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>From an obit. in a MT.Carmel newspaper with no name or date.William Franklin JORDAN 78 Spanish American War veteran died. Short Funeral home. Buried in Highland Memorial Cemetary. Died in Marion veterans hospital. Lived in Indianapolis Ind. Survivors wife Anna, 5 children, 3 step children and a sister Anna DEMUTH. Is short funeral and Highland cemetary in the Mt. carmel area?. Anna DEMUTH was my Gmother.Anything you can share needed. The above information is all I have on William JORDAN. My guess is he was born 1878-1880 in the Mt. Carmel area. Hope I did this right. Carl

Thanks for the information. I will keep my eye open for any posts for her. Bob in Minnesota -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 6:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] Searching for GERMAN & YELM Hi, You should speak with Nora Doyle Stafford in Dorango Colorado. She has done work on the Greman family. Do not have hjer Email, but she's on the Peoria Gen web lists.

My dad worked for many years with a "Chuck German". He lived in Yates City and his parents farmed some 7 miles North of Elmwood. Mr. German was an engineer (he drove trains) for a strip mining operation around Farmington and later Victoria, IL. -----Original Message----- From: Bob Miller <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 1:15 PM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Searching for GERMAN & YELM >I am looking for anyone familiar with or researching the following >individuals: > >Husband: William Russell GERMAN >Parents: Elmer E. German and Elizabeth Jane McGivern >Born: Apr 24, 1899 in Williamsfield, Knox Cty, IL >Married: Jan 26, 1927 in St. Louis, St. Louis Cty, MO >Died: Jan 04, 1962 in Peoria, Peoria Cty, IL >Buried: in Chillicothe, Peoria Cty, IL Cemetery > >Wife: Lorena YELM >Parents: Charles Yelm and Betsey Norman >Born: Aug 04, 1898 in Laura, Peoria Cty, IL >Died: Aug 12, 1988 in Chillicothe, Peoria Cty, IL >Buried: in Chillicothe, Peoria Cty, IL Cemetery > >Children: Russell Charles GERMAN > >Thank you for any help that is out there. > >Bob in Minnesota > >============================== >Share your genealogy research with others! >Upload your GEDCOM file to RootsWeb at: >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > >==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== >Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm > >

Hi, You should speak with Nora Doyle Stafford in Dorango Colorado. She has done work on the Greman family. Do not have hjer Email, but she's on the Peoria Gen web lists.

I am looking for anyone familiar with or researching the following individuals: Husband: William Russell GERMAN Parents: Elmer E. German and Elizabeth Jane McGivern Born: Apr 24, 1899 in Williamsfield, Knox Cty, IL Married: Jan 26, 1927 in St. Louis, St. Louis Cty, MO Died: Jan 04, 1962 in Peoria, Peoria Cty, IL Buried: in Chillicothe, Peoria Cty, IL Cemetery Wife: Lorena YELM Parents: Charles Yelm and Betsey Norman Born: Aug 04, 1898 in Laura, Peoria Cty, IL Died: Aug 12, 1988 in Chillicothe, Peoria Cty, IL Buried: in Chillicothe, Peoria Cty, IL Cemetery Children: Russell Charles GERMAN Thank you for any help that is out there. Bob in Minnesota ============================== Share your genealogy research with others! Upload your GEDCOM file to RootsWeb at: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 7:20 PM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Peoria Orphanage > Hello All > I am looking for any ideas as to where to look for information regarding > an orphanage that existed in Peoria in the late 1800's. > My gggrandfather Robert W. Humphrey, died in Nov 1886 in Maroa, IL. > Sometime after that his wife put their two sons, William and Joseph, in the > Peoria Orphanage. In May of 1887 a daughter was born we do not know if she > was put in the orphanage or not. At some point in time prior to their > departure for NE Robert's mother and brothers came and adopted the boys, the > 1900 Census shows the family in Lincoln Co., NE. > Joseph returned to Peoria at some point in time and apparently died of > suicide there in about 1933, I would also be interested in getting more > information about him and confirmation of his death. > Thank you all in advance for you assistance. > > Kimberly Brown > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Candi Horton,[email protected], the list administrator with questions concerning this list! > There was a catholic orphanage Schlarrman Home on Heading Street in West Peoria. Check with the Peoria Genealogy Society.Also there was and still is Florence Critten home for unwed mothers.They probably had an orphanage.I can get the address for you if you like.Also on Knoxville Street there was a childrens home.I had a friend in high school that lived there.I grew up in Peoria. There is also a web site in Peoria where youcan post querries.I helped another person who was also looking for info. Let me know if I can help... I do not live in Peoria anymore but have access to info Pat

Hello All I am looking for any ideas as to where to look for information regarding an orphanage that existed in Peoria in the late 1800's. My gggrandfather Robert W. Humphrey, died in Nov 1886 in Maroa, IL. Sometime after that his wife put their two sons, William and Joseph, in the Peoria Orphanage. In May of 1887 a daughter was born we do not know if she was put in the orphanage or not. At some point in time prior to their departure for NE Robert's mother and brothers came and adopted the boys, the 1900 Census shows the family in Lincoln Co., NE. Joseph returned to Peoria at some point in time and apparently died of suicide there in about 1933, I would also be interested in getting more information about him and confirmation of his death. Thank you all in advance for you assistance. Kimberly Brown

Hi Bill, Thanks for the info but we already have his death certificate. You said you are originally from Peoria? Then mayhap when could have went to school with some of my relitives? I do know that I had a Uncle Floyd who lived in Peoria. He had a daughter named June Irene and may have a son Floyd V King. As far as religion I dont know. Could be he was Catholic as that is what I was Baptised and I know my dad is also Catholic. His son Benjamin was the informit for the info on his death certificate. But the info (Josiah's parents) we are hunting for was either not known or just not given. Robert King/[email protected]

His passing was well before my time, but I may be of some little help with info. I think the cause of death would probablu be Diabetes melitus (not Melting) Was he Catholic, do you think? If so he was probably buried at St. Joseph Cemetery.... for German Catholics. Since you have the date of death, you could easily get his death certificate: Joann Thomas Peoria County Clerk 324 Main st. Room 109 Courthouse Peoria IL 61602-1368 Note: they do not accept personal checks; send $5 (since it was prior to 1916; starting in 1916 it is $7) with your request giving the information you posted - date, name, place of death; your purpose and relationshipto the deceased. They are fairly prompt. That might give you names of other relatives; and name of mortuary, which could give you name of survivors; which cemetery, which could also have other names for you to pursue. I have info on cemeteries and mortuaries there, if you wish to contact me later. PS: There are many, many Kings in the current Peoria phone book. Relatives waiting to be found??????? Bill in Denver (but originally from Peoria).

Looking for info on my gggrandfather, Josiah King. He was born 14 Feb 1858 in Ohio, we think Shelby Co. Died 14 Nov 1912 about 7:35pm. he 54yrs 9 mths old. Married Susanna Boyer. Josiah's occupation is listed as laborer. His place of death was 132 Green St Peoria IL.. Place of bural is Weldon, IL. He died from Diabeties Melting Robert King/[email protected]

I am looking for the family lines of Palmer and Buck. The family that lived in Rochester, IL. Lewis Palmer and Mary Jane(Buck). This is Hester Elena (Palmer) Messenger was born in Rochester , IL. She married Chauncey Monroe Messenger in 1872 in Republic Co., Kansas. Please share if you have any information. Rose Mitcham

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--part1_0.4815fa23.256b13c2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Maybe the following will help those with questions about embalming in the 1880's. First you will see the answer, then follows my email with questions. Karen --part1_0.4815fa23.256b13c2_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zc03.mx.aol.com (rly-zc03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.3]) by air-zc03.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 07:37:10 -0500 Received: from nfda.org ([207.67.66.1]) by rly-zc03.mx.aol.com (v65.4) with ESMTP; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 07:36:57 1900 Received: from GRPWISE-Message_Server by nfda.org with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 06:35:15 -0600 Message-Id: <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 06:35:06 -0600 From: "Kathie Walczak" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Embalming Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Embalming was used widely during the Civil Ware to preserve bodies sent home= to families. Thomas Holmes was the "father of American embalming. First usi= ng embalming to preserve cadavers for anatomical study and later working wit= h Washington, DC to train and send surgeons and others out in the field to e= mbalm union soldiers. Abraham Lincoln asked Holmes to embalm a close friend=20= and later Lincoln was embalmed for the journey to Springfield. After Lincoln= was embalmed more people requested the process to be done. Schools of embal= ming started up and by the 1880's several chemical companies were started to= produce the embalming fluids. During that time more and more requested the=20= preservation of the body through embalming for viewing purposes and the "col= d air preservers" soon disappeared and embalming took over. =20 If you would like more information of embalming in the United States, there=20= is a book "History of American Funeral Directing" by Habenstein, Lamers & Ra= ether that has a full chapter on embalming. Hope this information helps. Kathleen Walczak Mgr., FSEF Library, Marketplace Mgr., NFDA Research & Information NFDA Store >>> <[email protected]> 11/19/99 06:55PM >>> Question: On one of the genealogy news groups I subscribe to via Email, there has been= =20 some discussion about embalming. In the 1880's, were they embalming? There= =20 seems to be some question as to when embalming became an absolute, instead=20 of, if one could afford it. Thanks, Karen Foster Montgomery --part1_0.4815fa23.256b13c2_boundary--

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MabelI meant to send address earlier for the person who needed the new address for where records from Peoria State Hosp. are now kept. Zeller Zone address: George A Zeller Mental Health Center 5407 N University St Peoria IL 61614 Personnel Office Phone: 309- 693-5234 Regards, Linda

Tasha, Here is the text of the reply I received from the Peoria County Courthouse regarding adoption files. "Unfortunately, I cannot enter an Order to re-open an adoption file on the basis of your oral or written request. Judges cannot issue Orders on the basis of phone calls or letters. Such communications do not consititute admissible evidence. However, I can give you some general guidance in this area of adoption information. First, the information tht you seek may be available from the Illinois Adoption Registry. All that is required is that you file a request with the Illinois Adoption Registry, State Department of Public Health at 605 Wet Jefferson, Springfield, Il 62702 (217)785-3189. You will not need an attorney to make this simple request. The Registry will provide you with the form needed to make a request for information. However, the only information available from the Registry would be that which parents and adoptees have voluntarily filed. With regard to the Court file on your adoption, it is probably that you assume that you have the right to everything in that file. This is a correct assumption for almost all judicial files. However, adoption files are an exception to this principle. In Illinois, the State Legislature has decided that the best policy regarding adoptions is that they be kept confidential. Therefore section 18 of 750 ILCS mandates that all adoption files be sealed after the decree for adoption has been entered. There is a court procedure for obtaining information from sealed adoption files, if there is a good reason for doing so. If "good cause" can be shown it is possible to obtain a Court order to open an adoption file by filing a petition under 750 ILCS 50/18. Good cause requires the analysis of many factors. These factors will vary depending upon the circumstances of each case. Some of the factors are the nature of the petitioner's request, the age and maturity of the adoptee, the proposed use of the information, the circumstances of the adoption, and any countervailing considerations. A determination of good cause must reflect serious consideration of the interests of all persons involved: the adoptee, the biological parents, and the adoptive parents and siblings. If you decide to petition a Court under this law, I recommend that an experienced, qualified attorney be retained to analyze the particular facts of your case, prepare the petition, and have it be properly brought and argued before a judge. One can represent himself in such a proceeding. First, one would have to prepare a petition setting forth the pertinent facts of the case, including but not limited to: who is making the request (adoptee, adoptive parent, biological parent, other family member, etc.), what specifically is being requested, the reason(s) the information is being requested, the names of the parties to the adoption (to the extent known), and any other information which would identify the original adoption proceeding. After the petition is prepared, it must be filed with the circuit Court Clerk at the Peoria County Courthouse, ground floor, 324 Main Street, Peoria. The fee for filing such petitions is $60.00. After filing the petition a hearing date must be obtained from the Court Scheduling office on the second floor of the Courthouse. The petition will be set on the docket of the judge then hearing adoption cases. The petitioner must appear on the scheduled date at the appropriate time and in the designated Courtroom to give any testimony or other evidence that the judge may require. The judge could grant or deny the petition on that day, or the judge may require another hearing for additional evidence or to allow other persons to be part of the proceeding. Another avenue which you may pursue to obtain adoption information is a Petition for the Appointment of a Confidential Intermediary under 750 ILCS 50/18.3. This law is used in situations where a medical doctor (or other specified professionals) certifies in a sworn affidavit that in their opinion the treatment of the adoptee would be materially asisted by information obtainable from the biological parents or that the adoptee might benefit from the provision of organs or other bodily tissues, materials, or fluids by the biological parents or othe close relatives. If, after a hearing on the Petition, a confidential intermediary is appointed by the Court to conduct a search, before the search begins a flat fee of $425.00 must be paid to the confidential intermediary. This procedure is new and the assistance of an attorney would be necessary for most laymen." Hope this helps. Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] Adoption records > yes rhonda please send me the text outline of that paper so i can see. > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Candi Horton,[email protected], the list administrator with questions concerning this list! > >

No. [email protected] wrote: > > is the peoria state hospital the same as st.francis hospital? > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > 2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks go to RootsWeb. Your generous donations to > RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 -- David L. Langenberg e-mail: [email protected] University of Delaware phone: (302) 831-1668 Newark, DE 19717-5267 fax: (302) 831-1046 http://www2.lib.udel.edu/colldev/staff/dll.html

Thanks for the information, Bill. Mattie Colson was born about 1871 and died in 1951. I do have her death certificate which lists her father incorrectly and also states she was a widow. She died in the Peoria State Hospital. I'll start by contacting these 8 to whom you refer. Thanks again. Chris - in Oregon [email protected] wrote: > I do not know what time period you may have in mind, but I checked in the > phone directory and there are eight persons named COLSON in the latest > directory. > You should be able to access these names and addresses thru online phone > directories like LYCOS www.lycos.com > I hope this helps. > Bill in Denver > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm

I'm thinking you could write to Public Relations at Saint Francis Medical Center, 539 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61637 and ask for your mother's 'front' sheets of these dates she was admitted (perhaps Jan. 1978 through Jan. 1980). You don't want to mention adoption, because, sadly enough, that still puts out a red flag and may delay communication from Saint Francis. It might be good to get ideas about how to word your letter from an adoption support group in your area. You can also write or call "Healing Hearts, Inc., PO Box 606, Normal, Illinois 61761" and direct your letter to Marilyn Strohkirch (phone; 309-379-5401). This is an adoption search and support group in central Illinois. My heart goes out to you as information is hard to come by--I was almost given up, and at least five siblings were given up (the family has been reunited with the five) for adoption. God speed, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 15 November, 1999 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] Peoria State Hospital > can anyone tell me how to get my records about me being adopted at st.francis > hospital on nov.24th,1979.i really would like to know the addresss and the > telephone number of the old courthouse to because i live in missouri and have > no accesss to getting to peoria,ill.i am going to bear a child f my own > feb.2,2000 and i also need to find out my medical background.so any help is > greatly appreciated. > > Tasha > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm >