can anybody me tell how I can get copies of my dads ww 1 military records and if they are on line. Jack Neeley New River Az.

> GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES: > > Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short > time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so > many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary > of State Information Systems Services Department is now > available on the Secretary of State web site. > > There is now a link to the marriage database on the > Archives' homepage which may be reached at the > following address: > www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html > Look under the "Search Our Online Databases." > > An official announcement concerning the database will > be pending until more formal arrangements can be made. > In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a > test run and report any problems you might experience. > > There are currently a little over one million records > in the online database. Plans are to update the > database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are > represented in the online database. Data entry is > complete for 43 of those counties. Please check out the > supplemental information that is reached by links on > the introductory page and the search entry and search > results pages. > > We have tried to make it as clear as possible what > records are included in the database and how to obtain > copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks. > IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 > counties represented in the database and we will soon > accession marriage records from several others. > > Karl Moore > Illinois State Archives > 217-785-1266 > kmoore@ccgate.sos.state.il.us

I would like to hear from anyone related to the above families who lived in and around Waynesville Township- DeWitt County 1850-1880. I took pictures of a forgotten cemetery (FREMONT) and would like to know more about these families. Earliene Kaelin E-Mail: jeniann@wa.net or earliene@wa.net Coordinator for: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/

Ok, I put a link to the surname research list on the main page. I put a little something with it to set it off for now. It's temporary. <g> All these moving graphics take up space. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com

I typed the whole list into the message. If there is a listing for Holy Cross they didn't have it at the time of the list. Holy Cross is still active but I don't see a listing in the phone book. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com

Cheryl: I notice Vol. V lists Union Cemetery and VI has St. Marys - since they are across the street and next to Holy Cross Cemetery - are there any volumes covering Holy Cross? Mick - Fla clrothwell@mindspring.com wrote: > Decatur Genealogical Society > PO Box 1548 > Decatur, IL 62525-1548 > Vol V -- alphabetical, 324pp. Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln [2 parts]. > Inscriptions plus burial records, records of IL Vet. Comm. and list of > those who purchased lots. $15.00 > Vol VI -- indexed, 157pp. St. Mary's {W. Lincoln Twp}, St. Patrick's > {Broadwell Twp}, Atlanta {Atlanta Twp}, and burial records. $11.00 > Vol VII -- indexed, 67pp. New Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Burials from 1893. > $7.00 >

Hi, I subscribe to Ancestry.com and received the following information from their daily Email Ancestry Daily News, 07 October 1999. The ability to search the Wuerttemberg Index by location & name has been amazingly useful to me. As far as I'm concerned, this is the purpose for which computers were invented! Go for it! 7 volumns in a single swipe. Just like the little shoemaker. You can do searches that just aren't practical with books. Use these databases for free for 1 week only. (address at the bottom of this email) I use the unformatted search to do a simple using the surname and location or the city and year of application. to see which families may have traveled together. If you get a result from your search, Search for combinations that interest you. Destination spelling varies and may be pretty unreliable. Try searches of a few combinations to be sure you have it ALL. In other words: If you search for Stoll and 1847 (from an old census record) you'll find the german city of Maisenbach, Neuenbuerg. Search next on Neuenbuerg & 1847. This may even give you surname spellings you didn't know about. If the list, for your family is too long, try Mar 1847 then go back a month and try Feb. You'll get some birth dates but you'll also get Application dates and additional names that may match. Have some fun with it. I hope I explained this well enough. If not. a plain vanilla surname search is just fine, too. Remember to do ton's of spelling variations for german names or give it up and search by date and first name. For example: Margaret may be Margaretha. Jacob may be Jakob. Penny (Richner) Husler ============================================================ GERMAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ October 6th has been designated as "German American Day" in the United States, and from the middle of September to the middle of October we celebrate German American Heritage Month. In recognition of the many German Americans who settled in North America and have helped to shape this country, Ancestry.com is providing the following databases free between October 6th and October 13th. ~ Finding Your German Ancestors ~ Wuerttemberg Emigration Index, all 7 vols ~Pennsylvania German Pioneers ~ Pennsylvania Foreign Oaths of Allegiance ~ Pennsylvania Foreign Oaths of Allegiance, Vol. 2 ~ Early Germans of New Jersey ~ New Jersey German Reformed Church Records, 1763-1802 ~ Steinfeld, Germany, Deaths, 1683-1793 ~ Steinfeld, Germany, Baptism Records, 1769-1788 ~ Steinfeld, Germany, Baptism Records, 1824-1849 ~ Kapsweyer, Germany Church Records, 1693-1920 ~ Kapsweyer, Germany Baptism Records, 1879-1902 To search these databases, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/german.htm

I found this while perusing the web. Looks like it could be a good addition to geneology search. http://www.genexchange.com/

Thank you, Cheryl. As usual, you always come through to help us. Marge clrothwell@mindspring.com wrote: > Decatur Genealogical Society > PO Box 1548 > Decatur, IL 62525-1548 > > This is their Logan County publications listing as of April 1997. Postage > is figured by number of pages. You can write for a newer list but the > publications in the works two years ago were all Macon County. > > Cemetery Inscriptions, Logan County, IL: > Vol I -- indexed, 158pp. Edgell-Barnes, Jolly {Timer or Lost}. Blue Grass, > Kline, Braucher, Laurence, Mt. Pulaski. $11.00 > Vol II -- indexed, 137pp. Bowers-Templeman, Downing, Steenbergen, Bell, > Lake Bank, Two Mile Grove, Roach, Mountjoy, Niblick, Gilbert, Howser, > Beason {Keys}, Berryhill. $10.00 > Vol III -- indexed, 130pp. Green Hill, Bethel, Union Station, Lawndale, > Elkhart, Hartsburg, Carlyle. $11.00 > Vol IV -- indexed, 139pp. Walnut Hill, Zion, Thomas, Poor Hill, Stephens, > Latham-Thompson, Donnan, Pleasant Valley, Lucas Chapel, Musick, Baker, > Skelton, Perry, Carlock, Reed, Springbank, Laenna, Turley, Richmond Grove. > $11.00 > Vol V -- alphabetical, 324pp. Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln [2 parts]. > Inscriptions plus burial records, records of IL Vet. Comm. and list of > those who purchased lots. $15.00 > Vol VI -- indexed, 157pp. St. Mary's {W. Lincoln Twp}, St. Patrick's > {Broadwell Twp}, Atlanta {Atlanta Twp}, and burial records. $11.00 > Vol VII -- indexed, 67pp. New Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Burials from 1893. > $7.00 > > US 1840 Census, index, 12pp. $4.00 > US 1850 Census, index, 97pp. $8.00 > > Records of the Lincoln Circuit Methodist Churches, 1860-1920, index, 118pp. > Historical record, marriages, baptisms, list of members & probationers, > misc. records. $9.00 > > GE Tuttle Funeral Home Records, Atlanta, IL, 1862-1918, alphabetical, 89pp. > List of caskets furnished by AE Church, cabinetmaker in Atlanta from 1861. > Gives date of burial and in some cases, location of burial. $7.00 > > Notes from Lincoln Evening Courier Centennial Edition, 1953, indexed, 21pp. > Genealogical info from bios of the early settlers of Lincoln. Provides > index to find complete article in original newspaper. $4.00 > > Members get a 20% discount on most publications. They have publications for > many counties -- lots on Macon of course, also DeWitt, Sangamon and others. > If you wish to purchase several publications a membership could pay for > itself. [No, I don't remember the price of an annual membership, probably > about $15.] > > 1-150pp add $1.25 > 151-350pp add $2.00 > 301-550pp add $2.75 > 551-750pp add $3.50 > 751-950pp add $4.25 > each additional 100pp. add $0.75 > These costs may have changed. > Cheryl Rothwell > clrothwell@mindspring.com > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > What Logan County resouces do you own? Tell us.

Decatur Genealogical Society PO Box 1548 Decatur, IL 62525-1548 This is their Logan County publications listing as of April 1997. Postage is figured by number of pages. You can write for a newer list but the publications in the works two years ago were all Macon County. Cemetery Inscriptions, Logan County, IL: Vol I -- indexed, 158pp. Edgell-Barnes, Jolly {Timer or Lost}. Blue Grass, Kline, Braucher, Laurence, Mt. Pulaski. $11.00 Vol II -- indexed, 137pp. Bowers-Templeman, Downing, Steenbergen, Bell, Lake Bank, Two Mile Grove, Roach, Mountjoy, Niblick, Gilbert, Howser, Beason {Keys}, Berryhill. $10.00 Vol III -- indexed, 130pp. Green Hill, Bethel, Union Station, Lawndale, Elkhart, Hartsburg, Carlyle. $11.00 Vol IV -- indexed, 139pp. Walnut Hill, Zion, Thomas, Poor Hill, Stephens, Latham-Thompson, Donnan, Pleasant Valley, Lucas Chapel, Musick, Baker, Skelton, Perry, Carlock, Reed, Springbank, Laenna, Turley, Richmond Grove. $11.00 Vol V -- alphabetical, 324pp. Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln [2 parts]. Inscriptions plus burial records, records of IL Vet. Comm. and list of those who purchased lots. $15.00 Vol VI -- indexed, 157pp. St. Mary's {W. Lincoln Twp}, St. Patrick's {Broadwell Twp}, Atlanta {Atlanta Twp}, and burial records. $11.00 Vol VII -- indexed, 67pp. New Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Burials from 1893. $7.00 US 1840 Census, index, 12pp. $4.00 US 1850 Census, index, 97pp. $8.00 Records of the Lincoln Circuit Methodist Churches, 1860-1920, index, 118pp. Historical record, marriages, baptisms, list of members & probationers, misc. records. $9.00 GE Tuttle Funeral Home Records, Atlanta, IL, 1862-1918, alphabetical, 89pp. List of caskets furnished by AE Church, cabinetmaker in Atlanta from 1861. Gives date of burial and in some cases, location of burial. $7.00 Notes from Lincoln Evening Courier Centennial Edition, 1953, indexed, 21pp. Genealogical info from bios of the early settlers of Lincoln. Provides index to find complete article in original newspaper. $4.00 Members get a 20% discount on most publications. They have publications for many counties -- lots on Macon of course, also DeWitt, Sangamon and others. If you wish to purchase several publications a membership could pay for itself. [No, I don't remember the price of an annual membership, probably about $15.] 1-150pp add $1.25 151-350pp add $2.00 301-550pp add $2.75 551-750pp add $3.50 751-950pp add $4.25 each additional 100pp. add $0.75 These costs may have changed. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com

HI Everyone, I have had some small break-throughs on my lines in Logan county, but they lead to more questions. I have been corresponding with a relative of the Scully family who is in Tipperary, Ireland. He said that they have wondered the same questions we have in our lines. One of the main questions is what was the link (if any) between the Hickey family and the Scully family. John Hickey and his wife lived in the 'big white house' with William Scully in Illinois. John Hickey and his brother William Hickey both helped bring immigrants to work the Scully lands. John & William Hickey's mother's maiden name was Mary Maher. There was a Mary Maher that was an ancestor of William Scully. We aren't sure if the two Mahers are connected or not. James Hickey (husband of Mary Maher & father of John & William Hickey) came to Illinois after the death of Mary. There was a James Hickey living on the Scully lands in Tipperary prior to the time that James would have immigrated. There are also a lot of Mohan (Mowen) marriages in the Hickey lines. Does anyone know of the 'white house' that would have been the Scully home around the early 1850s? Thank you for any ideas or information. Sharon mnsajt@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Mary Ann isn't on this list at the moment but here's a message from her that might be useful: I noticed that there were several persons from surrounding Counties, so thought it might be a good idea for you to check these out. There were some from Morgan and Menard as well as Logan, Macoupin and Macon Counties. I have obtained permission from Eileen Gochanour to post on the Sangamon ILGenWeb page, her transcription/publication of "Sangamon County Illinois Marriage Applications - March 16, 1879 thru December 31, 1881" Didn't count how many, but there are 62 pages of Marriage applications here, giving the Application #, Groom, Bride, Age, and place of residence. These are Applications for a License and are housed at the IL Regional Archives at Brooken Library, Univ. of IL, Springfield. Some of these marriages might not have occurred, but good guess would be that at least 90% of them did. Go to this page for more information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/marr1879.htm Special thanks to Eileen for allowing use of her publication! Hope you find one of your ancestors! Mary Ann - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor Morgan County ILGenWeb Coordinator & Mail List Owner http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm Sangamon County ILGenWeb Coordinator & Mail List Owner http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/sangamon.htm

Hey Cheryl: Love your tidbit regarding Atlanta! NOW I know why my g.g.grandfather John Burns has the name "Foxey" as part of his cemetery inscription - here I thought he might have been a ladies man???? However, when I located his grave, there is no mention of Foxey, so don't know where they got it for the book. Looking forward to the new info. And Cicero thought they had 'em all up there. HA Mick - Fla clrothwell@mindspring.com wrote: > You will be interested to know that the worst criminals in the COUNTRY <g> > hung out in Atlanta, a boast they probably didn't consider <g> wisely. The > rest of Logan County was no doubt grateful they hung out up there. <g> I > found some of the history, particularly of Mt. Pulaski [which I have a > better handle on], to be a lot questionable. >

I have received a message from someone using the web site who tells Elkhart is not in the town histories. Guess what! She's correct and none of us noticed. As a result I have been working on Elkhart [just a couple paragraphs] and decided to go with the Mt. Pulaski and Atlanta histories too. Lincoln will still have to wait, maybe forever. I'm not supposed to have a page that big and the town histories page is really large now without Lincoln. You will be interested to know that the worst criminals in the COUNTRY <g> hung out in Atlanta, a boast they probably didn't consider <g> wisely. The rest of Logan County was no doubt grateful they hung out up there. <g> I found some of the history, particularly of Mt. Pulaski [which I have a better handle on], to be a lot questionable. When I get the new town histories page up [in a few minutes] please have a look - a bit of a slow loader so be patient. If you are an Atlanta person please particularly check the names for spelling and let me know if there is a problem. If you are a descendant of those Baptists from Caesars Creek, Ohio, who mainly moved to south Logan County you will want to check the Atlanta section of the history -- Mann, Bowman, Hoblit, Turner are names that come to mind. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com

According to the September/October ISGS Newsletter, 1,033,854 marriages have been entered into their statewide database. They have completed 42 counties, including Bond, Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Fayette, Logan, Macon, Menard and Sangamon. They are 'partially' done with 42 more including Clinton, McLean, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Stark and Tazewell. They had not started [as of August 20] 18 counties including Marshall, Putnam, Washington and Woodford. They still need volunteers. If you are local you can abstract information from county records but there are also volunteers who enter records into a personal computer. To volunteer write: Marriage Records Project, ISGS, PO Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791-0195. This database, when complete, will be made available through the State Archives. The plan is for it to be online like other State Archive databases. To help speed this project along volunteer. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com

Regarding the Decatur Genealogical site: I tried it and it stopped working. It really was working earlier today, honest it was . The server is still fine but it appears they may have updated their web page and changed or mispelled the name of the file. I sent a note to the decatur.org webmaster if that doesn't help by tommorrow afternoon, perhaps someone who lives in the area could call and let them know. I'd do it but I'm in California. Penny > > > Here is the web address to the Decatur gen. Soc. page for information: > > http://www.decaturnet.org/genesociety.html >

Earliene: You are right - I have tried several times - says out of operation or such. Mick - Fla Darrel Freitag wrote: > I have been try to go to this web address and it says it's outdated. > Marge > > Earliene Kaelin wrote: > > > Here is the web address to the Decatur gen. Soc. page for information: > > http://www.decaturnet.org/genesociety.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Penny Husler [mailto:PHusler@pacbell.net] > > Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 10:11 AM > > To: ILLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILLOGAN] Decatur Genealogical Society publications > > > > Hello, > > > > Does any one know if Decatur IL Genealogical Society still produces all of > > the volumns of > > Logan County, IIlnois Cemetery Inscriptions or are they out of print? > > > > Am I correct that Volume 1 has Mount Pulaski Cemetery in it? > > > > I need some help with several names if it isn't available. > > > > Thanks, > > Penny > > > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > > The first settlers came to Logan County in 1819. At that time it was > > Sangamon County. > > > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > > Your County Coordinator can ALWAYS use help. What can you do? clrothwell@mindspring.com > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > Logan County is on roll 200 of the 1860 Census. It takes the whole roll.

I have been try to go to this web address and it says it's outdated. Marge Earliene Kaelin wrote: > Here is the web address to the Decatur gen. Soc. page for information: > http://www.decaturnet.org/genesociety.html > > -----Original Message----- > From: Penny Husler [mailto:PHusler@pacbell.net] > Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 10:11 AM > To: ILLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILLOGAN] Decatur Genealogical Society publications > > Hello, > > Does any one know if Decatur IL Genealogical Society still produces all of > the volumns of > Logan County, IIlnois Cemetery Inscriptions or are they out of print? > > Am I correct that Volume 1 has Mount Pulaski Cemetery in it? > > I need some help with several names if it isn't available. > > Thanks, > Penny > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > The first settlers came to Logan County in 1819. At that time it was > Sangamon County. > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > Your County Coordinator can ALWAYS use help. What can you do? clrothwell@mindspring.com

When I get a minute I will repost the list of Decatur Genealogical Society publications and prices. You are correct -- they are cheap. You need to be aware that a volunteer has to prepare and send out the materials and sometimes that takes longer than we would like, probably depending on whether they have to make up a new book or have one on had. It must be done by a man -- mine are held together with duct tape! <g> Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com

Hi Earliene, Thanks for the response. I only had a reference to there PO Box before. I phoned them and all the volumes are in print and CHEAP!, uh, I mean, very reasonable. That's less than a single birth certificate. They are NOT all the same price. Volume 1 is 11.00 + 2.00 for postage. I have a number of families and generations that I need confirmation on. Thanks again, Penny (Richner) Husler Earliene Kaelin wrote: > Here is the web address to the Decatur gen. Soc. page for information: > http://www.decaturnet.org/genesociety.html > > Does any one know if Decatur IL Genealogical Society still produces all of > the volumns of > Logan County, IIlnois Cemetery Inscriptions or are they out of print? >