Interested in the following families: BARMAN FREY FULLER GIBERSON HARRIS HENDERSON HUFFMAN PERKINS SMITH (Hubert, Joseph, George) WILSON Lorraine in British Columbia

My surnames: HUNT, MOLEN, CORDER, CHERRY, TOSH, CLEVENGER, CRAWFORD, and SURBER. All lived at one time in northern Macoupin County around the town of Palmyra. Most were early settlers of this area. Lisa Hunt Rawlings Springfield, IL

The families I am researching are: PALMER BROWN EDWARDS Collateral lines: COX, COLLINS, COWEN, BARNES, NICOLAY, WAGGONER, DAVIDSON, JONES, BALMER, GOOD, WAGNER, SHERMAN, DOUGHTY, VANMETER and STEWART Linda Gatewood Lmgatewood@aol.com

Good Morning all, I am searching for my main lines in Macoupin County: BEYER - Staunton ROBERTSON - Benld, Gillespie FREY - Staunton, Girard REEVES - More Madison County, REINHOLD(T) - Staunton Collateral lines are: TJADEN - Madison County SPUDIC - Mt. Olive GLUR - Girard KONIAK - Girard FICKERT - Staunton SCHUELLER - Staunton Best, Pam http://members.aol.com/AAtwins94/index.htm

Linda R.F. Arnold lara93@gateway.net Researching: LAIR, CRAYS(E), TOSH and related families. DICKSON of Scotland & WELSH of Scotland. Also, would like to make contact with Carl CARTER who had posted a query at the Macoupin Co., IL Website last year regarding his grandfather, Carl C. CARTER. If anyone has had any contact with Carl Carter, please pass on this message to him. I have two original items which Carl C. CARTER had written in the 1930's and 1940's regarding the LAIR family.

Responding to the roll call, these two families are the primary focus of my Macoupin County interest: Seaton Alexander Blevins (orig from KY, 1814-1897) & wife #1 Rebecca Moore (1817-1848, her parents and grandparents also migrated from KY to Macoupin: Henry & Sally Shipp Moore and Thomas Guthrie Moore & Edith Trent respectively) had four children, all b in Macoupin: Lemuel H. Blevins 1840 John Curtis Blevins 1843 Mary I. Blevins 1843 Thomas A. Blevins 1848 Seaton Blevins and wife #2, Euphema Burrows Gray (1817-1902, a widow) had 4 children, all b Macoupin: Lucina Blevins Columbus C. Blevins 1851 Lucinda Blevins Rebecca A. Blevins Seaton and Rebecca were my gggrandparents; their son John Curtis Blevins was my ggrandfather. These families lived in Carlinville and Shaw's Point. Thanks, Ellen Knowles Bisson

Hi Listers, We have several new subscribers since this morning, so will repeat that we started a Roll Call this morning. Feel free to post your surnames you are working on along with the County. I have uploaded some new resources tonight: Biography Index to 1879 History of Macoupin Co. Biography Index to 1891 History of Sangamon Co. Death Records Morgan County - Surnames G & H have been added. Two biographies from 1904 Sangamon History have been added on the McKee Surname. Lookups for the 1879 Macoupin and 1891 Sangamon now added. Go to the Home page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html and Click on the Links for the above. Tomorrow will bring a few more add-ons. Check our Web site everyday for more new resources & updates. Hope you are enjoying our new page as much as Shirley & I have enjoyed putting it online. Happy Searching, Mary Ann ILMAGA Webmaster & Mail List Manager - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Surnames: KAYLOR, TEDROW, CONVERSE, STEWART, PHELAN ROBISON, NELSON, ENGLAND, JONES, ROBERTS, and many more. In IL - Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources from West Central IL MAGA Mailing List: ILMAGA-L-request@rootsweb.com

Will go to library ASAP.Should be in a couple days. Ken At 11:21 PM 1/31/2000 -0500, you wrote: >I am looking for the info from obits on.. > >James Hopley died in Wilsonville on Jan 6, 1988 > >and his wife, Mary Ann Hopley died in Wilsonville, May 18, 1960. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, >Chris in iowa > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >Check out Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900: > http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage > >

The Macoupin County History book published by the Historical Society in 1979 reads: "Beavers built a dam across the stream flowing westward towards the Macoupin Crrek and created a small shallow lake. In the early 1890's, eighteen influential men from Carlinville leased the grounds from the owner, Henry Brayford, and formed the Beaver Dam Lake Club. They spent $2600 to build an earthen dam on each end of the lake, raising the water level to form a larger lake. Henry Brayford owned 711 acres and was a coal miner by trade. In 1899, he began the task of digging a shaft and, at a depth of 144 feet, found a vein of coal six feet deep. Before he could open the mine, he died in December 1900. One of his daughters was Mrs. Sarah Rhoads, wife of Frank Rhoads. In 1901, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Rhoads took over the property and operated a small 16 room hotel and resort. The hotel was a two-story building. Fishing was $1 per day, and lodging was advertised at $2 per night when the lodge opened in 1901. Outdoor camping was allowed, but Mrs. Rhoads would not allow women campers. Guests arriving by train were met by a large horse-drawn coach at Maocupin Station and taken to the hotel. With the advent of the automobile, the transit business disappeared and the hotel was later closed. In 1947, the property consisting of 425 acres north of the hard road was sold to the State of Illinois and made into a State Park. The top floor of the hotel was removed, and the building was converted into a ranger's residence. The State rebuilt, raising the dams at each end of the lake, and developed a lake of 59 acres. In 1955, add'tl land purchased to the west of the park increased the total park acreage to 737 acres." Jim Frank has prepared an eight page history of Beaver Dam State Park and is going to provide me with a copy, which I will mail to Gloria Shipp Frazier for incorporation on the home page, if she so desires. Jim is presenting a program to the Home Extension tomorrow at Carlinville, and is assisting the Division of Natural Resources in an article which will be published in Outdoor Illinois in April. Jim states he has a listing of the Greenwalts that were buried at Beaver Dam Park that were inadvertently left out of the Tombstone Revelations Book published by the Historical Society.

In case you haven't got some help, yet..... I know there are more knowledgeable people than me on the locations here. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_towns.htm Wilsonville being small, I would say the obit would be in Bunker Hill, Mt Olive or Gillespie newspaper. The local libraries for these towns may have the newspapers on microfilm. Can write or call the libraries - in case - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_lbrary.htm Write or call. Local newpaper addresses are here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_paper.htm And, I know the IL His Library will have the newspapers on microfilm. They will research for you for $10 (out of stater) per obit or you can order the microfilm thru your local library on interlibrary loan: http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/default.htm (looks like this site is a little messed up. have to fish your way around but think this will work) I would call to find out the particulars. The Historical Library is located on the second floor of the Old State Capitol in downtown Springfield, between Fifth and Sixth and Washington and Adams Streets. Parking is available in the public garage beneath the Old State Capitol Plaza. The mailing address is Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62701-1507; telephone (217) 524-7216. The Library is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except State holidays. Good luck. Gloria At 11:21 PM 1/31/00 EST, you wrote: >I am looking for the info from obits on.. > >James Hopley died in Wilsonville on Jan 6, 1988 > >and his wife, Mary Ann Hopley died in Wilsonville, May 18, 1960. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, >Chris in iowa > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >Check out Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900: > http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage > >

The new IL-WESTERN maillist is ready to roll! Anyone with a genealogical interest in the Western Regional Counties in IL, Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jersey, Knox, Macoupin, McDonough, Madison, Mercer, Morgan, Pike, Rock Island, St. Clair, Schuyler, Scott, and Warren, is welcome to subscribe at no cost to the mail list. Questions and answers regarding research in the counties, places to look for information, and queries are all welcome. However, one cannot post to the mail list without being a subscriber. Postings to the mail list will be archived. Anyone interested in browsing through these archives should go to: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ One can search the archives for a key word, as well as browse through the contents. The posts and replies are threaded for ease in following various linked topics. Please be advised that the mail list and archives, although moderated by the Western Regional ILGenWeb Coordinator, are owned by RootsWeb. Also note that RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy gives them the right to ARCHIVE AND REDISTRIBUTE. "So we can provide current and future users with access to your posts, by posting here you do give RootsWeb a permanent license to archive and redistribute those posts. This policy may be superseded in specific circumstances by other commitments made by RootsWeb." Further, RootsWeb states that YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR POSTS. If you post anything that results in RootsWeb being sued, you are responsible for any costs you incur. RootsWeb may also hold you responsible for any costs they incur defending themselves. To subscribe to the mail list, send an e-mail message with the word "subscribe" (without the quotation marks) as the only text in the body of the message to IL-WESTERN-L-request@rootsweb.com. If you wish to subscribe in digest mode, in which mail will be packed together in bundles, send the same subscribe message to IL-WESTERN-D-request@rootsweb.com. If at any point you wish to cancel your subscription, send a message with only the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotation marks) in the body of the message to either of the two addresses above. To post a message to the list, send it to IL-WESTERN-L@rootsweb.com. Happy Hunting! Gloria - --------------------------------- Gloria Frazier ILGenWeb Western Regional Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwreg/western.htm

I am looking for the info from obits on.. James Hopley died in Wilsonville on Jan 6, 1988 and his wife, Mary Ann Hopley died in Wilsonville, May 18, 1960. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris in iowa

Gary, Thomas Amos GREENWALT is buried in Brayford Cemetery on the park property; I've been there many, many, times since my youth. The grave is in the back, on the left. There is / was a small fenced area around the family site. When are about to enter Beaver Dam, turn left instead the fence to the graveyard is about 1/4 mile down on the right. I'll answer more to you later; I just returned from a Super Bowl Party. Tom Bunt in Carlinville, IL GGreenwlt@aol.com wrote: > I would like to find out any information about the building of Beaver Dam > State Park near Carlinville. I have been told that my ancestors donated part > of the land where the lake and park were built. Thanks. > GaryG > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)Holdings For Macoupin County, IL: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_irad.htm

You could try calling the park at 217-854-8020. You could also try the DNR region 4 office at 618-462-1181. They have a e-mail address also r4parks@dnrmail.state.il.us. I am sure someone could tell you about the building of the park and who owned the land. Donna Westwood Home page; http://home.infospace.com/donnaw1 you can also e-mail me at; donnawestwood@hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <GGreenwlt@aol.com> To: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 11:09 AM Subject: [ILMACOUP-L] Beaver Dam State Park > I would like to find out any information about the building of Beaver Dam > State Park near Carlinville. I have been told that my ancestors donated part > of the land where the lake and park were built. Thanks. > GaryG > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)Holdings For Macoupin County, IL: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_irad.htm > >

We have this: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_beaver.htm but probably even in the wrong township, altho should be, at least, linked to Carlinville. There is a snail mail address for Beaver Dam on that page where the person might be able to lead you to a source or might send you some info. If you find out more, I would like to add the info to the page listed above. Thanks and good luck. Gloria At 12:09 PM 1/30/00 EST, you wrote: >I would like to find out any information about the building of Beaver Dam >State Park near Carlinville. I have been told that my ancestors donated part >of the land where the lake and park were built. Thanks. >GaryG > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)Holdings For Macoupin County, IL: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_irad.htm > >

I would like to find out any information about the building of Beaver Dam State Park near Carlinville. I have been told that my ancestors donated part of the land where the lake and park were built. Thanks. GaryG

Hi all, Just wanted to announce a new Web site which involves West Central IL Counties and which I am Webmaster. Morgan Area Genealogical Society and Waverly G & H Society are sponsoring this site and have endless resources available which will be put online as time permits, thanks to Shirley Aleguas. URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html To date, we have started several files: 1879 Macoupin Co IL History List of Partial Patrons (Carlinville, Carlinville Twp. and N. Otter Twp. are online) 1872 Subscribers to the Morgan County IL History (complete) Morgan County, IL Death Records - File#1 (in process, A & B surnames online) And we have a Mailing List, too. Please visit our page and we hope it is helpful to all researchers. And don't forget my Personal Web page that has many Macoupin, Morgan, Greene & Sangamon connections. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Thanks, Mary Ann - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Surnames: KAYLOR, TEDROW, CONVERSE, STEWART, PHELAN ROBISON, NELSON, ENGLAND, JONES, ROBERTS, and many more. In IL - Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources from West Central IL MAGA Mailing List: ILMAGA-L-request@rootsweb.com

Can anyone help the person who is researching this subject? Please post to list. Gillespie House Hotel operated by Elmer Ewing who was also a barber in Benld. He was married to Lida Cameron the first marriage and then Bonnie Blackburn Frey. Nothing known about but also a Maxwell Ewing was mentioned. Thanks. Gloria

Hi all, I am trying to find out who had a first name of Alvaron or Alveron. I have a brother and sister, Ira C. Bridges and Susan Bridges married to Joseph Ward Hiatt who named one of their kids this name. One child was born in 1853 and the other born in 1857. Has anyone heard of this name and does it belong to a Bridges? thanks julie

Hi Folks, I have not written to the list for quite awhile, but I am struggling with a mystery I am hoping someone might be able to help me with. I am looking for any information that might exist about Emma Holobarich Morowitz DWORSACK. Emma was born on 12 July 1835 in Germany and died on 17 September 1917 in Mt. Olive. She died at the home of her grandson Ermst VIEHWEG. Ernst was the son of Anna MORAWITZ (Anna's daughter) and Ernst Emil VIEHWEG (the son of Gustav K. VIEHWEG and Caroline) who were married 23 May 1886 in Macoupin County. Anna was born 22 August 1867 in Funfkirchen Niederungard, Germany and died 4 Jun 1908 in Mt. Olive. The big question is who were Emma's husband(s). 1900 Macoupin County census (Vol 120 E.D. 64 Sheet 10 Line 59) lists her as Emma DWORSACK who was the mother of 11 children of whom only 1 (Anna) was still alive. She could not speak English and immigrated to the US in 1886 (the same year her daughter married Ernst VIEHWEG). Information from Viehweg family members seem to indicate that her first husband was Franz MORAWITZ and her maiden name was HOLOBARICH. However, her death certificate has no information about her husband(s) but lists her father as "E. MOROWITZ". This makes little sense since her daughter's maiden name was MOROWITZ. But this certainly adds to the confusion. As a DWORSACK researcher I am most interested in how she became a DWORSACK and if she is related to the DWORSACK family of Mt. Olive -- since this is the only DWORSACK (this spelling) family I have found in the US it seems highly likely. I wonder if it could have been Wenzel DWORSACK who is the progenitor of this particular family. Becker & Son Funeral Home provided her funeral so I am writing them for any records, but I thought I would also try on the listserv. Any help would be appreciated. Since I have not written in awhile, I thought I would also list the surnames I am working on in Macoupin County and surrounding areas: TITSWORTH, MAY, GUNN, DWORSACK, SCHELLER, GUENTHER, BAUER and other associated surnames including KEISER, LANG, ROEHL, EISSMANN, RINK, REUTER, etc. Thanks again Matt Weismantel