Hi all, IM asking those of you living in the Pike County area for some help. I recently received word that a Smith was killed in a car accident . I believe he was from Neo. I don't know his first name but that he was married to a friend of mine from high school in Pleasant Hill her name was Angel Howdeshell. If any of you have read a obituary in the paper in last few days that might fit this , please be so kind to send me the information. I have not seen her in over 10 years but would like to send me regards should this be her husband. Thank You, Angie Davis Gross

Nancy Thanks a bunch. My Powells are untraceable. They would make good spies. Jim

My favorite method for calculating birth or death dates is to use the PAF "Date Calculator" feature. (Click on Tools, Calculate, and then enter either the birth date or death date and age.) I believe Family Tree Maker has a similar feature. PAF is still free - you can download it from the LDS FamilySearch web site. Much easier! :-) Lise

If there is such a calculator in Family Tree Maker can someone tell me where to find it? I looked but it eludes me :) Melody

Nancy While you are in KY, would you please see if you can find any Lockett marriages? We think that he was married May 10,1866. We have no varification of it, tho. Glenda Lockett Ramsey of OK

In a message dated 02/01/2000 1:48:48 AM Central Standard Time, ILPIKE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:25:53 -0800 (PST) From: w6mbw@webtv.net (Jim Powell) To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8820-3895D3B1-13810@storefull-104.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Subject: [ILPIKE] Marriage index for KY Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=ISO-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by bl-11.rootsweb.com id XAA26410 Nancy You indcate that you have marriage index for KY. Will you please look for a marriage of Eli POWELL to a Nancy LATHAM for the year of 1822. Eli came from Il to KY and married. They remained in KY long enough to have a son named Andrew before returning to IL. This was Elis 2nd marriage. I don't know what co or anything else as to where they lived in KY. This is a very elusive man.Tks Jim >> Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926 Pike Co Illinois Powell, E L Spouse : Jackson, Mary Elizabeth Marriage date : Jan 13, 1850 Powell, Eli Spouse : Taylor, Elizabeth P Marriage date : Jan 31, 1850 Fayette Co. Kentucky Latham, Nancy Spouse : Bell, David Marriage date : Apr 29, 1805 McLean Co. Kentucky Latham, N E Miss Spouse : Ruby, William H Marriage date : Aug 13, 1884 Greenup Co. Kentucky Powell, Andrew M Spouse : Powell, Elizabeth Marriage date : Sep 25, 1828 This is all the info I could fine. No combinations. Nancy S.

I believe it could be the same Jewel. I have some old papers from my ex-mother-in-law somewhere I will look to see if theres anything more to help you. Below is descendants of Jewl Battershell & Hap Benz that I have. Would love to have more for my daughter because they no nothing about their other family, seems that when Robert passed away all ties were broken. Except with Hap. All 3 of the Benz daughters were divorced within 3 months of their father dying. Hope you can give me info and I hope this helps you. Please let me know. Thanks Tammy Descendants of Jewel Battershell 1 Jewel Battershell d: 23 March 1980 .. +Alva "Hap" Benz b: 13 February 1901 d: 20 April 1988 ..... 2 Robert Benz ......... +Mary Elizabeth Montgomery ............ 3 Robert Jr. Benz ............ 3 Rebecca Benz ................ +Joe Meyers ................... 4 Charles Joseph Meyers ................... 4 Christopher Jason Meyers ....................... +Michelle Denise Fester ............ 3 [1] Cindy Benz ................ +Mr. Paul ............ *2nd Husband of [1] Cindy Benz: ................ John Waggoner 4 ................... 4 Cassey Waggoner +Mr. Paul ............ 3 Debbi Benz ................ +Mr. Devine ............ 3 Thomas Lee Willis Benz ................ +Tammy Lynn Hodge ................... 4 Melaine Danyell Benz ................... 4 Holly Jean Benz

Kathleen, As of this time I don't know anything of the Elizabeth Battershell who m. Jacob Bobo but am checking with another researcher about it. As for Emaline Peacock, she m/1 Samuel Battershell on 18 May 1884 Pike Co, IL. From the Barry Adage dated Thurs, May 5, 1892 - divorces granted - Emaline Battershell vs Sam Battershell. Emaline then married Sam's brother John Conaway Battershell on 14 Apr 1892 Pike Co, IL (I am assuming that Emaline had the divorce before she m. John - it was just probably published at a later date??) If I find anything further on Elizabeth Battershell m. Jacob Bobo I'll let you know. More than likely Elizabeth came from Kentucky or early Pike Co. Diane Ellis1992@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 01/31/2000 3:47:59 PM Central Standard Time, > dianebat@midusa.net writes: > > << I am researching all Battershell families in Pike Co, Illinois. Have a > fairly large database with Battershell families from across the US. > Will share in exchange. Thanx - Diane >> > > Diane, > I don't have a lot of information on my Battershell ancestors, but here is > what I do have: > > Elizabeth Battershell (possibly born in London, dates unknown) married Jacob > Bobo (1809-1877). They had a son named George Daniel Bobo who was born in > 1863. I do not have any birth places, but I do know that George married > Rachel Ellen Peacock on 4 July 1880 in Louisiana, Missouri. Also, Rachel's > sister Emaline married a Sam Battershell. I don't know if there was a > relation between those two Battershells (although I think it is likely). > > Thanks so much! > > Kathleen Ellis > Booth, Bobo, Peacock, Battershell in Pike County, Illinois

Let's hope she retires soon. That is horrible. You know she has a boss, like the Court Administrator or the Presiding Judge. She just thinks she walks on water, but she really doesn't. Dorothy TRVLTAILR@aol.com wrote: > I know in Hamilton Co. the County Clerk will not let any look ups to be done > by the public. In fact, she won't even let the Mormons come in and record > the data. Also, she will not release the information to the IL State > Archives. She makes you send her $5 and the exact name and date. If what > she finds is not the exact name or the exact date, she will tell you she > found nothing. IT MUST BE EXACT! And we all know that in the 1800's the > people's spelling left a lot to be desired. It makes me mad enough to spit. > I pray everyday that there is not a fire and all of those records are not > destroyed forever! If she does let someone look at the record books, they > are not allowed to bring in a lap top computer or anything. You can only use > a pencil and paper. But she rarely ever lets anyone look at the books.

Hi Pat, No I don't have anything on a Hilda Battershell. That's why I am working on the Pike Co area for later generations of the early ones I have info on. Am hoping to run into people who may be able to share what they know in exchange for what I have on the earlier ones. If you can tell me more about her, perhaps I can link her up to an earlier generation. Thanx for any assistance. Diane fcruble wrote: > Diane I have a cousin Hilda Battershell that passed away not to many months > ago. She was related to my mother in law through the Sowers. Can you give me > that data or do you have it. Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Diane <dianebat@midusa.net> > To: <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 3:44 PM > Subject: [ILPIKE] Battershell > > > I am researching all Battershell families in Pike Co, Illinois. Have a > > fairly large database with Battershell families from across the US. > > Will share in exchange. Thanx - Diane > >

Diane I have a cousin Hilda Battershell that passed away not to many months ago. She was related to my mother in law through the Sowers. Can you give me that data or do you have it. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane <dianebat@midusa.net> To: <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 3:44 PM Subject: [ILPIKE] Battershell > I am researching all Battershell families in Pike Co, Illinois. Have a > fairly large database with Battershell families from across the US. > Will share in exchange. Thanx - Diane >

>Once again it seems I may have passed on bogus information but here is another formula that might help. Pat Subject: [VAROCKIN] (no subject) > > > > > I once advocated using the 8870 method and after so many found it did not > > work, and I tried to find a better solution, I came across Bill Buckner's > > formula. And I would ask that you all go check it out. I even put a > > disclaimer on my home page about the 8870 as it was being forwarded around > > the internet and I had many coming back and saying they couldn't make it > > work properly or coincide with what they knew to be true. > > Please do check it out - I think Bill has the best formula I have found. > > > > http://enws347.eas.asu.edu/~buckner/bdexpl.html > > > > I think you will find that it is better and also you can go to his page > and > > find out his reasoning. I have that link on my homepage. > > > > Bette Butcher Topp > > http://www.cet.com/~toppline > > > > > > > > > > REMEMBER 8870 > > > > That's not an error: It's the number to remember > > > > when you want to find the birthdate of someone > > > > when you only have the date of death and age. > > > > How do you figure the birthdate? Suppose the > > > > person died May 6, 1889, > > > >

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Hi Tammy, At this time I have one Jewel Battershell - no info on her but have some info for her parents & siblings - Oscar C Battershell b. 1881 & Winnie Smith b. 1883. Could this be the Jewel you are referring to? If so I would be happy to exchange data with you. Diane Tammyc89@aol.com wrote: > Diane, > I am not activaly researching the Battershell family. I am however very > interested. Jewel Battershell married Alva "Hap" Benz. > They had a son Robert Benz who married Mary Beth Montgomery. > Mary & Roberts youngest child is the father of my two oldest children. If any > of the names above are in your files I would love to be able to pass the > information on to my daughters. > > Thank you > Tammy

I am researching all Battershell families in Pike Co, Illinois. Have a fairly large database with Battershell families from across the US. Will share in exchange. Thanx - Diane

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Janet Thanks for the information. Sharon D.

Found this Ancell in Derry Township Rhodus Cemetery Ancell, Musie no dates (nee Rhodus) Thats all the Ancells I could find. -----Original Message----- From: SDavis1647@aol.com <SDavis1647@aol.com> To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 4:54 AM Subject: [ILPIKE] Cem. Books >Can someone look for the Name Ancell in the cemetery book. Should be in New >Canton. Thanks. >Sharon D. > > >==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== >Illinois Civil War Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/ >

My latest experience is Kane County charging high prices for the copies at the probate clerk office ... The first four pages were almost $2.00 a piece then it went down to .50 and finally a quarter when it got to 20th page. And they will not allow one to search a name themselves... One has to pay I think it was $4.00 a year for them to look at the listings. They also give a hard time to anyone who does not have a genealogy license at the circuit clerks office.... Kendall County had charged a $5.00 fee to look. Oh well... I still need to do my research but it will wait.... till I have more time.... I suppose for money too. Lorrie

In a message dated 01/31/2000 3:47:59 PM Central Standard Time, dianebat@midusa.net writes: << I am researching all Battershell families in Pike Co, Illinois. Have a fairly large database with Battershell families from across the US. Will share in exchange. Thanx - Diane >> Diane, I don't have a lot of information on my Battershell ancestors, but here is what I do have: Elizabeth Battershell (possibly born in London, dates unknown) married Jacob Bobo (1809-1877). They had a son named George Daniel Bobo who was born in 1863. I do not have any birth places, but I do know that George married Rachel Ellen Peacock on 4 July 1880 in Louisiana, Missouri. Also, Rachel's sister Emaline married a Sam Battershell. I don't know if there was a relation between those two Battershells (although I think it is likely). Thanks so much! Kathleen Ellis Booth, Bobo, Peacock, Battershell in Pike County, Illinois