Hello listers! I am beginning to formulate plants for my June visit to Morgan and Macoupin Counties in search of the families of William Proctor JACKSON b. 1828 England d. 1873, his wife Martha A BROWN b. 1834 d. 1894 and the DUGGER (1840-present day) family of both counties. Can anyone tell me the hours of the local Historical Societies which might hold records for the appropriate time frames. I presume the Jacksonville and Carlinville areas would be the best places to begin searches, along with the Co. courthouses? Thanks, Carol Dugger Napa, CA

This was posted to one of the lists I listown- Thought it was very good information. The Great Miigration 1. Motivations of original colonial ancestors THE ENGLISH 1. Social and economic dislocation, caused in part by pressure on feudal system by inflation resulting from vast amount of new gold and silver introduced through Spain. 2. Political rivalry between a recently strengthed England and Spain. 3. Richard Hakluyt's "Discourse of Western Planting" provides an intellectual rationale for colonizing both in Ireland and the New World. 4. Religious upheaval in England encourages various groups to leave. 5. The success of Francis Drake leads englishmen to perceive of the New World as a land of instant riches, thus serving as a catalyst for colonization. 6. Development of joint stock companies provides economic base for colonization (think the Jamestown-Virginia Stock Co, pocahontas timeframe). 7. Failure of the Spanish Armada gives English greater confidence. B. THE NON ENGLISH 1. Blacks introduced, first as indentured servants, then as slaves, after 1619. 2. Dutch and Swedes are incorporated as New York and New Jersey become english colonies. 3. Huguenots (French Protestants) permitted by English to settle after forced to leave France. 4. Lowland Scots settle in northern Ireland, then shortly after 1700 come in large numbers to the English colonies, settling on the frontier and becoming known as the "Scotch-Irish." 5. Germans, largely from the Panatain, settle on the frontier at same time as the "Scotch-Irish" and become known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch." 6. After 1750, signficant numbers of Highland Scots are permitted to leave Scotland to settle in the English colonies, with the promise they will never fight against the (english) Crown. II. MOVEMENT OF ANCESTORS AFTER MAJOR MIGRATION ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN A. Rather static habits of most settlers in the English colonies throughout the Colonial Era. 1. Most colonists rarely moved more than 20 miles in their lifetime, except for Scotch-Irish who moved often. 2. New England religious and social attitudes discouraged much movement, often required considerable preparation before moves were sanctioned. 3. Southern settlers who came from England found themselves oriented toward England economically, socially and politically, and by 1776 more than 85% were still within thirty miles of the Atlantic coast. 4. "Pennsylvania Dutch" though settling most of the frontier from NY South, rarely moved after selecting a permanent home. B. Surge of interest in the West leads to settlement in Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Ohio Valley after 1750. 1. Exploration shows great desirability of these areas. 2. Establishment of military roads such as Forbes Road and Braddocks Road opens the Ohio Valley during the French and Indian War, after 1754. 3. Development of Cumberland Gap and the Wilderness Road open Kentucky. 4. Utilization of the Indian trails of the Great Valley of the Appalachians brings settlers from Virginia and Maryland to Tennessee, while North Carolinians use the river valleys of the Holston, Nolichucky and French Broad to the same part of eastern Tennessee. C. Revolutionary War encourages western settlement. 1. Removal of indians from desired land often justified as part of war effort. 2. British policy which often discouraged settlement west of Appalachians no longer operative. 3. Individual states, especially Virginia and North Carolina, encourage settlement to solidify their claims before 1778. 4. Land speculation rampant. 5. Western land utilized for land bounties given to Revolutionary War soldiers. 6. Treaty of Paris of 1783 ending the Revolutionary War almost doubles the area claimed by the U.S. when Britain agrees to a Mississippi River boundary. D. Western Movement escalates during the early national period. 1. Legislation such as the Northwest Ordinances of 1784 (deciding that the West will be admitted as states equal to the original 13 colonies), 1785 (providing for the surveying and orderly sale of western land) and 1787 (providing specific steps for establishment of territories, then states) encourages settlement. 2. Challenges to U.S. claims to land north and west of Ohio river by Britain, and in the far south by Spain leads to heightened American interest in Ohio and the "Yazoo Strip." 3. The clearing of Indian and British claims to the Ohio Country by the Treaty of Ft. Greenville and Jay's Treaty in 1795 and Pinckney's Treaty, in which Spain not only recognizes the American interpretation of the Yazoo controversy, but guarantees Americans the right to navigate the entire Mississippi River erased many of the impediments to settlement in these areas. 4. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin 1793, making the growing of upland cotton commercially feasible at a time when European technological development has led to a major demand for a new source of fibers, greatly affects the nature and level of western settlement. A) Southerners with land find a ready sale for it, at unheard of prices, which gives them the funds to go elsewhere. B) Even though land suitable for growing of cotton will usually cost between $15 and $50 per acre, many settlers from the Old South cling to the traditional pattern of going almost due west, because of the great profits that can be made from raising cotton. C) Many southerners break the traditional pattern of settling almost straight west of where they had lived before and go instead clear up the Ohio River Valley, settling in southern Ohio, Indiana or Illinois. This is largely because: 1) Slavery which almost everyone thought was dead, was revitalized because of the need for dependable cotton cultivators, many left the south because of an aversion to slavery; 2) Some left because they didn't like blacks, and because the Northwest Ordinances forbade slavery, they chose to go there; 3) Most who left the south and went to the Ohio Valley probably did so because they were guaranteed that they could obtain what they considered to be exceptional fertile land at no more than $1.25 per acre. 5. Abrupt departure of many people from New England between 1800 and 1810. a) Appeal of rich land in upstate NY, now free of most Indian claims. b) Appeal of land in Ohio Valley, especially northern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. c) People moving from New England to Ohio Valley begin raising sheep and agri products, making it difficult for New Englanders with their generally poor soil, to compete. d) Embargo Act of 1807 destroys the New England shipping industry and the New England economy sags considerably. e) Much of the traditional New England resistance to individual distant settlement is fading. f) The introduction of steamboats, whch make upriver navigation of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers practical, further enhances the economy of the area west of New England. 6. The LOUISIANA PURCHASE of 1803 almost doubles the land of the United States, establishes new opportunities for Americans in the far west, and entices many young men to settle, grow cotton, trade, trap and explore. E. ADDITIONAL FACTORS LEADING TO THE TREMENDOUS SETTLEMENT OF THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF THE 19th CENTURY. 1. Canal boom of the 1820s, especially the extremely successful Erie Canal which drastically lowers the cost of east-west shipping. 2. Changing Indian policy which by 1816 encourages each Indian head of family to select 640 acreas on which to live or move west of Mississippi River and by 1826 tells all Indians east of Mississippi they must remove, thus making much land available, especially for cotton production in the south. 3. The Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819 gives the U.S. Spain's claim to Florida, but also to the land north of the 42nd parallel (the northern border of California). 4. American settlement of Texas, beginning in 1823, which leads to Texas independence in 1836, admission to the Union in 1845. 5. Development of the railroad as a means of transportation and of encouraging westward movement. 6. American interest in Oregon soars after 1841, with rapid settlement of the Willamette River Valley. 7. Mormons, dispossessed from their homes in Missouri and Illinois, go first to Iowa, then make a major migration to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, quickly expanding throughout the Great Basin. 8. The War with Mexico ends with the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo giving the Southwest to the U.S. 9. The discovery of large amounts of placer gold in California leads to a major rush there in 1849 and statehood in 1850. 10. The Pacific Railway Act and Homestead Act in 1862 lead to a further, effective settlement of the west. 11. The CENSUS of 1890 OFFICIALLY declares that there is no longer a frontier in the U.S. III. IMPORTANT FACTS THAT MAY HELP YOU FIND WHERE YOUR FAMILY CAME FROM OR WENT. A. RULE OF THE HARVEST. Before the 1850s (and McCormick's reaper) families rarely planted more than they could harvest, which was between 15-25 acres per able bodied person who could help with the harvest. Finding out how many acres lyour family cultivated will help you know how many many people were in the household. B. IMPORTANCE OF HARDWOOD TREES. In both the North and the South, conventional wisdom (and you thought it was a '90s soundbite!) indicated that land covered with hardwood trees was the best, while grassland was to be avoided. Despite the great difficulty of clearing land covered with oaks and maples, that was the land most likely selected by your ancestors prior to the 1820s. C. FAMILIES WHO MADE THEIR LIVING PIONEER FARMING rarely moved unless they had enough means to live on for at least 2 years, or had someone who would provide for them this long. This is due to the fact that it took 2 years to go through the process of converting a hardwood forest into an economically viable farm. If your family moved, it usually meant they had enough money to survive for 2 years without much add'l income, or enough $ to buy an already improved farm. Few poverty stricken people (PSP)moved west, but a fair number of PSPs moved east. D. MOST SETTLERS BEFORE 1800 at least in the North, moved west during the winter, usually in January and early February. Expect your families to have moved then, not in the summer. E. With a new notable exceptions, your ancestors MOVED ALMOST DUE WEST, rarely deviating more than a few degrees up or down. F. IF YOUR ANCESTORS WERE IN NEW ENGLAND PRIOR TO 1700, expect them to stay very close to the same site until 1800. By 1810, they will most likely be in upstate New York, by 1820 in northern Ohio, Indiana or Illinois, and by 1850 perhaps in Iowa, Oregon, California or Utah. G. TOWNS SETTLED BY NEW ENGLANDERS usually had streets running north-south and east-west, while towns settled by Southernors often placed less emphasis on grid patterns. TRAVEL ROUTES. COLONIAL ROADS TO 1750. As one of the earliest east-west wagon roads, the Lancaster road linked Philadelphia to Harrisburg before 1730. A connection from Lancaster to Winchester, Virginia, in the early 1740s, created what was either called the Philadelphia Wagon Road or the Great Valley Road. The Fall Line Road crossed Virginia and the Carolinas, and eventually into Georgia. By 1746, the Pioneer's Road had connected Alexandria to Winchester, Virginia, joining with the Great Valley Road. By 1748, the Upper Road became an important wagon route for migrations into the Carolinas. THE WAY WEST, 1775-1795. Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road was the route for thousands of settlers into Kentucky. Meanwhile the western Pennsylvania routes provided an overland access to the Ohio River. After the Revolutionary War, western migrations on these routes continued to increase. ---- Patricia L. Hall [email protected] Researching: Stitt, Rhea, Craig, Lollar, Eidson, Hall, Hines, Clanton, Wilson, Warren, Shannon, North Patricia L. Hall [email protected] Researching: Stitt, Rhea, Craig, Lollar, Eidson, Hall, Hines, Clanton, Wilson, Warren, Shannon, North

