Thanks!!! Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 20:35 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILMONROE-L] Peter Rogers Steve: I'll send info later. I just returned from a genealogical "dig" in Maine and have about 150 e-mails to answer. I have lots of Baptist info. because my ancestor, Rev. James Lemen Sr., founded the first Protestant church (Baptist) in Monroe Co. I'll get back to you later. Janet Flynn, Secretary MCGS

Steve: I'll send info later. I just returned from a genealogical "dig" in Maine and have about 150 e-mails to answer. I have lots of Baptist info. because my ancestor, Rev. James Lemen Sr., founded the first Protestant church (Baptist) in Monroe Co. I'll get back to you later. Janet Flynn, Secretary MCGS

I have forwarded your e-mail to Pat Vaseska and Phyllis Veath, HARRISON descendants. I am a descendant of Felix CLARK. Janet

Hello: My first posting to the list. I am a descendent of one of your more famous residents, Elder Peter Rogers who was a Revolutionary war soldier as a musician to General Washington's Life Guard. Rogers was one of the first Baptist ministers in Waterloo from his arrival in Waterloo in 1828 to his death in 1849. Anyone out there working Peter Rogers family? I have quite a lot but would enjoy finding any descendents still living in Waterloo or the surrounding area. Stephen Rogers von Hitritz in Richmond, VA

Sorry! I also found out that Capt. Thomas enlisted on 10 Apr. 1832 and mustered out in St. Louis, MO on 10 June 1832 (so I imagine his men mustered out or enlisted ca those dates.). The calvary unit was also known as "The Odd Battalion" and was under Gen. Samuel Whitesides. Lee

Years ago, I sent for and received records concerning the military records of my gggggrandfather, Capt. Thomas Harrison. I have just been going over some of the information to see what I missed then. Amongst the papers, was this affidavit his widow, Catherine E. (DeLauney\Deloney) Willson Harrison, made out. Her handwriting is poor as she was wll into her 70's by this time but I will try to send it verbatim: "These men all from WaterLoo, Monroe Co., IL... In the Indian War of 1832, Tho. Harrison commanded by General Samuel whitesides. Each man raised his company and that was cald (sic) after his name. Capt. Thomas Harrison Co., he commanded his own co. first 1 Lieutenant Eward (sic) E. Morgan Second Lieutenant S. Mcroberts First Sargent John Stong corprol (sic) Pendelton Mill privets (sic) Sol Carr Felix Clark James Nettels (or Nedels or ?...poorly written) William Ramie I think his co. consisted of one hundred men. I cannot remember but a few names...." This was all I have that mentions other people. If anyone is interested, this was filed in Jo Daviess Co., IL Wish I had more! If any one out there is familiar with the American Bottoms in Monroe Co., IL and "Harrison's Landing" Harrison's, please contact me! This is my line and I am desparately seeking info!! Thomas left this area following the Great Flood of 1847 when Harrison's Landing (his homestead) was washed away. They removed to Jo Daviess Co., IL. Thanks!! Hope someone can help! Lee

Fellow Genealogists of Monroe County, I have found several of my ancestors in the Public Domain land sales index of Monroe Co. I have volume numbers and page numbers but I don't know what to do with them. What kind of genealogy information can I find with this info. and where do I look. Thanks for any info. you can give, Sharon

I am researching the Drury family. This is the branch of my family that I have the least knowledge of, so I am starting almost from scratch. My granfather was Herman DRURY. He was born Sep. 18, 1893, died in Waterloo, IL in July, 1974. He married Genevieve GIDLEY. I believe Herman had a brother Frank DRURY who was sherriff of St. Genevieve Co, MO and was partially paralyzed in a shoot-out with a bank robber there. That is about all I have so far. I am hoping someone has a connection to the DRURY family and could share some information. Best regards, Tom Stevenson Email: [email protected] Genealogy page at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/e/Thomas-E-Stevenson/ Researching DRURY, GIDEON, GIDLEY, HEMPHILL, LOGAN, LYONS, MCCAULEY, MCKINNEY, POLLOCK, REID, SANDS, STEVENSON, TELFORD, TUTTLE, WOODS

Tom I aplogize for taking so darn long to get your stuff straightened out, I have been traveling almost eery day for over a month for work. At any rate, I have changed the e-mail address on your query, I think Davis was all that was listed, if I missed any please let me know. Changed e-mail on l/u also. I made a family file for your query (below) I thought it would fit better. I linked it under Davis, Duvall, Montgomery and Stone. URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmonroe/homepgs.htm Let me know if I can do anything else. Regards Joe > Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 10:22:55 -0700 > From: "Thomas Davis" <[email protected]> > Subject: [ILMONROE-L] 1850 - 1900 DAVIS/DUVALL/MONTGOMERY Families > To: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > The following describes what I know of my Monroe County forebears. > Hopefully someone will recognize the family, and offer additional > information. > > Monroe County land records include an 1848 town lot purchase by Thomas > Davis. He presumably was a newcomer to the county, as he was not > enumberated in Monroe County at the time of the 1845 Illinois census. The > federal census of 1850 shows Davis living in Columbia with his wife, Mary. > He was listed as age fifty, born in Illinois, a carpenter. His wife, Mary, > was sixteen. > > Thomas M. Davis, a widower, and Mary Duvall had been married earlier in the > year by Reverend William Cliff, a Methodist minister at Waterloo. During > the following four years Davis bought several pieces of property near > Columbia, and in January of 1854 leased 100 acres of land. The couple's > only child was born on March 26, and named James Bissell Davis. Thomas died > during the summer of 1854. His father-in-law, Washington Duvall, also of > Columbia, was named administrator of the estate, which for some reason did > not include the property purchased and/or leased in the previous six years, > nor does county records reflect disposal of the property. > > Thomas may have been the child of either James Davis, or Richard Davis, as > they were the only Davis' enumerated in the Illinois Territory, at the time > of the 1807 census. > > His widow, Mary Duvall Davis, remarried, and is listed with the Davis child, > her new husband, William Stone, and their one-month old child, Julia, in the > 1860 census for Columbia. As in 1850, her family lived a few doors from her > parents, Washington and Ann Duvall. > > By the census of 1870, the family had grown, and included William Stone, age > 38, born in Tennessee; Mary, age 36, born in Virginia; James Bissell Davis, > age 16; Julia, age 10, George, age 7; Mary, age 5, and a new-born. > > Mary's mother, Ann, had died, however, and Washington Duvall had in 1866 > married Melvina (Patterson) Agneu, also of Monroe County. Mary > (Duvall/Davis) Stone died ca 1872, presumably at Columbia. Her father > shortly thereafter moved to St. Francois County, Missouri. He died there in > 1882, and is buried at Salem Methodist Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve. Mary's > husband, William Stone, raised their children, and joined by his younger > sister, Mary Anne, remained at Columbia, dying there ca 1902. William and > Mary's daughter, Julia, also died ca 1902. > > Separately, the 1850 census shows William Montgomery, age 31, born in Ohio, > living at Centerville, St. Clair County. The following year, William married > Matilda Jane Smith, at Mounds Methodist Episcopal Church - South, at St. > Louis, Missouri. In 1860, the census for Monroe County shows William and > Matilda at Waterloo, where William was employed as constable. Their family > then included John , age 7 (born at Waterloo), and Martha, age 3. > > The Stone and Montgomery families come together in 1897 with the marriage of > John Montgomery and Julia Stone. > > Any additional nformation relating to the Davis, Stone, or Montgomery > families would be very much appreciated. > > Tom Davis > > > > Cocke Co., TN Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncocke/Index.html Monroe Co. IL Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmonroe/

Hi You all I am researching for William Frederick Steinkamp. I found him and his children in Monroe County, IL in 1860 Census. I went to IRAD in Carbondale and asked for Naturalization Papers and now I am confused after reading them. The papers are for a Frederick Steinkamp at it states "State of Illinois Monroe County", but then it shows "Lake County, Illinois a few sentences down in the paragraph. One copy was signed in 1956 as Friedrich Steinkamp (Frederick in another sentence) and the other was signed in 1864 by Freidrich Steinkamp. Why two papers and why listing Lake County, Illinois. I would appreciate if this could be explained further to me and if someone else would be searching for the "Steinkamp's". Mary L. Evers

Trying to locaste the father of George Reis. George was born in 1844 in Monroe county in Waterloo, Ill. He had a sister named Elizabeth that was born in Ill. in 1835. She married an Abijah Hines and lived in Posey County, Ind. George married a Barbara Betz. Would love to hear anything about the Reis or Betz line. Carolyn Sue Smith [email protected]

The Morrison-Talbot library has passenger lists on microfilm - and Estates on microfilm. Are there indexes to these or do I have to look through the whole film? Sharon

Hello List, Does anyone have KELLER's in Monroe co, Ill in the mid 1800's? I have a ANDREAS "ANDREW" S. KELLER born abt 1810 in germany , who married a CATHERINE HEBEL (birthdate unknown.) They were in Monroe co, Ill about 1846-48. Their son's name was JOE "HENRY" KELLER born abt. 1846-1848 in Monroe co, Ill. Does anyone have this line ? Thank You, Carol

>Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:48:04 +0000 >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] > >Hello, all >My ancestors did not live in Illinois, but my grandparents >were married in Waterloo. I am wondering about the marriage >laws there. Is there a reason why a couple from St. Louis, MO >would have travelled to Waterloo to be married, rather than get >married in Missouri? My grandmother was 17 or 18 at the time, >grandfather was 21 or 22. >Thank you. >Shirley Rankin >Sonoma County, California >[email protected] >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:26:30 EDT >From: [email protected] > >Shirley: >Not that I know of. What was the year? I'll check at the courthouse. >Janet >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:27:22 -0500 >From: Phyllis Veath <[email protected]> > >The only possiblity I could think of is: There was a Lutheran minister >from Germany listed in the Arrowheads to Aerojets and he was somewhat >special. I believe there was information of him being in St. Louis and >he set up Lutheran churches in Monroe. But that would have to be the >right time frame and Lutheran. Thats the only possiblity that I could >imagine. I don't mean to be crude, but did you check the age of the >first child. That sometimes is the reason for moving to other counties. >Phyllis > Thanks for the replies. I should have mentioned the year was 1928, and the family was Catholic. Shirley :) The Rankin Family History Project is on-line at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/a/n/S-A-Rankin/

The only possiblity I could think of is: There was a Lutheran minister from Germany listed in the Arrowheads to Aerojets and he was somewhat special. I believe there was information of him being in St. Louis and he set up Lutheran churches in Monroe. But that would have to be the right time frame and Lutheran. Thats the only possiblity that I could imagine. I don't mean to be crude, but did you check the age of the first child. That sometimes is the reason for moving to other counties. Phyllis

Shirley: Not that I know of. What was the year? I'll check at the courthouse. Janet

Hello, all My ancestors did not live in Illinois, but my grandparents were married in Waterloo. I am wondering about the marriage laws there. Is there a reason why a couple from St. Louis, MO would have travelled to Waterloo to be married, rather than get married in Missouri? My grandmother was 17 or 18 at the time, grandfather was 21 or 22. Thank you. Shirley Rankin Sonoma County, California [email protected]

In my gr gr grandfather's civil war file it says that his date of birth is verified by a "Certificate of Confirmation dated April 15th 1860 issued in Monroe Co, IL by the Lutheran church and written in Danish" Can some one tell me what church this might be. Was there a Danish church in Monroe Co? I would greatly appreciate any help, Jennifer

Does anyone have information relating to Thomas M. Davis, said to have been born in Illinois ca 1800. Thomas was a widower, with grown children, when he and Mary Duvall were married in May 7, 1854. Their only child was James Bissell Davis, born March 26, 1854. Monroe County records show land purchases between 1848 and 1854, but no evidence of residence prior to 1848. Thomas died during the summer of 1854, at Columbia. Washington Duvall, father of the widow, was appointed administrator of the estate. Any related information would be most welcome. Thomas Davis Oceanside, California

Searching for information about the lives and/or descendants of three children of Johann Georg Friedrich Wallhausen and his wife Hanna Dorathee Louise Wedekind, who moved from Denkershausen near Northeim, Lower Saxony, to New Hanover in Monroe County, Illinois, in 1854. I have information about two of their children -- Carl August Heinrich Wallhausen (Henry Wallhaus of Waterloo), and August Friedrich Wallhausen, who died about 1883 in Columbia. I need information about: --August Friedrich Wilhelm Wallhausen (born April 30, 1840 in Germany) --Hanna Justine Wilhelmine Wallhausen (born June 10, 1842 in Germany) --August Louis Friedrich Wallhausen (born July 7, 1844, in Germany). I also need information about the family of Maria (Mary) Merz, who married August Friedrich Wallhausen, presumably in the Columbia-Waterloo area, sometime during the years 1869-1870. *************************************************************** Art Wallhausen Assistant to the President, Southeast Missouri State University 1 University Plaza, MS3325, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 [email protected] Phone (573) 651-2256 / Fax (573) 651-5061 ***************************************************************