Does anyone know if the Macoupin County Enquirer was printed in 1898? If so would there be anyone who would have access to obituaries? I am looking for one for my g-grandmother Amanda Elizabeth WADE who died December 9, 1898. She is buried in Loomis cemetery in Chesterfield. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Pat

Hello listmembers, My parents and I have long planned a "genealogy weekend" that, although mainly in Madison County (Prairietown), also included Staunton in your fair Macoupin. We began Saturday morning at the wonderful Edwardsville Library's Genealogy Room, had lunch, and continued to Prairietown's St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery where mt 3G grandfather Conrad WEISHAUPT and his descendants are resting (He sold the ground to the church that he also helped to form). After that, we went to Staunton and visited St. Michael's Cemetery where 3G grandfather Bernard (Ben) ACKERMANN and some of his kin are buried. "Grandpa Ben" built several of the brick buildings in town there. His youngest daughter only recently passed on at the age of 99. Having had a *most* enjoyable day, we were returning to my home in Godfrey when, just south of town, we were struck head-on by a *very* intoxicated driver. Although we all sustained considerable injury, we still have our lives. I like to think that my ancestors were looking out for us. Remember, it can happen to you - not just to "someone else"! Always wear your seat belt and insist that your passengers do the same. I'm sure you all want to live long enough to "complete" <grin> your family histories. Mike Bozovich

I will stop by awhile for mIRC chat but have proofreading to correct so maybe not for long. 7:30 CDT Server rootsweb channel #ilmacoup Gloria ------------------ Gloria Frazier Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm

Hello, all! I am new to this mailing list. I am looking for information on my gg-grandmother's brother, Bernard Flaherty. He was born in Harrison County, West Virginia around 1871. In 1900, he was living with his sister and her husband in Clarksburg, West Virginia and he was working in the coal mines there. At the time of my gg-grandmother's death in 1927, Bernard was living in Sawyerville, IL. Since Sawyerville has a coal mining history as well, my guess is that Bernard worked in the mines there. On the Macoupin County ILGenWeb site I found information on the history of Sawyerville. It said that in the article, “Sawyerville Is Beauty Spot of Macoupin Cities”, Litchfield News-Herald, 28 May 1936, one of the names mentioned was Barney Flaherty. Can someone help me find out what is written about Barney Flaherty in this article? I'm wondering if this is my Bernard Flaherty. Thank you very much for any help you can provide. Nancy Dow Austin, TX

I have a mysterious divorce in my Hays line. Where did it happen? Not Macoupin. Oklahoma? Anyone with access to OK census indexes for Alexander Sanford? 1870, 1880, 1900? Elizabeth "Liz" HAYS b: 23 Dec 1847 in IL d: 02 Jun 1930 Fact 2: 04 Jun 1930 Buried Union Chapel Cem N Otter Twp Macoupin Co IL +Alexander SANFORD m: 14 Jun 1866 in Macoupin Co IL Note: Marriage License Macoupin County IL, #5199, Vol #5. Divorced. (A theory is that they might have gone to Choctaw Nation in McAllister, OK, possibly divorced there and Liz returned to IL or other variation of events. Or, may have been mental depression involved from loss of daughter. Guesssssiiiinnngg) Only child of Alexander and Elizabeth Hays Sanford: Eva Maude "Maude" SANFORD b: 23 Dec 1868 d: 03 Mar 1889 in Macoupin Co IL Note: Death Cert #2665, Vol 1, Page 205, Macoupin County, IL, Typhoid pneumonia and bronchitis, reads Maude Sanford. Fact 2: Buried Union Chapel Cem N Otter Twp Macoupin Co IL This is the fancy stone at Union Chapel in the shape of a chair. *2nd Husband of Elizabeth "Liz" HAYS: +Elah "Ely" JONES b: 08 Mar 1837 in Waverly Morgan Co IL m: Aft. Aug 1892 d: 08 Nov 1900 Fact 2: Buried Jones Cem transferred East Cem Waverly Morgan Co IL Father: Robert Augustus JONES Mother: Letitia (Lutisha) Ann ENGLAND (This was a second marriage for Elah. He was first married to Liz' sister Mary Ann Hays.) Appreciate any information. Thanks. Gloria Frazier West Plains, MO

I am searching for information on Mabel WILSON who lived in Virden in the early 1880s. Her mother, Margaret was a widow, born in Ireland. There were several children : William, Joseph, Mable and Celia who was the youngest. This was a catholic family. Margaret was apparently still living in Virden in the late 80's and early 1890. Mabel married Francis (Frank) C. OSBORN in Moultrie County in 1884. They lived in Girard, IL. Mabel was my g-grandmother. Any information on her mother Margaret would be most appreciated. Was there a Catholic church in Virden in the early 1880's or nearby where there might be some records? Might there be death records available in Carlinville? Thanks so much for any assistance. Judy Christman

Gotta go get this stupid sweatshirt off. 70 degrees here in southern MO. ----------------- Last of the veterans - Grand Army of the Republic (Civil War) submitted by Marilyn Galvan http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_picgar.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_picga2.htm (We are still working a little on these sites. Questions: contact Marilyn at <galvan@ctllc.com>) ----------------------- Added to the Honor Roll of burials at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/burials/honorn.txt PROCTOR, Joseph H, C, First Lt, Cavalry, First TN and Twelfth TN, 17 Nov 1902, WHEELER Cemetery, Gillespie Twp (this entry not in original list; provided by Joanne Proctor Kleppe) Note: Quote from Joanne - "Joseph H. and Martha E. PROCTOR are both buried at Wheeler Cemetery (that's what the sign reads). When we visited it, it was very overgrown and it looked like someone had been digging there recently, which made me very nervous. Joseph H. was born January 18, 1833 and died November 17, 1902." Maybe another one of the disappearing cemeteries???? ------------------ A correction at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/r155/122-b-in.htm BUTLER, John W should be BUTLER, John Aaron submitted by: Bryce Butler ------------------ New Macoupin queries are coming in all the time: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/queries/qryindex.htm -------------------- Several new obituaries added in the last month or two: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/obits/m_obitx.htm -------------------- Holy Cross Cem. Index is now ready for sale. Price is $9.00 plus $2.00 p/h. About 70 pages. Macoupin County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 95 Staunton, IL 62088-0095 ------------------- Need proofreaders........................ Oh, YOO HOO!!!! And, I didn't say YAHOO....... 1860 Census proofreading at 63% of 555 pages done. *Have proofreading, will email.* Current proofreaders are: Carolynn Bettis <bettis@ctllc.com> Robert Bissell <r2macb@webtv.net> Robert Commagere <rcommage@ix.netcom.com> Jack Cox <jack_cox@kc.net> Shirley Dawson <bd.sd@townsqr.com> Sharon Haennelt <shaen@jps.net> Joanne Kleppe <rlklep@net999.com> Sue McMurry <sumcm@worldnet.att.net> Joan Miley <jmiley@ckt.net> Pam Monroe <PAMILAM@aol.com> Joyce Riechmann <bjbond@agtelco.com> Yvonne Stedman <stedman@westsound.com> Mark Strohbeck <strohbmw@wt.net> Thanks to anyone helping!!! --------------------- Pedigree chart in html http://www.ida.net/users/elaine/pedigre2.HTM ----------------------- Rootsweb Mailing List Threaded Archives Search (New. Lists are being registered daily for this search) http://archiver.rootsweb.com/search.html ------------------- Are we cookin' or what??? It ain't the "or what!" Quote: "Just had to tell you, I went to a genealogy meeting at the Montgomery Society yesterday. It was about genealogy sites on the net. Anyway, the Macoupin site was referred to many times as a group that is doing a great job. People there were impressed on how much census work you have done. All your work is really being noticed." ------------------ Not my fault your family reunion has a wrong date!!!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_fassoc.htm -------------------- The following msg is sooooo sad. I have lost two of my lines' cemeteries to "don't care about genealogy/cemeteries" attitude. Oh, yes, they DO plow them up. I will get this cem up soon at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/cem.htm Thanks. (Note: if we are missing any other cemeteries, please let me know.) Quote from email: "Hi Gloria Last month, I finally found the Cormack/Powers cemetery, west of the Staunton City limits, next to a railroad line. I have only been looking for 20 years and managed to meet up with a local inhabitant, who took me right to the place. All the tombstones are broken and buried. It was shown on an 1875 plat map and on the 1975 USGS topo map of the area. Problem is, that is it on private land and the owner is refusing to let us clean up the area. It is in the middle of briars, poison ivy and garbage dump. My husband is a pilot and using the topo map and the other coordinates, he has determined that the cemetery is at these coordinates: 39 degrees 01' 02" N Gillespie South 89 degress 48' 05" W Gillespie South It is within eyesight of the Staunton City Cemetery. Thanks for your help. I just want to get this cemetery "on the books" . They are building a large subdivision, directly across the railroad tracks from the cemetery.. I did send a note and photocopy of the topo map, with the cemetery already marked on it (I guess through previous surveys) to Ron Essary, chief archelogist of the Illinois Archeological Preservation Society. He had told me last month, so notify his office." -------------------- That's all folks the old brain can remember. That is why you usually get about 5 consecutive msgs from me if you get one. I forget. Holler if I neglect something important or "it" just needs corrected. Gloria

In a message dated 4/19/99 3:57:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, glofra@townsqr.com writes: > Added to the Honor Roll of burials at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/burials/honorn.txt > PROCTOR, Joseph H, C, First Lt, Cavalry, First TN and Twelfth TN, > 17 Nov 1902, WHEELER Cemetery, Gillespie Twp (this entry not in > original list; provided by Joanne Proctor Kleppe) > Note: Quote from Joanne - "Joseph H. and Martha E. PROCTOR are both > buried at Wheeler Cemetery (that's what the sign reads). When we > visited it, it was very overgrown and it looked like someone had > been digging there recently, which made me very nervous. Joseph H. > was born January 18, 1833 and died November 17, 1902." > Maybe another one of the disappearing cemeteries???? Hey, This is my family cemetery - my grandmother was a Wheeler. I have no Proctor's in my list. Would like to know what sign Joann is talking about - please write me. Almost everyone in the Wheeler Cemetery is related either by birth or marriage. Sometimes it is called The Huddleston Cemetery. My interest in genealogy was sparked in the Wheeler Cemetery. I was there with my grandmother and she was telling me how I was related to the different individuals. I saw Jehu Wheeler's stone and became fascinated. Ran to the car and got paper and pen and started writing down what my grandmother was saying - still have those notes. We than had to go back to all the other cemeteries we had visited in Macoupin so I could write down what the stones said. My grandmother was delighted. Just wish she was still here so I could show here all I have found on these relatives she so loved. Wanted to name my son Jehu - he is so happy I didn't do that. Happy Hunting, Kathie

I think I have responded to every email I received about the 1870 Census index look up....so if you have not received a reply from me and you requested a look up....please send it again. Happy Hunting! Cathy M. Wilson

NBC News will be airing a week-long series on genealogy called, "Finding Our Roots," Beginning this Monday - 19 April. Also, TIME magazine, April 20, 1999, issue, has cover story, "How to Search For Your Roots, Genealogy is America's latest obsession. And thanks to the computer, its as easy as one, two...tree!" I bought my issue last week - you may find it at your local library. Kathie

I found this while looking for some of my family. Thought I recognized a few Macoupin County County names, so thought someone else might like to check these out. Pam <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/mscship1.htm#sal">THE OLIVE TREE GENEALOGY:Miscellaneous Ships' Passenger Lists </A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/vandalia.htm">THE OLIVE TREE GENEALOGY: Ships' Passenger Lists </A>

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Cathy, is there a Lawrence BISSELL in the index? Thanks in advance. Robert

Cathy, What speedy results you give! My Cordum could be spelled the German way, KORTUM! CORDUM/KORTUM, Ludwig Hans born 1807 Germany (age 63 in 1870), wives Riki and Louisa, he died 1892 in Bunker Hill, Macoupin County CORDUM/KORTUM, Frederick born 1847 Germany (age 23 in 1870) married in Alton, Madison County in 1865 to Elizabeth born 1845 in IL (age 25 in 1870), but lived in Gillespie, Macoupin--daughter Rosa born in 1869 in IL so around l yr old MILLER, James H. born 1815 in KY, (age 55 in 1870) wife Mary J. born 1816 in KY (age 54 in 1870) Gillespie residents--some of ten children would still be at home SHERIDAN, Amos G. born about 1814 in KY, not sure of his residence, but some of these families were in Staunton, Gillespie, Bunker Hill, Alton... Thanks for helping me, Mary Ann (Smallwood) Bolton Mililani, HI Cathy M. Wilson wrote: > > CORDUM > 0 records > > > MILLER > 45 in Macoupin, 4000+ in Ilinois Can we narrow this..first name, age > birthplace etc? > > > SHERIDAN 88 records none in Macouin...Can we narrow this..first > name, age > birthplace etc? > > Cathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Ann & Leonard Joseph <bomac@pixi.com> > To: Cathy M. Wilson <cmwilson@csoftc.com> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 6:49 PM > Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP-L] 1870 Census Index Lookup > > > Cathy, How about: > > CORDUM > > MILLER > > SHERIDAN > > ??? Thanks for the kind offer! Mary Ann > > Cathy M. Wilson wrote: > > > > > If anyone needs an 1870 census index lookup...let me know...I > happen > > > to have > > > a copy. > > > > > > -Cathy M.Wilson > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > > Please send questions, comments and ideas for the Macoupin County, > > > > ILGenWeb Home Page and Mail List to: > > > Eric Adcock, Macoupin County, IL GenWeb Coordinator - > > > eadcock@dave-world.ne > > > Kathleen Mirabella, Macoupin County, ILGenWeb Mail List Manager - > > > KathieMir@aol.com > > > > > > > >

If anyone needs an 1870 census index lookup...let me know...I happen to have a copy. -Cathy M.Wilson

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I think this is genealogy related and that we should all pray for these people and their families. I just heard 3 are dead, one being the shooter. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at the Mormon church's Family History Library today, wounding at least five people before he was shot by police. Police Sgt. Ken Hanson said the gunman fired a small-caliber handgun, and the wounded included a police officer. Two people in critical condition were transported to LDS Hospital. The library is directly across the street from Temple Square, site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Salt Lake Temple and Tabernacle.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7E24ACC62D9FC2421173521D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I must not have sent this correctly the first time, so here it is. Joanne --------------7E24ACC62D9FC2421173521D Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <3713DFA8.F74F2E73@swbell.net> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:22:03 -0500 From: Boudreau <boud@swbell.net> Reply-To: boud@swbell.net Organization: Southwestern Bell Internet Services X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en]C-SBIS-NC404 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ILMACOUP-L@rootweb.com Subject: Early settlers of Macoupin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a very historical 50 page letter written in early 1900's by Harrison Sawyer, son of Daniel B. Sawyer. In it many names of neighbors and acquaintances are mentioned. Some listed have brief paragraphs telling about their families, etc. If anyone is interested please email with the names and I will send you what is said about them in this letter. He mentions his father Daniel B. SAWYER and mother, Minerva SCROGGINS with the following children: John (married Hannah PEABODY - sister of the famous inventor) Mary J. (married Frank GODFREY) Harrison (himself) (married Emily Bailey MILLER) Ellen Sarah E. Taylor Frank P. Dempsey B. Robert SPENCE, Snowden SIMMONS, James BURTON - from VA, Abram ISAACS (married Mary EATON from MS) her brother, Thomas EATON, Billy MC KINNEY (married Nancy), Thomas START. Uncle Lemuel (Lamb) SAWYER and Aunt Barby and a son, Josiah. B.H. SAWYER (younger brother of Daniel B. SAWYER) (married Ann SCROGGINS) Uncle Dickey CHAPMAN and son, Joseph, Fletcher CHAPMAN, Gus WALKER, Harry S. or Hamps (can't read) Wall - his 2nd wife was a SCROGGINS, Capt. Dave SPARKS, Col. BAYLESS (RESE), Col. Turner HAYDEN. These names are mentioned but not much written about them: SEXTONS, JARMANS, FUNDERBURKS, WALKERS, CONELS. I don't have a scanner but will be happy to answer any questions about this letter. Joanne boud@swbell.net --------------7E24ACC62D9FC2421173521D--

Hi, Just wondering if you received my earlier email regarding above subject. If it was lost, please let me know and I will send it again. Thanks, Joanne Boudreau boud@swbell.net

Hi Julie, Sorry I'm so slow answering. No problem about asking about your ancestor. The book is just an index which lists name, date of death, date of newspaper, age. The book has been out for quite a while. I have some notes that aren't included in the book. I'm sending what I have, as follows: Staunton Star Times, issue of Oct. 1, 1897, page 8. Jake Lang, born Oberriexingen, Wurtemburg, Germany. Died Sept. 29, 1897 at the age of 78 years. He died at the home of Leopold Schaefer. Cause of death was malaria fever. Rev. Stoerker conducted the funeral. He had five children; 3 in Ohio, 1 in Michigan and 1 in Wyoming. He came to Staunton about 8 weeks ago. He came here to visit his niece, Mrs. Schaefer. *From St. Paul's Evangelical church book: Name is Jacob Lang. Born Sept. 05, 1817; Born Ober Ricksinger, Wurtemberg, Germany. Buried September 30, 1897. Age 78 yrs. 24 days; buried Staunton City cemetery. p.s. I have distant cousins by the name of Lange in St. Louis but pronounced Lang, and another side of my relationship where my cousin Florence Schuette married a Lester Lange. He was from Edwardsville, IL. Probably not connected to your line, but I just found it interesting. Mary ------------------------------------------------------- Hi! I saw on the Macoupin Co. Rootsweb page that you have a book for sale of 1897 Staunton Times obituaries. I was hoping to get some additional information regarding this. Can you tell me if this book lists the complete obituaries or if it is an index? This is my situation--my great x3 grandfather, Jacob Lang, died in Staunton IL in October of 1897. Thanks for your time! Julie Christensen tjchrist@island.net