Does anyone have any information about St. Mark's Cemetery in Granite City? I am specifically looking for Anna (Timko) Janek; she would have died early 1900's. Thank you.

Macoupin County was created Jan 17 1829 from Madison and Greene counties. Before that date you would have to look in the respective counties for information. For a history of the County try contacting the Macoupin County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 95, Staunton, IL 62088. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marita Gladson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:16 PM Subject: [ILMADISO-L] History > Macoupin Co. was created from Madison and Green, right. > > Is there a history of this? > > Were the courts separate? > Were the neswpapers for both counties? > > > > thanks > Marita > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Search USGenWeb including the archives, census' which are done, etc.: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm > Surname Helper Search Engine: > http://surhelp.rootsweb.com/srchall.html > >

Macoupin Co. was created from Madison and Green, right. Is there a history of this? Were the courts separate? Were the neswpapers for both counties? thanks Marita

If I recall correctly, sometime last year people on this list were talking about a new publication of a Madison County history book. But when I went to the Edwardsville Library today, no one heard of it, not even the man working in the Genealogical Society's room there. Can anyone help me out on this matter? Erven Thoma

I am new to this list, & I would like to know if there is a person I can contact by e-mail from the Madison Co. Genealogical Society, for information on the publications they have listed for sale. My Madison Co. surnames are: HOWEN, HAUEN,1850-1880 & PENNING, 1850- present. I know that some of them lived in the WoodRiver, Alton, & Moro areas. Thank You for any help. Stan Howen [email protected]

I have ordered the microfilms of the Alton Telegraph for several years. Through innner library loan. I'll see what was published. Thanks Marita

Thank you very much for that information....it helps. Sincerely, Cathi Gross Surnames: Clements; Gross; Loring, VanNattan, Graham, Sabo, Hapak, Richardson, Walker, Howell, Bewley, Belger, Camp, Fletcher, Phelps, Kalb, Stanley, Tufts, Fergusion, Wilhoit, Whitman Widner, Gray, Cooper, Angel, Parks, Utter, Manlove, Newberry, Ren, Herron, Gaylor, Lindsay, Wilson, Malcomson -----Original Message----- From: Debbi Geer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ILMADISO-L] Seth T. Hodges Cathi There is a birth announcement section but it didn't come into existence until sometime in the 1900's. Some of the births were just mentioned in passing in the neighborhood news columns, such as "The John Doe family had a new addition arrive last Thursday." or "Mrs. John Doe had a baby boy on Thursday." You won't find anything back in the 1840's as for deaths or births or weddings or engagements. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/ ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== Keep an eye on this census site because more census' are going up every day. http://www.us-census.org/usgwcens/ and this one: http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states.htm

LISA, This is unbelievable! I saw you posted information looking for a connection on Alvin Turner and Mary Shampine. They are "step" relatives to me, if we are talking about the same people which I believe we are. I have the death certificate of Nettie Turner. She was my Step Great Grandmother, and it lists her father as Alvin Turner and her mother as, Mary Shampine. Would like to get in touch with you. Lynn DeTrano [email protected]

Hello, I am looking for a Kathy that had responded to an earlier e-mail concerning Mary Isabelle Shampine and Alvin Turner. I lost her e-mail address. If you see this Kathy, please e-mail me! I'd love to hear more of our Great Grandparents. Lisa Davis

Hello, I have a note that a TF Hodges married a Mary Scherer and lived in Raymond, Illinois, Montgomery, County at one time. Is that of any help? Bill McCallum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathi Gross" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:33 AM Subject: RE: [ILMADISO-L] Seth T. Hodges > Speaking of the Alton Telegraph...I was wondering, if that paper had a > section for anouncing Births, and Obituaries: > > I am looking for the birth of Mary Camp - December 25, 1849, north Alton, > Madison County, IL > > I am also looking for the obituary of a Laura Camp, who died Around March > 26, 1869, Alton Madison County, IL. I think the acutal town was > Godfrey..... > > Thank you for the help. > > Surnames: > Clements; Gross; Loring, VanNattan, Graham, Sabo, Hapak, Richardson, Walker, > Howell, Bewley, Belger, Camp, Fletcher, Phelps, Kalb, Stanley, Tufts, > Fergusion, Wilhoit, Whitman Widner, Gray, Cooper, Angel, Parks, Utter, > Manlove, Newberry, Ren, Herron, Gaylor, Lindsay, Wilson, Malcomson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marita Gladson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 1:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Seth T. Hodges > > > > > In a petition to sell his real estate in Sept 1842 Seth T Hodges is > named and so is the name of the paper the Alton Telegraph. > > > Would someone go to Hayner Library and look at the microfilm of the 1841 > Alton Telegraph, and see what information can be gathered about Seth T. > Hodges. He died 18 June 1841. I want to know if his children are named > in his obituary. I am hoping a William age 11 is named. Several > children were left orphaned. > > If you will contact me. > > Thanks. > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Search Engine for Genealogy Madison County Illinois > http://www.google.com/search?q=Genealogy+Madison+County+Illinois&btnG=Google > +Search > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > To post a message so everyone on ILMADISO-L or ILMADISO-D receives it, send the message to: > [email protected] > It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMADISO-L or ILMADISO-D. > >

A "BIG" thank you to Sharon and Sharlene for their reply to my query on the"Old Ladies Home." I will check it out further and see if I can get any info on my gg grandmother Ellen Weeks Lake. You have been most helpful. Genealogy people are the greatest. Diane McPherson ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: ILMADISO-D Digest V02 #89

Cathi There is a birth announcement section but it didn't come into existence until sometime in the 1900's. Some of the births were just mentioned in passing in the neighborhood news columns, such as "The John Doe family had a new addition arrive last Thursday." or "Mrs. John Doe had a baby boy on Thursday." You won't find anything back in the 1840's as for deaths or births or weddings or engagements. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/

Speaking of the Alton Telegraph...I was wondering, if that paper had a section for anouncing Births, and Obituaries: I am looking for the birth of Mary Camp - December 25, 1849, north Alton, Madison County, IL I am also looking for the obituary of a Laura Camp, who died Around March 26, 1869, Alton Madison County, IL. I think the acutal town was Godfrey..... Thank you for the help. Surnames: Clements; Gross; Loring, VanNattan, Graham, Sabo, Hapak, Richardson, Walker, Howell, Bewley, Belger, Camp, Fletcher, Phelps, Kalb, Stanley, Tufts, Fergusion, Wilhoit, Whitman Widner, Gray, Cooper, Angel, Parks, Utter, Manlove, Newberry, Ren, Herron, Gaylor, Lindsay, Wilson, Malcomson -----Original Message----- From: Marita Gladson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 1:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Seth T. Hodges In a petition to sell his real estate in Sept 1842 Seth T Hodges is named and so is the name of the paper the Alton Telegraph. Would someone go to Hayner Library and look at the microfilm of the 1841 Alton Telegraph, and see what information can be gathered about Seth T. Hodges. He died 18 June 1841. I want to know if his children are named in his obituary. I am hoping a William age 11 is named. Several children were left orphaned. If you will contact me. Thanks. ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== Search Engine for Genealogy Madison County Illinois http://www.google.com/search?q=Genealogy+Madison+County+Illinois&btnG=Google +Search

Marita I don't think you'll get an obit that far back. I think there are a few editions of the newspaper in the 1850's and 1860's but no obits as they were more national news than local. The obits didn't start until probably in the 1880's. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/

In a petition to sell his real estate in Sept 1842 Seth T Hodges is named and so is the name of the paper the Alton Telegraph. Would someone go to Hayner Library and look at the microfilm of the 1841 Alton Telegraph, and see what information can be gathered about Seth T. Hodges. He died 18 June 1841. I want to know if his children are named in his obituary. I am hoping a William age 11 is named. Several children were left orphaned. If you will contact me. Thanks.

To add a little to your history, the Morrissey's (Patty & Eddie) lived in Loretto for a while after they purchased it. They now live across the street. Loretto Home is now Loretto Towers and has been converted into condominiums. There is covered parking in the back. The original orchard that is adjacent to Loretto Towers to the south has recently been sold by the Morrissey family to Mike Lefferson, who owns a local design company. He now lives at the corner of State & Fourth Street and plans to build a very large home on the property. Loretta Towers is in wonderful condition at the present time. The orphanage was then farther up on State Street. Although no longer an orphanage, it houses about sixteen children with problems. Sharlene ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] Old Ladies Home > Hi, I think this is the place you are referring to. It was called the Loretto > Home,it is in the Christian Hill district of Alton, I believe it is located > on Prospect St. It was originally the Lea home, built in the 1850's and was > converted to an orphanage in 1883 by the Alton Roman Catholic Ursuline > Convent. Several major additions were constructed and in 1907, the original > residence was replaced and a rock wall erected for the protection of the > children. > > In 1928 the Sisters of the Precious Blood opened the doors to young women > working in the area. The younger residents of the Loretto Home for Working > Girls were gradually replaced by older ones (they didn't want to leave as > they got older), and in 1961 the Loretto Home was licensed as a shelter care > facility for the elderly. It continued until 1973 when it was purchased by > the Morrissey Corporation. The house still stands but I don't know if it is > in use. Hope this helps! > Sharon > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > LDS Family Search Engine: > http://www.familysearch.org/ > Illinois State Archives Databases including pre 1900 IL marriages and Civil War soldiers: > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html >

Hi, I think this is the place you are referring to. It was called the Loretto Home,it is in the Christian Hill district of Alton, I believe it is located on Prospect St. It was originally the Lea home, built in the 1850's and was converted to an orphanage in 1883 by the Alton Roman Catholic Ursuline Convent. Several major additions were constructed and in 1907, the original residence was replaced and a rock wall erected for the protection of the children. In 1928 the Sisters of the Precious Blood opened the doors to young women working in the area. The younger residents of the Loretto Home for Working Girls were gradually replaced by older ones (they didn't want to leave as they got older), and in 1961 the Loretto Home was licensed as a shelter care facility for the elderly. It continued until 1973 when it was purchased by the Morrissey Corporation. The house still stands but I don't know if it is in use. Hope this helps! Sharon

Hi everyone I have heard from someone that there was an Old Ladies Home in Alton in the 1900's. Could anyone tell me what the name of it was and if I can find info on line for it? Diane McPherson

I received a private email message from Corey Bowen who is presently the fire chief of the Meadowbrook (IL) Fire Department. He said that Gooseville is now part of Meadowbrook. There's a few buildings left which were part of Gooseville, but that's it. Meadowbrook is just east of Bethalto on highway IL 140 or about 2-3 miles west of the intersection of highways IL 140 and IL 159. Debbi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Debbi, Would Gooseville and Libertyville have been in the same area as Liberty Prairie and Paddocks Grove? My GG Grandfather had a half Brother named John McKissock (married Sarah Beasley) who lived in that area in 1858. He also had an uncle named Archibald Reilly who lived there as well. The McKissocks had several daughters who married in the area. Wonder if anyone remembers these names or maybe even related....? Bill McCallum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi Geer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] Liberty Prairie > Bill > > If you have access to a map of Illinois or Madison Co > IL, here's where Paddock's Grove and Liberty Prairie > are located - > > Liberty Prairie - now about 1/10 mile from the > intersection of IL highways 140 and 159 > > Paddock's Grove - about 1 to 1-1/2 miles north of the > intersection of IL highways 140 and 159 > > So you see the two were basically backyard neighbors. > > All that's left of Liberty Prairie is the cemetery > which is behind (north of) the house which sits on the > north side of IL 140 just east of IL 140 and 159 > intersection. There's also a church which is just > south of that house on the old section of IL 140 which > met IL 159 up until a few years ago when about a mile > of IL 159 was relocated a tad west of the original > location so that it and IL 140 could meet without a > zig and a zag as before. Now there's a stop light at > the intersection. The church was active until > sometime in the 1970's. There was a one-room school > across from the house but that was abandoned many > years ago by the Edwardsville School District when > they got rid of that type of school. My cousins > attended it for a few years. After going down over a > period of time it was finally torn down. > > Paddock's Grove was referred to as the area where the > Paddock family settled. I don't think the old home > place is standing anymore. I think the family who > bought the place after the last of family died who > lived built an A-frame house on the spot. It was > situated next to the Paddock cemetery which is behind > the old home location and just a tad north of it. > Last I knew I think my uncle was doing the grass > mowing but I'm not sure if he still does. > > > Debbi > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Difference between ILMADISO-L and ILMADISO-D: > ILMADISO-L mailing list allows you to receive every posting made to ILMADISO as a separate email. > ILMADISO-D mailing list allows you to receive several postings as a single large message. > >