Bill Fox in St. Louis wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and happy hunting. Dr. Bill [email protected] HTTP://WWW.DR-FOX.COM {WEBSITE}

Season's Greetings List! Michelle Robinson from St. Louis here! Hope you all have a great holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Be safe! Surnames: Reidelberger, Hinckley, Eggers Michelle [email protected]

Marsha Clark in St. Louis is here, wishing all a happy and warm holiday season.

Well the lists have been quiet so lets do a roll call so that everyone has e-mail in their box before christmas. :-) Terasa Hodges Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hodges/ Hancock County Illinois http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhancoc/ Perry County Illinois http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilperry/

I have my great grandfather John Black Beattie being married to Anna Louisa Treffttz in Perry Co. 1888. Sarah Beattie

Happy Holidays y'all!.....from Arlington Texas... Searching for Fulton, Lafferty, Shute, Kreitner, Rees/e, Lakeman & Kueker, among others.... 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>

Douglas Scott in Mountain View, Calif. here. Researching REDFERN, WEISEL/WEASEL, REIDELBERGER, SLADE, CHESNEY, MCINTYRE, PABST, STERLING, KELLERMAN, OPP in Perry County and vicinity. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all! Douglas A. Scott http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~netdscott/ ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

Kevin Marsh of Little Rock, AR here researching: KEELING, WILLIAMS, THROOP, LEE, REAVES, BONER, ONEIL, BROWN, MCNULTY. These are the descendants of Thomas and Sarah Gaines KEELING of NC/Jackson Co., TN/Perry Co. IL One question; Why did several Jackson Co. TN families all pick up and leave TN for Perry Co. all at once? Thanks!

Change your links. The State Archives web site has grown and moved to: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html The genealogy pages are at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/services.html Check it. They are set up for requests via the internet at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/archives/arcreq.s

Hi List, Is there anyplace that has a list of the Blackhawk War Vets who lived in Illinois? Thanks, Nancy Helvey

Hi List, Does anyone have a list or know where a list can be found of the lawyers/solicitors practicing in Perry CO. IL from 1850-1900?? Thanks, Nancy Helvey

Hi List, I have a transcribed copy of a newspaper article from the Perry CO/Pinckneyville Advocate (dated March 1925) about the Early History of Perry CO. IL. If anyone is interested I would be glad to send it in a Word Attachment. Just email me privately. Thanks, Nancy Helvey [email protected]

Hi List, Does anyone have any idea what the population of Perry CO. was in the 1880s?? Thanks, Nancy Helvey

Hello Kim, I am looking for a Francis Mary CAMPBELL that lived in Pickneyville, Perry County. She might of married a Mr. James Laughson WILLIAMS, or a Mr. LANGTON. There is a family story that of one of these men committed suicide with a gun, but none can remember the details. If you have run acrossed my CAMPBELL, please let me know. Sandra [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chapman Kim" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 2:36 PM Subject: [ILPERRY] New to List, Posting Families > Hi, > > While not new to lists, I am new to this List.

Hi, While not new to lists, I am new to this List. I am especially interested in the following families in Perry County: CHAPMAN, EATER, CAMPBELL My descendancies in Perry Co. are: CHAPMAN, George >CHAPMAN, Frederick Lessley "Fred" > CHAPMAN, Jonas > me EATER, Henry > EATER, Jonas > EATER, Jonas Washington "Buck" > EATER, Anna Mae m. CHAPMAN, "Fred" CAMPBELL, David F > CAMPBELL, Julia m. EATER, "Buck" I am interested in finding any descendants of : DRY, John W who married BOOTHROYD, Lovina in Perry Co., Illinois 09/20/1883 I am also interested in hearing from all descendants of any of the following families, principally from the Franklin, Jefferson and Perry County area: CHAPMAN, EATER, LINN/LYNN, BOOTHROYD, McLAUGHLIN, CAMPBELL, DEES, LEWIS, DOWS(E), FOSTER, HUNT, HUNTER, JEWETT/JOWETT, LOCKE, MOORE;, PAGE, HILL, CHRISTIAN, ADDISON, HARMON, LANKFORD, LEWIS, BURROWS, GRIGSBY, SMALLWOOD, CLINTON, HARMON, POLK Kimberly L. Chapman [email protected]

I am searching also for information on William Arthur Eggers (possibly Arthur William Eggers) living in Pinckneyville between 1920 and 1950. He died around 1956, but I can't find anything on him. Perhaps he went by a different name? He married Emma Voyles (I believe she might have gone by a different name also). I don't know if Emma bore any children, but they adopted my grandfather, Harold Joseph Eggers. According to his SS application, he was born in 1923 (that's questionable since he was adopted). But the family lived in Pinckneyville, so Harold had to have gone to school there. I would love any help you can offer. Thanks! Michelle

I am also new to the Perry Co. mailing list. I am searching for information on Madge Reidelberger (d/o Peter Reidelberger). I have that line, but she married a man by the last name of Hinckley. They even once owned a restaurant named Hinckley's Restaurant. No one knows his first name or remembers it. Madge had a sister, Lillie who taught in Pinckneyville for a long time. Does anyone have information on the Hinckley's from this area? Any help would be appreciated! Michelle

Hi List, Correction on Margaret Padrick. She is either a daughter or daughter in law of Elizabeth Padrick, sister of Sarah Davis. Elizabeth Davis married Isaac Padrick on Nov. 16, 1847 in Perry Co. IL. Nancy Helvey

Hi List, Here's more names mentioned in the Helvey divorce (ca. 1882-85). Rachel Helvey (maiden name Chappel. Married a Mr. Presswood. Married to Matthew Helvey, son of Henry Helvey and Sarah Davis). J.P. Ragland. James W. Holeman. Margaret Padrick (sister of Sarah Davis Helvey). Jacob Goldman (should this be Holeman?). John B. Davis (brother of Sarah Davis Helvey). Susan Helvey (maiden name Viers. Wife of Cyrus H. Helvey, son of Henry Helvey and Sarah Davis). Susan Helvey (maiden name King. Widow of John B. Helvey, son of Henry Helvey and Sarah Davis). William Holeman. John Tyler. Nancy Helvey

Hi List, My cousin Don Helvey has finally gotten the divorce papers of Henry Helvey and Sarah Davis of Perry CO. IL copied. They were married in 1846 in Perry CO. and divorced ca. 1882-1885. Here is a list of the just the Holemans and Wests who were witnesses at the divorce. Holeman--- William Holeman James W. Holeman West--- J. B. West, Sr. J. P. West (married Bertie (Catharine?) Malone. Ruth West (Ruth Ragland married Bryant West. Their daughter Frances married Sarah and Henry Helvey's son Thomas). J. ? West J.W. West Lewis West J. B. West, Jr. W.W. West (son of J. B. West and Martha Huggins). Jo? West Nancy Helvey (great great granddaughter of Sarah and Henry) My Perry CO. IL surnames--Helvey, Davis, Hillen, Viers, Fulton, Stowers.