Hi List: Many years ago the Covey family split theirselves up and some moved to Illinois...all over the place I think. If anyone happens to run across any of those rascals, please let me know. Vote for Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer as mayor of Watson. Bill Covey Creator of Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/3265/Welcome.html

Hi everyone, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and let everyone know that I am the new coordinator for the McDonough County ILGenWeb site. Our first upload was tonight. I am really excited about this opportunity and have great plans for the site! My thanks to Dave Leininger for tending the website and mailing list and making the transition painless. The Schuyler County ILGenWeb site is my other joy - and those who know me, know that I add new information daily. That's my goal for McDonough, also. When I adopted Schuyler County six months ago, I had 20 years of research and resources gathered with which to expand the site. Unfortunately, that's not the case with McDonough, but we (my husband, Karl and I) will be combing the countryside in search of material for the site. As new residents of Illinois, it is wonderful to be living so close to where my ancestors lived in Schuyler and McDonough Counties - I know first hand how hard it is to find material on your family when you live miles and miles away. So, that is my main goal - to add as much historical, genealogical, and anecdotal information to help _you find your family and provide an insight into their lives. Please consider submitting material to help make this a great site. Robin Petersen robin@firedragon.com McDonough County ILGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmcdono Schuyler County ILGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl

Anna McMillan m. James Richard Hendrix 5 Dec. 1900 in Schuyler Co. Il. Anna was from Cholchester b. 4 May 1878 and I believe her parents were John McMillan and Mary McGaughey. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated. Also James (Tine) and Anna lived in Industry Il. in 1909 where their first daughter Erma (my mother) was born. Tine owned and operated grocery stores in various communities in Schuyler, McDonogh, Warren and Adams counties in Il. I would like any information about his grocery in Industry, Il. Thank You, Richard W. Coursey

"David M. Leininger" wrote: > > members just checking---- in process of turning list over to Robin Petersen daVe

My ancestors were from MCDONOUGH COUNTY. They were the ADAMS . I cannot find anyone after 1895 in around Macomb and Mound Township near Bushnell. Was there a migration movement to other states around this time. Any idea where people went to around this time frame? Does anyone have the 1900 census for MOUND TOWNSHIP or the MACOMB 1900 census? Any help out there-Thanks from Cindy

Lookling for any one doimng research on the Adams family that resided in Mound Township in McDonough County,Ilinois. Robert Alexander Adams was born in Mercer County,Ky in 1820. He died in Mound Township in 1895. He was married to Caroline Garrison in parke County,Indiana in 1842. They had six children-- #1 Sophia Ann Adams married Caleb Swayze,they both moved to Morehead,Labette County,Kansas where both are buried. #2 Charles Edward Adams born in 1846 in Mercer County,kentucky,married Charity A. Medaris in Bushnell. They moved to Garnett,Anderson County,Kansas where both are buried. #3 Priscilla Jenny Adams married Peyton T. Carson,both moved to Dennis,Labette County,kansas where both are buried. #4 Martha Susan Adams married James Woodford Armstrong. Both resided in Atlanta,Cowley County,Kansas and both are buried there. #5 John james Adams born in Illinois,married Alice Annie Hastie. Last known adddress was Macomb,Illinois. #6 Samuel Oscar Adams born in McDonough County,Illinois -married Arabella B. Wilson. Would like to know what happened to Caroline Garrison. She was not buried with her husband Robert Adams in the Bushnell Cemetary. Robert died in 1895. Robert had a sister named MARTHA BARD ADAMS, she married LEWIS SMICK. Martha was also born in mercer County,Kentucky. Lewis Smick was born in kentucky. Thye had three known children---Priscilla, John and James. Any help out there. Thanks from Cindy--email me at RROBBUFFAL@aol.com

Looking for descendants of the Moses Bond Family from Hire Township. Angie McLaughlin mclaughl@evansville.net

USGENWEB CENSUS PROJECT ARCHIVES -- TRANSCRIPTIONS <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens> <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census> ILLINOIS. 1850 McDonough County (Partial) <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/il/mcdonough/1850/>

Can do lookups: Emmet Township Pioneers Mt Auburn Cemetery 1900 Census Hire Township 1900 Census Emmet Township Please be patient - I have small children! Kathy Researching: Anderson, Fentem, Hainline, Swanson, Webster, Yard

Hello list, I have the following books I purchased from the McDonough Gen. Society and will do look ups. 1900 Fed. census for New Salem and Macomb twps. Marriage records from 1864 to 1871. Vol 3. Cemeteries of Good Hope and Old Macomb. Please no more then 4 surnames at a time. email me privately so as not to tie up the list. Margie Wamak@aol.com Searching for: SMITH, MUNGER/MONGER, WOLF(E)

ILMCDONO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > ILMCDONO-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 25 > > Today's Topics: > #1 MCDONOUGH COUNTY LOOKUPS [RROBBUFFAL@aol.com] > #2 Re: MCDONOUGH COUNTY LOOKUPS ["Phil Hess" <philh@techheadnet.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ILMCDONO-D, send a message to > > ILMCDONO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: MCDONOUGH COUNTY LOOKUPS > Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 14:44:05 EDT > From: RROBBUFFAL@aol.com > To: ILMCDONO-L@rootsweb.com > > Will do lookups in the following books----INDEX of PERSONAL NAMES found in > the PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH and HENDERSON > COUNTIES in ILLINOIS(1894). This is a index of names only. I also have the > 1900 federal census for MACOMB TOWNSHIP,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. Also have > the OAKWOOD CEMETARY BOOK--(1854-1904) VOLUME 1. And also have the BUSHNELL > CEMETARY BOOK,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. These books have alot of information > in them. Will be glad to help anyone out------CINDY > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: MCDONOUGH COUNTY LOOKUPS > Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 23:33:47 -0500 > From: "Phil Hess" <philh@techheadnet.com> > To: ILMCDONO-L@rootsweb.com > > Cindy- > > I am at a dead end on Charles Newton WILSON b. March 13, 1847 place unknown. > He lived in Blandinsville, McDonough Co. and had at least one of his eight > children there Mary Vesta b. November 25, 1880. > Thanks in advance. > -Phil- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RROBBUFFAL@aol.com> > To: <ILMCDONO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 1:44 PM > Subject: MCDONOUGH COUNTY LOOKUPS > > > Will do lookups in the following books----INDEX of PERSONAL NAMES found > in > > the PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH and HENDERSON > > COUNTIES in ILLINOIS(1894). This is a index of names only. I also have the > > 1900 federal census for MACOMB TOWNSHIP,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. Also > have > > the OAKWOOD CEMETARY BOOK--(1854-1904) VOLUME 1. And also have the > BUSHNELL > > CEMETARY BOOK,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. These books have alot of > information > > in them. Will be glad to help anyone out------CINDY > > > > > > Cindy: Would you mind checking the census for any McKenzie or Hall families in Macomb in 1900. That census is not available locally and would be of great help to me. Thanks. Fred McKenzie.

Cindy- I am at a dead end on Charles Newton WILSON b. March 13, 1847 place unknown. He lived in Blandinsville, McDonough Co. and had at least one of his eight children there Mary Vesta b. November 25, 1880. Thanks in advance. -Phil- ----- Original Message ----- From: <RROBBUFFAL@aol.com> To: <ILMCDONO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 1:44 PM Subject: MCDONOUGH COUNTY LOOKUPS > Will do lookups in the following books----INDEX of PERSONAL NAMES found in > the PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH and HENDERSON > COUNTIES in ILLINOIS(1894). This is a index of names only. I also have the > 1900 federal census for MACOMB TOWNSHIP,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. Also have > the OAKWOOD CEMETARY BOOK--(1854-1904) VOLUME 1. And also have the BUSHNELL > CEMETARY BOOK,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. These books have alot of information > in them. Will be glad to help anyone out------CINDY > > >

Will do lookups in the following books----INDEX of PERSONAL NAMES found in the PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH and HENDERSON COUNTIES in ILLINOIS(1894). This is a index of names only. I also have the 1900 federal census for MACOMB TOWNSHIP,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. Also have the OAKWOOD CEMETARY BOOK--(1854-1904) VOLUME 1. And also have the BUSHNELL CEMETARY BOOK,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS. These books have alot of information in them. Will be glad to help anyone out------CINDY

I am searching for Thomas and Hannah COCHRANE and their children: Nelle, Nelia, Manning and William S. I believe all of the children were born in Bushnell. They moved to Lincoln, Neb. in 1884. I am most interested in Manning Cochrane. The only thing I have on him is from Nelle's obituary. It breifly mentions he started a business with Thomas. He is not listed as a survivor but there is a niece listed that must be his daughter. Deirdre Zehner TwinkZ76@aol.com COCHRANE, BEESON, CRESSEY and ORME

Just thought I would post this again----I just recently purchase some publications from the MCDONOUGH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. These are the materials I have--the 1900 federal census MACOMB TOWNSHIP. The BUSHNELL CEMETARY book. The OAKWOOD CEMETARY ,MACOMB--(1854-1904). And the INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES FOUND IN THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH AND HENDERSON COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. This index book is just names only, but I have searched some of the names on the LDS site and came up with alot of information on some of these familes. I have had a great response from people wanting a lookup and will be glad to do more lookups. Hope I can help any of you researhers out on your ancestors-----CINDY

I am looking for information on Robert Alexander Adams,born in Mercer County,kentucky and moved to Carthage,Hancock County,Illinois then moved to Mound Township in McDonough County,Illinois. He married Caroline Jane Garrison in 1842 in Parke County,Indiana. They had six children---SOPHIA ANN ADAMS married CALEB SWAYZE. CHARLES EDWARD ADAMS married CHARITY A. MEDARIS. JOHN JAMES ADAMS marries ALICE ANNIE HASTIE. MARTHA SUSAN ADAMS married JAMES WOODFORD ARMSTRONG. PRISCILLA JENNY ADAMS married PEYTON T. CARSON. And, SAMUEL OSCAR ADAMS married ARABELLA B. WILSON. Robert was the son of WILLIAM ADAMS and PRISCILLA ARMSTRONG of MERCER COUNTY,KENTUCKY. He had a sister named MARTHA BARD ADAMS married LEWIS SMICK. This MARTHA ADAMS SMICK is buried in MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS as well as her brother ROBERT ADAMS. I have some information on the children of ROBERT ADAMS AND CAROLINE, but havent been able to find someof the children and their spouse. Where did they go. Does anyone have any old newspaper clippings after 1897. I believe taht CAROLINE GARRISON went to KANSAS to be near some of the children, but what happened to her is unknown. Thanks for any help-----CINDY

ILMCDONO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > ILMCDONO-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 21 > > Today's Topics: > #1 WILL DO LOOKUPS-MCDONOUGH COUNTY B [RROBBUFFAL@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ILMCDONO-D, send a message to > > ILMCDONO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: WILL DO LOOKUPS-MCDONOUGH COUNTY BOOKS > Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 18:20:10 EDT > From: RROBBUFFAL@aol.com > To: ILMCDONO-L@rootsweb.com > > Alright all of you MCDONOUGH COUNTY researchers. I just recently purchased > some books through the MCDONOUGH COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. The books I > have are-----1900 FEDERAL CENSUS MACOMB TOWNSHIP. Index of Personal names > found in the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH AND > HENDERSON COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS-this is only names index. Also have the > BUSHNELL CEMETARY book--210 pages. And also have OAKWOOD CEMETARY in > MACOMB,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS book--1854-1904VOLUME 1----Please have > patience if i donot get back with you right away-These books have alot of > information-----CINDY Cindy: I would appreciate a lookup on the Oakwood Cemetery listings for any McKenzie. Thank you in advance for being so helpful. Fred McKenzie.

Alright all of you MCDONOUGH COUNTY researchers. I just recently purchased some books through the MCDONOUGH COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. The books I have are-----1900 FEDERAL CENSUS MACOMB TOWNSHIP. Index of Personal names found in the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF HANCOCK,MCDONOUGH AND HENDERSON COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS-this is only names index. Also have the BUSHNELL CEMETARY book--210 pages. And also have OAKWOOD CEMETARY in MACOMB,MCDONOUGH COUNTY,ILLINOIS book--1854-1904VOLUME 1----Please have patience if i donot get back with you right away-These books have alot of information-----CINDY

Hi, Folks I'm looking for descendants of Thomas Edmonson who lived in Good Hope, McDonough County, Ill., where he was murdered March 17, 1882, by -- I'm sorry to say -- my great great uncle, Robert E. Gick, and his accomplice, my great grandfather, George W. Payne. According to newspaper coverage (in the Bushnell Record) of the murder and subsequent trial, Edmonson had a wife, Kate Morris Edmonson, and three children, including a son, Frank. He was a veteran of Co. I, 78th Illinois Infantry. Mark E. Dixon Wayne, PA alternate e-mail: markedixon@hotmail.com

Hello all, I have a two part question for any takers: 1) Does anybody out there have any comments on the book The Gin Ridge Clans, which professes to deal with the families of the Gin Ridge area (is the book credible, thorough, well documented, etc.)? 2) Does anybody have a copy of the book from which they can send me a copy of about 5 pages? Any input would be greatly appreciated, Josiah