My wife and I are still trying to cope with the terrible news we received last Sunday (June 11). My youngest brother, Steve, was found dead in the motor home where he lived in rural Camdenton, Missouri. It is not yet clear whether there will be a memorial service (he didn't want one), so I have put up a web page of remembrances. It can be found at my rootsweb web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quixote/steve.html -- Michael Odle Personal Web Site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quixote/LaMancha.htm Post-Polio Resource Group of Southeastern Wisconsin http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/4760/ [email protected]

--part1_a1.6811b32.26759b24_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_a1.6811b32.26759b24_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-st06.mail.aol.com (rly-st06.mail.aol.com [172.31.34.5]) by air-yg01.mail.aol.com (v74.10) with ESMTP; Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:41:32 -0400 Received: from rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (rly-zd05.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.229]) by rly-st06.mail.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/AOL-5.0.0) with ESMTP id VAA26353 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:36:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailsorter-105-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net (mailsorter-105-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net [209.240.198.119]) by rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (v74.16) with ESMTP; Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:36:28 -0400 Received: from storefull-613.iap.bryant.webtv.net (storefull-613.iap.bryant.webtv.net [209.240.198.140]) by mailsorter-105-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id D77952277 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:36:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by storefull-613.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-e/mt.gso.26Feb98) id SAA01089; Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:36:27 -0700 (PDT) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhQPzBwnWuMEkQjoD4CiHsNpRK/F2AIVAJ1ZifoCxGpvNSc0hW/hPIcXyTdz From: [email protected] (Robert James Etter) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:36:27 -0700 (PDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Montgomery Co.Lookup. Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) X-Mailer: Unknown I am looking for Clara Pepperdine.I belive she may have been born in Montgomery.She married a Thomas I. Baker 17 Aug.1892 Sullivan,IL. I belive her parent where William H. Pepperdine and Nancy C. Nash Married 15 Sept.1861 or Maybe William's Second marrage to Sarah E.Duff 20 Nov.1873 all taking place in Montgomery Co.IL..I hope you mught be able to help,for I am lost.Thankyou. Robert --part1_a1.6811b32.26759b24_boundary--

Researching the following surnames: POTTS, LONG, SCOTT --

Ken, Sorry, no Kellys listed in the alphabetical section. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Bauer" <[email protected]> To: "Robert Appleton" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 4:38 PM Subject: ILMONTCO > I see that you are doing a lot of looking for surnames in Mongomery > County, IL. I would appreciate you checking on several names for me. > > James Milton Kelly b Oct 5, 1834, Irving, Mont Cty d Dec > 20,1920. Parents were James Kelly b 1809 in Va and Henrietta Berry b > 1809. James > Milton m Loucinda Mayes in Johnson Cty, Mo. I believe they had a farm > outside of Irving, Illinois. > > Thanks for your time and effort!! > Ken > >

Please make your subject match your information. Donna

Someone on this list is looking for Masters in Montgomery County. I am related to Perry MASTERS who came to Butler from Boone County , Kentucky in about 1855. His children were Barton W. S., Alexander T., Melvina, Phoebe, Lucretia, and George who died as a baby. I would like to trade information with anyone researching this family. J Hefley

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Montgomery County Alexander T. Strange Editor Munsell Publishing Co, Chicago 1918 Cress, Henry Absalom, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Hillsboro Township resides on Section 3 and was born on his present farm August 12, 1859, a son of George Henry and Jane F. (Cory) Cress, natives of Hillsboro Township, Montgomery county, Ill., and Ohio, respectively. Henry Absalom was the only child born of the marriage of his parents. George Henry Cress was a farmer and miller. He was the owner of 200 acres of land, which he improved, and he died on his farm, December 16, 1860, having been born March 13, 1836. He was married to Jane E. Cory, born April 22, 1837, April 29, 1856 and both he and his wife were Lutherans. After his death, his widow was married to W. W. Keele, and she died March 25, 1908, when over seventy-one years old. By her second marriage, she had two children, namely: Lucy Jane Keele, who died in infancy, and Thomas Carter Keele, who was killed by lightening in Colorado. He was married to Agnes Duckworth while living in Colorado, and they had a daughter, Nellie Keele. The paternal grandfather of Henry A. Cress was Absalom Cress, and his wife's name was Catherine Fogleman. They were natives of North Carolina, and became early settlers of Montgomery County, locating on a farm in Butler Grove Township, where they died. Their family was as follows: Susanna, who married George File; George Henry; Mary, who married Peter Ludwick; Catherine, who married J.J. Scherer; Martha, who married William Brookman; Monroe; Solomon Francis; Laura, who married Robert Holmes; and several who died in childhood. The maternal grandfather of Henry A. Cress was Thomas H. Cory and his wife bore the maiden name of Hannah Leggitt. They were married in Ohio, and came to Illinois at an early day, locating in Hillsboro Township at what is now Cory bridge on the Middle Fork, west of Hillsboro and there the grandfather died, and the grandmother also passed away on this farm. They had the following children: Jane E., Nancy, Julia, James, Thomas Benton, Lucy, Henry C., Mary E., and Sarah. Henry A. Cress was about seven years old when his mother married for the second time and he lived in the central part of butler Grove Township for a time and then went to live with his grandmother Cress. After her death he lived with his uncle Soloman Francis Cress. Having attained to manhood's estate, Mr. Cress went to Colorado and spent about two years and upon his return located on the old home farm, which has continued to be his home ever since. It contains 440 acres, 200 of which he inherited, and to it he added the remaining 240 acres. His business has been general farming and stock raising. Henry A. Cress has one of the finest improved farms in the county. His handsome brick residence is situated on a plateau commanding a grand view of the valley below, and for miles away. This farm is a show place, and is pointed out as a model by Mr. Cress' neighbors. On March 19, 1882, Mr. Cress was married to Miss Anna Clotfelter, a daughter of James W. and Dorcas (Bost) Clotfelter, and they have three children, namely: Henry Absalom, Jr., who was born December 29, 1882; Hubert H., who was born October 8, 1885; James Washington, who was born July 31, 1889. Henry Absalom Cress, Jr. was married December 25, 1909, to Irene Barry. James W. Cress was married to Essie Webster, and they have one child, Lillian Louise. Mrs. Henry A. Cress was born in East Fork township, this county, July 17, 1859. Her parents were natives of North Carolina, and both are now deceased. They had eight children, as follows: Elma, Clara, Anna, Lizzie, Mollie, Minnie, Kittie, and Ralph. the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Cress was David Clotfelter, and he was married to Nancy Short. On March 1, 1833, they with their nine children started from North Carolina, intending to make a home for the family in the West. The names of the children were as follows: Amos, Lee, William, David S., Elizabeth, who married Robert Hope; Zelpha, who married William Frame, and one daughter who died in infancy. The father of these children was suddenly taken sick and died on the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The family was prostrated by this dire misfortune, but they could not turn back and the body of David S. Clotfelter was buried where he died, and the grief-stricken family resumed the journey. They first stopped at Cape Girardeau, Mo., where they remained until the fall of 1833, and then came on to Montgomery county, Ill. the maternal grandparents of Mrs.. Cress were Jacob and Peggy Bost. They were natives of North Carolina, and early settlers of Montgomery County, where both died. Their children were as follows: Jacob, Henry, Martin, John, Dorcas, Susan, Polly and Kitty, or Catherine. In politics, Henry A. Cress is a Democrat, and he has been a school director for many years and has served as road commissioner for three years. Every since the Montgomery county Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was organized about twenty-five years ago, Mr. Cress ahs been a director and was first treasurer of the company. He is secretary and treasurer of the Cress Hiss Cemetery Association, and a director of the Montgomery county Farmers Institute and a member of the first board of education of non-high school districts in Montgomery County.

Charlotte, David SMITH was born1830 and was married1851 in Guilford Co.NC. They migrated first to Greencastle, IN (1860-1863) as did his inlaws James and Nancy CALHOUN. They had moved to Mont.Co, IL by 1869 in Fillmore Twsp. His parents Allen and Sinah SMITH were listed in the 1850 census with David still at home in Guilford Co. He is the only child listed with the exception of two McCraven girls. ( I don't know how they fit in.) Your Mary's age would be compatible, but the Allen SMITHS would have been in NC, as far as I know. The PALMERS have a son named David Franklin which is David's name, also. My mother had an "Aunt" Tabitha (JONES) PALMER, wife of Joseph C. PALMER. Really she wasn't an aunt, but her sister-in-law was. They lived in Mont. Co. Anyway, I don't think there is a connection. Keep me posted if any of this proves otherwise. Phyllis D.

Hi Debi, Sorry, none are in the alphabetical portion. Rob [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debi Faris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 5:47 PM Subject: Look up I hope you don't mind, but I am wondering if you could do a look up for me in your book? I'm looking for the names Faris, Crites or Enzor. Thank you very much for your time and kindness. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Debi in Ft. Myers, FL * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unidentified photos - http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294526127 My Faris Site - http://farisfamily.homestead.com/Othernamespg4.html My Fibromyalgia Site - http://fibrosupport.homestead.com/page1.html

I am sorry, but none of my Macks are connected to the list you posted. But you cannot imagine how much information the Morman Church has! Have you checked the LDS sites? Joseph Smith was one of the founders of the church & his mother was a Mack. Let me know if you need further help--Polley

[email protected] ~ I have a few Mack's that I haven't worked on yet. I was wondering if you would let me know if you find your Mack's are connected to the following list of children. I don't have the father's name yet... Father: Unknown Mack was a piano maker in Alton, IL possibly buried in Cleveland, OH Mother: Julia (Fitzpatrick) Mack 1. Mary Bothenia "Marie" Mack m. Aug. 28, 1911 Spouse: Leonard Moody Smith Nisbett 2. Genevieve Mack Spouse: Unknown Borgsteadt has one daughter who may have joined Mormon Church 3. Charles Mack may have been into genealogy himself 4. Irene Mack Spouse: Leo Carver adopted 3 children 5. Albert Mack moved to Cleveland, OH 6. Hazel Mack Spouse: Jess Hopkins 3 children, moved to Cleveland, OH 7. Catherine Mack Spouse: Harriger? moved to Utah 8. Julia Mack 9. Helen Mack <==:==> Mary Bothenia may have been born in Grand Rapids, MI. I have no dates for these children, as you can see. Just the 1911 date reference for the marriage of Mary & Leonard. Some of these children were supposedly connected to St. Louis...baptised there somewhere at one of the Catholic churches. Mary & Leonard lived in Alton, IL, their daughter lives across the street from me (my husband's Grandmother) and this is all the scoop she can remember. Grandma says these people were Orange Irish, whatever that means! This surname possibly originated "Mak". Connected surnames: Wickman, Borgsteadt, Harriger, Parish Thanks loads, Diane Elizabeth (Hendricks) Parish Alton, IL

This is your lucky day. If you can handle a scanned graphics file, I have for you: An 1870s drawing of the Orlando Mack residence Photos of the grave sites of :Oscar C. Mack (1829-1901) Douglas S. Mack, son of Orlando (d 1866) Dennis Mack, d 1856 Solomon O. Mack d. 1851 Mattie G. Mack d 1866 Calvin Mack d 1845 (?) Woldam (??) Mack d 1851 Andalusia H. Mack d 1860 (?) and (drum roll please) Orlando and Louisa P. Mack Orlando d Aug 4 1879 All from Wares Grove Cemetery near Butler, Il. Let me know if .jpg files will be okay and I'll send them to your e-mail address. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Illinois Historical Encyclopedia help needed > I am interested to see if any of the following names are listed. if so, I > would like to get a copy. Thank you! > > Rev. Alfred Bliss, Charles Wesley Bliss > > Nicodemus Brown, George W. Brown > > Dr. Joseph Knowles > > Solomon Mack, Jr. , Orlando Mack > > Rev. Isaac Merriam > > John Brown White, John Conant White > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Donna, no Schmidts, Smiths or any variations in the alphabetical listings. No Felks.either. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [ILMONTGO] Illinois Historical Encyclopedia help needed > How about William Schmidt or Joseph Felk. > > I can't remember if I asked you before or not so please excuse if a duplicate. > > Donna > > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Montgomery County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cabin/3648/montgo2.html > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

How about William Schmidt or Joseph Felk. I can't remember if I asked you before or not so please excuse if a duplicate. Donna

I knew I had seen Orlando somewhere--this is not the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Montgomery County. Instead this is from the Illustrated Atlas Map of Montgomery County, Ill. Brink, McCormick & Co 1874 Reproduced by Unigraphic Inc. 1401 North Fares Ave Evansville Indiana 47711 (1974) (These is also a lithograph of his home. I can't post attachments to the list. but if you can handle a .gif or .jpg file let me know and I'll try to scan it.) Orlando Mack was born at Gilsum, New Hampshire on the 23 day of September 1799 and was raised in his native State. With his earnest, relentless Yankee nature, Mr. Mack, at his earliest manhood was ready to undertake any work, no matter how arduous, and not matter what the difficulties of its completion. As an illustration of this, almost the first work he undertook was the construction of the dam across Ashwillet Creek, In Cheshire County, New Hampshire, which he successfully completed, both with reference to the character of the work and as a financial project. He moved to Rock Island County, Ill., in the spring of 1839, where he remained one year, and then removed to Montgomery County, Illinois, where former experience in life and his energetic qualities soon rendered him a decided acquisition to the county. There were at that time but few steam mills in the country, and the necessity for the construction of grist-mills to accommodate the necessary demands of the country, and those building them seeking water-power were called on to construct dams, to afford necessary water-power. Mr. Mack was, by his knowledge of the business and former experience soon called upon, and he aided, either by superintending or construction most of the dams on Shoal Creek. Mr. Mack bought land of Daniel Seward, at three dollars and fifty cents per acre, which he improved, and with untiring energy and industry he has added to it, and by a careful and judicious method of farming has increased his farm, which is now about 300 acres of land, well improved and properly cultivated. He built a steam saw-mill on section 7, in township 8, north of range 4, west of the third principal meridian, about the year 1852. Mr. Mack at a very early time after he removed to Illinois established a reputation for being at all kinds of work a rapid and industrious workman, and before the days of mowing-machines was much sought for by those who had meadows to mow, as he was unusually fast with the scythe, and was celebrated for the even and closely cut swath. Mr. Mack has been three times married: the first time to Miss Myra Eaton, of Sullivan, New Hampshire, in November 1825; the second time to Miss Sally A. Arnold, in August, 1840; and the third time to Miss Louisa P. Mansfield, of Gilsum, New Hampshire, in November, 1849; and of a large family of children but three survive, viz: Elizabeth E.., wife of Wm. Nimmons, Myra Jane, wife of George Wolcott, and Ella. Being a progressive man himself, Mr. Mack is fully alive to every progressive movement favoring a liberal system of education; he is a friend of the common-school system, and a strong advocate and friend to whatever tends towards and educational advantages, and believes that the best adjunct to good order, liberal education, and true manhood is the church. A kind neighbor, and energetic man, and a good citizen, Mr. Mack is one of those men who add to the prosperity of the country. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Illinois Historical Encyclopedia help needed > I am interested to see if any of the following names are listed. if so, I > would like to get a copy. Thank you! > > > Solomon Mack, Jr. , Orlando Mack >

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Montgomery County Alexander T. Strange Editor Munsell Publishing Co, Chicago 1918 Bliss, Charles W. Among the representative men of Montgomery County no one has a wider acquaintance nor more solid reputation than Charles W. bliss, who is editor and publisher of the Montgomery News, one of the leading journals of the state. Mr. bliss was born in Fillmore township, Montgomery county, January 8, 1846. His parents were Rev. Alfred and Direxia (Haines) (Knowles) Bliss. The father was born at Bradford, Vt., and the mother at Piermont, N.H.. To them were born eight children, as follows: Eliza A., deceased, who was the wife of James S. Moody, also deceased; Celecta J., who is the wife of E. C. De vore, a lawyer at Carthage, Mo., where they died; George Alfred, who died at Nokomis, Ill., Alice D., deceased, who was the wife of Lyman C. Allen, a banker living in Fillmore Township; Charles W.; Ellen J., who is the widow of John C. White, formerly of Effingham; and two who died in infancy. Rev Alfred Bliss was reared in Vermont. He was married in New Hampshire and a few years afterward came to Illinois, in 1838, and engaged in farming in Fillmore Township, Montgomery county, until forty-five years old. He had purchased several hundred acres of land and for three years afterward managed to break forty and fenced it with rails, his helper being a boy whom he and his wife had taken to raise. He lived at that place until 1860, when he entered the itinerant ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At first he had to travel over long circuits, but later had charge of many churches of importance. When his time for superannuation came on he bought a piece of property at Effingham, Ill., and there he died in 1899, when aged eighty-eight years. At one time he was one of the three county commissioners of Montgomery county. His wife, born in 1809, died in 1894, aged eighty-five years. The paternal grandfather of Charles W. Bliss was Deacon Solomon Bliss, a leading member of the old Covenanter Church. both he and his wife were natives of Vermont and they both died in New England. Remembered members of their family were: Jerusha, Helen, Celecta, and Alfred. the maternal grandfather of Charles W. Bliss was Joseph Knowles, a native of New Hampshire who came to Illinois in 1838 and became a farmer in Fillmore Township, Montgomery county. The children of Joseph Knowles and his wife were Direxia, who was the wife of Alfred Bliss; Hannah J., deceased, who was the wife of Martin Bost; Harriet, who is deceased, was the wife of Gideon Richmond; John H., who died on his farm in Fillmore township; George, who is deceased, and Joseph, who was a resident of Chicago. In their day and communities all these people were useful and upright. Charles W. Bliss was reared on his father's farm and attended the county schools until prepared for college, when he entered McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill., and in 1869 was graduated from the classics department there with the degree of A.B. and subsequently the degree of A.M. was conferred on him. for two years Mr. Bliss taught school and then went to Edwardsville and engaged in the study of law until prepared for his examinations, and he was admitted to the bar. In 1871 he came to Hillsboro and practiced law in this city until 1892, in which year he bought the Montgomery News. Mr. Bliss was acknowledged to be an able lawyer, but journalism would have lost one particularly well suited for the editorial chair and for public life, had he continued in the law. For a number of years he has been a very important factor in state Democratic politics. In 1896 he was sent as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that nominated William Jennings Bryan for the presidency. He was sent also as a delegate to the Baltimore Democratic Convention that first nominated Woodrow Wilson, and once more was selected as a delegate and in the St. Louis Democratic National Convention in 1916, assisted in renominating Mr. Wilson. Mr. Bliss was married October 15, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth W. Phillips, a daughter of Burrell and Julia (Cole) Phillips, and they have three children: Noi Celecta, Clinton Phillips, and Marguerite. The eldest daughter is the wife of Dr. Homer A. Seymour, and they have two children: Bliss and Bernays. Clinton Phillips Bliss, the only son, is associated in the publishing business with his father. He was married to Miss Lucia M. Evans and they have three sons: Charles E., Thomas, and Robert. The younger daughter is the wife of Ben O. McLean, and they have three children: Sam, Bettie, and Jean. The Phillips family is an old one in Montgomery County and the father of Mrs. Bliss spent his entire life here. The mother of Mrs. Bliss was born in New jersey and still survives. To Mr. and Mrs. Phillips seven children were born, namesly, Noi, who is the wife of Dr. E. douglas, of Hillsboro; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Charles W. Bliss; George M.; Sidney B.; Kittie who is the wife of George Damam, of Hillsboro; Lucy, who is the wife of James McLean of Birmingham, Ala.; Harry, who is engaged in he practice of law in Chicago; and Thomas.Of the above family, Mrs. Bliss is the second oldest and was born in Butler Grove Township, Montgomery County, Ill., October 7, 1854. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Bliss were Capt. Thomas and Jane (Roberts) Phillips. Capt. Phillips was a soldier in the Black Hawk War and an early settler in Montgomery county. His children were: Jesse, Burrell, Henry, Sidney, Harriet, Parnesia and Unity. Sidney Phillips was killed in the battle of Pittsburg Landing during the Civil War. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Bliss were John S. and Mary (Pollock) Cole, who were married in New Jersey and came to Montgomery county in the early days. They had four children: Clarence, Julia A., Lucinda, and Almeda. Mrs. and Mrs. Bliss are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he is a trustee of the same. Fraternally he is identified with Mount Moriah Lodge F. & A. M.; Hillsboro Chapter R. A. M. and St. Omer Commandery, Knights Templar, Litchfield. In addition to the political honors previously mentioned, Mr. Bliss served Hillsboro as city attorney, was master in chancery for three terms, and probably has declined more offices than he has filled. He is prominent in other directions and for four years was president of the board of trustees of the southern Illinois Normal school located at Carbondale. He also has large agricultural interests and operates two farms in Fillmore Township aggregating 800 acres. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Illinois Historical Encyclopedia help needed > I am interested to see if any of the following names are listed. if so, I > would like to get a copy. Thank you! > > Rev. Alfred Bliss, Charles Wesley Bliss >

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Montgomery County Alexander T. Strange Editor Munsell Publishing Co, Chicago 1918 White, Bliss C. was reared at Effingham Ill., and was graduated from its high school, following which he entered Austin College at Effingham and also took a year's courses in the Normal School at Carbondale, Ill. Leaving school, Mr. white became a stenographer for the Democratic State Central Committee in Chicago in 1900, and in 1901 he came to Hillsboro and went into the real estate business with James E. Colvin., this connection continuing until the death of Mr. Colvin in 1907. Mr. White then was elected secretary of the Hillsboro Building and Improvement association, which position he still holds. For a short time he was associated with George T. Seward in the real estate business. In 1908 Mr. Seward sold his interest in the firm to John B. White, a brother of Bliss C. White, who have since then continued in the real estate and insurance business under the firm name of White & White. On November 15, 1905, Mr. white was married to Miss Lela Fisher, a daughter of John O and Marie (Seward) Fisher. They have three children, namely: John V., Robert C., and Bruce F. Mr. and Mrs. White are members of the Presbyterian Church at Hillsboro and he belongs to Mt Moriah Lodge No. 51 A. F. & A.M. In politics he is a Democrat and was supervisor of Hillsboro Township for two terms and chairman of the county board for one year. During the campaigns of 1910 and 1912 he was a member of the Democratic County Central Committee. Mr. White's father, John C. White, and his mother, Ellen (bliss) white, were natives of North Carolina and Montgomery County respectively. They had five children as follows: Mary, who died in infancy; Bliss C.; Nellie K., who died when nine years old; Anne, who is the wife of Arthur B. Meservey of Hanover, N.H., an instructor at Dartmouth College; and John B., who lives at Hillsboro. The paternal grandfather was John B. white, a college professor who in 1855 founded Almira College at Greenville, Ill., and continued in charge until 1878, excepting two years he served as chaplain of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Illinois Volunteers during the Civil War. The maternal grandfather was Alfred Bliss, a native of New England, who came to Montgomery county, Ill., and settled on a farm east of where Fillmore now stands in he year 1838. He was a successful farmer and for many years a Methodist preacher during which time he was pastor at many places in southern Illinois. James White, the founder of this branch of the White family, is supposed to have been a native of Scotland, who came to this country in he first half of the eighteenth century, locating at Lancaster, Mass., and afterwards moved to Pembroke, N.H., where he died. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Illinois Historical Encyclopedia help needed > I am interested to see if any of the following names are listed. if so, I > would like to get a copy. Thank you! > > Rev. Alfred Bliss, Charles Wesley Bliss > > Nicodemus Brown, George W. Brown > > Dr. Joseph Knowles > > Solomon Mack, Jr. , Orlando Mack > > Rev. Isaac Merriam > > John Brown White, John Conant White > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

C.W. Bliss yes, with Rev Alfred, his father as part of the article. (this one is a long one. I'll work on getting it typed in over the weekend) Brown, Louis S., MD Son of George W. Brown Jr. and Henrietta M. (Judson) Brown--sound like the right one? (another long one--ditto) Knowles--not in the alphabetical section Mack--not listed, but I think I have seen something somewhere. I'll keep an eye out. Merriam--not listed White--Bliss C. White, son of John C. white and Ellen (Bliss) White--looks like the right one. Unless you say otherwise, I'll put it up shortly. White, John C of Litchfield, born 13 Sep 1867, son of James W and Susan (Cromwell) White, married Alice Wilson. (one of her sisters is Mrs. S.D. Canaday which I posted yesterday or the day before) This doesn't look like the right one. Rob Appleton [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Illinois Historical Encyclopedia help needed > I am interested to see if any of the following names are listed. if so, I > would like to get a copy. Thank you! > > Rev. Alfred Bliss, Charles Wesley Bliss > > Nicodemus Brown, George W. Brown > > Dr. Joseph Knowles > > Solomon Mack, Jr. , Orlando Mack > > Rev. Isaac Merriam > > John Brown White, John Conant White > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

