Carlene, I saw one for James Reynolds, born in IRE. It has been there for some time. I contacted Earliene about how to post a few. I have James Daniel's, Isabel Reynolds, James Irvin Reynolds, and Stacy Ann Reynolds Hume. I did not know Earliene lived on the Northwest Coast. She told me to contact her assistant, Judy Simpson, but I can find no way to contact her. I looked at the site very closely, but did not see anything. Do you know how to post them. At Crawford Co site, Jim told me to post them at the obit message board on rootsweb. I now have James Daniel's history to his father and mother. Am receiving Civil War documents soon from the National Archives. Found out that Isabel married Samuel Reynolds after James D died in 1913. I kept searching for a first husband, Samuel. He had to have died before 1916 in DeWitt Co. I think Isabel and Samuel are the ones buried with my grandparents, Sarah Reynolds Williamson and William Williamson. James D's obit says he is at Sugar Grove, so if Isabel married Samuel after he died, I am almost certain they are at Long Point. Sarah's Death certificate says Long Point, and William's says Bucks Road, which is where Long Point is located. Now if I can just verify they are indeed in the four plots that was shown to my brothers by mom, I can put some sort of marker in. Would love to know for sure, though, if James D is at Sugar Grove, and if he has a! headstone. Thanks for any info on how to contact Earliene's assistant. Shari

Pam, I received mine the next day or two after ordering it. I started with the Allin Twp because I don't see any particular way to order the specific Ed #.so I am ordering one town at a time. Sadly about 4 pages of my census got wiped out from some work crews working on lines. I ordered Old Town last night, so will see what happens. I will let you know if I receive it. Have you tried e-mailing Tammy directly. When she first tried to send the first one I ordered, she had trouble with the format or something. She was very helpful in instructing me how to download them. I was having one heck of a time. Now have it mastered if you have any problems. Tammy's e-mail is on the home page. I noticed on a few of my KY sites, some of the administrators are leaving us. Maybe Tammy is on to other things now, and looking for someone to take over for her. Don't know. I would e-mail her directly. Shari

I am looking for Martha WILLIAMSON found her on the 1850 census for McLean county, Bloomington twp. Age 56 I think she died between 1850 and 1860. If anyone has access to any of the cemeteries in the surrounding area, could you do a lookup to see if she is buried around there Thanks Janet

Possible IL Archives fee increase in the works. It's 50 cents a record now and if this passes, it will be $7.00! You can read about it here. HB0498. You can also contact your legislators. <A HREF="http://www.legis.state.il.us/">Illinois General Assembly</A> <A HREF="http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=0498&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=930&SessionID=3">Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0498</A> <A HREF="http://www100.state.il.us/government/gov_legislature.cfm">State of Illinois - Government</A> PASS IT ON!!!!!!!!!!! Debbie

Can anyone tell me how long it took to hear back about the census data? I put my form in to receive it about 3 weeks ago at the McLean Co. website but I haven't heard back. Pam Haithcock

Thanks again, Carlene. I am pretty sure that William williamson did not work much. In the 1899 city directory page, he was a paper hanger. In the 1909 page, he was a salesman. He appears as a frail man in the picture that I have of him taken about 1900. I am sure Sarah's parents did not approve of her marrying him, even though they gave consent. It appears now that they moved around a lot. I know they stayed in Bloomington until their deaths, it is a matter of where and when! Thanks for trying. Please don't waste your time on this. I will try other venues to see if I can find them. The sad thing is that I still have relatives that live in Bloomington who will not reply to my correspondence. The ones who could really give me the info have moved out of town, and I have lost contact with them. Even though the children of Sarah and William turned out well, as did their grandchildren, I think some hard-feelings were present because they "filtered" out their children to others. Have a great day, Shari

Thanks for trying, Carlene. I know the last name Williamson is correct spelling. I don't even know if William had any siblings. He is my big brick wall. I don't think George is a relative, even though I had an Uncle George Williamson. He certainly did not have that many kids. By the way, does anyone from DeWitt Co mailing list ever post anything? I am signed up at ILDEWITT but nothing is ever posted by anyone from DeWitt Co. Maybe they figured that most of their families moved to Mclean County!! I really miss the snow, but froze when we were in Omaha, NE over Christmas. And my kid-in-law insisted we go downtown to the old market to watch ice scuplting. She just thought it terrific. It was 11 degrees, and our bones were so very cold. I even feel cold down here. Just can't get warm since we came back home. Be careful in that weather!!! Believe me, Christmas in the South is something one has to get used to! Santa coming in to town via motorboat just didn't cut it for me. Thanks again for your search, Shari I will try some different avenues.

Carlene, thanks for the lookup. I do not think this is the same John. I am checking at this time to see if he was possibly married to a Mrs. Ann Carr of DeWitt. My john's father was born in Louisville, KY or Hart Co. KY abt 1815. I am going to check out the 1880 census again, as I thought I saw a Rosa Jackson living with John Reynolds family. She was listed as a sister-in-law. The only thing I know is that my gr-grandfather had a brother, John. I think Wesley was his middle name. I know he was born in KY, probably Louisvile in 1855. That is where his mother, Eliza, died in 1857. I just found it a shock that John and Rosa were listed as parents. Whoever the informant was for the death certificate of Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds Williamson probably gave the wrong info. After all, they had on it as informant, William, her husband, who died in 1919. Sarah died in 1922. I am going to try to get their obits shortly from Bloomington. Am going to write to "The Fort" to see if they can help. Do not mind giving a donation. May go through the Pantagraph, but will try "The Fort" first. If you could, though, I would appreciate a lookup of William Williamson and Sarah E. Williamson for the 1900 census. I have a city directory page for 1899 that says they lived in Normal. (Cherry St). In 1909, the lived at 411 W. Market St. Williams's death certificate (1919) shows they were living at 508 W. Olive. Sarah's shows 508 W. Olive, Bloomington, when she died in 1922. I want to see which children were living with them at the time. One daughter, "Ollie" can't be found anywhere. So, the 1910 census may have something on children born after 1900, such as my mother in 1904. There was Effie. Ollie, George, Dewey, Helen, Eunice, and Roy. Roy was not born until 1912, and was filtered out to a farm couple, where he stayed until he was 18 (or legal age). I do not know the order of births of the children other than what I mention about Effie, Ollie, Eunice, and Roy. Eunice being my mom. That may be spelled "Unice." Her sister, Effie E., lived with Stacy and George A. Hume in Wapella. Stacy was Sarah's sister. Effie was born in 1890, and Ollie (OLivia, Olive, Viola, Violet) was born either one year before or one year after Effie. Everyone always thought they were twins. Ollie died around 1917-1918 from flu epidemic. It is believed she married. On the back of a picture is the name "Lynth" or so it appears. There would be nothing in the IL Marriage and Death Index. Thanks for checking on John and Rosa. I will let that rest until I can find out some more info on them. I can't get Sarah's birth certificate as they had a fire at Crawford County courthouse which destroyed records. Sarah was born 24 JULY 1873. She is listed on James Daniel, her father as we thought, Civil War Pension Record, which her mother, Isabel filed for. I honestly believe it was a mistake naming them as her parents on the death certificate. Thanks again for your lookup. Really appreciate it. Shari It sure is cold down here in South Carolina!

Carlene, if you are still out there, can you see if you can find a John Reynolds. Married to Rosa Jackson. they showed up on my grandmother's death certificate as her parents. Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds Williamson died Mar 2, 1922 in Bloomington. Even though John and Rosa were married in Crawford Co. IL, I can't place them anywhere other than James Daniel, who I thought to be Sarah's dad, had a brother named John. I am not sure when John and Rosa married. Rosa was married before. I am sure they died in Coles Co according to the IL DEATH INDEX. And, does anyone know anything about William Albert Williamson. May have had a sister named Sarah. Mother possibly Anna Williamson, or sister-in-law. Thanks, Shari

Hoping a kind researcher can locate a marriage record for WILLARD CHARLES CASS in McLean County in 1924 or 1925. He was married there previously in 1921 and I hope to find a marriage record of his second marriage. Please contact me at boblin@bright.net if you can possibly check marriage records in McLean County. Thanks and God Bless! Bob boblin

Thanks for the address of The Fort, Shari

Here's the address and phone to The Fort. The Fort 319 W. Main St. Lexington, IL 61753 PH# 309-365-4591

Would appreciate it if someone could do an obit lookup for me. Need Sarah Elizabeth Williamson, b. July 24, 1870 d. in Bloomington on Mar 2, 1922. Widow of William Williamson. Lived at 508 W. Olive St. Formerly Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds. Children, Dewey, George, Roy, Helen, Eunice, and Effie. One child preceded her in death. Or if someone from "THE FORT" can contact me, I would be happy to send $10.00 if you can find Sarah's obit for me. I thought I had the address, but it must have gotten wiped out when some of my other files went. Also, Sarah's death certificate had as informant her late husband, William, which is an error. Her age did not correspond with the birth year given. It does correspond to 1870. It lists John Reynolds and Rosa Jackson, b. IL as her parents. It looks like they may have given the info as their signatures written differently. Does anyone know who this John Reynolds and Rosa Jackson might be? I am sure Sarah's parents were James D. and Isabell White Reynolds. I don't know why my mother or her siblings did not be informants. Some of them lived in the area at the time of Sarah's death. Thanks for any info you can give me. Oh, does anyone from DeWitt Co ever post? I am on that list, but never have any postings from ILDEWITT. I send them, and they don't come back so know I have subscribed correctly. I know many of you have connections to DeWitt Co. Shari

I am very intersted in communicating with persons having information about Henry REYNOLDS [my paternal 3xg grandfather] and his "third family": Henry REYNOLDS: b. 1 mo. 29, 1788, ?Cecil Co., Maryland, d. 8 May 1860, ?McLean Co., Illinois. 3rd Wife-Mary Ann (DAVIS) Robuck: b. 16 May 1815, m. 8 Nov. 1846, d. 14 Jan. 1873 Children-(xviii): Charles Smithers REYNOLDS (xix): Gould Johnson REYNOLDS m. Adaline Dickerson (xx): Stanley Davis Reynolds In the book: Richard Haines and his Descendents, vol. 2, p. 23, it states that Henry had 2 wives and 17 children before marrying Mary Ann. Additionally, it states "In 1850 they resided in Champaign Co., O, and later settled in McLean Co., Ill." All information will be greatly appreciated. Ed Gloor Colorado _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Due to the break-up of the space shuttle this am over Dallas, let us pray for the astromauts aboard and their families.

Mary, thank you for your condolences. I want to thank you for clarifying the IRAD system and how the Illinois Archives work. I am sure many people on the list appreciate it. I had heard that the free death certificates site was no longer posted, but thought they had it back on line. Sorry, Bob, if I gave you some wrong info. Mary, thanks again for your wonderful and timely service. I am looking forward to my mail. Shari

Would anyone willing to obtain info from a death certificate in McLean County, Illinois in 1929 please contact me? Thanks and God Bless! Bob boblin@bright.net

Hi, Bob, Shari & others on the list, I would like to clarify a few things about how records in the State of Illinois are handled. First, let me tell you that I am the lady Shari has referred to as getting some death certificates for her. I have been to the Illinois State Archives and several IRAD locations many times, so I feel that I am qualified to give out this information. First, the Illinois State Archives (not IRAD) holds the microfilmed copies of the death certificates for Illinois for the years 1916 through 1947, whose index is available on line at: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html Prior to 15 Nov 2002, the Illinois State Archives would send out 2 free death certificates to any person who sent a request by snail mail or e-mail. Because of the tremendous flood of requests this had produced, this free service was discontinued as of that date. Now, the ways that a person can obtain a death certificate for the years 1916 through 1947 are: 1. Send $10.00 non-refundable search fee to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (results will be a non-certified copy) 2. Go to the Illinois State Archives and do a search of the microfilmed death certificates in person. (results will be a non-certified copy) 3. Contact the county in which the death occurred to get a copy of the death certificate at whatever fee the particular county has set (results may be certified or may be non-certified genealogical copy, depending on county rules) Because so many people have found that it is impossible to get to the State Archives in Springfield, but they cannot afford the $10.00 search fee, I have offered to get these death certificates for them, for only my expenses. The Illinois State Archives has continued to accept requests for other records that they house. However, because of the large back log of requests they have for the death certificates, it would be fair to say that there will probably be a 6 month wait in getting any records from the Archives. Now, for the IRAD records. IRAD was set up by the Illinois State Archives as a way that counties could make records available to the public, but with less work for the county employees. Each county determines what records they wish to send to the IRAD location that serves their county. The IRAD locations are staffed by college interns whose sole responsibility is serving the public with the records that are available at their facility. The listing of records for each county that are available at IRAD are on line at: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/iradsrch.html The IRAD locations do not take e-mail requests. You may call the IRAD location for the county whose records you desire or you may send a snail mail request. In either case, they ask that you limit your request to 2 records per inquiry. When those 2 records are received, you are allowed to submit your next request. Normal turn around time for receiving replies from IRAD locations is about 3 weeks. If anyone has further questions about the Archives or IRAD, I would be willing to try to answer them. Mary Rottmann rottmann@hotmail.com >From: "shari & chuck horton" <sharuck@islc.net> >Reply-To: "shari & chuck horton" <sharuck@islc.net> >To: ILMCLEAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILMCLEAN-L] Bob, RE: IRAD >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:44:18 -0500 > >Bob, go to >www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/deathrefform.html > Or you can go to www.usgenweb.com/il, scroll down to State Marriage, >Death Index at IRAD. You can click and read all about their databases. If >you specifically want to order copies of death certificates, then use the >first address. >The date of death and certificate number are required. If the person you >are requesting died after 1916 and before 1950, you can go to the death >index to see if they are listed. The certificate number should be there. >You can order two names for free. All you do is submit your request >online. You can't request another two until you have received your first >request. I might add that a researcher told me that the people at IRAD >told her that as of Jan 7, they still had 17,855 requests to fill. I sent >for mine back in October, and have yet to receive them. I contacted a lady >who goes there often. She does research for the Southern part of IL If >the person you are looking for died in the Southern part of the state, >Springfield and South, she only charges $3.00 for the copy. I threw in a >little extra for gas, but she doesn't request anything other than the >$3.00. I had the death certificate of my grandfather, who died in >Bloomington within a few days. IRAD is located! > at Illinois State University in Normal. There is an address for them at >the website. If you live within distance, you can get them for yourself. >If you would like her e-mail, I will send it to you. >Shari >sharuck@islc.net > > >==== ILMCLEAN Mailing List ==== > >Email or ISP changes: unsubscribe your old email address prior to the >change effective date. Once your new email address is effective then >resubscribe using your new address. _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Not much help. But I just got my two death certs yesterday. I think I requested then last Spring = at least a very long time ago. They were quite a surprise. My question though is two years ago? My pension requests to the Nat Archives were delayed by the antrrax scare. Got aa postcard notifying me of hte delay but NO pension files yet. Anyone else get stuck? Genealogy: Colebaugh - PA: OH: Il Cox - DE: IL Elsey - VA, IN Freeman - London; NY; PA; IL,: KS Ingraham,: - MA: IL Kinney - KY; IL Lyons - VA: IN McKeeman - VA: IN Mayo - Wiltshire: IL Stiger - PA, OH, IL Pansier -, Gelderland: MI Vander Mark- Zuid Holland; MI

Bob, go to www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/deathrefform.html Or you can go to www.usgenweb.com/il, scroll down to State Marriage, Death Index at IRAD. You can click and read all about their databases. If you specifically want to order copies of death certificates, then use the first address. The date of death and certificate number are required. If the person you are requesting died after 1916 and before 1950, you can go to the death index to see if they are listed. The certificate number should be there. You can order two names for free. All you do is submit your request online. You can't request another two until you have received your first request. I might add that a researcher told me that the people at IRAD told her that as of Jan 7, they still had 17,855 requests to fill. I sent for mine back in October, and have yet to receive them. I contacted a lady who goes there often. She does research for the Southern part of IL If the person you are looking for died in the Southern part of the state, Springfield and South, she only charges $3.00 for the copy. I threw in a little extra for gas, but she doesn't request anything other than the $3.00. I had the death certificate of my grandfather, who died in Bloomington within a few days. IRAD is located! at Illinois State University in Normal. There is an address for them at the website. If you live within distance, you can get them for yourself. If you would like her e-mail, I will send it to you. Shari sharuck@islc.net