go directly to http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/FamHist.html or, our home page http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html I have just "finished" bringing up a new webpage to assist genealogists who have roots in PERRY AND JACKSON COUNTIES, connected with the Regular or Primitive Baptist Church. Unfortunately many of the records have not been located, but such as we have, we share here. This link is intended as a tool, or index, to information included in our library materials. Obituaries, writings, records, minutes, and other original source documents which may be of help are in our collection, and the web site with its listings of SURNAMES ties to our database which gives additional information, and also serves as an index to more detailed information, photos, etc. We are glad to help researchers within the limits of our time as volunteers (who also must work for a living), and glad to share a better understanding of the church of which these pioneers were members. Will be glad to hear what you all think. Sign our guest book and let us know, if you see a surname you are searching for. Happy hunting!!!! Robert Webb ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I am new to this list, so I thought that I would send out a message of which surnames that I am researching. HINCKLEY, George M.; b about 1820, from NY; married Philena A. ROSS; b 1827 in MA; married in 1843 in Perry Co, IL. Philena is buried in Old DuQuoin Cemetery, according to one record. They had at least two children, E.M. b 1852 and George Allen, b 1845. Both born in Illinois. George Allen married Annie RICHARDS in 1869 and had 5 children; Milford Lowe, Edward Martin, Lena, Lyla, and Oliver. Milford married Dara (Dora) KNIGHT, and Edward married Retta STONE. Edward and Retta had at least one child, Harry Edward, born in 1903; married Madge REIDELBERGER, daughter of Peter Henry REIDELBERGER. Harry and Madge are my ggrandparents. Harry and Madge had three children that I know of. Once was Harry who died when he was 26 days old, Harold Martin "uncle Pete", and Evelyn. Evelyn married Harold Joseph EGGERS (see below). EGGERS, William Arthur. I can not trace this line at all! All I know is that William married Emma VOYLES and adopted my grandfather, Harold Joseph EGGERS. I believe that this was his second marriage, his first being to May MALONEY. Both marriages occurred in St. Louis, as well as Harold's birth (according to his obit) and then somewhere along the way, William and Emma moved with Harold to DuQuoin, where he married Evelyn HINCKLEY. William supposedly went by the name of Art. I have several locations for him, St. Louis, East St. Louis, Litchfield, DuQuoin. I'm sorry for the length of this, I wanted to give everything that I had, in case someone might be researching the same line. Would love to hear from you if you are! Thanks! Michelle [email protected]<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

...my brand-spankin NEW RANDOLPH COUNTY IL site is now up and running!! YEA!! its a new site, but includes the former KASKASKIA site,... i just expanded! it is STILL the ILTRAILS Kaskaskia site. the NEW url is: <A HREF="http://www.randolphcountyillinois.net"> http://www.randolphcountyillinois.net</A> copy and paste or click on the hot link above. please let me know if you find any broken links New and Updated articles are: Fort Chartres outline map......NEW!!! Menard house pictures............UPDATED!!! Surname Registry.....................NEW!!! Randolph marriages.................NEW!!! Randolph Births.......................NEW!!! more articles and pictures will be forthcoming soon... and YOUR contributions are ALWAYS welcome! Happy Hunting!!! Jean [email protected] Coordinator for: Perry Co. ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/perry/">http://www.perrycountyillinois.net </A> Randolph Co/Kaskaskia, ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/"> http://www.randolphcountyillinois.net</A> Monroe Co. ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/Index.html"> http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/</A> List Administrator: [email protected]

Hello, Is anyone researching the Gocher family in Perry County? I find two Gocher families living close to Hardin H. Reeves family on the 1860 Perry County census. In household 1054 there is Leonard Gocher, age 24, farmer, born in Illinois with wife, Susannah, age 21. born in Illinois. They have a son, Allin, age 1. Hardin H. Reeves family is in household 1057. There is also, a Martha Gocher, age 45, born in TN, with several children living in household 1052. Hardin H. Reeves had a daughter, Rebecca, who married George Quincy Loman. She is listed as born in 1853. On her death certificate it list her mother's maiden name as Gotre. I have recently found out Rebecca told family she was adopted and was very sad in her later years because she could not find out about her people. I know this is a long shot, but could this Goucher/Gocher family be the same one Rebecca's son remembered as Gotre. He is the one who gave the information on her birth certificate. Perhaps it was how they pronounced it, or perhaps he had forgotten or did not know how to spell it when his mother died. I find this same Goucher family living by Hardin H. Reeves in 1850 in Perry County, Illinois. Does anyone have any information on them. Does anyone know if there were adoption records kept in the early 1850's. If my Rebecca was an adopted child, it appears to me the Reeves would have gotten the child from someone living close by. In the early 1850's families did not travel very far to do anything. All help or suggestions appreciated. Rebecca has been dead since 1913, she was my great-grandmother, but I would love to solve the puzzle about her people for her and for her descendants. Thanks, Flora

As a followup to yesterday's note, Jean has fixed the problem with opening page 8 of the 1860 census. I also heard from Marge Van Hemert that the RootsWeb link to this census is still available. Apparently they merely changed the web address from what I had. The current address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/perry/perry.htm This site also contains an alphabetized index of the census and will tell you what page the individuals will be found on. Many thanks to all those who replied to my posting. Ken Soper Researching SOPER, SOAPER, VOIGHT, HIGGERSON, EUBANKS, EXUM, FORSEE, BRIGGS in Perry, Randolph, Franklin, and Jackson Counties

Jean, Thanks for all the hard work you are doing on the Perry County page. For some reason, I cannot get page 8 of the 1860 Census to open. The other 11 pages open just fine. I keep getting a message stating "unable to locate file name". Speaking of the 1860 census, up until about a year ago Rootsweb had the entire Perry County 1860 census available for viewing on-line. This census had been transcribed by Stella Runyon as part of the USGenWeb Census Project. About the time that Ancestry.com took over the financing of RootsWeb, this census and many others suddenly could not be accessed. Apparently they figured that is might hurt business for Ancestry.com membership if these records were still available for free. Keep up the excellent work you are doing. Ken Soper

Hi Perry's lists, This is my first time to be here. I am wonder if it is possible to get 1891 and 1893 birth certificate in Perry County, Illinois or wherever it is at. My great grandparents, John Henry Carter and Mary Alice Souther Carter, had their 2 children born in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Names of the children are: William Omer Carter, born Nov. 17, 1891 Lillie Blanche Carter, born May 13, 1893 Is anybody here searching on Carter's and Souther's lines?? John Henry Carter's parents is Douglas Carter and Sarah C. Vantrease. They have 4 children: Alfred Carter, born abt. 1866, Ellie Carter, born 1867, Henry Carter, born 1869, Sam Carter, born abt. 1872. I do not know the whereabout of the children, only my great grandfather, John Henry Carter. Later on, their father, Douglas Carter, had died in Illinois abt. 1873, and his wife, Sarah C. Vantrease Carter had remarried again to Giles Kelley in 1877, Saline County. Any information is much appreciated. Let me know about the birth certificates. Many many thank. Sincerely, Teresa Young

the Perry County Illinois site has been updated... and ... WE HAVE MOVED!!! be sure to BOOKMARK the new address!!! <A HREF="http://www.perrycountyillinois.net"> http://www.perrycountyillinois.net</A> (copy/paste or click on hotlink) 1860 Census.......UPDATED!!! (still only partial, but rest coming soon!) OBITS.... UPDATED!!! Messages.....UPDATED!!! ..if you find any broken links, please let me know!! Check it out! Jean [email protected] Coordinator for: Perry Co. ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/perry/">http://www.perrycountyillinois.net </A> Kaskaskia, ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/"> http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/</A> Monroe Co. ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/Index.html"> http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/</A> List Administrator: [email protected]

Hello again, Thought you might find this site Interesting also. It's a Public Records Data Base. There are records for (I think) Every state . There are different records for each state . Some Old records some New. Check it out. : ) Carol http://www.pac-info.com/

Hello, I just found a "Lookup Site" I don't think I've ever come across it before. There is 506 items listed that people will do lookups in. Marriages, Census , Death records, ect. All from different States. (There is a lot for Tennessee) Just thought I would mention this in case no one has seen it. Hope it helps ! Carol Click on 506 ITEMS http://www.iroots.net/library/#LIBRARY

Ken & list, You can make your request to the State Historical Library in Springfield, IL. Web page: http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/ishlgen.htm You may want to get the whole roll of film on interlibrary loan. Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 1:52 PM Subject: [ILPERRY] Old DuQuoin Obituary Notices > Can someone please tell me if 1883 obituary notices for the Du Quoin Tribune > newspaper are on microfilm somewhere? I found my g.grandmother listed on the > Perry County web page and would like to obtain information from the entire > obituary. > > If, by chance, someone is available to do a lookup for me, the obituary I am > looking for is Mrs. S. L. Voight, who died on Dec. 13, 1883. The obituary is > on page 1, column 3. > > Thanks, > Ken Soper > Apple Valley, CA > > > ==== ILPERRY Mailing List ==== > Perry County Coordinators: Terasa Hodges > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Can someone please tell me if 1883 obituary notices for the Du Quoin Tribune newspaper are on microfilm somewhere? I found my g.grandmother listed on the Perry County web page and would like to obtain information from the entire obituary. If, by chance, someone is available to do a lookup for me, the obituary I am looking for is Mrs. S. L. Voight, who died on Dec. 13, 1883. The obituary is on page 1, column 3. Thanks, Ken Soper Apple Valley, CA

A few updates for Perry County IL, and an apology to those of you who sent in data, and it wasn't included. The Perry County website is going through some MAJOR changes. Hopefully this will be completed by the end of April. Please bear with me, your data WILL be included VERY SOON!!! I thank you for your patience. Updates for now include: OBITS......UPDATED BIOS......UPDATED Rev. War Soldiers... CORRECTIONS ADDED!! CW Letters....UPDATED Old P'ville Pictures.... NEW!!! Perry's Prairies Map.....NEW!!!! check it out!!! <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/perry/"> http://www.iltrails.org/perry</A> Jean [email protected] Coordinator for: Perry Co. ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/perry/">http://www.iltrails.org/perry/</A> Kaskaskia, ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/"> http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/</A> Monroe Co. ILLinois <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/Index.html"> http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/</A> List Administrator: [email protected]

Posted on: Perry Co. Il Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/Perry/10058 Surname: Benson ------------------------- Looking for the parents of Lewis Benson, who married Rebecca Eaton in Perry Co. in 1833. Farmed in four sections in Lost Prairie area until he passed in 1862. Also seeking relationship of Lewis to Rice and Samuel Benson, farmers in Perry and Randolph Co. All three purchased land on the same day at the same place, and were born in Bedford Co. in Tennessee--1806--1810--1813. Thanks.

I'm looking for suggestions and, or help, with church records. My ancestors lived in Pinckneyville in the 1850's until their deaths in the 1900's. Church records from St Paul's, established in 1874, show the younger childrens' births. If records aren't in the lutheran church, was there another church and where would I find the records for the families? Eileen Kunz Nelson

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kit & Jo Kramer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 6:49 AM Subject: [LeCROY] PIERCE/LECROY > HI, > > My name is Jo Kramer and in my direct line are both William Silas PIERCE , b Sept 16, 1855 in TN? and died 1941 in DuQuoin, Perry Co, IL; and Sarah Abigail Abbie) LECROY, b Aug 8, 1865 in Wayne Co, IL and died Dec 1932. They got married May 03, 1883, don't know where. William"s death certificate says he was in Perry Co, IL over 40 years. > > I know nothing more about William Silas PIERCE. > > Abbie's Death Certificate says her father is Ephraim LECROY, and her mother is Margaret UNKNOWN. > > There were 3 living children to this marriage. > > 1. Bessie L PIERCE b 1887 New Burnside, IL and 1967 in DuQuoin, IL. She married Merida Ransom BROWNING in 1904. This is my direct line. > > 2. Alta PIERCE born 1890 > > 3. Earl PIERCE b 1892 and died 1979, married Bertha CLARK. > > Does anyone know anything more about this family group? > > Jo > > > ==== LECROY Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > >

Greetings: I'm a newbie so be nice. My roots to Perry Co. go back to the late 1820s with the Cunninghams. Several are buried in Hopewell Cemetery. I have some information on subsequent Cunningham marriages and am interested in making contact with others of similar interests.

Got this from another list I'm on. Sorry if this has already sent. Thought the word would spread. Subject: [PAERIE] Genealogy Spam Update Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 07:28:46 -0800 From: Linda To: [email protected] It looks like the fictitious Family Discovery genealogy service has moved to Prodigy now. I contacted Prodigy this morning and they have asked that anyone who receives solicitation email from familydiscovery.com to take the following steps immediately: 1) Forward the entire Family Discovery message to: [email protected] 2) Include the following information (most of which was provided by Rita from the Oconto County, WI list): Please note that the attached message is now being sent through your ISP service. They have been reported to various State Attorney General's Office on computer fraud, but it is hard to catch up with them. Originally the "company" linked to free information sites and placed the pages in "frames" so that it looked like it was their own work. Customers paid for that information. The scam, now, is paying for the free information links and then they "move" frequently and leave their paid-up customers without services. 3) Post these same instructions on any other lists today so that Prodigy has a better chance of finding the spammers. -- Linda Emerson Coordinator - Union Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/townships/Union.htm Kay M. Robinson Program Manager University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Office of Continuing Education & Extension 1725 State Street 205 Morris Hall La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: 608-785-6510 Fax: 608-785-6547 e-mail: [email protected]

Three years and 15 minutes later, i FINALLY get the updates going again! Many thanks to Sandra, Shirley, Stella, Janet, Judith, Shelly and John for your contributions! they are GREATLY appreciated!! ...Spidering is being done as i write this, so search should cover all new additions. please let me know of any broken links... CHECK IT OUT!!! click on the hot link or copy and paste the url... Jean [email protected] Kaskaskia: http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/ <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/">www.iltrails.org/kaskaskia/</A> Headstone Messages....NEW!!! Bourdon, Baron and Bastien household inventories...NEW!!! Everyday life in Kasky.....NEW!!! Messages....UPDATED!!! Footnotes....UPDATED!!! Perry County: http://www.iltrails.org/perry/ <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/perry/">http://www.iltrails.org/perry/</A> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us!!! we're TWO years old this month!!! Bethel Cemetery Index....CORRECTED!!!! Civil War Letters....NEW!!!! Orphans Escape....NEW!!! Cover your Neck....NEW!!! Messages....UPDATED!!! Queries....UPDATED!!! Obits.....UPDATED!!!! More DQT gossip.....NEW!!! Monroe County: http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/ <A HREF="http://www.iltrails.org/monroe/Index.html">www.iltrails.org/monroe/</A> Headstone Meanings....NEW!!! Obits....UPDATED!!!! Messages.....UPDATED!!! Queries...UPDATED!!!

We are looking for information on the Henry Bailey family from Sunfield, Il. and Tamarora, IL. Henry and Joe owned and operated a coal mine in Sunfield, in the 1920's and/or 30's. Henry's wife was Lizzie or Elisabeth Terry whose Mother was Melissa Kincade (Mr. Terry died and she remarried) Had daughters, Hazel and Wanda. Had son's, Harley and Ray. Any information would be helpful. Thanks. Phyllis Joseph