This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALLAN, DUNLAP, MUTCH, TOMPKINS, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1188 Message Board Post: Obit James Allan Is Taken By Death; Funeral Today Prominent Farmer Passes Away Sunday Afternoon Near Lynnville James Allan, highly respected and long time resident of Mrogan county passed away at 2:05 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16, 1931, at his home three miles east of Lynnville. He was 80 years old. In his passing the county looses one of its best known and substantial citizens. Mr. Allan's life was one of work, service and friendship. He was a genial, robust man who made friends easily and retained them through his life. He was born at Bathgate, Scotland, March 31, 1851, a son of Peter & Jane Dunlap Allan. His father was a baker by trade and the family came to Morgan county when James Allan was two years old. Peter Allan was for some years a baker at the Illinois School for the Deaf when that institution was in its infancy. Mr. Allan was united in marriage with Christina O. Mutch of near Murryville when a young man. Practically all of his life was devoted to farming. He resided in Jacksonville for a few years, but returned to the farm where his interests were centered. He was a man of excellent habits and lived religiously, taking an active part in movements for the betterment of his community and county. He was a member of Wesley Chapel M. E. church of the Jacksonville circuit. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Christina Allan; five children, Mrs. S. J. Tompkins, Springfield; James Wilbert Allan, Jacksonvillle; Mrs. Ernest Million, Murryville; Mrs. Leslie Lewis, Jacksonville, and Mrs. Allan Gordon, Lyle, Minn. Brothers and sister surviving are John R. Allan, Jacksonville; Mrs. Margaret Middleton, Jacksonville; Robert P. Allan, Riggston; Mrs. Agnes Scott, Woodson, and Mrs. Mary Sturdy, Lynnville. The funeral will be conducted at the family residence east of Lynnville at two o'clock this afternoon. Interment will be made in Diamond Grove cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALLAN, GROVES, DOBSON, RANSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1187 Message Board Post: Obit Mrs. John Allan Passes Away At Home Saturday (July 1, 1933) The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Groves Allan, wife of John R. Allan, a lifetime resident of Morgan county, occured at 6:30 o'clock Saturday morning at the family home 6 1/2 miles south west of Jacksonville in the Point neighborhood. Death followed and extended illness. Mrs. Allan was a daughter of William and Hannah Dobson Groves and was born August 31, 1865 in the Point neighborhood. She was united in marriage with John R. Allan July 30 1885. Three children were born to this union, Jennie Belle preceded her mother in death April 10, 1911. In addition to the husband the survivors are two sons: William H. Allan of Rural Route 2 and John Floyd at home; one sister, Mrs. Belle Ranson. One sister Etta and three brothers, George, James and John Groves preceded Mrs. Allan in death. The funeral will be held at 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Williamson Funeral Home, where the remains were taken. Interment wil be made in Diamond Grove cemetery . Obit Mrs. Elizabeth Allan Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Allan, wife of John R. Allan, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the Williamson Funeral Home. Dr. M. L. Pontius of the Central Christian church officiated and interment was in the Diamond Grove cemetery. The funeral was largely attended. Music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Harold Hamel, Gerald Heaton, Albert McNeely and Edwin Gordon, with Miss Virginia Heaton at the piano. The numbers were "Going Down the Valley", and "In The Garden." Mrs. Earl Hempel sang a solo, "When They Ring Those Golden Bells." The flowers were cared for by Grace Middleton, Thelma Allan, Mildred Allan, Frances Heaton and Mrs. Paul Strubbe. Casket bearers were Robert Scott, Leslie Lewis, Clyde Sturdy, Clifford Allan, Scott Holmes and Clarence Ranson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GIBBS, COULTAS, TANKERSLEY, MIDDLETON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1186 Message Board Post: Obit June 3, 1933 Laura F. Coultas of Riggston Died After Illness Laura F. Coultas, widow of the late Elbert J. Coultas of the Riggstown community passed away Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Megginson, southwest of the city, following a brief illness. Laura Gibbs, the daughter of John and Mary Tankersley Gibbs, was born near Lynnville, September 1, 1861. On Oct 7th, 1880 she was married to Elbert J. Coultas. To this union four children were born. One son, Clyde, and Mr. Coultas preceded her in death. The following survive: Mrs. Fred Megginson, and Mrs. Robert Middleton of the Lynnville community, and Roy J. Coultas of Riggston, also four grandchildren, Clyde and Elizabeth Coultas, Robert and Elbert Middleton; three brothers and two sisters; Edgar Gibbs and Mrs. Emeline Babb of Jacksonville; Ben Gibbs and Mrs. Allan McCullough of Winchester, and Jesse Gibbs of Stockton, Calif. Two sisters and one brother preceded her in death, Mrs. Etta Hawk, Miss Nellie Gibbs and John Gibbs. Mrs. Coultas will be missed in the homes of her children and in the community in which she spent her entire life, of a pleasing disposition and temperment, she endeared herself with those whom she came in contact. A member of Riggston M.E. Church and always interested in its activities and its welfare. The remains will be moved from the Megginson home to the home of her son, Roy, near Riggston at noon Sunday where services will be held on Monday afternoon at two o'clock with the interment in Diamond Grove Mausoleum. Obit Funerals Mrs. Laura Coultas Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Coultas were conducted at two o'clock yesterday afternoon from the home of her son, Roy, of near Riggston. Rev. Francis E. Smith officiated. Music was furnished by Esta Lou McCullough, Mrs. Luther Coultas, Mrs. Roy Kaltschnee, Mrs. Allan McCullough, Mrs. Clifford Allan, and Miss Beilby Leach, who sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and "Shall We Gather at the River." Miss Leach sang as a solo the selection "Golden Bells." The flowers were cared for by Mrs. Harry Hadden, Mrs. George Coe, Mrs. Frances Rowe, Mrs. Annie Smith, Miss Martha Gibbs and Miss Mary Coultas. The bearers were Everett Gibbs, Allan Allan McCullough, James Wilson, Jack and Albert Coultas. The body was placed in the Diamond Grove Mausoleum.

The original name was probably Herring. Early pronunciation dropped the ending g and it was spelled accordingly. Archie Holmes

Mr. Harold W. Herrin Harold W. Herrin, 70, of Jacksonville died Thursday morning, September 20, 2001 at Passavant Area Hospital. He was born July 11, 1931 in Jacksonville the son of Clarence Alford and Alice Lorene Menezes Herrin. He is survived by two sisters, Wanda C. Gimbel of Jacksonville and Vicky L. Bryant of Bradenton Beach, Florida. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Floyd Edmond Herrin and Terry Lee Herrin and two sisters, Sandra Kay Herrin and Eunice J. Miley. Mr. Herrin had worked at Illinois College. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Faith Tabernacle Church. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2001 at Jacksonville East Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to Faith Tabernacle Church. Williamson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. I am researching this family above for my son-in-law, who never knew he had this family until a few years ago. We would like to have any obits, dates of death, marriages and especially parents of Clarence Alford and Alice Lorene Menezes Herrin. Thank you. L.S. Green

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1185 Message Board Post: Historic Atlas Series: Indiana, Illinois and Ohio currently online. Michigan will be added by May 1st. Each Illinois and Indiana atlas CD consists of a series of 8 or more bordering counties making up 1 of 11 Zones that depict all of each state's counties. Each Zone Atlas contains high resolution scanned images of vintage 1876 county maps that are presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Each county map may include the following 19th century features: * roads, railroads and canals * cities, towns and villages * post offices and government sites * one-room schoolhouses, churches and cemeteries * rivers, streams and ferries * industrial sites, furnaces and mills * early homesteads and farms * and much, much more Indiana: http://www.stores.ebay.com/historicatlasseriesbyhar/plistings/list/all/dept2/index.html?dir=1&col=4&sotimedisplay=2&refid=store Illinois: http://www.stores.ebay.com/historicatlasseriesbyhar/plistings/list/all/dept1/index.html?dir=1&col=4&sotimedisplay=2&refid=store The Ohio atlas includes statistical data and sections on: Agriculture, Canals, Climate Map, Climatology, Colleges, County Evolution, Land Grants of Ohio, Geological Map, Geology, History, Schools and Seminaries, Post Offices, Railways, Statistics and Surveys of Ohio. Multiple adjacent county maps are useful for identifying 1868 transportation routes, railroads, canals and early Ohio place names. The 25 city maps in the Atlas are much more detailed with many early government and industrial sites including: a variety of mills, cemeteries, churches, schools, asylums, fair grounds, race tracks, business locations, etc. Ohio: http://www.stores.ebay.com/historicatlasseriesbyhar/plistings/list/all/dept3/index.html?dir=1&col=4&sotimedisplay=2&refid=store The Historic Atlas series is an invaluable aid to Genealogists, Historians and researchers in search of 19th century places. The Adobe Acrobat Reader for MS Windows is needed to view, zoom, pan and print from the PDF map images contained in this atlas; and is included free on each CD. No other software is necessary. Historic Atlas Series http://www.stores.ebay.com/historicatlasseriesbyhar?refid=store

I am interested in any infomation on Harriet Mccollough and sons Samuel and John who are listed on the 1850 census. Denise Flagg dsflagg2004@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Limited-time offer: Fast, reliable MSN 9 Dial-up Internet access FREE for 2 months! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&pgmarket=en-us&ST=1/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/

The Kitson/Covey reunion will be held in Jacksonville, Illinois at the Community Park Center July 10, 2004 from 8am to 12 midnight. All associated families are invited. There is no charge but we ask anyone interested to contact Helen Kitson Downes for information and to let her know how many to expect. Contact her: Ph#-334-712-6189 email ld72539@comcast.net Everyone welcome, come and meet lost of forgotten family members.

Seems like the 1832 Cholera Epidemic was pretty much everywhere. Check this site for more info re Illinois. http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/ih020106.html I am interested in knowing more about the 1832 Cholera Epidemic in Morgan Co Do you know if this extended into Cass Co. at the same time? I supposedly lost ggg grandparents with cholera in 1832 in Cass Co. They had just arrived from Germany. Thanks for any information. ==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== Lost your ancestors burial place? We have all known cemetery inscriptions online, except three large Jacksonville ones. Click on Township Links on Cemetery Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/twp-cem.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/914.1 Message Board Post: I am interested in knowing more about the 1832 Cholera Epidemic in Morgan Co. Do you know if this extended into Cass Co. at the same time? I supposedly lost ggg grandparents with cholera in 1832 in Cass Co. They had just arrived from Germany. Thanks for any information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1184 Message Board Post: Looking for info. on Groce, Morgan, Standley, Hicks families. John Groce m. Martha Fleming; Albert Hicks m. Nancy Patterson; William Henry Groce m. Della Louise Hicks, 1889; Charles Morgan m. Mary Elizabeth Standley; Arthur Leroy Morgan m. Nellie May Groce, 1901

If the obit appeared in the Jacksonville Journal Courier it will be in the obit books at the Jacksonville Area Genalogical and Historical Society.. I will look for it when I go in to the society library this week and get back with you.chatty > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/1183 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for the Obit for Margaret Granneman. She was born in Fort > Wayne, IN on 3/24/1917 and Died in Morgan County, IL on 5/5/2000. > Residence Localities are Arcadia, Arnold, Jacksonville, Merritt, Pisgah > and Sinclair, IL. Father was William Granneman, mother was Mamie > Rhinewald. > > > ==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Come search our Morgan County ILGenWeb Pages! We have a > Search Engine to help you find your ancestor! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/1183 Message Board Post: Looking for the Obit for Margaret Granneman. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on 3/24/1917 and Died in Morgan County, IL on 5/5/2000. Residence Localities are Arcadia, Arnold, Jacksonville, Merritt, Pisgah and Sinclair, IL. Father was William Granneman, mother was Mamie Rhinewald.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/1181.1 Message Board Post: This was my Grandfathers grocery store . It sat on the corner if i remember right . His wife's name was Edna .I think.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: woods, dawson, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1164.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I am researching my Woods connection in Brown and Morgan Co. IL. I am descended from Henry A. Woods, father John Woods. Your names listed are very close to mine. Email me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RAUSE / RAUSEN / RAUSCH / ROUSE, REYNOLDS, FAULKNER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1182 Message Board Post: Seeking info on train wrecks circa 1870's. My great-great grandfather died in one in St. Louis while traveling the country with his stable of racing horses. His only child, Claudius Paul, born 6 August 1874 in East St. Louis, was adopted by his stepfather, Thomas FAULKNER, circa late 1870's or early 1880's and his biological father's first and surnames were lost to history! GGGrandfather's wife was Lucinda Isabelle "Lulu Belle" REYNOLDS, born August 1854 in Morgan Co., IL. She married Thomas in Sangamon Co., IL. in 1878. The family of 3 later moved to North Platte, Lincoln Co., NE. and remained there up to the time of their deaths. Biological GGGF may have been Irish, of a New York banking family, with the possible surname of RAUSE / RAUSEN / RAUSCH / ROUSE, etc. ANY comments or suggestions would be HUGELY appreciated! Thank you very much, Karen from Louisiana

Hello, Does anyone out there know of any funeral homes in business in 1884-1890 where records may have been kept? I'm looking for any information regarding the burials of my gr. grandfather (tombstone indicates he died in 1884) and grandmother (hers indicates she died in 1890.) He was buried as LEWIS A. BANEY and she was buried as FANNIE E. SHERRILL BANEY. They are buried in the Bethany Cemetery, South Fork Township in Christian Co. I'm grateful for any help--I can't find a trace. Thanks Marsha

Here's the missing range between the other two: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan2/mc-fh_and5.html All of this is on the MAGA rootsweb/USGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/ Gordon On Mar 15, 2004, at 8:54 PM, groots04@ameritech.net wrote: > I am also interested to know if the original registers are available > somewhere, and what additional information they may contain. I found > my ggg-grandfather in 1865. If anyone knows, please chime in. I'm not > sure if the year you are seeking is available, but there are two links > for other ranges of years: > > 1840-1849: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan2/mc-fh_and1.html > > 1865-69: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan2/mc-fh_and3.html > > Gordon > > > On Mar 15, 2004, at 7:26 PM, Marie Butcher wrote: > >> Hello All! >> Well, the robins are back here in Upstate New York and so are the red >> winged blackbirds! The geese have been flying over for some time now >> and we finally saw our lawns two weeks ago. Overnight we expect 7-9 >> inches....spring will come, won't it?? >> I'm actually writing to see if anyone knows where I might locate >> records from 1888 for Anderson Funeral Home in Morgan County >> (Meredosia I think). I'm hoping their records would indicate where a >> person was buried. I got a copy of the death register for William >> Henry Hesencamp, died September 26, 1888. It states Anderson was the >> funeral director. >> Thanks for any help you can offer. >> Marie Butcher

I am also interested to know if the original registers are available somewhere, and what additional information they may contain. I found my ggg-grandfather in 1865. If anyone knows, please chime in. I'm not sure if the year you are seeking is available, but there are two links for other ranges of years: 1840-1849: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan2/mc-fh_and1.html 1865-69: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan2/mc-fh_and3.html Gordon On Mar 15, 2004, at 7:26 PM, Marie Butcher wrote: > Hello All! > Well, the robins are back here in Upstate New York and so are the red > winged blackbirds! The geese have been flying over for some time now > and we finally saw our lawns two weeks ago. Overnight we expect 7-9 > inches....spring will come, won't it?? > I'm actually writing to see if anyone knows where I might locate > records from 1888 for Anderson Funeral Home in Morgan County > (Meredosia I think). I'm hoping their records would indicate where a > person was buried. I got a copy of the death register for William > Henry Hesencamp, died September 26, 1888. It states Anderson was the > funeral director. > Thanks for any help you can offer. > Marie Butcher

Hello All! Well, the robins are back here in Upstate New York and so are the red winged blackbirds! The geese have been flying over for some time now and we finally saw our lawns two weeks ago. Overnight we expect 7-9 inches....spring will come, won't it?? I'm actually writing to see if anyone knows where I might locate records from 1888 for Anderson Funeral Home in Morgan County (Meredosia I think). I'm hoping their records would indicate where a person was buried. I got a copy of the death register for William Henry Hesencamp, died September 26, 1888. It states Anderson was the funeral director. Thanks for any help you can offer. Marie Butcher Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam