Macoupin County Historical Society, Box 432, Carlinville, IL 62626 Tombstones IV (Chesterfield, Polk, & Medora City) (soft) - $12, mailed $14 Summerville Cem located in Section 31 of Chesterfield Twp Hudspeth William B 1833-1905 (all the dates it has) Martha J (w/W.B) no birth - Apr. 1, 1888 Heenan (s/WB&MJ) 16yrs 2months 20days - June 23, 1876 other Hudspeths there: John W. Oct 6, 1829 - Sept 05, 1895 Catherine (w/JW) Apr 05, 1834 - Dec 17, 1890 James E Feb 08, 1872 - Mar 12, 1934 Nettie L (w/JE) Nov 12, 1878 - Feb 21, 1964 Albert S 62 yrs 1 month 14 days - Jan 25, 1932 Gloria At 12:34 PM 2/12/99 -0800, you wrote: >Thanks Gloria, > >I am looking for William B. Hudspeth d. 1905. > >I am also interested in other Hudspeth's buried there...particularly a >Martha Hudspeth d. abt 1879. > >Thanks Again...Cathy >-----Original Message----- >From: Gloria Frazier <glofra@townsqr.com> >To: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net>; Cathy M. Wilson ><cmwilson@csoftc.com> >Cc: KathieMir@aol.com <KathieMir@aol.com>; smckenzi@midwest.net ><smckenzi@midwest.net>; babyfish@midamer.net <babyfish@midamer.net>; >bettis@ctllc.com <bettis@ctllc.com>; MLRawlings@aol.com ><MLRawlings@aol.com>; leclark@digizen.net <leclark@digizen.net>; >cindyldq@midwest.net <cindyldq@midwest.net> >Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 12:33 PM >Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP-L] Obit - info > > >>I have Summerville listings you mentioned on the list. Who do you >>need? >>Other cems?? >> >>Macoupin newspapers available at the His Lib or in the county >>listed here: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_paper.htm >> >>Obituaries available on microfilm thru interlibrary loan or >>requesting a search from the IL State Historical Library >> >>IL Historical Library newspaper research policy - residents and >>non-residents >>http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/generes.htm#NEWSPAPER SEARCH POLICY >> >>Location, hours, address and phone number >>http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/generes.htm#LOCATION AND HOURS >> >> >>Gloria >> >> >> >>At 02:21 PM 2/12/99 -0600, Mary Ann Kaylor wrote: >>>Hi Cathy, >>> >>>I have the publication for Chesterfield Cemetery. If not lengthy, >>I can >>>check it for you. >>> >>>As for newspapers, in that time era, probably Carlinville. >>Probably someone >>>else on the list can answer this better than I. There is a link on >>the >>>Macoupin Page for newspapers available in the IL STate Historical >>Library. >>>Checking this might give you a clue as to what paper to check. >>> >>>Mary Ann >>> >>>At 11:59 AM 2/12/99 -0800, you wrote: >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>Does anyone have any educated guesses as to what newspaper an >>obituary might >>>>appear in if the person died Aug 25, 1905 in Western Mound >>Twshp., buried in >>>>Chesterfield. >>>> >>>>Thanks..Cathy >>>> >>>> >>>>==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >>>>If you need a Macoupin County Professional Researcher please >>check out: >>>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_pros.htm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >

Hi, Does anyone have any educated guesses as to what newspaper an obituary might appear in if the person died Aug 25, 1905 in Western Mound Twshp., buried in Chesterfield. Thanks..Cathy

Does anyone know if this cemetery has been surveyed? Is there a publication that covers the burials there? Also - Is it still in existence, what shape is it in? Thanks..Cathy

Hi, Our ilmacoup chat had about 7 people drop in. Don't forget Tues at 7:30 pm CST, point your irc to rootsweb server then to the channel /join #ilmacoup. Linda helped me learn how to talk to two channels at once with a split screen. Interesting. --------------------- 1860 Macoupin Census Typing Update: Total Pages 555 pages About 90% Assigned 40.5% typed and returned (225 pages) number could be higher with the ones sitting in my mailbox (I call it "coming out my ears."<g>) About 10% or about 70 pages left to be assigned Anyone want to grab a page or two, holler. The dedicated typist group would be greatful for any help. (Jeez! how do you spell grateful/greatful??) Gwen Chaar, Robert Commagere, Jack Cox, Pat Crouse, Debi Faris, Marlene Bates Johnson, Sue Landers, Sue McMurry, Reba Mathis, Pam Monroe, Charles Neff, Richard Neumann, Aaron Shipley, Yvonne Stedman, Mark Strohbeck, and Lee Waters ------------------ Been seeing new surnames posted which I haven't seen before on the guest book and the GenConnect Query board for Macoupin at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_sign.htm and http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Macoupin -------------------- Kathleen has been working on the Township pages, removing broken links and adding a link from each township page to the cemetery page so each township will have a list of known cemeteries linked. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_towns.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_cem.htm I have asked her to add the township and range numbers to each township before she finishes with the township section. Now, is the time to let us know if you have corrections or additions to the township section of the Macoupin page. With 26 townships, it makes for a JOB. ------------------ Kathleen's story she recently sent to the list has had requests from all over the US asking if other sites might link to her story or if they could use her story in a publication. The following letter is an example of some of the past requests. Your Great Great Great Granddaughter Is Looking For You http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_steps.htm#daughter Subj: Fuller Society Junior Newsletter Date: 2/7/99 12:13:37 PM Eastern Standard Time From: dnh@cybertrails.com (Don & Norma) To: KathieMir@aol.com Hi, A few months ago, you gave me permission to use your story "Your great great granddaughter is looking for you" And you also told me to make any changes as needed...... I have now published the current issue of our newsletter with that story on the front page. I would like to send you a copy of this issue! Could you please send me your mailing address? Thanks so much for the use of this article, I'm sure everyone will like it. Waiting your reply. Norma Heiman, editor of The Fuller Society Junior Newsletter --------------------- Yes, the Macoupin County ILGenWeb page IS the best county site in the US thanks to all the willing submitters and helpers. Have pride, will fight. Plans are for making it even better. Sitting around in this house are the earliest probate thru 1881 index copy and some early 1900 naturalization records from the courthouse. 1870 Macoupin census has a glimmer of thought. The earliest marriage indexes is a thought stuck "way back there." I am going to need more money (a raise) to do all of that. Anyone want to talk to the "boss?"<g> Good Luck with your research. Gloria Frazier Volunteer Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator West Plains, MO Kids' inheritance is "just" a bunch of bookcases and file cabinets full of dead people.

Someone sent this to me. Kathie Mirabella *************************************************************************** ANOTHER Y2K PROBLEM....BET YOU DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS ONE. << Just saw an interesting story on our local news. They were talking about tombstones. It was a trend for people whose spouse had died to have their name printed on the tombstone also with the blank death date of 19. Now that we are approaching the year 2000, many of these people are still living. There are 2 ways to fix this, one is to put granite and glue over the 19 and make it into 20. The problem with this way is that in 5 years, the glue loosens, and the 19 reappears. Just thought this was interesting. Imagine the problems this will cause for genealogists of the future!! Guess I'll continue to keep good family records, to hopefully save some of my descendants from this nightmare!!! >>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_918714397_boundary Content-ID: <0_918714397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_918714397_boundary Content-ID: <0_918714397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: SARASLEUTH@aol.com Return-path: <SARASLEUTH@aol.com> To: Art & Liz Brouse <aabrouse@juno.com>, William & Maryanne Alcorn <alcornland@msn.com>, Kathryn Balis <Balis2@aol.com>, Marcia Berkey <berkeybunch@home.com>, Gr0000vie@aol.com, Mgblackcl@aol.com, David_Black@BYU.edu, Carol Sheldon <celticgem@aol.com>, cllouise@juno.com, Mark & Sherry Cookman <cookiesx5@juno.com>, Connie Murphy <conster66@aol.com>, DorDay@aol.com, Mary Ann Duke <DrMad92@aol.com>, BJSGen@aol.com, absiesta@earthlink.net, Cookiesx5@juno.com, lewisemail@earthlink.net, RiddickJ@aol.com, KTraut6628@aol.com, Mckejon2@aol.com, DearMYRTLE@aol.com, Tom119@aol.com, timberman@home.com, woodfordbks@home.com, JWry2905@aol.com, itshelt@erols.com, Nina Trautman <ktraut6628@aol.com>, Mercedes Seymour <LaVuida1@aol.com>, Joe Murphy <sirjam87@aol.com>, Diana & Roger Saunders <sleepy400@webtv.net>, Al Swinyard <VTJM52A@prodigy.com> Subject: Fwd: Ellis Island Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 00:10:36 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part1_918714397_boundary" --part1_918714397_boundary Content-ID: <0_918714397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.3> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Just a little note I received and am passing it along FYI. Jan --part1_918714397_boundary Content-ID: <0_918714397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.4> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: GFSBARB@aol.com Return-path: <GFSBARB@aol.com> To: AKeisacker@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Ellis Island Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 08:37:15 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_918714397_boundary" --part2_918714397_boundary Content-ID: <0_918714397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.5> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Will be great news for any of us that had ancestors come through Ellis Island, before this we were told it would only be available by going to Ellis Island to view them. The opening of the Family History Center at Ellis Island will be a real blessing for those that do go there to visit, they will have a place to go immediately to check if their names are there. Maybe it will inspire them to have their families named engraved on the walls to preserve the site. BARB --part2_918714397_boundary Content-ID: <0_918714397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.6> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: BJSGen@aol.com Return-path: <BJSGen@aol.com> To: GFSBARB@aol.com Subject: Ellis Island Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 08:20:16 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >From From: Gail Shearin <aussies@earthlink.net> > > ARCHIVE PUTS HUDDLED MASSES ON-LINE - Volunteers scanning Ellis Island > Records. (SF Examiner 2/2/99) > > Climbing the family tree will take a lot less clawing as soon as a nonprofit > foundation finishes a more than $15 million project to post Ellis Island > immigration records on the internet. > By helping people to access information instantly that previously was buried > in a bureaucratic quagmire, the project will revolutionize genealogicial > research for many of the more than 113 million Americans who already actively > pursue their family histories. > Officials at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in NY, the same > organization that gave Lady Liberty a face lift in 1986 without any public > funding, estimate that more than 40% of Americans can trace their European > ancestry back to Ellis Island. > "This is going to be a reference point", said Vern Deubler, Pres. of the > Calif. Genealogical Society, which was based in San Francisco for a century > before moving to Oakland this year. "It's going to provide people with very > important leads". > By the end of next year, the foundation hopes, people will be able to enter > any information they know about a progenitor and the program will search more > than 20 million records for a match. The software will even be able to > tolerate misspellings. > If a match is found, the researcher can choose to print out a photo of the > ship and a copy of the original manifesto that marked the immigrant's arrival. > At Fisherman's Wharf on Monday, Stephen Briganti, Chairman of the > foundation, said the new database would especially help Bay Area researchers. > He said the Bay Area remains one of the major hubs for Eliis Island > immigrants and their descendants. Tens of thousands of immigrants came here > after arriving through the port, first to fuel the Industrial revolution and > later to farm wine grapes. He said first generation travelers from the main > Ellis Island years - 1892 to 1924 - still live in the area. > Briganti added that Californians' interest in Ellis Island immigration > research, based on requests for the foundation's resources, is outstripped > only by New yorkers'. > The database - which organizers say could be ready by the end of 2000 - > will catalog records of almost 20 million immigrants who flooded the tiny NY > Harbor island. Until now, those documents have been stored at the National > Archives and Immigration and Naturalization Service in the clunky microfilm > format. > The first phase of the project was to collect and digitize records and > install computers at the museum. > Now, Briganti said, putting the information on the Internet has become a top > goal as well. > "We're pretty confident this is going to work," Briganti said. "It's not > perfect, but it's light years ahead of going to the Archives." > A demonstration of the system showed that a reseacher can enter information > in any or all of 11 fields, which ask for personal information such as the > subject's name and country of birth, and immigration, like the subject's port > of entry. > Foundation spokeswoman Peg Zitko said the project got off the ground when a > nationwide network of Mormon volunteers agreed to digitize the microfilm > information for free. Thousands of volunteers have logged more than 2 million > hours; they've entered 3/5's of the data so far. > A spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake > City said the project was important to the church's mission. "We've always > been involved in genealogy," said Dan Rascon, "because linking to our family > helps us understand who we are and what we may become." > Information on the project may be found at www.ellisisland.org on the > internet. > > (And I just want you all to know that I typed this, not scanned, so I hope I > get some appreciation out there!!!!!!!! Best, and good night! Terry in > Calif.) PS, Please feel free to pass this along to other genealogy lists. > --part2_918714397_boundary-- --part1_918714397_boundary-- --part0_918714397_boundary--

Ron Grassi - please contact me. I need your correct e-mail address. Thanks, Kathie Mirabella Macoupin County Mail List Manager

Your Great Great Great Granddaughter Is Looking For You by Kathleen Mirabella The year is 2060. Your great grandson John, and his wife, Elizabeth, are in their small two bedroom apartment preparing for the arrival of their first child. There is barely enough space in the second bedroom for a crib and small dresser. The closet is stuffed with boxes of old notebooks and books that John had received from his grandfather. John had never looked in the boxes. His grandfather had told him the boxes contained family research done by his father and mother. John and Elizabeth considered it junk, they needed the closet space for the baby, so on recycling day your work of 30 years was thrown away. The year is 2110. Your great great great granddaughter, Catherine, at age 25, has begun to trace her Family History. She had heard stories that one of her ancestors had traced the family back sixteen generations. No family member knew where these research records might be. Her grandparents, John and Elizabeth, had died before she was born. Her Aunt stated the family had come to America on the Mayflower. There was also the story about the family being in Macoupin County, IL, for five generations. Utilizing the Macoupin County, IL Home Page she decided to visit the Staunton Public Library. She looked through all the index cards and files. Nothing! She did not give up. She drove to the Carlinville Library. Nothing! She searched the Macoupin County Historical Library. Nothing! She could not comprehend how someone could do years of research and not leave copies of their work at a library. She left Macoupin County disappointed. The year is 1999. You can change the ending of Catherine’s trip to the Staunton Public Library. Round up your bible records, birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, military records, pictures, handwritten notes, typewritten notes, computer generated notes, family group sheets, and anything else you have. Make a copy of everything for Catherine. She does not need a professionally completed book. We all know our research is never done. Place everything in a binder and send it to the Macoupin County Genealogical Society. If you listen carefully, you can hear Catherine’s scream of excitement when she finds your gift to her. Send Catherine’s gift to: Macoupin County Genealogical Society PO Box 95 Staunton, IL 62088-0095 Note: Each year send an update of your research to the Macoupin County Genealogical Society for Catherine.

I am looking for anyone with a connection to the following CHOWNINGS: Richard CHOWNING, b circa 1781-1800 d prior 1850 in Denton Co. TX by by drowning. Married we believe to Ann Shannon b 7 July 1798 in TN. Known children of this union are: James William CHOWNING, b 16 Feb 1818, married to Nancy Myers, daughter of David and Letetia REDDISH/ MYERS, b 1 Sept 1821, married in IL. Robert M. CHOWNING, b abt 1805?, Married 18 July 1834 Susanah MORRIS b 1820 in VA. Samuel CHOWNING, b abt 1810-1814 in TN, married Rebecca HIGGINS b abt 1812 in IL. Damerus Easter or Ester CHOWNING, b abt 1812 in IL, married husband #1 William H. MORRIS, husband #2 unknown name. Any information would be appreciated. I have information of them after they left in 1839 or 1840 with some of the MYERS clan to Denton Co., TX. Thanks, Janis

I was married in Macoupin County in January, 1963, and want a copy of the certificate. The Macoupin county page says that the state has marriage records after 31 Dec 1961. The state page says they can verify records, but certified records need to come from the clerk of the circuit cort in the county of marriage. Who's right? Jack Cox -- My family tree and home page: http://www.kc.net/~jack_cox

Can anyone tell me where I might write to inquire about the availability of the booklet which celebrated the 100th anniversary of Modesto in 1996? Thanks. John john.buck.jr@usa.net 1779 Middlehurst Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118-1647 Researching, in Macoupin, Morgan, Scott, Sangamon and surrounding Counties, Illinois: BUCK/HAYES/SUTER/HARFORD/DEAN/PAGE/LANDRITH/LANDRETH/VANCIL

Looking for any descendants of Edward Loftus Hope and Sarah Jameson (BELCHER) BARRY. There were at least three maybe four of their children living in Macoupin County in the period between 1850-1870. The eldest daughter Sarah Jane Morrison BARRY m. 1851 in Madison Co. John BADLEY. Their home was know as The Grange and was located at Woodburn. They had one daughter born at Woodburn. I descend from this line. There was also a daughter Maria Morgan BARRY who m. a HARRIS and there were several children shown on the 1860 census in Macoupin Co. Would particularly like to trace this line. A daughter Theodosia BARRY, don't know if she ever married. A son Dr. Edward Loftus Hope BARRY, went to Rush Medical College in Chicago, was a Surgeon in the Civil War, m. and lived most of his later life in Jerseyville, but had no issue. Any help will be greatly appreciated. -- --- Researching the family names of: BADLEY, BARRY, BELCHER, BERKLITE, BIGGS, BOWARD, BROWN, BUHRMAN, BUSSARD, CONRAD, COX, DELAUGHTER, DICKMAN, FISHER, FLAUTT, FOX, FRICK, GORDON, HAMAKER, HARBAUGH, HARTMAN, HAUVER, HAYES, HAYS, HETTINGER, HIMES, HOLTZ, HOUSEHOLDER, JAMESON, KUHN, LANTZ, MacARTHUR, MacNAUGHTON, MACK, MANAHAN, McAFEE, McJONATHAN, McNUTT, PAYTON, PITTINGER, PRYOR, RICHARDS, ROYER, SCHNEIDER, SNEIDER, SNYDER, SMITH, SWARM, WAGAMAN, WARBURTON, WOLFE The fastest way to respond to this message is through the ICQ Network. A message sent this way will go directly to my screen. If you have ICQ you can message me to ICQ#:13796649 If you don't have ICQ you can page me through: * My Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/13796649(go there and try it!) * Or you can send me a regular e-mail to my EmailExpress address: 13796649@pager.mirabilis.com Download ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ My Work Telephone Number is: 717-765-4332 My Fax Number is: 717-765-4348 My Home Telephone Number is: 717-765-4347 David McJonathan ----------------------------------------------------

I can't see a connection to your Thompson's and I don't have much on mine. Frances Emeline Thompson Sutton is my ggrandmother. I think mine started in IL over in Raymond, Montgomery County. William THOMPSON +Winnie UNKNOWN Child: Thomas THOMPSON b: 1805 in KY +Elizabeth A. "Betsy" ASHER b: 1808 in TN m: 22 Mar 1826 in Greene Co. IL. Children: Malinda THOMPSON b: 1828 in IL +HOUSER Miley THOMPSON b: 1829 in IL +William Thomas "Thomas" ARTERBERRY Louisa THOMPSON b: 1830 in IL +BANDY John Calvin THOMPSON, Sr b: 1832 in IL +Millie *2nd Wife of John Calvin THOMPSON, Sr: +Sarah *3rd Wife of John Calvin THOMPSON, Sr: +Lavina Jane ATTEBERRY m: 20 Dec 1854 in Montgomery Co, IL Rhoda Jane "Jane" THOMPSON b: 1834 in IL +Samuel Edgar MODLIN b: 1828 in TN Nancy THOMPSON b: 1836 in IL +Samuel G HUGHES James THOMPSON b: 1838 Winnie THOMPSON b: 1843 +Unknown COX Frances Emeline "Emeline" THOMPSON b: 01 May 1846 in Montgomery Co IL d: 12 May 1926 in Bois DArc Twp Montgomery Co IL +John Wesley SUTTON b: 22 Nov 1838 in Smith Co TN m: 28 Dec 1865 in Montgomery Co IL d: 22 Nov 1900 in Bois DArcTwp Montgomery Co IL Mary Ann "Ann" THOMPSON b: 1848 +William "Bill" CRECY Gloria At 09:14 PM 2/7/99 EST, you wrote: >Hello list: The Thompsons in Macoupin Co., are my wall. Does anyone have >William Maton Thompson, B. abt 1810 who parented land in 1839 in Macoupin Co., >IL ?? I am unable to find him there in the 1840, 1850 or 1860 census. Dont >know where he came from or where he went. His wife may have been Mary J. >Thompson, B. abt 1810 who died in 1860 and is buried in Panther Creek Cem., >Macoupin Co., her marker says wife of W. M. Thompson. I suspect they are >parents of Isham Marion Thompson, B. Dec. 1835, in IL., place unknown, who is >my gr-grand father. Isham's death cert. did not give that info. Need any >info. you may have. I suspect many of the Thompsons there are related as >Isham named many of his children with the same names, Leonard, James, Samuel, >Maton, John, Mary Jane, William and others. Does this sound like we may >connect. Thank you for reading this and your help. Please feel free to post >to the list or mail me direct. Leonard Thompson > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >Macoupin County Books that may be of interest: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_pubook.htm >Macoupin County Books and Cemetery Listings for sale: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm > >

FYI gf -------------- From: LMGATEWOOD@aol.com Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:05:21 EST To: glofra@townsqr.com Subject: Re: A Question: Was Re: [ILMACOUP-L] IRC Chat Time X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Gloria, I saved this from several months ago. It might help explain the sites and channels and downloads. THE INTERNET RELAY CHAT PROGRAM -- ROOTSWEB IRC by Dale ("Doc") Schneider <maddoc@rootsweb.com> System Administrator and all-round guru for RootsWeb Searching for an elusive ancestor far from where you live? Want to talk with genealogists in other parts of the world? Well, guess what? You can! Internet Relay Chat (IRC) allows you to communicate instantly with other users. When you are talking in IRC, everything you type will instantly be transmitted around the world to other users who have also connected to the IRC server. They can then type something and RESPOND to your messages -- and vice versa. I should warn you that the program can be very addictive once you begin to make friends and contacts on IRC, especially when you learn how to say "cousin" in 14 languages. RootsWeb IRC has a wide variety of channels open during the week, from USGenWeb State meetings to our new live IRC Server chat in Australia. The RootsWeb IRC Server also hosts the IIGS IRC Channels which include the regularly scheduled discussions of topics such as military records and researching in specific localities: United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Germany. If you are familiar with IRC, but not RootsWeb's IRC, you need only add irc.rootsweb.com to your list of servers. (We run on the standard port of 6667.) If you would like to try IRC, but do not yet have software, you can obtain lists of IRC client software at various search engines all over the net (<http://www.yahoo.com>, etc.). Here is a brief list of the most common clients: Windows 3.x/95/98/NT mIRC -- This is one of the most popular Windows IRC clients and is available in either 16 or 32 bit depending on your operating system. You may download a copy from <http://www.mirc.co.uk/get.html> pIRCH -- pIRCH may be downloaded at <http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~frappa/pirch.html> OrbitIRC -- OrbitIRC may be downloaded at <http://www.dlcwest.com/~orbitirc/index.htm> MAC Ircle 3.0b10 -- Ircle is available at <http://www.xs4all.nl/~ircle/> <http://www.ircle.houseit.com/> MacIRC -- You can download MacIRC 0.9.6 from: <http://www.macirc.com> UNIX and other systems IRCII -- You can download IRCII from <ftp://cs-ftp.bu.edu/irc/clients/> Once you have your new mIRC client installed (I'm using this as an example since it is the client I use): * Start the mIRC program * from the mIRC setup window click Add * Enter the following info into each slot Description: Rootsweb IRC server : irc.rootsweb.com Port(s) : 6667 *Click Ok *Click connect You should now be connected to the RootsWeb IRC server. To talk with others, you need to join a channel. Since the #genealogy channel is almost always open, simply type: /join #genealogy and you will be connected to that location where everyone gathers to talk. If you don't find anyone there, just hang around for a while or disconnect and come back later. To see a list of open channels while you are logged onto the server, type: /list Other helpful information about IRC, including specific tips for AOL users, can be found at <http://www.irchelp.org> For your chat I think they will need to type /join #ilmacoup Hope this helps a little. Mirc has a 30 day free trial and I installed Orbit which has a 90 day trial before you need to register. Linda Gatewood

Hey group IRC is not hard to download or install but if you use a mac :) like some people, you need to download a program called ircle, the program name for pc's is mIRC. The directions are pretty good on all the pages, if any one has to much trouble i will try to help, just send me a message. Rindy Durenda (Rindy) Fuchs 304 Missouri Ave Carterville, IL 62918-1810 Ph. 618 985 8365

