Iris There is no library in Millersburg. The library in Aledo would be open on Saturdays, but the best source for genealogy would be the Mercer County Historical Society and they are closed between October and April. But, look here! I notice the surname CARPENTER in you line. Are we kin? George Carpenter Illinois City, Illinois g ----- Original Message ----- From: "IRIS L M MILLER" <irislm@kc.rr.com> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Re: Mercer CO. Millersburg Library? DEATH Record in Mercer CO. STEPHEN FORD TARR, 1879 and wife, ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO)TARR, 1896 > Hi, Again Mercer List > Is there a Library in Millersburg ? For Genealogy? If so, would The Library > be open on Saturday's? > If not, how far to Aledo? Would Aledo Library be open on Saturday? > Appreciate your help > Regards, > Iris > TARR/ DELANO/ CARPENTER/ WARRENS/ McFADDEN/ LORD/ JONES/ TAYLOR > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "IRIS L M MILLER" <irislm@kc.rr.com> > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:02 AM > Subject: [ILMERCER-L] DEATH Record in Mercer CO. STEPHEN FORD TARR, 1879 and > wife, ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO)TARR, 1896 > > > Hi, List, > I would Appreciate your help or advice with finding Death Record 's for > documentation of death > for STEPHEN FORD TARR > Tombstone Reading: > STEPHEN F. TARR September 6, 1879, Co 1 45 ILL Vol Inf age 56 yrs 6 mos 7 > dys > buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Millerburg, Duncan TWP. Mercer CO. Illinois > > and his wife > ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO) TARR > Tombstone Reading: > RASILLEA TARR, April 13, 1896 age 68 yrs.7 mo. 5 dys. buried in Oak Ridge > Cemetery, Millersburg, Duncan Twp. Mercer CO. Illinois > > Also would The Oak Ridge Cemetery be open on Saturday or Sunday, If I > have > to get picures? > Really apreciate any help you can give with finding this information, > Would like to exchange with other's working on The Tarr's. > With Regards, > Iris > irislm@kc.rr.com > > > > > > > > >

Hi George, Thanks for inf. and taking the time to respond. I'm really disappointed the Historical Society are closed I really need to find documentation of Stephen and Rosilla Tarr death's, or get pictures of their tombstone, I Just Found Out that We are descendant of "The Mayflower" I need documentation to prove our lineage As soon as Possible, They have Scholarships available, I have three grandchildren Jr.in High School, who Really need all the financial help they can get, For them to go to College. My Carpenter Line Hiram C. Carpenter 1856 Oakland Co. MI. m. 1/23/1884 Mercer Co. IL. Cora A. Tarr. b.4/30/1856 Piscataquis Co. ME. Hiram d.1945 Franklin Co. KS. Griffin Carpenter 4/2/1821 Niagara Co. NY m 1846, MI.Elizabeth ( Betsey) Jones, b. 5/29/1828 Griffin d. ? Oakland Co. MI.. William Carpenter 12/25/1794 Conn. m.1815 Niagara NY. Mary Taylor William Carpenter d.11/21/1876 Oakland Co.MI. William Carpenter Bef. 1765 Eng.? George is this your line of Carpenters? If so would like to exchange Information, Correction Appreciated Regards, Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Carpenter" <gcarp@qconline.com> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:14 AM Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Re: Mercer CO. Millersburg Library? DEATH Record in Mercer CO. STEPHEN FORD TARR, 1879 and wife, ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO)TARR, 1896 > Iris > There is no library in Millersburg. The library in Aledo would be open on > Saturdays, but the best source for genealogy would be the Mercer County > Historical Society and they are closed between October and April. > But, look here! I notice the surname CARPENTER in you line. Are we kin? > George Carpenter > Illinois City, Illinois > > g > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "IRIS L M MILLER" <irislm@kc.rr.com> > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:14 PM > Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Re: Mercer CO. Millersburg Library? DEATH Record in > Mercer CO. STEPHEN FORD TARR, 1879 and wife, ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO)TARR, > 1896 > > > > Hi, Again Mercer List > > Is there a Library in Millersburg ? For Genealogy? If so, would The > Library > > be open on Saturday's? > > If not, how far to Aledo? Would Aledo Library be open on Saturday? > > Appreciate your help > > Regards, > > Iris > > TARR/ DELANO/ CARPENTER/ WARRENS/ McFADDEN/ LORD/ JONES/ TAYLOR > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "IRIS L M MILLER" <irislm@kc.rr.com> > > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:02 AM > > Subject: [ILMERCER-L] DEATH Record in Mercer CO. STEPHEN FORD TARR, 1879 > and > > wife, ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO)TARR, 1896 > > > > > > Hi, List, > > I would Appreciate your help or advice with finding Death Record 's for > > documentation of death > > for STEPHEN FORD TARR > > Tombstone Reading: > > STEPHEN F. TARR September 6, 1879, Co 1 45 ILL Vol Inf age 56 yrs 6 mos > 7 > > dys > > buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Millerburg, Duncan TWP. Mercer CO. > Illinois > > > > and his wife > > ROSILLA ALLEN (DELANO) TARR > > Tombstone Reading: > > RASILLEA TARR, April 13, 1896 age 68 yrs.7 mo. 5 dys. buried in Oak Ridge > > Cemetery, Millersburg, Duncan Twp. Mercer CO. Illinois > > > > Also would The Oak Ridge Cemetery be open on Saturday or Sunday, If I > > have > > to get picures? > > Really apreciate any help you can give with finding this information, > > Would like to exchange with other's working on The Tarr's. > > With Regards, > > Iris > > irislm@kc.rr.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

You can write to the Historical Society - someone goes in and checks the mail even during the winter. It's possible that you can arrange for someone to meet you there or do a lookup for a small hourly fee. Since you have data from tombstones, you could also write or call the County Clerk's office in Aledo and ask for documentation. Alan Fiala IRIS L M MILLER wrote: > Hi George, > Thanks for inf. and taking the time to respond. > I'm really disappointed the Historical Society are closed

Iris Wanted to contact you off-site, but don't have your email address. Anyways, Alicia Ives may want to help you out with your project. She lives in Aledo and is President of the Mercer County Historical Society. Probably also knows who exactly to contact at the Court House for documentation. It would not be prudent for me to pass her email address on to you, (although the scam artists do it all the time) but she will most likely be reading this soon and may contact you with some advice. Although all of us who monitor this site are probably interested in how this works out, you should give her your email address for a more personal dialogue. Good luck in your search. gc