In a message dated 11/14/1999 7:37:14 PM Central Standard Time, glofra@townsqr.com writes: << I have the cem books for townships: Scottville >> My family and I were at the RUYLE Cemetery, two miles south of Scottville yesterday. There were 14 of us working together to clear the undergrowth and trees from the site. We had beautiful weather for it, though we weren't able to do any burning. Initially, my husband had to hack a path into the cemetery with a corn knife so we could get in to work, but the cemetery is now cleared and accessible. We are very happy with the results and plan to go back in the spring if the weather cooperates to do more work. My gggg-grandfather Moses Ruyle and his wife are buried here. Their stones are still standing. Their son, my ggg-grandfather, Littleton Ruyle is supposed to be buried here, as well, but we could not find his stone. In the spring we plan to take metal rods to probe the ground to check for stones that may have fallen and are now hidden. It was a very satisfying project! ~~Rhonda Ashby Coulter

Thanks to one of our researchers who lead me to freefind.com, we have a search engine back on the Macoupin site and now have one on the Rock Island site. Think they are both picking up most on each of the two county pages. Let me know if you notice something the search engine isn't picking up or something needs changed on them. Have fun. gloria ------------------ Gloria Frazier ILGenWeb Western Regional Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/western.htm Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Rock Island County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/index.html FRAZIER-L maillist

FYI Some African American research sites gf *************** http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/slaveinfo/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclarke/afram.html Slaveinfo Bible and Church Records: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/SlaveinfoBibl Slaveinfo Biographies: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/SlaveinfoBios Slaveinfo Deeds, Newspaper Records and Plantation Info: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/SlaveinfoDeed Slaveinfo Obituaries and Cemetery Records: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/SlaveinfoObits Slaveinfo Wills: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/SlaveinfoWill Slaveinfo Queries: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/Slaveinfo

The 2000 Calendar of Historic Pictures and Events of Staunton, Illinois will be ready to mail the end of November. Just in time for Christmas. Now is the time to order your copies. The price is $10.00 (Illinois residents add $0.63 sales tax); add $1.50 postage & handling. Make check or money order to: Cindy Leonard P.O. Box 212 Staunton, IL 62088 Request: Year 2000 Staunton calendar Don't delay. This is a special edition for all you collectors who have bought them since I started this in 1995. If you don't have the others, check with me for availability and prices. Thanks Cindy

