Hi! Can someone out there help me? I am looking for the burial site of Grace Radcliff who died February, 1953. In December of 1951, she was mentioned as living in Byron, Illinois, according to her brother's obit. Her son, Earl, married in Nebraska on November, 1951, to Mrs. Irma Tillett. Earl and Irma were from Illinois and went back to Illinois after their marriage and visit. Thanks! mr

I remember Gail. Definetly remember Frito Lays chips. B >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 11:58:52 AM >>> Bryn, We just finished a sign job for R & G Potato Co. out of American Fork. They have about 1000 acres of potatoes they are now harvesting done here. They don't pick potatoes any more. The potatoes that they grow are for chips so they are shipping them to a lot of the Frito Lay locations. How did you ever get up into that country? You must like the cold and snow......[GG] I had thought that I wanted to move back to Rockford as the summers here are miserable. I changed my mind after I went back last year in Feb. Didn't take me long at all to get that out of my system. I go home and stuff my face with Fisher's Potato Chips.....man I miss them.....have to take an extra suitcase just to bring them home on the plane. I have them shipped to me here every now and then. My brother does make a trip down from Phoenix when he knows I have been to IL as he is coming for his potato chips....[GG] Got to run..... Gail

Kathy, Thanks for the info and I will keep you posted and would like to meet too. Jeannie ---Doc and Kathy wrote: > > Hello Jeannie, > The Genealogy room in Ogle is located in the basement of the > Oregon Library. It is at: 300 Jefferson St., Oregon, Il. 61061 > 815 732-2724. Myself and a few others are usually there on Fridays > to assist and work on keeping the room up. > The Court house for Ogle is around the corner from the Library. > The size of Oregon is about 3,000 and a tourist town. > If you want to see a map of this area, go to my homepage and > click on "Communities of Northern Illinois". > Most other towns in Ogle have libraries. In my resourses section > at the web page you will find a listing of the libraries and what > most of them offer. The ones that say nothing, I just wasn't sure > about yet. > There is a motel along the river called the V.I.P. Motel, > There is a hotel across the highway from there called the > Paddle Wheel Inn, which is very nice. And there is a bed and > breakfast in town too. > As far as the airport distance. Do you mean Rockford or Chicago? > Chicago is about 90 miles east of here and Rockford is about 30 > miles north. > If you come, try to come on a Friday so we can meet. I appreciate > the lookup work you do for the site. > If you have any more questions, let me know. > Kathy > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle > > Jeannie Parkinson wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > > then on the Nebraska. > > > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > > the places where my ancestors lived. > > > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > > really want to get my hands on it!! > > > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > > just off the top of your head info. > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > Jeannie > > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi Bryn, I have 2 children of Daniel and Mary Malone m. 5/12/34 Wash. Co. Margaret Ellen b. 9/25/1835 Wash Co. MD d.11/20/1896 m. Daniel Fouch 4/8/1856 Mary Ann 10/1859-11/1859 Louis b. ca. 1858 Albert 1860-1935 Della b. ca. 1865 Daniel b.ca. 1866 James L. aka George Washington Richardson b. Mar 1837 d. 1901 Mary Malone died April 1837, these children lived with their grandparents in Maryland until their gfather died in 1845, then they moved to OIge Co. They are on the 1850 census, Susan Malone is head of household (gmother). The reason I know about the change of name is James is my gggrandfather and my maiden name is Richardson. He served in the Civil War as Poffenberger but by the time he married in 1881 he was Richardson. But back to James/George's father Daniel. I do not think he is the Daniel who married Sophia Palmer and here are my reasons: 1. Daniel and Mary Malone married in Wash. Co. she lived/died and is buried there. Sophia is from Fred. Co. and she married her Daniel there. 2. Daniel and Mary were married for less than 3 years and in that time had 2 children. I assume he was approx. the same age as she was, so he was 19-22 while they were married. Sophia got married in 1849 - 12 years after the death of Mary Malone. So he went from 22-34 years of age without being married. I think this is highly unlikely. 3. A Daniel married Barbara Miller in 9/5/1839 in Wash Co. and lived there with her until they moved to Ogle Co. between 1860-65 when he died. I think this is much more likely a match for Mary Malone's Daniel. I have been to the farm where she is buried and the Miller farm is just over the hill from it. Also this is only 2.5 years from the time Mary Malone died. 4. In Lightsville Cemetary there is a Daniel buried 1865, on that same page is James P's brother-in-law, mother-in-law, and 2 of his children. On the next page is Mary Malone's brother James, his wife, wife's parents and brother, and their 2 daughters and spouses. On the next page in Daniel and Barbara's son Walter Scott and his wife. On the next page is James Malone's son Alfred and his wife and son. So, whew, these are the reasons that I think Mary Malone's Daniel married Barbara Miller second and not Sophia Palmer. I have all the stuff on James/George's (my) family if it of interest to you Jeannie ---Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Jeannie, > > Here is some news that may prove helpful. I hope. > > I have Daniel Poffenberger as being married to Mary Malone. And then I show him married to Sophia Palmer. Interesting thing is this, Sophia & Daniels children were born from 1854 - 1872. What did Daniel do in between 1837 - 1854? Thats a good 17 years. Could he have had another wife in there? > > What children do you have for Daniel & Mary Malone? i don't have any. So any would be great. You say Daniel and Mary Malone had a boy that changed his name, how did you find that one out. Great news too. > > Also, i show Daniels parents as Henry Poffenberger Sr & Catherine Bogner. > > Let me know what you think. Interesting huh. > > Bryn > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 10:35:03 AM >>> > Hi Bryn, > > I would love to know what you have on the Poffenbergers. I have a > glitch in my progress. My Daniel married Mary Malone 1834, she died > in 1837. Then there are conflicting opinions. Some say my Daniel > married Sophia Palmer, some say he married Barbara Miller. I am on > the Barbara side at this point for various reasons. Isn't Fannie P. > Myers Sophia's child or grandchild? > > At the end of the day, they are all related, but I am trying to put my > Daniel with his second wife in hopes that will lead me to his parents. > If I can look up something for you in Maryland I'd be glad to. > > By the way, my Daniel's son (with Mary Malone) changed his name from > James L. Poff. to George Washington Richardson and moved to MO from IL > after the Civil War (Ihave him there in 1881) then on to NE iin 1885 > and he died there in 1901. His sister (Margaret) Ellen Poffenberger > married Daniel Fouch. > > Do you know who's child Susan Poffenberger age 11 is? She is living > with George Gigous and his wife Mary on the 1870 census. They lived > next door to Ellen and Daniel Fouch so I am assuming she is James' > daughter. > > Jeannie > > > > > > > ---Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > > > Jeannie and others, > > > > Hello there, Just a note for you. You may be able to solve a big > mystery of mine. I have a Samuel Myers who married Fannie > Poffenberger. Samuel is my great great uncle (Fannie - Aunt). I have > been looking into the Poffenbergers so much. I have tons of Records > for ogle Co. organized on some sheets. Maybe I should post them to the > list. They have a lot of helpful info and would saw people the time of > research. > > > > The thing with Sameul & Fannie, they had four children, but one was > born in Nebraska. The others in IL. But the Poffenbergers came from > Washington Co MD (with the Myers also). Most of my families came from > there. > > > > I was raised in Ogle Co. IL and recently moved from there. But I > know the area very well. There are a few places you could stay. I will > post a note that may help you. We are having a family reunion in July > at White Pines state park in Ogle Co. So it has phone numbers and > information that will prove helpful. Any one who is interested in this > is more than welcome to come. My family there is related to almost > every one there. i have studied the co. alot. > > > > Bryn > > > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

My grandfathers home is on Washington St. in Oregon IL. He lives right accross the street from the Court House. Well, It is a block down the street. i recently moved away from there and I go back fairly often. Actually, I did not know about the genealogy room downstairs. i do go through the records there. The big books on the main floor. Found a ton there. Plus, i have learned how to use the films they have available out here. That was a fun one. As for Hiscox, I have heard the name. Every thing is small towns there in Ogle Co. My family is still there in many of those places. Many names too. I am now living on the boarder of Idaho & Utah. Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 11:23:19 AM >>> Bryn, Did you do a lot of searching in the Court House in Oregon? Where are you living now? My cousin, Betty Berger used to work in the Clerk's office. Also some friends of hers moved out here and are farming east of Casa Grande, their name is Hiscox. Always, Searching Gail Kilgore Casa Grande,AZ Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html

Kthy, You Bet !! Thanks so very much. hullebergbe@chq.byu.edu Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 11:13:21 AM >>> Brian, I will post it to the web page. The only requirement is that I have an e-mail (such as yours) available at the posting so people will have someone they can contact with their questions. Can I use yours? Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Kathy, > > i only have e-mail, but would love it posted on the site you mentioned. Who do I ask or let know? > > B > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 10:50:03 AM >>> > Dear Brian, > Would you like your reunion posted at the "Reunions" site > on the web page? Check it out and let me know. > Kathy > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle > > Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > > > Here is the information I said I would send. It tells a lot about the area also. (Towards the end). > > > > ------------You're Invited! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! > > > > On Sunday, July 26th, the White Pines State Park in Mt. Morris, Illinois will be the site of our first ever > > Keicher/Kiker/Kyker "Kissin' Kousins" Reunion & relations! > > Make plans NOW to be there no later than noon! We have already heard from relatives in Texas, Iowa, > > Utah, and other far-flung locales: they're comin'! And they want to meet YOU. > > Whether you're already well-acquainted or have not yet had the pleasure, meet up with your alleged family > > members- and theirs. Bring along family photo albums and memorabilia to share! > > We will reserve the park shelter and provide charcoal and grills. We ask that you bring your own meat to > > grill, or pack a picnic or sandwiches for your group. A dish to pass is not necessary, especially if you're coming > > from a long distance. Chips, munchies, or other snacks (even fresh fruit) will suffice. Dessert: marshmallows? > > Bring your own soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed at the state park. > > There will be hiking, frisbees, volleyball, croquet, football, fishing (get a temporary fishing license from > > the nearby conservation office), baseball, sunning, skipping rocks, story-telling, and good old-fashioned country > > fun. Bring your sports gear along and dress for comfort. Don't forget the sunscreen and insect repellent.... Throw > > a few lawn chairs in the car if you've still got room. And pack the camera or camcorder, too! > > The White Pines State Park is a lovely wooded setting, located between Polo, Oregon, Dixon, and Mt. > > Morris on the "Pines Road" and featuring our beloved, meandering Pine Creek (pronounced "Crick"!) Shelters, > > parking lots, restrooms and even a few hiking trails are handicapped-accessible. > > Campsites with utility hookups are available by reservation: call (815) 946-3717. Rustic (but recently > > renovated) cabins are probably already reserved for the summer, but inquire and/or get on a cancellation list by > > calling (815) 946-3817. There is a restaurant and dinner theater in the main lodge. > > Other nearby tourist sites include Lake LaDonna (with a large waterslide), the White Pines Deer Park (a > > little zoo, very popular with youngsters), and the White Pines Roller Skating Rink (still with its original imported > > marble floors; roller blading is allowed). Beautiful Lowell Park, just outside of Dixon, IL has a history that > > includes Ronald Reagan's stint as a lifeguard. Here, specially-trained naturalists nurse injured wildlife back to > > health and release them into the wild. Also in Dixon, "Dutch" Reagan's boyhood home is open for touring. > > Lowden Park, in nearby Oregon, IL, is the Laredo Taft campus of Northern Illinois University. Stroll its > > bluffs high above the beautiful Rock River and gaze in awe at the huge statue of Chief Blackhawk. Campsites are > > also available here. > > You can get information on the very-popular Blackhawk CHOCOLATE Trail from the Blackhawk > > Waterways Convention & Tourism Bureau at 201 N. Franklin Street, Polo, IL 61064 or call (815) 946-2108. If > > you're a chocoholic, you've just found heaven. Call the BWC&TB at the above number for information on Bed- > > and-Breakfast accommodations; there are several in Oregon, IL and at least one in Grand Detour, IL. > > Area hotels include the Ramada Inn in Dixon: (800) 288-2828; The Presidential Inn in Dixon (815) 284- > > 3351; the Best Western Brandywine Lodge between Dixon and Sterling (800) 528-1234; the Holiday Inn in Rock > > Falls: (815) 626-5500; Super 8 Motel in Rock Falls (815) 626-8800; and the Village Inn Motel in Polo (815) 946- > > 2229. If all of these are booked up, call the toll-free number of any major hotel chain to get a reservation in their > > Rockford location (about a 50 mile drive from the White Pines State Park). > > Need any more enticement? Are you coming yet? WE SURE HOPE SO. We're anxious to see you! > > We always have plenty of weather (of all kinds), so you won't have to miss that which you've left behind. > > If it rains, we'll simply stay inside the shelter or come up with Plan B (possibly the lodge) - but we will not be > > canceling! So bring the foul-weather gear and come anyway. > > Make copies of this and forward it to all the Keichers/Kikers/Kykers and relatives you know, and encourage them to > > come along too. We're ALL friendly. What's more amazing, we're probably all "family." Will you see any > > resemblances? Check it out! See you there! > > > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > > Hello all, > > > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > > then on the Nebraska. > > > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > > the places where my ancestors lived. > > > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > > really want to get my hands on it!! > > > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > > just off the top of your head info. > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > Jeannie > > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Brian, I will post it to the web page. The only requirement is that I have an e-mail (such as yours) available at the posting so people will have someone they can contact with their questions. Can I use yours? Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Kathy, > > i only have e-mail, but would love it posted on the site you mentioned. Who do I ask or let know? > > B > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 10:50:03 AM >>> > Dear Brian, > Would you like your reunion posted at the "Reunions" site > on the web page? Check it out and let me know. > Kathy > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle > > Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > > > Here is the information I said I would send. It tells a lot about the area also. (Towards the end). > > > > ------------You're Invited! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! > > > > On Sunday, July 26th, the White Pines State Park in Mt. Morris, Illinois will be the site of our first ever > > Keicher/Kiker/Kyker "Kissin' Kousins" Reunion & relations! > > Make plans NOW to be there no later than noon! We have already heard from relatives in Texas, Iowa, > > Utah, and other far-flung locales: they're comin'! And they want to meet YOU. > > Whether you're already well-acquainted or have not yet had the pleasure, meet up with your alleged family > > members- and theirs. Bring along family photo albums and memorabilia to share! > > We will reserve the park shelter and provide charcoal and grills. We ask that you bring your own meat to > > grill, or pack a picnic or sandwiches for your group. A dish to pass is not necessary, especially if you're coming > > from a long distance. Chips, munchies, or other snacks (even fresh fruit) will suffice. Dessert: marshmallows? > > Bring your own soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed at the state park. > > There will be hiking, frisbees, volleyball, croquet, football, fishing (get a temporary fishing license from > > the nearby conservation office), baseball, sunning, skipping rocks, story-telling, and good old-fashioned country > > fun. Bring your sports gear along and dress for comfort. Don't forget the sunscreen and insect repellent.... Throw > > a few lawn chairs in the car if you've still got room. And pack the camera or camcorder, too! > > The White Pines State Park is a lovely wooded setting, located between Polo, Oregon, Dixon, and Mt. > > Morris on the "Pines Road" and featuring our beloved, meandering Pine Creek (pronounced "Crick"!) Shelters, > > parking lots, restrooms and even a few hiking trails are handicapped-accessible. > > Campsites with utility hookups are available by reservation: call (815) 946-3717. Rustic (but recently > > renovated) cabins are probably already reserved for the summer, but inquire and/or get on a cancellation list by > > calling (815) 946-3817. There is a restaurant and dinner theater in the main lodge. > > Other nearby tourist sites include Lake LaDonna (with a large waterslide), the White Pines Deer Park (a > > little zoo, very popular with youngsters), and the White Pines Roller Skating Rink (still with its original imported > > marble floors; roller blading is allowed). Beautiful Lowell Park, just outside of Dixon, IL has a history that > > includes Ronald Reagan's stint as a lifeguard. Here, specially-trained naturalists nurse injured wildlife back to > > health and release them into the wild. Also in Dixon, "Dutch" Reagan's boyhood home is open for touring. > > Lowden Park, in nearby Oregon, IL, is the Laredo Taft campus of Northern Illinois University. Stroll its > > bluffs high above the beautiful Rock River and gaze in awe at the huge statue of Chief Blackhawk. Campsites are > > also available here. > > You can get information on the very-popular Blackhawk CHOCOLATE Trail from the Blackhawk > > Waterways Convention & Tourism Bureau at 201 N. Franklin Street, Polo, IL 61064 or call (815) 946-2108. If > > you're a chocoholic, you've just found heaven. Call the BWC&TB at the above number for information on Bed- > > and-Breakfast accommodations; there are several in Oregon, IL and at least one in Grand Detour, IL. > > Area hotels include the Ramada Inn in Dixon: (800) 288-2828; The Presidential Inn in Dixon (815) 284- > > 3351; the Best Western Brandywine Lodge between Dixon and Sterling (800) 528-1234; the Holiday Inn in Rock > > Falls: (815) 626-5500; Super 8 Motel in Rock Falls (815) 626-8800; and the Village Inn Motel in Polo (815) 946- > > 2229. If all of these are booked up, call the toll-free number of any major hotel chain to get a reservation in their > > Rockford location (about a 50 mile drive from the White Pines State Park). > > Need any more enticement? Are you coming yet? WE SURE HOPE SO. We're anxious to see you! > > We always have plenty of weather (of all kinds), so you won't have to miss that which you've left behind. > > If it rains, we'll simply stay inside the shelter or come up with Plan B (possibly the lodge) - but we will not be > > canceling! So bring the foul-weather gear and come anyway. > > Make copies of this and forward it to all the Keichers/Kikers/Kykers and relatives you know, and encourage them to > > come along too. We're ALL friendly. What's more amazing, we're probably all "family." Will you see any > > resemblances? Check it out! See you there! > > > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > > Hello all, > > > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > > then on the Nebraska. > > > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > > the places where my ancestors lived. > > > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > > really want to get my hands on it!! > > > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > > just off the top of your head info. > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > Jeannie > > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Bryn, We just finished a sign job for R & G Potato Co. out of American Fork. They have about 1000 acres of potatoes they are now harvesting done here. They don't pick potatoes any more. The potatoes that they grow are for chips so they are shipping them to a lot of the Frito Lay locations. How did you ever get up into that country? You must like the cold and snow......[GG] I had thought that I wanted to move back to Rockford as the summers here are miserable. I changed my mind after I went back last year in Feb. Didn't take me long at all to get that out of my system. I go home and stuff my face with Fisher's Potato Chips.....man I miss them.....have to take an extra suitcase just to bring them home on the plane. I have them shipped to me here every now and then. My brother does make a trip down from Phoenix when he knows I have been to IL as he is coming for his potato chips....[GG] Got to run..... Gail

Hello Jeannie, The Genealogy room in Ogle is located in the basement of the Oregon Library. It is at: 300 Jefferson St., Oregon, Il. 61061 815 732-2724. Myself and a few others are usually there on Fridays to assist and work on keeping the room up. The Court house for Ogle is around the corner from the Library. The size of Oregon is about 3,000 and a tourist town. If you want to see a map of this area, go to my homepage and click on "Communities of Northern Illinois". Most other towns in Ogle have libraries. In my resourses section at the web page you will find a listing of the libraries and what most of them offer. The ones that say nothing, I just wasn't sure about yet. There is a motel along the river called the V.I.P. Motel, There is a hotel across the highway from there called the Paddle Wheel Inn, which is very nice. And there is a bed and breakfast in town too. As far as the airport distance. Do you mean Rockford or Chicago? Chicago is about 90 miles east of here and Rockford is about 30 miles north. If you come, try to come on a Friday so we can meet. I appreciate the lookup work you do for the site. If you have any more questions, let me know. Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Jeannie Parkinson wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > then on the Nebraska. > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > the places where my ancestors lived. > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > really want to get my hands on it!! > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > just off the top of your head info. > > Thanks a lot, > > Jeannie > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Jeannie, Here is some news that may prove helpful. I hope. I have Daniel Poffenberger as being married to Mary Malone. And then I show him married to Sophia Palmer. Interesting thing is this, Sophia & Daniels children were born from 1854 - 1872. What did Daniel do in between 1837 - 1854? Thats a good 17 years. Could he have had another wife in there? What children do you have for Daniel & Mary Malone? i don't have any. So any would be great. You say Daniel and Mary Malone had a boy that changed his name, how did you find that one out. Great news too. Also, i show Daniels parents as Henry Poffenberger Sr & Catherine Bogner. Let me know what you think. Interesting huh. Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 10:35:03 AM >>> Hi Bryn, I would love to know what you have on the Poffenbergers. I have a glitch in my progress. My Daniel married Mary Malone 1834, she died in 1837. Then there are conflicting opinions. Some say my Daniel married Sophia Palmer, some say he married Barbara Miller. I am on the Barbara side at this point for various reasons. Isn't Fannie P. Myers Sophia's child or grandchild? At the end of the day, they are all related, but I am trying to put my Daniel with his second wife in hopes that will lead me to his parents. If I can look up something for you in Maryland I'd be glad to. By the way, my Daniel's son (with Mary Malone) changed his name from James L. Poff. to George Washington Richardson and moved to MO from IL after the Civil War (Ihave him there in 1881) then on to NE iin 1885 and he died there in 1901. His sister (Margaret) Ellen Poffenberger married Daniel Fouch. Do you know who's child Susan Poffenberger age 11 is? She is living with George Gigous and his wife Mary on the 1870 census. They lived next door to Ellen and Daniel Fouch so I am assuming she is James' daughter. Jeannie ---Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Jeannie and others, > > Hello there, Just a note for you. You may be able to solve a big mystery of mine. I have a Samuel Myers who married Fannie Poffenberger. Samuel is my great great uncle (Fannie - Aunt). I have been looking into the Poffenbergers so much. I have tons of Records for ogle Co. organized on some sheets. Maybe I should post them to the list. They have a lot of helpful info and would saw people the time of research. > > The thing with Sameul & Fannie, they had four children, but one was born in Nebraska. The others in IL. But the Poffenbergers came from Washington Co MD (with the Myers also). Most of my families came from there. > > I was raised in Ogle Co. IL and recently moved from there. But I know the area very well. There are a few places you could stay. I will post a note that may help you. We are having a family reunion in July at White Pines state park in Ogle Co. So it has phone numbers and information that will prove helpful. Any one who is interested in this is more than welcome to come. My family there is related to almost every one there. i have studied the co. alot. > > Bryn > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Kathy, i only have e-mail, but would love it posted on the site you mentioned. Who do I ask or let know? B >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 10:50:03 AM >>> Dear Brian, Would you like your reunion posted at the "Reunions" site on the web page? Check it out and let me know. Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Here is the information I said I would send. It tells a lot about the area also. (Towards the end). > > ------------You're Invited! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! > > On Sunday, July 26th, the White Pines State Park in Mt. Morris, Illinois will be the site of our first ever > Keicher/Kiker/Kyker "Kissin' Kousins" Reunion & relations! > Make plans NOW to be there no later than noon! We have already heard from relatives in Texas, Iowa, > Utah, and other far-flung locales: they're comin'! And they want to meet YOU. > Whether you're already well-acquainted or have not yet had the pleasure, meet up with your alleged family > members- and theirs. Bring along family photo albums and memorabilia to share! > We will reserve the park shelter and provide charcoal and grills. We ask that you bring your own meat to > grill, or pack a picnic or sandwiches for your group. A dish to pass is not necessary, especially if you're coming > from a long distance. Chips, munchies, or other snacks (even fresh fruit) will suffice. Dessert: marshmallows? > Bring your own soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed at the state park. > There will be hiking, frisbees, volleyball, croquet, football, fishing (get a temporary fishing license from > the nearby conservation office), baseball, sunning, skipping rocks, story-telling, and good old-fashioned country > fun. Bring your sports gear along and dress for comfort. Don't forget the sunscreen and insect repellent.... Throw > a few lawn chairs in the car if you've still got room. And pack the camera or camcorder, too! > The White Pines State Park is a lovely wooded setting, located between Polo, Oregon, Dixon, and Mt. > Morris on the "Pines Road" and featuring our beloved, meandering Pine Creek (pronounced "Crick"!) Shelters, > parking lots, restrooms and even a few hiking trails are handicapped-accessible. > Campsites with utility hookups are available by reservation: call (815) 946-3717. Rustic (but recently > renovated) cabins are probably already reserved for the summer, but inquire and/or get on a cancellation list by > calling (815) 946-3817. There is a restaurant and dinner theater in the main lodge. > Other nearby tourist sites include Lake LaDonna (with a large waterslide), the White Pines Deer Park (a > little zoo, very popular with youngsters), and the White Pines Roller Skating Rink (still with its original imported > marble floors; roller blading is allowed). Beautiful Lowell Park, just outside of Dixon, IL has a history that > includes Ronald Reagan's stint as a lifeguard. Here, specially-trained naturalists nurse injured wildlife back to > health and release them into the wild. Also in Dixon, "Dutch" Reagan's boyhood home is open for touring. > Lowden Park, in nearby Oregon, IL, is the Laredo Taft campus of Northern Illinois University. Stroll its > bluffs high above the beautiful Rock River and gaze in awe at the huge statue of Chief Blackhawk. Campsites are > also available here. > You can get information on the very-popular Blackhawk CHOCOLATE Trail from the Blackhawk > Waterways Convention & Tourism Bureau at 201 N. Franklin Street, Polo, IL 61064 or call (815) 946-2108. If > you're a chocoholic, you've just found heaven. Call the BWC&TB at the above number for information on Bed- > and-Breakfast accommodations; there are several in Oregon, IL and at least one in Grand Detour, IL. > Area hotels include the Ramada Inn in Dixon: (800) 288-2828; The Presidential Inn in Dixon (815) 284- > 3351; the Best Western Brandywine Lodge between Dixon and Sterling (800) 528-1234; the Holiday Inn in Rock > Falls: (815) 626-5500; Super 8 Motel in Rock Falls (815) 626-8800; and the Village Inn Motel in Polo (815) 946- > 2229. If all of these are booked up, call the toll-free number of any major hotel chain to get a reservation in their > Rockford location (about a 50 mile drive from the White Pines State Park). > Need any more enticement? Are you coming yet? WE SURE HOPE SO. We're anxious to see you! > We always have plenty of weather (of all kinds), so you won't have to miss that which you've left behind. > If it rains, we'll simply stay inside the shelter or come up with Plan B (possibly the lodge) - but we will not be > canceling! So bring the foul-weather gear and come anyway. > Make copies of this and forward it to all the Keichers/Kikers/Kykers and relatives you know, and encourage them to > come along too. We're ALL friendly. What's more amazing, we're probably all "family." Will you see any > resemblances? Check it out! See you there! > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > Hello all, > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > then on the Nebraska. > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > the places where my ancestors lived. > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > really want to get my hands on it!! > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > just off the top of your head info. > > Thanks a lot, > > Jeannie > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Dear Brian, Would you like your reunion posted at the "Reunions" site on the web page? Check it out and let me know. Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Here is the information I said I would send. It tells a lot about the area also. (Towards the end). > > ------------You're Invited! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! > > On Sunday, July 26th, the White Pines State Park in Mt. Morris, Illinois will be the site of our first ever > Keicher/Kiker/Kyker "Kissin' Kousins" Reunion & relations! > Make plans NOW to be there no later than noon! We have already heard from relatives in Texas, Iowa, > Utah, and other far-flung locales: they're comin'! And they want to meet YOU. > Whether you're already well-acquainted or have not yet had the pleasure, meet up with your alleged family > members- and theirs. Bring along family photo albums and memorabilia to share! > We will reserve the park shelter and provide charcoal and grills. We ask that you bring your own meat to > grill, or pack a picnic or sandwiches for your group. A dish to pass is not necessary, especially if you're coming > from a long distance. Chips, munchies, or other snacks (even fresh fruit) will suffice. Dessert: marshmallows? > Bring your own soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed at the state park. > There will be hiking, frisbees, volleyball, croquet, football, fishing (get a temporary fishing license from > the nearby conservation office), baseball, sunning, skipping rocks, story-telling, and good old-fashioned country > fun. Bring your sports gear along and dress for comfort. Don't forget the sunscreen and insect repellent.... Throw > a few lawn chairs in the car if you've still got room. And pack the camera or camcorder, too! > The White Pines State Park is a lovely wooded setting, located between Polo, Oregon, Dixon, and Mt. > Morris on the "Pines Road" and featuring our beloved, meandering Pine Creek (pronounced "Crick"!) Shelters, > parking lots, restrooms and even a few hiking trails are handicapped-accessible. > Campsites with utility hookups are available by reservation: call (815) 946-3717. Rustic (but recently > renovated) cabins are probably already reserved for the summer, but inquire and/or get on a cancellation list by > calling (815) 946-3817. There is a restaurant and dinner theater in the main lodge. > Other nearby tourist sites include Lake LaDonna (with a large waterslide), the White Pines Deer Park (a > little zoo, very popular with youngsters), and the White Pines Roller Skating Rink (still with its original imported > marble floors; roller blading is allowed). Beautiful Lowell Park, just outside of Dixon, IL has a history that > includes Ronald Reagan's stint as a lifeguard. Here, specially-trained naturalists nurse injured wildlife back to > health and release them into the wild. Also in Dixon, "Dutch" Reagan's boyhood home is open for touring. > Lowden Park, in nearby Oregon, IL, is the Laredo Taft campus of Northern Illinois University. Stroll its > bluffs high above the beautiful Rock River and gaze in awe at the huge statue of Chief Blackhawk. Campsites are > also available here. > You can get information on the very-popular Blackhawk CHOCOLATE Trail from the Blackhawk > Waterways Convention & Tourism Bureau at 201 N. Franklin Street, Polo, IL 61064 or call (815) 946-2108. If > you're a chocoholic, you've just found heaven. Call the BWC&TB at the above number for information on Bed- > and-Breakfast accommodations; there are several in Oregon, IL and at least one in Grand Detour, IL. > Area hotels include the Ramada Inn in Dixon: (800) 288-2828; The Presidential Inn in Dixon (815) 284- > 3351; the Best Western Brandywine Lodge between Dixon and Sterling (800) 528-1234; the Holiday Inn in Rock > Falls: (815) 626-5500; Super 8 Motel in Rock Falls (815) 626-8800; and the Village Inn Motel in Polo (815) 946- > 2229. If all of these are booked up, call the toll-free number of any major hotel chain to get a reservation in their > Rockford location (about a 50 mile drive from the White Pines State Park). > Need any more enticement? Are you coming yet? WE SURE HOPE SO. We're anxious to see you! > We always have plenty of weather (of all kinds), so you won't have to miss that which you've left behind. > If it rains, we'll simply stay inside the shelter or come up with Plan B (possibly the lodge) - but we will not be > canceling! So bring the foul-weather gear and come anyway. > Make copies of this and forward it to all the Keichers/Kikers/Kykers and relatives you know, and encourage them to > come along too. We're ALL friendly. What's more amazing, we're probably all "family." Will you see any > resemblances? Check it out! See you there! > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > Hello all, > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > then on the Nebraska. > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > the places where my ancestors lived. > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > really want to get my hands on it!! > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > just off the top of your head info. > > Thanks a lot, > > Jeannie > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Bryn, Did you do a lot of searching in the Court House in Oregon? Where are you living now? My cousin, Betty Berger used to work in the Clerk's office. Also some friends of hers moved out here and are farming east of Casa Grande, their name is Hiscox. Always, Searching Gail Kilgore Casa Grande,AZ Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html

Hi Bryn, I would love to know what you have on the Poffenbergers. I have a glitch in my progress. My Daniel married Mary Malone 1834, she died in 1837. Then there are conflicting opinions. Some say my Daniel married Sophia Palmer, some say he married Barbara Miller. I am on the Barbara side at this point for various reasons. Isn't Fannie P. Myers Sophia's child or grandchild? At the end of the day, they are all related, but I am trying to put my Daniel with his second wife in hopes that will lead me to his parents. If I can look up something for you in Maryland I'd be glad to. By the way, my Daniel's son (with Mary Malone) changed his name from James L. Poff. to George Washington Richardson and moved to MO from IL after the Civil War (Ihave him there in 1881) then on to NE iin 1885 and he died there in 1901. His sister (Margaret) Ellen Poffenberger married Daniel Fouch. Do you know who's child Susan Poffenberger age 11 is? She is living with George Gigous and his wife Mary on the 1870 census. They lived next door to Ellen and Daniel Fouch so I am assuming she is James' daughter. Jeannie ---Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Jeannie and others, > > Hello there, Just a note for you. You may be able to solve a big mystery of mine. I have a Samuel Myers who married Fannie Poffenberger. Samuel is my great great uncle (Fannie - Aunt). I have been looking into the Poffenbergers so much. I have tons of Records for ogle Co. organized on some sheets. Maybe I should post them to the list. They have a lot of helpful info and would saw people the time of research. > > The thing with Sameul & Fannie, they had four children, but one was born in Nebraska. The others in IL. But the Poffenbergers came from Washington Co MD (with the Myers also). Most of my families came from there. > > I was raised in Ogle Co. IL and recently moved from there. But I know the area very well. There are a few places you could stay. I will post a note that may help you. We are having a family reunion in July at White Pines state park in Ogle Co. So it has phone numbers and information that will prove helpful. Any one who is interested in this is more than welcome to come. My family there is related to almost every one there. i have studied the co. alot. > > Bryn > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Here is the information I said I would send. It tells a lot about the area also. (Towards the end). ------------You're Invited! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! On Sunday, July 26th, the White Pines State Park in Mt. Morris, Illinois will be the site of our first ever Keicher/Kiker/Kyker "Kissin' Kousins" Reunion & relations! Make plans NOW to be there no later than noon! We have already heard from relatives in Texas, Iowa, Utah, and other far-flung locales: they're comin'! And they want to meet YOU. Whether you're already well-acquainted or have not yet had the pleasure, meet up with your alleged family members- and theirs. Bring along family photo albums and memorabilia to share! We will reserve the park shelter and provide charcoal and grills. We ask that you bring your own meat to grill, or pack a picnic or sandwiches for your group. A dish to pass is not necessary, especially if you're coming from a long distance. Chips, munchies, or other snacks (even fresh fruit) will suffice. Dessert: marshmallows? Bring your own soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed at the state park. There will be hiking, frisbees, volleyball, croquet, football, fishing (get a temporary fishing license from the nearby conservation office), baseball, sunning, skipping rocks, story-telling, and good old-fashioned country fun. Bring your sports gear along and dress for comfort. Don't forget the sunscreen and insect repellent.... Throw a few lawn chairs in the car if you've still got room. And pack the camera or camcorder, too! The White Pines State Park is a lovely wooded setting, located between Polo, Oregon, Dixon, and Mt. Morris on the "Pines Road" and featuring our beloved, meandering Pine Creek (pronounced "Crick"!) Shelters, parking lots, restrooms and even a few hiking trails are handicapped-accessible. Campsites with utility hookups are available by reservation: call (815) 946-3717. Rustic (but recently renovated) cabins are probably already reserved for the summer, but inquire and/or get on a cancellation list by calling (815) 946-3817. There is a restaurant and dinner theater in the main lodge. Other nearby tourist sites include Lake LaDonna (with a large waterslide), the White Pines Deer Park (a little zoo, very popular with youngsters), and the White Pines Roller Skating Rink (still with its original imported marble floors; roller blading is allowed). Beautiful Lowell Park, just outside of Dixon, IL has a history that includes Ronald Reagan's stint as a lifeguard. Here, specially-trained naturalists nurse injured wildlife back to health and release them into the wild. Also in Dixon, "Dutch" Reagan's boyhood home is open for touring. Lowden Park, in nearby Oregon, IL, is the Laredo Taft campus of Northern Illinois University. Stroll its bluffs high above the beautiful Rock River and gaze in awe at the huge statue of Chief Blackhawk. Campsites are also available here. You can get information on the very-popular Blackhawk CHOCOLATE Trail from the Blackhawk Waterways Convention & Tourism Bureau at 201 N. Franklin Street, Polo, IL 61064 or call (815) 946-2108. If you're a chocoholic, you've just found heaven. Call the BWC&TB at the above number for information on Bed- and-Breakfast accommodations; there are several in Oregon, IL and at least one in Grand Detour, IL. Area hotels include the Ramada Inn in Dixon: (800) 288-2828; The Presidential Inn in Dixon (815) 284- 3351; the Best Western Brandywine Lodge between Dixon and Sterling (800) 528-1234; the Holiday Inn in Rock Falls: (815) 626-5500; Super 8 Motel in Rock Falls (815) 626-8800; and the Village Inn Motel in Polo (815) 946- 2229. If all of these are booked up, call the toll-free number of any major hotel chain to get a reservation in their Rockford location (about a 50 mile drive from the White Pines State Park). Need any more enticement? Are you coming yet? WE SURE HOPE SO. We're anxious to see you! We always have plenty of weather (of all kinds), so you won't have to miss that which you've left behind. If it rains, we'll simply stay inside the shelter or come up with Plan B (possibly the lodge) - but we will not be canceling! So bring the foul-weather gear and come anyway. Make copies of this and forward it to all the Keichers/Kikers/Kykers and relatives you know, and encourage them to come along too. We're ALL friendly. What's more amazing, we're probably all "family." Will you see any resemblances? Check it out! See you there! >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> Hello all, I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and then on the Nebraska. I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find the places where my ancestors lived. Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I really want to get my hands on it!! Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, just off the top of your head info. Thanks a lot, Jeannie jparkinson@rocketmail.com POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Jeannie and others, Hello there, Just a note for you. You may be able to solve a big mystery of mine. I have a Samuel Myers who married Fannie Poffenberger. Samuel is my great great uncle (Fannie - Aunt). I have been looking into the Poffenbergers so much. I have tons of Records for ogle Co. organized on some sheets. Maybe I should post them to the list. They have a lot of helpful info and would saw people the time of research. The thing with Sameul & Fannie, they had four children, but one was born in Nebraska. The others in IL. But the Poffenbergers came from Washington Co MD (with the Myers also). Most of my families came from there. I was raised in Ogle Co. IL and recently moved from there. But I know the area very well. There are a few places you could stay. I will post a note that may help you. We are having a family reunion in July at White Pines state park in Ogle Co. So it has phone numbers and information that will prove helpful. Any one who is interested in this is more than welcome to come. My family there is related to almost every one there. i have studied the co. alot. Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> Hello all, I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and then on the Nebraska. I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find the places where my ancestors lived. Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I really want to get my hands on it!! Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, just off the top of your head info. Thanks a lot, Jeannie jparkinson@rocketmail.com POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hello all, I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and then on the Nebraska. I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find the places where my ancestors lived. Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I really want to get my hands on it!! Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, just off the top of your head info. Thanks a lot, Jeannie jparkinson@rocketmail.com POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Gail, I love that route 2 drive. My wife always thinks we're going to fall into the river when we drive by it. I spent a lot of time in Oregon also. My family lives on Washington. My uncle now has our farm in Pine Creek and my uncle has the other in Polo. And the one in Grand Detour also. OUr family is pretty wide spread in the Ogle co. Area. When I was growing up, we owned the island that is after Oregon on the way to Rockford. It is now a landmark. It has a plaque and a little rest area off rt. 2. Our little home on the island is still there. We had that for a long time. It was a fun place to visit. Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/6/98 5:09:24 PM >>> Bryn, See it is a small world, not really. Dr. Kirkpatrick, a Vascular Surgeon, lives here in CG too. He graduated from West in 60 and I would have graduated from East in 60 but we moved to CO in the spring of 59. Spent a lot of my summers near Oregon where my great grandparents lived, near good old Blackhawk. I love that old statue, always wanted to go in and see all the pennies. Also, do you remember driving from Rockford to Oregon on Rt. 2 along the river. You used to see along the river doors that went into the ground or the banks and probably went to the houses, tunnels, and I remember hearing that that was where they kept the slaves during the day who were running to freedom and then back to the river at night. I used to think how I would like to go and check out one of those tunnels. We lived near the river in Grant Park.....out by the airport. We were never allowed near the river. My grandfather drowned in the river and his body was found out by the Cederquist farm past the airport. But, kids will be kids!!! What my mother doesn't know won't hurt her. Got to run.......memories, I love them...and I am sure on this list there will be a lot. Always, Searching Gail Kilgore Casa Grande,AZ Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html

Dear Gail, At the web site I have some info on the underground railroad in Byron, Ogle County. Check it out under "Ogle County Links" via the homepage. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Kathy - the Ogle County Web Page Host Gail Kilgore wrote: > > Bryn, > > See it is a small world, not really. Dr. Kirkpatrick, a > Vascular Surgeon, lives here in CG too. He graduated from West > in 60 and I would have graduated from East in 60 but we moved > to CO in the spring of 59. Spent a lot of my summers near > Oregon where my great grandparents lived, near good old > Blackhawk. I love that old statue, always wanted to go in and > see all the pennies. Also, do you remember driving from > Rockford to Oregon on Rt. 2 along the river. You used to see > along the river doors that went into the ground or the banks > and probably went to the houses, tunnels, and I remember > hearing that that was where they kept the slaves during the day > who were running to freedom and then back to the river at > night. I used to think how I would like to go and check out > one of those tunnels. > > We lived near the river in Grant Park.....out by the airport. > We were never allowed near the river. My grandfather drowned > in the river and his body was found out by the Cederquist farm > past the airport. But, kids will be kids!!! What my mother > doesn't know won't hurt her. > > Got to run.......memories, I love them...and I am sure on this > list there will be a lot. > > Always, Searching > > Gail Kilgore > Casa Grande,AZ > Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > *~* > List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html

Kathy, Thanks, I will look into it. Sorry about blabbing on about nothing, but it like old home week. I miss IL but not the snow and cold, but the summers. Always, Searching Gail Kilgore Casa Grande,AZ Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html