I have some info on the bell factory. I helped a friend, Irwin Mauerer, with his book on the Cook-Maurer families. His Cook was the original settler in C'vle about 1820, forgotten exact. Roland Bauer Collinsville Patti Peters wrote: > Speaking of Collinsville - my gg-grandfather, Thomas Moore, moved there in 1847 with his father James U. Moore and > his mother, Rebecca Cook. They had gone out to meet James' brother, Joseph Moore who was a blacksmith married to Sarah > or Jane Grub and were Methodist. Any one familiar with these names? > Also, can anyone tell me about the bell manufacturing place or name in Belleville? > Thanks - Patti in AZ > > Roland Bauer wrote: > > > My farm is next to the old Renfro Homestead. What are you looking for? > > Cheers!!!!!!!!! > > Roland Bauer, Collinsville > > > > Christel Taylor wrote: > > > > > There are several cemeteries in Troy, which is where I live. Do you have any clues about whether these people were > > > affiliated with one of the churches? It would be a place to start. > > > > > > Globob2@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > I got your message in San Diego. I have roots in Madison Co. IL. and when I > > > > saw you were researching in Troy, I wondered if you could tell me if there is > > > > a cemetery in Troy? I am searching for West and Renfro. These people would > > > > have been buried in Troy around 1876. If you can help, I would appreciate > > > > it. Thanks. > > > > Gloria Osborn > > > > > > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > > > > The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: RootsWeb would cease to exist > > > > if not for the support of folks like you. By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb > > > > provide Web and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing > > > > lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and search engines to > > > > make huge amounts of genealogical data freely available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > ==== 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 > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Madison County Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm