Hello I'm researching the following surnames from the Macoupin County area: KINDER, DEES, BAYLESS, DUNCAN, HOLDAWAY, MELONE, VINYARD, & VOYLES. Norm Kinder Edmonds, WA

Hi Macoupin Co researchers, I have been researching DAVENPORT, MALONE, ROSS and the allied families of north Macoupin County for many years. Always glad to contact others interested in these names. Bob

Here are some family pages for some of my Macoupin County IL surnames. Many of my names are already on the First Families page. ADCOCK ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/macoupin/misc/adcock.txt http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/AdcockEdward_RichardsAgnes.html AMBROSE ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/macoupin/misc/ambrose.txt http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/AmbroseJoseph_WagnerAnna.html BUTLER http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/ButlerLemuel_CatesSarah.html GUGGER http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/GuggerJakob_Magdalena.html HAYS ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/macoupin/misc/wmhays.txt http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/HaysWilliam_Elizabeth.html RHODES (Does William RHODES link to the millions of other RHODES in the area?) (What was Eliza's maiden name?) http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/RhodesWilliam_Eliza.html RICHARDS ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/macoupin/misc/richards.txt http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/RichardsEdmund_WarrenSarah.html RHYNE / RYAN (what was Mary's maiden name??) http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/RyanCC_Mary.html SANDAHL http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/SandahlOscarF_WardOlaR.html SIMS (only know names of James SIMS and Lydia PHILIPS. What happened to them?) http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/RhodesGeorgeW_SimsSarahE.html WAGNER or WAGGONER ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/macoupin/misc/waggoner.txt http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/WagnerPeter_DeckElizabeth.html WARD http://homepage.dave-world.net/~eadcock/genealogy/families/SandahlOscarF_WardOlaR.html Thanks, EA

Hello Kathie I have been an observer of the lists for some time now but not participated. My father is from Carlinville and I still have relatives in the area. I am working on my GGrandparents. Their names are Ray , Rhodes , Shaw , and Bettis. Most are from the Nilwood area. My name is Bob Ray and I live in Perryville Missouri. -----Original Message----- From: KathieMir@aol.com <KathieMir@aol.com> To: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 12:04 PM Subject: [ILMACOUP-L] Macoupin County Mail List Roll Call Hi, The Macoupin County Mail List has almost 230 members. Now would be a great time to see if you can make contact with new cousins. Please share with us your ancestors from Macoupin County, IL. Also, let us know what state or country you live in. The surnames I am currently working on: Wheeler, Harlan, Stokes and Huddleston. Happy Hunting, Kathie Mirabella New Jersey Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager ______________________________

My grandfather, Harry Dillard Fletcher was born in Nilwood in 1882 to Choron (Cory) Fletcher and Rhetta Beyers. Brien Fletcher Loveland,CO

Hi all, Haven't posted in quite a while. The families above are the ones I am looking for in Macoupin County. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Charlie Neff Elyria, Ohio

A story in today's local news from the Associated Press discusses how there are many descendants now contacting the VA to get a replacement headstone for their Veteran ancestors. To view, go to: http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsliving/293ld1.htm After 11/29/98 you will need to go to the home page at: <http:www.dailysouthtown.com> and search the newspaper archives for the story; "Government provides free headstone to any vet." Bob

My Macoupin County ancestors are: Bub (1860 - 1960) Brackhane (1860 - ca 1930) Haferkamp (1890 - 1990) Cool (1910 - present) The Cool branch came from Kentucky, Tennessee, and England. The others are from Germany. Maryann Sezaki MSezaki@aol.com California

I am researching in Macoupin County, IL is Perry P. BROWN and family. They were in Macoupin in the 1850 census. Around 1855/6 they moved to Union County, IA. Perry Married Christiana Jane Walker 9 August 1835 in Macoupin. Perry was born @1816, Christiana was born @1817/1818. According the the 1850, 1860 census, Perry was born @1816, in IL and Christiana was born @1817/1818, in TN. Cynthia Wellman Anchorage, Alaska

> I am researching: Perrine, Chappell, Coulter, Hucklebridge, Huddleston, > Jones, Simonson, Slivka, Cervenka, Rehor, Stedronsky and Obermeyer. > > Kathie: My Huddletson was Amos Edwin Huddleston who married Clara Ellen > Perrine in 1884 in Macoupin County. Is this the same family you are > researching? > > John Charles Tippet > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > ---------- > > From: KathieMir@aol.com > > To: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILMACOUP-L] Macoupin County Mail List Roll Call > > Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 10:04 AM > > > > Hi, > > > > The Macoupin County Mail List has almost 230 members. Now would be a > great > > time to see if you can make contact with new cousins. > > > > Please share with us your ancestors from Macoupin County, IL. Also, let > us > > know what state or country you live in. > > > > The surnames I am currently working on: > > > > Wheeler, Harlan, Stokes and Huddleston. > > > > Happy Hunting, > > > > Kathie Mirabella > > New Jersey > > > > Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > To look at 1850 Macoupin County, IL census - > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/1850census/index.htm > >

Hello, I'm researching primarily SCHAEFER and CALKUM in Macoupin County. My gr-grandmother, Catherine Schaefer, was orphaned as a small child and she and her younger sister, Anna Marie (Mary), and her younger brother, William, were raised by Schaefer uncles in Carlinville. Catherine married Hubert Calkum in Carlinville in 1890. Mary married (1) Joseph KAUFMANN in 1889 and (2) Albert KUERSCHEN in 1892. William married Margaret DARSCHEID in 1896. Other related surnames are WEAVER, FIREHAMMER, HILGER, SCHARTZ, and KLINGER. Thanks, Pauline Drobny - Colorado Springs, CO On Sun, 29 Nov 1998 KathieMir@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > The Macoupin County Mail List has almost 230 members. Now would be a great > time to see if you can make contact with new cousins. > > Please share with us your ancestors from Macoupin County, IL. Also, let us > know what state or country you live in. > > The surnames I am currently working on: > > Wheeler, Harlan, Stokes and Huddleston. > > Happy Hunting, > > Kathie Mirabella > New Jersey > > Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > To look at 1850 Macoupin County, IL census - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/1850census/index.htm > >

My surnames are Lair Clevenger Tavis dorothy@linkfast.net

My Macoupin ancestors were John Andreas MUELLER and Botilla (PETERSEN) MUELLER. Botilla changed her name to "Mathilde" after coming to America. They were there in the 1870's and early 80's. My grandmother and most of her siblings were born in Carlinville. Her name was Anna Henrietta Josephine MUELLER. Marianne/VA

Hi, The names I am researching are MADIAR, HAVACH, TIMKO, PHILIPS, LATCHNEY and Tomko in the Virden area. I am searching for connections to the Nilwood/Girard/Virden CARMODY family of James and Bridget (Ahern) CARMODY. Thanks, Dan Dixon

My Macoupin Co, IL, ancestors are: John HOKE and Arminda KERLEY married (1864) in Carlinville, Macoupin Co, IL __________________________________________________ John HOKE b. Jul 1843, Macoupin Co, IL (d. 3 June 1914 in NE) (both parents born Prussia) John HOKE served in Co. K, 7th IL Infantry (Civil War) Arminda KERLEY b. 1847, in IL, dau of Henry and Sarah KERLEY, both born in NC, ca 1800 and ca 1810, respectively. Arminda died 11 Feb 1900, St Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO Will gladly exchange info on these two surnames. Bill House in San Diego <bill_house@juno.com>

May TAYLOR Hertel -- A newspaper article stated my grand-aunt, May TAYLOR Hertel was living in Carlinville in 1898 when she visited her twin brother, Frank S. TAYLOR in Macomb, McDonough Co. I'm trying to verify this and locate information about her, her husband -- his given name is unknown -- and her in-laws, and did she have children, etc. I'd greatly appreciate any leads. Kay -- in Oregon

I am currently working on the descendants of Sylvanus Seaman. He lived in Carlinville most of his life. He was born in Fairfield, Herkimer Co, New York. (abt 1806) He haven't been able to get beyond that point. Sylvanus married Nancy McWain (dau of Lewis McWain of Carlinville) Anyone researching McWain, Seaman, Starkweather, Duckles, Deeds, Rogers, all of Macoupin County, please contact me. Thanks. Mary

My ancestor, James Braden and Sarah Maddy-Braden came from Claiborne County Tennessee in 1839, settling in North Palmyra Township. Sarah died after 1860 and James married Nancy Frances Walker-Cummings-Blunt 14 May 1868 in Macoupin County and migrated after 1871 for a time to Bates Co. MO. and eventually homesteading land in Taney Co. MO. in March of 1880. Jere Braden Delavan, Illinois

My ancestors are ROBERTS and KAHLER (& various spellings). ROBERTS also lived in Montgomery County. Sally Peterson

Jack Cox wrote: > Tracing > > COX, OSBORNE, EVANS, BROWNING in and around Macoupin County > > KathieMir@aol.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > The Macoupin County Mail List has almost 230 members. Now would be a great > > time to see if you can make contact with new cousins. > > > > Please share with us your ancestors from Macoupin County, IL. Also, let us > > know what state or country you live in. > > > > The surnames I am currently working on: > > > > Wheeler, Harlan, Stokes and Huddleston. > > > > Happy Hunting, > > > > Kathie Mirabella > > New Jersey > > > > Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > To look at 1850 Macoupin County, IL census - > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/1850census/index.htm