Can anyone help me find a grave? Does the historical society have a list of the graves? I'm looking for Ulrika Jacobson b 1822 d 1884 or later. Her son & daughter lived in Gillum . The son & family were buried in Hopewell in Downs.Any ideas about another Cemetery? Thank you for any help or hints.....Lesley - --------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com

Here is website for obit index for above mentioned county. http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~obits/index2166.htm ~~DEBBIE FROM ILLINOIS~~

Am looking for information on the Benjamin F. (Frank) Adams family of Bloomington and Champaign. He was born in 1863 in Mahomet but moved to Bloomington with wife and family. Also looking for anything on Fern Watt who married James D. Shields. She lived in Bloomington and died during or shortly after childbirth in 1910. Sharon Walker

I am looking for information of these families who came to McLean Co about 1830 George King Thompson came from Va and Ohio with his wife Anstis. Their son Franklin was born in VA in 1826 , a daughter Mary was born in Ohio in 1827 and a son William also in Ohio in 1829. Elizabeth was born in McLean Co, Il in 1832. George King Thompson died in McLean Co about 1833 and his wife Anstis married Matthew Coverdale in 1835 in McLean Co. Franklin, the eldest son, married Sarah Elizabeth French in 1846 and had two sons Charles and William in McLean Co. before moving to Iowa. The French family is said to have come to Illinois from Ohio about the same time. At least they were there in 1846 when Franklin and Sarah Elzabeth were married. Does any of this ring a bell with anyone out there. I would love to fill in details about this family and can share information about Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth's descendants. Happy 4th, Helen Thompson, AZ

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Well I got a lead on my MOORMAN..... CATHERINE MOORMAN - MORMAN-MARMON """ mother --> JANE MOORMAN married HARRISON NOBLE sometime around 1848 after first husband passed . They lived in Mclean county at least till 1870 . Is anyone familiar with this line . I am still looking for JANE 's husband name at this point .

I found the following Hampton marriages on the ILL. Statewide Marriage Index for McLean County ILL. If anyone has any information on these people I would appreciate it. I am trying to see if they might be related in some way to my branch of the Hampton family in McLean Co. Edward W Hampton married to Julia Kinney 6/14/1873 Ephraim H Hampton married to Elizabeth Poynter 3/15/1836 Eugene E Hampton married to Laura Parks 8/31/1874 Frances M Hampton married to Nancy Jane Kinsell 10/23/1862 Frank Hampton married to Hulda Morganthaler 8/10/1899 Henry Hampton married to Ellen Mandras 10/14/1881 Walter P Hampton married to Leora R Clay 03/18/1893 Ann Hampton married to Joseph Rodgers 05/01/1881 Elizabeth Hampton married to James Rose M D 12/23/1873 Florence Hampton married to James H Cunningham 12/29/1875 Thanks for your help Jaime [email protected]

Looking for any information I can get on William E Hampton and Melvina Hykens, married April 17 1855 in McLean County Illinois. Does anyone have this couple in their line or know if they had any children ? Any help at all appreciated. Thanks Jaime [email protected]

Dear Valerie, I am assuming you are talking about a request from Illinois Regional Archive Depository. I have written out my requests every time and have always received the documents (and sometimes more than I asked for) if I'm patient. The volunteers are wonderful, but very busy. I'm sure you can hand write it, just remember to put the county of request. (I forgot once....how dumb!) Good Luck, Pamela Haithcock McLean County Illinois Heritage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henline Bits and Pieces of McLean County http://members.tripod.com/~GenFamily/index.html Valerie wrote: > The form to use for obtaining a death certificate that can be printed > from online will not load for me (yes I have acrobat reader but the > message says it is not working from the other end). Does anyone have a > copy they can email me or if I write out my request with the money will > it still be sent to me? > Thanks, Valerie

The form to use for obtaining a death certificate that can be printed from online will not load for me (yes I have acrobat reader but the message says it is not working from the other end). Does anyone have a copy they can email me or if I write out my request with the money will it still be sent to me? Thanks, Valerie

I currently subscribe to NORCAL, a very active list in northern California where I saw this. These folks have gone to great lengths to preserve the cemeteries in their county and record their histories. I thought you might like to see it. Lisa Hi Colleen, > >I have been busy starting on our project to catalog Siskiyou County >cemeteries. Since April Salinas has taken over the Siskiyou lookups I >haven't been subscribed since none of my ancestors are from California, but >I can still pay back the help my wife and I have received from other sources >on the web and this is our way of doing it. We just completed the >Henly/Hornbrook cemetery and it is now online. The main cemetery page is >at: http://home.inreach.com/snolock . You might want to pass this on to >your readers on NorCal. We will be tackling some very large cemeteries >soon, as well as the Montague and Gazelle cemeteries. If you like I can >send you an email when new cemeteries go online. > >Steve and Laura Melton >Siskiyou County, CA ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hello List, I am hoping that someone has access to the 1860 McLean County census. I am interested in the following: John G. Pope and his wife Sarah (would be approximately 21 years old). Thank You, Deborah

Is there anyone who can look up the 1860 census for McLean County and see if they can find James T. Phillips and whoever might be listed with him at the time of the census. This would be in the Downs or Delta area since Downs once was called Delta?? Any information would be appreciated. ~~DEBBIE FROM ILLINOIS~~

Looking for gene societies serving your area. Meeting dates and membership info, please. Sending this to multiple addresses, so you may see it repeated on another list. Susan Evans in sunny Puget Sound country, WA

I am trying to locate David H. Covey or his wife Lucinda in the 1880 census. Could some kind soul with access to the 1880 McLean County index check for either name for me. would appreciate it. Art

Hi, I live in Downs, IL and I am looking for any type of town history concerning pioneers families, school pictures, church socials etc. Looking for PHILLIPS, HONNOR,TETER,CLARK, REYNOLDS,. I have been researching since 1993 and thought it would not hurt to see if others might have info this way. Particularly looking for information on JAMES THOMPSON PHILLIPS. I need to know his parents. He was raised here and married Martha Killion from Downs. I have his obit from I believe 1928 and his parents not named. One of his daughters was Mrs. Adolph Roggy. Ring any bells? Thanks! ~~DEBBIE FROM ILLINOIS~~

I got this from somebody on another list that got it from another list. Oh Well, here it is. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/index.html It has a alphabetical search a little lower on the page. ~~DEBBIE FROM ILLINOIS~~

My ggg grandparents Mathias & Ursula (Fischer) RICKERT came to the US in 1854 settling in Maytown, Lancaster Co. Pa. His children are as follows: Martin (Mathias), John, Joseph, Mary (Maria), Nathan (Ignatz), Annie, Fanny and Elizabeth. First 5 children were born in Baden, Germany and immigrated with their parents. Martin, Joseph & John moved west. John changed the spelling of RICKERT to RICKER. Found John & Joseph in 1870 Gridley Twp., McKean Co. Illinois. Also found John in 1880 census same place. I have very little information on Martin. According to their sister Annie's estate papers Martin died 24 Oct 1923 in the mid west. He supposedly was a Minister and possibly went to Kansas. He had 4 sons, Joseph, Samuel, Andrew and William. I have no dates for his sons and no wife. I have corresponded with descendants of all the RICKERT children except for Martin & Joseph. Joseph was not mentioned in Annie's estate papers, so I am assuming that he died and never married. I would like to find and correspond with descendants of Martin. I will gladly share the information that I have on my RICKERTS. Shirley

Hi Do they have cemetery books for Bloomington and like what years do they cover? Thanks Marilyn - Fla. Michele wrote: > St. Mary's Cem. pg. 71 >

This info is extracted from an 1800s letter of Gideon Rathbone Jeannie :) TOWNS MENTIONED 1---Springfield circa 1827 2---Springfield & Meridota RR (Fiirst RR built in IL) circa 1838 3---Stout's Grove, Mc Lean County circa 1840 & 1845 4---Fawney's Mill, Woodford County 6 miles NW of Stout's Grove circa ----1840 5---White Oak Grove, Woodford County 7 miles NE of Stout's Grove 6---Hendson, a station on the Illinois Central RR 7 miles N of Bloomington ---circa 1853 7---LaSalle in 1853 the Northern terminus of the Illinois Central RR 8---Bloomington circa 1873 9---Danvers, McLean County circa 1873 SURNAMES MENTIONED 1---Eliza J HOWELL b: in Hardin County, KY in 1815 m: Gideon ----RATHBONE (wife 1) on June 14, 1829 in IL; d: in Steamboat Rock, ----IA on Sep.9, 1873 2---BUNN & ELLSWORTH of Bloomington (manuf. ironwork) circa 1840 3---Mrs. Narcissa HARLAN>IA; m: Otis L. TAYLOR in McLean County -----in Oct. 1873 4---Lucy A. Brooks HOWELL (widow of Eliza HOWELL's brother, -----Jacob HOWELL) m: Gideon RATHBONE (wife 2) in Danvers?, -----McLean County on Apr. 25, 1876;-----d: in Hardin County, IA on -----June 7, 1889: