ANOTHER MURDERER ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY--The most prominent murder in what may be called later years--having occurred March 16, 1882--was that of Thomas Edmonson, a well-known citizen of Good Hope, who was shot by Edward Gick, the only man ever sentence to death in this county, but who escaped, through the fact that Judge Shope, the presiding judge, did not want to sentence a man to die. To sum up the story of the killing which id still fresh in the minds of many, two men named Gick and Payne, and possibly another, named Davis, had been behaving in a shameless manner in Good Hope the day previous with a notorious woman. Edmonson was a law-abiding citizen and denounced the affair in strong terms, and it is said, threatened to have them arrested. On the night in question, Gick was looking for Edmonson, and boasted that he intended to "slug" him. Gick and Payne claimed they were going toward Dr. Sanders' residence, Gick having charge of his horse, when they met Edmonson, and Gick asked him in a friendly way "what he had it in for him for." At that Edmonson turned, and drawing his knife, said he would show him. Gick then shot three times, inflicting a wound from which Edmonson died in a few minutes. Jule Davis was with the other two, being on the way to his home, and had been on intimate terms with both. Other stories of the affair differed materially. There were two bruises on Edmonson's face which were made by some blunt instrument and could not have been inflicted when he fell, for he dropped into the arms of Mark Clark who had just separated from him. Edmonson called out after he was shot, "Oh, Mark, come quick, arrest that Gick, he has shot me. I'm dying." Mrs. Yeast, who lived nearby, said she heard Edmonson say, just before the shooting, "Don't you give a man a chance to defend himself?" >From these statements it was generally considered that Gick and Payne, and possibly Davis, had intended to slug Edmonson; that they had not intended murder; but the shot took effect, and death ensued. William Prentiss was the Prosecuting Attorney. The verdict of the jury was murder in the first degree and hanging the penalty. The judge did not sentence Gick for a few days thereafter, and the sentence was finally "the penitentiary for life". The murderer served a sentence of some six or seven years, when he wad pardoned, returned to the county and thereafter was a peaceable citizen.

A CIVIL WAR MURDER-- The killing of W. H. Randolph by the Bonds, at Blandinsville, in the fall of 1864, was the most notable murder in the history of the county. The affair took on a sort of political nature and, as partisan feeling was running at the boiling point--the Presidential election being but a few days off and the country in the midst of a great war--for a time it seemed as though a collision with all its fearful attendant bloodshed would break out among our own citizens. It is to their everlasting credit that the level-headed ones on both sides prevailed over the excited feelings of the hotspurs, and only one murder was committed where our citizens were close face to a hundred. Mr. Randolph, who was a leading citizen and, at the time, owner of the Randolph House of Macomb, had been appointed Deputy Provost Marshal to superintend the drafting of soldiers in this county. John Bond, among others, had been drafted. He was opposed to the war and refused to come into the recruiting headquarters, as he should, and Randolph went out to Blandinsville to arrest him, as in those times a man who failed to report after being notified that he wad drafted was the same as a deserter. Bond was a powerful man and recklessly bold. Randolph, though small, knew not the word fear, and went alone to make the arrest. Bond had publicly declared Randolph could not take him and, when that officer placed his hand on his shoulder and told him he was a prisoner, and knowing the officer's determination, Bond drew a pistol and fired it at Randolph and ran. randolph returned the fire and followed after hs man. John met his brother Miles coming to his aid with a gun, and both fired at Randolph, who went a few steps and fell, with four wounds, from which he died some hours afterward. James Bond, a third brother, wa also charged with abetting the killing, but did not fire a shot. The three Bonds, immediately after firing the fatal shots, mounted horses and fled. Although a reward of over 45,000 was offered for their capture, nothing was heard of them for years. Finally Frank E. Fowle, a citizen of Macomb and in detective service, succeeded in locating and capturing Miles Bond at Sonora, Hardin County, KY., in June 1868, where he was going under an assumed name. He was brought to trial the following October term, took change of venue to Schuyler County, where the following May he was tried and acquitted on the following grounds: First, there wa no record of the draft kept; second, the quota was full before John Bond was drafted; therefore, Randolph had no right to arrest John Bond; third, in attempting to arrest, Randolph transcended his duties and John Bond had a right to resist; fourth Miles, the accused, seeing his brother's life in danger, under the law was justified in shooting his antagonist. There was much discussion, pro and con over the justness of the verdict, but it was the end of the law. Two years later, in 1870, Maconb was surprised one morning by a man coming into town with James and John Bond in custody, he having arrested them, as he said, in Missouri. It was the general belief that the two men, having grown tired of being fugitives and seeing that their brother had been cleared, voluntarily surrendered so as to get back and risk acquittal. At any rate, they were two as peaceable prisoners as were ever confined to jail. They not only gave no trouble to J. E. Lane, then the Sheriff, but made themselves useful in doing any chores that he desired them to do, and were ready to assist him in the prevention of any outbreak of any other prisoners who might have attempted it. In 1871 at the September term of court, their trial came off. In addition to the same defense that was made in Miles' case, that individual went upon the stan and swore that he fired the shot that killed Randolph. as he had been acquitted, his testimony greatly strengthened the case of the brothers, John and James, who were also declared "not guilty" by the jury. The only one of the brothers living now is Miles, who resides in the northwest part of the county, a law-abiding citizen, and today probably regrets the awful tragedy as much as anyone. Mrs. Jane Randolph, of this city, "Aunt Jane" as she is familiarly called by all who know her, is the widow of the murdered man, and she, above all others, has been the wronged and stricken on over the death of her husband, whose patriotism and courage was a model, even in those heroic days when men were iron with nerves of steel.

MCFADDEN MURDERERS HANGED IN SCHUYLER COUNTY.-- The second murder in the history of this county, but the first of which we have any authentic particulars, was the murder of JOHN WILSON by the McFaddens. Elias McFadden was one of the earliest settlers near Macomb. His son David, and his son-in-law Wylie, were also near neighbors. From what can be learned of them they were of a quarrelsome disposition, and had considerable trouble with their neighbors. One of their neighbors was John Wilson, a bluff, good-natured man and utterly fearless. Some trouble arose between the McFaddens and Wilson over a piece of timber land, and the latter was warned to look out for them, as they were dangerous. Wilson, however, was fearless and gave no heed to the warnings, not thinking the cause was enough to incite any deed of violence. About the first part of November, 1834, Henton & Robinson, two merchants of this place, secured judgments against Elias McFadden and an execution was procured and placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Nelson Montgomery. The McFaddens lived on the farm just south of the St. Francis Hospital, the house being near the site of the one now located here. On the day in question Wiley was not at home and as it afterward developed he was in Rushville consulting with an attorney to see if they had a right to kill Wilson if they found him on their land. This fact, that he wa away from home, alone saved him from the same fate that the other two McFaddens met. On the road to the McFadden homestead the officer passed the Wilson residence and asked him to take his team and accompany him, as he wanted to haul back the things on which he levied. Wilson, thinking nothing of danger, accompanied him. The two got in the wagon and drove to McFadden's. They met the old man there and the officer informed him of his errand. McFadden made some remark and succeeded in decoying the two men to the north side o the house. As the wagon stopped a shot was fired rom the window of the house. Wilson reeled and, with a gasp, fell toward the Sheriff, who caught him in his arms and tenderly laid him down. He then removed him to the wood house and rushed off for aid. Soon a crowd assembled and, as they approached the house, found the old man McFadden fixing a fence, as unconcerned as though nothing had happened. Wilson was found lying where the officer had left him. He was seen to be mortally wounded, but had received no care whatever from McFadden during the absence of the officer. McFadden was at once placed under arrest and a search of the premises was instituted. An examination of the house showed that a pane of glass had been broken in the north window. Near it stood an empty rifle and on the window sill was a book, both the sill and the book showing plainly recent powder marks. No trace of anyone could be found, but a trail was followed which tracked David to his own house where where he was found coolly working at his shoemaker's bench. He too, was placed under arrest and, on his return, Wylie was also charged with the crime. In May, 1835, the case was called at Rushville--the McFaddens having obtained a change of venue. Cyrus Walker, one of the best known lawyers of the early days, prosecuted and Judge Minshall defended. The trial wad hotly contested, but a verdict of guilty was returned as to Elias and David, but Wylie wa discharged. The day for the execution was a sort of holiday, and a big crowd assembled to see the two men dropped into eternity. The scaffold was built in a large hollow near Rushville by Thomas Hayden, who was sheriff, the banks on the side forming a sort of amphitheater. The deputy's son acted as hangman and pulled the drop. For this work he presented a bill for $1.50 to McDonough county. There was always some trouble over the bills for the trial and execution of these men, but if all the bills were as reasonable as this one, they certainly should have been paid.

Thought you might be interested in the chapter on criminal history--noted murders. In giving this history of some of the noted murders and other crimes committed in McDonough County, it is not the intention to represent its population as containing a large proportion of criminals or to prove that, as a whole, it is a blood-thirsty community; on the contrary, the county has had an unusually small percentage of violent deaths. But inasmuch as the youth have been told by their parents of murders here and there, in the early times, and the actual facts of the case have become quite mystical, this sketch is prepared from the public records and from interviews with those who actively participated in some of the stirring events narrated. The narratives cover four of the most noted murders in the history of McDonough County. It should be added that no hanging has ever occurred in the county. THE DYE MURDER AND SCANDAL.--- The most sensational murder in the history of McDonough County was, without doubt, the killing of James Dye, a wealthy farmer living on what is known as the Prentiss farm in the wet part of the county. The arrest of his wife as the murderess and Rev. D. B. Burress as an accomplice, charges of undue intimacy between them, theft, conspiracy by the sons to have their father murdered, the trial of the woman for her life, the escape of Burress from jail, went to make an event that, at the time of the deed, and for years afterward, for that matter, was the sensation of this and adjoining counties. James Dye was a well-to-do farmer living with his second wife, by whom he had three children, having had twelve children by his former wife. Trouble came up between Dye and his sons by his first wife, and they were practically disowned and, as a result, hard feelings arose between the parties. Others took a hand in the affair and there were anonymous communications and threats of various kinds passed around. Dye also had some trouble with Burress just the day before he was murdered, the difficulty arising over the planting of some corn. This was said to have been adjusted, but that wa never known. On the night of May 27, 1854, about 9 o'clock, the alarm was given that Dye had been murdered. The news was noised rapidly through the neighborhood. Suspicion at once rested on Burress and Mrs. Dye, and they were arrested the day following on the finding of the Coroner's jury, and were held in jail without bail. S. P. Ray was also held on the same charge, but was afterward released, as there was no evidence against him. When the neighbors were summoned, Dye was found in bed with his knees bent and his limbs then stiff. Burress had an alibi ready, as he attended meeting that evening. Ray was at the house and gave the alarm to the neighbors. MRS. DYE'S STORY -- When they assembled Mrs. Dye was found crying and told her story. She claimed that that evening she and another woman, Mrs. Burress, were doing the milking, they became frightened at a man but could not see close-enough to tell who it was. The man opened a gate which attracted their attention. Dye was then in the house. They retired about 8 o'clock and she was awakened by a ringing sound in her ears. She saw her husband standing by the bed and grabbed him and pulled him down again. She heard a man running and heard a horse running afterward like the man had left the house and mounted the horse. She then gave the alarm. That was in substance, her story. THE TRIAL -- The evidence against the woman was purely circumstantial, which fact alone prevented her hanging and, even as it was, at one time eight of the jury were for conviction. The circumstances showed the relations between her and Burress as being very intimate. When the neighbors arrived the body was partly stiff. Then the wounds--which consisted of a slug shot in the body, supposedly from a big revolver, and the fracture of the skull--bled freely on the bed and yet there was not a drop of blood on the carpet, which would have been the case if he was standing when she awoke and pulled him back on the bed. Again, the blood from the gun-shot would went to show that the slug was fired into the body after life had departed. The physicians also testified that the gun-shot wound was such that he could not have arisen after it was inflicted. There were three savage dogs kept at the house and it was claimed the revolver belonging at the house was empty, but showed it have been recently cleaned. Then the defense proved that Dye had received a threatening letter, and he had attributed it to his sons and had expressed fear from that source. The sons were active in the prosecution, and the defense claimed they had the old man killed to prevent his willing the property to the wife and her children--as he had had so much trouble with them, they expected that was what he would do. The prosecution claimed it wa the intention of Burress and the woman to do away with the old man and thus prevent trouble over their illicit relations, then they would get what money they could and leave the country together. There was always a question a to whether any of the old man's money disappeared on that night, both sides claiming that he always kept a large amount of money in the house and that it disappeared the night of the murder. The prisoners endeavored to obtain their release on bonds by habeas corpus proceedings, which were held in Schuyler County. In this they were unsuccessful. Mrs. Dye then got a change of venue to Fulton County where her trial was held, lasting some ten days. The counsel comprised the very best legal talent in this part of the state. Goudy, of Fulton, Wheat of Adams, and Schofield & Mack, o Carthage, prosecuted, while Manning, of Peoria, Kellogg & Ross, of Fulton, and Cyrus Walker, of McDonough, defended. The trial wa hotly contested from the start. The jury, after fifteen hours' deliberation, standing eight for conviction and four for acquittal, finally agreed on a verdict of manslaughter and the woman was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Mrs. Dye was taken to the penitentiary, but, on the recommendation of the Warden, she was pardoned long before her time ha expired. She returned to this city and made this her home the rest of her life. She died in 1874. In the meantime, Burress had procured a change of venue to Warren County. On the night of August 11, 1855, he escaped from the old log jail here, but, after being absent some ten days, returned and gave himself up. He became dissatisfied again, however, and on the night f November 10, 1855, again escaped. He was tracked to Indiana but eluded the officers and was never heard from again.

I recently discovered a connection to my Shuttleworth descendants of Washington and Marion counties, KY. I believe Jennie Shuttlesworth/Rachel Jean Shecklesworth b. abt 1777?, married to Samuel Bland b. abt 1777 moved to McDonough County, Illinois. Samuel Bland is listed on the 1840 McDonough County census index. Are there any early death records or will for this county 1840- ??. I would like to share information with any descendants of Samuel Bland. Samuel and Jennie's "Rachel" children may have also married Creel brothers. K Hembree

I am in urgent need of a lookup for a birth record of Eber Samuel (sometimes spelled Eben, and sometimes written Samuel E.) MILLER born 21 Jan 1840 (or 21 Jan 1849) in Mcdonough County to Bethuel Miller and Amantha Martha (Jordan) Miller. Please help if you can this is urgent! I would be tremendously grateful. Thank you very sincerely Sarah srose@jeffnet.org

Willing to do lookups from the following book: "History of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry; comiled and published under the Auspices of the Regimental Association by Henry J. Aten, First Sergeant, Company G, Member of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland; Hiawatha, Kansas, 1901, SUBMIT ONE NAME IN EACH EMAIL. SEND AS MANY EMAILS AS YOU WANT. Also a few photos in the book. Will scan and attach them to the email I send back. I have the book from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The copyright is off so I left a copy of it at the Schuyler County Historical Society in Rushville, Illinois on my last visit. Sara

I thought you all might enjoy this. Never realized how well my Mother had it. Knew how much better it is now than when I was a child. Sara -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ALHN: Family Wash Day........ Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:13:41 -0400 From: Norm Vance <nvance@cbpu.com> Reply-To: nvance@cbpu.com Organization: MI USGenWeb/A.L.H.N. Genealogy & History Projects To: alhn@rootsquest.com CC: MIBRANCH-D@rootsweb.com, MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com This was sent to me by a researcher friend of mine, Mary Kane of Coldwater, MI....thought you might enjoy it. "RECIPE FOR DOING THE FAMILY WASH Written in its original spelling for a bride a few generations ago. 1. bild a fire in back yard to heet kettle of rain water. 2. set tubs so smoke won't blow in eyes if wind is pert. 3. shave one hold cake lie sope in bilin water. 4. sort things, make three piles. 1 pile white. 1 pile cullord. 1 pile work britches and rags. 5. stur flour in cold water to smooth, then thin down with bilin water. 6. rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile, rub collord, but don't bile - just rench & starch. 7. take white things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then rench, blew, and starch. 8. spred tee towels on grass. 9. hang old rags on fence. 10. pore rench water on flower bed. 11. scrub porch with hot sopey water. 12. turn tubs upside down. 13. go put on cleen dress - smooth hair with side combs - brew cup of tee - set and rest and rock a spell and count blessins. Well wash day is a far cry from what it was in the days of yesteryear. Thought that you might enjoy this and particularly the spelling of the words. Gives you an idea why names were spelled differently than what they actually were. Norm Trail Tree Village 175 N. Michigan Ave., #127 Coldwater, MI 49036 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICQ 1705347 E-Mail: nvance@cbpu.com AOL IM: norm1231 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Surnames: VANCE-STEELE-BLANCHARD-FERRIS-ADAMS TERPENING-DUNTON-DONBROCK-PAUL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE**: All my Family Trees are NOW LISTED in my homepage. Homepage URL: http://members.tripod.com/~nvance/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My 10 MI County Index: Michigan USGenWeb A.L.H.N. Project Pages http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5666/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State Coordinator - Maryland A.L.H.N. http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnmdus/md.html *******************************************************************

This came in answer to my DAR message on another list. I agree. Remember: All books have errors. Even documents have errors. Books are only a research tool. Not all linages sent to DAR are accepted but are in their records. Some are partially excepted. Just like each of us, We believe what we have is correct. Some are more open to knowning that there are errors in our files. My files are a work in progress and have many errors but are the best I can do with the data I have. Sara -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Daughters of the American Revolution Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 17:09:46 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:08:18 EDT From: FamRSearch@aol.com To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com Thought I would mention. These books are over 70 years old and date from a period that very little other than my grandfather said so was needed for proofs. Many of these line were found to be in error since then. Be very Careful when using info from these books. The DAR itself no longer recognizes them as proof of lineage. I have the DAR Patriot Index which lists those patriots that have been used for membership. Julia Coldren-Walker

Sorry about everyone getting 2 duplicate messages. My computer says I only sent once. Thank you for your patience. Sara

Ancestry. com is offering free for the next ten days. DAUGHTER's OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Lineage books FREE http://www.ancestry.com/ Go there regularly and check the box on what they have free. Sara

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I'm new to the list and need your HELP>>>>> Louis Jacoby married Charlotte "Letty" Deppe and they had these children: Julius, Henry, August, louis, and twin girls caroline & Wilhelmine. Julius married Elizabeth Lou Alice Brown and they had these children: Willis, Mary, Daniel, Martha, Julius, Henry, Bertha, Minnie, Ansal, Lou, Lilly, and Nina. Connecting surnames: Baker, Bergfeld/t, Bowerman, Brown, Deppe, Lickiss, Lively, McMillan and others. Please contact me if any of this rings a bell at:rkrause@kua.net Sincerely, Raya Florida

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The pensioners are put up by the week. They aren't alphabitized or grouped by county. The search engine is great and the same one I'm putting on my site. Take time to look around. Sara -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ALHNILUS: IL Pensioners Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:10:49 EDT From: SuzanCook@aol.com Reply-To: ALHN-Illinois@rootsquest.com To: alhn-illinois@rootsquest.com TA DA! The IL pensioners list is now complete. The list from Feb. 10 and March 16, 1888 are now online, thanks to Kim Torp! :) Please remember that you're also welcome to donate your ancestor's Illinois pension and/or military files to the ALHN Illinois site. http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnilus/ Susan

The Secretary of State's website now has a searchable database of soldiers who fought in the Black Hawk War: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/blkhawk.html Robin

Research Purpose: Seeking information about the family of Samuel Isaac JOHNSON and Mary THOMPSON. Specifically about Loanda Johnson, who was born 25 April about 1822, and married an E.E. Sherman. I have a copy of a photo taken by a Patterson in Macomb, Illinois....probably a wedding picture. Children of Samuel Isaac and Mary were: Mary Jane (28 Aug 1816), Philina (About 1818), Ann Janet (About 1820) Mary Jane married John Knowles Crosby 11 Apr 1839, Milford, Otsego, New York Max W. Brown 115 Crest View Drive Rexburg, Idaho 83440 (208) 356-5564

Many don't realize that there is much more than just the normal "census" available. Here from a friend is a list of what can be found. Sara *1790 Census Was done to distinguidh between males over/under 16, females, other free persons, and slaves, and to count dwellings. Information gathered was not uniform in all states. 11 of them are extant, published, and indexed: CT, ME (although it was still part of MA.), MD (except Allegany, Calvert, and Somerset Co.), MA, NH, NY, NC (except Caswell, Granville, and Orange Co.), PA, RI, SC and VT. *1820 and 1832 censuses of manufacturers. It was meant to survey those who made more than $500 a year, although the reports actually include smaller operations. National Archives roll no. M279. They are not complete, but individuals making more than $500 annually are indexed. The census asked for information on raw materials, employees, machinery, expenses, kinds of articles made and their market value. A census was again taken in 1832 to determine the effects of foreign competition and tariffs on domestic industry. *1840 Revolutionary Pensioners The 1840 census form included a space to list "Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services" and their ages. Each of these persons was to be included in the foregoing tally of the household in which he lived, but not all were actually included. Searchers using the 1840 census lists must also remember that these pensioners were not limited to REvolutionary soldiers and sailors. In 1841, the government published this Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary and Military Service, which gives the names and ages of the pensioners and the heads of household with whom they were living. THe GEnealogical Publishing COmpany of Baltimore in 1989 issued a two-in-one volume (200 pages) that includes the census of pensioners and an index. *Slave Schedules Can be helpful (1850 and 1860) but did not contain a great amount of information. Many are faded and difficult to read. The slave owners or their agents are listed. Schedules were made for AL, AK, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, NJ (1850 only), SC, TN, TX, VA, and the Indian Lands west of Arkansas (1860 only). *1850 - 1880 Supplemental Schedules They provide the family historian with interesting information on agriculture, industry, and society. They are important glimpses into our past that add to our knowledge of how our ancestors lived and of their society. Agriculture, Industry, Social Statistics are the names. These are available for use in many state libraries, archives and historical societies, or large public and university libraries with genealogical collections. To purchase contact the National Archives, Scholarly Resources, The American Genealogical Lending Library. For interlibrary loan consult the FHC, or the AGLL. 1850 - 1880 Mortality Schedules Provided genealogical information on persons who dies between June 1 the year before the census and June 1 of the year the census was taken. The 1850 and 1860 schedules as for name, age, sex, race, free or slave, married, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death, and the number of days the person was ill. THe slaves were named but there is no surname and the slave owners name was not given. 1870 also asked if mother or father of the deceased were foreign born. In addition the 1880 form asked how long the person had been a resident in the country, where the causal disease or condition was contracted, and the name of the attending doctor. Persons on these schedules were not included on the regular censuses, only living people were on those. Many of the original schedules are stored at the National Archives or in the institutions of the state to which they pertain. Microfilm copies are available for use in many of the larger public and university libraries, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution in Arlington, VA. You can purchase them from the National Archives, Scholarly Resources, and the AGLL. For interlibrary loan, contact the AGLL and the FHL. A number of schedules have been printed. *1880 Defective, Dependent, Delinquent Schedules Included a special enumeration of people who were residents of various asylums, such as prisons or poorhouses, or who had various inflictions that made them dependent on others for support, such as deaf-mutes, homeless children, the indigent, the insane or the blind. These schedules were made in most states. Even in the states where they were not made or no longer exist, some of the information is available on regular schedules. Microfilm copies are available in many of the same places as the mortality schedules. *1880 - 1920 Index to Institutions Is a microfilm copy of card index, organized by state and then alphabetically by the name of the institution. Gives the name of the institute, the city and/or county of location, the number of person residing there, the volume, enumeration district, and page number of its location on the census. Included schools, universities, academies, college dorms, hospitals, orphan homes, alms homes/poorhouses, jails, state penitentiaries, Masonic homes, domestic military forts and posts, industrial schools and homes, homes for ladies, ships and tugs in port, naval vessels, hotels, railroad and timber camps, mines, other commercial operations at which the employee lived there, Indian reservations, fire stations, life-saving stations, religious houses, and Shaker communities. For 1880, they are found at the end of the last roll of the Soundex set for the state. There were not indexed for CA, ot for Indian Territory (now OK), which has no census for this year. The 1900 consists of 8 rolls (T1083). *1900 and 1920 Enumeration District Descriptions Describe the enumerations districts. Film set number T1224 for the National Archives. *1910 Cross Index to Selected City Streets For larger cities (M1283). Searcher would need to know the street address of the household in order to use the index. It contains no surnames, just addresses. Can be rented from the FHC or the AGLL. *1900 - 1920 Military/Naval Censuses 1900 Military and Naval installations outside the continental US, including ships (T623). The personnel on these schedules are soundexed (T1081) apart from the general population that are organized by state. Use this if you are looking for a specific person or family. Domestic military and naval installations and the people are included in the general 1900 population schedule. They were soundexed in the general population also. 1910 military/naval schedules are microfilmed but not soundexed (T624 - partial). 1920 military/naval/consular service census from overseas locations is soundexed (M1600)and includes and institution index. *1900 - 1920 Census of Territories The US acquired overseas possessions in 1898 as a result of Spanish-American War and the annexation of Hawaii. At the this time, of course, AK, AZ, OK and NM were still territories. *1920 census (T625) was released in 1992 and is currently available, with soundex, for all the states, Includes military and naval populations living abroad. It does not include a separate Indian schedule as do 1900 and 1910. *Censuses after 1920 Law requires census records to be kept confidential for 72 years. Those who need to get information from their own family's closed census returns must contact the Census Bureau office in Jeffersonville, IN: Personal Census Search Unit, Data Preparation Division. Bureau of the CEnsus, PO BOX 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131-0001; phone (812)285-5314. This office was in Pittsburg, Kansas until 1991. An individual may request his or her own record from the census of 1930 and after by furnishing full name, birthdate, birthplace,race, sex, and parent's names; complete address on April 1 of the census year, including street address, city, county, and state; and the name of the person in the household, especially the head of household if other than a parent. Persons living in rural areas are asked to furnish a map that may help in finding the proper household. The fee for a search is $40. The fee includes the search of one census year for one person and a transcript of the information, if found. The transcript is a typed report with an official seal certifying that the information is a correct copy of what is on the original. Included is the applicant's name, age, birthplace, citizenship, relationship to the head, and the name of the head. This report does not include any other family member's names of census information. The primary purpose of this report is proof of age, citizenship or parentage. For all other information on the census entry, such as occupation, education, or language, the applicant must request a FULL SCHEDULE and pay an additional $10 fee. Full schedule searches are possible only for the censuses up to and including 1950. A search for parents or other family members can be made for the same census year with the proper authorization. The basic search will provide the name of each person for whom a $2 fee is paid. A full schedule can be released for those other person in the household for $10 per person. The authorization required for release of the information on any other person must come from that person or the legal guardian. If the person is deceased, the release must come from the spouse, a parent, child, sibling, estate administrator or executor, or legal beneficiary, along with a certified copy of the death certificate. The necessary application form BC-600 may be obtained from the Jeffersonville office. The instructions and the fee structure are explained on the application form. The search usually takes 2 to 4 weeks.

Thought all would like this. Sara Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the person (this means firs t, full middle name, any additional middle names and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birth date (some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed (name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the back of the card his physical description is noted: Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give the actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in one eye, etc.); the name and address of the draft board and the date. When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends deserve all the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes and simply left. For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: NARA Southeast Region 1557 St. Joseph Ave. East Point, GA 30344 In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WW1 Draft application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you copies. The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on. Linda Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager The original draft card applications (registrations) for every state (the entire US) are at East Pointe. According to the Archive Staff there are no plans to split these cards and move any of them to any other NARA location since East Pointe has been charged with the "custody" of these records. It is only the original cards that are in state / county / alpha order. Someone posted a message to one of the lists that NARA was planning on re-filming the cards since they are now in state / county / alpha order. If such a thing is underway it is unknown to the East Pointe archive staff and they should know if such a thing was in the works. If you request a copy of your ancestor's draft card from any NARA branch other than this one they will be searching the LDS microfilm and you will have to know the state and draft board for them to make a copy. It is only at the East Pointe location that you can request a copy by state and then county and the copy will be made from the ORIGINAL card. And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on. Linda Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager

Hi everyone, In today's Peoria Journal Star, there was an article regarding the Manito cemetery, in Mason Co, Illinois. It seems that recently vandals toppled headstones and broke numerous other markers. This is one of the oldest, most historical cemeteries in the area. The most severely damaged was a marble monument for Bartholomew F. Seelye, born Jan. 25, 1825, died April 11, 1884. The Manito Township Supervisor, James Fleming, is trying to contact a relative of the Seelye family. Hope someone can help! Robin Schuyler County ILSCHUYL-L McDonough County ILMCDONO-L