Hello Everyone, I will be traveling to Springfield, IL this weekend to do some research at the IL State Historical Library and visiting a few cemeteries. If any of you would like for me to do some research for you or look up some gravestones (I will have a camera if you'd like pictures) let me know. I will be leaving early Friday morning so please email me any particulars prior to then. Thanks Jay Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get a jump start on spring with Yard Guards. Be the envy of your neighborhood with a beautiful, lush lawn. http://YardGuardsLawncare.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pay only based on the traffic that views your site! Website Design, Promotion, Hosting, Consulting http://Site-Solutions.net ----------------------------------------------------------------- For the serious pet lover! Custom, leather pet collars. Personalized for your best friend. http://CustomDogCollars.com

Thanks Mary Ann, I will check out the URL. Lorma

Forward from another List - 1840 Cenus Revolutionary War Pensioners online. Mary Ann >The American Local History Network has finally completed the 1840 census >of >Revolutionary War Pensioners. The url is: > > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/census/index.html > > The new states that have been added are: AR, FL Terr., IA Terr., IN, IL, >KY, > MI, MO, OH, WI Terr., and the Dist. of Columbia --------------------------------------------------- Mary Ann Kaylor MY FAMILY GENEALOGY http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html CONVERSE CONNECTIONS http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~converse/index.html CONVERSE MAIL LIST Adminstrator TEDROW MAIL LIST Administrator KAYLOR MAIL LIST - To subscribe, please review KAYLOR MAIL LIST GUIDELINES: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~zimzip/kaylor/maillist/

Hi Mary Ann, Thanks so much for the obit. Donna

Morgan Co. IL

He married Emily (Jackson)April 1849 I am interested in information on Washington Thompson. Thank you. Lorma

HI, I her marriage certificate, I would gladly US mail you a copy. She was married to Washington Thompson. I also have one he married Jane Lindley. I do not know if this my Washington. Lorma

Timothy, Could you please be on the lookout for the grave of Susan Amelia Darling? she was my grandmother and my brick wall. She died sometime between 1900 and 1910. She was in the 1900 census Talkington twp. Sangamon Co. Was born in Cass Co. If this is too much to ask please forgive me. Barbara Darling Brown darling@inreach.com Modesto, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <TimothyBidleman@aol.com> To: <ILMAGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [ILMAGA] Searching for ancestor's final resting place > I will keep my eyes out for that surname. I visit the cemeteries here almost daily. Here meaning Morgan, Sangamon, Mason and surrounding areas depending on where my job takes me in a given day. > > > Timothy Bidleman > > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > Check out all the resources we have online for Morgan County. > Births, deaths, Wills/probates, church, census, cemetery, etc. > Take a few hours and check these out. >

Hi: I wonder if anyone is working on the Peter Cownover Born 2-6-1759 in Middlesex N.J. Died 5-19-1835 in Morgan County Il. He married Hannah Coombs1787 in N.J.He lived in Ky for a few years and then moved about 30 miles west of SpringfieldI Illinois. Peter's father was Dominicus Covenhoven a patriot of the Revolutionary war. Would like to exchange info on my family. Lenore Kruger kfredgolf@cs,com

Timothy, If you visit Mason County cemeteries and ever find the place where Samuel Brook Sapp is buried, I would be so grateful to have this information. He died about 1855. Also his wife, Susan Sapp, remarried to John Reesor. She would probably be buried under the name of Susan Reesor. She died between 1865 and 1870. Thanks. Carol Scott rascott @swbell.net I will keep my eyes out for that surname. I visit the cemeteries here almost daily. Here meaning Morgan, Sangamon, Mason and surrounding areas depending on where my job takes me in a given day. Timothy Bidleman

I am not sure. I communicate with so many people. I would love to know if you have anything you can tell me. Oliver is part of the family. The Schelp family came from Germany and were in Morgan Co for a while. Hanna Schelp married my great grandfather William Schmidt (later Smith) in Morgan Co. They later moved to Sangamon and then Montgomery Co. They had 15 living children. Hope to hear from you. Donna Smith Wisconsin

Donna, I cannot help you a whole lot, but do have an obit for Oliver Schelp. He married my cousin Ivarene Stratton. They never had any children. Oliver b 24 Feb 1915 in New Berlin, Sangamon Co, IL, d 27 April 1997 in Springfield, Sangamon Co. IL; m. Opal Ivarene Stratton ca 1945. Opal Ivarene Stratton b 19 July 1919 in S. Palmyra Twp., Macoupin Co. IL and d 26 March 1961 in Sangamon Co. IL. She was the daughter of Bessie Opal Stewart and Joseph Wilbur Stratton. Below is Oliver's obit. He had children by the second marriage. Hope this little bit helps. Mary Ann OBIT: IL STATE JOURNAL, Springfield, IL - 28 April 1997 OLIVER L. SCHELP, 82 of New Berlin died Sunday(27 Apr 1997) at the Regency. He was born in New Berlin the son of George and Louise Basse Schelp. He married Ivarene Stratton, she preceded him in death in 1961. He then maried Phyllis R. Siever in 1964; she preceded him in death in 1993. Mr. Schelp, a member of St. John's Lutheran church in New Berlin, was a retired farmer of the New Berlin area. Survivors: two daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Elizabeth) Beams of New Berlin and Mrs. Mark (Brenda) Walsh of Bartlett; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and two cousins. Sevices at 10:30 a.m Wednesday, St. John's Lutheran Church. At 09:50 PM 7/23/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I am not sure. I communicate with so many people. > >I would love to know if you have anything you can tell me. Oliver is part of >the family. > >The Schelp family came from Germany and were in Morgan Co for a while. Hanna >Schelp married my great grandfather William Schmidt (later Smith) in Morgan >Co. They later moved to Sangamon and then Montgomery Co. They had 15 living >children. > >Hope to hear from you. > >Donna Smith >Wisconsin > > >==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== >Morgan Area Genealogical Association and Wavery Genealogical & Historical >Society >are the proud sponsors of MAGA Web site and the generous contributors of >most of the free resources. Our thanks to both organizations!

I am also searching for ancestor's graves in Morgan County. The name is SCHELP. Donna

Donna, Have we corresponded before re the SCHELP surname? I had a cousin who married Oliver Schelp. They lived in the New Berlin area of Sangamon County. Your name/address looks familiar, so please excuse if we have. Mary Ann At 08:41 PM 7/23/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I am also searching for ancestor's graves in Morgan County. The name is >SCHELP. > >Donna > > >==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== >New For Cass County: The 1892 Biographical Review Index for Cass, Brown, >and Schuyler Counties, Illinois >All on the MAGA site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html

I will keep my eyes out for that surname. I visit the cemeteries here almost daily. Here meaning Morgan, Sangamon, Mason and surrounding areas depending on where my job takes me in a given day. Timothy Bidleman

Do you have an Emily (Jackson) Thompson? Thanks, Lorma

Lorma, it is possible, but I don't think so. What dates? Where? Carol -----Original Message----- From: LormaeeL@aol.com [mailto:LormaeeL@aol.com] Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 12:01 PM To: ILMAGA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILMAGA] BROWN/ Do you have an Emily (Jackson) Thompson? Thanks, Lorma ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== Morgan County 1870 Census is now online!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html

Hello again ILMAGA. It is nice to be on the list again after several months away. I have been having good success with finding my JACKSON family members in England and do know quite a bit more about their Morgan/Macoupin Co connections that I did before. I know there are several JACKSON families in Morgan Co and so this perhaps will help to weed out the various branches. William Procter JACKSON (b. Nov 27, 1828 Tunstall, Lancashire, England d. Nov 22, 1873, either in Morgan or Macoupin Co IL.) came to Morgan Co sometime between 1851 and 1854. It is likely that he could been a blacksmith as well as being a farmer. He married (1854) Martha Ann BROWN (b.July 21, 1834 d.May 14, 1894). They had 10 children, George W. , Sarah Elizabeth(my gm), John Henry, William Newton, Charles Albert,Margaret Jane, Mary Ann, Frances Isabelle and Thomas M. These children married into the DUGGER, FANNING,MANSFIELD,MUTCH,SOOY families in Morgan Co. Apparently the JACKSONs had a farm in Morgan Co which was confiscated when William died owing a lot of money to his friends and neighbours! I believe this farm was located in Nortonville. I have been unable to locate a death certificate to discover why he died at the age of 45,there is no death certificate that I could find. Aside from trying to find the Jackson descendants there, I am hoping that someone will know about the BROWN family that Martha Ann belonged to. I have gone over all the censuses from 1830 to 1870 and have not been able to figure out which of the Browns she belongs to.At one time there was a Catherine BROWN age 13 living with Martha and William JACKSON. I am guessing this would be a sister of Martha? However, still no clue as to their parents' names. Can anyone help me find them? Thanks, Carol Valantine Dugger Napa, CA

Thank you Mary Ann. Lorma

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