This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/767.3 Message Board Post: I found Riley on a map. Go south from Marengo on 23. Riley is on your right just before crossing I-90

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: NIHEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/769.1.1 Message Board Post: My thanks to you and to all who kindly answered my posting. I located the info as given above ... and, now, I have a lot of questions! The only "known" NIHENs are in the coal fields of Northeast Pennsylvania (my location). Others, found not only in Illinois but also a few other states and Canada, seem to have no link. A major brickwall is that I cannot determine if my great grandfather, John NIHEN (b. Ireland c. 1843 - d. Summit Hill, PA 1907) had siblings. The hunt goes on! Thanks, Joe Nihen Lansford, PA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zg.2ADI/767.2 Message Board Post: Hello Marilyn, I went to search engine & plugged in Marengo, IL. Their webpage has a history section & does indeed mention Riley. I used MSN but I'm sure any one will work. Hope this helps. Larry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zg.2ADI/770 Message Board Post: I am trying to find more exacting information on the marriages of Olive FREEMAN. Olive was born 7 Feb 1801, Brutus, Cayuga Co, New York. In 1850 Census she is in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York and in 1870 Census, Marengo City, McHenry County, Illinois. She was married to Unknown BARTLETT, with children Horace (b. Brutus, Cayuga County), Amos, Lucinda, Norman, and Olive birth dates ranging from 1821 to 1830. She was married to Unknown CURTIS/CURTISS with children Sarah, Silas (b. Sherman, Chautauqua County), and Caroline birth dates ranging from 1835 to 1838. We are unsure of any children from Unknown BROWN marriage. Our search would be greatly helped if we could connect the first names of her husbands. Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Mike Peterson

I am trying to find more exacting information on the marriages of Olive FREEMAN. Olive was born 7 Feb 1801, Brutus, Cayuga Co, New York. In 1850 Census she is in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York and in 1870 Census, Marengo City, McHenry County, Illinois. She was married to Unknown BARTLETT, with children Horace (b. Brutus, Cayuga County), Amos, Lucinda, Norman, and Olive birth dates ranging from 1821 to 1830. She was married to Unknown CURTIS/CURTISS with children Sarah, Silas (b. Sherman, Chautauqua County), and Caroline birth dates ranging from 1835 to 1838. We are unsure of any children from Unknown BROWN marriage. Our search would be greatly helped if we could connect the first names of her husbands. Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Mike Peterson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/769 Message Board Post: Hi, I just stumbled across a website that shows a number of persons with the surname NIHEN (also NIHAN, NIHON) in the 1880 Federal Census for McHenry County, Illinois. I have a surname that is quite rare ... only 13 of us in the US telephone directories, and I'm not related to a few because of name changes! Does anyone have access to the Census for McHenry, 1880, who would be kind enough to do a "look up"? One family is in Seneca on page 14, another is in Hartland on pages 1 and 20, and the third is in Dunham on page 14. I'm not exactly sure what this all means, but it is the information given on the Web. Any help or leads to this surname (dead or alive!) would greatly be appreciated. Many thanks, Joe

I would love to hear from anyone who knows anything about Lars Pierson who bought 120 acres of land in McHenry County in 1843. I have a great grandfather by this name (spelled Pierson, Pearson at different times). He settled in Cook County. In trying to trace him back to Norway, I'd like to know more about this McHenry Lars Pierson. There was a Lars Pierson who came to this country from Stavenger, Norway in 1837 on the Ship Enigheden. Joan in Illinois

Interesting - on the McHenry County 1872 Plat Map there is no town by the name of Riley in Riley Township (or any other township for that matter). In "A Gazetteer of Illinois" by J. M. Peck, reprinted 1993, there is no town of Riley. There may have been a Post Office, but that didn't make a town. There definitely was a township by the name of Riley which is not a town or city. IllinoyGenealogy@aol.com wrote:hi, There was a town by the name of Riley... please remember we are studying the PAST NOT PRESENT DAY... it had a Post Office from 1849-76. If you need more information on this and over 16,000 place names in Illinois... a current map won't list 1000 place names so isong a current map to study places from the past is inviting troubles... try Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of Each Illinois County and follow the links at the bottom of that web page for the details of the towns. If your Internet connection is an old fashioned dialup then be prepared to wait a few minutes for AOL to load the enormous pages. thanx dennis in reply to: > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:51:54 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Ann L. Wells" > Subject: Re: a town like Riley? > > To all, > > There is no town of Riley, but it is a township, situated in the most SW > corner of McHenry Co., south of the City of Marengo (probably bits of Marengo > are now in Riley Twp.). > > Kristy Gravlin wrote: > > > I don't have a definitive answer, but have seen references to Riley or > Riley > > Township. I never pursued it as my Rileys came not from there, but from > > Marengo. I'm sure someone can give you a better answer. > > While I cannot promise 100%...I am -sure- that the town of Riley is the same > as Riley Township. Our family does live in Riley. > > Back East, NY state for one, sometimes they talk to this day about the "Town > of _______" and, indeed, they mean the same as "we Illinois folks" mean when > we say "Riley Township." > > There is a cemetery in Riley...near a church [and a grade school I think] > and that might be sort of a population center for the township. It "feels" > like a community when I am there. Maybe someone else can confirm whether > that is the only such area in the township. > > Kristy > ***Have you seen GRAVLIN, COARSON, ST JOHN, WORF in Riley*** > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Ann L. Wells Wells Research Associates Midwest Genealogy Research http://genealogypro.com/wells-research.html

hi, There was a town by the name of Riley... please remember we are studying the PAST NOT PRESENT DAY... it had a Post Office from 1849-76. If you need more information on this and over 16,000 place names in Illinois... a current map won't list 1000 place names so isong a current map to study places from the past is inviting troubles... try <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/illinoygenealogy/myhomepage/writing.html">Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of Each Illinois County</A> and follow the links at the bottom of that web page for the details of the towns. If your Internet connection is an old fashioned dialup then be prepared to wait a few minutes for AOL to load the enormous pages. thanx dennis in reply to: > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:51:54 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Ann L. Wells" <annwells@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: a town like Riley? > > To all, > > There is no town of Riley, but it is a township, situated in the most SW > corner of McHenry Co., south of the City of Marengo (probably bits of Marengo > are now in Riley Twp.). > > Kristy Gravlin <hannah@teleport.com> wrote: > > > I don't have a definitive answer, but have seen references to Riley or > Riley > > Township. I never pursued it as my Rileys came not from there, but from > > Marengo. I'm sure someone can give you a better answer. > > While I cannot promise 100%...I am -sure- that the town of Riley is the same > as Riley Township. Our family does live in Riley. > > Back East, NY state for one, sometimes they talk to this day about the "Town > of _______" and, indeed, they mean the same as "we Illinois folks" mean when > we say "Riley Township." > > There is a cemetery in Riley...near a church [and a grade school I think] > and that might be sort of a population center for the township. It "feels" > like a community when I am there. Maybe someone else can confirm whether > that is the only such area in the township. > > Kristy > ***Have you seen GRAVLIN, COARSON, ST JOHN, WORF in Riley*** >

To all, There is no town of Riley, but it is a township, situated in the most SW corner of McHenry Co., south of the City of Marengo (probably bits of Marengo are now in Riley Twp.). Kristy Gravlin <hannah@teleport.com> wrote: > I don't have a definitive answer, but have seen references to Riley or Riley > Township. I never pursued it as my Rileys came not from there, but from > Marengo. I'm sure someone can give you a better answer. While I cannot promise 100%...I am -sure- that the town of Riley is the same as Riley Township. Our family does live in Riley. Back East, NY state for one, sometimes they talk to this day about the "Town of _______" and, indeed, they mean the same as "we Illinois folks" mean when we say "Riley Township." There is a cemetery in Riley...near a church [and a grade school I think] and that might be sort of a population center for the township. It "feels" like a community when I am there. Maybe someone else can confirm whether that is the only such area in the township. Kristy ***Have you seen GRAVLIN, COARSON, ST JOHN, WORF in Riley*** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Ann L. Wells Wells Research Associates Midwest Genealogy Research http://genealogypro.com/wells-research.html

> I don't have a definitive answer, but have seen references to Riley or Riley > Township. I never pursued it as my Rileys came not from there, but from > Marengo. I'm sure someone can give you a better answer. While I cannot promise 100%...I am -sure- that the town of Riley is the same as Riley Township. Our family does live in Riley. Back East, NY state for one, sometimes they talk to this day about the "Town of _______" and, indeed, they mean the same as "we Illinois folks" mean when we say "Riley Township." There is a cemetery in Riley...near a church [and a grade school I think] and that might be sort of a population center for the township. It "feels" like a community when I am there. Maybe someone else can confirm whether that is the only such area in the township. Kristy ***Have you seen GRAVLIN, COARSON, ST JOHN, WORF in Riley***

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/767.1 Message Board Post: I don't have a definitive answer, but have seen references to Riley or Riley Township. I never pursued it as my Rileys came not from there, but from Marengo. I'm sure someone can give you a better answer.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/768 Message Board Post: Does an index of McHenry County marriages exist after 1900? I know of the state marriage index, but need a lookup for a marriage in 1915-1917. Thanks Tammy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harris, Sears, Calkin, Boughton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/767 Message Board Post: Several references are made in my family history to a town named "Riley", thought to be in McHenry county. "Riley" does not appear iin the 1910 Encyc. Britannica, or the 1905 Century Dictionary Atlas. Was it a village or settlement too small to enumerate? I thought it was near Marengo, but can't find it. I'm working on the Shadrach Harris family of Marengo. M Noe, Atlanta, GA

Is there someone in Crystal Lake who would be willing to go the the Crystal Lake Library and look up the Riley surname in the St. Patrick's Church Index, Hartland 1853-1868 for me? I understand there are copies of Baptism, marriage and a brides and mothers index. I was told that the church records had burned and I just learned recently that the library had these records. I do not live in IL and would appreciate any help. Thanks. Linda Whalen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zg.2ADI/636.2 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Agnes Boyd who died in McHenry Co July 18, 1888. I have her funeral card but havenot been able to get any other infortation other than a Newpaper article that said where she had died. I found this in a Minnesota paper. Her daughter Sarah Jane Boyd Wilson was my great-great grandmother. I have pictures of Agnes taken in Illionois. Please e-mail if you think there is a connection. Thanks

All of the cemeteries in McHenry County have been indexed. I looked in Vol. II, Southwest Townships and did not find your Ezra, Sr. Did find your Ezra, Jr. Most of the cemetery organizations were extremely helpful in allowing our members to access their records to use along with the information found on the stones. Ezra, Sr. could have been buried in Garden Prairie which is right on the McHenry/Boone County line. Many Marengo citizens were buried there. I hope this helps. Ann L. Wells Wm & Penny Kresl <kresl@elknet.net> wrote: Hi ~ Does anyone know if there are partial or full indexed cemeteries of Coral or Union Cemeteries? I have been to both and was wondering if my GGG grandfather Ezra Pike Sr was buried in one of them? I did find his son Ezra Jr buried at Union, but several other members of the family are buried at the Coral Cemetery. No sign of him....I was wondering if his stone broke off or he was in an unmarked grave. He was born 1816 and died sometime between 1860(after the census) and before 1870 as his wife Louisa Andrews Pike married a William Pecor by 1870. Thanks for any replies, Penny Kresl kresl@elknet.net Delavan, WI --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.487 / Virus Database: 286 - Release Date: 6/2/03 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Ann L. Wells Wells Research Associates Midwest Genealogy Research http://genealogypro.com/wells-research.html

Hi ~ Does anyone know if there are partial or full indexed cemeteries of Coral or Union Cemeteries? I have been to both and was wondering if my GGG grandfather Ezra Pike Sr was buried in one of them? I did find his son Ezra Jr buried at Union, but several other members of the family are buried at the Coral Cemetery. No sign of him....I was wondering if his stone broke off or he was in an unmarked grave. He was born 1816 and died sometime between 1860(after the census) and before 1870 as his wife Louisa Andrews Pike married a William Pecor by 1870. Thanks for any replies, Penny Kresl kresl@elknet.net Delavan, WI --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.487 / Virus Database: 286 - Release Date: 6/2/03

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zg.2ADI/766.2 Message Board Post: Probably the same is true in 1900, 1910, which was true back in 1860-70-- since Johnsburg is only a few miles from McHenry, they were in the same township. Last February I wrote on this bulletin board the following--"Johnsburg was part of other townships at that time, apparently McHenry Township. I noted in the 1860 census some Johnsburg names especially in pages 181-91 of McHenry Twp. part of the census." Hope this is helpful. Ken Neumann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zg.2ADI/745.1 Message Board Post: Hi Bettie I just posted a reply to another person with same ques. Thought it might be a help to you also? Larry