I ordered the film Forgotten Cemeteries from Mr. Walter Sanders work in the Montgomery Co and surrounding areas and I found nothing, but I have the film for 2 more weeks. IF you believe there might be information for you in this book I would be willing to look in the index and email you the information if it is available. I only can look the next 2 Friday nights so please be patient. Barb Dopp in MN

Can someone in Montgomery Co. please tell me where I can find the death information for my gggrandfather, Christopher HUHN. Mr. Sanders told me when I was a poor college student and could not afford his services he knew where he and his grandsom Charlie were buried on the same lot.Mr. Sanders indicated that he had the date of death and age for Christopher and for Charlie he just had the date of death. I ordered Mr. Sanders record the forgotten cemeteries film from the LDS church library and it had nothing about either of them. Please does anyone know where this information would be located since it is not in this film. I have looked in books while at the FHL in Salt Lake and have found nothing. If someone has Mr. Sanders information could you please look for Christopher HUHN and Charlie HUHN Thank you very much Barb Dopp in MN

I am looking for information about James W. Sackett. He was born in Illinois in January, 1842. He married Mrs. Sarah [Titsworth] Finney on 2 January, 1876 in Montgomery county, Illinois. They had a son, William. They moved to Idaho where they are listed in the 1900 census. Sarah died and James Sackett returned to Illinois. I have an unidentifed picture that may be of James and Sarah. If anyone knows about this family, I would like to hear from you and I would be glad to share my information. Bob Drennan

Yes, you're right. We have part of the records of it (probably all that exist), from about 1837-1966 (there may be some gaps). It was organized in 1826. I don't have a good full view picture of the building, but do have a picture that shows part of the front of the church with a group of people standing outside. I also have part of the records of a another PBC church which was located near Honey Bend (1908-1938). This church, I think, dates back to about 1842, and the earlier records have not been found. I have a very poor picture of it after it had fallen into a state of dilapidation and abandonment. I sure would like to find a better photo, as I am working on a book with photos of PBC's county by county. I just recently was permitted to copy the later records of this one, but the person who had them did not know what happened to the older records. One more note, we do have at least a copy or transcript of all the old records of the Hurricane church, near Fillmore, which go back to 1818. They are quite interesting. They refer to Indians (savages, they call them) attending the meeting held in the woods, and the church must have been nervous as they agreed to have their next meeting somewhere else and only if the savages don't come. Also, the preacher in the morning preached that Indians have souls, but in the afternoon service the preacher said that Indians are the children of the devil. This caused a big discussion and they finally agreed to all have "still tongues." Robert On Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:47:45 -0700 Bob McCollum <[email protected]> writes: > Robert, > I do not know any names of this hardshell baptist congregation, but > there > used to be a hardshell church just north of Coffeen IL., in > Montgomery > County. It was located on the road leaving downtown Coffeen headed > North, > for roughly a half mile, and it was on the east side of the road. > The > building was still standing until several years ago when it was > razed. I > don't know what year services ceased there, but it was several > decades ago. > Bob McCollum > > At 08:55 AM 11/10/2000 -0600, you wrote: > >I'm not really a family genealogist (my family tree is being worked > on by > >thousands already) but I'm interested in learning more about my > "church > >family". If anyone has ancestors who were Old School, Hardshell, > or > >Primitive Baptists, I would like to learn more about the churches > and > >people. Am working on a history and a database of members. > > > >Robert - Carthage, IL > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > >==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > >The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its > users: > >RootsWeb would cease to exist if not for the support of folks like > you. > >By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb provide > Web > >and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing > >lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared > interests, and > >search engines to make huge amounts of genealogical data freely > >available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! > >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > >============================== > >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Robert, I do not know any names of this hardshell baptist congregation, but there used to be a hardshell church just north of Coffeen IL., in Montgomery County. It was located on the road leaving downtown Coffeen headed North, for roughly a half mile, and it was on the east side of the road. The building was still standing until several years ago when it was razed. I don't know what year services ceased there, but it was several decades ago. Bob McCollum At 08:55 AM 11/10/2000 -0600, you wrote: >I'm not really a family genealogist (my family tree is being worked on by >thousands already) but I'm interested in learning more about my "church >family". If anyone has ancestors who were Old School, Hardshell, or >Primitive Baptists, I would like to learn more about the churches and >people. Am working on a history and a database of members. > >Robert - Carthage, IL > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== >The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: >RootsWeb would cease to exist if not for the support of folks like you. >By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb provide Web >and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing >lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and >search engines to make huge amounts of genealogical data freely >available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Hi, Robert, My Harville ancestors were Primitive Baptists in the Duck River area in the Hickman County, Tenn. area. I don't know much about this group, but I have heard that Young James Harville and Elder James Harville in Hickman Co. TN were Primitive Baptist ministers. My Brake ancestors in Cumberland Co., Kentucky were Primitive Baptists about the 1810-1830 era. They lived on the Ill Will Creek area in Cumberland County, so there must have been a church there. The names of the Brake families were William Brake, Jesse Brake, and Jacob Brake. They married into the Hicks and Austin families who may have also been Primitive Baptists. Hope this helps! Lea Harville Morgan Robert L Webb wrote: > > I'm not really a family genealogist (my family tree is being worked on by > thousands already) but I'm interested in learning more about my "church > family". If anyone has ancestors who were Old School, Hardshell, or > Primitive Baptists, I would like to learn more about the churches and > people. Am working on a history and a database of members. > > Robert - Carthage, IL > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: > RootsWeb would cease to exist if not for the support of folks like you. > By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb provide Web > and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing > lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and > search engines to make huge amounts of genealogical data freely > available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

I'm not really a family genealogist (my family tree is being worked on by thousands already) but I'm interested in learning more about my "church family". If anyone has ancestors who were Old School, Hardshell, or Primitive Baptists, I would like to learn more about the churches and people. Am working on a history and a database of members. Robert - Carthage, IL ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hello. I am anxious to see if I can get a hit on this one. One branch of my FERDON line were living in Nokomis township in 1880 and were listed in the 1880 census there. I am trying to find out a cemetery look-up for Nokomis township for a Maude Ferdon (or Manning). She was alive in the 1880 census as a seven-year old. By 1900, Clara (mother) was in Rockford, Winnebago county, with husband John deceased and noted that she had one child that had died. Do we have any record for Maude and perhaps her father John? Is there a book with cemetery records in Montgomery? Pat Hansen

Can anyone tell me if the marriage application is available for 1883 and would it give me more information. I know from past correspondance the No., page and book that the marriage license is found, but I want to know if the application will give more specific information about what town in Germany she came from. Thank you Barb

Dear Friends, I know many are not familiar with how to use the LDS Family History Centers, and the LDS Family Search web pages have changed it all a great deal. I just got the hang of it about a year ago, and it has helped me tremendously with my genealogical research. Here is my system. Find out where the nearest branch of the LDS Family History Center is located. It is best just to call up a local LDS church and ask, because when I checked for it on the web site the nearest one listed was 1 1/2 hrs away, while there was actually one right here in my town. Find out the hours too, because they are staffed by volunteers. Mine is only open 1 day/week. Go to www.familysearch.org , which is the LDS site. Go to "search catalog". If you have an unusual surname, you may wish to check out the "surname search" option. I usually go straight to "locality search". You can enter "Montgomery" and "Illinois", and it will show you a list of materials available for the county, such as census records, vital records, cemeteries, etc. When you look at the description of the items available, it will tell you at the top right if film notes are available. If not, it means this is a book that remains at the Salt Lake City library and does not circulate. However, most have film notes. Look at the film notes, and it will tell you if it is on microfilm and/or microfiche. Just make a note of the film/fiche title you want and it's number. I always just print out the description page and take it with me. Go to the local branch FHC, and order what you want there. It costs $3.25 to rent a microfilm for 4-6 weeks, and less than a dollar a page to get fiche, which then remain in that branch and don't have to be returned. The volunteer will call you when your order comes in, usually about 2 weeks here, and I go in on the day they are open and view it there on the microfilm readers. If you find something you want a copy of, they have a machine that can copy from the microfilm like a xerox machine. By using this resource, I am able to view records that I would only be otherwise able to see by going to the distant courthouses. I hope this is helpful! Juli Claussen

Thanks to Lea and Juli for their replys to my query.  They both gave me excellent information and new directions to look.  I will keep the list informed of my progress.  Thanks too to all you members who read the queries and keep thinking good thoughts for everyone else.  It is very nice to know we can count on each other!! Pat in WA State

Hi, Those of you on the list know that I often recomend using local branches of the LDS Family History Center for Montgomery Co. research. I just wanted to let you know about a little known resource that was very helpful to me. There is a microfilm available with the Montgomery Co. 1855 State enumeration. It lists the head of household and how many males and females in each age catagory, and shows the township the family lived in and who their neighbors were. I found it quite helpful and easy to use, as Mr. Sanders published this in book form with an index at the front, and this book is what has been filmed. Juli Claussen

Barb, One way to get the death dates may be to find a local LDS Family History Center and order the cemetery records on microfilm. It would only cost $3.25 for a 4 wk rental, and you could view them there. If Mr. Sanders knew of these burials, they are probably listed in one of his books of cemetery records. Juli Claussen

I am hoping someone can help me find these 2 pieces of information. The death date for Christopher HUHN b. 1794 in Germany. The death date of his grandson Charlie HUHN b.1863 MO. I was told they are buried on the same lot by Mr. Walter Sanders many years ago. He said it was in a cemetery about 20 miles from Litchfield. I know my family lived in Raymond and some are buried in Ware's Grove and Butler cemeteries. I would appreciate finding these 2 death dates and any help would be very much appreciated. Barb Dopp in MN

Looking for someone that know Rose REINER, or family in 1949. Rose and her family lived in Hillsboro and I think she had a brother by the name of Frank. Thank you very much for any information in locating this family Cathy (Parnell) Vance [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/ky/johnparnell

Does anyone have any information on this John and Richard Hicks? Possibly they are my lost Hicks whose family came through Cumberland Co., KY circa 1810, father Richard Hicks died in War of 1815 in Feb. 1815 in New Orleans camp, and mother remarried and immigrated to Illinois about 1828-1830. Lea Juli Claussen & Tim Damian wrote: > > Pat, > When I checked my list of early settlers arriving before 1840, in > Montgomery Co., written by Walter R. Sanders many years ago, it showed the > following: > Kelly, Beninaih, b. 12-10-1807, Pembroke, Merrimac Co., N.H. > Noah J., b. Aug. 16, 1784, S.C., immigrated to N.C., then to > TN, then Montgomery Co. > Issac, b. 1819, TN > James, b. 1809, TN > John, b. 1820, KY > Silas, b. 1812, TN > Hicks, John N., b. 1812, KY > Richard, b. 1805, NC > > Mr. Sanders said his sources were early census records; marriage, birth > and death records; settlement of estate files; probate and journal records; > land patents; family histories; Bible records; tax records; and jury lists. > One suggestion is to go to your nearest LDS FAmily History Center where > you can order and view microfilms of Montgomery Co. cemetery records. They > are not complete, but there are books with records available this way. > Good luck, > Juli Claussen > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Dianne Curry Morris, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! mail to:[email protected] > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Pat, Do your Hicks come from Kentucky or Tennessee or North Carolina originally? I have misplaced some Hicks on the migration from NC & SC to KY and to IL. Are your Hicks related to the Hicks families living in Zanesville and Raymond circa the Civil War? Lea [email protected] wrote: > > My three great grandparents, Noah and Hannah HICKS KELLEY died respectively > in 1867 and 1875 in Irving Twp, Montgomery Co, IL. They were buried in Bald > Hill Graveyard. Anyone know where it is, has it been transcribed, any > information? > > They came from (census records show them both living with son Isaac in 1860, > her with daughter Martha (Mrs. Robert) AULT in 1870. > > Their children: James, b. ca 1809; Silas, b. ca 1811; (both bought land in > Mont. Co in eary 1840), Elizabeth, b. ca 1814; Isaac, (my direct line), b. ca > 1820; Martha, b. ca 1821; and Noah, b. ca 1823. I have some census records, > children list TN as place of birth. > > Any suggestions or ideas for tracing them would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Pat in WA State > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Dianne Curry Morris, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! mail to:[email protected] > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Thanks for the answers to my question about Bald Hill Cemetary. I knew I could count on getting the information here. (Thank you Brad and Jerry!) Pat in WA State

Pat, When I checked my list of early settlers arriving before 1840, in Montgomery Co., written by Walter R. Sanders many years ago, it showed the following: Kelly, Beninaih, b. 12-10-1807, Pembroke, Merrimac Co., N.H. Noah J., b. Aug. 16, 1784, S.C., immigrated to N.C., then to TN, then Montgomery Co. Issac, b. 1819, TN James, b. 1809, TN John, b. 1820, KY Silas, b. 1812, TN Hicks, John N., b. 1812, KY Richard, b. 1805, NC Mr. Sanders said his sources were early census records; marriage, birth and death records; settlement of estate files; probate and journal records; land patents; family histories; Bible records; tax records; and jury lists. One suggestion is to go to your nearest LDS FAmily History Center where you can order and view microfilms of Montgomery Co. cemetery records. They are not complete, but there are books with records available this way. Good luck, Juli Claussen

Polley, Go to http://www.usgenweb.com. Go to the STATE pages. Go to the clickable map of the U.S. - Click on IL. When you get to the IL home page, go to Illinois Geneaology Research Aids (which is down the page in blue letters), go to Pre-1908 Illinois Land Patent Grants. Here you can do a search. When it pulls up the results, you have an option to view the image. They offer for people to send money for a copy, but if you just right-click on the image when your viewing it, and choose "Save Picture As" you can save it to a disk or hard drive. You can then use your photo software to go in and crop the signature into a separate document. good luck Cory, OKC From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [ILMONTGO] General question--need help!!! Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am trying to obtain signatures of my ancestors to scan & place under their portrait. They all owned property & were members of a church in Montgomery County. Any suggestions on where I can go to get their signature? Also, I have ancestors who divorced in Hillsboro in 1870--where can I get info on that divorce? Many thanks! Polley Lawrence.