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

Letters we get from the Madison County page! I will share these with you, if you can help the submitter, please contact them directly. Thanks http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm ============================================================ Subject: Madison, IL Page Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:27:43 -0600 From: "greg pavloff" <agpav@midwest.net> Do you know of anyone willing to do research for me at the administration bldg? I am in Perry County and cannot come to Edwardsville to look up things at the court house. I am interested in naturalization rec'ds, 1855 census, birth, marriage, and death rec'ds, and guardianship papers. Thanks for your help Angela <agpav@midwest.net> ========================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:12:39 -1000 From: Mary Ann & Leonard Joseph <bomac@pixi.com> Do copies of Madison County marriage records from 1865 really cost $9.00? Mary Ann Mililani, HI <bomac@pixi.com>

For Sandra Whalen: Burke Funeral Home 727 Langdon Alton, Illinois Mrs. Dallas M. Burke Mr. Brian S. Fine 1-618-465-3732 Family owned and operated for over a century....... Hope this is it Sandra! Best regards from Alton, IL Diane (Hendricks) Parish SANDRA L WHALEN wrote: > Does anyone know of a Burke Funeral Home in Madison Co... where is it > located, or any information about it. Thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: ILMADISO-D@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-D@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 4:23 AM > Subject: ILMADISO-D Digest V99 #83 > > ==== 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

Does anyone know of a Burke Funeral Home in Madison Co... where is it located, or any information about it. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: ILMADISO-D@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 4:23 AM Subject: ILMADISO-D Digest V99 #83

yes, or it was on 8th and Langdon Street in Alton, Illinois. ----- Original Message ----- From: SANDRA L WHALEN <WHALENS@prodigy.net> To: <ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 4:14 PM Subject: Re: Burke Funeral Home > Does anyone know of a Burke Funeral Home in Madison Co... where is it > located, or any information about it. Thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: ILMADISO-D@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-D@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 4:23 AM > Subject: ILMADISO-D Digest V99 #83 > > > > > ==== 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 > >

Dear List: My ancestors, Andrew Guntly, John Schnider II, came with a caravan (wagon train) of 7 families from Highland by to Anderson Valley CA in 1855. These families included: Carey, Gschwend, Houseman, Gossman and Conrad. John Schnider and his wife Mary Elizabeth Hilby came to Highland, IL from Canton St Gallen, Switzerland in 1834. Who should I contact in Highland for additional information on the Swiss Settlement and the members of these families? Thank you for your assistance, Donna Rudin Novasonoma@worldnet.att.net Santa Rosa, CA

In my youth during the 1950's and 1960's there was a fishing club at the mouth of the Cahokia Diversion Canal (also referred to as the Hartford Canal) where it drained into the Mississippi River. This canal is about a mile south of Hartford, Illinois, and is opposite the point where the Missouri River meets the Mississippi. A small state park commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition (and accessable from Route 3) is on the south bank of the canal, and the club was on the north bank. My family had picnics at the state park many times, and we would see the club members dipping a net into the canal to catch fish. By the time I was in the boy scouts (Troop 24, South Roxana Dad's Club) activity at the club on the canal had stopped. At 05:08 PM 3/25/99 -0800, you wrote: >ILMADISO-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 67 > > #4 Canal Hunting & Fishing Club [DJoann@aol.com] > >Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:04:09 EST >From: DJoann@aol.com >To: ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <dc89a17b.36fadd09@aol.com> >Subject: Canal Hunting & Fishing Club > >I have a snapshot from late 1930 - 1940s, I believe, with some individuals >standing on a porch of a building at the top of an outside stairway, with a >sign on the building: "Canal Hunting and Fishing Club." Could anyone tell me >where it was located? My guess would be somewhere near East Alton or Hartford? >Thanks. >Joann Richard Hubbard, St. Louis, Missouri rhubbard@mvp.net ---- TAX REFORM: Increased taxes. TAX RELIEF: Increased taxes.

I enjoyed reading about Collinsville. I too, am far from home. Thanks Yvonne. Etta in the Missouri Ozarks

Hi, As listowner, I made the decision to forward the articles to the list, in hopes that the list would enjoy it as much as I did. Living in Virginia and growing up in Collinsville, I do not see much news of the area. Just think, in the next hundred years that article will still be in the our Madison County Archives...as will yours. <g> If it is not interesting to you then, please delete as you would anything that does not interest you. { "This is a genealogy list,why are we promoting down town Collinsville." Dave Rees } Take care, Yvonne in Burke, VA ************************** Viva la USGenWeb Project! Viva la USGenWeb Archives! Freely accessible and searchable! http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ ************************** MOGenWeb State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm MOArchives and Tombstone Project Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/mofiles.htm KSArchives and Tombstone Project Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/ksfiles.htm DCArchives and Tombstone Project Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/dc/dcfiles.htm USGenWeb National Advisory Board Member SE/Mid-Atlantic Member of VAGenWeb, MOGenWeb, KSGenWeb, ILGenWeb, OKGenWeb KYGenWeb & NCGenWeb

This message has been forwarded by listowner, I have no further info on the subject. Be sure to contact <thecaptain@postnet.com> if you have questions. Thanks! Enjoy! Subject: Volunteers Needed for Downtown Clean Up Day Date: 20 Apr 1999 18:28:13 -0000 From: Friend's.of.Downtown.Collinsville@mail-relay3.idt.net, "Inc." <thecaptain@postnet.com> Friend's of Downtown Collinsville, Inc. - http://www.downtowncollinsville.com Volunteers Needed for Downtown Clean Up Day! If you like fresh air, exercise, giving to your community, and meeting others who like the same things be sure you volunteer for the 2nd annual Clean Up Day sponsored by Downtown Collinsville, Inc. In preparation for Historical Preservation Week, volunteers will meet at the Sandwich Shop located at 216 W Main at 8:30am on Saturday, May 8th to help spruce up the heart of Collinsville. Come early and enjoy a dutch treat breakfast with the team. Volunteers will be assigned to teams who will mulch trees, sweep, weed, and perform general clean up in the downtown area. This is an ideal opportunity for those of you with limited time to contribute to your community and see immediate results. Families are welcome to work together. Call the Downtown Collinsville office at 345-5598 to add your name to the growing list of those who are making Collinsville a better place to live and work.

This message has been forwarded by listowner, I have no further info on the subject. Be sure to contact <thecaptain@postnet.com> if you have questions. Thanks! Enjoy! Subject: Membership Drive Begins!! Date: 20 Apr 1999 18:31:16 -0000 From: Friend's.of.Downtown.Collinsville@mail-relay4.idt.net, "Inc." <thecaptain@postnet.com> Friend's of Downtown Collinsville, Inc. - http://www.downtowncollinsville.com Downtown Collinsville, Inc. Kicks Off 2nd Annual Membership Drive The Downtown Collinsville, Inc. office is humming with excitement as their 2nd annual membership drive kicks into full swing in April and May. The Membership Committee plans to repeat last year's success in attracting new residential and business members in addition to the continued support of current members. Chairperson, Carole Leone of Collinsville reports "I am thrilled that we already have members renewing their membership in DCI and reminder forms aren't even in the mail yet. We had such an overwhelming response to our membership drive last year, we're expecting even more members to join in the fun and help us move forward this year. Our downtown is a major element that differentiates us from other communities. The health of our downtown reflects the people who live in Collinsville and the businesses that locate here. It just makes sense to invest and be involved in the heart of your community." Roland Bauer and Bob Herr repeat Carole's sentiments. Mr. Bauer is longtime Collinsville resident and an individual member of Downtown Collinsville, Inc. He stated "I enjoyed a long involvement with Downtown Collinsville. I watched it grow and then decline. I feel strongly that the Downtown area is an integral part of our community and that DCI is certainly trying to find real solutions to upgrading the appearance of Downtown and attracting new businesses to the area." Bob Herr of Herr Funeral Home says, "It is important to have a voice for the Downtown area. DCI provides a vehicle that lets creative thinkers from city government, the community and businesses unite and come up with collective solutions. DCI brings us together as one person and we achieve much more than any of us would alone." Both are renewing their membership. A massive mailing campaign is now underway to continue the momentum that has characterized popular support of the downtown revitalization efforts of the various committees of Downtown Collinsville, Inc. Collinsville was one of the earliest participants in the Main Street program, which operates under the auspices of the Illinois Lt. Governor's Office. The program has proved popular nationwide due in large part to its emphasis on partnerships between local government, business and community participants who seek common sense and incremental plans to revitalize the downtown area of communities like Collinsville. For more information about joining Downtown Collinsville, Inc. as an individual or business contact Carole or Judy at 345-5598 or drop in at the Downtown office at 216 East Main.up the heart of Collinsville.

List This is a genealogy list,why are we promoting down town Collinsville. Dave Rees

What dates are the church records? I'm looking for information on my Watsons 1830-1840. Angela

Deb I also have family from Marine,I can't help you much with the church lookups right now because I am to busy to even work on my own.If you would send me your surnames and some dates I would be glad to check the information that I have. Dave Rees http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/4270/index.html ACCOLA,HURLIMANN,JUON,TRAUTNER,REES,KAATMAN,RYCKMAN

I am going to be going to the Madison Country Courthouse is that what you are talking about or is it Madison, Ill

I am also looking for help in Madison for Church records. Can anyone help? My family was from Marine, Ill. Thanks a bunch. Deborah -----Original Message----- From: Janet M. Giessman [mailto:jmgiess@gate.net] Sent: Sunday, April 18, 1999 7:41 PM To: ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Look ups at Court House ?

Is there anyone out there that could do a look up of the 1870 and 1880 census for me. I would be willing to pay for look ups and need a contact. Am looking for my grandparents: WALTER POWERS and spouse ELLEN McCARTHY POWERS. children: John J. Powers Naomi Powers Nellie Powers William S. Powers born 1874 Kate Powers born August 1880 Walter Powers born October 1881 Edward Powers born Dec. 1882 Elizabeth Powers born Nov 1884 Mary " Mae" Powers born Aug 1888 Irene Regina Powers, born Sept 1889 Some of the children I know were born in Alton Illinois, and the later ones in Fidelity, Jersey Co. Ill. I am particularily interested in finding out where in Ireland each of my grandparents came from, and need a starting point to trace them back to their immigration. Thanks to anyone who will help me. I am located in the state of Georgia and am not able to make a trip to Illinois to do my own look ups. Thanks everyone for just being there. Janet Giessman E-mail jmgiess@ gate.net

I just checked my 1880 Census - Madison County, IL and did not find any Powers family with names you listed. There was only one Powers family in the county at that time. Try Jersey County, IL. that's where Fidelity is. Barbara Hitch

Is there anyone living in Madison County who can check on death, marriage and wills at the courthouse? I would be willing to pay for the help. James is on the 1830 census for Madison County living next door to Joab Watson, whom I believe to be his son. Joab is listed on the 1840 Bond Co. census, but James is not listed in either county. I'm wondering if he may have passed away and there might be a will. Angela

Hello Everyone We have added 22 new 1600's ancestors and included their children on the Ancestor Roll of Honor on America's First Families web site at; http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/ When you enter the site, scroll down to near the bottom of the page where the Ancestor Roll of Honor is located. On the same page you will also find a link to the 1600's Ancestor Data Base that contains over 14,000 names of proven ancestors from that era. Enjoy Harold Oliver Director