Mary A. Gladson married Hiram E. Davis on June 16, 1870. Does anyone know her parents. His are reported to be David L. Davis and Hannah Rogers Wilcox. I would like any and all info on any of these people. Mary and Hiram's daughter, only one?, married (1) Joseph Qualls, then (2) Moses Cornealius Gilliam (Neal Gilliam). I have these two marriages dates. Have seen marriages dates in the Illinois Marriage files, but don't know who is related to whom Bonnie Wms..

Bonnie, I am looking through my records now, as I do have Gladson connections. Off the top, I do know that the Gladson's originally came to Perry County with my Killingsworth family in the early 1850's. An 1850 census for Hawkins County, TN shows them all stopped there, enroute to Perry County, IL. Before that, you will find the Gladson's in Guilford County, NC. However, with a bit of searching, I think I can find the answer to your specific question about Mary Gladson. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Cathey Hargrove in Virginia Researching Eaton, Killingsworth, Haggard, Smith, Groves, Staton, Clark, Gladson, Gorrell.

Stella mistakenly sent her offer to ILPerry-D-request and it bounced to me. I forwarded it to the list. Any requests for look ups need to be sent to her instead of hitting the reply to sender. Stella Runyon <[email protected]> T http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hodges I'm an angel are you? http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6878/

-----Original Message----- From: Stella Runyon <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, October 31, 1999 4:53 PM Subject: Have Index Hello All - I now have an index for the history book entitled "Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, IL." I will also have the book until Nov. 23rd. After the 23rd. I have access at the library. Look-up requests are welcome. Stella [email protected]

howdy peoples..... .....i have returned....did ya miss me? oh. :( darn. ....anyway....had a wonderful trip to illinois, got scads of data again, and will be adding it to the sites as soon as i can. while digging through stuffs at my home, i came across this obit and cannot find anything on her husband, John REESE. obit is for Ruth M. Phoenix...89, of murphysboro, died 6-21-1998....was daughter of William Bates and Josephine Burke, m: John Reese first, after he died, she married Walter Phoenix. no dates were mentioned. while i have several John Rees/e's...none are/were married to a Ruth... also said she was formerly of Ava.... is survived by one nephew, Wiliam Inman, of Lovelock, Nevada. as nearly ALL the Rees/es in the Perry/Jackson/Randolph area are connected, i would sure appreciate help in locating this Johns family...anyone out there know of him? tanx for the help! (forgot to mention, the health problem is almost fixed! YEA!!) Jean [email protected] ALHN Perry County <A HREF="http://www.usgennet.org/~ahilperr/index.html">Perry ALHN</A> ALHN Monroe County <A HREF="http://www.usgennet.org/~ahilmonr/">Monroe ALHN</A >

Hi Is anyone researching the surnames ANDERSON, KEITH AND BARDMESS (which is spelled a variety of ways)? My Anderson's include: Tabith(Marlow) and Amos Anderson, Elizabeth (Marlow) and Berry Anderson, Frances (Bardmess) and Bartley Anderson. My Keith line is Abner and Magdelana (Hunsaker) Keith and Dorcas (Keith) m Peter Bardmess. Would like to share information and some cousins. Happy Hunting, Marge

The following is a short list of early book publications relating in part to 19th century Perry County and Perry County Veterans: Select Perry County Bibliography Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois. Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent & Representative Citizens of the Counties [Published without the Biographies & Portraits of the Presidents of the US & Governors]. (Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co.; 1894). Reprint: Salem, MA: Higginson Books; 1997. 883pp. Index. Combined History of Randolph, Monroe & Perry Counties, Illinois. With Illustrations Descriptive of their Scenery & Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men & Pioneers. (Philadelphia; Corresponding Office, Edwardsville, Ill.: J.L. McDonough & Co.; 1883). Reprint: Salem, MA: Higginson Books; 1995. 504pp. Smith, George Washington. History of Southern Illinois: Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People & its Principal Interests. 3 vols. Volume I, History; Volume II Biography; Volume III Biography. N.p.: (Lewis Pub. Co.; 1912) Salem, MA: Higginson Books; 1997. 1717pp. Elliott, Isaac H. Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-2, and in the Mexican War, 1846-8, Containing a Complete Roster. (1882) Salem, MA: Higginson Books; 1997. 343pp. Dallas Patterson [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > > Dear List-members, > Has anyone come across the book : "Combined Histories of Randolph, Monroe and > Perry Counties, With Illustrations " pub. 1883 in Philadelphia, PA by J.L. > McDonough Co. in their research? I am sure I've run across it before but > yesterday at our local library's geneal. sect. I took a closer look....it's > not indexed, so requires a lot of scanning..and found a literal gold-mine of > information in the back...17 pages of the teeniest print I've ever run > across, first divided by the 3 counties, then by Township and Range with > patrons (probably contributors) listed by Name, Post. Ofc., Residence > (usually the Twp. Section), Occupation, Nativity (place of birth), and date > Settled. Many of these people listed not only their names but wife's maiden, > parents and deathdates. > Example under Perry Co.Twp 6 So.-Range 2 W..: House, William, Duquoin, > Sect.19, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Perry Co. IL, 1853 > with Mary Darrington, same P.O. and Sect., Wife of William House, Jackson Co. > IL, 1879 > and House, George, Died Sept.17, 1874, Father of William House, North > Carolina, 1833 > and House, Eloise (nee Grubb), Died Oct.1853, Mother of William House , > Jackson Co. IL, 1844 > The last column, Settled, in some cases was also the birthyear for those > born in that county. So far I've been able to determine my Joseph Campbell > was b. in Caldwell Co., KY and came to Perry Co. in 1838...that neighbors > John Craig, Minerva J. Brown and Hugh Brown also were b. in Caldwell Co. and > came to Perry in 1829 and 1830. Minerva married Joseph's brother-in-law > William Russell Milligan...not sure yet how Hugh is related...but now aware > of a possible connection. This is of course only a partial list so not > everyone is on there, but there are quite a few....looks like about 150 > entries per page. There are quite a few biographies and community histories, > some of them very entertaining, Know this is getting too long but have to > relate this mention of Dr. Conrad Will of Brownsville, Jackson Co., who > practiced in Pinckneyville..."Dr. Will, it is said, was very fond of hunting, > and, for that purpose, kept a pack of hounds, which he would often take > along, when he went to see a patient and stay and hunt until the patient > either got better or died. He was elected to the legislature, sitting at > Vandalia, and to while away leisure hours he took his hounds along with him > to coon-hunt. " Have already copied more than a dozen pages out of this > book and probably will go back for more...even the illustrations are great. > If anyone would like me to check this patron list for an ancestor, you can > contact me. Note: this book is more than 70 years old and is NOT protected > by copyright. Sorry for the length of this message but am really excited by > its possibilities. > [email protected] > > ==== ILPERRY Mailing List ====

I just found out what county in Illinois my Humphrey family were from prior to moving to Taney County, Missouri in the 1870s.. My gggrandfather is James Lewis Humphrey who married Mary E. Brown in Perry County, Illinois on September 14, 1863. I also know there is a Mary A. Humphrey (who I believe is James' sister but have not confirmed yet) married John S. Gladson on March 1, 1855 in Perry County, Illinois.. Does either of these names look familiar to anybody? I'm still trying to locate the parents for James and Mary.. I know James and Mary were born in North Carolina before moving to Illinois with their family.. Any help would be appreciated.. Thank you, Angela Miller

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] 1930 Census For those who can't wait for the 1930 or later federal census to be made public, there is another alternative. A form BC-600 may be obtained from Bureau of Census, P. O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131, Ph 812.285.5314 [if they haven't changed the area code]. This form is entitled "Application for Search of Census Records". With this completed application and a search fee of $40, certain data for an individual may be furnished. A full explanation of information and requirements is contained with the blank application. Ned L. Hoover Plano, TX

-----Original Message----- From: Patterson, Dallas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 4:37 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILPERRY] Partial Patron List We purchased our copy of the book from the Perry County Historical Society. It is reproduced and and also sold by the Higginson Book Co., 148 Washington Street, Post Office Box 778, Salem, MA 01970, <www.higginsonbooks.com>, 508-745-7170. Other early books about Perry County and Southern Illinois are also available as reprints/reproductions. Higginson Book Co. lists the available titles on their Web site. Dallas Patterson [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > > Dear List-members, > Has anyone come across the book : "Combined Histories of Randolph, Monroe and > Perry Counties, With Illustrations " pub. 1883 in Philadelphia, PA by J.L. > McDonough Co. in their research? I am sure I've run across it before but > yesterday at our local library's geneal. sect. I took a closer look....it's > not indexed, so requires a lot of scanning..and found a literal gold-mine of > information in the back...17 pages of the teeniest print I've ever run > across, first divided by the 3 counties, then by Township and Range with > patrons (probably contributors) listed by Name, Post. Ofc., Residence > (usually the Twp. Section), Occupation, Nativity (place of birth), and date > Settled. Many of these people listed not only their names but wife's maiden, > parents and deathdates. > Example under Perry Co.Twp 6 So.-Range 2 W..: House, William, Duquoin, > Sect.19, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Perry Co. IL, 1853 > with Mary Darrington, same P.O. and Sect., Wife of William House, Jackson Co. > IL, 1879 > and House, George, Died Sept.17, 1874, Father of William House, North > Carolina, 1833 > and House, Eloise (nee Grubb), Died Oct.1853, Mother of William House , > Jackson Co. IL, 1844 > The last column, Settled, in some cases was also the birthyear for those > born in that county. So far I've been able to determine my Joseph Campbell > was b. in Caldwell Co., KY and came to Perry Co. in 1838...that neighbors > John Craig, Minerva J. Brown and Hugh Brown also were b. in Caldwell Co. and > came to Perry in 1829 and 1830. Minerva married Joseph's brother-in-law > William Russell Milligan...not sure yet how Hugh is related...but now aware > of a possible connection. This is of course only a partial list so not > everyone is on there, but there are quite a few....looks like about 150 > entries per page. There are quite a few biographies and community histories, > some of them very entertaining, Know this is getting too long but have to > relate this mention of Dr. Conrad Will of Brownsville, Jackson Co., who > practiced in Pinckneyville..."Dr. Will, it is said, was very fond of hunting, > and, for that purpose, kept a pack of hounds, which he would often take > along, when he went to see a patient and stay and hunt until the patient > either got better or died. He was elected to the legislature, sitting at > Vandalia, and to while away leisure hours he took his hounds along with him > to coon-hunt. " Have already copied more than a dozen pages out of this > book and probably will go back for more...even the illustrations are great. > If anyone would like me to check this patron list for an ancestor, you can > contact me. Note: this book is more than 70 years old and is NOT protected > by copyright. Sorry for the length of this message but am really excited by > its possibilities. > [email protected] > > ==== ILPERRY Mailing List ====

In case you're waiting breathlessly for the 1930 census, it will be available on 1 April 2002. Each line item contains 32 questions. Illinois is the third largest state with 169 rolls, with only New York and Pennsylvania having more. http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/1930cen.html#date

Marge and Dallas, Thanks for the information about the book and the address of the book company. Marg, did you notice any Eaton's, Staton's, Haggard's, Grove's, or (would I be so lucky) Smith's? I am most interested at this time in my Eaton line. I might consider buying this book, but would hate to do that and find not one single ancestor listed! Again, thanks for all your information. Cathey Hargrove

Fantastic!!! I'm in Perry Co. with a Randolph Co. address. Next time I go to the library, I'll read the fine print. I have copied some articles from it. Very nice book. I do volunteer lookups if there is anything in particular you are looking for. Stella -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 2:34 AM Subject: [ILPERRY] Partial Patron List >Dear List-members, >Has anyone come across the book : "Combined Histories of Randolph, Monroe and >Perry Counties, With Illustrations " pub. 1883 in Philadelphia, PA by J.L. >McDonough Co. in their research? I am sure I've run across it before but >yesterday at our local library's geneal. sect. I took a closer look....it's >not indexed, so requires a lot of scanning..and found a literal gold-mine of >information in the back...17 pages of the teeniest print I've ever run >across, first divided by the 3 counties, then by Township and Range with >patrons (probably contributors) listed by Name, Post. Ofc., Residence >(usually the Twp. Section), Occupation, Nativity (place of birth), and date >Settled. Many of these people listed not only their names but wife's maiden, >parents and deathdates. >Example under Perry Co.Twp 6 So.-Range 2 W..: House, William, Duquoin, >Sect.19, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Perry Co. IL, 1853 >with Mary Darrington, same P.O. and Sect., Wife of William House, Jackson Co. >IL, 1879 >and House, George, Died Sept.17, 1874, Father of William House, North >Carolina, 1833 >and House, Eloise (nee Grubb), Died Oct.1853, Mother of William House , >Jackson Co. IL, 1844 >The last column, Settled, in some cases was also the birthyear for those >born in that county. So far I've been able to determine my Joseph Campbell >was b. in Caldwell Co., KY and came to Perry Co. in 1838...that neighbors >John Craig, Minerva J. Brown and Hugh Brown also were b. in Caldwell Co. and >came to Perry in 1829 and 1830. Minerva married Joseph's brother-in-law >William Russell Milligan...not sure yet how Hugh is related...but now aware >of a possible connection. This is of course only a partial list so not >everyone is on there, but there are quite a few....looks like about 150 >entries per page. There are quite a few biographies and community histories, >some of them very entertaining, Know this is getting too long but have to >relate this mention of Dr. Conrad Will of Brownsville, Jackson Co., who >practiced in Pinckneyville..."Dr. Will, it is said, was very fond of hunting, >and, for that purpose, kept a pack of hounds, which he would often take >along, when he went to see a patient and stay and hunt until the patient >either got better or died. He was elected to the legislature, sitting at >Vandalia, and to while away leisure hours he took his hounds along with him >to coon-hunt. " Have already copied more than a dozen pages out of this >book and probably will go back for more...even the illustrations are great. >If anyone would like me to check this patron list for an ancestor, you can >contact me. Note: this book is more than 70 years old and is NOT protected >by copyright. Sorry for the length of this message but am really excited by >its possibilities. >[email protected] > >______________________________

Good Morning Marge, The book certainly sounds like a goldmine, and puts a new perspective on some of the "House" genealogy........I would love to find the book also. My husband is grndson of Joseph S. House, son, of George b. N.C. 1827, who married Rachel (French) Robinson. I have been in touch with Kenneth House who lives in Elkville, but, have not been able to get to Perry and Jackson counties for any length of time. Thanks for citing a new source. Barbara

Hello everyone, I sent this out in the spring and thought I'd send it again for any new members of the lists. I have a large collection of old family photographs that were handed down from my grandparents. Most were identified, but I've posted the ones that weren't at the following website. Please stop by and see if you recognize anyone. Thanks!! http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/unknowns/unknowns.htm I apologize if the page is a somewhat slow to load, but I wanted to keep as much detail as possible in all 25 photos. Joel S. Russell [email protected] Cary, NC

Dear List-members, Has anyone come across the book : "Combined Histories of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, With Illustrations " pub. 1883 in Philadelphia, PA by J.L. McDonough Co. in their research? I am sure I've run across it before but yesterday at our local library's geneal. sect. I took a closer look....it's not indexed, so requires a lot of scanning..and found a literal gold-mine of information in the back...17 pages of the teeniest print I've ever run across, first divided by the 3 counties, then by Township and Range with patrons (probably contributors) listed by Name, Post. Ofc., Residence (usually the Twp. Section), Occupation, Nativity (place of birth), and date Settled. Many of these people listed not only their names but wife's maiden, parents and deathdates. Example under Perry Co.Twp 6 So.-Range 2 W..: House, William, Duquoin, Sect.19, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Perry Co. IL, 1853 with Mary Darrington, same P.O. and Sect., Wife of William House, Jackson Co. IL, 1879 and House, George, Died Sept.17, 1874, Father of William House, North Carolina, 1833 and House, Eloise (nee Grubb), Died Oct.1853, Mother of William House , Jackson Co. IL, 1844 The last column, Settled, in some cases was also the birthyear for those born in that county. So far I've been able to determine my Joseph Campbell was b. in Caldwell Co., KY and came to Perry Co. in 1838...that neighbors John Craig, Minerva J. Brown and Hugh Brown also were b. in Caldwell Co. and came to Perry in 1829 and 1830. Minerva married Joseph's brother-in-law William Russell Milligan...not sure yet how Hugh is related...but now aware of a possible connection. This is of course only a partial list so not everyone is on there, but there are quite a few....looks like about 150 entries per page. There are quite a few biographies and community histories, some of them very entertaining, Know this is getting too long but have to relate this mention of Dr. Conrad Will of Brownsville, Jackson Co., who practiced in Pinckneyville..."Dr. Will, it is said, was very fond of hunting, and, for that purpose, kept a pack of hounds, which he would often take along, when he went to see a patient and stay and hunt until the patient either got better or died. He was elected to the legislature, sitting at Vandalia, and to while away leisure hours he took his hounds along with him to coon-hunt. " Have already copied more than a dozen pages out of this book and probably will go back for more...even the illustrations are great. If anyone would like me to check this patron list for an ancestor, you can contact me. Note: this book is more than 70 years old and is NOT protected by copyright. Sorry for the length of this message but am really excited by its possibilities. [email protected]

This may be slightly off topic, but I recently heard that the town of Willisville is perparing for it's centennial. I've heard they are trying to collect some old photos of the town. Is anyone on the list familiar with what they are looking for and who I might contact about it? I have several old photos of Willisville. Thanks. Joel [email protected] Cary, NC

Terasa, Thank you for posting the notice for marriage searches. Have been up half the night using it with great success. Found it especially helpful for those marriages 1850-1900 that occurred between my families in overlapping counties. Be aware there is no Soundex so have to use every variety of spelling for some.....also it works with just the first several letters if you don't mind scanning lots of results. Example is Alldredge/Alldridge/Aldridge/Aldrich, etc.....just enter ALDR or ALLD for last name....also used it just entering first 3 letters. This site is a real boon.....took care of at least 2 dozen of my unknowns so far. Owe a real debt of gratitude to all the people responsible for it. Marjorie

>> GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES: >> >> Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short >> time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so >> many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary >> of State Information Systems Services Department is now >> available on the Secretary of State web site. >> >> There is now a link to the marriage database on the >> Archives' homepage which may be reached at the >> following address: >> www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html >> Look under the "Search Our Online Databases." >> >> An official announcement concerning the database will >> be pending until more formal arrangements can be made. >> In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a >> test run and report any problems you might experience. >> >> There are currently a little over one million records >> in the online database. Plans are to update the >> database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are >> represented in the online database. Data entry is >> complete for 43 of those counties. Please check out the >> supplemental information that is reached by links on >> the introductory page and the search entry and search >> results pages. >> >> We have tried to make it as clear as possible what >> records are included in the database and how to obtain >> copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks. >> IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 >> counties represented in the database and we will soon >> accession marriage records from several others. >> >> Karl Moore >> Illinois State Archives >> 217-785-1266 >> [email protected]

Hi, Does anyone have any information on JEREMIAH DAVIS and JAMES DAVIS who were poss. born in Washington Co. VA. His mother and siblings were living in Perry CO. IL by 1850. Nancy Helvey