If someone is able to do this, I greatly appreciate a lookup on James R. WATSON who was last seen on the 1830 Madison Co. IL census. I est. dod 1831-1839. I will also pay for any expenses incurred. Thank you Angela

Would it be possible for some kind soul to go to the library to look up 2 obituaries for me?? James Robert Miller died April 17, 1902 he died in Springfield but lived many years in Collinsville and Caseyville. Was representative to Illinois State legislature for St. Claire County in 1869. Charles Robert Miller died November 28, 1915. He died in Chicago but is buried in Collinsville and he and his siblings lived many years in Collinsville/Caseyville area. Will gladly pay for copies, gas, parking,etc. Thanking you in advance Kathy Fowler Santa Cruz, CA

I am searching for the surname of Schennigman. Elizabeth was married to Henry Epping Sr.They lived in Edwardsville. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Sharon

My gggrandfather Isaac PATTON of Bond County, Illinois purchased land (from Fed. Gov. - per BLM) the NE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 22 in Township 6 of Range 5 in the District of Lands subject to sale at Edwardsville, Illinois containing 40 acres. Signature date from the Land Patent Report was June 10, 1850. How can I get a parcel number for this and a record of subsequent disposition of this land? He was in Otter Creek Twp in Jersey County by the 1870 census. Could this land have been in Jersey County rather than Madison County as listed by BLM? Or did he sell this land and move? Any help is appreciated. Marge mncarr1@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Mary Jane NICHOL born Oct 1845 in Missouri married a "DOYLE" (who was born in Ireland) sometime in the early 1870's. They had three children in the 1870's (Mary, Nelly and Joseph). The father dies sometime before 1880 and I pick Mary Jane DOYLE and the three children up in Des Moines (Polk County), IA along with her mother Mary NICHOL. The following year in 1881 Mary Jane DOYLE married Samuel M. Miller. They have a son William Aaron MILLER in 1882 in Des Moines. The next time I pick the family up is on the 1900 census for Madison County, IL. Mary Jane is once again a widow. The copy is bad, but it looks like she has had 7 children and 5 are living. She is living on State Street in Alton with: Joseph Doyle born Sept 1876 in "Illinois" (1880 census states "Missouri") William Miller born May 1882 in "Illinois" (he was born in Iowa) Hallie(sp?) Miller born Nov 1888 in "Illinois" (probably Iowa, also) Mary Jane's daughter Mary is listed in the household, also and is married (for 9 years) with two children: GARDNER, Albert born June 1872 in New Jersey GARDNER, Mary born April 1874 in "Illinois" (1880 census states "Missouri") GARDNER, Roy born Dec 1890 in Illinois GARDNER, Carl born Jan 1893 in Illinois Before my father-in-law died he said that the GARDNER family lived somewhere in Webster Groves in the mid 1900's. On the 1900 census Nelly does not appear. Based on the 7 children born and 5 living, I would assume that Nelly has married and the two children that have not survived were born possibly between William (1882) and "Hallie" (1888) -- but that is just my guess at this point. Any of this look familiar to anybody? Melissa Miller in Wonderful West St. Louis County, Missouri! Listowner: halbach-l@rootsweb.com and ruck-l@rootsweb.com Visit my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~wemillers3

Can anyone tell me how many or what Catholic church may have been in E. Alton Il. in 1900? Thank you

--part1_2cc09da0.2474688d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please help --part1_2cc09da0.2474688d_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Myline99@aol.com From: Myline99@aol.com Full-name: Myline99 Message-ID: <2cc09da0.2457c8c3@aol.com> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:13:23 EDT Subject: Re: RAOG To: Jrbulljr@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 James and Joab were born in VA. Joab was born 1803-5 according to census records in VA. James R. was b. est. 1760-1800. I believe James to be the father or brother of Joab. There was another male living with James R. on the 1830 Madison County, IL census age 20-30. So there were two families living in that household. Joab named his first son James R., so I'm leaning towards him as a father. Joab lived next door to him in Madison Co. on the 1830 census. Elizabeth ROBINSON married Joab in Bond County, IL 1828. She was born abt. 1810 in NC. Would love to have the marriage license on Elizabeth and Joab, but that would have been Bond County. I was hoping to find a will on James R. or a cemetery record. Thank you for your help. If you need further info. let met know. Angela --part1_2cc09da0.2474688d_boundary--

--part1_24296892.247467d9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Can anyone help me with a will for James R. WATSON or any Watson before 1800 in Madison County, IL? Angela --part1_24296892.247467d9_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Myline99@aol.com From: Myline99@aol.com Full-name: Myline99 Message-ID: <24296892.24569133@aol.com> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:04:03 EDT Subject: Will book To: ilmadiso-l@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 Does anyone have or know of a will book for Madison County 1810-1850? Looking for WATSON and ROBINSON wills that might name my line. Angela --part1_24296892.247467d9_boundary--

Can anyone on the list tell me the names of the railroad retirement homes in Illinois. I recently found out that Henry "Tennessee" or "Doc" Warren died in one of these homes in Illinois and need information on him for my tree. Any and all help would really be appreciated. Thanks Paddi Paddioo@aol.com

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While the list is on the subject of Venice, where would I find records for Venice around 1800-1820? The only info I have is old census records. Karen

There is the city of Venice and there is Venice Township. Both are in Madison County. Venice Township is just a very small unincorporated area really located in the Granite City area. I live in Venice Township. The city of Venice is next to Madison and runs to the Mississippi River where the McKinley Bridge is located. I hope this helps Phyllis

Susan Jones and myself are researching a man by the name of Carl Worner. Carl Worner made scenes in bottles, quite like ships in bottles, but Carl usually did saloons, bakeries, shoe repair stores, meat markets, and cigar shops. Carl would usually go into a saloon and ask for a bottle (seltzer or flask) and by using a cigar box he would cut out the figures and items that would make the scene in the bottle. Carl would use these bottles to pay for his bill at the saloon, barter for shoes or whatever he needed. Carl has been known to be in the Chicago, IL area in the early 1900's and possibly in the late 1800's. His later bottles came from Granite City, IL and St. Louis, MO. The time period would be around 1913-1914. We do not know when Carl Worner died, but we are thinking that it might have been in the St. Louis, Granite City area, since that is when his last bottles were found. We will are now starting to do our research in the St. Louis and Granite City, IL area. These are the St. Louis bottles that Carl did while in the St. Louis area. We are hoping that anyone with these family names who had a saloon, shoe repair store, etc., by these last names write us and let us know. Maybe there are more bottles in the St. Louis or Granite City area. The St. Louis bottles were M. Behrens, Henry Eilers, and the shoe repair shop of Rudolph Casper and Adolph Gloor. I think Salzman bottle was made in Newark, but I'm not 100% sure. We did find a Max Salzman with a saloon in Newark, New Jersey. Carl made bottles in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, St. Louis, and Granite City. The Chicago Tribune did a wonderful newspaper article on my bottle (handed down from my grandparents saloon) and the people that collect Whimsey bottles (as these bottles are called). Since the article appeared we have found more bottles and wonderful stories about Carl and the families that the bottles belong too. Some bottles have been sold when businesses have closed or family members have died. One bottle, which was a Granite City bottle, was given to the Chicago museum in Springfield, IL. Another bottle has ended up in the Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. We recently found a person who is 95 years old that has given us information about their family, their bottle was sold many years ago and ended up in a collection. The women was glad to hear our story about Carl Worner. Another 1907 Chicago bottle just surfaced and the father was able to tell his son, who told us, how the bottle was put together. Also, the father was 14 at the time Carl Worner made their shoe repair bottle and he sat along side of him watching it being made. The bottle is a treasured family heirloom. This information we just received confirmed that Carl was a laborer by trade and not a hobo as we had thought. I suppose he made the bottles to make ends meet. If you are curious about these Whimsey Bottles you can see their pictures at Susan's web site. http://sdjones.net/FolkArt/FolkArt.html#worner Any information would greatly be appreciated to help us put the pieces of Carl Worner's life together. Lynn Horn Horn@cccd.edu

Do Hospitals keep records that far back and if so where does one go to do a look up? Bob Kelli Barton wrote: > Hello List, > > I was wondering if there is a kind soul out there that will do a look up for > me. > > I would like to have an obit for: > > Ezekiel Daniel DIX > He died in Alton on or about May 11, 1929. > > There was an article in the paper (don't know the name of it, but it was the > local one) on May 11, 1929 and then again (the heading on the second one was > "25 and 50 Years Ago") on Tuesday, May 11, 1954. The article reads: > > Ezekiel D. Dix, 52, who had been injured at Alton Box Board & Paper Co. > plant when a pulley on an elevator fell and struck him, died in St. Joseph's > Hospital. He was the father of 10 children, who were Homer, Howard, Opal, > Marie, Ethel, Charles, Luther, Arnold, Goldie, and Clifford. His widow, > Effie, also survived. The Dix family had lived in Alton since 1924. > > I do not know if May 11, was the day he died for sure but I sure hope > someone will be able to tell me. > > Thanks a bunch, and if anyone out there needs a look up in Arkansas, just > let me know. > > Kelli > > Researching in Madison Co., BARTON, BROWN, DIX, OHM > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Yvonne James-Henderson, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! > mailto:hen1@idt.net

