The Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society accepts various things like this for their collection and also has a file of people researching names from the local area. There are some familiar surnames in the book including Fanny Scott who might be connected to Dr. Scott who gave an intersting view of his Scott family from Morgan Co, IL.. Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society 416 S. Main Jacksonville, IL 62650 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Pechloeffel, Lambert, McDonnell, Scott, Clark, Reid, > Stringam, Sharpe, Hockney, Livingston, Crum, Warner Classification: > Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/1157 > > Message Board Post: > > I have an original old autograph album which belonged to Clara A. > Pechloeffel of Jacksonville (Morgan Co.) IL It has autographs > beginning Feb. 10, 1880, and the last entry is Aug. 2, 1882. Her age > was from about 12/13 to about 14/15. > > The people who signed the book with their full names were: her brother > Frank Pechloeffel, her sister, Mary Pechloeffel, and cousin Oscar (no > last name). Also friends, Hattie Lambert, Mary McDonnell, Fanny H. > Scott, Birdie Clark, Charlie Reid, Fannie M. Stringam, Ruby Sharpe, > Lilly M. Hockney, J. McDonnell, William A. Livingston, Ollie E. Crum > and Ella M. Warner. > > I would LOVE to get this wonderful album back in the hands of the > Pechloeffel family members. BUT ... I did some research in census > records, and found that Clara was single at age 62, in 1930, living > with her sister Mary, also single. In 1880 and 1920, the name is > PecHloeffel, but in 1930, it is spelled PecKloeffel. Since Clara > apparently had no children, there would be no direct descendant to > claim this album. > > Would anyone know of any living Pechloeffel family members who would > like to have it? Or even anyone descended from some of the people who > signed the book - at least there are original signatures, still in > excellent condition. Please email me at margerice@prodigy.net. > > > ==== 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