Good Afternoon Listers, New surnames are posted. Visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmassac/massacsur.htm Thank you. Bill Oliver Site Manager -=-

Good Morning Listers, New surnames are posted. Visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmassac/massacsur.htm Thank you. Bill Oliver Site Manager

Wow!!! this is the most action I have seen on this in some time!!!! my family surnames are as follows.... Powell, Davis, Whitlock, Baccus, Laird, Richardson, Clarkson, Choate, Cummins, Hightower, Woodis or Woods or Woodes... thank you all Elie!

The only STONER I have record of is Barbara Stoner who married my 2nd great grandfather John Rice Collier in Metropolis. Census and other records show that she was either born in Kentucky or North Carolina. Unfortunately that's all I have. Regards, Mark A. Collier -----Original Message----- From: DeesMOM208@aol.com [mailto:DeesMOM208@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:35 PM To: ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILMASSAC] Most Wanted Where are your Stoner's from. that is a line of mine that changed from Steiner in the 1700's. From Lancaster Penn. Donna Stoner

My most wanted are Hogue and Dye Adele Leach richard.hogue@verizon.com

I am searching: MURRAY all spellings REDDING all spellings McELYA all spellings GRACE THANK YOU Jane

I am researching: Gates and Faughn in Metropolis, Massac Co. Il. Gail Compton

G'Day Folks, Thank you to those who used "Most Wanted" in place of "Roll Call". I really do appreciate it. In my request, I did not mention that I receive upwards of 100 e-mails per day and the subject line matters. This means I sort by what is in the subject line. I can miss for days on end and sometimes weeks something which you might think very important. Also, due the amount of SPAM and virus attachments that comes with my e-mail addy out there in hundreds of places, I might miss something important by exercising my "delete" finger zealously. This brings me to the main purpose for posting this letter as List Admin. As the Site Manager for the Massac County ILGenWeb Project, I will be maintaining the RootsWeb GenConnect Boards, but also I will be maintaining more traditional query and surname list files. As I add these two files [sets of pages] there are some things you need to know. Anyone's addy which will be posted on these sites will have blank spaces before and after the "@". This will prevent the individual's addy from being harvested by "spiders" [the addy gathering programs used by search engines]. Therefore, in order to contact the folks who are willing to have their addy's "out front" you will have to hand-type [don't you love that term: hand-type"?] the e-mail address for it to work. In other words, they will not be "hot-linked". For this Site Manager to put up queries and surnames, it is necessary to have a Massac county connection, plus a valid full name [first and last] and e-mail address. People, as a general rule, will not respond to "handles", nicknames, and cryptics. While I have your attention, let me announce that notices and warnings about virus attach and attachments is OFF topic, with near zero tolerance. My experience on other lists is that this topic stimulates much discussion which detracts from our goals and purposes -- which is genealogy and heritage. Should you feel that such a notice is necessary, please request that the List Admin put out a notice. If I think it is warranted, I will put out a one time announcement. The list administrator's addy is: <ILMASSAC-ADMIN@rootsweb.com> The Welcome Message which comes with subscribing to the ilmassac list will be revised to reflect these things, but for the moment I'm swamped with creating new pages, answering e-mails for six other county sites, sitting on the Advisory Board for the USGenWeb Project, creating on-line books, and a local county project of old postcards on CD to celebrate Ohio's 200 years anniversary in year 2003. This is not an excuse, but rather an explanation. The Massac County ILGenWeb Project front page has been altered to include active links to surname and query pages. The Query page is only a skeleton because I don't have the query express coding finish. Maybe in a couple of days. This list has been doing great with "Most Wanted" posts. It would be nice if all those surnames could be added to the new surname page. If you are willing to write me [privately] to give me permission to add your name, addy, and surnames to that site page I'd love to do it. Again, you have proven your netiquette and it shows. Thank you. :) Most Sincerely, Bill Oliver List Admin, ILMASSAC-L -=-

Hi, I am researching Durfee, Hill, Lafferty, Robertson, Fricker We have been searching for information on Dr. William F. Durfee who died March 11, 1876 in Metropolis. He lived in Saline, Pope and Massac Counties. He came to Southern Illinois from the Campbell County, KY area with the Andrew Jackson Hill family in the mid 1850's. Carol Lafferty Durfee www.crown.net/~ddurfee/tree.html

I also connect to the Weaver family. Isaacs son Elmer married into my Chambliss line. I would love to know what happened to them. Susan

Surnames I am researching in Massac/Pope Co, IL, are: OWENS, WETHERINGTON, CALDWELL, GOLDEN, CHASTAIN, and others.

My most wanted are the Kelly's of Massac/Pope counties. James W. Kelly & his son, W. Sam Kelly. they were there in the 1890,s till about the 1820's. Missy Rose :) My family tree is full of nuts!!!!

Cathye, Hi, I have never came across a Lucy Angeline Reynolds in my line. Sorry, Brenda

Hi I have Issac Marion Weaver from Massac county IL. I have 2 generations back and two forward. Let me know Donna Stoner

Where are your Stoner's from. that is a line of mine that changed from Steiner in the 1700's. From Lancaster Penn. Donna Stoner

OK Stoner, Weaver, Lentz McDaniel THanks Donna Stoner

I have a John WOOD (WOODS) in my database who married Harriet FLOWERS on Feb. 15, 1866 in Ohio. They had two sons: James W. WOODS b 1867 IL John WOODS b 1870 IL Also, Zephon P. FLOWERS was m to Milly WOODS. Zephon is the father of Harriet. I also have a James WOODS m to Polly BOWLIN Virginia sinical@midwest.net

Thank you Brenda. Cathye ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Clavin" <MsEmer@webtv.net> To: <ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [ILMASSAC] ROLL CALL > Cathye, > Hi, I have never came across a Lucy Angeline Reynolds in my line. Sorry, > Brenda > >

Kennedy, Crowell, McElya (variety of spellings) Lived in Massac County near Metropolis or what is now Metropolis. Kennedy's arrived approx. 1847. Any help is greatly appreciated. Steve Kennedy

Victoria Rodden married Henry D Wilkins Jan 10, 1886 Metropolis, IL Victoria was 20 (b. Marshall Co. KY) daughter of Elisha Rodden. Henry D Wilkins was 30 (b. Massac Co) son of Michael Wilkins & Emily Johns. Her first marriage and his second.