A lady in Oklahoma found a scrapbook which contained some obits. She abstracted them and I'm posting them here. She will be donating the scrapbook to the Decatur Genealogical Society so these seem to be something you are looking for you'll want to get in touch with them. "This book was made by Grace Osbrurn(osbrune) Miller for her husband Edwin nephew of John C. Nicholls." Obit: Mrs A.M. Nicholls June 20, 1900 Born Eliza Jane Meyers Nichols in Jefferson County, Ohio May 2, 1829. Married to A.M. Nicholls Oct 18, 1848. They lived Jefferson County until 1859 when they moved to Medina County. Came to Illinois in spring of 1867 locating in Macon County. Three children; Daughter Ellen Miller of Holton, Kansas; John C and George W. Nicholls. Published in the Blue Mound Leader June 20, 1901. Obit A.M. Nichols died Monday Sept 25, 1916. One of the first settlers of Blue Mound. First Postmaster. Blacksmith, and partner with Daniel H. Dunbar in the mercantile business in Blue Mound. For past 16 years lived with son John C. Nicholls. Albert M. Nicholls was born Jefferson County Ohio Oct. 229, 1826 and died Sept 25, 1916. He married Eliza J. Meyers. Four children: Ellen N. who died at Holton, Kansas 1918. George W. of Blue Bound, Wm. T who died at Guthrie, Oklahoma and John C. of Blue Mound. Wife died June 20, 1900. Obit Mrs. James Miller: Nancy Ellen Nichols Miller, only daughter of Eliza Jane Myers and Albert M. Nicholls was born in Stubenville Jefferson County, Ohio MArch 4, 1860 died near Holton, Kansas Feb. 13, 1916. With her parents Mrs. Miller removed from Ohio to Macon County, Illinois in April 1867. Married James Miller 5 October 1871. Lived in Illinois until February 1879 when they moved to Pottawatomie County, Kansas and later Jackson County. Four Children: One daughter died in infancy, Mrs. Cora Sawhill of near Holton, Mrs. Ethel Canfield of Topeka and Edwin A. Miller of Hobart, Oklahoma (Kiowa, County). Obit 1945 Mrs. John C. Nicholls of Blue Mound. Born Mary Bricker Nicholls near Bement, Illinois Nov.. 20, 1864 a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Bricker. She married John C. Nicholls. Leaves husband, one sister Mrs. Charles Crosley of Decatur; several nephews and nieces. Obit 1946 John C. Nicholls died July 18, 1946. Born the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Nicholls Sept 26, 1861 at Poe, Diana County, Ohio moved with parents 1867 to Illinois settling at Uhrich's corner, one mile north of Blue Mound. Operator and agent for the Wabash at Riverton. Taught school at age 17. Published the Blue Mound Leader and was publisher from 1893 to 1899. Operated a small fruit farm. Was a well known poet. The above are basic abstracts from the obituaries. In addition there are old family letters and many, many poems written by John C. Nicholls. Some of the letters are from him. There are two pages from what appears to have been a newspaper entitled "The Cyclone" A Monthly Publication of Literature and News" John Nicholls, Editor and Publisher, Blue Mound Ill. May 1882. Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al

Decatur, Herald & Review, June 26, 2001 Page A-4 Leroy Ridley, 77, Decatur, died Monday, June 25, 2001.  Arrangements incomplete; Walker Funeral Services and Chapel.

Decatur, Herald & Review, June 26, 2001, Page A-4 Morris Glenn Richardson, 93 of Decatur, died Monday, June 25, 2001. Arrangements incomplete; Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes.

Forsyth, June 26, 2001, Page A-4 Norma L. Emery,67, of Forsyth died 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 23, 2001 in her home. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes with visitation noon until services. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Mrs. Emery was born Aug. 25, 1933, in Decatur, the daughter of Ralph M. and Marie c. Pyle Kellogg. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She was employed by Mueller Co. and later by the Village of Forsyth in the 1980s. Mrs. Emery enjoyed traveling, especially in Hawaii and Greece, and was also very fond of her Schnauzers, Mandy and Mitzi. She married Gary Emery Oct. 27, 1961 in Decatur. Surviving are her husband, Gary of Forsyth; sons, Craig, and wife Heather of Dallas, TX; Brian and wife Elpida and grandson, Fotis, all of Athen, Greece; sister, Judy Kirkpatick and husband Ed of Decatur.

Hi Marsha, Thank you for your response!! I emailed my mother your reply and her reply is as follows.... I dont know the name of thestreet we lived on in the Longview housing but I will ask dad later. I think there is only one Orchard Drive (maybe it is East Orchard Drive) it was east of the Lost Bridge, off Lost Bridge Rd, we lived about in the middle of it maybd 1342 or 1349 -not sure on this either. will ck back later Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated!! By the way, I neglected to give you the name of my family... my mom's name is Pam and she was born in 1946, her parents, Paul and Madonna. There were 3 boys and 5 girls in her family. Thanks!! Starla Marsha McWilliams <marsha.mcw@mchsi.com> wrote: -----Original Message----- From: Marsha McWilliams [mailto:marsha.mcw@mchsi.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:50 AM To: 'ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: RE: [ILMACON] CORRINGTONs in Decatur, Illinois Hi Starla, Your message brought back some old fond memories. My Aunt & Uncle lived on the corner of Curtis & Illinois Streets (just down from the housing project) at the same time (they lived there for many years.) If you'd like to send me some further information I could ask around and maybe help you? I also had grandparents that lived on East Orchard (in Decatur) from about 1942-1965. Don't think that was considered out in the country. Where was your Orchard Drive located? Marsha Email: marsha.mcw@mchsi.com -----Original Message----- From: Starla Russell [mailto:votegal@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:12 PM To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILMACON] CORRINGTONs in Decatur, Illinois My mother lived in Decatur, Illinois until she was about 10 at which time she moved to California. She and her siblings remember a family by the name of the CORRINGTONs (Not sure if this is the correct spelling) and are wondering what became of them. They lived next door to them in the Government tenements on Longview around 1946-1949. Then the moved out to the 'country' on Orchard drive and the Corrington's followed a few years later but lived on another street. Have been unable to find any reference to this family, and think I might be misspelling their last name. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks, Starla --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!

There are 10 Joseph Watkins in Illinois in the 1900 census. None in Macon county. The closest that I could find in age was in Franklin County, Denning Township.- Series T626 Roll 301 Page 90 Joseph Watkins,51,Born Oct 1848 in Illinois, father born Tenn., mother born Illinois, Farmer Syntha, 45, born Illinois, Feb 1855,father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, 1- child - 1 child living married 26 years Michael C. Delahunty -----Original Message----- From: ellen isaacson [mailto:under_toe_2000@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:34 AM To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILMACON] look up please I' m looking for a Joseph Watkins, Does any one have the 1900 Decatur, Macon Census? He was born about 1845. He has a son also, same name but dont have his age. Thank you. Ellen Isaacson _________________________________________________________________ What are the 5 hot job markets for 2004? Click here to find out. http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/WPI_WhereWillWeFindJobs In2004.htm?siteid=CBMSN3006&sc_extcmp=JS_wi08_dec03_hotmail1 ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.574 / Virus Database: 364 - Release Date: 1/29/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.574 / Virus Database: 364 - Release Date: 1/29/2004

I' m looking for a Joseph Watkins, Does any one have the 1900 Decatur, Macon Census? He was born about 1845. He has a son also, same name but dont have his age. Thank you. Ellen Isaacson _________________________________________________________________ What are the 5 hot job markets for 2004? Click here to find out. http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/WPI_WhereWillWeFindJobsIn2004.htm?siteid=CBMSN3006&sc_extcmp=JS_wi08_dec03_hotmail1

RootsWeb has just finished making some significant changes to their server addresses. With some small exceptions (AOL being the big one), the changeover went well. Your ISP will now see mail from RootsWeb coming from a different address and you may need to change your spam filtering. If you are not receiving your list mail you need to contact your ISP and have them check their spam filtering for RootsWeb. They have attempted to contact most ISPs that have reported problems in the past but may have missed some. Of course, if your ISP is having a problem you won't get this message... It's a catch 22. If any of your friends mention they aren't getting list mail tell them about this. Further information on this is posted on the RootsWeb Helpdesk at http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al

Thanks, Candi, I'll try to plan a Decatur trip then! Jane

Here's where you need to go to see the State Archives information on State Census records: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/di/103__002.htm#A1 Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al

Just thought after the discussions over the weekend some of you might be interested that Maroa is having they're Sesquicentennial Celebration September 17th, 18th and 19th 2004. Candie

Mound School won't be a junior high after this year. They're tearing it down and putting a Target Store there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debera Tredennick" <deberat@yahoo.com> To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:18 PM Subject: [ILMACON] Decatur memories > I have really enjoyed all these wonderful memories. I > subscribed to the list because I have ancestors who > lived in Macon County. But - I lived in Decatur from > 1956-1959. We lived on Columbus Drive and I went to > Mound School when it was an elementary school ( I hear > it is a Junior High???). I remember The Dog and Suds? > Am I mixing this up with something else? > And of course - we can never forget "Stinky Staley's". > I always choose Staley's syrup if I get a choice!! > Debera in Texas > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

Hi, I just recently came back from a visit to Decatur. My aunt June Hensley Finch lives there. I drove past stinky staleys while there. I must say its a town stuck in a bit of a time warp. But a nice one at that. Susan in Maine

I have really enjoyed all these wonderful memories. I subscribed to the list because I have ancestors who lived in Macon County. But - I lived in Decatur from 1956-1959. We lived on Columbus Drive and I went to Mound School when it was an elementary school ( I hear it is a Junior High???). I remember The Dog and Suds? Am I mixing this up with something else? And of course - we can never forget "Stinky Staley's". I always choose Staley's syrup if I get a choice!! Debera in Texas __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

I am sorry, you did find the correct person, I didn't look at the census when I wrote the email, she was listed as Sadie instead of Sarah in the 1900 census. I have the page as 19b. > I tried doing some lookups on this, too. I couldn't even find a Sarah Ray > on the 1900 census living in Decatur on Jackson St. Are my notes wrong? I > did find a Sadie Ray, divorced, from Indiana, living with her brother Albert > (Sexton? Sefton?) From what I could tell they may have lived on Jefferson > St. I didn't take down notes on this entry because I didn't think this was > your Sarah. If you can send me the page number you have for your 1900 Sarah > Ray it may help. > > Marsha > Email: marsha.mcw@mchsi.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: ancesterhunter@att.net [mailto:ancesterhunter@att.net] > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:26 AM > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] records from 1900-1910 > > I'm not quite sure how to answer that question, Bennett was her maiden name, > > Ray was her married name, her husband might have been related to them, but I > > have not found her marriage record to know anything about him. In the 1900 > census it states she was divorced. She came from Indiana, and she was the > only member of the family to move to Illinois, so thinking her husband was > also in Indiana then they moved to Illinois, but not sure since I can't find > > a marriage record yet. > > Jean > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=____1074550850960_325jSC5Vdx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I found a Sarah Jane Ray buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Decatur, IL. b. 11 May 1856 d. 30 Sep 1933 Her husband is also there: Josiah Ray b. 7 Apr 1855 d. 25 Dec 1935 Hope this is your Sarah. Helen in Idaho > > From: ancesterhunter@att.net > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat PM 08:06:08 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILMACON] records from 1900-1910 > > ------=____1074550850960_325jSC5Vdx Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: null; name="reply" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="reply" V2l0aCB0aGUgcmVjZW50IGFjdGl2aXR5IG9uIHRoZSBib2FyZCwgSSB0aG91Z2h0IGl0IG1p Z2h0IGJlIGEgZ29vZCB0aW1lIHRvIA0KYXNrIGZvciBoZWxwLiANCg0KICBJIGhhdmUgYmVl biBsb29raW5nIGZvciB3aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIHRvIFNhcmFoIFJheSB0aGF0IGxpdmVkIGF0 IDU0MCBOb3J0aCANCkphY2tzb24gU3RyZWV0LCBEZWNhdHVyLElMLiBTaGUgd2FzIGxpdmlu ZyB0aGVyZSBpbiB0aGUgMTkwMCBjZW5zdXMsIHRoZW4gSSANCmZvdW5kIGhlciBuaWVjZXMg b2JpdCB0aGF0IG1lbnRpb25zIHNoZSBpcyBzdGlsbCBsaXZpbmcgYXQgdGhhdCBhZGRyZXNz IGluIA0KSnVseSAxOTA2LCBoYXZlIGxvb2tlZCBpbiB0aGUgMTkxMCBjZW5zdXMgYW5kIGNh biBub3QgZmluZCBoZXIgbGlzdGVkLCBidXQgDQpkb24ndCBrbm93IHdoYXQgc2VjdGlvbiBv ZiB0aGUgY2Vuc3VzIHRoaXMgYWRkcmVzcyB3b3VsZCBiZSB0byBsb29rIA0Kc3BlY2lmaWNh bGx5IHRvIHNlZSB3aG8gaXMgbGl2aW5nIGluIHRoaXMgaG91c2UgZHVyaW5nIHRoYXQgdGlt ZS4gIEkgYmVsaWV2ZSANCmZpbmRpbmcgb3V0IHdoYXQgaGFwcGVuZWQgdG8gQXVudCBTYXJh aCBSYXksIHdpbGwgZmlsbCBpbiAgbWlzc2luZyBwaWVjZXMgaW4gDQpteSBmYW1pbHkgc2Vh cmNoLiBBbnkgaGVscCB3b3VsZCBiZSBhcHByZWNpYXRlZC4gDQoNCkplYW4NCg0KDQo9PT09 IElMTUFDT04gTWFpbGluZyBMaXN0ID09PT0NClRvIHVuc3Vic2NyaWJlIGZyb20gdGhlIGxp c3Qgc2VuZCBhIG1lc3NhZ2UgdG86IElMTUFDT04tTC1yZXF1ZXN0QHJvb3Rzd2ViLmNvbSB3 aXRoIHVuc3Vic2NyaWJlIGFzIHRoZSBzdWJqZWN0Lg0KVG8gdW5zdWJzY3JpYmUgZnJvbSB0 aGUgZGlnZXN0IHNlbmQgYSBtZXNzYWdlIHRvOiBJTE1BQ09OLUQtcmVxdWVzdEByb290c3dl Yi5jb20gd2l0aCB1bnN1YnNjcmliZSBhcyB0aGUgc3ViamVjdC4NCg0K ------=____1074550850960_325jSC5Vdx--

Decatur Days in Walters, OK? Could you tell us more about that. I live in Dallas, TX and might be interested. My mother's family is from Decatur/Long Creek. Her maiden name was Maddox. I was born in Moultrie Co., but we moved to Coles Co. when I was in the 2nd grade. We used to attend the Maddox Reunion held annually at the Fairview Park. We always subscribed to the Decatur Herald. All the messages about memories of Decatur have been very heart-warming for me. Thanks to all of you (that's ya'll) for sharing those with us. Gene Harrell Dallas, TX HARRELL, BRIGHT, MADDOX, LANE ----- Original Message ----- From: <JJJSG@aol.com> To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [ILMACON] RE: Owens - Decatur Days Where in Texas are you? If you are close to Walters, Oklahoma, (just 45 minutes north of Wichita Falls, Tx.), we'll be having a Decatur Days here some time in the spring or early summer. I have a pretty extensive Illinois (Macon, Piatt, Sangamon, Christian and Moultrie Counties) references. Biggest county though is Macon. Jane G. ______________________________

I tried doing some lookups on this, too. I couldn't even find a Sarah Ray on the 1900 census living in Decatur on Jackson St. Are my notes wrong? I did find a Sadie Ray, divorced, from Indiana, living with her brother Albert (Sexton? Sefton?) From what I could tell they may have lived on Jefferson St. I didn't take down notes on this entry because I didn't think this was your Sarah. If you can send me the page number you have for your 1900 Sarah Ray it may help. Marsha Email: marsha.mcw@mchsi.com -----Original Message----- From: ancesterhunter@att.net [mailto:ancesterhunter@att.net] Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:26 AM To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILMACON] records from 1900-1910 I'm not quite sure how to answer that question, Bennett was her maiden name, Ray was her married name, her husband might have been related to them, but I have not found her marriage record to know anything about him. In the 1900 census it states she was divorced. She came from Indiana, and she was the only member of the family to move to Illinois, so thinking her husband was also in Indiana then they moved to Illinois, but not sure since I can't find a marriage record yet. Jean

From the limited information I have been able to find about her, she was born Sarah Cinderella Bennett abt 1863 in Montgomery County Indiana. Her parents were Caleb and Martha Miller Bennett, they are still livng in the 1870 Montgomery census, then in the 1880 census, the mother Martha is remarried to a John Sexton ( have not been able to find any information about him), and Sarah Cinderella is not listed with them, so think she was already married but have not been able to find her in any 1880 census. Then in the 1900 Decatur census she is living with her brother Albert Sexton on pg 19b. Since I have been unable to find her in a census with a husband or her marriage record I do not have her husbands name. I have found her in the 1920 living back in Montgomery County with a husband Frank Fletcher from Maine. I am just trying to find out what happened to her in Decatur, while she was living in that house her niece Minnie Bennett born 1891 gave birth to my grandmother, who was adopted out. and I have been unable to locate what happened to Minnie Bennett , the adoption record (1907) is the last record I have been able to find for her, so think locating what happened with her aunt will help me locate Minnie. I guess since I have been unable to find any inforamtion about John Sexton before he married Martha Bennett, the Sarah Ray in the 1900 census could be his child from a previous marriage, but his obit doesn't say anything about kids other than Martha's. Jean > Jean, when was your Sarah Bennett born? Did Sarah have a middle initial? Do > you know about when she was married? What's her husband's first name? I've > tried different spellings of Sara and that doesn't work. I found a Sarah > Bennett marrying a Jason Ray on 15 Mar 1852 in Warren Co., Illinois, and a Sarah > C. Bennett marrying a Henry Ray on 25 Oct 1883 Vermillion Co., Illinois. > > In the 1880 census, I found Sarah F. Ray, 40, born in Indiana in Aetna, > Logan, Il., and Sarah E. Ray, age 30, from Indiana in Island Grove, Sangamon > Co., > Illinois. My computer is so slow tonight that I'm going to have to give up on > pulling up all the census and go visit with my husband. > > In the 1860 Indiana (Crawfordsville) census, there was a Sarah Bennett, age > 26, living with a minister and his family (I couldn't read the last name). She > was born in England. > > I was not able to pull up Sarah Ray in the 1910 Illinois census, and I didn't > see her in the 1990 under her name; but that doesn't mean she isn't there, > just not on a by name entry. Sometimes I have to go to the state and start that > way. No more time tonight. > > Give me a little more info and I'll see what I can find for you. > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ >

If this email is to me, Erlyne Sherrill, I live in Harlingen, TX. About as far south as you can go in the US. ----- Original Message ----- From: JJJSG@aol.com To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [ILMACON] RE: Owens - Decatur Days Where in Texas are you? If you are close to Walters, Oklahoma, (just 45 minutes north of Wichita Falls, Tx.), we'll be having a Decatur Days here some time in the spring or early summer. I have a pretty extensive Illinois (Macon, Piatt, Sangamon, Christian and Moultrie Counties) references. Biggest county though is Macon. Jane G. ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject.