Hi, Once again I am getting the Digest and the individual messages. Please remove me from the digest. Thank you. Pat ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > ILMADISO-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 31 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Edwardsville ["Eric T." <erictem@earthlink.net>] > #2 Obituary Lookup [Waynanc@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > Administrivia: > Please consider supporting RootsWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > To unsubscribe from ILMADISO-D, send a message to > ILMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Edwardsville > Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 20:36:36 -0800 > From: "Eric T." <erictem@earthlink.net> > To: ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello! > I am new to this list. Born and raised in Iroquois County, IL and now > residing in Orange, CA. I know nothing about Madison Co. but want to > learn! > I am researching the EDWARDS family, primarily the family of Jesse B. > EDWARDS, born 1811 in Ohio. > A 1985 History of Iroquois County says the EDWARDS family established a > farming community, in the 'southern part of the state' as well as the > town of Edwardsville. > > Can someone tell me when Edwardville was founded and by whom? > > Jesse B. and wife Angeline (Smith) and family were in Scioto Co, Ohio > in 1850. By the 1860 US census they were in Belmont Twp., Iroquois > County. Jesse B. and two of his older sons (by his first wife, Mary > Brown) served in the Civil War. > It has been reported that Jesse died in Macoupin County in 1869. That > has not been confirmed by me and the origin of that info is unclear. > > Is he on the 1870 Madison County census? > What happened to Jesse's wife Angeline and twins William and Mary, born > @1851 in Ohio and George S. born 1853 in Ohio after Jesse B. died? > By 1880 the youngest son, George Spencer EDWARDS, was back in Iroquois > County and married. He raised a family and died there in 1919. Jesse's > older sons bought land and remained in Iroquois County. > > I am also looking for the family of George SPENCER and wife Sara Jane > (SMITH) in Madison County by 1870. They had sons Alonzo, Leroy, William > and Jesse. > > Is there an index to the 1870 Madison County US census? > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated! > Joanne (JONES) Lehman at > erictem@earthlink.net > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Obituary Lookup > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 04:00:24 EST > From: Waynanc@aol.com > To: ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com > > I need a look up on two obituaries: > > Cornelia Christopher > Died 12 Dec. 1987 > Alton, IL > > George Christopher > Died 21 Sept. 1995 > Alton, IL > > Anyone willing to get these obituaries for me and either send them or email > the information to me please let me know. I will be glad to compensate you for > your time and expense. > Nancy Conrad