The Twelve Gifts We Wish for You ... in this special season and all the year through Happiness. Deep down within. Serenity. With each sunrise. Success. In each facet of your life. Family. Beside you. Close and caring friends. Health. Inside you. Love. That never ends. Special memories. Of all the yesterdays. A bright today. With much to be thankful for. A path. That leads to beautiful tomorrows. Dreams. That do their best to come true. Appreciation. Of all the wonderful things about you. By Collin McCarty May God Bless You, At This Holiday Season Wishing You a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year! Don & Judy Foreman Lee Happy 2002

I found several pictures/postcards at an antique store today with Herrington of Brookport, IL written on the back. Some had nothing on the back, but could be the same family as they were all together. This is the information on several of the postcard pictures. to Thos. A. Harrington of Brookport, IL from Willard Harrington to same from Vernie Warren Harrington to same from Jeb Harrington to grandfather from granddaughter- Allie Shew to grandfather from no name to no name from granddaughter- Pansy Shew one from the Veterans Administration (not a picture, just a postcard of info) one with 1016 Market Street (there is a Market St in Metropolis, don't know about Brookport) a horse & carriage with 4 people-no names a house with no information 2 children with no information a street and houses with no names. If anyone is interested in these pictures let me know and I can give you directions to the Antique Store. SYL Norma Jean dowhat@hcis.net "The only Rose without a thorn is Friendship"

METROPOLIS, Ill.--James R. "Shadow" Compton, 85, of Metropolis died Monday morning, December 3, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna. Arrangements were incomplete at Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis. Visitation will be 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday night with the funeral on Thursday at 11:00 A.M. James Richard "Shadow" Compton, [son of Orlan Richard "Josh" Compton & Annie Elvira Leeper; grandson of Thomas Trovillion "Bap" Compton & Harriett Rebecca Chaffin; great-grandson of John "Bally" Compton & Lucinda Carr Trovillion] was born 09 April 1916 in Metropolis, Massac Co IL [Easter Sunday], and died 03 December 2001 in Anna, Union Co IL. He married Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Cagle 15 December 1940 in Charleston, MO, daughter of Guy Cagle and Mozelle Laughlin. She was born 13 December 1922 in Metropolis, Massac Co IL. Children of James Compton and Alice Cagle are: David Allen, Sharon Ann Glass, Rachel Ann Williams, James Alan. My deepest sympathy to his whole family. Judy Foreman Lee

Where can I purchase a copy of the Massac Co 1880 census? Judy Foreman Lee UdyDee43@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/il/leefoss/">Lee and Foss, Southeastern Illinois Genealogy Publishers</A>

Well folks, it's another cool, crisp autumn day in southern Indiana. I'd like some help with this family, they were in southern Pope, then over into Massac County [1920 census]. After that who knows. Caleb Otto Jennings [son of Elijah Jennings & Mary Jane Soward] born 1873, died ?, married Mary Ella Bonnell in 1893. She was the dau. of Oscar Bonnell & Elizabeth Flannery. Mary Ella was alive in April 1948 and living in Caseyville, IL when her brother died. Known children were: Paul Wayne d. 1939; Ruth m. Oscar Ablert in 1912; Sophia m. Dallas Abbott in 1918; Willis; Edgar Lee; Heskil Elas; & Leon. I'd appreciate any help with this family and I'd like to get in touch with anyone related to them. Thanks, Judy Judy Foreman Lee UdyDee43@aol.com

Does anyone know the founder, history, or which Roberts' family this is? I saw a photo of its employees in the Pictorial History of Massac County, Volume II and wondered if it could be tied to my John Roberts. The photo also included a Taylor WOODWARD. My John Roberts was born abt 1808, died Feb 1890, was married to Lucinda ADAMS. Their daughter Mary Ann (Mollie) Roberts was born 1842 Pope County, and married (1) Benjamin F. WOODWARD and (2) Daniel RISINGER PRYOR, the Baptist Preacher. John Roberts' other daughter, Lucinda Roberts, married Pryor's brother, Francis (Frank) Marion English Pryor, who was killed in the Battle of Atlanta, Civil War. And I believe, a third daughter, Vernetta (Nettie) Roberts LAWRENCE, married another brother, Thomas Lewis PRYOR. All the John Roberts' are giving me much confusion. Can anyone help? Thanks much Barb Diehl P.O. Box 510092 St. Louis MO 63151-0092 bdiehl@bsda-transit.org

Trying to find a obit and cemetery for Emery Eugene Schoon who died in Marion , ILL veterians Hospital on Dec 15, 1994 , Was told possible he was burried in Joppa , ILL . I would like to get a obit for him or find out where to get it from . Also find out what cemetery he is in and maybe the address of the cemetey if possible , Thanks Sharon

It's official......read all about it: http://hatch.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=178829

Looking for any information or descendants of the Hurley family in the area during the 1700's or 1800's. Any information is most welcome. Thank you Robin Holt Mccracken county KY

Listmembers, My GGGrandparents were Married in Massac Co., IL. in 1845. Does anyone have a Marriage book that would name witness's or information on there parents or there places of birth? The couple was living in Paducah, KY. by 1850. The surnames were misspelled. Delila Vonn was Delila Vaughan/Vaughn and William Night was Willam Knight. Can I order a copy through Massac County?? Thank You Sandy

Other Surnames: GIBBS, JEFFORDS, RISINGER, ROBERTS, The following is extracted from Probate File # 1864-P-022, Massac Co. on my ancestor. Daniel R. (RISINGER) Pryor notified the Probate Court that Daniel F. Pryor of Massac Co. had died 28 December 1863, that his estate was probably worth $350, no widow survived him, and the heirs were his children Mary S. Pryor, Anson G. (GIBBS) Pryor, Robert M. (Morgan) Pryor, John M. (Morgan) Pryor, Thomas L. (Lewis) Pryor, Francis M.E. (Marion English) Pryor, Daniel R. (RISINGER) Pryor, Samuel Pryor and Martha BARNETT. The Administrator's Bond for $700 was issued to Daniel R. Pryor and John ROBERTS of Massac Co. The list of personal property sold included hogs, corn, molasses, plows, furniture, a grindstone, a kettle and washtub, a pair of glasses, a hymn book, a History of the U.S. book, 5 lots of school books, and many carpenters' tools. The sale brought about $950 and many items were purchased by family members. The Probate File included copies of two notes D. F. Pryor had signed, one to Robert MORRIS for 12 months for $258.90 dated 20 Oct 1859, and one to John F. STEWART for $59.00 dated at New Liberty Sept 8, 1858, due in 20 days. There are 5 receipts signed by A. GIBBS, agent for R. MORRIS, for monies paid by Daniel R. Pryor to Ezra JEFFORDS and GIBBS for debts of the deceased. Receipt signed by K.T. LEEPER, for $1.00 paid by Daniel R. Pryor for crying the sale. Recept signed by J.A. SHEARER for Wm GOOD for $8 for coffin, and a receipt signed by J.A. SHEARER for $6.75 for burial apparrel. The Administrator, his son, got into a little trouble with Probate Court for not accounting promptly on the Estate. He promised to do better, and the Bond was increased to $900.00, signed by Daniel R. Pryor, John ROBERTS, Jr., and Ezra JEFFORDS. All the surnames at the top of this message married into the Pryor family. Daniel Farley Pryor was born in VA in 1799 (probably Amelia County). His father was John A. Pryor and his mother was probably Martha VAUGHN. His father served in Revolutionary War and moved the family to KY about 1790, settling in Louisville. Many of John A. Pryor's children moved to Massac, Pope & Johnson starting about 1813. Probate files are a wonderful source of information not only on the family, but also their possessions tell a story also. If you are related to or have any information on these people, please let me know so we can share. Thanks! Barb Diehl P.O. Box 510092 St. Louis MO 63151-0092 bdiehl@bsda-transit.org

The following items were found in the General Index of Deeds for Massac County involving my ancestor. Grantee: D. R. Pryor, et al (Daniel RISINGER PRYOR) Grantor: P. H. NORRIS Instrument: Mortgage Date: Mar 9, 1892 Consideration: $875.00 Book, Page: M, 105 Description: All the printing presses, job presses, types, lead, slugs, inks, and material of whatever nature or description, rollers, tables, marbles, galleys, stands, racks, and other articles now used in printing the Metropolis Republican, known as the Republican Newspaper and Job Office. ----- Grantee: D. R. Pryor, et al Grantor: P. H. NORRIS Instrument: C. Mortgage Date: May 2, 1895 Consideration: $300.00 Book: N Description: All his undivided interest in the Massc Journal Republican ----- Daniel Risinger Pryor and H.C. Laughlin founded the Metropolis Republican in 1874. In 1876 the paper was consolidated with the Massac Journal. Daniel Risinger Pryor was the son of Daniel FARLEY Pryor and Nancy Louis RISINGER, and was at various times a Baptist minister, an Associate Editor of the Baptist News and a Trustee at Ewing College. He served in the Civil War and was a teacher. He was married to Mary Ann (Mollie) ROBERTS, daughter of John Roberts. His uncle was Joseph Everett PRYOR who served in the War of 1812, was a Regulator in Johnson and Massac counties, and a River Pilot. Daniel Risinger Pryor's grandfather was John A. Pryor who served in the Revolutionary War from Virginia and brought the Pryor family from Virginia to Kentucky about 1790. The Pryors moved to southern Illinois about 1813 and remained in Massac and Pope counties for over 100 years. If you have any connection or information, please let me know. Barb Diehl P.O. Box 510092 St. Louis MO 63151-0092 bdiehl@bsda-transit.org

Hello, I beleive my great Grandmother's parents came to Massac Co. sometime between 1860 and 1870 from McCracken Co., KY. The family story says they drove a wagon pulled by oxen when the river was frozen. there names(I believe) were BOWLAND (BOWLIN) possible Henry and Tilvia. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Their dau. Rebecca married Major FLOWERS at the home of Daniel WOOD, Nov. 9, 1870. The Promulgator states they were both from Massac Co., IL Thank you for your time. Virginia STANTON CUNNINGHAM sinical@midwest.net Researching: FLOWERS, BOWLIN, BOWLAND, STANTON, CUNNINGHAM, SUMMERS, GLENN, HATLEY, WILLIAMS, LAMPLEYS to name a few. All in IL.

Hi all: I'm trying to find members of a previously unexplored branch of my family tree. Most of the individuals below are descendants of John N. MATHEWS/MATTHEWS/MATHIS (b. 1833 AL, d. 1918 IL). All are surnamed MATHEWS/MATTHEWS/MATHIS - Any and all info greatly appreciated. Carl Thomas, b. 1890, Williamson Co., IL Frank Cranston, b. 1907, Edwards Co., IL (d.1983 Dexter, Stoddard Co., MO) Frederick Aud, b. 1915, Jersey Co., IL James R., b 1860, Hardin Co., TN (last known res. - Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR) James Raleigh, b. 1900, Williamson Co. IL (d. 1980, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX) John Monroe, b. 1886, Williamson Co., IL Narvel, b. 1900, IL (Probably Williamson Co.) Newton, b. 1869, Massac Co., IL Paul Edwards, b. ca. 1925, IL (Probably Williamson Co.) Richard M., b. 1873, IL (Probably Williamson Co.) Robert Hardy, b. 1847, Lauderdale Co., AL (family moved to Massac Co.,IL in 1863) William A., b. 1872, IL (Probably Massac Co.) William Ralph, b. 1883, Williamson Co., IL William T., b. 1842, Lauderdale Co., AL (family moved to Massac Co.,IL in 1863)

"How to Begin Genealogy"and" One on One Help" The Illinois State Organization, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, (NSDAR) and the local Fort Massac Chapter will be giving a workshop on how to begin tracing your ancestry and finding the necessary proof of lineage of your family tree. The morning will be a lecture/discussion on materials available to help you in your quest. The afternoon will be a One-on-One help on your individual searches. Anyone interested in learning about your family history and lineage is welcome to attend. Bring all the family history information you have: Bibles, copies of marriage license, death certificates, etc. to the meeting. This workshop is a service of the DAR. Paulie Myers will be in charge & Rose Mary Orr will be attending the meeting. There is no charge to attend. There will be a break for lunch where you may either bring a brown bag and eat in the conference room or go to one of the local restaurants. The meeting will be held in the basement Genealogy room where there are copy machine, computer with internet access, microfilm machine, microfiche machine and books on the local area that may be of help. Metropolis Public Library (Carnegie) 10 am until 4 pm August 31, 2001 SYL Norma Jean dowhat@hcis.net "The only Rose without a thorn is Friendship"

Hello, Just are tring to see if I know how to send Email on this line. Have a good day. Sarah

Does anyone have access to a Mortality schedule or have cemetery books for Massac County? If you do could you check to see if there is a Elizabeth (poss. "Betty") REEVES who would have died after 1854 and before 20 Dec 1857 and two children Sarah J. & Kezzah A. Reeves. Thank you. Barbara Reeves Whittaker Mesa, AZ

I just wanted to update everyone. I upgraded my McAfee program and ran a scan of virus. It has taken about 3 1/2 hours to scan. It found "7" virus' called M32/BadTrans. I have removed them all. After reading all the (a ton of them I might add) email's from everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the virus was not something I downloaded, it was sent attached to a email address from a family member of mine. Once it was on my computer, it hooked it self to every email address I had. It doesn't do anything bad (from my understanding) but just causes a big headache. Just thought I would share what had happened. Angela DiBlasi <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~molewis/">Lewis County MOGenWeb</A> www.rootsweb.com/~molewis/ <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripley/index.html">Ripley County, Indiana GenWeb</A> www.rootsweb.com/~inripley/ <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljasper/">Jasper County, Illinois Genealogy </A> www.rootsweb.com/~iljasper/

First, I want to say I am sorry for sending out a email in one group message, but I wasnt going to type this 30 times. Dear list manager, Please remove me from your list for now. It seems that there is a nasty person going through the mailing list and sending out some kind of virus. I have been getting all kinds of email from strangers telling me to "take a look at this file and give me your advice". It requires you to download it. I have not been doing so. I have been deleting the email instead of downloading. Some how, this person(s) has been able to get a hold of my email list form my computer and has been sending the same emails to my family and friends. Some of them with private emails (from work) that are not searchable on the net. Here is a copy of a note I sent to AOL in this problem (it also shows some of the emails I was sent and so were my family and friends): Hello, I don't know what to do. I am getting email like this from a number of different email address'. To make things worse, this person has , somehow, been able to send the same mail to email address' on my buddy list. How is that possible? Some of the email address' I have on my buddy list are through private organizations (work) and not available to the internet public. But these person's are getting them. How do I fix this problem? Here are a few for you to look at that are being sent to me: Subj: M3 Date: 7/24/2001 1:52:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time From:    rjkpl@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in (rjkpl) To:    adib102684@aol.com File: M3.doc.lnk (279953 bytes) DL Time (34666 bps): < 2 minutes Subj: 1843 Date: 7/24/2001 3:14:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time From:    tblack1@houston.rr.com (black ted) To:    ADib102684@aol.com File: 1843.doc.lnk (273637 bytes) DL Time (34666 bps): < 2 minutes Subj: send list Date: 7/24/2001 9:44:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time From:    jtcreacy@home.com (Tanya Creacy) To:    adib102684@aol.com File: sendlist.doc.pif (195757 bytes) DL Time (34666 bps): < 1 minute Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks (this person jtcreacy is the one I know for a fact that has sent email to my email list from my computer. how did they get my email address? I am the only one that uses my computer and this account. I have not open any mail that requires downloading.) Thank you, Angela DiBlasi I will resubscribe to you in a few weeks.

Tried to find the date for the couple you mentioned. No luck Found these and thought I would share. George W Brazel & Lila Kuykendall November 10, 1842 in Johnson County, IL David Brazel & Susan Beasley Jan 24, 1844 in Marion Co. IL Robert Brazel & Nancy Malcolm Sept 29, 1888 in Marion County IL Marcus L Braziel & Sarah L Lucy Dec 19, 1878 in Knox Co. TN.