Looking for information on the following people: 1. John W. Clark, died McLean Co., 9 July 1882 2. John E. Clark, married Elizabeth Madden in McLean Co., IL 12/23/1869 3. John E. Clark, married Anna A. (Razor) Wright in McLean Co. 11/1/1868 4. John W. Clark, married Phoebe E. Evans in McLean Co. 1/1/1868 5. John W. Clark, married Frances J. Evans in McLean Co. 8/18/1864 Any information that can be provided about any of these people (where they lived, married, died etc) would be helpful. I am trying to find further info. on my Clark family. What I know so far: 1. John Clark, b. ca 1809-1817 in VA (poss. Ohio Co., WVA) 2. tailor by trade 3. married Mary Crumbaugh 28 Feb 1833, Franklin Co., KY 4. per records of Church of Ascension (Episcopal) Frankfort, KY, one of John's sons was John Edgar, b. 12 Sept 1848 (possibly one of the John E's listed above?) 5. Mary died 1857 in KY 6. John Clark appears in the household of his daughter and son-in-law Alice and John Tutt in Cheney's Grove in 1860 7. John may be the man who was corporal in Co. F, 116th Illinois Infantry druing Civil War (this man does not appear to have applied for or received a pension). 8. John appears in household of son-in-law and daughter Alexander and Margaret Ross in Bloomington in 1880. The Ross family later moved to Streator, IL. John does not appear with them in 1900. 9. John disappears from the records after 1880. Thank You Paul Frost

Does anyone have access to an 1890 census for McClean County? I would like to know where it says that George Washington Adams Father and Mother were born. He died in Downs in 1892. The 1880 Census says they were born in EVA, and I have interpreted that as East Virginia??? His parents were Christopher and Nancy Emmons Adams, and any information about them would be appreciated. Thanks, Helen Truesdell

Does anyone know of a Baptist Church which was organized in about May 1833 at Blooming Grove, which (as described below) is a neighborhood, possibly the original settlement that became Bloomington? I found reference to such a church in the minutes of a church near Mt. Pulaski. Robert > There is a Blooming Grove neighborhood in the city of Bloomington, > McLean > County. I believe Blooming Grove was the original settlement that > eventually > became the city of Bloomington. It is just southeast of the downtown > area, > and has a historic status. > > Contact the McLean County Historical Society at the Old Courthouse, > 200 N. > Main St. , Bloomington, for more information. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I am looking for information on Robert CUNNINGHAM and wife (whose maiden name was SELLERS), James CUNNINGHAM and wife, and their families. They were all residing in McLean County as early as 1842 or probably several years earlier. Thank you for any help. Robert ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Happy Holidays Listers - Is there anyone out there who can do a lookup in the Bloomington newspaper for an obit on Thornton Waddie Snelling who died 14 Jan 1953 and Viola Enfield Snelling who died 8 Oct 1973. If not -- how can this be done? Thanks Lisa Snelling

Hi Again, I think Arrowsmith is the last name of Earl C. and Boyd. Josephine Arrowsmith is also listed in Josie Davis Lott's will. Ring any bells? Dee Hi All, I am very interested in locating the family of Josie Davis. Josie Davis and Harrison C. Lott did not have any children. Harrison died first and I am searching for this Lott Family Bible that was in Harrsion's possession: The Lott Family Bible was presented to Abner & Mary Frances (Orrill) Lott by Joseph Orrill. The Bible was published by the American Bible Society of New York and was dated 1851 on the title page. I have not had any success in locating Josie's relatives in the McLean County area. I do have her will. It mentions her sister, Margaret Shield, niece Dell McQueen, and nephews Earl C.Arrowsmith and Boyd Arrowsmith. No puncuation after Earl and Boyd so were they living in Arrowsmith or was their last name Arrowsmith? I would appreciate any help. I have tried switchboard.com too. I live in MO so I don't have any of the phone books from there. This is some info I have on Josie: Josie Davis was born January 22, 1870 in Leroy, Illinois, and died August 12, 1929 in Bloomington, Illinois at the Kelso Sanitarium, of peritonitis. She married Harrison Clay Lott on January 22, 1902 in Leroy, Illinois by Pastor Thorton Clark of the M.E. Church, son of Abner Lott and Mary Frances Orrill. Notes for Josie Davis: Josie Davis Lott died on August 12, 1929. The following is from a newspaper clipping, which newspaper is unknown: Mrs. Josie Lott Dies Peritonis [sic] Fatal to Resident of This Community. Mrs Josie Lott, 59, of Minneola, [Minneota per Helen Lott Kinne] Minn., died at 7:30 p. m. Monday at Kelso sanitarium. She had been ill three days and died of peritonitis. Mrs. Lott was born at Leroy and with exception of the last 15 years had spent her life in this vicinity. She had been visiting her stepson, J. E. Lott, east of Bloomington, and her niece, Mrs. Harry McQueen of Leroy, before she became ill. She is survived by a brother, Wesley Davis of Arrowsmith and a sister, Mrs. Maggie Shields, Atlanta, Ill., in addition to Mr. Lott and Mrs. McQueen. The funeral is to be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at Beck's chapel, 116 South Main street. Burial will be in Bloomington cemetery. More About Josie Davis: Burial: Unknown, Bloomington, Illinois. More About Josie Davis and Harrison Clay Lott: Marriage: January 22, 1902, Leroy, Illinois by Pastor Thorton Clark of the M.E. Church. Thanks!! Dee

In a message dated 12/14/2000 9:03:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I would appreciate any help. I have tried switchboard.com too. I live in MO > so I don't have any of the phone books from there. Use your internet search for phone book listings. I use dogpile.com or mamma.com. They both search through a number of other search engines. Click on the "White Page Directory" listed and type in the surname and state to see if there are any living persons in your area of interest. Judy also interested in the area of Leroy, Illinois, surnames... Springer, Cochran, Iden.

Hi All, I am very interested in locating the family of Josie Davis. Josie Davis and Harrison C. Lott did not have any children. Harrison died first and I am searching for this Lott Family Bible that was in Harrsion's possession: The Lott Family Bible was presented to Abner & Mary Frances (Orrill) Lott by Joseph Orrill. The Bible was published by the American Bible Society of New York and was dated 1851 on the title page. I have not had any success in locating Josie's relatives in the McLean County area. I do have her will. It mentions her sister, Margaret Shield, niece Dell McQueen, and nephews Earl C.Arrowsmith and Boyd Arrowsmith. No puncuation after Earl and Boyd so were they living in Arrowsmith or was their last name Arrowsmith? I would appreciate any help. I have tried switchboard.com too. I live in MO so I don't have any of the phone books from there. This is some info I have on Josie: Josie Davis was born January 22, 1870 in Leroy, Illinois, and died August 12, 1929 in Bloomington, Illinois at the Kelso Sanitarium, of peritonitis. She married Harrison Clay Lott on January 22, 1902 in Leroy, Illinois by Pastor Thorton Clark of the M.E. Church, son of Abner Lott and Mary Frances Orrill. Notes for Josie Davis: Josie Davis Lott died on August 12, 1929. The following is from a newspaper clipping, which newspaper is unknown: Mrs. Josie Lott Dies Peritonis [sic] Fatal to Resident of This Community. Mrs Josie Lott, 59, of Minneola, [Minneota per Helen Lott Kinne] Minn., died at 7:30 p. m. Monday at Kelso sanitarium. She had been ill three days and died of peritonitis. Mrs. Lott was born at Leroy and with exception of the last 15 years had spent her life in this vicinity. She had been visiting her stepson, J. E. Lott, east of Bloomington, and her niece, Mrs. Harry McQueen of Leroy, before she became ill. She is survived by a brother, Wesley Davis of Arrowsmith and a sister, Mrs. Maggie Shields, Atlanta, Ill., in addition to Mr. Lott and Mrs. McQueen. The funeral is to be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at Beck's chapel, 116 South Main street. Burial will be in Bloomington cemetery. More About Josie Davis: Burial: Unknown, Bloomington, Illinois. More About Josie Davis and Harrison Clay Lott: Marriage: January 22, 1902, Leroy, Illinois by Pastor Thorton Clark of the M.E. Church. Thanks!! Dee

----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Widger <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:14 PM Subject: [ROGERS] Stephen Andrew Douglas ROGERS, Mclean CO IL > Hello all! > Im looking for relatives and the parents of Steven A.D. ROGERS. I am the > granddaughter of ClarenceA. Rogers, and can not find out where Stephen was > born. He was a Methodist Preacher, mostly in Bloomington area of McClean CO, > IL. Anyone have mention of him in your records? > Thanks > CT Widger > Novato CA > > > Stephen Andrew Douglas ROGERS (Rev.) > Apr 1861 - Apr 1923 > > BIRTH: Apr 1861 > DEATH: Apr 1923 > Family 1 : Matilda May BOMGARDNER > MARRIAGE: Nov 1884, Olney,Illinois > CHILDREN: > Thomas Arthur ROGERS > Harry G. ROGERS > Bernard Adlai ROGERS > Esther Belle ROGERS > Clarence A. ROGERS > > > > ==== ROGERS Mailing List ==== > Use the web site for directions how to unsub or change modes > Our List web site <http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney/rogersplace.html> > rootsweb<http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/r/o/ROGERS/> > Do not post List Problems to the list send them to > [email protected] List Manager > >

Jan, I checked for your ancestor and found a few things that might be of interest to you. 1) In a book called The Hudson Colony, there was section on the Hudson Baptist Church. It listed contributors for their building fund in 1859 and included Richard Roberts. This is a nice little book about the Hudson area written by Ruth Bitting Hamm in the 1970's. It could possibly be borrowed via interlibrary loan and I have also seen it available used at the bookstore site www.addall.com Those of you on the list with ancestors in the Hudson area might want to look into this book. 2) I found an R. Roberts on the 1866 plat map living residing in Gridley Township (near Hudson Township--see this link for township locations http://www.mcfb.org/oldbarns/townshipmaps.htm). There were several Berryman's living in Hudson township at the same time. R. Roberts was not listed in the 1874 plat map of McLean County. 3) I did check for published biographical material and found nothing. This is fairly typical when families left the region as opposed to those who resided here for many years and/or generations. I made copies of this information for you and if you send me your address off the list, I will mail it. Lisa _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Just received a certified copy of birth for Betty Hamer b. 25 MAR 1848 on Bury Road in Heywood, Lancaster, ENG. Her parents were James Hamer and Mary Collinge. James was a spinner by trade. Betty is the sister of my gg-grandfather Thomas Hamer who was b. 27 JAN 1831 in Lancashire. Thomas m. Alice Ashton and they emigrated to the US in 1857 from Liverpool and settled in IL. Does this information connect with anyone doing research on the Hamer's of Lancashire, ENG? Doug Hamer

Subject: A Christmas thought fo us all > > TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, > > > > IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. > > > > I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, > > > > AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. > > > > I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, > > > > NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. > > > > NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, > > > > ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. > > > > WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, > > > > A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. > > > > FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, > > > > I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. > > > > THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, > > > > CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. > > > > THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, > > > > NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. > > > > WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? > > > > CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? > > > > I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, > > > > OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. > > > > SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, > > > > AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. > > > > THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, > > > > BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. > > > > I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, > > > > ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. > > > > THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, > > > > I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. > > > > THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, > > > > "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; > > > > I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, > > > > MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." > > > > THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, > > > > I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. > > > > I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL > > > > AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. > > > > I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, > > > > THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. > > > > THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, > > > > WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." > > > > ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. > > > > "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." > > > > This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. The > following > > is his request. I think it is reasonable..... > > > > PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people > as > > you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. > > service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. > > Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people > > stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves > > for > > us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed. > > > > . . . And Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all! > > > > > > > > > > >

Thanks to R Roach for this updated information. Change your links. The State Archives web site has grown and moved to: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html The genealogy pages are at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/services.html They are set up for requests via the Internet at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/archives/arcreq.s

Happy Holidays Everyone! Does anyone have a copy of or access to the 1840 and 1850 McLean County Illinois Census? Could you look up the following family for me: 1840 TOLDAY, John page 255 (no township listed) 1850 TOLIDA, John page 113 Buckle Grove I would be more than happy to pay for associated expenses if someone could also snail mail me a hard copy of the actual census pages. Thanks so much, Diana Tolladay

The 1910 census for McLean Co., Illinois shows this family: Fredrick Riser with wife Rosamond, and children Ruth and Wallace. Frederick Riser was born about 1879, the son of Benjamin W. Riser and Sarah Elizabeth Mills. Would like his death date. What was the surname of his wife, Rosamond? When did she die? Their son Wallace Riser was born 19 Jan 1901 and died in Wichita, Kansas. Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Hi Lisa, This is Marlys from Buffalo, MN. You located George Keller for me in Lexington Township and his wife, Lydia Rale Keller who died in Lexington Township. You mentioned the book "The Hudson Colony." I got it on inter-library loan. You were correct in saying that the info was too late for my George and Lydia. I'm not sure if the Keller's in Hudson are relatives of George or not, but the info was interesting to read and well done. I will file it in my things and perhaps one day, it will fall into place in our family history. I want to thank you again for your help. I am going to unsubscribe from McClean County, but have had fun reading about other families in the area. Keep up the good work. Marlys [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

Does anyone have any history of McLean County in the 1860's that might show a mill owned by my Great, Great Grandfather, Richard ROBERTS? He was in the 1860 census .... occupation "Miller" and was newly married to Nancy Ann BERRYMAN in 1860 also. They moved to Decatur County, Iowa and Richard had a mill there also. I have a picture of that mill...it was on the river in Westerville. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much....everybody is so helpful on this list...someday I hope to visit where they lived. Jan Lund -----Original Message----- From: Raymond C Flesher <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:47 AM Subject: [ILMCLEAN-L] Lexington Genealogy Library >I have known Verda Gerwick for 35 years. I visited her most recently in >1997. >She has a wonderful genealogy library. > >Ray in Denver > > >On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 05:19:16 -0600 "L. S." <[email protected]> writes: >> I will add that most of the McLean County cemetery books that I have >> used to >> do lookups have been excellent. They are arranged by township in >> alphabetical order by family groups--often referencing spouses, >> children, >> dates--sometimes even those buried elsewhere. >> >> If you can't find the cemeteries that you are looking for through >> the McLean >> County Genealogical Society, you might try contacting the group in >> Lexington. I was told that they did many of the >> cemeteries--especially >> those in the north part of McLean County. Contact info is Lexington >> Genealogical Library Verda Gerwick 318 W. Main Street Lexington >> 309-365-4591. >> >> I have never been to this library but understand that they have >> quite a >> collection. If you plan to visit this area for research, you may >> want to >> consider including a stop here. >> >> Lisa >> >> >> >_________________________________________________________________________ >____________ >> Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >> http://explorer.msn.com >> > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > >______________________________

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I am remailing this... spelled Rootsweb as Roostweb the first time! Ellen > Subject: Re: Williams, Spencer, French > Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 19:09:20 -0800 > From: Ellen <[email protected]> > Organization: The Picards > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > > Virginia, I would love to trade info on your Williams. Here is mine, > along with 2 parallel families of Williams. > > A. William Presley Williams b. Jul 19, 1838, Campbell Co, Kentucky, > parents unknown. > William Presley Williams arrived McLean Co/DeWitt Co, IL, in 1839-40 at > age 2. > William Presley Williams married Mary E. Schooley on Aug 29, 1858, > DeWitt Co, IL > children: Franklin C. died young > William Harvey m. Lucy Amanda Noah > Samuel E. died less than 1 year > Ira Fred m. Martha Elizabeth Farrow > adopted: Anna Mae Barker > Served 1862 to 1865 in Civil War, Private, Company D, 107th Regement, > Illinois Volunteer Infantry > Held land in DeWitt Twp, DeWitt Co, IL in T20N, R4E next to the > Schooleys, Presley Williams, and John B. Williams (see item B.) > Died Bloomfield Twp, Mitchell Co, Kansas in 1893 > > B. Presley Williams died 1832, Campbell Co, Kentucky, but wife Rebecca > Buchannan Williams, came to DeWitt Co, IL, and was there before the 1840 > census (arrived 1839-40). Presley and Rebecca's son Spencer died, or at > least is buried Abt. May 31, 1840, McCord Cemetary, DeWitt Twp, DeWitt > Co, Illinois, shortly after they family arrived in Illinois. Presley > and Rebecca Williams had numerous children, including son William > Columbus, Presely, Jr, and John Benjamin. In 1850 census, a Milton P. > Williams is listed at the tail end of John B's family. This Milton P. > was born in abt 1838. > > My William Presely Williams, his brother in-law Schooley all lived > within the same 2 or 3 section of adjacent lands in T20N, R4E as PResly > Jr, and John B. > > C. Franklin M. Williams b. Aug 15, 1837 (two years earlier than my > William Presely Williams, item A.) also was known to arrive in McLean > Co/DeWitt Co in 1839-1840. Parents unknown. He married Mary Cox (2nd > cousin of Mary E. Schooley, wife of William Presley Williams of item A.) > in Dec 08, 1859, McLean Co, IL. > > My thoughts: > 1. Was Spencer the father of William Presley Williams and/or Franklin > M. Williams? > 2. How did a 2 year old and a 4 year old get to DeWitt Co, not be > themselves. > 3. These families all lived very close together and share many of the > same given names. > 4. Is your Andrew another sibling? When and where was he born? > > Ellen > > "Virginia R. Foucault" wrote: > > > Still looking for Andrew Williams m. Mildred Spencer 1853, Dewitt > > County. Mildred daughter of Levi and Martha Spencer French. After > > 30 years still don't know anything about Andrew. > > Thanks for any information on him. > > Virginia -- Picard Pines: http://homepage.plix.com/picard/ Morrison-Picard Family: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Ellen-J-Picard Picard Surname Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~picard/Index.html