Linda, Are there any Lamar/Lemarr, Perry or Mainard's listed in the book? Thanks, Regina

Hi Linda, Are there any Strunk's or Wheeler's listed in the book? Thank you, Jan Durr -----Original Message----- From: dogtraks [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Migrations to KS For what it is worth: The coal mines opened at McAlester, Pittsburg county Oklahoma as soon as the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad reached the crossroads store of J.J. McAlester in 1872 and going full blast by 1888. Located in McAlester is a memorial wall of the miners killed in the mines. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Migrations to KS > Holms S. (Hal) Young wrote about following the coal mines to Kansas. > There > were other types of mines in the Joplin, Missouri area including Newton > County, Missouri besides the coal mines of Pittsburg, Kansas. Miami, > Ottawa > County, Oklahoma also had mining going on in the late 1800s and into the > early > 1900s. > > I have found Ditsons in Galena, Kansas (just over the state line from > Joplin). Also, know Lair and Crays migrated to that area as well. > > A quite check of a book I have in my own library, (Cemetery Inscriptions, > Cherokee County, Kansas Compiled by Don Ford, 1988) found people with the > following surnames that may or may not have a Macoupin County, Illinois > connection: Bevins, Bird, Bridges, Cherry, Clevenger, Crays, Ditson, > Doss, Doty, > Dugger, Lair, Large, Mahan, Mayberry, Nash, Rice plus many of the more > common > names. > > The back cover reads, "All the inscriptions from the fifty-five known > cemeteries in Cherokee County are included in this volume. The > inscriptions give > the name of the deceased, dates of birth and death (or age), maiden names > of > women, relationships, and comments on military service, to the extent > that > such information was given on the gravestones. The inscriptions are in > alphabetical order with a code identifying the cemetery, and there is a > cross-index > to buried names." > > If anyone thinks they may have a relative who may be listed in this book, > I > will be happy to do a quick check. > > Linda R.F. Arnold > California > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Macoupin County Historical Society books for sale: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm#hissoc > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from [email protected], send a message to: [email protected] that contains in the body of the message the command: unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your software may require one.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_where.htm That page could be formatted a bit better but I queried some yrs ago about my Sutton migration to Barton County MO in 1870 (Barton Co is just above Joplin and borders KS). There are some tidbits on other family names on this page. According to one person, Barton County enticed prospective land byers from IL with lodging, food, and tours. Then when we got to discussing it, there were many other families who went to the area. Sutton, York and Bandy were my lines who went. Sutton line came back to IL because of sickness and remained in IL. Bandy and York stayed and are buried there. At the time, we suspicioned the families went down to work on a farm for an Isaac Martin, a relative or friend of one of the families, who had been there for many years before 1870. I am sure there were many different reasons for migrations but the area was opening up and the pioneer spirit took people to different places. Gloria At 10:08 AM 7/14/2006, you wrote: >Holms S. (Hal) Young wrote about following the coal mines to Kansas. There >were other types of mines in the Joplin, Missouri area including Newton >County, Missouri besides the coal mines of Pittsburg, Kansas. Miami, Ottawa >County, Oklahoma also had mining going on in the late 1800s and into >the early >1900s. > >I have found Ditsons in Galena, Kansas (just over the state line from >Joplin). Also, know Lair and Crays migrated to that area as well. > >A quite check of a book I have in my own library, (Cemetery Inscriptions, >Cherokee County, Kansas Compiled by Don Ford, 1988) found people with the >following surnames that may or may not have a Macoupin County, Illinois >connection: Bevins, Bird, Bridges, Cherry, Clevenger, Crays, Ditson, >Doss, Doty, >Dugger, Lair, Large, Mahan, Mayberry, Nash, Rice plus many of the more >common >names. > >The back cover reads, "All the inscriptions from the fifty-five known >cemeteries in Cherokee County are included in this >volume. The inscriptions give >the name of the deceased, dates of birth and death (or age), maiden names of >women, relationships, and comments on military service, to the extent that >such information was given on the gravestones. The inscriptions are in >alphabetical order with a code identifying the cemetery, and there is a >cross-index >to buried names." > >If anyone thinks they may have a relative who may be listed in this book, I >will be happy to do a quick check. > >Linda R.F. Arnold >California > > > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >Macoupin County Historical Society books for sale: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm#hissoc

For what it is worth: The coal mines opened at McAlester, Pittsburg county Oklahoma as soon as the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad reached the crossroads store of J.J. McAlester in 1872 and going full blast by 1888. Located in McAlester is a memorial wall of the miners killed in the mines. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Migrations to KS > Holms S. (Hal) Young wrote about following the coal mines to Kansas. > There > were other types of mines in the Joplin, Missouri area including Newton > County, Missouri besides the coal mines of Pittsburg, Kansas. Miami, > Ottawa > County, Oklahoma also had mining going on in the late 1800s and into the > early > 1900s. > > I have found Ditsons in Galena, Kansas (just over the state line from > Joplin). Also, know Lair and Crays migrated to that area as well. > > A quite check of a book I have in my own library, (Cemetery Inscriptions, > Cherokee County, Kansas Compiled by Don Ford, 1988) found people with the > following surnames that may or may not have a Macoupin County, Illinois > connection: Bevins, Bird, Bridges, Cherry, Clevenger, Crays, Ditson, > Doss, Doty, > Dugger, Lair, Large, Mahan, Mayberry, Nash, Rice plus many of the more > common > names. > > The back cover reads, "All the inscriptions from the fifty-five known > cemeteries in Cherokee County are included in this volume. The > inscriptions give > the name of the deceased, dates of birth and death (or age), maiden names > of > women, relationships, and comments on military service, to the extent > that > such information was given on the gravestones. The inscriptions are in > alphabetical order with a code identifying the cemetery, and there is a > cross-index > to buried names." > > If anyone thinks they may have a relative who may be listed in this book, > I > will be happy to do a quick check. > > Linda R.F. Arnold > California > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Macoupin County Historical Society books for sale: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm#hissoc > >

Holms S. (Hal) Young wrote about following the coal mines to Kansas. There were other types of mines in the Joplin, Missouri area including Newton County, Missouri besides the coal mines of Pittsburg, Kansas. Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma also had mining going on in the late 1800s and into the early 1900s. I have found Ditsons in Galena, Kansas (just over the state line from Joplin). Also, know Lair and Crays migrated to that area as well. A quite check of a book I have in my own library, (Cemetery Inscriptions, Cherokee County, Kansas Compiled by Don Ford, 1988) found people with the following surnames that may or may not have a Macoupin County, Illinois connection: Bevins, Bird, Bridges, Cherry, Clevenger, Crays, Ditson, Doss, Doty, Dugger, Lair, Large, Mahan, Mayberry, Nash, Rice plus many of the more common names. The back cover reads, "All the inscriptions from the fifty-five known cemeteries in Cherokee County are included in this volume. The inscriptions give the name of the deceased, dates of birth and death (or age), maiden names of women, relationships, and comments on military service, to the extent that such information was given on the gravestones. The inscriptions are in alphabetical order with a code identifying the cemetery, and there is a cross-index to buried names." If anyone thinks they may have a relative who may be listed in this book, I will be happy to do a quick check. Linda R.F. Arnold California

Also -- follow the coal mines. I don't know if there were mines in Sumner County, Kansas, but there were East of there, around Pittsburg. I learned about the mines in Macoupin by following family to Virden from Will, Grundy, Livingston counties in Illinois. The migrations not only followed the railroads but also to where the jobs were. If you're looking for missing family who may have worked the mines, you might check Montana. I did. Holms S. (Hal) Young Cotton Family Researcher

I have had some experience with the Kansas migration. If you will look at a Kansas map in the southeast corner you will see approximately 30 central Illinois town names including Girard. After checking into why the answer was migration. Look it up its fascinating. -----Original Message----- From: Debbi Geer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 5:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Migrations to KS In the early 1870's there was a lot of migrations into KS. The government had offered good prices for land because they wanted people to start spreading westward and had to do something to entice them. A lot stayed in KS but some did return to their previous homes. Quite a few families from Macoupin Co, Jersey Co and Greene Co IL made the trip to KS with many making themselves a new home. KS did have an 1875 state census. Some of the counties have the census online. Everyone in the household was listed as was their age and birthplace. If they were still living there and then returned to IL by 1880, you'll have an idea as to when the return trip was made. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== Macoupin County Historical Society books for sale: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm#hissoc -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.0/388 - Release Date: 7/13/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.0/388 - Release Date: 7/13/2006

Much of Kansas was settled by returning Civil War vets. A place for them to make a new start. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Migrations to KS > In the early 1870's there was a lot of migrations into > KS. The government had offered good prices for land > because they wanted people to start spreading westward > and had to do something to entice them. A lot stayed > in KS but some did return to their previous homes. > Quite a few families from Macoupin Co, Jersey Co and > Greene Co IL made the trip to KS with many making > themselves a new home. KS did have an 1875 state > census. Some of the counties have the census online. > Everyone in the household was listed as was their age > and birthplace. If they were still living there and > then returned to IL by 1880, you'll have an idea as to > when the return trip was made. > > > Debbi Geer > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Macoupin County Historical Society books for sale: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm#hissoc > >

In the early 1870's there was a lot of migrations into KS. The government had offered good prices for land because they wanted people to start spreading westward and had to do something to entice them. A lot stayed in KS but some did return to their previous homes. Quite a few families from Macoupin Co, Jersey Co and Greene Co IL made the trip to KS with many making themselves a new home. KS did have an 1875 state census. Some of the counties have the census online. Everyone in the household was listed as was their age and birthplace. If they were still living there and then returned to IL by 1880, you'll have an idea as to when the return trip was made. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

My Samuel DRURY and Susan (HODGES) DRURY, originally from Hart Co., KY, and up to Macoupin Co. in the later 1860s, moved to Rome, Sumner Co., KS in the early 1870s. Must have been "the place to go". In their later years after one son moved back to Virden and most of the other offspring moved further west, Samuel and Susan moved into town, Wellington, Sumner Co., KS. They are buried in the rural Atterbury-Pleasant Hill Cemetery, in or around Rome. Linda Kmiecik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Ensminger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:02 PM Subject: [ILMacoupin] Migrations (was Mary Eilzabeth Leonard) > I agree that 1835 and 1840 seem early for much rambling about (unless > dear old dad had Daniel Boone syndrome). Once railroads hit town, > however... > > I wondered for years why one of my grandfather's older brothers was > born in Kansas in 1876, while the family seemed thoroughly settled in > Madison Co. after 1860. A couple of years ago research on > G-grandmother's family provided the answer. One of her sisters had > moved to Kansas in 1875. Whether the whole family went visiting, or > just great-grandmother, I'll probably never know, but at least I now > have a reason for that one birth in "Peck, Sumner County, Kansas". > > --- Debbi Geer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't know when Henry actually died. All I know > > Alanson Osborn presented the financial records to the > > court dated 12 August 1866. I can only guess that he > > had died within a few weeks before if not just a few > > days before. > > > > I thought perhaps that Mary Elizabeth Leondard might > > have been a sister to Annie Leonard who married Martin > > Pruitt of Jersey Co IL. However, when I look at Mary > > and Annie's personal data I can't justify the sibling > > relationship. Mary was born abt 1835 in Kentucky. > > Annie was born 10 Oct 1840 in Cumberland, Guernsey, > > OH. Because of Cumberland's location in OH, I just > > can't see where a family would have moved from KY to > > the central part of Eastern OH and then to IL. Had it > > been the reverse and the OH location was in SW Ohio, I > > could have easily been persuaded that they were > > sisters. Although there were some families who did > > have weird migrating patterns before they finally > > settled long enough to call area "home". > > > > > > Debbi Geer > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > Set a timer for 15 minutes and spend that time filing and organizing > > your genealogy papers. Work as fast as you can and try not to get > > sidetracked by reading everything. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ______________________________

