Does anyone have access to the 1860 & 1870 Monroe co census, who could do a lookup for me? I am searching for the household of JOHN BAIRD born Ireland , and wife JUNE /JANE , also born Ireland. There would be a daughter ELIZABETH BAIRD listed , born 1850 . there may also be a son ROBERT BAIRD listed (nothing known on him). Thank You Carol

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Checked Naturalization index - no JATHO Marriage index: JATHO, Caroline m. STURZUM, Valentin, 2/28/1854 JATHO, Johanna m. DEGENHARDT, Valentin 6/18/1868 1840 census index no JATHO 1850 census index no JATHO 1860 census index no JATHO Birth index - JATO Adolph, 06-27-1894 Enelie S., 08-11-1894 Etalka C., 12-10- 1896 Henry W., 02-20-1891 Herman F., 11-11-1886 JATTO Alma L., 10-02-1892 Elsa P., 10-02-1892 Death index JATHO, Mary, 04-10-1891 Arrowheads to Aerojets hits: JATTO, p. 488, Civil War soldier from Monroe Co., John JATTO Have you checked St. Clair Co. records? If the JATHO/JATTO family settled in the Hecker area of Monroe Co., Hecker did not become part of Monroe Co. until quite a while after the county. was organized. I can't remember the exact year There are still JATHOs in Monroe Co. You may want to write to them direct for family information. At this time, no member of MCGS is researching the JATHO surname. However, a member is researching ACKER and I believe there is a kinship there. If you would like her address, let me know. Janet Flynn, Secretary M.C.G.S.

Candace: Have you seen the index to St. Patrick's Cemetery, Tipton, that M.C.G.S. just published? I'll do a look-up for you in the index and check the phone book for present day O'Leary's. Our VP's family is from St. Patrick's Parish so I'm forwarding a copy of this message to her. Janet Flynn, Secretary M.C.G.S.

Dear Jennifer, I don't have any information about the Jatho family in particular, but I do have a word of caution about the Census index. I couldn't find my Wenkel ancestors in the 1850 Census index (under any variation in spelling), even though I was pretty sure they were living in Monroe County at the time. It was only when I was looking up another branch of the family that I found the Wenkels living in Eagle Precinct (now Columbia precinct). It was quite by accident! If you have access to the 1850 Illinois Census, it would be worth browsing through it (especially in Waterloo, if you think that is where your family lived) to see if you can find them. I hope this information is useful! Good luck! Peggy P.S. I noticed that for Monroe County, but not for any other Illinois County I have looked at, the family numbers were not lined up with the "head of household", but instead with the last person in the family listed (I'm not sure if the appropriate number is the one on the line above the household head, or the one at the end of the household). The confusion probably came in because there were adults (usually men in their late teens/twenties) with other family names living in the same household. However, the household number in some cases is next to a small child or infant!

I am researching my McCarthy and O'Leary ancestors who immigrated from County Kerry, Ireland to Monroe County in November 1848. They owned land in New Design Township for many years after that, and were members of St. Patrick's Church. i'm descended from Julia O'Leary McCarthy born about 1805, and Timothy Michael McCarthy also born about 1805. We're looking for any records that would tell us when Timothy McCarthy died between the 1850 and 1860 censuses. He's not at the church. The children were Mary, Johanna, Jeremiah, Patrick, Daniel, John, Michael Timothy and Julia. We are still unsure which of these children were born to Julia and Timothy and which may have been from a first marriage. Johanna used O'Leary as a maiden name, and the boys John, Daniel and Patrick used "Leary" as a surname in the 1850 census. We're pretty sure her parents (in-law) were John and Mary O'Leary, who also emigrated before 1848. Her brother (in-law?) was Daniel O'Leary married to Catherine Mulquinn. They eventually had 12 children. These all emigrated to Monroe County, Illinois via New Orleans in November, 1848 aboard the ship Courtenay. Any information about any of these -- or particularly about any descendents who may know about any of these -- would be most appreciated. I'm thinking there might be O'Leary descendents in the area who might know where in Ireland they came from. Candace McCarthy King

I need some help or guidance I am trying to find this ancestor: Carl (Charles) Heinrich (Henry) Friedrich JATHO In 1843 he purchased 40 acres of land in Monroe Co, IL (confirmed) He supposedly raised his family in Monroe Co, IL His children were supposedly born in Monroe Co His son John Jatho enlisted in the Union army in 1861 in Waterloo Today I was at the National Archives and I could not find him in the indexes to the census for Illinois for the years 1850 and 1860 Has anybody seen the JATHO family? I appreciate any help or suggestions Thanks Jennifer [email protected]

Hi, I'm having trouble with this fellow. First here's what I know: According to his death record he was born 28 Feb 1835 in Illinois. The 1860 census say he was from Germany. The 1870 census says he was from Ohio. The 1880 census says he was from IL and his parents were from Europe. I don't know anything about his parents. He married to Elizabeth Huber on 19 Sep 1858 at Waterloo. He was a blacksmith in Waterloo for the rest of his life. He died 28 Feb 1887. The IL Land Sale Database shows John Adam Wagner purchasing Federal land near Waterloo (section 9 of 2S 9W) in 1835. The 1840 census shows a John A Wagner with a male child Philipp's age. I'm assuming for now that he was indeed born in Illinois in 1835. What early records might document this? John Crossley Sacramento, California, USA [email protected] http://www.jps.net/crossley --------- Send mail with Subject: Subscribe Jokes ----------

Do you by any chance have a Fred, Roy or Webster Huber in your files? Fred was married in 1890 to Emilie V. Sainteve and they had two sons: Roy and Webster, b 1891 and 1894. Judy St. Eve Schor [email protected]

Judy: I have forwarded your message to Pat Vaseska, MCGS member/officer who is researching WHITESIDE. Thanks for sharing this information. Janet Flynn, Secretary M.C.G.S.

In a message dated 11/7/98 12:15:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << The only Maurer I know if is : Catharine Margaretha Maurer b.12 Oct 1838, m.Louis Kühner (Kuehner) at Monroe County in 1855, d.27 Feb 1900 . There were 10 Kuehner children. Both Catharine and Louis were German immigrants (Louis from the Rheinhessen area of the Rheinland-Pfalz). I don't know what other Maurers there were in the area, but if I find any I'll let you know. Peggy >> Peggy, My grandmother was Elizabeth Louise (Elsa) MAURER the daughter of Jacob MAURER and Catharine PURTLE of Red Bud, IL. She married William Joseph HARBAUGH, son of John Benjamin HARBAUGH and Elizabeth PARKER of Hecker, IL. The MAURER's of Red Bud had several children besides my grandmother: Joseph, Matilda (Tillie), Clara, Emma, Bertha, Barbara, and Estelle (Stella). Elizabeth Krakowiecki Augustine [email protected] San Diego

Judy i would be interested as WHITESIDE is my line . thanks pattie cooper [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > I am not researching Whiteside, but I have an Elvie Lee Whitesides in > Columbia, MO if anybody is interested. > > Judy St. Eve Schor > [email protected]

I am not researching Whiteside, but I have an Elvie Lee Whitesides in Columbia, MO if anybody is interested. Judy St. Eve Schor [email protected]

In a message dated 10/23/98 7:04:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Monroe Co. Naturalization Index: >> I would like any other information you have on Frank Leidenheimer, naturalized 5 Mar 1879 from Bavaria, Germany. My grandmother was a Leidenheimer and her husband's mother, Theresa KLOTZER, was from Hecker, Monroe Co., IL. Thank you. Judy St. Eve Schor

Seeking information re: James, Richard Davis, and Daniel Bissell, Illinois residents as of 1807 census; and Thomas M. Davis, b. in Illinois Territory, 1799/1800. Latter died Columbia, Monroe Co., Illinois in 1854. Washington Duvall, b. Maryland, 1810; and Ann Maddox, b. Virginia, 1807; married in Jefferson Co. Virginia in 1833. Ann died at Columbia, Monroe Co., Ill. 1860-1865. Washington Duvall died 1882 in St. Francois, Missouri. William Montgomery, age 31, enumerated at Centerville, St. Clair Co, Ill. in 1850. Two years later married Matilda J. Smith in Methodist E. Church, South at St. Louis. Served as police officer at Waterloo, and elsewhere before dying ca 1880. Wm or Matilda related to Thorton family. William Stone, b. 1832 in Tennessee, appears in 1850 Illinois census as hack driver in Waterloo, Monroe Co., Ill. Subsequently was farmer near Columbia, Monroe Co. for remainder of 19th century. Tom Davis

Tom: Do you want me to publish as a query in Jan 1999 Quarterly? Janet

John: Yes, Round Prairie is in Monroe Co. There are several mentions in the history book of Monroe Co., Arrowheads to Aerojets. I thought the following would interest you: "PRAIRIE DU LONG PRECINCT Prairie du Long Precinct was organized in 1834. "It commenced at Thomas Talbott's mills on Prairie du Long Creek, thence direct to the big spring on Horse Creek, thence southwest to the old road from New Design to Kaskaskia, thence down said road to the Randolph line." The precinct received its name from the prairie that constituted such an important part of its territory. It is in the extreme eastern part of the county. Its area embraces the whole of Township 3, Range 8, together with a strip of territory Iying between the Kaskaskia River and the west boundary line of Township 3-11; also Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, and 25 of Township 3-9; Section 36 and half of Section 25 in Township 2-9. Most of the territory was wooded originally and the timber was quite heavy along the streams. Prairie du Long and Prairie du Round (hybrid terms of French and English) were so named on account of the shapes of their open prairie areas. Long Prairie has a length of about nine miles, half of which lies in St. Clair County. Its width is about three and a half miles. Round Prairie is about three miles in circumference and lies a little southwest of the central part of Township 3-8. A small portion of Twelve Mile Prairie lies in the northeastern part. Horse Prairie extends a short distance into the precinct from the south. The surface, aside from the prairies, is mainly broken. The timber, of which there was a considerable amount, consisted of oaks, hickories, maple, ash, pecan, and black walnut. The principal streams are the Kaskaskia River, Richland Creek, and Prairie du Long Creek. In the early days of the precinct, iron bridges spanned the creeks..." Janet Flynn, Secretary M.C.G.S.

Another book is the Combined History of Randolph, Monroe & Perry Counties, also out of print. It does not have as much on Monroe as the Arrowheads book does. The Historical Society has a reprint of 3 atlases combined into one volume for $35 that will give you much info on Hecker and some Monroe Co. families. If you would like a copy, let me know and I'll send you info. Janet Flynn M.C.G.S. & M.C.H.S.

The book Arrowheads to Aerojets is a history book of Monroe Co. Unfortunately, it has been out of print for years. Monroe Co. Historical Society is planning a reprint of the book sometime in 1999. In the meantime, I can do a look up for you or you can get the book on inter- library loan. Janet Flynn, Secretary MCGS