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 >