Thank you, Dee I will be sending my check off to you for the New Tombstone Revelations Book. I look forward to purchasing the future updates when they become available, too. I have copies of all the Tombstone Revelations Books. The Tombstone Revelations books are a wonderful source for anyone researching Macoupin County families. I would suggest that everyone ought to read the description of the various cemeteries for additional information they may contain. I had my copy of the original T.R. book several years before I realized that Joseph Dickson had in fact, crossed the Atlantic. His death is mentioned only in the description of Killam Cemetery in South Palmyra twp. but not within the body of the book. It reads, "Oldest grave found was listed on the deed records made by the WPA in 1938. It was that of Joseph Dickson in 1842. This was listed again in 1979 by Velma Sonneborn and Thelma Dean (Zelmer) Stewart but we were unable to find the stone of Joseph." Within the body of the book, the only DICKSON listed is that of Margaret Dickson d. 10-17-1845 age 51yr 11mo (Killam Cemetery). Margaret was his wife. They are the parents of my Ellen Dickson who married James Miller Lair. A tradition in our family (my grandmother, a LAIR) said her grandmother was from Scotland; that her mother came to America but her father had died. We always assumed he died in Scotland. They are listed in Scotland, 1841 census in Kirkcudbrightshire. According to my grandmother, when Ellen and James M. Lair were married (1844), she had only been in America about 18 months according to the oral history told to her. Margaret was first married to a Mr. William Welsh and had a son, William Welsh who came to Macoupin County and later went to Schuyler County, Missouri. The younger William Welsh was the half-brother of Ellen Dickson. Linda R.F. Arnold Menifee, California

Linda, thanks for your wonderful information and suggestions. We have found in walking the cemeteries that many of the very old headstones have been replaced by the families w/new stones so there is more info. for us to include in our books. We also have a wonderful genealogy library at the MCHS so I am working w/them to get the latest obits, etc. Dee Snell ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP] New Tombstone Revelations Book > Thank you, Dee > > I will be sending my check off to you for the New Tombstone Revelations > Book. I look forward to purchasing the future updates when they become > available, too. I have copies of all the Tombstone Revelations Books. > The Tombstone > Revelations books are a wonderful source for anyone researching Macoupin > County families. > > I would suggest that everyone ought to read the description of the > various > cemeteries for additional information they may contain. I had my copy of > the > original T.R. book several years before I realized that Joseph Dickson > had in > fact, crossed the Atlantic. His death is mentioned only in the > description > of Killam Cemetery in South Palmyra twp. but not within the body of the > book. > It reads, "Oldest grave found was listed on the deed records made by the > WPA in 1938. It was that of Joseph Dickson in 1842. This was listed > again in > 1979 by Velma Sonneborn and Thelma Dean (Zelmer) Stewart but we were > unable > to find the stone of Joseph." > > Within the body of the book, the only DICKSON listed is that of Margaret > Dickson d. 10-17-1845 age 51yr 11mo (Killam Cemetery). Margaret was his > wife. > They are the parents of my Ellen Dickson who married James Miller Lair. > A > tradition in our family (my grandmother, a LAIR) said her grandmother was > from > Scotland; that her mother came to America but her father had died. We > always > assumed he died in Scotland. They are listed in Scotland, 1841 census in > Kirkcudbrightshire. According to my grandmother, when Ellen and James M. > Lair > were married (1844), she had only been in America about 18 months > according > to the oral history told to her. > > Margaret was first married to a Mr. William Welsh and had a son, William > Welsh who came to Macoupin County and later went to Schuyler County, > Missouri. > The younger William Welsh was the half-brother of Ellen Dickson. > > > Linda R.F. Arnold > Menifee, California > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message