Kathie wrote: > > From: KathieMir@aol.com > > To: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILMACOUP-L] Macoupin County Mail List Roll Call > > Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 12:04 PM > > > > Hi, > > > > Please share with us your ancestors from Macoupin County, IL. Also, let > us > > know what state or country you live in. > > > > Happy Hunting, > > > > Kathie Mirabella > > New Jersey > > > > Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager > Surnames include BELAVIC'/BELLOVICH , RAFFERTY , READER , SMITH , TILLEY My Macoupin County Ancestors include: Janos (John) BELAVIC'/BELLOVICH (18??-1968) - Grandfather Coal miner and Croation immigrant in Benld, IL (arrived circa 1909) Ernest READER, DC (1890-1981) - Grandfather Chief of Radiologic Technology, Missouri Baptist Hospital-St. Louis (retired 1956), born and raised on family farm near Reader, IL. Private (field promotion to Sergeant), 5th Division, US ARMY, France, WWI, wounded in action 1918, awarded Purple Heart and French Croix de Guerre. Graduate of Palmer School of Chiropractic and Baptist Hospital-Memphis, School of Radiology. Father of E. Gordon READER, BSME, PE. George Washington READER, BA (1847-1930) - Great-grandfather Father of Ernest, prosperous farmer and progenitor(?) of Reader, IL. Graduate of Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL. First Township Clerk of Western Mound Township. Son Irvin READER was Supervisor of South Otter Township and later County Clerk. Irvin signed the naturalization papers of John Bellovich (above) whose daughter was (much later) to marry Irvin's nephew, E. Gordon READER through coincidental employment in St. Louis. Paschal L. READER, Esq. (1812-1867) - 2G-grandfather Pioneer, Landowner, Farmer, Sawmill owner, Justice-of-the-Peace, State Legislator, and father of G.W. READER (above). Husband of Margaret RAFFERTY* (1816-1889). Paschal came from TN with his father in 1830. He served as an officer in the State Militia during the Black Hawk War, was a leader of the Democratic Party in Macoupin County, but was imprisoned during the Civil War as a southern sympathiser. For more on this story see First Family page on Macoupin Co. website. Jeptha READER (1776-1839) - 3G-grandfather Plantation owner in TN, pioneer settler in Macoupin County in 1830 and father of Paschal L. READER. Served as Lt. Colonel of Militia Regiment in Black Hawk War. Always boasted of being "An Englishman" as his father (Robert READER) came from Yorkshire, England (about 1770) to VA where Jeptha was born just before the Revolution. Irvin SMITH (1831-1905) - 2G-grandfather Farmer in Chesterfield, IL. Husband of Nancy HUBBARD (1838-1895). Father of Emily SMITH (1857-1926), wife of G.W. READER. Huriah SMITH (1809-1897) - 3G-grandfather Pioneer settler and farmer in Chesterfield, IL. Father of Irvin SMITH (see above) and husband of Salley TILLEY. They are said to have had the first marriage license issued in Macoupin County after it was created. * Margaret RAFFERTY, wife of Paschal READER, was a daughter of James RAFFERTY, also a pioneer. Sue Raffurty McMurry, who also submitted her surnames today (quite a list Sue!<grin>), is descended from him also. Margaret's brother James RAFFURTY changed his spelling to avoid confusion in the post office! Don Reader St. Louis, MO e-mail: readerd@storz.com