Melissa James S. Hamilton married Agnes J. Paxton in Mercer County on November 1, 1854. Both James and Agnes were born in Ohio. James' father was born in South Carolina and his mother was born in Pennsylvania. Agnes' father and mother were both born in Virginia. 1880 Census James S. Hamilton, age 48 is a carpenter by trade living in Ohio Grove Township with his wife, Agnes age 49 and their children as follows: Dail E. - age 24, (Suzzie ?) - age 22, Lincoln - age 19, Mary - age 18, Edwin S. - age 14 and James - age 11. I have not found Samuel Bennett Hamilton and/or Mary Cleaver. George Carpenter Illinois City, Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: MazTN@aol.com To: gcarp@qconline.com Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Mercer Co., Ill. Look-up REquest JAmes S. Hamilton lived in MErcer Co. and died there in 1912. I do not know if he married or had children in Mercer Co. but when you have time if you would be so kind as to look in the census records, I would greatly appreciate it. Also looking for Mary Cleaver who are born in Mercer Co. around 1831, she married Samuel Bennett Hamilton but I don't know when. Thank you very much for your help. Melissa Ziegler mazTN@aol.com

I descend from Benijah Lloyd, Sr., who came to Mercer Co., IL, from Erie Co., PA, in 1835. Would like to share LLOYD info with others researching this same line. I descend from Benijah Lloyd and Elizabeth Dunn's son James Lloyd who married Catherine BURROUGHS. -- Helen Graves

Does anyone know when Millersburg Cemetery started? And did Benijah Lloyd donate some of his land to start it? -- Helen Graves

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/hg.2ADI/137.188.1 Message Board Post: we are australian easlings descended from the uk & can only trace back to my greatgrandfather edward easling born 1873. do you have any links back to uk pre 1900?

David There are several thousand names in the 1920 Census. Can you give us a location or other clues to narrow the search? ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAILRIDER503@aol.com> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:26 PM Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Earl Clarence HICKOK born 1887 Kansas 1920 LOOKUP please > his wife at the time would be Beatrice Merinda O'Dell born Iowa 1889 > they had 2 children that i am aware of. i was led to a possible 3rd child. > Alvin Russel Hickok born 1910 and george Wendell born 1912 > in hopes of discovering the possible 3rd childs name. providing there was a > 3rd. possible a child was born but did not live long. > > sincerly david niswender > >

Dear, dear George! I do hope we get to see you when we come in May! Thank you so much!! You've unearthed some important information!! Perhaps our Hugh didn't die in Mercer Co. as we thought...perhaps he died in Poweshiek, Iowa! Then his wife came back to Mercer because she married Andrew Wilson! Whose father (we believe) also named Andrew Wilson, came to America from Ireland in 1818 (to Baltimore first...as did our Maynes'...then to Mercer...paving the way for the Clarks and Maynes'...eh? What do you think?). These Irish are very much tied together somehow! They seem to immigrate to & with family & friends...a social lot we are! Thank you! We'll check out the Iowa records too. Also...this Elizabeth Clark...Hugh Maynes had a sister Elizabeth born 1809. If Elizabeth wasn't above lying about her age... this could be the sister of Hugh! Thank you so much for these great leads! You didn't say, but I assume the 1850 census was of Mercer County... but do you know the township? Was it Preemption? You're awesome! Trudy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Carpenter" <gcarp@qconline.com> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 6:12 PM Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Re: Clarke > Trudy > I did indeed visit the History Center in Aledo today! Not only did I find Hugh Maynes, but there were two of them! > Here is another example of how we lose the trail when we are "tracking" someone. We'll start with the 1850 Census. > Living in residence 502: > Clark, Elizabeth, age 35. Born in Ireland. > Clark, David A., age 15. Born in Pennsylvania. > Sarah J., age 13. Born in Pennsylvania > Margaret, age 11. Born in Illinois. > Mary E., age 9. Born in Illinois. > Henry B., age 7. Born in Illinois. > > Living in residence 503: (This number represents the sequence of the household visited for the census, so that makes them next door neighbors.) (Note the spelling: Mains) > Mains, Hugh, age 39. Born in Ireland. > Mains, Jane, age 31. Born in Ireland. > Mains, Ann Jane, age 11. Born in Maryland. > Mains, Elizabeth, age 9. Born in Maryland. > Mains, Samuel, age 3. Born in Maryland. > Mains, John, age 24. Born in Ireland. Laborer. (This can't be Hugh and Jane's son!) > John Beaty, age 17. Born in Ireland. Laborer. > > Now in the 1870 Census: > Maynes, Samuel, age 22. Born in Maryland. (Hugh and Jane's son) > Maynes, Mary, age 20. Born in Ohio. > Maynes, Edward, age 1. > Maynes, Hugh, age 14. (Hugh Mains grandson!) > Maynes, Mary, age 11. > > Then I left the History Center and visited the Recorder's Office at the Court House and found: > Book 28 - Page 467 > On 8 July, 1850, John Dement was granted land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 1 in Preemption Township by the U.S. Government. > Just 5 days later, on 12 July, 1850, John Dement sold that property to Hugh Means. (spelling as recorded) > On 17 February, 1877, Hugh Maynes of Powsheik, Iowa, sold that same property to David A. Clark for $700. (Recorded 6 May, 1877) > Here we see that Hugh Means, Hugh Mains and Hugh Mayne are all the same person! We also know that Hugh Maynes has already headed west into Iowa. > In a quick search of surrounding cemeteries, I found no Maynes burried in the NE part of the county, but there are plenty of Clarks in the Preemption Cemetery. You can check them out when you come to Illinois. > Hope this adds a few leaves to that family tree. > George Carpenter > Illinois City, Illinois > PS: I'm going to copy this to the Mercer County Site. Some other folks have shown interest in this project. > > > > > > > > > > > > <<<What gave you the idea of Hugh being buried in Minnesota?>>> > My mistake. Without looking, I guessed you were someone else I was searching for who said their mom grew up in St. Paul. Hugh is pushing up daisies out west somewhere. ;o) > > >

Trudy I did indeed visit the History Center in Aledo today! Not only did I find Hugh Maynes, but there were two of them! Here is another example of how we lose the trail when we are "tracking" someone. We'll start with the 1850 Census. Living in residence 502: Clark, Elizabeth, age 35. Born in Ireland. Clark, David A., age 15. Born in Pennsylvania. Sarah J., age 13. Born in Pennsylvania Margaret, age 11. Born in Illinois. Mary E., age 9. Born in Illinois. Henry B., age 7. Born in Illinois. Living in residence 503: (This number represents the sequence of the household visited for the census, so that makes them next door neighbors.) (Note the spelling: Mains) Mains, Hugh, age 39. Born in Ireland. Mains, Jane, age 31. Born in Ireland. Mains, Ann Jane, age 11. Born in Maryland. Mains, Elizabeth, age 9. Born in Maryland. Mains, Samuel, age 3. Born in Maryland. Mains, John, age 24. Born in Ireland. Laborer. (This can't be Hugh and Jane's son!) John Beaty, age 17. Born in Ireland. Laborer. Now in the 1870 Census: Maynes, Samuel, age 22. Born in Maryland. (Hugh and Jane's son) Maynes, Mary, age 20. Born in Ohio. Maynes, Edward, age 1. Maynes, Hugh, age 14. (Hugh Mains grandson!) Maynes, Mary, age 11. Then I left the History Center and visited the Recorder's Office at the Court House and found: Book 28 - Page 467 On 8 July, 1850, John Dement was granted land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 1 in Preemption Township by the U.S. Government. Just 5 days later, on 12 July, 1850, John Dement sold that property to Hugh Means. (spelling as recorded) On 17 February, 1877, Hugh Maynes of Powsheik, Iowa, sold that same property to David A. Clark for $700. (Recorded 6 May, 1877) Here we see that Hugh Means, Hugh Mains and Hugh Mayne are all the same person! We also know that Hugh Maynes has already headed west into Iowa. In a quick search of surrounding cemeteries, I found no Maynes burried in the NE part of the county, but there are plenty of Clarks in the Preemption Cemetery. You can check them out when you come to Illinois. Hope this adds a few leaves to that family tree. George Carpenter Illinois City, Illinois PS: I'm going to copy this to the Mercer County Site. Some other folks have shown interest in this project. <<<What gave you the idea of Hugh being buried in Minnesota?>>> My mistake. Without looking, I guessed you were someone else I was searching for who said their mom grew up in St. Paul. Hugh is pushing up daisies out west somewhere. ;o)

his wife at the time would be Beatrice Merinda O'Dell born Iowa 1889 they had 2 children that i am aware of. i was led to a possible 3rd child. Alvin Russel Hickok born 1910 and george Wendell born 1912 in hopes of discovering the possible 3rd childs name. providing there was a 3rd. possible a child was born but did not live long. sincerly david niswender

Nadine, Thank you for your recent information. I too had wondered if there was a connection to those three Pickup brothers. My e-mail address if cmitchell98@hotmail.com if you come across any other goodies. Thanks again for thinking of me. Cyndie >From: "Nadine Holder" <nadin@c2i2.com> >Reply-To: ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com >To: ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Fw: More Pickups >Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:34:20 -0700 > >Cynthia Mitchell - saw a query on the list from you recently and hope you >see this - I had your Hotmail email and it bounced. Nadine Holder > > > > Hi Cynthia - we had some correspondence some time back on your ancestor > > George Pickup. You were wondering who raised him. I didn't find the >answer > > to your question but some hints that may help. George's father John did >not > > come alone to Iowa. In the 1850 census on page 463 in Burlington, Des > > Moines County there are three batchelors: Joseph Pickupp, 36, born >England; > > Edward, 34, born Eng; and Richard, 27, born England so George had three > > uncles there. George would have still been nursing in 1850 so would >have > > been put out to nurse and unfortunately is probably censused with the >name > > of the family he was living with. I looked a little ways on both sides >of > > the Pickupp brothers to see if I could find a small child George but no > > luck. He is also not separately indexed. Hope this is useful at some >point > > in time. Nadine Holder > > > > > Cynthia Butler Mitchell Michigan _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Cynthia Mitchell - saw a query on the list from you recently and hope you see this - I had your Hotmail email and it bounced. Nadine Holder > Hi Cynthia - we had some correspondence some time back on your ancestor > George Pickup. You were wondering who raised him. I didn't find the answer > to your question but some hints that may help. George's father John did not > come alone to Iowa. In the 1850 census on page 463 in Burlington, Des > Moines County there are three batchelors: Joseph Pickupp, 36, born England; > Edward, 34, born Eng; and Richard, 27, born England so George had three > uncles there. George would have still been nursing in 1850 so would have > been put out to nurse and unfortunately is probably censused with the name > of the family he was living with. I looked a little ways on both sides of > the Pickupp brothers to see if I could find a small child George but no > luck. He is also not separately indexed. Hope this is useful at some point > in time. Nadine Holder > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marsh Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hg.2ADI/603 Message Board Post: I need a lookup for John R. Marsh, 14 N R 3, #381. Thanks, Mike

Follow on: My brother says that the register of deeds would not take mail requests, they had to be done in person. The local researcher who does some local lookups is Ruth Giffin. Alan Fiala helen graves wrote: > > Will the Mercer Co. clerk's office look up deeds on their index and copy > them? Or do I have to hire a local researcher to look at the deed index? > > Same question re- wills. Will the clerk's office check their will index > and probate records index, or do you have the hire a local researcher to > do look-ups at the courthouse? > > -- Helen Graves, in Calif.

Helen Check our Mercer County Resources page for the address for probates and wills http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/2731/Resources.html I realized we don't have the address up for deeds - it is County Recorder, P. O. Box 66, Aledo 61231-006. When you send a request send a stamped, self-addressed envelope so they can send you fee information. If they do not have a record there is no charge and they will let you know. Alicia Ives of the Mercer County Historical Society does research there - her email is the first one on our Resources page. Nadine Holder ----- Original Message ----- From: "ADFiala" <fialaalan@earthlink.net> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Deeds and probates at courthouse > The county clerk handles neither of these. Deeds are in the registrar's > office; probates and wills are in the clerk of circuit court. I've only > been there in person, I don't know whether they take mail requests, but > suspect that they do. > There is a lady with the MC Historical Society who will research on > probates and wills for a small fee, around $10 per hour. > > Alan Fiala > > > helen graves wrote: > > > > Will the Mercer Co. clerk's office look up deeds on their index and copy > > them? Or do I have to hire a local researcher to look at the deed index? > > > > Same question re- wills. Will the clerk's office check their will index > > and probate records index, or do you have the hire a local researcher to > > do look-ups at the courthouse? > > > > -- Helen Graves, in Calif. > > >

The county clerk handles neither of these. Deeds are in the registrar's office; probates and wills are in the clerk of circuit court. I've only been there in person, I don't know whether they take mail requests, but suspect that they do. There is a lady with the MC Historical Society who will research on probates and wills for a small fee, around $10 per hour. Alan Fiala helen graves wrote: > > Will the Mercer Co. clerk's office look up deeds on their index and copy > them? Or do I have to hire a local researcher to look at the deed index? > > Same question re- wills. Will the clerk's office check their will index > and probate records index, or do you have the hire a local researcher to > do look-ups at the courthouse? > > -- Helen Graves, in Calif.

Will the Mercer Co. clerk's office look up deeds on their index and copy them? Or do I have to hire a local researcher to look at the deed index? Same question re- wills. Will the clerk's office check their will index and probate records index, or do you have the hire a local researcher to do look-ups at the courthouse? -- Helen Graves, in Calif.

Would the person who has the 1875 platt book please look up: LLOYD, James A. WALSTON (any of that name) Many thanks, Helen in Calif.

Dear George, You're amazing! Did I tell you that our Hugh Mayne was born in Fermanagh Co, Ireland? Benjamin Clark and our Hugh were undoubtedly acquainted if not related. There were many Little's who immigrated to Baltimore and then IL from Fermanagh. Our Mayne's family were Anglican in Ireland and converted to the Methodist faith...so my family probably went to church at Benjamin Clark's house!! Thank you!! Trudy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Carpenter" <gcarp@qconline.com> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Re: ILMERCER-D Digest V02 #49 > Trudy said: > <<<George, Beryl found a Clark Mayne? what do you think?>>> > This is unfolding like a mystery novel! I reported this Clark Mayne earlier. > He is pretty much out of the picture and still in Wabash County for now. > (RE: yesterday's message about my plat book error) He is not the subject of > Preemption Township. My focus now is the connection between the Clark and > Mayne shown in Section 1 in Preemption Township in 1875 and the Thomas Mayne > and family shown in the 1870 Census. The plat book was printed in 1874, so > data had to be collected and compiled a year or so earlier. That narrows the > time frame between the two dates we know for sure to a couple of years or > so. With Thomas Mayne's family being the only Mayne listed in the 1870 > Census - and in Preemption Township, it's looking more and more like the > Mayne in Section 1 in the 1874 plat book with Clark is our Thomas Mayne. > Benjamin Clarke was born in Fermanagh County Ireland in 1802. (The "e" > appears off and on) He was married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October > 31, 1834. His son, David Andrew Clarke was born there on October 24, 1835. > Benjamin was one of the first settlers coming to Preemption Township. He > settled in Section 1 in 1838. In 1841, the first Methodist Society in the > township was organized in his home. The society met there until 1846, even > after Benjamin died in 1844. Benjamin's family was still residing on the > farm in 1882. (History of Mercer County - 1882) > David Andrew Clarke had increased the family farm to 360 acres by 1882. > David married Sarah Ellen Little in 1864. Sarah died in 1865 and he never > remarried. (At least he hadn't by 1882) > So, at this point I'm pretty well convinced that Thomas Mayne and David > Andrew Clarke are joint owners of property in Section 1, Preemption Township > in 1875. Still a mystery to be solved is how these two came to be partners. > While much of this may seem redundant to others who monitor this site, I > mention names to provide possible clues for those interested. Those not > interested need only to employ the delete key as I do many times in the > research of my Carpenter family. > To be continued....... > George Carpenter > Illinois City, Illinois > > >

Beryl said: <<< "Genealogy sure can be confusing." To Trudy and or George Carpenter, I have found a THOMAS MAYNE 31 born Ireland and wife ALICE 22 born ILL. in the 1880 census Keokuk County, IA. Children Edward 3 b. IA. Arthur 1m b. IA. and father THOMAS 68 born IRELAND. Beryl Gordon>>> Confusing! Boy I'll say! The age here for Thomas (68) is a match for Thomas in Illinois in the 1870 Census (58). This suggests Thomas Jr. left the family by the time he was 21 leaving his older brothers, William (age 30 in 1870) and John (age 25 in 1870). Not at all unusual - just curious. George Carpenter Illinois City, Illinois

Trudy - the index that is online at Theresa Davis's site is from a walkdown of the cemeteries done by the DAR ladies in the 1960s. We have no way of knowing if they were able to gain access to all the cemeteries or not. Also your ancestors may well be buried there and there are no surviving stones or stones that were readable in the 1960's - then they won't appear in the index. Also, sometimes people simply didn't have a stone if there was no ready cash to provide one although that is usually true in the earlier 1800's. I believe there are other cemetery records available at the museums, etc. We have a page up of Mercer County Resources at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/2731/Resources.html If you are visiting in May be sure to look there for the hours and contact phone numbers for the Mercer County Historical Society to make sure you can get with them while you are there - they are most wonderfully helpful people. Nadine Holder On Fri, 29 March 2002, "Trudy Thurgood" wrote > > You know where the Mayne farm is, George? > How will we find it when we go to Mercer Co. in May? > Sorry, I got so excited I didn't thank you for the cemetery information! > Thank you so much!! Do you know if all these cemeteries are indexed on the > Mercer Co. site? I haven't been successful in finding our Hugh Mayne in any > of the Cemeteries and yet I know he died there. His wife married after his > death and remained there...but haven't found her either....what do you > think? Are there some of these cemeteries that haven't been recorded & > added to the index yet? > How can I thank you enough? > Our trip will be so much more successful because of your generosity!! > Thank you! > Trudy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Carpenter" <gcarp@qconline.com> > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 7:21 AM > Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Re: ILMERCER-D Digest V02 #49 > > > > Forgot to answer this in my last message. > > > > Cemeteries around Preemption/Sherrard area are: Brush Hill, Friends, > German, > > Merryman, Preemption, Schoening, Sherrard, Western and Woods. Brush Hill > is > > the closest to the Mayne farm we have been discussing. > > George Carpenter > > Illinois City, Illinois > > > > > > <<<Would you happen to know what cemeteries would have been used 1850-70 > > around Preemption? > > Trudy>>> > > > > > > > > > > > > Nadine Holder Sierra Vista, Arizona

Trudy said: <<<George, Beryl found a Clark Mayne? what do you think?>>> This is unfolding like a mystery novel! I reported this Clark Mayne earlier. He is pretty much out of the picture and still in Wabash County for now. (RE: yesterday's message about my plat book error) He is not the subject of Preemption Township. My focus now is the connection between the Clark and Mayne shown in Section 1 in Preemption Township in 1875 and the Thomas Mayne and family shown in the 1870 Census. The plat book was printed in 1874, so data had to be collected and compiled a year or so earlier. That narrows the time frame between the two dates we know for sure to a couple of years or so. With Thomas Mayne's family being the only Mayne listed in the 1870 Census - and in Preemption Township, it's looking more and more like the Mayne in Section 1 in the 1874 plat book with Clark is our Thomas Mayne. Benjamin Clarke was born in Fermanagh County Ireland in 1802. (The "e" appears off and on) He was married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1834. His son, David Andrew Clarke was born there on October 24, 1835. Benjamin was one of the first settlers coming to Preemption Township. He settled in Section 1 in 1838. In 1841, the first Methodist Society in the township was organized in his home. The society met there until 1846, even after Benjamin died in 1844. Benjamin's family was still residing on the farm in 1882. (History of Mercer County - 1882) David Andrew Clarke had increased the family farm to 360 acres by 1882. David married Sarah Ellen Little in 1864. Sarah died in 1865 and he never remarried. (At least he hadn't by 1882) So, at this point I'm pretty well convinced that Thomas Mayne and David Andrew Clarke are joint owners of property in Section 1, Preemption Township in 1875. Still a mystery to be solved is how these two came to be partners. While much of this may seem redundant to others who monitor this site, I mention names to provide possible clues for those interested. Those not interested need only to employ the delete key as I do many times in the research of my Carpenter family. To be continued....... George Carpenter Illinois City, Illinois