Here is my post: I dont know when or where Isham and Elzirah were married. The first place I found them is the 1855 Macoupin Co., ILL. state census. Isham and Elzirah went to Nebraska in about 1864-5, and a son, Isham Carroll, "see below" was born there and on to Carroll Co., Arkansas by about 1867 and Elzirah died 1874-76, as Isham married Martha Ann Wyatt in Carroll Co., in 1877. 1860 census, Macoupin Co., IL. lists "Sarah Farris", age 53, b. Tennessee in house with Isham and family. Sarah is surely Elzirah's mother. Also the 1860 census says Isham and Elzirah born in Illinois with both their parents born Tennessee. Isham and Martha moved to McIntosh Co., Indian Territory, Oklahoma in 1892 and are buried in Bixby Cemetery, Bixby, Tulsa Co., OK. Isham and Elzirah's children: Sarah, b. 1855, d. 1858, Macoupin Co., IL., Cemetery records William G., b. & d. 1856, Macoupin Co., IL., Cemetery records Mary Jane, b. 1858, Married James B. Miller, Carroll Co., Ar James Samuel, b 1859, Macoupin Co., IL., d. Tulsa Co., Ok. 1838, married, Margaret C. Wood, Martha Arnold and Mollie Josie McGuire. Doctor Franklin, b. 1862, Macoupin Co., IL., d. abt. 1940, Trinity co., Texas, married, Mary Elizabeth Moore, Carroll Co., AR. Willis Newton, b. 1864, Macoupin Co., IL. d. 1951, McAlister, Pittsburgh Co., Ok. married Elizabeth Raines and Susan Ann Pierce. Isham Carroll, b 1866 Douglas Co., Nebraska, d. 1948 McAlister, Pittsburgh Co., Ok., married Elizabeth F. Brown. Spicy Anneta, b., 1868, Mo. No other info. John Wilson, b. 1870, Mo., married Jennie Tomlinson, Carroll Co., AR Leonard Jasper, b.1872, Mo., d., 1916, Soper, Choctaw Co., OK. married Mary Traintwilla Kennedy, "my gr- parents" Buford Alexander, b., 1873, Carroll Co., Ar., married Rosie E. Miller. Children of Isham and Martha Ann Wyatt: Charles Hanna, b. 1877, Carroll Co., AR. d. abt. 1951 Harris Co., Texas, m. Ida B. Montgomery, 1902 Rosa C. b. 1878, Carroll Co., d. 1946, Bixby, Tulsa Co., Ok., m. Samuel Vowell and John W. Crabtree. Marion Elliott, b. 1880, Carroll Co., d. 1955, Washington Co., Ar., m. Paralee Montgomery, sister of Ida. Pearl Rebecca, b. 1883, Missouri ?, m. 1902, McIntosh Co., Ok., Samuel Wesley Stewart Martha Alice, b. 1884, m. 1902, McIntosh Co., Ok., Jason Emerson Stewart, bro. of Samuel Maton Hale, b. 1886, Carroll Co., d. 1937, Okmulgee Co., Ok., m. Maudie Landrum, Jessie Goforth, and Willie Nimmo Joseph Gabriel, b. 1886, Carroll Co., d. 1964, Creek Co., Ok. M. 1907, Tulsa Co., Ok. Mattie Hamm. Henry J. b. 1890, Carroll Co., d. 1907, Roosevelt Co., NM Obituary of Isham Marion Thompson THE TULSA TRIBUNE - TULSA, OKLAHOMA Tuesday 10 January 1933 PREACHER TO PIONEERS OF FOUR FRONTIERS ISHAM THOMPSON TO REST AT BIXBY TODAY The restless figure of a 97 year old minister who four times pioneered into America's vanishing frontiers and whose four generations of decendents estimate their numbers, living and dead at more than 800, was to be buried this afternoon in Bixby Cemetery following funeral services at 2:30PM in the Glen Pool High School Auditorium. Isham Marion Thompson died at the home of his son, M. E. Thompson, four miles southwest of Jenks Sunday night. He had been ill and confined to his bed with pneumonia for nine days and on Thursday before his death, he arose before other members of the household and called for breakfast. His close friend of the past two years, Rev. Samuel B. Wagoner of the First Christian Church of Kieffer, was to conduct the services. Gordon Barnes was in charge of the arrangements. Thompson was born in Illinois 26 December 1835 of Dutch and Irish parents. At the age of 23 he was converted to Christianity and induced to enter the ministry by John S. Swiney, a well known evangelist of the time. In half a dozen midwest states, Thompson rode or walked long miles to preach to pioneers. BIBLE HIS PRIMER Uneducated, he began to study at this time, learning to read with the new testament for his Primer. Practically all his reading was done at night by the light of a pine cone torch blazing in the open fireplace of his log cabin home. He would mark the words in the testament that he did not know and take them to Swiney for explanation. In later years, his family claim, he could have rewritten this testament from memory. His first wife bore him 11 children, the second 8. Seventeen of the 19 grew to maturity, 16 lived to be married and 11 survive. All but one or two planned to be present at the funeral. The survivors are: Jim Thompson, 74, Bixby; Dr, Franklin Thompson, 72, Trinity, TX; Willis Newton Thompson, 68, Crowder; Isham Carroll Thompson, 66, Seminole; Buford Alexander Thompson, 59, Kiowa; Charles Hanna Thompson, 55, Stidham; Mrs. Rosie Crabtree, 54, living near Sapulpa; Marion Eliot Thompson, 52, at whose home he died; Mrs. Pearl Stewart, 50, Sapulpa; Maton Hale Thompson, 46, Mounds; and Joseph Gabriel Thompson, 45, Sapulpa HOMESTEADED In 1863 he migrated with an ox team and wagon to Nebraska, where he took up a homestead. One winter there was enough, however, and the next year he moved southward to Arkansas, settling near Eureka Springs. On this trip he worked his cows in the yoke with the oxen during the day and milked them at night. Here he established a vineyard, and organized a church in his log cabin with a membership of five taken from the sparcely settled neighborhood. His family learned to make clothes and blankets from the wool they sheared from their sheep. He would walk from 25 to 35 miles in order to fill a preaching appointment. Oftentimes he would require two days walking each way in order to fill a single nights engagement. Of these trips he would hold meetings where ever he stopped for the night if an audience could be found, it being his aim to preach every night. Sometimes he made trips on horseback. His family recalled that on many of these he often wrapped a common oil cloth about for a slikker. TO 'TERRITORY' In 1892 his sons became restless to move to the Indian Territory. Thompson went along. They lived near Eufaula and Checotah. Thompson continued to preach although there were no public buildings and he held his meetings in brush arbors and private homes. He made several evangelical trips at this time, some of his meetings lasting as long as a week. At Fawn he established a church. In 1907, at the age of 71, when other Oklahomians were thinking of statehood, Thompson followed two of his sons to New Mexico, where he planned to take up a homestead. This he never did, although he stayed and preached in the new country for nearly four years. He continued active almost until the time of his death, and last August led the congregation of a Jinks church in prayer, steadying himself with his two canes as he spoke. Today his decendents live in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Most of them south of Tulsa, in Eastern Okla. Leonard F. Thompson, Len in Ca.

Meant this to go to the list ------------- This site would better explain chat than my rambling. http://www.mirc.co.uk/irc.html You can download from one of the pages at this site. 3.01 users would need the 16 bit and the 95 users need the 32 bit. I think the 16 bit would still work on the 95 but not visa versa. Basically - IRC (Internet Relay Chat) - all can log/go into a room and talk/type instantly to each other and not have to send an email to each other. Close as you can get to talking to each other on the net. I doubt that anyone would normally have it on their computer unless you ask the business you bought your computer from to add it on. Not sure about these new and fancy computers. I am sure a 10 gig computer may have more software loaded than my 4 gig but wouldn't know what is installed before purchase. If anyone can explain this better to Marianne, jump in. Gloria At 11:48 PM 2/6/99 -0500, you wrote: >Gloria, > >Can you help this neophyte <s>...what is IRC and how do I know if I have >it? > >Marianne > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To look at 1850 Macoupin County, IL census - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/1850census/index.htm > >

No, you won't find the actual books/genealogies online. At the DAR Library Catalog site, type in the surname you are looking for, then pull down the right arrow and choose "Subject" and click the **Find** button. When you get a list of topics, then choose one topic and click on it. When you get your search narrowed to ONE topic/title then a button comes up called MARC Display. Click on it and you will get the name of the author, library call numbers, when it was written, and sometimes where the author was from. If I found an author writing something on my family and he may still be alive then I would start searching for him or try to find the book in another place or library. http://dar.library.net The site informs you to inquire with them about what they might do for you. They WON'T copy a whole work. They want you to visit the library to find your book. Call or write for more information on your find: THE DAR LIBRARY 1776 D ST., N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20006-5392 202-879-3229 If anyone has more information on how the DAR in DC works for help, let us know. Gloria At 03:21 PM 2/7/99 -0600, you wrote: >Gloria: I am fairly new to this stuff - just how do you get info from the >DAR library - do you have to order it or is it online? I feel quite stupid >in some of this searching on the computer because I don't know all the ins >and outs.

Hello list: The Thompsons in Macoupin Co., are my wall. Does anyone have William Maton Thompson, B. abt 1810 who parented land in 1839 in Macoupin Co., IL ?? I am unable to find him there in the 1840, 1850 or 1860 census. Dont know where he came from or where he went. His wife may have been Mary J. Thompson, B. abt 1810 who died in 1860 and is buried in Panther Creek Cem., Macoupin Co., her marker says wife of W. M. Thompson. I suspect they are parents of Isham Marion Thompson, B. Dec. 1835, in IL., place unknown, who is my gr-grand father. Isham's death cert. did not give that info. Need any info. you may have. I suspect many of the Thompsons there are related as Isham named many of his children with the same names, Leonard, James, Samuel, Maton, John, Mary Jane, William and others. Does this sound like we may connect. Thank you for reading this and your help. Please feel free to post to the list or mail me direct. Leonard Thompson

Gloria, Can you help this neophyte <s>...what is IRC and how do I know if I have it? Marianne