up Nathan PETERSON, Meriden, LaSalle Co. Thanks for you time > and your offering to > > do these lookups. Sincerely, Mike Peterson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:08 PM > > Subject: Biographies from History of La Salle County Book > > > > > > I found the following bio for my ancestor Allen McDonell in a book The > > History of La Salle County, Illinois: together with scetches of its > cities, > > villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political > > history, portraits of prominent persons and biographies... published in > 1886, > > which I accessed on-line through my (Oregon State) library. > > > > If you think your ancestor might be listed here, let me know and I will > look > > it up (This is a very slow process on my computer so please be patient). > I > > would need the township and the individuals name. > > > > If anyone has more information on anyone listed in this bio, I would love > to > > hear from you. > > > > Biography from History of La Salle County, Illinois: > > Allen McDonell, deceased, was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, in 1825, > and > > came to the United States in 1848, locating in Peoria County, Ill., where > he > > was married in 1849 to Mary Taylor, a native of Shropshire, England, born > in > > 1827, daughter of Wiliam Taylor. She came with her parents to America in > > 1849, and located in Peoria County, where her father died the following > year. > > Mr. McDonell lived in Peoria County till 1864, when with his wife he went > to > > Scotland and remained a year. Upon his return to America, he settled in > > Osage Township, LaSalle County, where, with the assistance of his sons he > > improved a valuable farm. He died May 1, 1876, leaving behind him a good > > name and a memory cherished by all who knew his sterling qualities. The > > mother with her six children, Donald, Duncan, Sarah, Ronald, John, and > Agnes, > > lives on the old homestead, on section 11. the farm contains 400 acres of > > land and is located on sections 10, 11 and 23. > > > > Amy Reaney > > Portland, Oregon > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > >