More on memberships. I just sent in my renewal. The society doesn't mail renewals. In one issue of Footprints a year every member receives a colored card that you send in with your yearly dues. Sometimes the issues do fall behind, but I've always received every one of my copies. I do a Single Membership and it is $15.00 per year. Well worth it. Hey, Jenny, everything ok? We had another baby! More on that to you another time privately. Michelle Clark On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:45:53 -0400 "Jenny Rice" <er_fan252@hotmail.com> writes: > My membership ran out over a year ago, and I never received a > renewal, > either. I THINK I got all the Footprints I was entitled to, but, I > don't > really know. > > JoAnn, someone has probably answered this by now as I'm SO LATE in > reading > my messages here, but, here is an address for them in case you don't > have > it, and you can write them about a renewal.... > > Marion County Genealogical and Historical Society > Box 342 > Salem, IL 62881 > > Jenny > > > >From: "Jo Ann Gile" <jagile@casstel.net> > >Reply-To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com > >To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [ILMARION] Re: Footprints > >Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:29:46 -0500 > > > >I have not received a copy of "Footprints" for sometime I just now > realized > >this fact. > > > >What has happened to the group who writes this wonderful genealogy > report? > > > >I don't ever remember receiving a bill. > > > > > >Jo Ann Fairbanks Gile > >jagile@casstel.net > >Genealogy Web-Site www.casstel.net/~jagile/ > >God Bless America and Israel > > > > > > > > > >==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send > to > >ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in > the > >digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send > to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in > the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > >
My membership ran out over a year ago, and I never received a renewal, either. I THINK I got all the Footprints I was entitled to, but, I don't really know. JoAnn, someone has probably answered this by now as I'm SO LATE in reading my messages here, but, here is an address for them in case you don't have it, and you can write them about a renewal.... Marion County Genealogical and Historical Society Box 342 Salem, IL 62881 Jenny >From: "Jo Ann Gile" <jagile@casstel.net> >Reply-To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com >To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILMARION] Re: Footprints >Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:29:46 -0500 > >I have not received a copy of "Footprints" for sometime I just now realized >this fact. > >What has happened to the group who writes this wonderful genealogy report? > >I don't ever remember receiving a bill. > > >Jo Ann Fairbanks Gile >jagile@casstel.net >Genealogy Web-Site www.casstel.net/~jagile/ >God Bless America and Israel > > > > >==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to >ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the >digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
I always try those things before I post, just to be sure. I had no problem. In fact I found two new pieces of information. It is possible, since the Eastman newsletter came out today, that the site is temporary overwhelmed. Wait until tomorrow and see what happens. Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al
ok will do. I imagine that is the problem because I had the death daates and everything and they said they had no record. I will just keep trying Thanks Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <LoganCty@mindspring.com> To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 4:22 PM Subject: RE: [ILMARION] New SSDI > I always try those things before I post, just to be sure. I had no problem. > In fact I found two new pieces of information. It is possible, since the > Eastman newsletter came out today, that the site is temporary overwhelmed. > Wait until tomorrow and see what happens. > > Cheryl Rothwell > logancty@mindspring.com > Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb > www.rootsweb.com/~illogan > Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb > Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > >
Cheryl I don't know waht i am doing wrong but I tried 3 different names and it showed no results and I had all the info for them Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <LoganCty@mindspring.com> To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 12:52 PM Subject: [ILMARION] New SSDI > The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is > copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the > permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at > http://www.RootsForum.com. > > New SSDI Search Engine > > Another free Social Security Death Index online database has been announced. > This might appear to be "ho-hum news" as there are already several such > databases available. However, a closer examination shows that this one is > different. > > Family Tree Legends is a genealogy program for Windows that I reviewed in > the November 11, 2002 edition of this newsletter. You can read that article > at: http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0245.htm. Cliff Shaw, one of the > developers of Family Tree legends, has now announced the newest and most > powerful SSDI search engine yet. It has all the features of every other SSDI > search engine, plus 4 entirely unique ones: > > Name Prefix Search - Enter from 3 to 5 characters for the last name and > select the Prefix option... it will search on that last name prefix. > Year Range Searches - For both the Death Year and Birth Year, you can select > to search a range of years instead of the year needing to be exactly right. > Age at Death Search - You can enter the age at which the person died. This > is really effective if you don't have any idea what year they were born or > died but you do know their age at death. > You can click on the places that are returned in the results and get > latitude and longitude, region information, aerial photos, maps, and more. > > I tried the new database and can confirm that it works well. I really liked > the feature that will automatically generate a letter to the Social Security > Administration asking for a copy of the deceased person's Form SS-5, an > application for a Social Security number. You can directly print the letter, > stuff it into an envelope, along with a check, and mail it to the address > indicated. In a few weeks you will receive the copy of the original SS-5. > > The Family Tree Legends Social Security Death Index will also automatically > search the millions of records on GenCircles, looking for any records of the > same individual. > > Cliff also states, "I want it to be known that this SSDI search engine will > ALWAYS be free." That is an important statement in this day and age of > formerly-free services disappearing into for-pay sites. > > You can access the free Family Tree Legends Social Security Death Index > database at: http://www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > >
The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. New SSDI Search Engine Another free Social Security Death Index online database has been announced. This might appear to be "ho-hum news" as there are already several such databases available. However, a closer examination shows that this one is different. Family Tree Legends is a genealogy program for Windows that I reviewed in the November 11, 2002 edition of this newsletter. You can read that article at: http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0245.htm. Cliff Shaw, one of the developers of Family Tree legends, has now announced the newest and most powerful SSDI search engine yet. It has all the features of every other SSDI search engine, plus 4 entirely unique ones: Name Prefix Search - Enter from 3 to 5 characters for the last name and select the Prefix option... it will search on that last name prefix. Year Range Searches - For both the Death Year and Birth Year, you can select to search a range of years instead of the year needing to be exactly right. Age at Death Search - You can enter the age at which the person died. This is really effective if you don't have any idea what year they were born or died but you do know their age at death. You can click on the places that are returned in the results and get latitude and longitude, region information, aerial photos, maps, and more. I tried the new database and can confirm that it works well. I really liked the feature that will automatically generate a letter to the Social Security Administration asking for a copy of the deceased person's Form SS-5, an application for a Social Security number. You can directly print the letter, stuff it into an envelope, along with a check, and mail it to the address indicated. In a few weeks you will receive the copy of the original SS-5. The Family Tree Legends Social Security Death Index will also automatically search the millions of records on GenCircles, looking for any records of the same individual. Cliff also states, "I want it to be known that this SSDI search engine will ALWAYS be free." That is an important statement in this day and age of formerly-free services disappearing into for-pay sites. You can access the free Family Tree Legends Social Security Death Index database at: http://www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi
David Just a note to tell you how much I am enjoying the Civil War letters and to ask if you have posted any past August 12th? I haven't eceived a thing from the Marion County Mailing list in almost a week well since you posted those last six ending in august 12, I haven't received a thing and dont' know how to get into the home page to read all that is going on so thought I would email you personally and see if you ahd posted any. Anyway thanks for printing them out and sharing. Sandy Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Thomson" <dave@volantis.org> To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 9:10 PM Subject: RE: [ILMARION] civil war letters > Hi Donna, > > Marion Brimberry emailed me this great web page. It is a roster of the 7th > Calvary to whom William A. Smith belonged. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/cav007-f.htm > > I'll resume the letters during the coming week. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Donna Davis [mailto:desk79@citlink.net] > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:24 AM > > To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] civil war letters > > > > > > Does anyone know more about the John Foster that William was > > writing to? I > > have a great great great grandfather by that name who moved from > > the Marion > > Co. area to Mo by 1860, but his daughter married my great great > > grandfather > > from Marion Co. in Jerseyville. My John Foster was married to a Mary and > > had a daughter Mary. There are (or were) pictures of Civil War soldiers > > named Foster from Marion Co. at www.ancientfaces.com. Donna > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "gengar" <gengar@centurytel.net> > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] civil war letters > > > > > > > I THINK William A. Smith may have been in Co. F, 7th Cavalry. > > 1860 census > > > shows them in Fosterburg Twp., Marion Co. IL. Mary Foster > > Smith Farmer is > > > buried in Patoka Cemetery, Patoka Twp., Marion Co. IL. > > > > > > Dot > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <Buffalo234@aol.com> > > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:07 PM > > > Subject: [ILMARION] civil war letters > > > > > > > > > > Just a note to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to "David Thomson" > > > > <dave@volantis.org> for sharing the Civil War Letters belonging to > > Marion > > > Brimberry, > > > > and written by William A. SMITH in 1862. I just wish we knew > > more about > > > Mr. > > > > Smith. Do we have an idea of his regiment or township he was > > from? Any > > > little > > > > thing? The letters are a treasure and it is so kind of Mr. > > Thomson to > > > share > > > > them! > > > > > > > > Sincerely > > > > > > > > Carolyn > > > > Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma! > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the > > > digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the > > digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in > > the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > >
*** This is a continuing presentation of Civil War letters written by William A. Smith. The letters are made available through Marion Brimberry. I have attempted to type the letters as true to the grammar and spelling as presented to me. David Thomson *** Decatur, Alabama Tuesday morn. August 12, 1862 My Dear Wife:- What was your expectations and hopes of the future, eleven years ago today? Do you remember that today is the anniversary of our wedding? Eleven year ago today at 5 oclock P.M. we was married. What a life of happiness we had pictured in our imaginations then, how little did we then expect that there would now be war in our then happy country? Then how little did we expect that I would be engaged in the war? How little did you think that you would be left with a family of five children or one, two or three years while I was alive? You did not then think that you would be virtually a widow while I was alive; yet such is really the case. It is true I can assist you with my advice and counsel, but as to seeing me, it is almost impossible unless you come to see me. I now believe however that when the troops now called for, gets into the field, the war will be brought to a speedy close. Yet it may possibly be prolonged for one, two, three or more years. I was surprised the day before yesterday when John Bell came to the door of my tent, and I was more surprised when I saw that Albert was with him. They was examined yesterday morning by the post surgeon and in the evening they was sworn into the service of Captain McDonald. Quartermaster Fredrick told me he would pay you a visit within five or six weeks. I sent the carpet sack to you with a cartridge box of some of the different kinds of cartridges, some weaving quills, my old mittens, 1 pair of bullet molds picked up close to Corinth. They are of no particular value but you will take care of them as momentoes. I did not expect to see John M. Hamilton looking so well. I wish William Arnold was well and with us, but I fear it will be some time before he gets here. I am glad that you sent me the two dollars worth of paper and postpaid envelopes. I received your letter of the 24th to 29th and the one of the 4th by John Bell. Also the four papers, thank you. Good bye. William A. Smith
*** This is a continuing presentation of Civil War letters written by William A. Smith. The letters are made available through Marion Brimberry. I have attempted to type the letters as true to the grammar and spelling as presented to me. David Thomson *** Decatur, Alabama Saturday, August 9th, 1862 My Dear Wife:- I wrote a note to you last Saturday and did intend to write to you about the middle of the week, but circumstances have prevented me until now. On last Sunday I went to our headquarters at Courtland but the bridge was not quite finished that the cars had to return here late in the evening. I saw Felix W. Arnold still in the guard house. They have not yet heard his sentence. The workmen finished the bridge and came down here with us. While at headquarters the mail came in bringing me two Commercials, thank you. I also received the Salem Advocate dated 24th. Monday morning I again took the cars for Town Creek and landed there at noon. There is three companies of the 10th Michigan infantry there and Company B and half of Company M of our Regiment. They are guarding a bridge that is about 300 feet long and having rather a warm time of it. I stayed there till Wednesday morning when I started back but about ten miles from here we found two small bridges burned and the cars had to turn back. There was about two hundred convalescent soldiers on the cars who had been on sick furloughs and in hospitals. They all got off and camped close there to get teams from the farmers to bring them here so that they could go on to Huntsville. Your humble servant brought six dozen newspapers from the agent on the cars and footed it through, selling some papers to the soldiers at the two camps on the road. Got to camp about 9 at night. Six others was sent along late in the evening to repair the telegraph and had not gone far till passing through a deep cut, they was fired upon from both banks by about forty rebels, two was wounded and two others taken prisoners by the rebels. The next morning we heard firing and soon the report came that the convalescents had been attacked. We soon started for the scene of action, but before we could get there they had gone, taking about 75 prisoners. We had two men killed and two wounded. The rebels had one killed but we dont know whether there was any of them wounded or not. Our men had but twenty guns and there was about three hundred of the rebels. We followed them about seven miles but they got into the mountains and we gave up the pursuit. I think they will be paroled pretty soon as the Ohio troops that was captured at Courtland a couple of weeks ago was paroled in two or three days. If I had waited till morning for company instead of coming through alone, I would now perhaps be deprived of the privilege of addressing you. I had my carbine and cartridge box and I expect I should have shot at some of them and of course they would have returned the compliment and now I might have been wounded or a prisoner or worse. There now, I have blotted my letter and I am too lazy to rewrite it. Since writing the above the prisoners have returned. There was 125 of them. They say that there was about eight hundred of the rebels. They took them to the mountains and paroled them. They will be set to work in hospitals, etc till they are exchanged. Yesterday I received the Salem Advocate of July 31st. I think that todays mail will bring me a letter from John Bell and one or two from you. From Town Creek I sent you Harpers Weekly newspaper. Yesterday we patrolled the road from here to Fox Creek, twelve miles. We saw none of the rebels. At that place we have one Company of the 51st, Illinois and half of Company M . From there we took wagons and went to the house of a Mr. Mosley and took several loads of corn, some hay, two barrels of molasses, two or three barrels of salt, a lot of planks, one keg of nails and a lot of other property. Mosely is a Union man but the secesh took away a lot of mules and some Negroes the day before and Mosely requested our troops to go and take everything that they could make use of. He is rich and will lose a great deal, but what is taken by our troops, he will get pay for; he has a great many slaves, some of them nearly entirely white, one woman in particular was white with nearly smooth hair. I expect that the secesh will burn his house. They burned his cotton gin about the time we came here. He will stay here in town till there is some chance of staying at home in peace. The boys think that John M. Hamilton will be here in one or two days. If he is coming I think he will bring me a big letter from you and a lot of postage stamps. I wish there would be enough of the boys from our neighborhood turnout to fill up our Company full. It lacks but six of being entirely full. If any on them comes, they can get horses here as cheap as they will want them. We captured two yesterday. They had their riders shot off them. Asa W. McDonald yesterday received his commission as Captain of our Company. Sergeant Breeze received a commission as second Lieutenant in place of Lieut. Shoup, resigned. The health of the Company is very good. My health is good, but my feet are blistered from my walk on the railroad and my legs are very sore. The soreness will soon go out of them however. I hope that you are enjoying good health and that you may all continue to enjoy good health as long as I remain in the army. I will write to you as soon as I can, giving you a description of the country through here, but I am really getting as nervous that I can hardly write so that it can be read by any one. I will now bid you good bye. William A. Smith
*** This is a continuing presentation of Civil War letters written by William A. Smith. The letters are made available through Marion Brimberry. I have attempted to type the letters as true to the grammar and spelling as presented to me. David Thomson *** Decatur, Alabama Saturday evening, August 2, 1862 My Dear Wife:- Having wrote to you night before last I will only drop you a line now as I do every chance I have. I know you would like to get a note from me every day if possible. I will go back towards Tuscumbia to Town Creek tomorrow. It is about forty or fifty miles. I did intend to go today but the cars did not go. The Company has gone down that way twelve miles to patrol the road. We had an alarm yesterday evening. The second we have had since we have been in the service. Company H went out on a scout toward the mountains and was attacked by the guerillas in a strong force. Captain Webster sent us word and skirmished with them and retreated till within two and a half miles from town, the rebels stopped. We was soon out and after them, but they retreated and we did not get to fire on them. We followed them about five miles and returned at sundown. We will certainly have a fight or a foot race soon. We know that there is both citizens and soldiers close here that will pour it into us at every chance. The bridges they have burned will be repaired today so that the cars will run clear through to Corinth. I will expect a letter from John Bell by next mail. I will in a few days write to you again, for I think the next mail will bring me a letter from you. I have not heard from your uncle Montgomery since we left Jacinto. I went to see Albert Jackson just the evening before we started. He told me he thought if I had been with him when he got off the cars, you would have gone into fits. I wish you would tell me how you felt when you saw him get off the cars. With the promise to write again soon, I bid you good bye. William A. Smith
*** This is a continuing presentation of Civil War letters written by William A. Smith. The letters are made available through Marion Brimberry. I have attempted to type the letters as true to the grammar and spelling as presented to me. David Thomson *** Decatur, Alabama Thursday night July 31st My Dear Wife:- Yours of the 22nd has just been received. We have had no mail since about the 20th till this evening, but todays mail brought me no papers. I wrote to uncle Mordica T. Ballance yesterday and enclosed a note to you but you will receive this about as soon as you get that. I have no news to write to you tonight. I went on a scout yesterday about twelve miles south, which took us up into the mountains a little. We found no secesh soldiers but bound some women that were very bitter to us. We took dinner with one that has two sons and one son-in-law in the Southern army. She was very bitter towards us but we ordered dinner and horse feed for about thirty and the negroes turned in and fixed it up quite soon. Here the rebels had burned quite a lot of cotton a few days ago. Another part of our Company, about thirty, took dinner with her daughter whose husband is in the Southern army. This country has plenty of corn and cattle and there is no danger of our suffering for something to eat as long as that lasts, besides there is plenty of green corn, apples, peaches, watermelons, etc., all ripe and good. We have been toasting ears, and ripe peaches for some time but I always forget to tell you about it. You ask why I did not send Jacks and Clays money? I did not know that I could go to Corinth till about half an hour before I started, then they all went to fixing up their money and Charlie lee took the packages for me and fixed out the amounts on a list for me till I got ready to start. Then I never looked to see who had sent and did not know but that they had sent till Clays money was stolen. I think they have sent their money by someone else. I hope it is home now. Our Regiment is divided. Company L at a creek about 10 miles west of Tuscumbia, half of Company M at a creek about six miles east of Tuscumbia, the other half of it about twelve miles west of here at a trestle work. Company B at a little town on the road, I have forgotten its name. Six companies at Courtland and three companies here. There is some infantry all along the road at each place. I think you are sleepy, so good night. William A. Smith
*** This is a continuing presentation of Civil War letters written by William A. Smith. The letters are made available through Marion Brimberry. I have attempted to type the letters as true to the grammar and spelling as presented to me. David Thomson *** Decatur, Alabama July 29, 1862 My Dear Wife:- I will only say that I am quite well but very tired, with a prospect of hard work tomorrow. We have been on the road eight days but marched quite slow. I will not now give you any of the particulars of the march, but may do so in my next letter to you. I wrote to you from Tuscumbia and hope to hear from you in a day or two. I will expect to hear from John Foster by next mail. If I had word from him now, I had the chance today of buying a horse and rig for $40.00. I hope to hear from him soon. I could still buy that horse. It is a horse that belonged to a man that died at Hamburg, Tennessee. We have one recruit that we will swear in tomorrow of the next day. When I make out this months reports, I will send you one so that you may see how our Company stands, or is such a thing interesting to you? William A. Smith Decatur, Alabama Thursday night July 31st
*** This is a continuing presentation of Civil War letters written by William A. Smith. The letters are made available through Marion Brimberry. I have attempted to type the letters as true to the grammar and spelling as presented to me. David Thomson *** Tuscumbia, Alabama Friday night, July 25th, 1862 My Dear Wife:- Yours of the 7th and 16th inst was duly received, but I did not then answer it. I sent you two illustrated newspapers with a note enclosed informing you that we was then under marching orders, but we did not then know where we was going. I then wrote to John Bell that we was coming here. We started Tuesday morning and have been o the road four days, but have not moved very steady. I think we have averaged about fifteen miles a day. We will start tomorrow morning to Decatur. You will see by examining the map that I sent you, that Decatur is on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad about the middle of the state from east to west. We will be likely to stay there some time for I think it will be out duty to guard the railroad, but we may have some work to do for the rebels attacked our men between here and there this morning. There will be three Companies of our Regiment go there and the other companies will be stationed at other places along the road. I am glad that Billy and John Bell have concluded to join the army. I wish that John was here now, he could work all night if he wanted to, shoeing horses at a big price. This country is rocky and a great many horses are barefooted. I have not received the letter you sent to Salem by your uncle Daniel. I hope it may come in the next mail. We have had no mail since last Sunday, but will get one tomorrow and I think I will get some letters and papers. Tomorrows mail ought to bring me word from John Foster concerning the $100.00 that I sent him. We have heard from _____ that we sent to Vandalia, the letters came by hand. John did certainly write as soon as he received it. There was $2.50 due on the Salem College the 4th of this month and there will be $2.50 due on it the 4th of next July, making $5.00 but I thought you might as well settle the whole account at once, then it would be done and save trouble at some other time. I had intended to write Barthollett Lee a letter but since he has gone to Kentucky, I do not know where to write to. Then if I should write to him he might move before a letter would get there. Taps is sounded. Lights must be put out for it is nine oclock P.M. Hoping that you are well and asleep, enjoying pleasant dreams, I bid you good night and retire to my virtuous blankets. William A. Smith
I don't know how many folks this affects but here's the information thanks to Dorothy Falk: > > The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild has moved, > > and our 3 million plus visitors need to know where we have gone. > > > > We currently have nearly 6,000 passenger lists transcribed and still > > have totally free access to our data. If you wish to visit us, again > > or for the first time, please do so at: > > > > http://immigrantships.org > > > > Be sure to also stop by the ISTG Compass - a source for many links > > to help > > you in your research: > > > > http://immigrantships.org/newcompass/pcindex.html > > > > It will take google another month to catch up with us, so if you are > > so inclined, please spread the word! Thanks! > > > > Sincerely, > > Don Schmalbeck (also at: ShipLists@aol.com) > > Archives Research Coordinator > > Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://immigrantships.org > >
In a message dated 06/15/2003 11:01:52 AM, ILMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I attempted to find what company William Smith might have been in and was not surprised to find there was a soldier by that name in nearly every Illinois company. So I decided to try a more uncommon name, Major Applington and here is what I found. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Gwen >> I tried it and found Zenas Applington in 7th Regt, Illinois Cavalry, along with TWO William SMITHs in the 7th Regt. Carolyn Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma!
Hi Donna, Marion Brimberry emailed me this great web page. It is a roster of the 7th Calvary to whom William A. Smith belonged. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/cav007-f.htm I'll resume the letters during the coming week. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Donna Davis [mailto:desk79@citlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:24 AM > To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] civil war letters > > > Does anyone know more about the John Foster that William was > writing to? I > have a great great great grandfather by that name who moved from > the Marion > Co. area to Mo by 1860, but his daughter married my great great > grandfather > from Marion Co. in Jerseyville. My John Foster was married to a Mary and > had a daughter Mary. There are (or were) pictures of Civil War soldiers > named Foster from Marion Co. at www.ancientfaces.com. Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gengar" <gengar@centurytel.net> > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:17 PM > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] civil war letters > > > > I THINK William A. Smith may have been in Co. F, 7th Cavalry. > 1860 census > > shows them in Fosterburg Twp., Marion Co. IL. Mary Foster > Smith Farmer is > > buried in Patoka Cemetery, Patoka Twp., Marion Co. IL. > > > > Dot > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Buffalo234@aol.com> > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:07 PM > > Subject: [ILMARION] civil war letters > > > > > > > Just a note to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to "David Thomson" > > > <dave@volantis.org> for sharing the Civil War Letters belonging to > Marion > > Brimberry, > > > and written by William A. SMITH in 1862. I just wish we knew > more about > > Mr. > > > Smith. Do we have an idea of his regiment or township he was > from? Any > > little > > > thing? The letters are a treasure and it is so kind of Mr. > Thomson to > > share > > > them! > > > > > > Sincerely > > > > > > Carolyn > > > Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma! > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the > > digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in > the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com
I discovered that the url that I sent for the record of Major Applington (Civil War Letters) takes you to the blank query page. Type his surname, Union, Illinois as state. Leave other spaces blank. Sorry for the goof. Gwen
Dot, thank you so very much. I have never used the archives and had indeed forgotten about them. What would we do without you wonderful list members. Gwen > As far as I know all rootsweb mailing lists archive their messages. Here is > the address for Marion Co. IL. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/marion.html > > At the bottom of that page you can use "search" or "browse" to find anything > you may feel you missed. The Civil War letters are there already. > > Dot > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com >
I attempted to find what company William Smith might have been in and was not surprised to find there was a soldier by that name in nearly every Illinois company. So I decided to try a more uncommon name, Major Applington and here is what I found. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Gwen
I missed some of the letters due to a problem with my email address and am hoping some one will be kind enough to supply the ones I do not have. I have those for Mar 17, 18, 24, 30; Apr 12, 18, 27, 30; May 4, 5, 10, 20, 27, 30; Jun 4, 9, 11, 23, 30. There was also one letter that did not copy in its entirety to my word program. It contains the following: " The suspenders that you sent me I have never used. My blanket I sent home with my overcoat and a good bedtick. You saidnothing about receiving them. I also sent the white blanket that I broughtfrom home, did you get it? You want to know how I was my clothes. I do it with soap, water and a little elbow grease. How would you like to see me over the washtub? I forgot to send my mittens and a few little things that I had intended to send to you. You say that Barthollett Lee thinks the war cannot last long. I am of the same opinion. I do not see how they are to protract the war much longer, yet they may possibly hold out a great " Gwen in Texas .