I know it's a long shot but no family pictures exist and I would dearly love to track a few down. Thomas Vandevender/Vandeventer and Harriet Roberts. They md 1837 in Sangamon Co, lived Mt Pulaski area in Logan. William Henry Vandevender/Vandeventer and Emma Isabel Vail. They married in Logan in 1871. These are my great and great-great-grandparents. If anyone has any knowledge of any pictures I would forever be in your debt. Thanks so much - Sandi (Sandra Laughery) Gorin, born Lincoln IL just a few years back!

You might want to post a query at www.iltrails.org and look for the county specific to you and post a query on that site too...for example www.iltrails.org/logan/ and post a query. Check out www.deadfred.com. They have all sorts of pictures on there. The county or local historical society sometimes has year book pictures or other pictures donated to them. Hope this helps. Carrol Mick [email protected] or [email protected] www.iltrails.org/iroquois/ -----Original Message----- From: Sandi Gorin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILLOGAN] Looking for some photos from Logan Co I know it's a long shot but no family pictures exist and I would dearly love to track a few down. Thomas Vandevender/Vandeventer and Harriet Roberts. They md 1837 in Sangamon Co, lived Mt Pulaski area in Logan. William Henry Vandevender/Vandeventer and Emma Isabel Vail. They married in Logan in 1871. These are my great and great-great-grandparents. If anyone has any knowledge of any pictures I would forever be in your debt. Thanks so much - Sandi (Sandra Laughery) Gorin, born Lincoln IL just a few years back! ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Logan County List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 11/15/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 11/15/04

I have as an ancestor on Abraham Vandeventer who married Mary Jones and produced, ca 1775 and obviously not in Logan County, Anna Vandeventer. She married John Buckles and is the mother of the Logan County Buckles clan. I have another Abraham Vandeventer, Jr., who is are likely related [based on locations and dates] and possibly is the son of the first one [now that I am looking at it - I have never looked at the Vandeventers that closely before], whose son Andrew married Nancy Downing in Logan County. Nancy was the daughter of Thomas Downing of the Timothy Downing line. His son John married Mary "Polly" Downing in Logan County [then Sangamon]. She was the daughter of John Downing of the James Downing line. I am descended from BOTH of these apparently unrelated Downing lines. Let me also toss in here, for lurkers, that there were VandevenDers and VandevenTers in Mt. Pulaski. Perhaps there were pictures made later in their lives. I'd put in a "looking for" request to the Logan County G&H and also to the Mt. Pulaski Historical Society. Both have old pictures, not all of which are identified. This is a good place to put in a plug to make copies of your old pictures, identify them as much as you can, send the copies to the Logan County G&H and, if appropriate, also to the Mt. Pulaski Historical Society. Do future researchers that favor. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.796 / Virus Database: 540 - Release Date: 11/13/2004

Morning: Would you have any information on Harrison Vandeventer? His son Clifford married my cousin Marjorie K. Mielke in 1944, her mother was a Keil. She has two boys Donald and James and they may still be in the Mt. Pulaski area. I have been doing research on the Keil and Wetter family that settled in the area. Any help you could give me sure would be appreciated. Thanks Don -----Original Message----- From: Sandi Gorin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 6:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILLOGAN] Looking for some photos from Logan Co I know it's a long shot but no family pictures exist and I would dearly love to track a few down. Thomas Vandevender/Vandeventer and Harriet Roberts. They md 1837 in Sangamon Co, lived Mt Pulaski area in Logan. William Henry Vandevender/Vandeventer and Emma Isabel Vail. They married in Logan in 1871. These are my great and great-great-grandparents. If anyone has any knowledge of any pictures I would forever be in your debt. Thanks so much - Sandi (Sandra Laughery) Gorin, born Lincoln IL just a few years back! ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Logan County List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected]

Harrison was born Dec 29, 1888, almost undoubtedly in Chester Township, Logan County, the son of William Henry Vandevender and Emma Isabelle Vail. He married Eunice Naomi Shyer. He died July 12, 1944. Clifford married a month later and I think everyone that was left lived together on the homeplace. Information relating to living people should not be exchanged on the list. If you are asking about his children send me a private email. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.796 / Virus Database: 540 - Release Date: 11/13/2004