Morgan Co Listers: Trying to contact Amanda Hughes regarding this posting from '98. I have some info about GWV Alexander. Would like to exchange. Tks, Tim Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 17:39:55 EST From: AHu4233287 <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [ILMORGAN-L] Alexander,Vance,Sykes,Morgan Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I'm looking for info on George Washington Vermillion ALEXANDER and Mary Isabelle VANCE m 1877 in Coopersville, IL Also looking for info on Ora Franklin ALEXANDER b 12 Oct 1879 in Madison , MO d 6 Sept 1964 m Mary Helen SYKES b 13 Apr 1878 in Springfield, IL d 2 July 1948 in Rock Falls, IL. Mary Helen parents were John Henry SYKES and Rozella Ella MORGAN According to Mary Helen obit she had 11-13 brothers and sisters. I only remember Joseph and Benjamin SYKES. If anyone has any info on any of these names I would appreciate it . Amanda [email protected]

Hi, Back after a few days of a bad virus and a little R & R! Shirley got way ahead of me while I was recuperating! Have uploaded many more Morgan County IL Death Records, File#2....surnames beginning with Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z. This leaves surnames beginning with C, D, F, G, & H to get online. Go to Home page and click on Morgan Death Records, File #2: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Mary Ann (& Shirley) Morgan Area Genealogical Association Waverly G & H Society - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor & Shirley Aleguas In IL - Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources from West Central IL MAGA Mailing List: [email protected] My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Surnames: KAYLOR, TEDROW, CONVERSE, STEWART, PHELAN ROBISON, NELSON, ENGLAND, JONES, ROBERTS, ICKES, CORY, BOBBITT, BOYD and many others

It had been required to show need before a certain date, when congress made all Rev. and War of 1812 soldiers eligible for pensions. The date was given, wasn't it? Margaret Behnke ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [ILMORGAN] Fwd: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information > > A very knowledgeable Jeanne Bloom shared this information with me and said I > was free to share it with others. I thought that in order to collect a > pension you had to be destitute, that is not true according to Jeanne and > there is lots of information available. I am so pleased to pass this along. > It was wonderful news for me and I hope it helps others too. > Bonnie Briggs Brewer > > << Subj: Re: Military Pensions > Date: 2/18/00 12:40:17 PM Pacific Standard Time > From: [email protected] (Jeanne Larzalere Bloom) > > > ==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Contribute your Morgan County ancestors Obit; Probate/Will; Deeds; Bible Records; > Photo's; Pensions; any Misc. items to the Morgan County ILGenWeb Page or to GenConnect > Cluster Boards. > >

A very knowledgeable Jeanne Bloom shared this information with me and said I was free to share it with others. I thought that in order to collect a pension you had to be destitute, that is not true according to Jeanne and there is lots of information available. I am so pleased to pass this along. It was wonderful news for me and I hope it helps others too. Bonnie Briggs Brewer << Subj: Re: Military Pensions Date: 2/18/00 12:40:17 PM Pacific Standard Time From: [email protected] (Jeanne Larzalere Bloom)

I agree with searching for military records. I totally lost one ancestor. >From his date of birth I knew that he COULD have been in the War of 1812, so I wrote and asked. He was. It even gave me where he died & was buried, without a stone. Try every possible avenue. Alana

I am searching for the married name of Margaret Hawkins,daughter of Frankie HawkinsI believed she left Jacksonville and may have moved toMissouri in1944 or 45.Her Uncle was on the Police Force.His name was Echret. [email protected]

Hi to the list. My name is Martha. I live in sourthern Louisiana. Born in Macon Co.,Ill, raised in and around Moweaqua, Ill. Any help of leads on my surnames will be appreciated. (Tankersley) Thank you for your time. Martha [email protected]

In a message dated 02/21/2000 6:05:00 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << My strategy for any veteran that I identify is to request a copy of the pension and bounty-land warrant file. The request does not cost anything. >> Could you please tell me how to make this request and to whom. Thank you. Mary Ann Atencio

We always wonder about last names and what they meant, now take a look at this link and find out about first names. Behind the Name This is an informative and interesting site. http://www.behindthename.com/ Patricia L. Hall Olathe, Ks. [email protected]

--part1_ae.18bb8de.25e0e5a7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MORE Pension and Bounty Land Information.... This wonderful information was sent to me by a specialist in the Revolutionary War period. Julia also is a DAR specialist. She said that I could share this information with my lists and I am so grateful. This really adds some detailed information I hope will help lots of folks with their hunting. Bonnie In a message dated 2/19/00 4:21:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information Date: 2/19/00 4:21:51 AM Pacific Standard Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] For Rev War (and I believe also war of 1812). While Bounty Land and Pensions were separate acts, the microfilm rolls has been combined. For Rev War, the entire files have been put on microfilm. If it is not on the microfilm it doesn't exist as far as applications are concerned. The films are available at the archives, both at DC and branch as well as major libraries and also thru the FHC center. They are alphabetical by the name of the soldier. Only problem I have found is its strict order so Wiley is sperate from Wily and it depends on the way the original person filed. So you have to check all the various spellings. For each file there is the file cover listing soldier name, Widows name underneath if she also files, file number, and type of file i.e. pension BWT (bounty land). For some files that's it. If there are papers it is divided between selected (papers the archives staff felt were of value) and non-selected (everything else). Non selected usually include envelop covers, lists of actions, letters to the War Dept. asking about info some as late as the 1930's. These are interesting as they sometimes gives several generations of descendants. Selected records include the hand written applications, copies of affidavits supporting the claims, proof of marriage and death of soldier if widow applying etc. Now I have found a number of files with just the file cover. SIGH. But most have 10-15 pages of info at least on the soldier. My best find was one with over 150 pages including a personal note book of the soldier where he had listed the names of his parents, where and when they married, the name and dates of all his siblings as well as who and when they married. The same info for his wife. Then a listing of all his children and marriages that had occurred through the time he died. His wife didn't apply for a pension until the late 1840s and the government appears to have been suspicious. Apparently they were satisfied, as they paid her a pension until she died. But what a find. There is another set of files for the pension and that is a file of final payments. I have not had much luck there are you need to know what agency was paying the soldier. There is also a file for the bounty land turned in, but the problem there is that the bounties were often given to children and sold and its had to find them. As for state bounty lands, The best book on these in by Lloyd Blokstock (sp?) and is called something like Bounty Lands Granted by State Governments for Revolutionary War Service. It lists all the people who got state bounty land. In the index it lists where the state records were. Many states gave the bounty land in addition to monthly wages if the person would enlist for 3 years (or until the end of the war). Some states gave land for things other that military service. CT only gave land as compensation to those whose property was damages by the British raids or bombardments. Maine is of interest as 1) it didn't exist as a state during the Rev War, and 2) it gave land to anyone who served in any state's militia. Maybe why a lot of people moved to Maine. Anyway that's enough. Julia Coldren-Walker >> --part1_ae.18bb8de.25e0e5a7_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.225]) by air-zd01.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:21:51 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:21:47 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id EAA05940; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:20:27 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:20:27 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:19:51 EST Subject: Re: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 44 Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1290 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Jeanne For Rev War (and I believe also war of 1812). While Bounty Land and Rensions were seperate acts, the microfilm rolls has been combined. For Rev War, the entire files have been put on microfilm. If it is not on the microfilm it doesnt exist as far as applications are concerned. The films are available at the archives, both at DC and branch as well as major libraries and also thru the FHC center. They are alphabetical by the name of the soldier. Only problem I have found is its strict order so Wiley is sperate from Wily and it depends on the way the original person filed. So you have to check all the various spellings. For each file there is the file cover listing soldier name, Widows name underneath if she also files, file number, and type of file i.e. pension BWT (bounty land). For some files that's it. If there are papers it is divided between selected (papers the archives staff felt were of value) and non-selected (everything else). Non selected usually include envelop covers, lists of actions, letters to the War Dept asking about info some as late as the 1930's. These are intersting as they sometimes gives several generations of descendants. Selected records include the hand written applications, copies of affidavits supporting the claims, proof of marriage and death of soldier if widow applying etc. Now I have found a number of files with just the file cover. SIGH. But most have 10-15 pages of info at least on the soldier. My best find was one with over 150 pages including a personal note book of the soldier where he had listed the names of his parents, where and when they married, the name and dates of all his siblings as well as who and when they married. The same info for his wife. Then a listing of all his children and marriages that had occurred through the time he died. His wife didnt apply for a pension until the late 1840's and the government appears to have been suspicous. Apparently they were satisfied, as they paid her a pension until she died. But what a find. There is another set of files for the pension and that is a file of final payments. I have not had much luck there are you need to know what agency was paying the soldier. There is also a file for the bounty land turned in, but the problem there is that the bounties were often fiven to children and sold and its had to find them. As for state bounty lands, The best book on these in by Lloyd Blokstock (sp?) and is called something like Bounty Lands Granted by State Governments for Revolutionary War Service. It lists all the people who got state bounty laand. In the index it lists where the state records were. Many states gave the bounty land in addition to monthly wages if the person would enlist fo 3 years (or until the end of the war). Some states gave land for things other that military service. CT only gave land as compensation to those whose property was damages by the British raids or bombardments. Maine is of interest as 1) it didnt exist as a state during the Rev War, and 2) it gave land to anyone who served in any state's militia. Maybe why a lot of people moved to maine. Anyway thats enough. Julia Coldren-Walker --part1_ae.18bb8de.25e0e5a7_boundary--

--part1_6b.1c0e676.25df453b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Everyone, A very knowledgeable Jeanne Bloom shared this information with me and said I was free to share it with others. I thought that in order to collect a pension you had to be destitute, that is not true according to Jeanne and there is lots of information available. I am so pleased to pass this along. It was wonderful news for me and I hope it helps others too. Bonnie Briggs Brewer << Subj: Re: Military Pensions Date: 2/18/00 12:40:17 PM Pacific Standard Time From: [email protected] (Jeanne Larzalere Bloom) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: [email protected] Hi Bonnie- It is different. Bounty lands were used to encourage enlistment or to reward previous service. The lands were used as a substitute for wages. One did not need to be destitute nor have any type of injury. So the number applying for bounty lands far exceeds those that applied for pensions. The federal government used military land for military service until 1855. According to The Source, the National Archives has an estimated 450,000 bounty-land claims on file. State governments also gave bounty lands and have files. I usually "expect" to find any veteran I am researching filing for bounty land. The laws governing pensions changed over time and changed for sometimes changed for each military conflict. An act of Congress in 1832 made all veterans eligible for a pension. As I recall this was in response to lobbying by the veterans of the War of 1812, but it covered veterans of the Revolutionary War.. Again, any veteran or his widow that lived until 1832 I "expect" to find a pension application. My strategy for any veteran that I identify is to request a copy of the pension and bounty-land warrant file. The request does not cost anything. If a file is not found, I make a note in my research records and know that at least I have checked that possible avenue. So even though your ancestors were not flat broke you should make the proper inquiries. Jeanne Larzalere Bloom Chicago, IL [email protected] >> --part1_6b.1c0e676.25df453b_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yc03.mx.aol.com (rly-yc03.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.35]) by air-yc03.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:40:17 -0500 Received: from Kitten.mcs.net (kitten.mcs.com [192.160.127.90]) by rly-yc03.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:40:07 -0500 Received: from mcs.net (jebloom.pr.mcs.net [204.137.244.134]) by Kitten.mcs.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA35838 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:40:05 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from [email protected]) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:40:11 -0600 From: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Military Pensions References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Bonnie- It is different. Bounty lands were used to encourage enlistment or to reward previous service. The lands were used as a substitute for wages. One did not need to be destitute nor have any type of injury. So the number applying for bounty lands far exceeds those that applied for pensions. The federal government used military land for military service until 1855. According to The Source, the National Archives has an estimated 450,000 bounty-land claims on file. State governments also gave bounty lands and have files. I usually "expect" to find any veteran I am researching filing for bounty land. The laws governing pensions changed over time and changed for sometimes changed for each military conflict. An act of Congress in 1832 made all veterans eligible for a pension. As I recall this was in response to lobbying by the veterans of the War of 1812, but it covered veterans of the Revolutionary War.. Again, any veteran or his widow that lived until 1832 I "expect" to find a pension application. My strategy for any veteran that I identify is to request a copy of the pension and bounty-land warrant file. The request does not cost anything. If a file is not found, I make a note in my research records and know that at least I have checked that possible avenue. So even though your ancestors were not flat broke you should make the proper inquiries. Jeanne Larzalere Bloom Chicago, IL [email protected] --part1_6b.1c0e676.25df453b_boundary--

Morgan Area Genealogical Association Web page is now updated for Morgan Death Records, File#2. Surnames beginning with letters A, B, E, I, J, K, L, M, N, & O are now online. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html and click on Morgan Death Records, File#2, Update. For those who might have had ancestors that were in the Jacksonville State Hospital, there are lots of these deaths listed that cover a wide range of persons who were from other IL Counties, with burial places listed in some cases. Mary Ann - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor & Shirley Aleguas In IL - Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources from West Central IL MAGA Mailing List: [email protected] My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Surnames: KAYLOR, TEDROW, CONVERSE, STEWART, PHELAN ROBISON, NELSON, ENGLAND, JONES, ROBERTS, ICKES, CORY, BOBBITT, BOYD and many others

Looking for info. on Barbara Smith, b. 1831 Nairn, Scot. Came to Morgan with her parents Alexander and Isabella Smith about 1852. Mar. 1869 William K. MACFARLAND in Jacksonville. The MacFarlands may have moved to heaven knows where. Any Info. would be appreciated. Marion Baker

Hi Janice, I think we have corresponded before---I am a descendant of Susan McCurley Henry McLamar. I believe you told me you had some McCurley info. Do you happen to have any on FTM or gedcom files that you would be willing to share with me? I am just beginning research on this line, and it would sure be helpful to me. Thanks, Juli Claussen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Watkins & Jan Petersen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [ILMORGAN] ROLL CALL > Searching BLIMLING, YECK, MOSS, MCCURLEY and allied families in Morgan and > Cass Counties. (Also, BLUMLING as alternate spelling, not sure but worth > checking into.) > > Janice Blimling Petersen > http://homepage.davesworld.net/~klokdok/blimling.htm > > > > > > ==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Morgan County ILGenWeb Page and see what's new. Recent additions > - over 200 plus OBITS linked to Cemetery Inscriptions. Find them at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/obit-dex.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm > >

I have uploaded Morgan Death Records, File#2, Surnames beginning with B, I, J, K http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html There are almost 1200 B surnames!! Remember these Death Records are still not complete, so if you are missing an ancestor, contact the Courthouse for a search. And, as these were typed/abstracted by humans, there is chance of typo errors, etc., so to verify the correctness one should always obtain a copy of the original. Mary Ann - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor & Shirley Aleguas In IL - Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources from West Central IL MAGA Mailing List: [email protected] My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Surnames: KAYLOR, TEDROW, CONVERSE, STEWART, PHELAN ROBISON, NELSON, ENGLAND, JONES, ROBERTS, ICKES, CORY, BOBBITT, BOYD and many others

Hurrah! AFter years of struggling and wondering where they were I have finally made a bit of progress on my ggparents, Martha A. Brown and her husband William Proctor jackson who are buried in Youngblood Cemetery. I went to the National Archives in San Francisco and located them hidden away in Macoupin Co. in the 1870's! I knew some of heir children had gone there but since they tehmselves were buried in Morgan Co and Martha was born there,1834 it was a eal surprise to find them down the street from the Doctor Washington Dugger family who would eventually become their in-laws! So thanks to the1870 Census I now know that William Proctor Jackson was born in England (but where in England ?!!) and Martha A. Brown's mother was living with them and her name was Catherine. There was also a George W. Jackson, age 13, living with them but I stupidly forgot to see if he was a brother of William or a son. So any of you Jackson or Brown researchers out there, does this information fit with any of your data so that I can find out more about them? Mary Ann,I did see the death record for William and for George W. Jackson (makes me think Geo. is a son since the parents names were listed as Jackson and Brown) . Now to hook up the rest! Sincerely, Carol Valantine Dugger Napa,CA

Morgan Area Genealogical Society Web Page - ILMAGA: We have put the Kinkead/Kinkade Cemetery in Scott County online today. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Link under Scott County. Link also there for other Scott County cemeteries which Shirley contributed to Scott Co ILGenWeb page. Have a new Biography for the 1904 Sangamon Co. History - Wm Huston. And have added another Family Web page site....Donna Kilroyd, Scott Co ILGenWeb CC has added her Genealogy Home page. I am presently plugging away on the B surnames for Morgan Deaths, File#2...almost 500 and many more to go. Keep watch, I might get them on soon. Mary Ann - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor & Shirley Aleguas In IL - Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources from West Central IL MAGA Mailing List: [email protected] My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html Surnames: KAYLOR, TEDROW, CONVERSE, STEWART, PHELAN ROBISON, NELSON, ENGLAND, JONES, ROBERTS, ICKES, CORY, BOBBITT, BOYD and many others

I have connections with these families if anyone would like to share anything. May Ann Lear married Benjamin Pyatt Jr and they moved to Jacksonville Il around 1843. Benj had a Tobacco company there. Her mother's family, the CASSELL's, lived there also. Her father's sister, Rebacca married AARON SMEDLEY and his family, two brothers, moved to Jacksonville. Mary Ann's brother, HENRY LEAR, married RHODA GROGAN, there in Jacksonville on 10/7/1844. Some time after this, one or two years, Henry & Rhoda moved back to Palmyra Missouri and raised their family. I hav emuch info on the Lear's and would like to find any distant cousin of any of these families. Melissa Musick in Missouri