Hey Judy, Was Lulu Reddick related to a Reddick girl that married a McLain? Just curious. The name Reddick and McLain came up in my travels. Ginger ---------- > From: Judi Gilker <jgilker@adams.net> > To: ILMAGA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILMAGA] several family connections > Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 12:15 AM > > Surnames: ROGERS, WARDELL, WADDELL, GALLAHER, GOLLIHER, MURRAY, LANE, > BREWER, REDDICK, BRASSELL, WILSON, HABERICHTER, BROWN, WARREN, KLIEN, > MADDOX, GUYATT, EASTWOOD, LANGFORD, TAYLOR, GIBSON, ASH, WHITESIDE, > NEASE, DONALDSON, REIGER, PECKMAN, VAHLE, AKIN, THOMAS, CONNER, > MORRISON, RUMMINS, ROWE, HIGGINS, ADAMS, THRON, SCHEPERS, POWERS, > McMULLEN, CRANE, HAMMAND, BRASSELL: WELLS, OBERT, PEER, LITTLE, DUNNING, > HESSER, STEELE, MILLER > > My G.G. Grandfather was John M. ROGERS born abt.1839 in Syracuse, > NY,(according to military pension records.) > The family story says he & born in Quebec. There are 2 family stories > passed down: > 1) John was of English Canadian decent, & born in Quebec, Canada. He > had an argument with his father about joining the Civil War. John left > home joined the Civil War and changed his real surname of WARDELL to > ROGERS. The surname ROGERS was his mother's maiden name. The reason > behind this was so he could not be traced. > 2) John M. WARDELL was born in England and related to the King. He > and his father had augument about joining the Civil War in America. He > left England and traveled through Canada to reach America. In order not > to be traced he took "the cooks" surname of ROGERS. > > FACTS > We found military pension records for John M. ROGERS, filed by his > x-wife and youngest daughter, so he did in deed join the Civil War & > became a Sgt. Major and enlisted in Co. G, 2nd New Mexico Inf. in > Albuquerque, NM. on Aug. 29, 1861 (Union) and was discharged at Fort > Craig, NM on May 5, 1862. According to these documents, on May 15, 1862 > he married Elizabeth Caroline GOLLIHER/GALLAHER in Hannibal, Mo. She > was the daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth MURRAY GALLAHER. (Patrick was > born abt. 1825 in Ireland, a son of John GOLLIHER/GALLAHER who livied in > Warsaw, Hancock Co. IL. in 1844. Elizabeth MURRAY was born abt. 1828 at > sea or Germany and was the daughter of Miranda MURRAY of Rock Island, > IL. They married August 08, 1844 in Rock Island, IL. > John M.& Elizabeth had 4 known children - all carry "ROGERS" surname. > 1) Hester "Hattie" Maranda ROGERS born Nov. 15, 1863 Hannibal, Mo > died Dec 11, 1927. married John Wm. BREWER (On her marriage cert. it > states her name is WARDELL not ROGERS.) They lived Hannibal, Mo, Chicago > & Quincy, IL) Children: John Wm., Goldie Pearl, Cornelia Violet, Joseph > Underwood, Hattie May, Elizabeth Ethel, Sylvia Lurvia, Addie L., Milton > Roger BREWER. (Connecting families of John & Hester's children are: > HABERICHTER, BROWN, WARREN, KLIEN, MADDOX, GUYATT, EASTWOOD, LANGFORD, > TAYLOR, GIBSON, ASH, WHITESIDE, NEASE, DONALDSON, REIGER, PECKMAN, > VAHLE, AKIN, THOMAS, CONNER, MORRISON, RUMMINS, ROWE) > 2) Olivia ROGERS b. abt. 1866 Mo. (unknown what became of her) > 3) George Buhler ROGERS b. Oct. 3, 1867 Hannibal, Mo. died Nov. 28, > 1899 Hannibal, Mo. married Lula Rebecca REDDICK.(lived Burton & Quincy, > IL, & Hannibal, Mo) Children: Lorena Alace (deaf & dumb. died at 3yrs. > from a knitting needle through her brain.), George William, Howard > Elmer, Lula Margaret ROGERS. (Connecting families of Geroge & Lula's > children: HIGGINS, ADAMS, THRON, SCHEPERS, POWERS) > After George Buhler ROGERS' death, his widow, Lula married William > BREWER the brother of John Wm. BREWER who married Hester "Hattie" > Maranda ROGERS. (They lived Quincy, IL & Hannibal, Mo.) Lula & William > BREWER's children were: Leslie, Sarah Irene, and Otis Charles BREWER. > (Connecting known family of William & Lula's children: McMULLEN, CRANE, > HAMMAND) > 4) Elizabeth ROGERS b. Jan 3, 1871 Quincy, IL. died Sept. 16, 1944 > Hannibal, Mo. She was known to marry twice. First to Wm. > BRASSELL.Children: Benjamin Frank, Elizabeth BRASSELL. (lived Davenport, > Iowa, Hannibal, Mo) (Connecting families of William & Elizabeth > BRASSELL: WELLS, OBERT, PEER, LITTLE) Second marriage: Wesley WILSON > (No known children born to Weslie & Elizabeth WILSON) (also believe > she had a son by Willian Ivory LANE named Norman Grover LANE. He married > Mable MADISON. Norman lived Hannibal, Mo. & St. Louis, Mo) > John M. ROGERS and his wife ELizabeth, in fact, divorced March 12, > 1874 in Quincy, IL on the grounds of adultery by both parties. John had > an affair with his wife's younger sister, Clara Ann GALLAHER BUCHHEIT. > (Clara Ann was married to John BUCHHEIT of Quincy, IL. They married in > West Quincy, Marion Co. Mo. on Feb 11, 1872 & divorced Sept 19, 1874 in > Quincy, IL..) John M. WARDELL's wife, Elizabeth had an affair with > William E. LANE. At least one of John & Elizabeth's children were placed > in Woodland Orphanage in Quincy, IL.. The Woodland Orphanage records > shows that the youngest daughter, Lizzie, was placed in the Woodland > Orphanage between March and May of 1875, and when her mother returned > for her, she was listed as married to William E. LANE. What happened to > the other 3 WARDELL/ROGERS children? (George Buhler, Olivia, > Hester"Hattie") Possibly George Buhler was taking in by the STEEL(E) or > MILLER family of Burton, Adams County, IL. where George learned the > Blacksmithing trade. Family story says George ran away from home and > hopped on a train and ended up in Burton, IL. > John M. ROGERS may have died in Natchez, Mississippi in 1878 > acorrding to Civil War pension papers filed by x-wife > Elizabeth & youngest known daughter Elizabeth ROGERS BRASSELL WILSON > filed in 1920. > Family story states his wife Elizabeth buried John M. ROGERS in her > back yard in Hannibal, Mo. > It is unknown what truly became of John M. ROGERS after the divorce. > > John M. ROGERS x-wife Elizabeth married William E. LANE in 1875 and > lived Hannibal, Mo.William E. LANE died > about 1899, and Elizabeth lived in Hannibal until her death on Dec 31, > 1925. She was known as "Granny LANE." > William E. LANE died around 1899 most likely in Hannibal, Mo. He had > a brother Joseph W. LANE born in Plymouth, > NY. who lived in Springfield, IL. until 1870 when he moved to Hannibal > with his wife Abby and his 2 daughters Elizabeth & > Mary "Mamie". Joseph died Oct 5, 1905 in Hannibal, Mo. Abby died June > 11, 1915 in Hannibal, Mo. Both bodies were > buried in Springfield, IL. Connecting families of Joseph & Abby: > DUNNING, HESSER) > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Judi ROGERS GILKER > jgilker@adams,net > Quincy, IL. > > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > Menard County 1850 Census is now online!! Also, Marriages 1901-1932, several > Cemeteries inscriptions online, 1870-80 Mortality Schedules, 1917 Farmers > Directory. All on the MAGA site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html