I have the mailing address for Betty Lacy - 349 W. Fayette Pittsfield IL 62363.

William S. Buchanan, farmer and stock raiser, sec 36, Spring Creek, was born March 8, 1833, in Calhoun county, IL, and is a son of the late Henry P. Buchanan; he was reared on a farm in a wild section of the country where deer, volves, etc. were numerous, and has killed many deer and other wild animals. There was no free school system here in those early days, and money being a scarce article in pioneer days, Mr. B's educational advantages were like those of other pioneer boys, very meager. He was married in 1855 to Miss Catharine McConnell, daughter of Robert McConnell, deceased, a pioneer of Pike county, MO. They had had 12 children, only 4 of whom are living - Robert H., Mary O., Thomas A., and James A. Besides a farmer, Mr. B is also a blacksmith and wagonmaker, in fact he can do almost any kind of work he turns his hand to. Elizabeth Smith wrote: > Could I have a look up from the History of Pike County--Buchanans listed on > p. 604. Thanks a bunch.

Page 661 - The Pittsfield Guards and the Pike County Guards, the two local companies, were under arms at an early hour, and acted as escort to the beterans and their families arriving from abroad. At 10 o'clock the train from Sspringfield arrived, gringing Governor Cullom, Gen. Reese, ex-Governor Palmer and other distinguished visitorys with the Governor's Guard of Springfield as honorary escort, Page 413 - John Loer In 1849, Mr. L married Mary, daughter of John and Hannah Hall Reese of KY and they hadd 6 children, 2 living. In 1849 he invested in a saw mill on McGee's creek, which he carried on until 1862, then traded for a farm in sec 16 and carried on farming until 1877, sold the farm in 1879 and bought a flouring will (probably supposed to be mill) in Chambersburg which he now operates. Mr. L has served as Supervisor for several years, also as Road Commissioner, Collector and School Director. The present find school building was built under the administration of Mr. Loer while he was director. Mr. & Mrs. L are members of the Christian church, and Mr. L belongs to the Masonic fraternity. Page 435 Wm. C. Hall was born May 29, 1844, in this county and is the son of T.L. Hall, of early day here who came in 1828 whe he had to go to Atlas a distance of 26 miles to mill. He taught the first singing school in Atlas, said to be the first in the county. In 1840 he built a saw mill on Little Blue creek. He was brought up a Presbyterian, bur during the latter part of his life was a member of the Christian Church. His death occurred January 5, 1872. Wm. C was reared on a farm in early day, having all the usual experiences of clearing woodland. Oct. 6, 1866 he married Nellie, daughter of John S. Shinnn, of Griggsville, and they have one little boy, Willy. Mr. Hall is a farmer and stock-raiser on Sec 16. (Detroit) Nellie Shinn is of my line of Shinns, please contact me if your are interested. Dorothy Robert Reese wrote: > Would someone please do a lookup for me on the following people thank > you very much > > Reese General 661 > John 413 > Hannah (Hall) 413,414 > Mary (loer) 413 > Hall Nellie(Shinn) 435 > > Thanks again > Robert R. Reese

Since Lewis is a surname we have looked for I am forwarding this from another list. She is doing lookups in an encyclopedia. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: WVHAMRICK <WVHAMRICK@prodigy.net> To: <WVMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 2:13 PM Subject: [WVMONROE] Re: Lewis > Source: "West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia," Jim Comstock, 1976, p. > 2771 > > LEWIS, John, a surveyor, was one of the first to survey in Greenbrier > County, having been employed by the Greenbrier Land Company in 1749 and > 1750. He was said to have named the Greenbrier River, calling it the > "Lady of the Mountains" and applying to it the name of Greenbrier > because of abundant growth of that plant along its banks (See sup. vol. > 1, p. 6): > > IN THE GREENBRIER COUNTRY > The first permanent settlement west of the Blue Ridge was made by Joist > Hite, who, in 1732, came with fifteen other families, and settled in > what is now Frederick county, Virginia; he was soon followed by many > others. About the year 1749, there was a man in Frederick county > subject to lunacy, and when at times laboring under its influence, he > would ramble long distances into the wilderness. In one of these > wanderings he came upon the waters of Greenbrier river, and, surprised > to find them flowing in a westerly direction, he made the fact known on > his return in Winchester, and that country abounded in game. In > consequence of this information, two men (recently from New England), > named Suel (Sewell) and Martin (Marlin), visited the locality, and took > up their residence on Greenbrier river. The former moved 40 miles west > of their first improvement, and fell a prey to the Indians, and the > latter soon returned to the settlements. John Lewis and his son Andrew > came to the same section in 1741, and thoroughly explored it, and when > permission was granted to the Greenbrier company (of which John Lewis > was a member) to locate 100,000 acres on the waters of the river, they > became the agents to make the surveys and locations. The war between > France and England, in 1754, checked their proceedings, and in 1761, > they were prevented from resuming them by royal edict, which commanded > all those who had made settlements on the western waters, to remove from > them, in order that peace maight be maintained with the Indians, who > claimed the right to the domain. Previous to the issuing of this > proclamation, some families had moved to Greenbrier and made two > settlements - one on Muddy creek, and the other in the Big levels; > these, disregarding the royal command, remained until they were > destroyed by the Indians, in 1763, and from the time until 1769, > Greenbrier was uninhabited; at the later date, Captain John Stuart and a > few other young men began to settle and improve the country. > > In 1756, settlements were also made on New river and on Holstein, and > among the daring adventurers who effected them were Evan Shelby, William > Campbell, William Preston, Thomas Walden and Daniel Boone, all of whom > became distinguished in the history of the country. The lands taken up > by them were held as "corn rights," each acquiring a title to an hundred > acres of land for every acre planted in corn. > > ...much more on John Lewis.... > > LEWIS, John W., early Greenbrier County family head. (See sup. vol. 6, > p. 236): > > JOHN W. LEWIS--born January 23, 1834, in Blue Sulphur district, a son of > George and Susan (Hockman) Lewis, in this district, April 18, 1861, was > united in bands of wedlock with Ruth M. Huffman, who was born in Blue > Sulphur district, September 5, 1837, a daughter of Enos and Jane > (George) Huffman. The further history of her parents will be found > recorded in the personal sketches of her brothers, E. E. and S. R. > Huffman, in this volume. The grandparents of John W. Lewis were among > the earliest of the settlers in this county, and both his father and > mother were born in the county, his father in 1808. George Lewis died > in 1872, and Susan, his widow, is still a resident in Blue Sulphur > district. Her father was Jacob Hockman, who was of German origin, who > came to this county from the Shenandoah valley, bringing Mary, his young > wife, with him. They have long since passed from the scene of their > earthly labors. George W. Lewis was a soldier of the Confederacy, > brother of John W. He was killed in the retreat at battle of Droop > Mountain. Caleb V., another brother, was in the same service, and was > basely assassinated by some Northern stragglers from the army, who > pretended to surrender, and in handing over their guns shot at their > captors and he was killed. Edna A., born March 19, 1862, and George W., > born January 11, 1864, both at home; are the children of Mr. and Mrs. > Lewis. John W. Lewis owns and farms 300 acres, lying on Muddy creek > bottom, in Blue Sulphur district, and he receives his mail at Palestine, > Greenbrier county, West Virginia. > > Caroline > WVHAMRICK@prodigy.net > > > > WHJPSEA@aol.com wrote: > > > > I'm looking for parents of Betsy Mann who married Jacob Harmon Nov. 13, 1797 > > in Botetourt Co, but moved to Monroe Co., where their daughter Elizabeth > > married John Lewis March 6, 1820--parbably part of Monroe that became > > Allegheny Co. > > > > Bill Johnson > > Harrisburg, PA > > > ==== WVMONROE Mailing List ==== > For list assistance: Contact: commander@inetone.net >

Sorry Ron Jerry D. -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Upton <rupton@home.com> To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, January 01, 2000 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [ILPIKE] IL Marriages >This site had an error when I tired to access it. > >Ron U > > >Davis'es wrote: >> >> Found a great site for IL marraiges >> http://www2sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage >> >> Jerry D. >> >> ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== >> USGS Mapping Service >> http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > >==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== >Pike County Newspaper Abstracts >http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/IL/Pike.html > >

Welcome aboard. You have missed a lot. I would love to have a copy of the journal. ----- Original Message ----- From: C. Smith <andace@bellsouth.net> To: <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 11:40 AM Subject: [ILPIKE] new to site > I am new to this site but I was delighted to find it by accident. I am > researching the following names in Pike county, Jeffers, Winterbotham, > Pine, Noe, Belford, Elder. My grandmother was Ruby Ellen Belford > Jeffers who died in 1993. She lived her entire life in Baylis and I > remember visiting there many times. My father was Asahel Harold > Jeffers, he died in 1993 also and is buried in the Baylis cemetery. I > am stuck on the family of my gg grandmother, Charlotte Noe Jeffers. > She was married to Isaac Jeffers , his second wife but I do not see > their marriage listed in the Pike county records, just his other two > wives, one before her and one after. She is buried in the Starkey > cemetery but I don't remember ever visiting it in the past years. Isaac > is buried in Baylis. The Winterbothams are also a big problem, I can't > seem to find the line beyond Charles Winterbotham, my gg grandfather. > The Jeffers were originally from Ohio and settled in Baylis when it was > known as Pineville. If anyone has any "relatives" in the Savannah area > I would love to swap research time. If anyone knew my grandmother Ruby > or my father I would love to hear stories about their lives. Candace > Jeffers Smith Savannah, Georgia > > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > Pike County Newspaper Abstracts > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/IL/Pike.html > >

I am new to this site but I was delighted to find it by accident. I am researching the following names in Pike county, Jeffers, Winterbotham, Pine, Noe, Belford, Elder. My grandmother was Ruby Ellen Belford Jeffers who died in 1993. She lived her entire life in Baylis and I remember visiting there many times. My father was Asahel Harold Jeffers, he died in 1993 also and is buried in the Baylis cemetery. I am stuck on the family of my gg grandmother, Charlotte Noe Jeffers. She was married to Isaac Jeffers , his second wife but I do not see their marriage listed in the Pike county records, just his other two wives, one before her and one after. She is buried in the Starkey cemetery but I don't remember ever visiting it in the past years. Isaac is buried in Baylis. The Winterbothams are also a big problem, I can't seem to find the line beyond Charles Winterbotham, my gg grandfather. The Jeffers were originally from Ohio and settled in Baylis when it was known as Pineville. If anyone has any "relatives" in the Savannah area I would love to swap research time. If anyone knew my grandmother Ruby or my father I would love to hear stories about their lives. Candace Jeffers Smith Savannah, Georgia

Please convey my sympathies to Betty. A few years ago she and I corresponded about JMThompson book. Thanks and take care Tudie gran5grk@uswest.net wrote: > Greta, > If you are able, please pass my condolences to Betty. We could probably send her > cards to the society, right? > Thank you for letting us know. > Dorothy > > Gretas111@aol.com wrote: > > > This is to let everyone on the list know that Betty Lacy's mother passed > > away. I believe you will recognize Betty as being the lady involved with the > > Pike Heritage and the cemetery books. Just thought I'd pass this along to > > you. Greta > > > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > > Illinois Statewide Marriage Index > > http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/marriage.html > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > Pike County Newspaper Abstracts > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/IL/Pike.html

Greta, If you are able, please pass my condolences to Betty. We could probably send her cards to the society, right? Thank you for letting us know. Dorothy Gretas111@aol.com wrote: > This is to let everyone on the list know that Betty Lacy's mother passed > away. I believe you will recognize Betty as being the lady involved with the > Pike Heritage and the cemetery books. Just thought I'd pass this along to > you. Greta > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > Illinois Statewide Marriage Index > http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/marriage.html

I "think" I have all the updates made to the Pike Co ILGenWeb site. If you sent me an update and I missed it, please let me know and I will try to get to it yet today. I would also like to mention that I am aware of a problem with some Netscape browsers not loading the graphics on the site correctly - I am in contact with several people who are attempting to help me fix this so hopefully it will be corrected soon. Updated the following today: Fixed pictures on "Pike Co Families" page and added description of one photo. Corrected the "Archived Queries". Now shows all queries versus only showing July to December 1999. Updated the following surname pages: L, C, K, B, G, H, W, D, S & V Updated the "Pike County Books" site to reflect updates to Walt Waggoner's book. Added location to "Cemeteries" page for Blue River Cemetery. Any additions or corrections to the pages are always welcome. Have a great week, Barbara Freeman Pike Co ILGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpike

Hi Barbara, This is a neat site but I can't get it to take my e-mail address or password. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your response. Kathy Graham Friend SAXBURY@aol.com wrote: > Here is another valuable resource for IL researchers. > > New Illinois Ancestor Registry > > http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/ilar/index.html > > Good luck in your searches, > Barbara Freeman > Pike Co ILGenWeb Coordinator > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives for Pike Co IL > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/pike/pike.htm

Hi Kathy, I just tried it and got thru fine. Looks like on the first page you need to click on "Register a new entry", the next page enter your email address and a password under "New Users" (the box on the right), the third page will then ask for your first and last name, the fourth page will ask for your email address and password again and then it will take you to the last page in which you can enter up to 5 surnames at a time. Hope this helps, Barbara In a message dated 1/2/00 6:50:52 AM, friendlm@trianglenet.net writes: << This is a neat site but I can't get it to take my e-mail address or password. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your response. >>

possibly this entire list could send some sort of condolence in one unified letter or something? >From: Tudie Alsbury <cattivo@satx.net> >Reply-To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com >To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ILPIKE] Betty Lacy >Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 11:31:46 -0600 > >Please convey my sympathies to Betty. A few years ago she and I >corresponded about >JMThompson book. Thanks and take care Tudie >gran5grk@uswest.net wrote: > > > Greta, > > If you are able, please pass my condolences to Betty. We could probably >send her > > cards to the society, right? > > Thank you for letting us know. > > Dorothy > > > > Gretas111@aol.com wrote: > > > > > This is to let everyone on the list know that Betty Lacy's mother >passed > > > away. I believe you will recognize Betty as being the lady involved >with the > > > Pike Heritage and the cemetery books. Just thought I'd pass this >along to > > > you. Greta > > > > > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > > > Illinois Statewide Marriage Index > > > http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/marriage.html > > > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > > Pike County Newspaper Abstracts > > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/IL/Pike.html > > >==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== >ILGenWeb Home Page >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgenweb/ > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

This is to let everyone on the list know that Betty Lacy's mother passed away. I believe you will recognize Betty as being the lady involved with the Pike Heritage and the cemetery books. Just thought I'd pass this along to you. Greta

Here is another valuable resource for IL researchers. New Illinois Ancestor Registry http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/ilar/index.html Good luck in your searches, Barbara Freeman Pike Co ILGenWeb Coordinator

This site had an error when I tired to access it. Ron U Davis'es wrote: > > Found a great site for IL marraiges > http://www2sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage > > Jerry D. > > ==== ILPIKE Mailing List ==== > USGS Mapping Service > http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html

Happy New Year everyone! I am back although most probably didn't notice me missing ;-) I have been having major system problems the last few weeks and was not able to update or do much of anything else. I now have a new larger and faster hard drive so those who have sent me queries, surnames, etc. to be added to the Pike Co IL pages, rest assured I will get to them as soon as possible - hopefully yet this weekend. Have a wonderful weekend, Barbara Freeman Pike Co ILGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpike

Ron, Try this, last time it was entered a dot was missed. <A HREF="http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage">http://www2.sos.state.i l.us/cgi-bin/marriage</A> TOM SAXTON

Hello, I just joined this list and wanted to share what I have of my father's family. The Winner cemetery is located on the Pike/Adams county line. If anyone can offer information on this part of the family, I would be deeply grateful. Thanks, Nancy Winner SAMUEL WINNER I was born October 13, 1810 in ,Hudson, New Jersey, and died March 09, 1882 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois (Winner Cemetery). He married (1) SARAH PETERSON October 15, 1829 in Batavia, Clermont, Ohio. He married (2) ELLEN HOUSE 1865. Children of SAMUEL WINNER and SARAH PETERSON are: 2. i. JOHN WINNER, b. 1830, Ohio. 3. ii. SAMUEL WINNER II, b. January 13, 1834, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio. iii. JOSHUSA MILAN WINNER, b. April 16, 1838, New Salem, Pike, Illinois. iv. AMY CATHERINE WINNER, b. February 08, 1841, , Pike, Illinois. v. THOMAS WINNER, b. July 05, 1849, Barry, Pike, Illinois. vi. JESSE P. WINNER, b. January 27, 1856, Hadley Township, Pike, Illinois. vii. BENJAMIN WINNER, b. March 05, 1854, Salem, Pike, Illinois. Children of SAMUEL WINNER and ELLEN HOUSE are: viii. BENJAMIN L WINNER, b. 1868. ix. ANNA C. WINNER, b. 1870. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ WebPage: http://www.earthlink.net/~webfot Shop at: http://www.pelicanspouch.com