I am interested to see if any of the following names are listed. if so, I would like to get a copy. Thank you! Rev. Alfred Bliss, Charles Wesley Bliss Nicodemus Brown, George W. Brown Dr. Joseph Knowles Solomon Mack, Jr. , Orlando Mack Rev. Isaac Merriam John Brown White, John Conant White

Kim, It looks like you have all the marriages and dates already, but just in case: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Montgomery County Alexander T. Strange Editor Munsell Publishing Co, Chicago 1918 SEYMOUR, Charles Wesley-- In naming the representative men of Montgomery County, the late Charles Wesley Seymour immediately comes to mind, first because he belonged here by reason of birth, and second because in his long, busy, and useful life he illustrated those sterling qualities which make a strong and independent people and a robust citizenship which ever commands respect. Through his own efforts he built up a large fortune which he administered wisely through life and it solaced his old age to know that he could leave his devoted family a goodly inheritance. Charles Wesley Seymour was born on his father's farm situated on Section 14, Hillsboro Township, Montgomery County, Ill., July 28, 1829. He was the third in a family of nine sons born to Wesley and Frances (Vaughn) Seymour, the others being: William D., John H., Claibourne V., James Washington, Warren Carlisle, Thomas Fletcher, Spencer Owen, and Edwin Chastine. Wesley Seymour was born September 15, 1799, in South Carolina. He was a son of William and Lettius Ellen (Dixon) Seymour, both of whom were born in Ireland, the former within fifty miles of the sea. They came to the United States and lived in the Carolinas and were among the earliest pioneers of Montgomery County, Ill. Their children were: Jane and William, both born in Ireland; and Wesley; John F.; and Sarah, born in the United States. Wesley Seymour came with his bride to Montgomery County, journeying with an ox team and covering almost the same route that his father had years before. Wesley took up government land on Section 14, Hillsboro Township, and cleared and improved it. In 1877 he removed to Columbus, Kan., and there his death occurred August 1, 1880, lacking a few days of being ninety-two years old. He Married Frances Vaughn, who was born at Laurens Courthouse, South Car., and died on the pioneer farm in Montgomery County, August 27, 1854. Little is known about the Vaughn family, but an old record mentions Frances and Dorothy Vaughn, the former of whom became the wife of Wesley Seymour, and the latter of whom died, unmarried, December 24, 1876. Charles Wesley Seymour remained on he old homestead until he was twenty-one years of age. In 1849 he went to work for James B. Blackburn, the father of Mrs. Jennie B. Truitt, of Hillsboro, his intention being to serve an apprenticeship in the wagon-making trade. For his first year of work he received $45 and for his second $55 was his wage. About that time his health failed and he returned home and worked for his father on the farm for one year and in a brickyard and then operated a wagon shop on the farm and carried on wagonmaking and repairing until 1854, in which year in company of his brothers James and Warren he went to California. They traveled slowly with an ox team and consumed five months in the journey. During the first three years in California, Mr. Seymour had many discouragements and endured hardships but he persevered and finally his efforts were rewarded. For a time he followed his trade of wagonmaking, his wages being $4 a day, exceedingly high for that time. He was prudent and careful and before long had enough capital to enable him to loan money, for the use of which he sometimes received as high as 21 percent. He remained in California for six years and then returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama. The subsequent business activities of Mr. Seymour included farming and brick manufacturing, in the latter becoming one of the large producers of this section. He manufactured most of the brick that entered into the construction of the larger number of Hillsboro's business houses and residences. He owned a large amount of fine farming land, at one time had 700 acres in one body. At the time of his death, February 28, 1905, at the age of seventy-five years and seven months, Mr. Seymour still owned 407 acres of finely improved land which is situated just outside the city limits of Hillsboro. This land is owned by his widow and children. Mr. Seymour's first schooling was secured in a little schoolhouse which formerly occupied the site of the residence of W. A. White, on S. Main street and his teacher was a Miss Spellman. Later he attended the old Hillsboro Academy. He lived at the time when St. Louis was the principal trading place for the early settlers and frequently told of hauling dressed pork to that city and selling it for #1.37 per hundredweight and receiving fifteen cents a bushel for oats. Mr. Seymour was an honest, upright, self-respecting man all his live. He was simple in his habits and very unassuming even after he became thoroughly successful. He was very highly respected by those he employed and, having no false pride, he was accustomed to work side by side with them and share the same conditions. Mr. Seymour was married September 26, 1863, to Miss Sarah J. Killpatrick, who was born in Hillsboro Township, Montgomery county, Ill., February 16, 1840, a daughter of James and Helen (Forehand) Killpatrick. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Seymour: Mary Ellen, who married J. W. Hook, and their home is at Shelbyville, Ill., and they have two children, Beatrice Irene and Helen Alberta; Charles Frances and Frederick Harland, both of whom died in infancy; George S., who is a resident of St Louis, married Amy Beck, and they have three children: Ione Alice, wife of Thomas Hall, has two children, Albert Francis and Mary Louise; Camillia Isabel, wife of Dr. Ross Griswold of Litchfield, and Harland Francis. Camillia J., second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seymour is the widow of Burt Lantz, formerly of Shelbyville. The youngest member of the family, Ethel, resides with her mother and is a talented musician and teacher of music. The parents of Mrs. Seymour were very early settlers in Montgomery County and both died here. The father was a native of Kentucky and the mother of Missouri. Of their family of ten children, three died in infancy, those who grew to maturity being: Sarah J., John, David, James, Mary, William, and Frances. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Seymour was David Killpatrick, who was born in Ireland while his wife Agnes was a native of Scotland. They came very early to Montgomery county and, as was the rule in those days, they had many children. Of their thirteen sons and daughters, the following survived infancy: Mary, Margaret, Ephraim, John, Martha, Jane, Rachel, James, Melinda, Andrew, and Ann. Of the above family, Mary, familiarly called Polly, married a Shurtleff and theirs was the first marriage license issued in Montgomery county. The maternal grandmother of Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Mary Forehand, had two daughters, Helen and Clementine, and the name of her mother was Sarah. It would be very interesting to the family to have a complete record but in old times families often lack present opportunity for the preservation of histories. In politics Charles W. Seymour was a Republican and at one time he served in the office of school trustee but was never anxious for political honors. He was a member of Mt Moriah Lodge N. 51 F. & A. M. and both he and wife were charter members of the Eastern Star at Hillsboro. He was one of the liberal supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he and his wife belonged. In 1905, at the time of Mr. Seymour's death, the family built a private vault as his resting pace, making use of bricks of his own manufacture. Later, however, the body was removed to Oak Grove cemetery, to a crypt in the new Hillsboro Mausoleum, Mrs. Seymour having purchased three crypts there. Perhaps no more highly esteemed lady resides at Hillsboro than Mrs. Seymour. She belongs to one of the fine old families of the county and has been identified with so many things of importance, having a wide social acquaintance and keeping herself interested in the changes that daily come about in these momentous days. Although the record of her years shows that many have passed, the record of her appearance almost belies it. She resides in her comfortable and most attractive residence at No. 400 E. Tremont street, happy in the companionship for her daughters, Mrs. Lantz and Miss Ethel Seymour. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne Morris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 1:29 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Fwd: {not a subscriber} SEYMOUR, CHRISTIAN, MASTERS, PRICE, KILLPATRICK and STICKEL > > --- "Kimball G. Everingham" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 10:19:59 -0700 (PDT) > > Reply-to: <[email protected]> > > From: "Kimball G. Everingham" <[email protected]> > > To: "IL, Montgomery Co. List" > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: {not a subscriber} SEYMOUR, CHRISTIAN, > > MASTERS, PRICE, KILLPATRICK and STICKEL > > > > I'm researching the family of Wesley Seymour > > (1799-1890) and Frances Vaughn > > (1799-1854) of Hillsboro. Their children married > > into the following > > families: > > William Dixon (1823-1886) = Elizabeth Ann CHRISTIAN > > John Henry (1825-1902) = Mildred Elizabeth MASTERS > > Claiborne Vaughn (1827-1892) = Sarah T. PRICE > > Charles Wesley (1829-1905) = Sarah Jane KILLPATRICK > > Thomas Fletcher (1835-1912) = Elizabeth Ann STICKEL > > Edwin Chastine (1840-1905) = Mary Jane MASTERS > > > > I'm interested in all their descendants. > > > > Kimball G. 'Kim' Everingham > > [email protected] > > > > > > > ===== > Dianne Morris > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! > http://photos.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Montgomery County Genealogical Society was formed in 1978 and its holdings are > housed at the Litchfield Carnegie Public Library in Litchfield. > P.O. 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