I'm not sure who was actually inquiring about Thomas C. Williams but here's what I have. He married Mary Lourene Landrum. Both of them were born in Wilson Co., TN. I only show 8 children. They are: Elizabeth, Jacob, Nancy or Nannie, William Gray, Steven A., Thomas C., John Landrum, and Charles F. Who am I missing? Additionally, I show that the father of Thomas C. Williams was Thomas C. Williams, Jr., born in 1790 in NC. I have more on the Williams' - nothing on the Hannas, if anyone is interested. Ellen

Please do post the names of the 12 children. Thank you Jo Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Bollhorst" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > I have a small report on the orphan train that went through Marion > County that says that 12 children were placed in in homes in marion > County. If interested will post the article > Sandy > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] > >

Hi Donna Here is what is in the In the 1860 census book that I have. Page 159 Stevenson Twp June 4, 1860 53/53 FULTON, Hill 63 m farmer ILL Tenn SC Ruth E 46 f wife ILl Tenn Tenn Oscar D. 19 m son farmer IL IL IL Thomas H 16 m son farmer IL IL IL Cora V. 13 f daughter IL IL IL page 160 Stevenson Twp June 4, 1860 63/63 FULTON, Thomas J. 23 m farmer IL IL IL Eliza C. 22 f wife Mich Pa. Pa. Elmedia E. 2 f dau. IL IL Mich. Sarah P. 2/12 f dau. IL IL Mich page 245 Carrigan Twp. June 7, 1860 62/65 HUFF, Sarah 67 f widow KY Va. Unkn. FULTON, Thomas 26 m son-farmer IL IL KY Fannie 24 wife (dau in law) IL TN ___ Allen 3 son (grandson) IL IL IL Charley 9/12 son (grandson) IL IL IL born Oct. 1879 GILLEY, Elliott 20 m farmer servant IL Unkn IL Let me know if any of these are yours Sandy

I have a small report on the orphan train that went through Marion County that says that 12 children were placed in in homes in marion County. If interested will post the article Sandy

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Hi to all. I would like add a few more bits of info that I have found about our Samuel Young. In his Revolutionary War Pension application Sam stated that he was born in Cumberland co PA the 7th day of May 1762. He and his family moved to Northumberland co PA where he was drafted into service on his 16th birthday under a Capt Samuel Young. He does not say if or how he was related to Capt Young. He served as a guard at Lee's fort for 3 months. He then moved to Montgomery co VA where he served two 3 month tours of duty under Col. Campbell. He served as an "Indian scout" during the battle of Kiing's Mountain in Oct 1780 near the North Caorlina / South Carolina border. He never stated that he attained any more rank than private. That leaves us with a mystery as to why he was called Captain Sam after he settled here in what became Marion Co. From the 1850 census of Marion co we find his oldest daughter Jane who married Robert Snodgrass was born in 1782 in North Carolina. He then said that he moved to Spartanburg co SC to Franklin Co GA to Sumner Co Tn. We find that daughter Nancy who married William Albert was born in Tn in 1798 and youngest son Matthew was born in TN in 1802. If anyone has a clue as to how our Sam got the title of "Captain" please let me know. There were many Captain Samuel Youngs that existed during the lifetime of our Sam but I cannot find one that would fit our Sam. Most of them were of the wrong age. Thanks J. Ray Young I am of the 6th generation of Youngs here in Marion co. I descended from Sam's youngest son Matthew.

I have the full text of this obit if anyone is interested in it. Ron Hanks [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Bollhorst" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Look-ups, Footprints in Marion > Martha > While going through "The Gleanings of Kinmndy Express", I ran across > this and don't know if it will help any or not but thought I would send > it just in case > > NOVEMBER 9, 1922 > Mary Lourine HANNA was born in Wilson County, TN on April 21, 1832, and > died on November 6, 1922 at the home of her son Gray WILLIAMS in > Kinmundy. She moved to Illinois with her parents at the age of 7 years > old. She married Thomas C. Williams in 1850, and they had 10 children, > 5 of whom survive. Thomas C. preceded her in death in 1872, and in 1877 > she married David R. HANNA and 1 child was born. He had 5 children she > loved as her own. David R. Hanna died in 1913. She leaves 6 children, > grand and great-grandchildren. Services were heldat M.E. Church South > with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. > > Don't know if this is the same David Hanna but thought it was worth a > try. > Sandy > > ______________________________

Do not open the attachmnet with the message that claims to be from Shirley it it a virus. It works on newsletters like this one and sends itself out as if it was sent by one of us on the newsletter list and tells us it has information we're looking for, just check out the attachment. DON'T OPEN IT!!!! Delete it completely from your computer! Donna -----Original Message----- From: Sid Fisher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 5:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups Elsie B. Powell is a 1C2R of mine. I'm looking for the dates of death and place of interment of her grandparents William Powell and Martha E. Nichols (Elsie's grandfather William is my GG grandfather). Elsie's father was also named William (her mother was Cora Chance). Any help there? Martha was the daughter of Morgan Washington Nichols. William, I think, was an orphan born either Louisiana or Missouri (records conflict) at age 14 residing in the household of John Clark in Madison County (1850). The last record I've been able to find of William and Martha Powell is residence in Tonti Township, Marion County as of 1880. Thanks, Sid Researching in Illinois FISHER, SHINN, COLE, POWELL, FARTHING, CHANCE, WRIGHT, GRAY, NICHOLS, WOOD, GERKING, BLAIR, HORD ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > > BELCHER: > > Elsie POWELL, born 25 Aug 1893; married James M. BELCHER, born 5 Oct 1893. > Two children of this marriage (Grady and Fredrick). If this is a > connection to yours, let me know. > > > > > Sherry > Petersen To: [email protected] > <[email protected] cc: > et> Subject: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > 04/23/01 > 02:46 PM > Please > respond to > ILMARION-L > > > > > > > Also looking for BELCHER, Charles McLean ADAMS family... > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected]

Thanks, I know that my grandfather's family had a boarding house in Venice, Madison Co, IL in the 1930's at least. I don't know how many years they were there or when they started business there. My mother was born in East St. Louis, St. Calir Co, IL and then they moved to MArion Co, IL to Centralia, where both my grandfather and grandmother had family living. When my grandgather left, my grandmother stayed in Centralia and remarried there. I will look in Franklin Co for familiar names. I have many that are familiar with this family and that is part of the problem for me. Thanks, Donna -----Original Message----- From: Betty L Kington [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 12:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILMARION] For Donna looking for Fowler Donna, there were a lot of Fowler in Franklin Co. and some still there. I know as I have a cousin in Macedonia, Illinois and she marriad to Cy\lyde Fowler. He passed away about a year ago. Betty Lou ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected]

I am looking for OR. Acel Timmons or any Timmons and Maroons. Thanks, Tammy Miller

Thanks. M.E.----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:55 PM Subject: [ILMARION] BIDDLE - no information > > Sorry, I don't have any information on the surname BIDDLE. > > > > > "MARY SORENSEN" > <[email protected] To: [email protected] > t.att.net> cc: > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do > 04/23/01 03:20 PM look-ups > Please respond to > ILMARION-L > > > > > > > Will you please see if you have a Biddle? I am looking for Peter and > Caroline Biddle. Thanks. M.E. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > > > > > > > BELCHER: > > > > Elsie POWELL, born 25 Aug 1893; married James M. BELCHER, born 5 Oct > 1893. > > Two children of this marriage (Grady and Fredrick). If this is a > > connection to yours, let me know. > > > > > > > > > > Sherry > > Petersen To: [email protected] > > <[email protected] cc: > > et> Subject: [ILMARION] willing > to do look-ups > > > > 04/23/01 > > 02:46 PM > > Please > > respond to > > ILMARION-L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also looking for BELCHER, Charles McLean ADAMS family... > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] >

Elsie B. Powell is a 1C2R of mine. I'm looking for the dates of death and place of interment of her grandparents William Powell and Martha E. Nichols (Elsie's grandfather William is my GG grandfather). Elsie's father was also named William (her mother was Cora Chance). Any help there? Martha was the daughter of Morgan Washington Nichols. William, I think, was an orphan born either Louisiana or Missouri (records conflict) at age 14 residing in the household of John Clark in Madison County (1850). The last record I've been able to find of William and Martha Powell is residence in Tonti Township, Marion County as of 1880. Thanks, Sid Researching in Illinois FISHER, SHINN, COLE, POWELL, FARTHING, CHANCE, WRIGHT, GRAY, NICHOLS, WOOD, GERKING, BLAIR, HORD ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > > BELCHER: > > Elsie POWELL, born 25 Aug 1893; married James M. BELCHER, born 5 Oct 1893. > Two children of this marriage (Grady and Fredrick). If this is a > connection to yours, let me know. > > > > > Sherry > Petersen To: [email protected] > <[email protected] cc: > et> Subject: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > 04/23/01 > 02:46 PM > Please > respond to > ILMARION-L > > > > > > > Also looking for BELCHER, Charles McLean ADAMS family... > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] > >

Hi J. Ray, Can you tell me if Edward YOUNG was related to the Samuel YOUNG that you mentioned? Edward YOUNG, b. June 8, 1803, VA, d. June 9, 1876, Marion Co. IL, buried Cope/Middleton Cem. He married Unknown, probably before 1823. She probably died before 1828. Edward married # 2, Sarah "Sally" DUNCAN (my g.g.grandmother) June 10, 1828, Marion Co. IL. (Edward was not my g.g.grandfather though.) She was born July 22, 1808, KY or TN, died Nov. 9, 1886, buried same cemetery as Edward. Edward and Sarah had 9 children together. Descendants of Edward Young 1 Edward YOUNG b: June 8, 1803 d: June 9, 1876 .. +Unknown ....... 2 Lysander Franklin YOUNG b: 1823 ........... +Louisa Unknown b: Abt. 1838 ....... *2nd Wife of Lysander Franklin YOUNG: ........... +Martha Ann HOWE b: Abt. 1828 m: April 19, 1850 d: Bef. 1860 ....... 2 William Jasper YOUNG b: June 21, 1826 d: November 21, 1913 ........... +Sarah Jane SONGER b: Abt. 1828 m: April 13, 1847 d: Aft. 1900 *2nd Wife of Edward Young: .. +Sarah C. ("Sally") DUNCAN b: July 22, 1808 m: January 10, 1828 d: November 9, 1886 ....... 2 Edward E. YOUNG b: 1828 ....... 2 Julia Ann YOUNG b: Abt. 1829 ........... +C. E. ROCKWELL m: October 27, 1885 ....... 2 Letta Jane YOUNG b: Abt. 1830 ........... +Crawford Cornel HOWE ....... 2 Harriet YOUNG b: Abt. 1831 ....... 2 Alonzo T. YOUNG b: 1833 d: 1863 ....... 2 James M. YOUNG b: Abt. 1838 ....... 2 Mary H. YOUNG b: Abt. 1841 ....... 2 Edward J. YOUNG b: April 30, 1843 ....... 2 Sarah Caroline YOUNG b: Abt. 1849 Thanks, Dot

Jody, Thank you for looking for these families. I do appreciate the time you have spent. Dickens - Pg. 21 Catherine "Kate" Dickens, 1862-1897, is a sister to my ggrandmother, Mariah Ellen Dickens, b. 2 Feb. 1858 Salem, Marion Co, IL; d. 15 Dec. 1915, Binger, Caddo, OK. Mariah Ellen married Jesse O'Briant 21 Dec. 1871 in Marion Co, IL. Tate - Pg. 59: Centralia Sentinel The R. E. Tate mentioned as living in Centralia may very well be related to my line. (Cheatham O'Briant and many of his children were in the Centralia area in the Raccoon Twp. Cheatham & Louisa Catherine O'Briant are buried in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Some of their children are buried in other area cemeteries.) Tate - Pg. 67: Civil War Private Robert Tate is most likely the son of Samuel & Sarah Faulkner Tate and would be related. Tate - Pg. 88: Huff Addendum Illinois Lizzie Tate, daughter of Robert and ? Fyke. Robert is likely the son of Samuel & Sarah Tate as mentioned above. My Tate line: Robert Tate (1725 - 1781) m Rachel Owen (? - 1797) i. Samuel Tate (1776-1842 Marion Co, IL) m Sarah Faulkner (1775-1853) in 1799 Stokes Co, NC. i. Ephraim Tate (ca 1800-1850 Marion Co, IL) m Permelia Gilliam (1797-1857 Marion Co, IL) Maury Co, TN. (Both buried in the Dickens/Clapp Cemetery, Tonti Twp, Marion Co, IL) i. Sarah Elizabeth Tate (1828-1876 Tonti Twp, Marion Co, IL) m Elijah S. Dickens (1822-1877 Tonti Twp, Marion Co, IL) 12 March 1848 Marion Co, IL. (Both Buried Dickens/Clapp Cemetery) i. Mariah Ellen Dickens (1853 Salem, IL - 1915 Binger, OK) m Jesse O'Briant (1849-1915 in OK) 21 Dec. 1871 Marion Co, IL. i. David O'Briant (22 Jan. 1878, Salem, IL-21 Jan. 1956 Binger, OK) My grandfather Although I have my direct line of Tates and Dickens, I have little on the descendants of the siblings. Delores

Will you please see if you have a Biddle? I am looking for Peter and Caroline Biddle. Thanks. M.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > > BELCHER: > > Elsie POWELL, born 25 Aug 1893; married James M. BELCHER, born 5 Oct 1893. > Two children of this marriage (Grady and Fredrick). If this is a > connection to yours, let me know. > > > > > Sherry > Petersen To: [email protected] > <[email protected] cc: > et> Subject: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > 04/23/01 > 02:46 PM > Please > respond to > ILMARION-L > > > > > > > Also looking for BELCHER, Charles McLean ADAMS family... > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] > >

Everyone here has probably seen this already, but I know we have a lot of YOUNG family researchers here, so I just thought I'd post it in case someone missed it!! Happy researching!! http://rootsweb.com/~ilmarion/firstsetlr.html First Settlers of Marion County In 1818 Marion County had not been created; it was still part of Jefferson and Fayette counties.  The first permanent settler in the county had arrived seven years before statehood.  Late in December 1811, Captain Samuel Young and his 9 year old son, Matthew, made their way from Kaskaskia to Vincennes along the trace.  A heavy snow was falling.  The two decided to make camp for the winter near a band of friendly Indians.  They built a camp of poles and brush against the trunk of a fallen tree leaving the south side open.  A fire was kept burning all winter before the open front. The camp was located six miles southwest of Salem on Crooked Creek.  Samuel Young was born in Virginia.  During the Revolutionary War he served as private in Campbell's Virginia Regiment.  He removed "at an early day" to Tennessee.  Young again moved in 1803 to near Shawneetown, Illinois; later he moved to New Madrid, Missouri where his home was completely destroyed by the great earthquake of November 16, 1811.  After the terror of this quake which created Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, and caused the Mississippi to run wild, Young determined to go back to Shawneetown.  He and his son decided to do some exploring of the Illinois country on the way back. Little is known of Mrs. Young except that she bore Samuel six children and died either before her husband moved to or from Shawneetown. Samuel Young liked the land around the camp site.  (At that time Salem Township was half timber and half prairie.)  He decided to return to Tennessee and bring the remaining part of his family to Illinois Territory. The Young family arrived in Marion County August 1813.  In the party were James Young and his brother-in-law, Robert Snodgrass, as well as the other children.  They came by wagon in which was loaded "all such conveniences and necessities as the time afforded or demanded:  a few farm implements, spinning wheel, seed, provisions and salt."  They also brought with them some stock which was driven on foot. The family camped on the ground now occupied by the city of Salem and built their campfire where the courthouse stands.  This location was on the timber break;  everything to the west was prairie.  This prairie was infested with green-headed flies which were a constant torment to horses. In order to get rid of these pests Young and his sons set fire to the timber.  This fire spread over several hundred acres of prairie and timber. Matthew Young, recalling in  1880 that summer of 1813, tells of a hail storm of two hours duration.  Hail stones were the sized of hen's eggs, and damage to the timber was extensive.  (He doesn't say if this was before or after the fire.)  Some of the horses were crippled.  After the storm there were several inches of ice on the ground. Samuel Young squatted on Section 16 of Salem Township along Vermilion Creek, better known today at the "death valley" creek.  He built a small log cabin with a puncheon floor.  But Young did not keep his squatter's rights to this land and it was entered by others.  Samuel Young did not hold legal title to any land until 1837 when he entered 40 acres in Section 43. The family didn not plant any crops in 1813.  They lived off the products of the forest...jerked venison, bear bacon and wild honey.  They had to buy what corn they needed in St. Louis. Matthew Young says that the winter of 1813-14 was severely cold.  Streams were frozen solid and the stock suffered from the lack of water.  In the spring Samuel Young and his sons planted the first crops in Marion County. Samuel Young died in 1846.  A military marker has been erected on his grave in an ill kept family cemetery south of Young's Chapel Church. Taken from History and Families...Marion County, Illinois

Hope this helps someone... nevertheless, it's a very interesting article, especially if you have some Catholics in your family that could have experienced some of this firsthand. Surnames listed: WEIS, SPEISER, WAGEMAN, KLEIN, HEGEMANN, STEWART, BATTEWS, ECKERLE, BECKER, JANSEN, ROUSH, STEINS, SHANKLIN, MEIER, HATTER, GILLEN, TOLL, ALBERG, ECKERT, HENKEN, FUERTIGES, FOSSICK, HOLDINER, MUNIER, HARTING, PURNELL, McNALLY, LOWE, SMITH, FORREST, HUSMAN, ETLING, ALTHOFF, SCHREUDER, KUHLS, IROSE, NETEMEYER, HERRUNG/HELLRUNG, SCHUNACHER/ SCHUMACHER, MUELLER, ORENTSEN/ ARENTSEN, MISHO, PODARSKY, GOEWERT, PETER, LYONS Here's an interesting article with many surnames included: Source: FOOTPRINTS OF MARION COUNTY - FALL 1987 EDITION (VOL. 12, NO. 2) ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH Following is a George ROSS newspaper column, as printed in the Salem Times - Commoner issue of July 22, 1987. ST. LAWRENCE PARISH OVERCAME MANY OBSTACLES The Catholics, as they struggled to organize and build a church in the early days of Sandoval, must have recognized how their experiences paralleled those of Job in biblical days. Calamity seemed to follow disaster as this small but hardy group perservered in their noble efforts. Just as the railroads' arrival in the mid-1850's was responsible for the establishment of the village of Sandoval, they also brought with them immigrants, a number of whom were adherents of the Catholic faith. Some were able to make their way to services which were held sporadically in Centralia after 1855. The first masses in Sandoval were celebrated in private homes during the 1860's. Records of the parish establish that Rev. Michael WEIS from Effingham adminsitered baptism to Ferdinand SPEISER on Dec. 1, 1868. Ironically this infant was also the first recorded death in the parish. "In 1871," according to Brink-McDonough's History,"Rev. Theodore WAGEMAN began raising money to build a church. Martin KLEIN of Sandoval donated two lots for a Catholic church. Rev. WAGEMAN, having left the same year, the building was interrupted until 1872, when Rev. H. HEGEMANN of Centralia was appointed rector. He succeeded in raising the balance." In the Feb. 29, 1872 issue of the Centralia Sentinel, we read, "The frame of the new Sandoval Roman Catholic Church is being raised today. It will soon be under cover and completed." The building was designed by W.E. STEWART and was of wood, Gothic architecture, and complete with belfry and spire. The building was complted in June of 1873, and the following month it was totally destroyed by a tornado - "a mass of splinters and shattered timbers," according to the Sentinel of July 10. Rev. HEGEMANN again solicited and raised money to comlpete the church. The Sentinel of June 8, 1876 described the consecration service, "Dedicated - The Catholic Curch of Sandoval, decorated with flowers, with ceremonies performed by Bishop BATTEWS of Alton with priests from Olney, Highland and Sandoval assisting on May 31." On June 26, 1884, the Sentinel reported that a cyclone had demolished the Sandoval Catholic Church. Again it was rebuilt. In May of 1893, either lightning or an earth tremor moved the structure two inches off its foundation. The Sandoval Centennial Book of 1959 records, "While the original church stood on the same site where it now stands, it was moved to where the present school building is located and with some lumber from the dismantled church at Odin some rooms were added to be used as a school in 1906." In 1876, Rev. T. ECKERLE succeeded Father HEGEMANN and the June 9 issue of that year of the Marion County Herald announced the addition of a new bell. This bell, which rings to the tone of G, is still in use. About this time, a gallery which would seat forty persons was constructed in the church. Priests were sent from Centralia and Effingham to minister to the spiritual needs of the parishioners. Succeeding Father ECKERLE were Reverends P.J. BECKER, C. JANSEN, and Bernard ROUSH. In 1889, St. Lawrence parish greeted with joy its first resident pastor - a likeable young Irishman. Joy turned quickly to grief for the Sentinel of Jan. 24, 1890 gave out the sad notice, "Father Mathias Conrad Aloysen JANSEN, born Jan. 30, 1863, died Jan. 19; ordained in Dublin in 1888 and came to Sandoval on May 7, 1889. He made his home with the F. STEINS. In 1890, a rectory was built with James SHANKLIN in charge. A picket fence was erected around the church that same year. Resident priests serving St. Lawrence were Reverends Otto MEIER, B. HATTER, W. GILLEN, Michael TOLL, H. ALBERG, Aloys ECKERT, John B. HENKEN, and F. FUERTIGES. In Sept. of 1905, St. Lawrence Elementary School first opened with an enrollment of twenty students and Miss Margaret FOSSICK of Sheffield, Ala., as teacher. For the next few years Miss Cecilia HOLDINER of Carlyle served as teacher. Instruction in German was offered. In 1912, the Sisters of the Poor Handmaidens of Jesus Christ from Donaldson, Ind. came to staff the parish school which they continued to do until recently. In 1907, Father Joseph MUNIER came to St. Lawrence and in 1911, had the current rectory built. He was a particular favorite among the young of Sandoval. He was the coach of the Sandoval Baseball Team for many years. He was an organizer and officer of the Southern Illinois League, a semi-pro organization in which Centralia had a team. From 1907 to 1912, Father V. HARTING was also assigned to Sandoval, and he and Father MUNIER were a great team since HARTING was a musician. Parishoners of St. Lawrence from the very beginning engaged in a variety of benefits to support the work of the parish. The first festival was held in 1874 and became an annual affair. A Thanksgiving dinner was held at the Skating Rink in 1888, with raffles and other games. Sometimes these affairs took the form of picnics and were held on the mound, west of Sandoval, or in the woods, north of town. The Catholic Ladies' Benevolent Society was organized in 1907, with Mrs. E.B. PURNELL, Mrs. Wm. McNALLY, Mrs. Charles LOWE, and Mrs. A.M. SMITH as officers. Benefit parties by the ladies included euchre, pinochle, rummy, bunco, bingo and lots of food. Quilting was also engaged in by the ladies. The well-cared-for St. Lawrence Cemetery, adjacent to the Village Cemetery, had its first burial in April of 1913, James FORREST. George HUSMAN served as its faithful caretaker for many years. In 1924, the cornerstone for the present church was laid. The construction crew was supervised by Pete ETLING. The May 23, 1925 Sentinel announced the dedication to be presided over by Bishop Henry ALTHOFF of Belleville on May 25. He was to be assisted by the pastor, Rev. John SCHREUDER and former pastors, MEIER, MUNIER, and HARTING. It was located on the same site as the first church built 70 years before. The school was destroyed by fire in 1950, but it was replaced in 1954. Succeeding Rev. MUNIER, the following priests have served the parish: Revs. A. KUHLS, Leo IROSE, J. SCHREUDER, G. NETEMEYER, HERRUNG*, SCHUNACHER*, MUELLER, ORENTSEN*, MISHO, PODARSKY and GOEWERT. The parish grew from 30 families in 1881 to 125 families currently being ministered to by Father Patrick PETER. St. Lawrence joins the other churches of Sandoval in union services for Thanksgiving and Easter as well as working with them in raising and distributing assistance to travelers in need. If, indeed, the Almighty was testing the faith of Sandoval's early Catholics, as He did Job, He did not seem to find them lacking, for they perservered and overcame, and for more than a century, St. Lawrence has given witness to the work of the Lord in that community. * (Footprints Editor's Note: Mary LYONS asked that if this article was ever printed in "Footprints" that the following corrections be made: Rev. HERRUNG was Rev. Charles HELLRUNG; Rev. ORENTSEN was Rev. ARENTSEN; and Rev. SCHUNACHER was Rev. Edmond SCHUMACHER. Mary added that the latter "married my husband and me."

Sorry, I don't have any information on the surname BIDDLE. "MARY SORENSEN" <[email protected] To: [email protected] t.att.net> cc: Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do 04/23/01 03:20 PM look-ups Please respond to ILMARION-L Will you please see if you have a Biddle? I am looking for Peter and Caroline Biddle. Thanks. M.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > > BELCHER: > > Elsie POWELL, born 25 Aug 1893; married James M. BELCHER, born 5 Oct 1893. > Two children of this marriage (Grady and Fredrick). If this is a > connection to yours, let me know. > > > > > Sherry > Petersen To: [email protected] > <[email protected] cc: > et> Subject: [ILMARION] willing to do look-ups > > 04/23/01 > 02:46 PM > Please > respond to > ILMARION-L > > > > > > > Also looking for BELCHER, Charles McLean ADAMS family... > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected]

Jody, Looking for information on Moses Wainscott his wives, Sarah Cole, Lucy Morris and Anna Woley. Moses also had a brother John William Wainscott who married a Jennie Bland. Moses and John William were my great great grandfathers. Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you. l Vivian Frye [email protected]

Sorry, I don't have any information on the individuals listed below. Sherry Petersen To: [email protected] <[email protected] cc: et> Subject: Re: [ILMARION] lookup requests - please read! 04/23/01 03:03 PM Please respond to ILMARION-L I am looking for a Lucy Morris-what do you have? > From: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:48:08 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] lookup requests - please read! > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:48:14 -0700 > > Jody, > > Looking for information on Moses Wainscott his wives, Sarah Cole, Lucy Morris > and Anna Woley. > > Moses also had a brother John William Wainscott who married a Jennie Bland. > > Moses and John William were my great great grandfathers. > > Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you. l > > Vivian Frye > [email protected] > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest > mode, send to [email protected] > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected]