Nancy I was in a hurry today when I was at the Genealogy place but did go through a real okd book called Kinmundy. Saw several articles about Wetters saloon and a fire at Brenners lumberyard but was in a hurry and didn't get to get muchalthough I did copy several pages from this book. Will go back as soon as hubby gets his cornea transplantt and plan to spend several days a week there to gather all the info I am looking for. will see what I can find ffor you in Springfield also Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Scott" <teddysrn@msn.com> To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > Hi Sandy, > Thanks for checking. No I do not have birth certificates for either. C.C.'s > office sent me a copy of a one line register that listed DOB, Parent's name > and country of orgin. Would love to find actual certificates. Also, while > you are in Springfield could you see if they have ANYTHING on great > grandfather John Michael Brenner or his dad, George L. I know they came > from Bavaria, probably late 1850's or early 1860's. First record of land > purchase I found was by George in 1867 in Kinmundy. So far the earliest > census they were on was there in 1870. Both died in 1895. I am having a > terrible time trying to find out exactly when they emigrated, "their boat", > where they landed, and naturalization records. Since JM was only 24 in > 1870, I think he might have automatically become a citizen if George > applied. I recently found a George L with correct widow's name in the Civil > War Pension Records (Union). Am going to write off for copies and see if > it's him. He might have joined Union Army when he arrived and he & family > would have automatically have become immediate citizens. He was born in > 1820, so would have been only 41 when war began. Can you see what kind of > guidance/help they can give on checking out naturalization? 1870 census > says George was a US citizen. > Thanks again, and I'll gladly reimburse you for any expense. > Have you ever done any research for your family on Dolores Mobley's website? > www.ford-mobley.com. She has roots in Marion Co. and her website has a > wealth of genealogy information in that area. Check out her "gleanings" > from the old newspapers, they are wonderful and I found a number of > "snippets" of info of a number of my family members. You can search > "gleanings" by name. She's put a huge amount of time and effort into it. > All our Marion Co. fellow researchers should check it out. Hope everyone > will see this. > Nancy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandy Bollhorst" <sandy@usafast.us> > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 11:23 PM > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > > > > Nancy > > I went to Salem today and all they have aat the county Clerks office is > the > > register where they applied and all it gives is who married them. I am > > going to go to Springfield to get some documents for myself and will see > if > > they have them there. Also do you already have their birth and death > > certificates. > > Sandy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nancy Scott" <teddysrn@msn.com> > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 11:10 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > > > > > > > Cathy, > > > I checked my book 2 (Kinmundy, Meachum, Alma & Omega Cemeteries. There > is > > a > > > Thomas C., but no M.L. Don't think it is the right one--b. 8 Dec 1861 > d. > > 18 > > > April 1899 Evergreen Cemetery in Kinmundy. > > > Nancy in Dallas > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Cathy Whitney" <catherine.whitney@verizon.net> > > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 4:12 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > > > > > > > > > > Hi to all you wonderful people that offer to do look ups. I have a > "very > > > big > > > > brick wall" and I would be so very appreciative if someone could > help. > > > > My great grandmother Mary Lourene LANDRUM b.1832 in TN moved to > Fayette > > > > County and later to Marion Co. along with her parents. (possibly Mary > > and > > > > John?) Mary Lourene married Thomas C. WILLIAMS in 1850 and after he > died > > > she > > > > married David HANNA in 1877 in Marion County. I have never been able > to > > > find > > > > any trace of any LANDRUMs in Marion County. Are there any in the > > > cemeteries? > > > > Thank you so much for any help...I've been on this search for 10 > years. > > > > Very Sincerely, > > > > Cathy Whitney > > > > in Fountain Valley, CA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Sandy Bollhorst" <sandy@usafast.us> > > > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:48 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dot > > > > > I too have cemetery books 2 & 3 and would be happy to add my name to > > > your > > > > to > > > > > do look ups but have no idea how to get to the site to add myself. > If > > > you > > > > > would loke help please tell me how to get there LOL. I also live > in > > > > Marion > > > > > County and have walked and recorded most of the cemeteries there > andI > > am > > > > in > > > > > the process of getting them off the recorder and onto paper then > Ican > > do > > > > > research from them also > > > > > Sandy > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "gengar" <gengar@centurytel.net> > > > > > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 3:22 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought a few words about cemetery books for Marion Co. might be > > of > > > > > help. > > > > > > > > > > > > The Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society has published > > four > > > > > > cemetery books. None of them include Centralia. The cost of each > > > book > > > > is > > > > > > $35 plus shipping. Most of them are 300 pages or more and one is > > > > probably > > > > > > over 500 pages. > > > > > > > > > > > > Each book includes a few townships. > > > > > > > > > > > > Book # 1 > > > > > > Patoka > > > > > > Foster > > > > > > Carrigan > > > > > > Tonti > > > > > > > > > > > > Book # 2 > > > > > > Alma > > > > > > Kinmundy > > > > > > Meacham > > > > > > Omega > > > > > > Those two books above cover the upper half of Marion Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > Book # 3 > > > > > > Haines > > > > > > Iuka > > > > > > Romaine > > > > > > Stevenson > > > > > > This book covers the southeastern corner of Marion Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > Book # 4 > > > > > > Odin > > > > > > Raccoon > > > > > > Sandoval > > > > > > EXCLUDING Hillcrest Cemetery > > > > > > > > > > > > That leaves the two most populus townships-----Salem and Centralia > > > > > > unpublished. > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand that it takes a LOT of work to inventory cemeteries, > > type > > > > the > > > > > > data, cross reference for notes, proofread and then have books > > > printed. > > > > > The > > > > > > index of each book has a full name index----every person, > > alphabetical > > > > > > order, not just a surname. All of this is done by volunteers. > Many > > > > > members > > > > > > of the genealogical society, live out of state so that leaves a > few > > > > people > > > > > > who do a lot. > > > > > > > > > > > > I can say that as a volunteer to do lookups, it very rewarding to > > > help > > > > > > people find some long lost relative or conquer a "brick wall". > But > > > when > > > > > > someone asks for ALL of a surname, and it is a common surname---at > > > least > > > > > in > > > > > > Marion Co., it can be a bit overwhelming. It is helpful if > requests > > > are > > > > > > made for specific people. That way more people can be helped > > without > > > > > > spending hours for one lookup and maybe the names sent include > only > > a > > > > few > > > > > > that they really know anything about at all. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for letting me have my say. > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > > > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send > to > > > > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. 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