Greetings, Montgomery County researchers. During a visit home to St. Louis next week, I plan to spend a day researching a link between my ancestors (Frederick HORNBURG, husband of Elizabeth KASSEL) and Montgomery County. One of the connections is that the family lived in Butler Township during the 1870 federal census. Secondly, although the family moved to St. Louis, MO, Frederick was buried in Butler, IL in 1887, his daughter Anna HORNBURG METTY was buried in Hillsboro, IL in 1910, and his wife, Elizabeth KASSEL HORNBURG was buried in Bethania Cemetery in 1904 (the only cemetery I've found with this name is in Cook County, IL). I haven't found where in Butler and Hillsboro the father and daughter are buried. I'm seeking your advice on what my plan should be: My visit is simply to find more connections to Montgomery County and to Illinois in general for this and another set of ancestors (FOGARTY-FITZGERALD) who may have lived in Illinois for a time. Should I plan to visit both Montgomery County libraries as well as the State Archives in Springfield? I understand Hillsboro has a public library with some genealogical information. Are there other worthwhile places to visit? Is it fairly easy to negotiate your way around the State Archives if you haven't been there before? Any advice is most appreciated! Eileen in SD
The Litchfield Carnegie Public Library also has an extensive genealogical section, including the holdings of the Montgomery County Genealogical Society. Happy hunting! JKD ----- Original Message ----- From: eileends <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 5:39 PM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Mont. County research > Greetings, Montgomery County researchers. During a visit home to St. Louis > next week, I plan to spend a day researching a link between my ancestors > (Frederick HORNBURG, husband of Elizabeth KASSEL) and Montgomery County. > One of the connections is that the family lived in Butler Township during > the 1870 federal census. Secondly, although the family moved to St. Louis, > MO, Frederick was buried in Butler, IL in 1887, his daughter Anna HORNBURG > METTY was buried in Hillsboro, IL in 1910, and his wife, Elizabeth KASSEL > HORNBURG was buried in Bethania Cemetery in 1904 (the only cemetery I've > found with this name is in Cook County, IL). I haven't found where in > Butler and Hillsboro the father and daughter are buried. > > I'm seeking your advice on what my plan should be: My visit is simply to > find more connections to Montgomery County and to Illinois in general for > this and another set of ancestors (FOGARTY-FITZGERALD) who may have lived in > Illinois for a time. Should I plan to visit both Montgomery County > libraries as well as the State Archives in Springfield? I understand > Hillsboro has a public library with some genealogical information. Are > there other worthwhile places to visit? Is it fairly easy to negotiate your > way around the State Archives if you haven't been there before? > > Any advice is most appreciated! > > Eileen in SD > > > ==== 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] > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > >