This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Collins Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1533 Message Board Post: Obituary from Pike County Democrat (Pittsfield, Pike County, IL); Thursday April 26, 1866: Died in Griggsville on Friday, the 20th, of typhoid fever, Capt. James A. Collins, aged about 64 years. The subject was one of the oldest and most respectable citizens of this county, having located here in 1833. The writer has enjoyed his acquaintance and friendship for a period of thirty years, and possessed opportunities which few others enjoyed, for gaining an insight into his inner life, and can truthfully say that no man was more tenacious in his adherence to the principles of truth and justice, than he. If any disliked him, it was because they did not know him, for he had only to be known and understood, to be liked. As a husband and father he was always kind and confiding. He leaves a wife and daughter to bear the crushing weight of this terrible affliction. PS: Griggsville Cemetery, Griggsville, Illinois: Capt. James A. Collins 1 July 1800-20 Apr 1866; Jane (Stevens) Collins, wife, 4 Aug 1802-23 Jan. 1854. (I am not related to James Collins - only copied the obituary from the newspaper while researching my own line in Pike Co. - Gerri)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spring Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1532 Message Board Post: An obituary in The County Democrat (Pittsfield, Pike Co. IL), Thurs. Mar. 22, 1866: Died in Wolcott, Iowa, on the 26th day of Feb. A.D. 1866, of apoplexy, Mrs. Frances M. Spring, aged 72 years. Mrs. Spring was a native of Pittsfield, Mass., and moved to this place with her husband and family in the year 1836. Her remains were brought to this place for interment and she was buried by the side of her husband and daughter on Sunday, the 4th of March. She left several sons and daughters and other relatives, of whom the editor of this paper is one, to mourn her loss. Thus departs the early settlers of our town. (PS: I am NOT related to this person.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1531 Message Board Post: An obituary from The Democrat (Pike Co. IL) Thurs. Jan. 27, 1870: Mrs. Lydia Ann Troy Mittower, wife of Dr. Mittower, fell asleep in Jesus Nov. 5, 1869, in Minton, Pike Co. Ills. For many years she was a faithful Christian, was a life member of the American Bible Society and for twenty years a reader of the Observer. The above clipped from the New York Observer, is but a faint tribute to the very excellent woman, whose decease is therein recorded. She was a daughter of Hon. Daniel Troy, formerly a member of the legislature from Morgan county in this state. She, however, was born in Sangamon county upon the farm on which the Rev. Peter Cartwright now resides, and which was purchased by the latter of her father. Her uncle, Charles Troy, was the first man that ever brought a plow to Pike county, having raised corn in the year 1816 on land now owned by Mr. George Henry and lying one mile north of Time. It will thus be such that she was one of the pioneers of our noble State, a class of persons on whom much honor is due for the dangers, t! oils and privations they underwent in opening up this fertile region for settlement. (Found this in the Pike Co. Illinois Cemetery book: French (Milton) Cemetery: Dr. Abram Mittower, d 1879 (65-2-18); Mrs. Lydia d. 1862??; Wm. Mittower - no dates). PS: I am not related to this person - just copied the obituary for someone, as I am researching my own line. Gerri

William J Ruble Dec 14,1851-----May 201928 married to Susan Main Dec28,1862---Oct. 31,1905 middle name Emily Ora Ruble 1882--1935 buried at Time IL Pearl Ruble 1889--1929 buried at Time share Headstone

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, O'Neal Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kg.2ADI/1507.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Heather, Sure hope this info yields something for you. If you run into any O'Neal info along the way, please pass it my way. Good Hunting. Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kg.2ADI/1507.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Judy, thank You so much for giving me a place to dig, that is way more than I had. Ty very much if i can ever be of assisitance to you please let me know. thank You, Heather

List, I am trying to find a marriage record for Albert ALLISON and Mary Elma KASINGER in Pike County. It is not listed on the Illinois Marriage Index. Does Pike Co. have a marriage index? I think the marriage was in 1880. Thanks. Theresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1530 Message Board Post: I am looking for all connections to the Ruble and Williams lines in Pike County. Especially in the Martinsburg, Montezuma and Hardin Townships. I also do lookups for Pike County.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1529 Message Board Post: This site needs traffic in order to stay up. Please try it. It has loads of information on any topic you could think of and its all free. http://xrl.us/btgo

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Duran, Bowers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/698.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for posting info about the Durans. I wonder if you can help me identify Mayme Bowers, born c. 1886, who was the first wife of Roy Duran, b. 1882. Roy was the son of Moses Riggs Duran 1833-1912 and the g-son of John Duran and Rhoda Ann Riggs.

RATLIFF, BALIS B DAVIS, MARY E MRS 09/26/1869 4/ 55 3308 HANCOCK RATLIFF, LOUIS H BRICKFORD, SAMANTHA 11/18/1887 /0193 00000254 PIKE Looks like Balis remarried - wife in 1870 census is Mary E. Ratliff with daughter Clara Davis. 1870 Census Wythe,Hancock,IL 8th Day of July,1870 Balis, Ratliff 41 MW Farm Laborer 150 b. Tenn Mary E. 37 FW Keeping House b. District of Columbia Lewis H. 15 MW Farm Laborer b. ILL William F. 11 MW b. ILL Eugene E. 6 F W b. ILL Davis, Clara V. 7 F W b. District of Columbia Here they are in 1870. Ruth

Martha, I found a Louis H. Ratliff in the 1860 Census I think might be yours. 1860 Census Wilcox Twp.,Hancock,IL 10th 0f June 1860 Balis Ratliff 30 Male Farmer 250 b. KY Elizabeth A. Ratliff Female 28 b. TN Louis H. Ratliff Male 5 b. IL William F. Ratliff Male 2 b. IL Hope this helps you. Ruth

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ratliff / Bickford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1528 Message Board Post: Looking for parents of Louis H. Ratliff born April 17,1855 in ILL. Louis married Samantha J. Bickford 18 Nov.1887 in Pike county ILL. Childern are Harrisson, Robert, Ben , Louis ,Larance , Phillip ,and Walter all born in ILL but Walter he was born in Oklahoma .Thank you . Martha

Anyone know if this Catharine (Bishop) Hays of Hadley Twp. is related to Eliza (Bishop) Peer? Here's the info I have on Eliza: b. abt 23 Jun 1808; m. 14 Dec 1825 in Allegany, MD to John Peer; d. 20 Aug 1858; bur. Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery, Adams Co., IL. Eliza's husband remarried to Sarah Ann (Brackett) Bowen on 8 Mar 1859 in Pike Co., IL. Both John and Sarah passed away in Perry, Pike Co., IL. At 05:39 PM 2/22/2004 -0700, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Hays, Bishop >Classification: Query >Message Board URL: >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1514 > >Message Board Post: >This is an obituary from the Barry Adage newspaper (Barry, Pike County, >IL) Friday Dec. 14, 1884: "Mrs. Catharine Hays, a relict of the late >Richard Hays, of Hadley Twp., died at the residence of her son, Albert, >last Wednesday at the age of 78 years. About a week ago, she received a >fall and was injured to such an extent that she failed to recover. Mrs. >Hays' maiden name was Bishop, and she was a native of Virginia. In >company with her husband and family, she came to Illinois from Ohio in >1846 and since that date has been a resident of Pike Co. She was the >mother of a large family, a portion of which survives her. The funeral >will take place today." (note - I am not related to this person - only >copied it when researching my own family to help someone else - gw).

Dorothy- My ggg-grandmother was Jane (Mulherin) Barton b. 16 Sep. 1801, Ruddells Station, Ky. d. 1866 Paynesville, Pike Co., MO. She m. Benjamin F. Barton 2 Aug. 1817, Adams, OH. They were early settlers in Pike/Lincoln Co Mo. They lived near the Pike/Lincoln Co line. Records sometimes recorded them in Pike and sometimes in Lincoln. The Barton family is the same that is later associated with Pike Co.,Ill. The rest of this note was information provided to me by others. I have not re-proved all of this information, but I have no reason to doubt it at this time. Grace Clark of Streator, Il told me in 1975 that Jane's father was John Mulherin & mother was Elizabeth Ruddell. Elizabeth was the sister of Rev. Stephen Ruddell, who along with Elizabeth and another child ,Amos, was captured by Shawnee indians at the Ruddells Station. Much of this is written about by Lymon Draper in the latter 1800s. The original Draper Manuscripts are at the Univ. of Wisconsin, but you should be able to search the internet for much if this information. Search for "Ruddell's Station". The Charles Mulherin you inquire about (1860 Pike Census) must be related to this family, because according to information provided to me by Frank Neher says John Mulherin's father was also a Charles Mulherin. It is likely that Charles (1860 census) was Jane's brother. John & Elizabeth Mulherin migrated to Pike Co., MO at the same time as their daughter Jane Barton. Here is the information provided to me by Frank Neher: John Mulherin b. 15 Jan 1758, Lancaster, PA m. 31 Jan 1789, Bourbon Co.,KY; d. 20 Feb 1850 Paynesville, Pike Co.,MO. Elizabeth (Ruddell) Mulherin b. 26 Aug 1776, Virginia; d. 25 Oct 1854, Clarksville,Pike,MO. John's father: Charles Mulherin Jr. b. abt 1743, Ireland d. 7 Mar 1789, Abbeville, SC. wife unknown. Charles' father: Charles Mulherin Sr. b. abt 1710, Ireland d. bef. 1789, Abbeville, SC. I would be glad to provide additional information if I can. Sincerely, Greg Sippel Overland Park, Kansas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kg.2ADI/85.125.136.139.1.1 Message Board Post: Dallas, Was the Joel Barney thornton that you are talking about have a sister by the name of may Fisher? If so, she was my grandmother. What I need to know is do you know what all of uncle joe and may fisher's brother and sisters names were and their last names since they all had different fathers. Also do you know where uncle joe's and may's mother is buried. and what her last name was when she died. Also we had heard that may's Father's name was Andy miller do you know? I also need to find out all of uncle joe and aunt Goldies children, grandchildren and Etc. I need names,births, deaths,marriages and what ever you can think of that might help with the family tree! Thanks Paula Clark daughter of Hannah Dodson granddaughter of Lewis and may Fisher.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: thornton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kg.2ADI/85.125.136.139.1 Message Board Post: hi my name is dallas brown and joel barney thornton was my great grandfather. he was born on dec 10, 1889 in lebanon missouri. Please let me know if i can help you with this i am sure. I was around him until the day he died. If i can't help my dad can it was his grandfather. please write to me. thanks dallas brown

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Custer Callender Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/189.1 Message Board Post: Just updating my e-mail address. The search for Callenders still going on. Thanks Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: REEDER FERGUSON RIGG/S Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1526 Message Board Post: Benjamin REEDER died in Pike Co., Illinois in 1854 and we have not been able to find the family since that time. Benjamin and Margaret had a dau, Arrobella, b: 23 May 1851. Benjamin had sons, John, Alfred, Zachariah and Joseph; dau Amanda by first wife. Margaret had daus, Mary A., Jane and Sarah; son, Henry, by first husband, William K. Ferguson. Have not found a marriage record for any of these names, except for Zachariah. He served in the 99th Illinois and his records show that he m: Mary M. Daigh, 1868 in Dewitt Co. They had a son Alfred Daigh REEDER. She died in 1875. Zachariah m: Mary Elizabeth MIRFIELD, in 1882 in Griggsville. ANY information for Margaret and family would be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kg.2ADI/1525.1 Message Board Post: Probably at Pittsfield paper, sorry I don't recall the name of the paper. Thelma