Hello List, I was wondering if there is a kind soul out there that will do a look up for me. I would like to have an obit for: Ezekiel Daniel DIX He died in Alton on or about May 11, 1929. There was an article in the paper (don't know the name of it, but it was the local one) on May 11, 1929 and then again (the heading on the second one was "25 and 50 Years Ago") on Tuesday, May 11, 1954. The article reads: Ezekiel D. Dix, 52, who had been injured at Alton Box Board & Paper Co. plant when a pulley on an elevator fell and struck him, died in St. Joseph's Hospital. He was the father of 10 children, who were Homer, Howard, Opal, Marie, Ethel, Charles, Luther, Arnold, Goldie, and Clifford. His widow, Effie, also survived. The Dix family had lived in Alton since 1924. I do not know if May 11, was the day he died for sure but I sure hope someone will be able to tell me. Thanks a bunch, and if anyone out there needs a look up in Arkansas, just let me know. Kelli Researching in Madison Co., BARTON, BROWN, DIX, OHM

My favorite is: I told them I was sick. Pat Kelli Barton wrote: > >Received this from another site.....I don't know its validity.....I just > >thought it was humorous, so I decided to share it with > everyone............. > > ... > >> > >>On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in East Dalhousie Cemetery, Nova Scotia: > >> Here lies > >> Ezekial Aikle > >> Age 102 > >> The Good > >> Die Young. > >> > >>In a London, England cemetery: > >> Ann Mann > >> Here lies Ann Mann, > >> Who lived an old maid > >> But died an old Mann. > >> Dec. 8, 1767 > >> > >>In a Ribbesford, England, cemetery: > >> Anna Wallace > >> The children of Israel wanted bread > >> And the Lord sent them manna, > >> Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife, > >> And the Devil sent him Anna. > >> > >>Playing with names in a Ruidoso, New Mexico, cemetery: > >> Here lies > >> Johnny Yeast > >> Pardon me > >> For not rising. > >> > >>Memory of an accident in a Uniontown, Pennsylvania cemetery: > >> Here lies the body > >> of Jonathan Blake > >> Stepped on the gas > >> Instead of the brake. > >> > >>In a Silver City, Nevada, cemetery: > >> Here lays Butch, > >> We planted him raw. > >> He was quick on the trigger, > >> But slow on the draw. > >> > >>A widow wrote this epitaph in a Vermont cemetery: > >> Sacred to the memory of > >> my husband John Barnes > >> who died January 3, 1803 > >> His comely young widow, aged 23, has > >> many qualifications of a good wife, and > >> yearns to be comforted. > >>(ed: guess they did not have personnal ads then) > >> > >>A lawyer's epitaph in England: > >> Sir John Strange > >> Here lies an honest lawyer, > >> And that is Strange. > >> > >>Someone determined to be anonymous in Stowe, Vermont: > >> I was somebody. > >> Who, is no business > >> Of yours. > >> > >>Lester Moore was a Wells, Fargo Co. station agent for Naco, Arizona in the > >>cowboy days of the 1880's. He's buried in the Boot Hill Cemetry in > >>Tombtone, Arizona: > >> Here lies Lester Moore > >> Four slugs from a .44 > >> No Les No More. > >> > >>In a Georgia cemetery: > >> "I told you I was sick!" > >> > >>John Penny's epitaph in the Wimborne, England, cemetery: > >> Reader if cash thou art > >> In want of any > >> Dig 4 feet deep > >> And thou wilt find a Penny. > >> > >>On Margaret Daniels grave at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia: > >> She always said her feet were killing her > >> but nobody believed her. > >> > >>In a cemetery in Hartscombe, England: > >> On the 22nd of June > >> - Jonathan Fiddle - > >> Went out of tune. > >> > >>Anna Hopewell's grave in Enosburg Falls, Vermont has an epitaph that > sounds > >>like something from a Three Stooges movie: > >> Here lies the body of our Anna > >> Done to death by a banana > >> It wasn't the fruit that laid her low > >> But the skin of the thing that made her go. > >> > >>More fun with names with Owen Moore in Battersea, London, England: > >> Gone away > >> Owin' more > >> Than he could pay. > >> > >>Someone in Winslow, Maine didn't like Mr. Wood: > >> In Memory of Beza Wood > >> Departed this life > >> Nov. 2, 1837 > >> Aged 45 yrs. > >> Here lies one Wood > >> Enclosed in wood > >> One Wood > >> Within another. > >> The outer wood > >> Is very good: > >> We cannot praise > >> The other. > >> > >>On a grave from the 1880's in Nantucket, Massachusetts: > >> Under the sod and under the trees > >> Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. > >> He is not here, there's only the pod: > >> Pease shelled out and went to God. > >> > >>The grave of Ellen Shannon in Girard, Pennsylvania is almost a consumer > >tip: > >> Who was fatally burned > >> March 21, 1870 > >> by the explosion of a lamp > >> filled with "R.E. Danforth's > >> Non-Explosive Burning Fluid" > >> > >>Oops! Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: > >> Born 1903--Died 1942 > >> Looked up the elevator shaft to see if > >> the car was on the way down. It was. > >> > >>In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: > >> Here lies an Atheist > >> All dressed up > >> And no place to go. > >> > >>In a cemetary in England: > >> Remember man, as you walk by, > >> As you are now, so once was I, > >> As I am now, so shal you be, > >> Remember this and follow me. > >> > >>To which someone replied by writing on the tombstome: > >> > >> To follow you I'll not consent, > >> Until I know which way you went. > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Madison County Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm

Georgann Venice is in Venice township. pattie AlnGeorg@aol.com wrote: > > Can someone please tell me in which township in Madison County is Venice > located? > > Thank you, > Georgann > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Madison County Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm

Friend's of Downtown Collinsville, Inc. - http://www.downtowncollinsville.com Downtown Collinsville, Inc. Is a Winner Again! More than 350 volunteers and business and city government leaders from Illinois Main Street communities around the state attended the 6th Annual Spring Conference from May 5-7 in Rock Island, IL. At the Awards Dinner hosted by Lt. Governor Corinne Wood, six representatives from Collinsville learned that Downtown Collinsville Main Street program won two major awards. Illinois Main Street recognized Collinsville for outstanding achievement in their 1st annual Membership Drive and for their Downtown Quarterly newsletter. Judy DeMoisy, Downtown Manager, and Michael Gassmann of Collinsville accepted the awards for Collinsville. Also in attendance from Collinsville were Arvil and Betty Wrigley and Doc and Sherry Hatton. While there, they had the opportunity to choose from 39 workshops designed to promote further growth and revitalization in Illinois communities. They also attended general sessions addressed by Donovan Rypkema and Norman Mintz (author of Cities Back from the Edge), both nationally recognized downtown revitalization consultants. In her keynote address, Lt. Gov. Wood praised the Main Street program for recognizing that “Development is not just helping business leaders. It is encouraged by vibrant, lively communities. That is what Main Street gives us.” She stated “Main Street shows what people can achieve at the grassroots level with the support of government resources…Illinois plans continued support and expansion of the program.” Lt. Gov. Wood announced two new initiatives for the Main Street Program. The Illinois Main Street Homecoming 2000 is a statewide observation planned on July 4 as Main Street’s millennium celebration. In addition, a statewide Junior Main Street effort will become part of the official Illinois Main Street program. Illinois Main Street began in the Lt. Governor’s Office in 1993 under current Gov. George Ryan to assist communities revitalize their downtown districts. The program was expanded in 1995 to include Chicago and again in 1998 to include larger cities. Illinois Main Street follows the model established by the National Trust Main Street Center and operates in cooperation with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. For more information on the Illinois Main Street call Valecia Crisafulli, coordinator of the statewide program, at 217-524-6869. For more information about the program at work in Collinsville call Judy DeMoisy, Downtown Manager, at 618-345-5598. Take care, Yvonne in Burke, VA Madison County, IL Coordinator and Lisowner ************************** Viva la USGenWeb Project! Viva la USGenWeb Archives! Freely accessible and searchable! http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ ************************** USGenWeb National Advisory Board Member SE/Mid-Atlantic Member of VAGenWeb, MOGenWeb, KSGenWeb, ILGenWeb, OKGenWeb KYGenWeb & NCGenWeb

>Received this from another site.....I don't know its validity.....I just >thought it was humorous, so I decided to share it with everyone............. > ... >> >>On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in East Dalhousie Cemetery, Nova Scotia: >> Here lies >> Ezekial Aikle >> Age 102 >> The Good >> Die Young. >> >>In a London, England cemetery: >> Ann Mann >> Here lies Ann Mann, >> Who lived an old maid >> But died an old Mann. >> Dec. 8, 1767 >> >>In a Ribbesford, England, cemetery: >> Anna Wallace >> The children of Israel wanted bread >> And the Lord sent them manna, >> Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife, >> And the Devil sent him Anna. >> >>Playing with names in a Ruidoso, New Mexico, cemetery: >> Here lies >> Johnny Yeast >> Pardon me >> For not rising. >> >>Memory of an accident in a Uniontown, Pennsylvania cemetery: >> Here lies the body >> of Jonathan Blake >> Stepped on the gas >> Instead of the brake. >> >>In a Silver City, Nevada, cemetery: >> Here lays Butch, >> We planted him raw. >> He was quick on the trigger, >> But slow on the draw. >> >>A widow wrote this epitaph in a Vermont cemetery: >> Sacred to the memory of >> my husband John Barnes >> who died January 3, 1803 >> His comely young widow, aged 23, has >> many qualifications of a good wife, and >> yearns to be comforted. >>(ed: guess they did not have personnal ads then) >> >>A lawyer's epitaph in England: >> Sir John Strange >> Here lies an honest lawyer, >> And that is Strange. >> >>Someone determined to be anonymous in Stowe, Vermont: >> I was somebody. >> Who, is no business >> Of yours. >> >>Lester Moore was a Wells, Fargo Co. station agent for Naco, Arizona in the >>cowboy days of the 1880's. He's buried in the Boot Hill Cemetry in >>Tombtone, Arizona: >> Here lies Lester Moore >> Four slugs from a .44 >> No Les No More. >> >>In a Georgia cemetery: >> "I told you I was sick!" >> >>John Penny's epitaph in the Wimborne, England, cemetery: >> Reader if cash thou art >> In want of any >> Dig 4 feet deep >> And thou wilt find a Penny. >> >>On Margaret Daniels grave at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia: >> She always said her feet were killing her >> but nobody believed her. >> >>In a cemetery in Hartscombe, England: >> On the 22nd of June >> - Jonathan Fiddle - >> Went out of tune. >> >>Anna Hopewell's grave in Enosburg Falls, Vermont has an epitaph that sounds >>like something from a Three Stooges movie: >> Here lies the body of our Anna >> Done to death by a banana >> It wasn't the fruit that laid her low >> But the skin of the thing that made her go. >> >>More fun with names with Owen Moore in Battersea, London, England: >> Gone away >> Owin' more >> Than he could pay. >> >>Someone in Winslow, Maine didn't like Mr. Wood: >> In Memory of Beza Wood >> Departed this life >> Nov. 2, 1837 >> Aged 45 yrs. >> Here lies one Wood >> Enclosed in wood >> One Wood >> Within another. >> The outer wood >> Is very good: >> We cannot praise >> The other. >> >>On a grave from the 1880's in Nantucket, Massachusetts: >> Under the sod and under the trees >> Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. >> He is not here, there's only the pod: >> Pease shelled out and went to God. >> >>The grave of Ellen Shannon in Girard, Pennsylvania is almost a consumer >tip: >> Who was fatally burned >> March 21, 1870 >> by the explosion of a lamp >> filled with "R.E. Danforth's >> Non-Explosive Burning Fluid" >> >>Oops! Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: >> Born 1903--Died 1942 >> Looked up the elevator shaft to see if >> the car was on the way down. It was. >> >>In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: >> Here lies an Atheist >> All dressed up >> And no place to go. >> >>In a cemetary in England: >> Remember man, as you walk by, >> As you are now, so once was I, >> As I am now, so shal you be, >> Remember this and follow me. >> >>To which someone replied by writing on the tombstome: >> >> To follow you I'll not consent, >> Until I know which way you went.

Kelli: Thanks for the chuckle. signed Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Kelli Barton <barton22@earthlink.net> To: ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 2:34 PM Subject: Fw: [REESE-L] Fw: Humorous Epitaphs > > > > >>Received this from another site.....I don't know its validity.....I just >>thought it was humorous, so I decided to share it with >everyone............. >> ... >>> >>>On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in East Dalhousie Cemetery, Nova Scotia: >>> Here lies >>> Ezekial Aikle >>> Age 102 >>> The Good >>> Die Young. >>> >>>In a London, England cemetery: >>> Ann Mann >>> Here lies Ann Mann, >>> Who lived an old maid >>> But died an old Mann. >>> Dec. 8, 1767 >>> >>>In a Ribbesford, England, cemetery: >>> Anna Wallace >>> The children of Israel wanted bread >>> And the Lord sent them manna, >>> Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife, >>> And the Devil sent him Anna. >>> >>>Playing with names in a Ruidoso, New Mexico, cemetery: >>> Here lies >>> Johnny Yeast >>> Pardon me >>> For not rising. >>> >>>Memory of an accident in a Uniontown, Pennsylvania cemetery: >>> Here lies the body >>> of Jonathan Blake >>> Stepped on the gas >>> Instead of the brake. >>> >>>In a Silver City, Nevada, cemetery: >>> Here lays Butch, >>> We planted him raw. >>> He was quick on the trigger, >>> But slow on the draw. >>> >>>A widow wrote this epitaph in a Vermont cemetery: >>> Sacred to the memory of >>> my husband John Barnes >>> who died January 3, 1803 >>> His comely young widow, aged 23, has >>> many qualifications of a good wife, and >>> yearns to be comforted. >>>(ed: guess they did not have personnal ads then) >>> >>>A lawyer's epitaph in England: >>> Sir John Strange >>> Here lies an honest lawyer, >>> And that is Strange. >>> >>>Someone determined to be anonymous in Stowe, Vermont: >>> I was somebody. >>> Who, is no business >>> Of yours. >>> >>>Lester Moore was a Wells, Fargo Co. station agent for Naco, Arizona in the >>>cowboy days of the 1880's. He's buried in the Boot Hill Cemetry in >>>Tombtone, Arizona: >>> Here lies Lester Moore >>> Four slugs from a .44 >>> No Les No More. >>> >>>In a Georgia cemetery: >>> "I told you I was sick!" >>> >>>John Penny's epitaph in the Wimborne, England, cemetery: >>> Reader if cash thou art >>> In want of any >>> Dig 4 feet deep >>> And thou wilt find a Penny. >>> >>>On Margaret Daniels grave at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia: >>> She always said her feet were killing her >>> but nobody believed her. >>> >>>In a cemetery in Hartscombe, England: >>> On the 22nd of June >>> - Jonathan Fiddle - >>> Went out of tune. >>> >>>Anna Hopewell's grave in Enosburg Falls, Vermont has an epitaph that >sounds >>>like something from a Three Stooges movie: >>> Here lies the body of our Anna >>> Done to death by a banana >>> It wasn't the fruit that laid her low >>> But the skin of the thing that made her go. >>> >>>More fun with names with Owen Moore in Battersea, London, England: >>> Gone away >>> Owin' more >>> Than he could pay. >>> >>>Someone in Winslow, Maine didn't like Mr. Wood: >>> In Memory of Beza Wood >>> Departed this life >>> Nov. 2, 1837 >>> Aged 45 yrs. >>> Here lies one Wood >>> Enclosed in wood >>> One Wood >>> Within another. >>> The outer wood >>> Is very good: >>> We cannot praise >>> The other. >>> >>>On a grave from the 1880's in Nantucket, Massachusetts: >>> Under the sod and under the trees >>> Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. >>> He is not here, there's only the pod: >>> Pease shelled out and went to God. >>> >>>The grave of Ellen Shannon in Girard, Pennsylvania is almost a consumer >>tip: >>> Who was fatally burned >>> March 21, 1870 >>> by the explosion of a lamp >>> filled with "R.E. Danforth's >>> Non-Explosive Burning Fluid" >>> >>>Oops! Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: >>> Born 1903--Died 1942 >>> Looked up the elevator shaft to see if >>> the car was on the way down. It was. >>> >>>In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: >>> Here lies an Atheist >>> All dressed up >>> And no place to go. >>> >>>In a cemetary in England: >>> Remember man, as you walk by, >>> As you are now, so once was I, >>> As I am now, so shal you be, >>> Remember this and follow me. >>> >>>To which someone replied by writing on the tombstome: >>> >>> To follow you I'll not consent, >>> Until I know which way you went. > > > > > > >==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== >Visit the Madison County Home Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm > >