Looking for family of Joab Tracy who left the county around 1850. Terry Bava [email protected]

Teri, No and no. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teri Kuntz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 10:58 PM Subject: Historical Encyclopedia Are there any Vedders or Meinzers listed in the book. Teri Wareham Kuntz [email protected]

Eileen, No, none listed. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "eileends" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 10:25 PM Subject: Your encyclopedia > Robert, are there are Hornburgs? > > Thank you. > Eileen > >

Hi Helen, Too much for me to type the whole thing, let me try to extract just the family connection from the article on Hon Stephen D. Canaday-- This is not verbatim! Senator Canaday was born in North Litchfield Township, four miles east of Litchfield, March 3, 1865, son of Caleb W. and Martha L. H.. (Starr) Canaday. The father was born in Kentucky, Jan 5, 1833, and brought to Montgomery County at age 2, by his parents John and Pina M. (Sapp) Canaday, both born and raised in Casey Co., Ky. Parents came to Montgomery Co in 1835 and spent rest of their lives there.The grandfather of John Canaday had been a Revolutionary War soldier. They had the following children: James, Caleb, William, Sarah, Rachel, Mary, Elzie, and Euel, the last two being twins. Caleb developed his own farm, where he died Oct 25, 1901, age 68. IN early manhood, he married Martha L.H. Starr, born Montgomery County March 27, 1842, who survives at age 75. Her parents were David Badgley and James (Street) Starr. David was born Monroe Co., Ill., and served in the Black Hawk War, and was later a farmer. He died at age 77. The maternal grandmother of Senator Canaday was born near Litchfield and died at 48. They had children: Abraham (served in Mexican War); Julia, Mary, David Monroe; James N.; John M.; Martha L.H.; and four who died in infancy. The children of Caleb and his wife were: James M., died Oct 25, 1990; Stephen D.; John Sidney; E. Franklin; Julia Alice, wife of D. D. Garver of Republican City, NE.; William L.; Lewis W., of Nebraska; Robert N., a physician; Oatie, died in infancy; Harriet C., and Mattie, wife of John B. Nail of Mayfield, KS. (Senator Canaday once served as acting governor for 13 days) Senator Canaday on Jul 27, 1890, married Miss Mattie I. Wilson, born North Litchfield Township Dec 6, 1869, daughter of John Goshen and Jane (McIntyre) Wilson. John Wilson was born in North Carolina; Jane Wilson was born in Jersey Co., Ill. The father has been married three times. Thirteen children were born of his first married: Silas Riley; George Luther; Ellen E., who married Arthur Brue; William Douglas; Virginia Ann, wife of Thomas H. Dyer; Emma and Eddie, twins died in infancy; Charles Henry, died in infancy; Alice May, wife of John C. white; James Commodore; Martha Irene, wife of Senator Canaday; Cora Blanche, died at about 2 years; John Gillespie, now deceased; and one to his third marriage, Mrs. Mabel (Wilson) Pond, wife of Arthur Pond of Kansas city. this wife is still living. Mrs. Canaday's maternal great grandfather, whose name was McIntyre, came from Ireland, and her maternal grandmother was born and reared in West Virginia. Sen and Mrs. Canaday have four children: Amos, Wayne, Warren, and Raymond, the first two died infancy. ------------------------------------ And you didn't know Canadays in Montgomery county! Rob Appleton [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen J Kirtlan-Fingado" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [ILMONTGO] STARR > Hi Rob: > > In your recent message, you mentioned "Martha L. H., the wife of C. W. > Canaday". My Sammons ancestors were from the Hillsboro/Litchfield area > but I wasn't aware that our Canaday ancestors may be from there also. > Can you give me any further information on C. W. Canaday? > > Your help will be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Helen > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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/ > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

Jerry, Here is what I have on Caroline (SMITH) WRIGHT'S ancestors: Allen H. SMITH b. 1785 NC m. Sinah L.______ Child: David Franklin SMITH b.1830 Guilford Co. NC d.1890 Mont.Co. IL. m. Amanda CALHOUN b.1828 NC. d.1895 Mont. Co.IL. Children: Patrick H. SMITH b. 1851 NC Caroline C. WRIGHT b. 1853 NC Louisa Emoline DESART b.1855 NC Mary C. PRATER b.1857 NC Celia A. BUTLER b.1860 IN (Greencastle, Putnam Co) Edward B. SMITH b.1861 IN.(m.Jane THACKER ) my line- Alexander F. SMITH b.1863 IN (m.Mary HUFFMON/HUFFMAN) Amanda SMITH b.1866 ? Robert Lee SMITH b.1869 Mont. Co. IL Amanda CALHOUN'S parents were James & Nancy CALHOUN of NC. They came north with the David SMITH'S to IN, but I have no info on them after that. I have no information on any siblings for David, but in the census records of the Allen SMITH family in NC there was living in the same household: Ann McCraven 18, and Jane McCraven 2. These are a mystery to me and I have been trying to find the connection. All of David's children died in IL Bond/Montgomery Counties. This is some of what I have. Hope this helps. I would be interest to know your lines and connection. Phyllis D.

Nora, Nothing in the alphabetical listings. In the history portion, under early settlers of Hillsboro Township (pages 884-885), after talking about Clear Springs Church being second church in the county (after one at Hurricane, near present Van Burensburg): "While Clear Springs settlement was the first settlement in the county, it was only a few months after then that Joel Smith and David Kirkpatrick settled about where Hamilton was laid out was laid out." (Hamilton was "about two and a half miles further southwest" -- page 863) And then the next paragraph "Among the early settlers, other than those above mentioned, especially those particularly connected with the early history of the town of Hillsboro, were Robert Mann, brick kiln owner; John Marshall, same business; Mark Rutlege, tavern keeper; C. B. Blockburger, tavern keeper and tin shop keeper; ..." Rob Appleton [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Tocus" <[email protected]> To: <ILMONTGO-L[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [ILMONTGO] STARR > > Thanks very much, Ron, for your thoughtfulness. Actually I do have the information > but am nonetheless grateful to you for thinking of me. David Monroe Starr (my > gg-grandfather) was the son of David Badgley Starr (my ggg-grandfather). I visited > both graves last month. > > Tell me this---do you have anything in your bag of tricks on Benjamin Blockburger? > He was a Hillsboro boy who went West about 1860 and did well there. He was the > boyhood pal and war buddy of David Badgley Starr's half-brother Wiley B Smith. > Wiley kept a diary of his service in the Mexican War and now a historical society > wants to publish the diary and has asked me for information about Wiley. All I know > of him post-war is that he was residing with Ben in California as of 1907 when he > made a visit to Hillsboro---Grandpa Starr wrote about this in a ledger. > > Wiley's father was Joel Smith, a pioneer ca 1820 and charter member of the Hurricane > Church---there's probably nothing about him---at least I sure can't find much.. But > there might be something on Blockburger. Thanks so much. Nora Tocus > <[email protected]> > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

Hi Rob : Boy, did I foul up on the names. Got yours wrong as well as the Canadays. Sorry. Thanks again for all the information. Helen ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Helen J Kirtlan-Fingado wrote: > Hi Rob: > > In your recent message, you mentioned "Martha L. H., the wife of C. W. > Canaday". My Sammons ancestors were from the Hillsboro/Litchfield area > but I wasn't aware that our Canaday ancestors may be from there also. > Can you give me any further information on C. W. Canaday? > > Your help will be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Helen > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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/ > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Good evening, Helen: CW Canaday's first name was Caleb. I don't have much on him since my main interest is in his wife, who was the youngest sister of my gg-grandfather. I do have that he was b Casey CO KY on January 5, 1833 to John Canaday and Pina Sapp. They removed to Montgomery CO IL in 1835. I seem to remember that Pina Sapp is buried in Clear Springs Cemetery near Hillsboro in Montgomery CO---I think I saw her name on a stone there---you can find out by emailing Carol Berry <[email protected]> as she maintains the records for this old pioneer cemetery. However, I expect to be at the library here on Friday and I think I know where I can find something. Where are you? If you are in Montgomery CO the library at Litchfield probably has information on him, probably anything I can get here at the Newberry. Also, look on GenForum under CANADAY---there's material there about this line. What I do know (mostly from family story) is that the son of Caleb and Mattie, Stephen Canaday, was an Illinois State Representative and for a while Acting Governor. Apparently Mattie never let anybody forget her son's success and the bad blood in the family over this was still palpable during my childhood in the 1940's! Nora Tocus, Chicago

Hi Nora: Thank you so much for your prompt response to my inquiry concerning C. W. Canaday. In searching through my records, I was unable to find anything on C, W, Canaday or Pina Sapp. This must be another Canaday line. I have been unable to find out where my grandparents, C. A. Sammons and Matilda Alice Canaday met. Since he was from Montgomery Co., I thought perhaps this Canaday line may be a link. They were married in Pittsburg, KS in Jan 1889. My great grandparents, James Henry and Nancy Sammons are buried in Honey Bend/Roberts Clemetery , Litchfield. Do you know where I might find these cemetery records? I really appreciate the information you sent to me and I will keep it in my files where it may come in handy in further research. We live in Sacramento, CA. I certainly would love to see and research the Hilsboro, Litchfield area where my ancestors lived so many years ago. Thanks again for your time and help. I do appreciate it. Helen ________________________________________________________________ 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.

I also have a Clark/Holliday relationship. My Clark family came from New York, James Francis Clark moved with his family to Missouri before he ended up in Pike County Illinois. He married to Olive Holliday, I am not sure where and have nothing on her family but more on the Clarks. If these names ring a bell please contact me. Tammy

Hi Rob: In your recent message, you mentioned "Martha L. H., the wife of C. W. Canaday". My Sammons ancestors were from the Hillsboro/Litchfield area but I wasn't aware that our Canaday ancestors may be from there also. Can you give me any further information on C. W. Canaday? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Helen ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Glenn, Knowing the Steels moved from Montgomery Co.to DeKalb CO, Missouri is helpful. I am in the process of transferring my files from one computer to another and will post the Holliday line on the list sometime in the future. John James Holliday, the first husband of Alcy Clark, is believed to have died Dec. 1849. So Elcia Clark Holliday would have remarried Daniel Steel about eight months later As I recall there were three? daughters from the first marriage. If you have their married names or any info on them I will post it to the Holliday list. By the way,a John Clark, unknown relationship if any, bought a Four Horse Wagon, a brindle cow, a specked cow and a red sided white backed cow at the estate sale of Elliott Holliday Jr. (John James Hollidays brother) on Nov 16, 1854 ~Paula~ In a message dated 06/05/2000 11:08:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Re: [ILMONTGO] ROLL CALL > Date: 06/05/2000 11:08:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Glenn W. Wagers) > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Paula Larkin and Rebecca, > > I am descended from Alcy (Elsa, Elcia) Clark and her second husband, > Daniel Steel. Montgomery Co., IL marriage records show Elcia Clark > married John Holliday on March 19, 1840. The records further show Elsa > Holliday married Daniel Steel on July 25, 1950. > > Daniel and Alcy later moved to DeKalb Co., MO. They are buried in the > Wamsley Cemetery in DeKalb Co. > > Could any of this be of interest to you? > > Glenn Wagers

Robert Appleton wrote: > Hi. > You probably have this already, but from the > Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History > of Montgomery County, edit Alexander T. Strange > Volume II Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago 1918: > > STARR, David Monroe, county surveyor of Montgomery County > and a venerable resident of Hillsboro, was born in Hillsboro > Township, this county, eighty-five years ago, within a mile and a half > of his present home, at Hillsboro, November 3, 1833. He is a son of > David Badgley and Jane (Street) Starr. The father was born near > Eagle Cliffs, Monroe county, Ill., in 1802, and the mother was born in > Kentucky in 1805. They had eleven children: Abraham B.; > Julia, the wife of William Keel; John; Marion; James Newton; > David Monroe; Mary Elizabeth, the wife of M. W. Miller; > Martha L. H., the wife of C. W. Canaday; and four who died in > infancy. The father was reared principally in Monroe county, coming > to Montgomery county about 1817, locating in Hillsboro Township, > where he entered land at $1.25 per acre and followed farming all his life. > He died on his homestead at the age of seventy-seven years. The > mother died about 1852, while comparatively young. He belonged to > the old Hardshell Baptist Church. during the Black Hawk War, he > served under Hiram Rountree, and his son Abraham was a soldier > in the Mexican War. The paternal grandfather of David M. Starr was John > Starr, > but his history is not known. The maternal grandfather was James Street, and > he > married Mary (called Polly) Newton. They came from Kentucky to Illinois. > Their children were as follows: James; John; Eli; Anthony; Newton; > Jane; Elizabeth, who married John Kirkpatrick; Mary, and Martha. The > maternal > great-grandmother of Polly Newton was Elizabeth Newton. > > ------------ > More about David Monroe Starr and his wife Frances Scott Craig that I won't > include because it seemed like you mostly wanted info on David B. Starr. > > Rob Appleton > [email protected] > > ==== 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] > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi Thanks very much, Ron, for your thoughtfulness. Actually I do have the information but am nonetheless grateful to you for thinking of me. David Monroe Starr (my gg-grandfather) was the son of David Badgley Starr (my ggg-grandfather). I visited both graves last month. Tell me this---do you have anything in your bag of tricks on Benjamin Blockburger? He was a Hillsboro boy who went West about 1860 and did well there. He was the boyhood pal and war buddy of David Badgley Starr's half-brother Wiley B Smith. Wiley kept a diary of his service in the Mexican War and now a historical society wants to publish the diary and has asked me for information about Wiley. All I know of him post-war is that he was residing with Ben in California as of 1907 when he made a visit to Hillsboro---Grandpa Starr wrote about this in a ledger. Wiley's father was Joel Smith, a pioneer ca 1820 and charter member of the Hurricane Church---there's probably nothing about him---at least I sure can't find much.. But there might be something on Blockburger. Thanks so much. Nora Tocus <[email protected]>

Does anyone know anything about the BLOCKBURGER family in Montgomery CO, probably Hillsboro? I am especially interested in anything about Benjamin BLOCKBURGER who moved from Hillsboro out West around 1860. I know that he returned to Hillsboro for a visit in 1907 then died in California. Ben's sister in Hillsboro was Eliza Jane Howard. Thanks, Nora Tocus <[email protected]>

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I have a Litchfield Centennial Book (1853-1953). Don't think this is the same as this Historical Encyclopedia. There is a reference to the Beck family who owned a cleaners in Litchfield. Harold and wife, Almra Beck. Any interest?

Paula Larkin and Rebecca, I am descended from Alcy (Elsa, Elcia) Clark and her second husband, Daniel Steel. Montgomery Co., IL marriage records show Elcia Clark married John Holliday on March 19, 1840. The records further show Elsa Holliday married Daniel Steel on July 25, 1950. Daniel and Alcy later moved to DeKalb Co., MO. They are buried in the Wamsley Cemetery in DeKalb Co. Could any of this be of interest to you? Glenn Wagers St. Louis, MO ________________________________________________________________ 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.

In a message dated 6/5/00 6:09:54 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << David & Amanda (CALHOUN) SMITH settled in Fillmore Twsp between 1863 and 1869, originating in NC and then to IN before settling in the old Boston area of Montgomery County. >> Their daughter was Caroline C. Smith (b. 1853). Please tell me more about her ancestors. Jerry Blaylock

Eileen - I found several cemetery listings at the Litchfield Public Library on a trip back to Montgomery County. The listing I found for my research helped a great deal. Good luck! Lois

In reply to <[email protected]>, the children and descendants of David Badgley STARR and Jane STREET were the following: 1) Abraham Badgley STARR 1826-1847. No children; died of an illness contracted during his service in the Mexican War, exactly three weeks after he was mustered out of that war. Buried Clear Springs Cemetery, Montgomery CO. 2) Julia Ann STARR 1828-1856. Married William W KEEL 9-1-1849 in Montgomery CO, died 11-17-1854, buried Clear Springs Cemetery. Children were Laura E KEEL b 9-13-1850 d 11-20-1853, buried Clear Springs Cemetery, and George W KEEL b 6-1-1853, d 9-14-1853, buried Clear Springs Cemetery; both children are buried adjacent to their mother. 3) John Marion STARR 1829-?. Married Matilda Alexander 3-16-1854 in Montgomery CO, date of death not known yet. Known children were Martha Elizabeth b 1857, Mary (Molly), birth and death dates not known, and Laura b 1862 d 1879 (of typhoid), buried Clear Springs Cemetery. 4) James Newton STARR 1832-1863. First married Margaret Jane Grey 7-27-1854; she and their infant both died in April of 1855. James m2 Wincy Ann Price 12-28-1858; their children were Douglas Newton STARR 1859, James Hugh STARR 1861, and Scott Clement STARR 1862. James Newton STARR then died 1-10-1863 and two of his sons, James Hugh and Scott Clement, died in 1865, all three of diphtheria, leaving Douglas Newton STARR as James' only surviving child. This descendancy, which includes living people, may be had from Douglas Perret STARR <[email protected]>. 5) David Monroe STARR 1833-1922. Married Frances Scott CRAIG 7-17-1862 in Macoupin CO IL. Their eldest child was Jane Ethlinda STARR b 1864 d 1960 who m1 Henry Thomas LARRABEE 1887 and m2 Charles Carpenter 1892; her only child was Orel LARRABEE 1887-1970 who m Gerald BOHANNON 1905 with these children, Frances Belle BOHANNON 1907-1996, Richard Gerald BOHANNON 1909-1998, and Evangeline Starr BOHANNON 1911-1966. Further descendants are living. Other children of David Monroe STARR and Frances Scott CRAIG were Zerrilda Harriet STARR who m x 3 but had only one child who died at age 10 in 1903; Myrtle Frances STARR who died unmarried; Winfield Scott STARR who m Anna Bell and is known to have had a son Dana Bell STARR; Naomi Mae STARR who m John HUMPHRIES with children Frances Ann HUMPHIRES who m Floyd BOTE, and Paul HUMPHRIES (I have no information); and Larkin Owen STARR who m1 Etta STARR (no relation, no children) then m2 Kathryn GOVAIA and had three children who are still living in 2000. David Monroe STARR, Frances Scott CRAIG STARR, Myrtle Frances STARR, and Zerrilda's daughter Annabelle WHITNEY are buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield IL. 6) Mary Elizabeth STARR 1836-1908 m Matthias MILLER 12-22-1859 in Montgomery CO. Known to have had these children, David Monroe MILLER 1861-1921 m Anna Brookman; John O MILLER 1867-1921 m Katie FRY; and William H MILLER 1871-1897 m Eva CHARWAIN. 7) Martha Hannah Lavinia STARR 1842-?, m Caleb CANADAY 11-28-1861 with children Stephen, John, Julia, William, Lewis, Robert, Oatie, Harriet, and Mattie. Stephen m Mattie WILSON with children Amos, Wayne, Warren, and Raymond CANADAY. David Badgley STARR (1802-1879) and Jane STREET STARR (1804/5-1853) are buried at Clear Springs Cemetery, as is Jane's mother Elizabeth NEWTON. I would welcome any additional information about these people and am especially seeking anything on the descendants of John Marion STARR and Mary Elizabeth STARR MILLER. Please contact direct at <[email protected]>. Thanks, Nora Tocus