FYI gf ****** My interest in researching the 1851 Oregon Trail migration began several years ago when I attempted to see if my wife's 1851 O.T. ancestors, JOSHUA PETTINGILL BLANCHARD and his bride REBECCA JANE [RACE], had kept a journal or maybe were mentioned in a fellow traveler's account of the crossing. This led to the thought of sharing the wealth of documents and information I have accumulated with others who might be looking for similar documents . It seemed logical to my purpose to create a list of 1851 O.T. names, with documentation, and some sort of index of the journals and recollections I was able to find. These I obtained from published sources as well as from private family papers via email contacts. I started researching just the Oregon Trail pioneers to Oregon, but expanded my "Master List of 1851 O.T. Pioneers" to those who turned off to CA (and are so identified) and to those who went to Salt Lake City for the winter and then returned to the Trail to Oregon (and are so identified). I decided to include those Mormons whose journals I happened upon (as these Mormons often interacted with the Oregon bound folks part of the way along the Oregon Trail). But I did not exhaust the Mormon documents, as that is a major project unto itself. I am not including any of the Santa Fe Trail folks, however....again, another project for others to pursue. My "Index of 1851 O.T. Journals/Recollections" project involves gathering all of the known 1851 journals/recollections and listing 1.) the dates landmarks were reached, 2.) unusual incidents recorded along the way, and 3.) the names of other travelers mentioned. Comparing journal entries, one can then partially reconstruct the groups which traveled together at least part of the way along the journey. And sometimes all that remains of an ancestor's O.T. trek is an anecdote of a trail incident or the name of a fellow traveler which passed down through the generations. Hopefully, people searching for some tidbits about an ancestor's journey(barring the discovery of an actual document composed by that ancestor) will be able to find , through this Index (which also cites the repository) an account kept by a pioneer who made the trek across the continent with that pioneer ancestor. I am anxious to add as many names and journal/recollections as I can find. I am documenting the source and/or citing the names of the contributor of each name I include. Some are from published works, but many have been sent via email from descendants of those 1851 pioneers. I have already identified over 2,000 names & have gathered 65 journals and recollections related to the O.T. 1851 migration west. If you know of the whereabouts of 1851 Oregon Trail Pioneer names and/ or any journals they kept or recollections they wrote later, I will be happy to add them to my project. But time is running out. Since I have been working on this for several years, I have decided to end the "hunting gathering" phase of this project in December. Then comes the monumental task of preparing the results so as to be presented in a simple form for other searchers and researchers to find useful to access. That's the story. Now, I will attach a list of the 1851 O.T. journals/recollections which I have not copies of yet, hoping that some may be in a repository close to you . I do know that one is in your state (see below); there may be other there, as well. *********************** KEY: RRN= "Platte River Road Narratives" by Merrill J.Mattes,U of IL Press,1988 CWW= Covered Wagon Women,vol.3,ed. Kenneth Holmes, Glendale, CA, 1984;et al.) OHS ms= Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR, manuscript UOR= U of OR Library Special Collections "Accounts of Journeys to the Pacific Northwest" TW ="Trail West" by John M.Townley Jamison Station Press,Reno,NV,1988 OSL= Oregon State Library, Salem, OR NFTC= National Frontier Trails Center, 318 West Pacific, Independence,MO 64050 UWA= U of WASHINGTON WDWJ= "Women's Diaries of the Western Journey" by Lillian Schlissel,1992 Rev.WYLLIS ALDEN (PRRN #1032; Denver Public Lib, Genealogy Dept; "Ancestors and Descendants") ANONYMOUS (PRRN #1030;NE State Historical Soc.,Lincoln;MO Hist.Soc.St.Louis) JAMES MARVEILLE ARRINGTON(PRRN #1034;Holt-Atherton Ctr.for West.Stud. U.of the Pacific Stockton,CA;TW) CHARLES ATMORE (PRRN #1035; CO Historical Soc, Denver) DANIEL BACON (PRRN #1036;NE State Historical Soc, Lincoln) T.M. BARBER (PRRN #1037; NE State Historical Soc, Lincoln) HARRIET FRANCES BEHRINS -WDWJ - (Diary in "Let Them Speak for Themselves, Women in the American West"by C. Fischer; Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press,1977 SAMUEL R. BLACK (4 lETTERS 1851-53; OHS mss) WILLIAM BOOTH;(TW-Diary in "Early Utah Pioneers,Levi Hammon & Polly Chapman Bybee" by B. Greenwell) CHARLES A. BRANDT (TW "To Oregon With Ox Teams" pub. in Nebraska City) JAMES EDGAR BOWEN (PRRN #1039; Bancroft Lib, U of CA, Berkley) ORLANDO BROWN (TW) J.B.V. BUTLER (UOR #AX521 "Overland Guide") CHARLES NEGUS CARROLL (PRRN #1044; Princeton U. Lib,Princeton, NJ) ____CARWELL(Bancroft Lib.U of CA, Berkeley mss #2-11"Emigrant Co.") Col.A.B.CHAMBERS (PRRN #1045; NE State Hist. Soc,Lincoln; MO Hist.Soc,St.Louis) WILLOUGHBY CHURCHILL (TW "Memories" ed. by Stewart Agnew ) LOUISE KNAPPE SMITH CLAPPE(WDWJ;"Letters of Dame Shirley"ed.C.I.Wheat San Fran.:Grabbhorn Press, 1933) HARRIET ALVAH CLARK (TW has Alvah in 1851 & 1852; diary in "Across the Plains and Beyond", ed R.Conard) E. CRANSTON (TW "Letters"; OR State Library) SARAH M. CRANSTONE (TW "An Ohio Lady"; Diary at OHS?) GEORGE CROOKS (PRRN #1054; CA State Lib, Sacramneto; Bancroft Lib.U of CA Berkeley; Mormon) FREDERICK GARDNER (PRRN #1059; Marriott Lib, U of UT OLIVER JENNINGS (TW - journal) RUSSELL HAINES (PRRN #1062; In Historical Soc., Indianapolis) THEADORE HAWKINS ("History of the Hawkins Family", NV HistSoc;Mormon) SAMUEL HEALD (PRRN #1063; Society of CA Pioneers, San Francisco) JOHN EWING HOWELLS ? (OHS ms #659) Arrived in 1845 and 1851? ORSON HYDE (PRRN #1066;Historical Dept Church of LDS, Salt Lake City) OLIVER JENNINGS (TW - Journal; Beinecke Lib. Yale U, New Haven,CT; I have excerpts from desc.) ANN W.JOHNSON ("The Long Journey of a Mormon Girl" ed.Mike King; "Frontier Times" Aug-Sept 1975; Mormon) JOHN NEWTON LEWIS(Unknown repository) WILLIAM LOVENSTINE (Mentioned in Mattes' GPRR as journalist, no repository cited) BIDDY MASON (Slave w/3 children; narrative in Delilah L. Beasley, "The Negro Trail Blazers of CA",New York Negro University Press,1919,reprint 1969,ppg 109-110. WDWJ) HEINRICH MOLLAUSEN (Mentioned in Mattes' GPRR as journalist, no repository cited) JOHN D. McALLISTER (PRRN #1072; Historical Dept. Church of LDS, SLC; Brigham Young U) THOMAS M. PATTON (TW; OSL; I have 3 brief biog. sketches but no journal/recollection) KATE P. POWELL (TW- "Our Covered Wagons") PUTNAM, ROZELLW APPLEGATE (Unknown repository) ROELFSON/JOHNSON PAPERS (OHS ms #1186) H.R. SCHUTT? (TW-Journal at Central MI U, Mt Pleasant; On Trail in 1850-51?) N. SIMONS (PRRN #1080; MO Historical Soc.,St Louis) _____ ST GEORGE ? (OHS ms #1508; On Trail in 1845? ALLEN JOSEPH STOUT (PRRN #1082;Hist. Dept,Church of LDS,SLC) OSIAN H. TAYLOR (Diary in Special Collections,U of MT at Missoula) JEREMIAH B. THOMSON (TW - Early Days in Oregon; UOR) PETER TICE/TYCE (TW - Diary; Brigham Young University, UT; maybe 1950-51) ELIZABETH M. WILSON (TW - Papers; U of the Pacific Lib, Rare Book Room, Stockton, CA) ************************************* Thank you for whatever help you can be to my research project. Albert Belanger skipb@nh.ultranet.com 128 Middle Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Researching the 1851 Oregon Trail Migration

I was able to use this address and seems to work ok - then choose the county. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/ Adams census are gifs and are at the website listed below for Adams. >IL / Adams/ 1850 >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/adams/census/1850 > >IL / Crawford / 1820 > Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" > Transcribed by: John C. Jacoby <callie@anet.com> > Proofread by: Priscilla Medina <suezque@frs-1.com> > Microfilm Roll # M33-12 > Source: Microfilm > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/crawford/1820 > >IL / Grundy / 1850 > Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" > Transcribed by: Mary Saggip <sagg@execpc.com> > Proofread by: Deb Haines <DEBLAZE@aol.com> > Microfilm Roll # M432-108 > Source: SK Publications > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/grundy/1850 > >IL / Ogle / 1860 (Partial) > Dist/Twp/City: Dement, Lynnville, Monroe > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/ogle/1860 > pg00171.txt > pg00185.txt > pg00202.txt > indx-a-c.txt > indx-c-g.txt > indx-h-m.txt > indx-m-s.txt > indx-s-z.txt > partial.txt > (the index files were redone to include the new townships) > >Il / Peoria / 1850 (Partial) > Dist/Twp/City: City of Peoria > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/peoria/1850 > pg0127a.txt > pg0138b.txt > pg0150a.txt > >IL / Scott / 1850 > Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" > Transcribed by: Ruth Eklund <N/A> > Proofread by: <Not Proofread Yet> > Microfilm Roll # M432-128 > Source: SK Publications > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/scott/1850 > >IL / Stark / 1850 > Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" > Transcribed by: Shannon Blum <johnblum@prodigy.net> > Proofread by: Vicki McGinnis <mcginnia@nwip.net> > Microfilm Roll # M432-129 > Source: SK Publications > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/stark/1850 > >IA / Pottawattamie / 1870 (Partial) > Dist/Twp/City: Council Bluffs, Ward 4 > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ia/pottawattamie/1870 > pg0076a.txt > pg0082b.txt > indx-a-d.txt > indx-e-k.txt > indx-l-q.txt > indx-r-z.txt > partial.txt > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 Macoupin County Census: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/census.htm > >

Just a reminder that there will be a research get together on the HUNT, ROSS, FAULKNER, ARNOLD, & RICHIE families on Saturday. We will be meeting at the Sunset Lake Community Building on the Emmerson Airline between Girard and Palmyra. (Starting at 9 AM and going until about 5 PM). We also will meet on Sunday at the same location. Please call 627-2949 if additional info is needed. Lots of family tree information will be available to share. Marilyn Galvan galvan@ctllc.com

Yeesh, I don't know, but most are like that. I get the same thing. RootsWeb is having soooooo much trouble lately.......... I will try to find out but may get fixed time I find out....... Thanks. gloria At 08:14 PM 11/11/99 -0600, you wrote: >Gloria, >I tried to access the Peoria census and this is the error I got - any >suggestions? >FTP Error > >Could not login to FTP server > >User anonymous access denied.FTP Error >Could not login to FTP server >User anonymous access denied. > >Thanks for any help you can give me. >Marilyn > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To post a message so everyone on ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D receives it, send the message to: > ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com > It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D. > >

Gloria, I tried to access the Peoria census and this is the error I got - any suggestions? FTP Error Could not login to FTP server User anonymous access denied.FTP Error Could not login to FTP server User anonymous access denied. Thanks for any help you can give me. Marilyn

Gloria is correct, the LDS has copies of the both the 1855 & 1865 State Census for Macoupin County. The Film numbers are: FHL Film # 0976670 1855 State Census for Macoupin Co., IL FHL Film #1012404 1865 State Census for Macoupin Co., IL My notes to myself concerning the 1855 film "Some of these marks may be incorrect because the film was extremely faint and difficult to read." I didn't make any notation about the 1865 film so it must have been much clearer and easier to read. Linda Arnold ----- Original Message ----- From: Gloria Frazier <glofra@townsqr.com> To: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP-L] 1855 IL State Census > They won't be open today (Veteran's Day) but try calling. Then you > will know the status of your request. July is long enough to have > an answer. > > Unless many/any of us are close to an IL library, the state > censuses aren't readily available. LDS I believe has copies. > > Illinois State Archives > Margaret Cross Norton Building > Springfield, Illinois 62756 > Phone: 217-782-3556 or > Phone: 217-782-4682 > > Hours: Weekdays: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. > Saturday 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. > The Archives is closed on all state holidays and holiday > weekends. > > > At 12:42 AM 11/11/99 EST, you wrote: > >Does anyone have at their disposal a copy of the 1855 IL State > Census for > >Macoupin Co.? I need to gather the information about the Rees(e) > family, in > >particular Simon Rees(e) and his father Jacob Rees(e) along with > their wives > >and children from that particular census. They would have been > in Barr > >Twp., I believe, or Barr's Store. > > > >I was reluctant to ask for help on this because in early July I > had sent in a > >request form to the IL State Archives for a copy of this > particular page of > >the census along with a check for a copy voucher. To date, I > haven't heard > >"boo". I think a 4 mos. wait along with ignoring a nicely > written reminder > >letter is a bit much though. > > > > I'd like to continue on with my research "train-of-thought" on my > Rees(e) > >family, so if anyone has access to this page of the census, I > would be very > >grateful for the information. It will definitely help me > establish whether > >they were still alive in 1855 as they seem to have disappeared by > the time > >the 1860 U.S. Census was taken. > > > >Thank you so much :-) > > > >Jill Adami > > > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com, send a > message to: > > ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 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. > > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Macoupin County IL Township Information: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_towns.htm > >

Hello, Would someone please check the Luthern Church for a GEORGE LIENHARDT, for the dates he served as pastor? This would have been pre 1927. Thank you, Corinne Gernaey taramark@netins.net

They won't be open today (Veteran's Day) but try calling. Then you will know the status of your request. July is long enough to have an answer. Unless many/any of us are close to an IL library, the state censuses aren't readily available. LDS I believe has copies. Illinois State Archives Margaret Cross Norton Building Springfield, Illinois 62756 Phone: 217-782-3556 or Phone: 217-782-4682 Hours: Weekdays: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Archives is closed on all state holidays and holiday weekends. At 12:42 AM 11/11/99 EST, you wrote: >Does anyone have at their disposal a copy of the 1855 IL State Census for >Macoupin Co.? I need to gather the information about the Rees(e) family, in >particular Simon Rees(e) and his father Jacob Rees(e) along with their wives >and children from that particular census. They would have been in Barr >Twp., I believe, or Barr's Store. > >I was reluctant to ask for help on this because in early July I had sent in a >request form to the IL State Archives for a copy of this particular page of >the census along with a check for a copy voucher. To date, I haven't heard >"boo". I think a 4 mos. wait along with ignoring a nicely written reminder >letter is a bit much though. > > I'd like to continue on with my research "train-of-thought" on my Rees(e) >family, so if anyone has access to this page of the census, I would be very >grateful for the information. It will definitely help me establish whether >they were still alive in 1855 as they seem to have disappeared by the time >the 1860 U.S. Census was taken. > >Thank you so much :-) > >Jill Adami > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com, send a message to: > ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > 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 just got an obituary for my Great-grandfather, Edward SCANLON. It says he served as alderman of the First ward from 1905-1909 and from 1910-1916, in Virden Township. What would an alderman do? and our there any records of this.? Thanks, Gwen

IL / Adams/ 1850 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/adams/census/1850 IL / Crawford / 1820 Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" Transcribed by: John C. Jacoby <callie@anet.com> Proofread by: Priscilla Medina <suezque@frs-1.com> Microfilm Roll # M33-12 Source: Microfilm ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/crawford/1820 IL / Grundy / 1850 Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" Transcribed by: Mary Saggip <sagg@execpc.com> Proofread by: Deb Haines <DEBLAZE@aol.com> Microfilm Roll # M432-108 Source: SK Publications ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/grundy/1850 IL / Ogle / 1860 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City: Dement, Lynnville, Monroe ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/ogle/1860 pg00171.txt pg00185.txt pg00202.txt indx-a-c.txt indx-c-g.txt indx-h-m.txt indx-m-s.txt indx-s-z.txt partial.txt (the index files were redone to include the new townships) Il / Peoria / 1850 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City: City of Peoria ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/peoria/1850 pg0127a.txt pg0138b.txt pg0150a.txt IL / Scott / 1850 Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" Transcribed by: Ruth Eklund <N/A> Proofread by: <Not Proofread Yet> Microfilm Roll # M432-128 Source: SK Publications ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/scott/1850 IL / Stark / 1850 Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" Transcribed by: Shannon Blum <johnblum@prodigy.net> Proofread by: Vicki McGinnis <mcginnia@nwip.net> Microfilm Roll # M432-129 Source: SK Publications ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/stark/1850 IA / Pottawattamie / 1870 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City: Council Bluffs, Ward 4 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ia/pottawattamie/1870 pg0076a.txt pg0082b.txt indx-a-d.txt indx-e-k.txt indx-l-q.txt indx-r-z.txt partial.txt

Does anyone have at their disposal a copy of the 1855 IL State Census for Macoupin Co.? I need to gather the information about the Rees(e) family, in particular Simon Rees(e) and his father Jacob Rees(e) along with their wives and children from that particular census. They would have been in Barr Twp., I believe, or Barr's Store. I was reluctant to ask for help on this because in early July I had sent in a request form to the IL State Archives for a copy of this particular page of the census along with a check for a copy voucher. To date, I haven't heard "boo". I think a 4 mos. wait along with ignoring a nicely written reminder letter is a bit much though. I'd like to continue on with my research "train-of-thought" on my Rees(e) family, so if anyone has access to this page of the census, I would be very grateful for the information. It will definitely help me establish whether they were still alive in 1855 as they seem to have disappeared by the time the 1860 U.S. Census was taken. Thank you so much :-) Jill Adami

Official word is that the search engine GenSeeker many of us use on our county pages is down completely until further notice. I removed it from the Macoupin page. Was going to put it on the Rock Island page but guess that will be when it gets fixudd. gloria

Hello List, I am looking for information on the Robert Whiteley family of Macoupin Co. Robert was born in England in 1819 and married Adelaide Morris in 1853 in Macoupin Co. He farmed in Bird Twp for several years before retiring to Carlinville. They had several children, but only three of them lived...Mary Ann, Sarah and Robert. I understand there are two (if not more) history books about Macoupin Co.? One from 1879 and one from 1891? Robert may have been written up in both of those books, and I was wondering if someone could tell me where I can get a copy of the bios? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jay Bond

I want to wish all Veterans a Happy Veterans Day, tomorrow, Nov 11. Thanks to all those who served our country to keep our freedom and especially to those who fought in the battle zones. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/vets.htm *************** Books for sale: Some of the known families from the Staunton, Worden, Livingston area with the surnames of: Heinemeier, Eilert, Schuette/Schutte, Albrecht, Sievers & Kohlenberg came from the Duchy of Brunswick/Braunschweig in Hunzon or nearby villages. Dan Heinemeier, the author, is a long time member of the Macoupin Co. Genealogical Society. The following items can be purchased from: Dan C. Heinemeier 3166 Key Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201-5037 A History of Brunswick: Life in a German Duchy from Roman Times through 1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier ISBN 0-9671822-0-4 A comprehensive history of the Duchy of Brunswick (Herzogtum Braunschweig) with particular emphasis on historical factors of interest to genealogists and other social historians. 17 chapters, two appendices, softbound, 380 pp., 8.5"x11", incl. maps and illustrations, fully indexed. $23.00 + $4.00 P&H. Hunzen in Brunswick: 800 Years in a Village of Lower Saxony Edited, translated and published by Dan C. Heinemeier This village history, translated from the German and edited extensively, offers valuable insight on village life and work, from serving feudal lords to sheltering WWII refugees (A.D. 1050-1950). 60 pp., 8.5"x 5.5", incl. maps and illustrations. $10.00ppd. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm ***************** A dollhouse - unusual grave marker: http://www.starnews.com/news/citystate/99/june/0603sn_dollhouse.html ************************* ILGenWeb History page - lots of links. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhistor/ ***************** Prairie Archives - Books For Sale site: http://www.abebooks.com/home/PRAIRIEA/ **************** SEVENTH ILLINOIS MOUNTED INFANTRY Company "H" on July 25th 1861, from Lincoln,Illinois. I am looking for 7th memorabilia, letters, pictures of the men or there resting place. If you have a family member here let me know and I will link your site or e-mail. Civil War links availible. I have a copy of "History of the SEVENTH REGIMENT Illinois Volunteer Infantry from its muster into the U.S. service, April 25th, 1861 to it's final muster out, July 9th, 1865. by D. Lieb AMBROSE No Index. http://members.tripod.com/rjsnyder/GENEALOGY.html and http://members.tripod.com/rjsnyder/Seventh.htm ***************** The search engine on the Macoupin page is still intermittent. I took it down then someone said it was reindexing and I put it back up. Oh, duh..... I have no idea..... Very frustrating. ************** Gloria ------------------ Gloria Frazier ILGenWeb Western Regional Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/western.htm Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Rock Island County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/index.html FRAZIER-L maillist

Charity Baptist Church of Macoupin County, Illinois (1849-1908, some later dates) now online thanks to Eileen Gochanour for giving permission to Mary Ann Kaylor to put it online. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/bookchar/main.htm Thanks to Mary Ann Kaylor for writing for permission. Thanks to Nancy Moore for scanning the pages of the book. Have fun! This is a great resource to have online. Gloria

Greetings from Ohio, I found in a birthday book given to Bettie Borough by Edith Pearson in 1909. It contains wonderful signatures on birth dates, an article and a beautifully written lineage account. I am including quotes from the article and the lineage. Some names in the birthday book: Anderson, Borough, Cherry, Harris, Brock, Weatherford, Pearson, Rutherford and much more! _____ The article is about Zebulon Cherry- here are some quotes from the article... "He put no money in his purse, but he had music in his soul." "He was intensely patriotic during the war for the Union and sang many thrilling war songs at public meetings and always brought down the house." "He was a large, hale and hearty, cheerful kind of man who captivated my boyish imagination." written by Edward Gilbert My grandmother (maternal) was Eliza Ross before her marriage to Zebulon Cherry, my mother's father. Eliza's brother, my mother's Uncle Harris was the father of Sue Ross Cole, George Washington Ross, Spencer Ross, Amanda Ross, Mary Ross, Sarah Helen Ross, Lou Ross. I'm sure that Col. John Ross, whose huge monument is in Waverly Cemetery was Eliza Ross's brother, my great uncle, and Sue Ross's own uncle that would make him Bernard's and Mancie's (sp) great uncle. This little book has provided me wonderful clues in putting together my family tree! >>> <ILMACOUP-D-request@rootsweb.com> 11/05 11:21 AM >>>