Hi Marsha, This is just one more very good reason why we should be researching ALL members of our ancestors family -- not just our direct line ancestor. Had you not checked out "Great Grand Aunt" [grin], you might always wonder .......... Sharon On 12 Jul 2006 at 11:02, Marsha Ensminger wrote: > I agree that 1835 and 1840 seem early for much rambling about (unless > dear old dad had Daniel Boone syndrome). Once railroads hit town, > however... > > I wondered for years why one of my grandfather's older brothers was > born in Kansas in 1876, while the family seemed thoroughly settled in > Madison Co. after 1860. A couple of years ago research on > G-grandmother's family provided the answer. One of her sisters had > moved to Kansas in 1875. Whether the whole family went visiting, or > just great-grandmother, I'll probably never know, but at least I now > have a reason for that one birth in "Peck, Sumner County, Kansas". > > --- Debbi Geer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't know when Henry actually died. All I know > > Alanson Osborn presented the financial records to the > > court dated 12 August 1866. I can only guess that he > > had died within a few weeks before if not just a few > > days before. > > > > I thought perhaps that Mary Elizabeth Leondard might > > have been a sister to Annie Leonard who married Martin > > Pruitt of Jersey Co IL. However, when I look at Mary > > and Annie's personal data I can't justify the sibling > > relationship. Mary was born abt 1835 in Kentucky. > > Annie was born 10 Oct 1840 in Cumberland, Guernsey, > > OH. Because of Cumberland's location in OH, I just > > can't see where a family would have moved from KY to > > the central part of Eastern OH and then to IL. Had it > > been the reverse and the OH location was in SW Ohio, I > > could have easily been persuaded that they were > > sisters. Although there were some families who did > > have weird migrating patterns before they finally > > settled long enough to call area "home". > > > > > > Debbi Geer > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > Set a timer for 15 minutes and spend that time filing and organizing > > your genealogy papers. Work as fast as you can and try not to get > > sidetracked by reading everything. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from [email protected], send a message > to: > [email protected] > that contains in the body of the message the command: > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your > software may require one. >

I agree that 1835 and 1840 seem early for much rambling about (unless dear old dad had Daniel Boone syndrome). Once railroads hit town, however... I wondered for years why one of my grandfather's older brothers was born in Kansas in 1876, while the family seemed thoroughly settled in Madison Co. after 1860. A couple of years ago research on G-grandmother's family provided the answer. One of her sisters had moved to Kansas in 1875. Whether the whole family went visiting, or just great-grandmother, I'll probably never know, but at least I now have a reason for that one birth in "Peck, Sumner County, Kansas". --- Debbi Geer <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know when Henry actually died. All I know > Alanson Osborn presented the financial records to the > court dated 12 August 1866. I can only guess that he > had died within a few weeks before if not just a few > days before. > > I thought perhaps that Mary Elizabeth Leondard might > have been a sister to Annie Leonard who married Martin > Pruitt of Jersey Co IL. However, when I look at Mary > and Annie's personal data I can't justify the sibling > relationship. Mary was born abt 1835 in Kentucky. > Annie was born 10 Oct 1840 in Cumberland, Guernsey, > OH. Because of Cumberland's location in OH, I just > can't see where a family would have moved from KY to > the central part of Eastern OH and then to IL. Had it > been the reverse and the OH location was in SW Ohio, I > could have easily been persuaded that they were > sisters. Although there were some families who did > have weird migrating patterns before they finally > settled long enough to call area "home". > > > Debbi Geer > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Set a timer for 15 minutes and spend that time filing and organizing > your genealogy papers. Work as fast as you can and try not to get > sidetracked by reading everything. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you, Bill, for serving our country. and all the other veterans. Freedom costs. Gloria At 04:26 PM 7/11/2006, you wrote: >I commend you for all your hard work. It is a worthy task and more of us >need to be involved. I live way down here in Texas, I am 80, a WWII veteran >and within the last 6 months I have had open heart surgery and brain >surgery. > >An uncle of mine, James Burgoyne and some his family are buried in one of >the Staunton cemeteries; a set of one of my grandparents (Burgoynes) and >some of their relatives are buried in the Miles Station church cemetery; and >some of my great grandparents and the other set of my grandparents >(Schneebergs) are buried in the Brighton city cemetery. I lived in Brighton >with my parents from 1926 - 1940. > >I have delayed joining the Macoupin County Researcher (?) - publication, so >send me information as to how I subscribe to it. > >Bill Schneeberg >2922 South Country Club Road >Garland, TX 75043-1306 >Phone: 972-278-2851 >Email: [email protected] >Researching: SCHNEEBERG; GILL; BURGOYNE; SAUERWEIN; BOSTON; GRAHAM; STETHEM; >AND SCHWAB. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:30 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > >Cindy, > Just want to say thank you to you and your family for all of your >hard work! > >Kim Kolk >- ------------------------------------- >[email protected] >Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, >POYNTER, WEISS > > >On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > From: "Chuck & Cindy Leonard" <[email protected]> > > Date: July 9, 2006 10:24:58 PM CDT > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > > > > > > When a local mowing service, hired to mow our City Cemetery (the > > oldest one > > in Staunton), came to the city council and wanted to take all the > > broken > > tombstones and dispose of them, our society members gathered and > > sent a > > letter to the city council objecting to this and to make a long > > story short, > > the State Historical Preservation Association told us to contact them > > immediately if we saw any indications of stones being removed and > > they would > > send State Police to stop the removal. It didn't come to that, but as > > usual, yours truly wound up on the reorganized City Cemetery > > Association and > > the broken stones were repaired; my children walked the creek bed > > in search > > of stones that may have been thrown down there but that search > > proved to be > > cement borders that were removed from around grave plots. My > > husband made a > > "probe" for me to use in the oldest section and we found numerous > > original > > stones that had been broken over the years and covered by dirt. > > They were > > repaired and re-set (we kept them close to the original spot they were > > found) - the original plot listing of burials was long gone and > > believe me, > > our group did some hard searching. Of course, if anyone finds the > > records, > > it would be great to have them..... > >______________________________ > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To post a message so everyone on ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D receives it, >send the message to: > [email protected] > It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D.

Mary There might have been something in the Alton newspaper. I don't recall what the name of it in the 1870's - The Telegraph, The Alton Telegraph, The Alton Evening Telegraph, The Evening Telegraph or ?. I know that there was an article in 1871 regarding a murder in Neosho Co KS simply because the victim was a Pruitt girl who's grandfather was Solomon Preuitt of the Bethalto, Madison, IL area. Then the article was printed in the Jerseyville, Jersey, IL newspaper. If the incident occurred in Madison Co, Macoupin Co or Jersey Co, there may have been some mention about it. I would say because of the type of accident that it may have made at least one area newspaper. If someone else on this list has information that I'm not aware of, please post it. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

There must be 2 Henry's!!! In the 1880 St. Charles, MO. census Mary E. Eller is listed with a son Henry b. 1867, Michael b. 1871, Levi b. 1860/61 and Chas. b. 1856. Maybe this Henry and Michael are Ellers. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Mary Eilzabeth Leonard >I don't know when Henry actually died. All I know > Alanson Osborn presented the financial records to the > court dated 12 August 1866. I can only guess that he > had died within a few weeks before if not just a few > days before. > > I thought perhaps that Mary Elizabeth Leondard might > have been a sister to Annie Leonard who married Martin > Pruitt of Jersey Co IL. However, when I look at Mary > and Annie's personal data I can't justify the sibling > relationship. Mary was born abt 1835 in Kentucky. > Annie was born 10 Oct 1840 in Cumberland, Guernsey, > OH. Because of Cumberland's location in OH, I just > can't see where a family would have moved from KY to > the central part of Eastern OH and then to IL. Had it > been the reverse and the OH location was in SW Ohio, I > could have easily been persuaded that they were > sisters. Although there were some families who did > have weird migrating patterns before they finally > settled long enough to call area "home". > > > Debbi Geer > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Set a timer for 15 minutes and spend that time filing and organizing your > genealogy papers. Work as fast as you can and try not to get sidetracked > by reading everything. >

Debbi, Would an 1874 marriage license have any info on it??? Where might I find info. on an accident? In a newspaper article when Chas. died in1924 it states he lost his arms as a child working at his father's sorghum plant. The sugar cane jammed and he tryed to fix it. You've been wonderful.....Thanks, Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Mary Eilzabeth Leonard > > Mary > > The IL Marriage Index shows Mary's marriage to > Alexander Eller - > > ELLER, ALEXANDER SUNDERLAND, BETTY 11/23/1874 05 /104 > 8278 MACOUPIN > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Macoupin County, IL Widows' Pension Files > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/widows.htm >

I commend you for all your hard work. It is a worthy task and more of us need to be involved. I live way down here in Texas, I am 80, a WWII veteran and within the last 6 months I have had open heart surgery and brain surgery. An uncle of mine, James Burgoyne and some his family are buried in one of the Staunton cemeteries; a set of one of my grandparents (Burgoynes) and some of their relatives are buried in the Miles Station church cemetery; and some of my great grandparents and the other set of my grandparents (Schneebergs) are buried in the Brighton city cemetery. I lived in Brighton with my parents from 1926 - 1940. I have delayed joining the Macoupin County Researcher (?) - publication, so send me information as to how I subscribe to it. Bill Schneeberg 2922 South Country Club Road Garland, TX 75043-1306 Phone: 972-278-2851 Email: [email protected] Researching: SCHNEEBERG; GILL; BURGOYNE; SAUERWEIN; BOSTON; GRAHAM; STETHEM; AND SCHWAB. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Burials/ Civil War or own farm land Cindy, Just want to say thank you to you and your family for all of your hard work! Kim Kolk - ------------------------------------- il[email protected] Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, POYNTER, WEISS On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > From: "Chuck & Cindy Leonard" <[email protected]> > Date: July 9, 2006 10:24:58 PM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > > > When a local mowing service, hired to mow our City Cemetery (the > oldest one > in Staunton), came to the city council and wanted to take all the > broken > tombstones and dispose of them, our society members gathered and > sent a > letter to the city council objecting to this and to make a long > story short, > the State Historical Preservation Association told us to contact them > immediately if we saw any indications of stones being removed and > they would > send State Police to stop the removal. It didn't come to that, but as > usual, yours truly wound up on the reorganized City Cemetery > Association and > the broken stones were repaired; my children walked the creek bed > in search > of stones that may have been thrown down there but that search > proved to be > cement borders that were removed from around grave plots. My > husband made a > "probe" for me to use in the oldest section and we found numerous > original > stones that had been broken over the years and covered by dirt. > They were > repaired and re-set (we kept them close to the original spot they were > found) - the original plot listing of burials was long gone and > believe me, > our group did some hard searching. Of course, if anyone finds the > records, > it would be great to have them..... ______________________________

Mary The IL Marriage Index shows Mary's marriage to Alexander Eller - ELLER, ALEXANDER SUNDERLAND, BETTY 11/23/1874 05 /104 8278 MACOUPIN Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

I don't know when Henry actually died. All I know Alanson Osborn presented the financial records to the court dated 12 August 1866. I can only guess that he had died within a few weeks before if not just a few days before. I thought perhaps that Mary Elizabeth Leondard might have been a sister to Annie Leonard who married Martin Pruitt of Jersey Co IL. However, when I look at Mary and Annie's personal data I can't justify the sibling relationship. Mary was born abt 1835 in Kentucky. Annie was born 10 Oct 1840 in Cumberland, Guernsey, OH. Because of Cumberland's location in OH, I just can't see where a family would have moved from KY to the central part of Eastern OH and then to IL. Had it been the reverse and the OH location was in SW Ohio, I could have easily been persuaded that they were sisters. Although there were some families who did have weird migrating patterns before they finally settled long enough to call area "home". Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Wow, That helps out a lot. I knew all the kids couldn't be Sunderland's. In 1870 4 children are in the orphanage (Martha Jane or just Jane or just Martha, Chas, Mary, and Levi) could all be Sunderland's (died 1865) It looks like Martha died in the orphage in 1871.. I'm positive Chas and Mary are Sunderland's.. Mary Leonard Sunderland is in the 1860 and 1865 Macoupin Co. census. After William died she must have married an Alexander Eller. She is found in the 1880 Portage, St. Charles, MO. census with children all with the Eller name (Chas., Levi, Henry, and Michael) Mary E. Eller died 1930 in Alton, IL. I don't know how Michael or Emma plays in this. Michael b. 1871 and Emma b.1867 so they can't be Sunderland's. Did you find anything on Mary Leonard's parents and when did Henry die? I thought at one time I had found the Leonard family in an 1850 census in IL. but I can't find it in any files. Thank you so much for the info on Henry. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Mary Eilzabeth Leonard > Mary > > Mary did have a son by Daniel Pruitt. Henry was born > abt 1854 and died in abt Aug 1866. Upon Daniel's > death, Mary as per law at that time had to relinquish > any claim to Henry and her two step-children Leticia > and Amos Pruitt. They were placed as wards in > families specified by the court. When Henry died, the > funds that were due him had he been of age was $129.49 > less $2 clerk fee and $7.86 which looks like due his > guardian or was for interment. The remaining dollars > were split between Mary (50% or $59.81) and his two > half-siblings (25% each or $29.91 each). Henry was > living with his paternal cousin Leticia Pruitt Osborn > and her family. Leticia's husband Alanson Osborn was > Henry's last guardian. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from [email protected], send a message to: > [email protected] > that contains in the body of the message the command: > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your software may > require one. >