I tried to contact you (as you are listed in the Gen. Web site) for a lookup and the mail was returned-- if this is your new/correct address, you may want to change it in the above listing. Thank you. JoAn (Rude) Graham

Hi: Many or most of these I guess people have already listed but if you find something you'd like me to check I'll be happy to :) Judy MACON COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS: Volume 1 1829-1850 Volume 2 1851-1860 Volume 3 1861-1870 Volume 4 1871-1880 Volume 5 1881-1890 Volume 6 1891-1900 1855 ILLINOIS STATE CENSUS for Macon County MACON COUNTY CEMETERY RECORDS Volume 2 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 8 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS: Ripley County, Indiana marriage records 1818-1840 1841-1850 VIRGINIA SETTLERS by A. Maxim COPPAGE Volume 1 1880 full census on cds (I think it's online now) but does it give the option of checking for neighbors and full data? I'm not sure, but if you want me to check mine I will. NEIMAN Family Heritage (Ancestors and Descendants of Adam and Elizabeth NEIMAN) by Ruthanna JACOBS Good Hunting...Judy

Here's an example of an old plat map from Sangamon County -- it's for Illiopolis Township which is just west of Macon County. Click on the little button with arrows [generally the last thing to load so wait] to enlarge. In Section 18 right under the 18 [the road under the 18 is old US 36] there is a cross and that is a cemetery. In that very old cemetery there are buried some of the early settlers from the Niantic area. If you look around there is another cemetery down on the Sangamon River. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/illinois/countymap/sangamon_atlas/ill iopolis.jpg You can quickly see several uses for plat maps. With a series of plat maps it is possible to trace land ownership. Of course, this assumes your ancestors were farmers. They didn't do the towns. If you go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildecgs/maconcip.htm you will find a large number of very useful publications related to Macon County. Unlike some places these are quite reasonably priced. You should support the local genealogical society wherever you are researching so they can continue to provide useful information. [getting off soapbox...] 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

A plat map or a section map? There is the 1875 township and section map. If it is that map and you are having trouble you can also find it at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/illinois/il1875/MACON.JPG and if you right click you can download a copy to your computer. 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

The small cemetery in Oakley, Macon Co., Ill. is a family cemetery for the Baker family. So far as I know, it is still private, but I could be wrong. my aunt married a Baker, and she along with her husband, and three of her children, all of her sons, are also buried, I think the last son to be buried was Jan. 1, 2000. a few years ago, there was an article in the Decatur newspaper along with her picture, about her youngest son, who was killed in Viet Nam. There was a picture of the cemetery also. There is the last surviving child, a daughter, and other members of the family keep the cemetery maintained. You would have to contact somebody in Oakley, about non family members buried there. Mary Joann Coleman <JCOLEMA1@elp.rr.com> wrote: There is a small village outside Decatur called Oakley which is in Macon county Ill. They have a tiny well-kept cem called Dunkard/Franz cem and it's very well cared for. Might that be the one??? J ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Long Grove Cometery BARTLETT > > Looking at that site (thanks) there are no cemeteries in Milam twp. There isn't a Macon twp, just S. Macon, and just 2 cemeteries, Macon, presumably in section 22, where I think the town is? My map's not too hot. What section is Long Creek Cem in? It might well be where folks from Milam twp buried their dead. The other options would be Mt, Zion twp, or over the various county lines. That could be. I've exhausted Moultrie Co cemeteries in searches for other relatives, but haven't tried the other counties. Her mother was very clear in the Bible that she was buried near Macon. > > Thanks, > Doris > > -- "Barb Madsen" wrote: > According to the cemetery llisting on the Macon Co. web site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ Long Grove Cemetery is located in South > Macon Twp. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:31 PM > Subject: [ILMACON] Long Grove Cometery BARTLETT > > > > > > What township is Long Grove Cemetery in? Milam, perhaps? I'm still seeking > the burial date and place of Jennie Bastion Seass Bartlett, who was b. > Dubuque 1854, m. George Bartlett Dec 13, 1883, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, Il. > The family Bible places her death between Feb 1884 and June 1891. Place is > "in the country near Macon," with burial "in the country." Kind people on > this list have found some helpful info for me, but Jennie remains elusive. > I'm still sure she's buried there, just buried, so to speak. > > > > I haven't tracked the right George Bartlett for sure. But he may be the > prominent Maconite George G.A. Bartlett who has two wives buried in Long > Grove Cemetery. Thy are > > > > Bartlett, Isabella wife of G. A. d. Mar 10 1874, aged 34 yrs. 2 mo. 10 > days > > > > Bartlett, Henrietie, wife of G. A. d. Dec. 9 1882. aged 38 yrs. 3 m. 17 > da. > > > > Givem this last date of death, a date of remarriage a year later ia > possible, especially since the 1880 census shows G.A. and Hattie living in > Mliam twp. with several small children. > > > > There is a J. A. in Long Grove with no dates . Could be G. A? Or are > George and perpaps Jennie with a garbled first name in another cemetery? > Jeannie? Jane? > > > > But the major question at the moment - is Long Grove Cemetery in Milam > twp? > > > > Thanks, Doris. > > > > -- Dovekeeper@aol.com wrote: > > I have Macon cemetery inscription volume VII (Is this the one you have, > > Sweetnikita?) which includes Salem, Mount Gilead, Walnut Grove and Turpin > > cemeteries. I also have Volume III, which includes Illini , Long Grove and > Macon > > cemetaries. > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > ==== 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.

Doris: The town of Macon is in sections 32, 33 and 29, mostly in 32. Long Grove Cem. is located in section 13, which is in the far southeast corner of S. Macon Twp, right across the line from Milam Twp. By the way, there is a plat map on the Macon Co. web page, but I can't get it to fully load. Macon Cemetery is in section 29 of S. Macon Twp. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: <doriswaggoner@juno.com> To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 12:22 AM Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Long Grove Cometery BARTLETT > > Looking at that site (thanks) there are no cemeteries in Milam twp. There isn't a Macon twp, just S. Macon, and just 2 cemeteries, Macon, presumably in section 22, where I think the town is? My map's not too hot. What section is Long Creek Cem in? It might well be where folks from Milam twp buried their dead. The other options would be Mt, Zion twp, or over the various county lines. That could be. I've exhausted Moultrie Co cemeteries in searches for other relatives, but haven't tried the other counties. Her mother was very clear in the Bible that she was buried near Macon. > > Thanks, > Doris > > >

Does anyone happen to have a plat map for Macon County? Generally you can get them free from a local insurance agent. They come out every 10 years or so. It shows who owns the land. Each township is mapped and the land boundaries and land owners are on the map. However, it is also extremely useful for precisely locating cemeteries, understanding where communities and other things are. You can precisely plot directions to a cemetery. Mind you, the cemeteries are not named but if you know the cemetery is in section 7 of township X you can find it easily. Someone who has one of these could be extremely helpful to the list. It doesn't have to be the most recent one because, of course, cemeteries don't move. 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

Doris - long shot but township government wasn't instituted universally in Illinois immediately after it accepted in 1848. Before 1848 and for years thereafter, they had precincts. The precincts may or may not have had the same name as the resulting townships and generally did not have the same boundaries. Generally in the end there were more townships than precincts. I do not know when township government was instituted in Macon County. Wait - I looked it up - November 8, 1859. Spoils my idea but I think I'll send the message anyway for the information about precincts and townships. You can find some interesting information on Macon County at http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/macon.html I have found the information on the township names is not always correct on that site. In some cases -- for example on Harristown it notes name changed from Harris -- Harris was probably the precinct name but it would be incorrect to assume they were precisely the same area. 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

You should be able to get that marriage certificate from the county clerk. Basically the statewide marriage index is an index to the records held by the county clerks and transcribed by volunteers. 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

Doris, Could your Macon possibly Macon, Illinois? There is a small town of Macon outside of Decatur, and I recall a cemetery just at the outskirts of the town. Rosie

Here is a link to the Illinois marriage record. Leave the choice bar at "statewide" and type in Bartlett for groom and Sears for bride. You will see two listings come up. Good luck in your search!Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900

There is a small village outside Decatur called Oakley which is in Macon county Ill. They have a tiny well-kept cem called Dunkard/Franz cem and it's very well cared for. Might that be the one??? J ----- Original Message ----- From: <doriswaggoner@juno.com> To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Long Grove Cometery BARTLETT > > Looking at that site (thanks) there are no cemeteries in Milam twp. There isn't a Macon twp, just S. Macon, and just 2 cemeteries, Macon, presumably in section 22, where I think the town is? My map's not too hot. What section is Long Creek Cem in? It might well be where folks from Milam twp buried their dead. The other options would be Mt, Zion twp, or over the various county lines. That could be. I've exhausted Moultrie Co cemeteries in searches for other relatives, but haven't tried the other counties. Her mother was very clear in the Bible that she was buried near Macon. > > Thanks, > Doris > > -- "Barb Madsen" <barb01@csj.net> wrote: > According to the cemetery llisting on the Macon Co. web site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ Long Grove Cemetery is located in South > Macon Twp. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <doriswaggoner@juno.com> > To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:31 PM > Subject: [ILMACON] Long Grove Cometery BARTLETT > > > > > > What township is Long Grove Cemetery in? Milam, perhaps? I'm still seeking > the burial date and place of Jennie Bastion Seass Bartlett, who was b. > Dubuque 1854, m. George Bartlett Dec 13, 1883, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, Il. > The family Bible places her death between Feb 1884 and June 1891. Place is > "in the country near Macon," with burial "in the country." Kind people on > this list have found some helpful info for me, but Jennie remains elusive. > I'm still sure she's buried there, just buried, so to speak. > > > > I haven't tracked the right George Bartlett for sure. But he may be the > prominent Maconite George G.A. Bartlett who has two wives buried in Long > Grove Cemetery. Thy are > > > > Bartlett, Isabella wife of G. A. d. Mar 10 1874, aged 34 yrs. 2 mo. 10 > days > > > > Bartlett, Henrietie, wife of G. A. d. Dec. 9 1882. aged 38 yrs. 3 m. 17 > da. > > > > Givem this last date of death, a date of remarriage a year later ia > possible, especially since the 1880 census shows G.A. and Hattie living in > Mliam twp. with several small children. > > > > There is a J. A. in Long Grove with no dates . Could be G. A? Or are > George and perpaps Jennie with a garbled first name in another cemetery? > Jeannie? Jane? > > > > But the major question at the moment - is Long Grove Cemetery in Milam > twp? > > > > Thanks, Doris. > > > > -- Dovekeeper@aol.com wrote: > > I have Macon cemetery inscription volume VII (Is this the one you have, > > Sweetnikita?) which includes Salem, Mount Gilead, Walnut Grove and Turpin > > cemeteries. I also have Volume III, which includes Illini , Long Grove and > Macon > > cemetaries. > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ >

Wonder if they let it out on intrt libtary loan? Doris -- Mary & Ken Vanderheydt <kenvan@prodigy.net> wrote: There is a book in the public library [not the ill. State Historical Library] that has all the listings for cemeteries including name, birth, death dates. I don't recall the title, but I will lookup the file I copied, and if needed by anybody, will enter the title of the book to the list. Mary ==== 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.

Might I be able to get a copy of the marriage record, beyond the listing? I know that Sears is wrong, but if using what IRAD has will get me what I need, I'll take it! I've got lots and lots of earlier info on Jennie, and I'll believe how her minister/teacher father spelled her first husband's name in the family Bible, where he always used his best writing. Seass was a prominent early Moultrie Co family and they've done a lot of research. And Jennie's son always shows up as Seass. That doesn't stop Jennie from being Seace in the 1880 census! So while Sears is "wrong", if thats what the stat records show, the record may hold the key to the mytsteriouis Mr Bartlett, and to her death. Do you know how to get information that far back? And thank you for the information on G.A.'s wives. When I put that together with the 1880 census, this guy was fertile. He must have had another wife before poor Isabelle, because his children had mothers born in three different states. He really needed another wife after Hattie died to raise all the kids. Jennie must have really wanted out of her father's poverty-stricken house to take her 9-year old into that pile of kids, only 29 herself. I wonder if she died in childbirth herself. Thanks, Doris -- Dovekeeper@aol.com wrote: Doris, I was one who answered about the two Bartlett women buried in Long Grove. At that time, I looked up your George Bartlett on the Illinois marriage index and found a George Bartlett who married a Jennie SEARS in Moultrie County.Possibly you have been working on a misspell of Jennie's last name. Try Sears and see what you come up with - the Sears/Bartlett marriage can be found on the marriage index for Illinois. Good luck! Rosie ==== 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.

Looking at that site (thanks) there are no cemeteries in Milam twp. There isn't a Macon twp, just S. Macon, and just 2 cemeteries, Macon, presumably in section 22, where I think the town is? My map's not too hot. What section is Long Creek Cem in? It might well be where folks from Milam twp buried their dead. The other options would be Mt, Zion twp, or over the various county lines. That could be. I've exhausted Moultrie Co cemeteries in searches for other relatives, but haven't tried the other counties. Her mother was very clear in the Bible that she was buried near Macon. Thanks, Doris -- "Barb Madsen" <barb01@csj.net> wrote: According to the cemetery llisting on the Macon Co. web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ Long Grove Cemetery is located in South Macon Twp. ----- Original Message ----- From: <doriswaggoner@juno.com> To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:31 PM Subject: [ILMACON] Long Grove Cometery BARTLETT > > What township is Long Grove Cemetery in? Milam, perhaps? I'm still seeking the burial date and place of Jennie Bastion Seass Bartlett, who was b. Dubuque 1854, m. George Bartlett Dec 13, 1883, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, Il. The family Bible places her death between Feb 1884 and June 1891. Place is "in the country near Macon," with burial "in the country." Kind people on this list have found some helpful info for me, but Jennie remains elusive. I'm still sure she's buried there, just buried, so to speak. > > I haven't tracked the right George Bartlett for sure. But he may be the prominent Maconite George G.A. Bartlett who has two wives buried in Long Grove Cemetery. Thy are > > Bartlett, Isabella wife of G. A. d. Mar 10 1874, aged 34 yrs. 2 mo. 10 days > > Bartlett, Henrietie, wife of G. A. d. Dec. 9 1882. aged 38 yrs. 3 m. 17 da. > > Givem this last date of death, a date of remarriage a year later ia possible, especially since the 1880 census shows G.A. and Hattie living in Mliam twp. with several small children. > > There is a J. A. in Long Grove with no dates . Could be G. A? Or are George and perpaps Jennie with a garbled first name in another cemetery? Jeannie? Jane? > > But the major question at the moment - is Long Grove Cemetery in Milam twp? > > Thanks, Doris. > > -- Dovekeeper@aol.com wrote: > I have Macon cemetery inscription volume VII (Is this the one you have, > Sweetnikita?) which includes Salem, Mount Gilead, Walnut Grove and Turpin > cemeteries. I also have Volume III, which includes Illini , Long Grove and Macon > cemetaries. > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/

Could you please look for any DAwson-Ireland or Nearen. Thank You Linda Dawson Alvey

Can you please look for any Dawson-Ireland or Nearen. Thank you Linda Dawson Alvey.

What township is Long Grove Cemetery in? Milam, perhaps? I'm still seeking the burial date and place of Jennie Bastion Seass Bartlett, who was b. Dubuque 1854, m. George Bartlett Dec 13, 1883, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, Il. The family Bible places her death between Feb 1884 and June 1891. Place is "in the country near Macon," with burial "in the country." Kind people on this list have found some helpful info for me, but Jennie remains elusive. I'm still sure she's buried there, just buried, so to speak. I haven't tracked the right George Bartlett for sure. But he may be the prominent Maconite George G.A. Bartlett who has two wives buried in Long Grove Cemetery. Thy are Bartlett, Isabella wife of G. A. d. Mar 10 1874, aged 34 yrs. 2 mo. 10 days Bartlett, Henrietie, wife of G. A. d. Dec. 9 1882. aged 38 yrs. 3 m. 17 da. Givem this last date of death, a date of remarriage a year later ia possible, especially since the 1880 census shows G.A. and Hattie living in Mliam twp. with several small children. There is a J. A. in Long Grove with no dates . Could be G. A? Or are George and perpaps Jennie with a garbled first name in another cemetery? Jeannie? Jane? But the major question at the moment - is Long Grove Cemetery in Milam twp? Thanks, Doris. -- Dovekeeper@aol.com wrote: I have Macon cemetery inscription volume VII (Is this the one you have, Sweetnikita?) which includes Salem, Mount Gilead, Walnut Grove and Turpin cemeteries. I also have Volume III, which includes Illini , Long Grove and Macon cemetaries. ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/

Doris, I was one who answered about the two Bartlett women buried in Long Grove. At that time, I looked up your George Bartlett on the Illinois marriage index and found a George Bartlett who married a Jennie SEARS in Moultrie County.Possibly you have been working on a misspell of Jennie's last name. Try Sears and see what you come up with - the Sears/Bartlett marriage can be found on the marriage index for Illinois. Good luck! Rosie

I am willing to do lookups for Boiling Springs Cemetery, Hickory Point, Township. Jolien Rife Catlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <LoganCty@mindspring.com> To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:01 PM Subject: [ILMACON] Macon County Cemeteries > Are there people on this list who have one or more of the Macon County > cemetery books and who would be willing to do lookups for other list > members? I don't have any requests myself, just asking as a general point of > information. It's done on other county lists. > > 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 > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ >