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/Jh.2ADE/1055.3.2 Message Board Post: Joliene, I'm interested in what you know or surmise Alanson or Lanson seems to be one of the least documented Burrights around and I believe I connect to him through a son named Charles? My grandfather was Merritt Laforest Burright and I think that charles is his father's name and Charles father is Lanson. How does Lanson fit in with other Burrights in Ogle Co.? I could be all wrong about this and probably am. Brenda

Hi List I subscribe to Family Tree Magazine and receive an email version too-- they listed this site and "HOW TO" I did not have any family there-- but know many Ogle people came from PA and wanted to pass this along. Laurie Search Pennsylvania Obituaries Online Pennsylvania's state library has posted microfilmed images of scrapbooks containing newspaper obituaries published between Oct. 16, 1891, and March 3, 1904. Search for your ancestor's obituary at http://205.247.101.31:2005/cdm4/search.php (the search page doesn't give you much clue where you are). At the bottom of the page, unclick everything except State Library of Pennsylvania­Genealogy. Type your keywords (such as a name or place) in the All of the Words field and click Search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Elizabeth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jh.2ADE/1453 Message Board Post: Hi I would like to know if my Great Great Grandmother is burried in Riverview Cemetery in Oregon illinois. I think She is . She was born about 1956 and died March 23 1910 Any information would be appreciated. Also if I wanted to get her obituary . Where do I check for that information. Thank you again eramos@pcweb.net

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/Jh.2ADE/1452 Message Board Post: Hi I would like an obit look up if possible for my great grand father Andrew Marohn Andrew lived in Lindenwood and was burried in Lindenwood cemetery in 1913 his death date is Jan 30 1913 Andrew was married to Mary Hardwick Marohn Andrew born april 9 1838 camefrom germany Thank you so much for all your help eramos@pcweb.net

Published: April 25, 2006 Business: Growth & Development Ogle County fixture to be torn down by summer By Rowena Vergara ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR BYRON — An Ogle County restaurant and bar where couples have gone for catfish and dancing since 1919 will be torn down this summer so the state can widen Illinois 2, a curvy and scenic highway not home to many restaurants to begin with. Indian Village restaurant, one mile west of Byron and about seven miles from Oregon, closed March 4 after it was purchased in late January by the state of Illinois. An auction of the restaurant’s kitchen supplies, furniture and appliances was held earlier this month. “It’s kind of an Ogle County icon,” said Kay King, who owned the restaurant along the Rock River with her husband Denny for 33 years. Closing the restaurant was inevitable, King said, adding that the state had been interested in the property for years. “We could’ve held off a few years, perhaps, but we’re at that age where we’ re retired,” the 60-year-old said. “We’ve raised our grandchildren and we’ re enjoying our time with them more.” Byron city officials said they are unsure of when roadwork will begin at the site. The story of Indian Village’s presence in Ogle County is an oft-told one, repeated by generation after generation of restaurant patrons. King said the restaurant started as a barbeque stand called Shep’s Place in 1919. Years later, a man of Native American descent purchased the restaurant and renamed it Indian Village. The Kings took ownership of Indian Village — known simply as “the Village” by faithful diners — in 1973, after they worked part-time there. The main dining room gave customers a view of the Rock River, with Exelon’s Byron nuclear plant rising in the distance. Farther back in the restaurant, customers sat along a horseshoe-shaped bar and packed a large dance floor. The restaurant, open Wednesday through Saturday nights, became a popular supper club for elderly men and women and a dancing hall for couples and sometimes widows, who frequented the place alone because “they felt comfortable coming there,” King said. “We treated our customers like they were sitting at our own kitchen table. That was our livelihood and that was our social life,” King said. Janet Tomsic of Oregon watched four owners run the restaurant in her 30 years as a server there. Tomsic, 88, retired from the restaurant in 1971 but still has good memories of the eatery known for its catfish, family-style chicken dinners and prime rib. “It wasn’t only a paycheck I was getting. It was enjoyable and I liked the people there I worked for,” she said.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shryock, Beeler, Downey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jh.2ADE/1440.1 Message Board Post: I'm a descendent of his daughter Barbara. I'll check to see what I have. Barbara married Robert Downey... From whom do you descend? It may take me a few days to get back to you, but please send me your e-mail address.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marohn, Anna Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jh.2ADE/1451 Message Board Post: HI I would like an obit look up for my relative Anna Marohn born about 1896 and died 1939 Anna is burried at Lindenwood cemetery Anna was born in illinois and lived in Monroe and Ogle county area. Thank you very much eramos@pcweb,\.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marohn Family form Lindenwood Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jh.2ADE/1450 Message Board Post: I would like and Obituary look up for my Uncle Andrew Marohn . born April 9 1938 and died July 19 1954 Andrew is burried at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Lynville. Also I would like an obituary look up on Henry F. Marohn born 1878 and died 1957 also burried at Lindenwood. And also an obit look up for Herman Marohn born 1880 and died 1942. also burried at Lindenwood Cemetery. Thank you very much eramos@pcweb.net

I'll be doing some of my own research in Northern Illinois University and up around Leaf River> I'll try to look up your names as well! If I find something I'll let you know. eramos@pcweb.net wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown Elizabeth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jh.2ADE/1449 Message Board Post: Hi There Would some one do an Obituray for me my Great Great Grand mother died in Oregon Illinois Elizabeth Brown died March 21 1910 and was burried March 23 1910 Elizabeth was married to Frank Brown and her maiden name was Garlich??? born about 1956 Please help. Thank you so much eramos@pcweb.net ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

Flossmoor, IL Stephanie: You may know that there is a town, a south suburb of Chicago, by the name of Alsip. I do not know where the founders got the name or if it has any relationship to the family you are researching. Good luck. 73, John E. Thompson 908 Burns Ave. Flossmoor IL 60422 [johnt6020@aol.com]

Hi... I am researching Hezekiah Alsip (1828 in MD and died 1898 in Ogle Co, IL), the son of Joseph and Mary McKim Alsip....he married twice....Hannah and Elizabeth... I am seeking some help from any Alsip researchers who have information on this man and his family... I do have some info on his children: with Hannah: John Alsip Susan Alsip Norman Alsip Sarah Elizabeth Alsip: married David Powell Elizabeth Ellen Alsip: Married Frederick Fouke With Elizabeth: William H. Appreciate any help with the above families....thank you for any help.... Stephanie Grohol

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown Elizabeth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jh.2ADE/1449 Message Board Post: Hi There Would some one do an Obituray for me my Great Great Grand mother died in Oregon Illinois Elizabeth Brown died March 21 1910 and was burried March 23 1910 Elizabeth was married to Frank Brown and her maiden name was Garlich??? born about 1956 Please help. Thank you so much eramos@pcweb.net

I have a wonderful old map celebrating the Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1818 - 1968. On this map, it shows the bridge and reads, "First Bridge over the Mississippi at Rock Island - 1856. I also have an old book from 1906 written by Randell Parrish, he writes this about the bridge, "It was a drawbridge, and built without any legal authority, simply by a charter from the State of Illinois. It was commenced in 1853, and was the most dangerous obstruction to navigation ever constructed, on account of its being located over a chain of rocks, producing boils and cross currents which were difficult to keep a boat in. Many lives were lost in passing though the draw, and under the bridge, and many rafts were broken up." This bridge was finally torn down by the Act of Congress, and rebuilt higher up the river. There were many barges and steamboats used, which probably carried wagons and horses to the other side before the bridges were built. Just to give you an idea, this is the description of one of the barges, "The old-time barge was a cumbersome, slow, and dangerous contrivance. These boats were from 25 to 100 feet long, with a breadth of beam of from 15 to 25 feet, and carrying capacity of from 6 to 100 tons." KarenB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Kilgore" <gail.kilgore@gmail.com> To: <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [IL-OGLE] Mississippi Bridge >I have a diary that was written in 1851, I believe, and they were traveling > from PA to IA and took the train to Rock Island and then went by stage > coach > to Iowa City so they had to cross the river back then. > > g > > > On 4/15/06, Karen B <ihike4me@grics.net> wrote: >> >> The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island >> near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries that >> crossed the river before then. >> KarenB >> >> >> ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ >> Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> >> > > > -- > ~gk~ > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > If you have old pictures, biographies, or obituaries of Ogle Co. family > that you would like to share with others on the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site, > please send them to Roger Cramer at rogercubs@aol.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Too bad the journal didn't say how he crossed the river, just that the train took them to RI and then they went by stage to Iowa City. g On 4/15/06, Karen B <ihike4me@grics.net> wrote: > > I have a wonderful old map celebrating the Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1818 > - > 1968. On this map, it shows the bridge and reads, "First Bridge over the > Mississippi at Rock Island - 1856. I also have an old book from 1906 > written by Randell Parrish, he writes this about the bridge, "It was a > drawbridge, and built without any legal authority, simply by a charter > from > the State of Illinois. It was commenced in 1853, and was the most > dangerous > obstruction to navigation ever constructed, on account of its being > located > over a chain of rocks, producing boils and cross currents which were > difficult to keep a boat in. Many lives were lost in passing though the > draw, and under the bridge, and many rafts were broken up." This bridge > was > finally torn down by the Act of Congress, and rebuilt higher up the river. > There were many barges and steamboats used, which probably carried wagons > and horses to the other side before the bridges were built. Just to give > you > an idea, this is the description of one of the barges, "The old-time barge > was a cumbersome, slow, and dangerous contrivance. These boats were from > 25 > to 100 feet long, with a breadth of beam of from 15 to 25 feet, and > carrying > capacity of from 6 to 100 tons." > KarenB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gail Kilgore" <gail.kilgore@gmail.com> > To: <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:27 PM > Subject: Re: [IL-OGLE] Mississippi Bridge > > > >I have a diary that was written in 1851, I believe, and they were > traveling > > from PA to IA and took the train to Rock Island and then went by stage > > coach > > to Iowa City so they had to cross the river back then. > > > > g > > > > > > On 4/15/06, Karen B <ihike4me@grics.net> wrote: > >> > >> The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island > >> near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries > that > >> crossed the river before then. > >> KarenB > >> > >> > >> ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > >> Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > >> Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com > >> > >> ============================== > >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > ~gk~ > > > > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > > If you have old pictures, biographies, or obituaries of Ogle Co. family > > that you would like to share with others on the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site, > > please send them to Roger Cramer at rogercubs@aol.com > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -- ~gk~

In a message dated 4/15/2006 11:15:02 PM Central Daylight Time, ihike4me@grics.net writes: The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries that crossed the river before then. And after - the first bridge was a railroad bridge. It was seriously damaged by the steamboat "Effie Afton" a few weeks later in an "accident" that brought the steamboat lines and railroads to court. Representing the railroads was Abe Lincoln. I believe the railroads won the first round, the steamboats on appeal, and maybe the railroads in the next court, but not sure. There are to be some celebrations in September for the 150th anniversary. Not sure when the first car bridge came about - possibly in the 1890s when the Government Bridge, a two-level railroad (upper) and roadway (lower) bridge was built from Rock Island to Davenport across the tip of Arsenal Island (the original Rock Island), maybe a half mile down river from the original bridge site; the Government Bridge is still an active bridge. However, I think there were ferries running into the 1930s, maybe even later (I have a vague memory of one that may have run up to about 1960, but I could be mistaken), many of them were old steamboats (most of the ferry traffic was pedestrian as most people worked along the river and there were plenty of street cars and buses back then). Randy B.

The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries that crossed the river before then. KarenB

I have a diary that was written in 1851, I believe, and they were traveling from PA to IA and took the train to Rock Island and then went by stage coach to Iowa City so they had to cross the river back then. g On 4/15/06, Karen B <ihike4me@grics.net> wrote: > > The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island > near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries that > crossed the river before then. > KarenB > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > -- ~gk~

Looking for someone with dates that are accurate regarding Archibald Gemmell, his wife Martha (McFarland) Gemmell and their children. I have dates, but they are obviously flawed. Archibald Gemmell (b. 1806) son of Hugh Gemmell and Jean McArthur. Married Eleanor McFarland (b. 4/3/1807) daughter of Thos. McFarland and Rebecca Thomson in Delaware County, NY. They had at least 2 children, but Eleanor died 4/3/1832 and Archibald then married her younger sister Martha McFarland, possibly in 1836. Some time after that they moved to Polo, IL. According to Martha's obituary in 1897, Archibald died in 1856 and Martha moved to Traer, Iowa where she married Andrew Boylan in 1859. However, Archibald is buried in Polo and his gravestone says he died in 1876 at the age of 70. Martha's obituary also says she and Archibald were married in 1826, but since his first wife died in 1832, it seems more likely that is a misprint and should read 1836 - or at least some date after 1832. With two death dates for Archibald, I'm looking for anyone who has good information confirming one date or the other. Also, Archibald and Martha had a son, John, DOB unknown, who married Nancy French in Vermillion County, IN 2/14/1861. They had at least one child, a daughter and possibly others. After his wife's death in 1870 John sent the child(ren) to live with his half-sister Elizabeth and her husband Abraham Sanborn in Polo, IL. The one child who is known to me is Emma C. but it is possible there were other children. I would like to hear from anyone with information on that side of the Gemmell family. John Gemmell then married Rebecca ? but he died in Vermillion County, IN on 8/1/1872. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can fill in my blanks. John Strobel

Hi... I am searching for information on John Alsip and Julianna White....John was the son of Joseph and Mary McKim(m) Alsip...he was born abt 1814 in MD and not sure where he died....he married Julianna White sometime before 1849. They lived in Alleghany Co, MD in the 1860 census.....and then in the 1870 census, they had moved to Ogle Co, IL.....Also found them in the 1880 census, still in Ogle Co, IL.... In the 1860 Alleghany Co, MD Census....John was 47, Hannah (Julianna) was 30, they had four children listed...Susan, age 11, William C., age 7, John F., age 5 and James, age 2....(William is found in Jasper Co, MO in the 1910 Census, he married Marth Harmon)...(John F. is found in Madison Co, MT in the 1900 Census). All born in MD. In the 1870 Ogle Co, IL census, they are living in Eagle Point Twp....John, age 56, Julia, age 40, James, 12, Elsworth, age 5, Clara, age 3 and Elvie, age 1. Elvie is the only one listed as being born in IL. In the 1880 Ogle Co, IL census, John is 70, Juliann, age 50(?), Elsworth (Joseph), age 15, Clara, age 14, Elva, age 11, IL, Mary B., age 4, IL. Elsworth is listed in the 1920 census as living in Los Angeles Co, CA. I am looking for any other information on the above family...their dates, where they died, where they are buried....marriages....especially the daughters..... Appreciate any help in this research....thank you for any help that anyone can provide... Stephanie Grohol (3rd great grand niece of John Alsip).

My family left Ogle County but ended up in Keokuk County, Iowa. Not sure which route they followed but I imagine they crossed the river where there was suitable method of crossing, such as a bridge? ferry or some type of dependable transportation. Sure interesting to think how and why they all went west. Shirley Yates Daniels ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Palmer" <darpal923@yahoo.com> To: <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [IL-OGLE] Myers >I have ntoiced my family moved west along Highway 20 as well. Deitrichs, >Hawks, and Heiters went west to Ft. Dodge and then headed north to Kossuth >County. > > What prompted some of them to later head to North Dakota I'll never know > but my grand mother met Jesse Preskey from Indiana there and together they > headed to Alberta Canada. > > emueller44 <emueller44@cox.net> wrote: > Many years ago I was told a story about the railroad land for sale in > Iowa. > (My ggrandfather purchased his farm land from the RR in Sioux County, IA > about 1884.) It seems that the government gave the land to the RR's for > the > development of the West, and what they didn't use, they sold for their own > profit. Can someone add to or correct me on this? > > Ellen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:44 PM > Subject: Re: [IL-OGLE] Myers > > >> Flossmoior, IL >> 06.04.10 >> >> Friend: >> >> It appears that many pioneering families settled, at least temporarily, >> in >> Ogle county but their offspring moved on westward into Iowa or beyond. >> They >> almost all seem to have followed the "ridge route" that later came to be >> known >> as AYP for Atlantic Yellowstone and pacific and finally US Highway 20. >> >> There are records of Ogles, Tiltons, Thompsons across Galena, Freeport >> and >> Dubuque and into Iowa. Some seemed to settle in NE Iowa [along the trail] >> but >> my folks kept going on to NW Iowa [Cherokee County] and some kept going. >> >> I, for one, would like to know what prompted these migrations. Any clues? >> >> The soil was great as far as NW Iowa and represents some of the finest >> crop >> producing land in the world. Beyond Iowa the soil productivity becan to >> peter >> out so there was littl incentive to migrate further. >> >> 73 >> >> >> John E. Thompson >> 908 Burns Ave. >> Flossmoor IL 60422 >> [johnt6020@aol.com] >> >> >> ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== >> If you have a family genealogy site with Ogle Co., IL connections, please >> send the URL address to Roger Cramer at rogercubs@aol.com and I will >> place >> a link to it on the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > If you have a family genealogy site with Ogle Co., IL connections, please > send the URL address to Roger Cramer at rogercubs@aol.com and I will place > a link to it on the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >