Judy, Since there is an unlimited amount of work for me to do on this, I sometimes put priorities based on inquiries. So, I dug out the minutes of Little Zion association of Indiana and went through and made a list of names of members for several of the members. Very incomplete, but more than I had done before. I'll send you privately some of the names for Friendship church. My notes say it is or was located about 3 miles south of Gentryville. Do you by any chance have a picture of the church? I have the name of the person who was the last living member, it looks like it may have ceased to meet in about 1990. Robert On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:06:42 -0800 "Judy Armstrong" <judy@armstrongs.org> writes: > Robert, thank you very, very much for posting this. I just found the > names > of several of my ancestors and the families into which their > siblings > married in Saline, Pope, and Williamson County IL in your database. > I have > always suspected that the glue that pulled them all together might > have been > a church, and now I know what it was. > > I also discovered from your website that the Friendship Church (in > whose > graveyards two of my ggg grandparents are buried) in Warrick County > IL was > also a Primitive Baptist Church. > > I also noticed that you do not yet have any information in your > database > about Scott County Missouri. Rev Thomas Malcolm Boardman, who was > the pastor > of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church (also called Boardman Chapel) > in Scott > County MO from the decade the turn of the century till the 1920s was > my gg > grandfather. I would like very much to know if that church was also > > Primitive Baptist. I suspect it was, and I suspect my gg grandfather > was a > member of the Friendship Church in Warrick County IN, before he left > there > to take up a new ministry in MO. I have some photos of the Pleasant > Valley > Church in Scott County and of Rev. Boardman, my gg grandfather, and > I would > be happy to share with you if it turns out his church was Primitive > Baptist. > Please feel free to contact me at rmstrng@aol.com. > > Judy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert L Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> > To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:06 AM > Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Website of the Primitive Baptist Library, > Carthage, > Illinois > > > > Dear friends, > > For the sake of new subscribers to the forum who may not > already be > > aware of our work, I would like to post our website address again, > below. > > Our library has a large collection of church records, periodicals, > > minutes, photos, obituaries, books, biographies, etc., from which > we have > > been trying to help genealogists since 1988, when we formally > organized > > our library. We have over 54,000 names of members mostly in the > midwest > > entered into a database in our computer, together with the year of > birth > > and death when available, and the date they joined the church when > known, > > etc. We are adding to this database, and to our collection, as > much as > > time permits us to do so with our very limited volunteer staff, > > consisting of my wife and daughter and myself. We hope 2006 will > be a > > good year for you, and welcome you to write to us if we can be of > any > > help. > > Our website is: > > http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html > > Elder Robert Webb > > The Primitive Baptist Library > > Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois > > > > > > > > >

OOPS. I meant to type Warrick County IN, not IL in my previous post. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Armstrong" <judy@armstrongs.org> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Website of the Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, Illinois > Robert, thank you very, very much for posting this. I just found the names > of several of my ancestors and the families into which their siblings > married in Saline, Pope, and Williamson County IL in your database. I have > always suspected that the glue that pulled them all together might have > been a church, and now I know what it was. > > I also discovered from your website that the Friendship Church (in whose > graveyards two of my ggg grandparents are buried) in Warrick County IL was > also a Primitive Baptist Church. > > I also noticed that you do not yet have any information in your database > about Scott County Missouri. Rev Thomas Malcolm Boardman, who was the > pastor of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church (also called Boardman Chapel) > in Scott County MO from the decade the turn of the century till the 1920s > was my gg grandfather. I would like very much to know if that church was > also Primitive Baptist. I suspect it was, and I suspect my gg grandfather > was a member of the Friendship Church in Warrick County IN, before he left > there to take up a new ministry in MO. I have some photos of the Pleasant > Valley Church in Scott County and of Rev. Boardman, my gg grandfather, and > I would be happy to share with you if it turns out his church was > Primitive Baptist. Please feel free to contact me at rmstrng@aol.com. > > Judy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert L Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> > To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:06 AM > Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Website of the Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, > Illinois > > >> Dear friends, >> For the sake of new subscribers to the forum who may not already be >> aware of our work, I would like to post our website address again, below. >> Our library has a large collection of church records, periodicals, >> minutes, photos, obituaries, books, biographies, etc., from which we have >> been trying to help genealogists since 1988, when we formally organized >> our library. We have over 54,000 names of members mostly in the midwest >> entered into a database in our computer, together with the year of birth >> and death when available, and the date they joined the church when known, >> etc. We are adding to this database, and to our collection, as much as >> time permits us to do so with our very limited volunteer staff, >> consisting of my wife and daughter and myself. We hope 2006 will be a >> good year for you, and welcome you to write to us if we can be of any >> help. >> Our website is: >> http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html >> Elder Robert Webb >> The Primitive Baptist Library >> Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois >> >> > > > >

Connie's office doesn't have the probate records, they are across the hall. When I went to Pope County to do research, Connie's office was very helpful, but the office where the probate records are located was overworked and I was unable to get to the old books and look at them. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Rush" <ccrush@shawneelink.net> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Probate Records beyond 1888 > > > > You could call the Pope County Clerk, Connie Gibbs, at 618-683-4466. > She is always very helpful and I am sure that she has answered this > question in the past. > > > > > At 10:39 AM 1/5/2006, you wrote: >>Hi! >> >>I'm hoping someone out there can give me some >>directions. I have been scanning the Pope County >>Probate records using LDS microfilms. It appears that >>the LDS microfilms go no later than 1888. Does anyone >>have a source for those records later than 88? I'm >>especially interested in the Eli Warren, Carr and >>Holloman families. >> >>Robert Schneider > > > >

Robert, thank you very, very much for posting this. I just found the names of several of my ancestors and the families into which their siblings married in Saline, Pope, and Williamson County IL in your database. I have always suspected that the glue that pulled them all together might have been a church, and now I know what it was. I also discovered from your website that the Friendship Church (in whose graveyards two of my ggg grandparents are buried) in Warrick County IL was also a Primitive Baptist Church. I also noticed that you do not yet have any information in your database about Scott County Missouri. Rev Thomas Malcolm Boardman, who was the pastor of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church (also called Boardman Chapel) in Scott County MO from the decade the turn of the century till the 1920s was my gg grandfather. I would like very much to know if that church was also Primitive Baptist. I suspect it was, and I suspect my gg grandfather was a member of the Friendship Church in Warrick County IN, before he left there to take up a new ministry in MO. I have some photos of the Pleasant Valley Church in Scott County and of Rev. Boardman, my gg grandfather, and I would be happy to share with you if it turns out his church was Primitive Baptist. Please feel free to contact me at rmstrng@aol.com. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:06 AM Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Website of the Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, Illinois > Dear friends, > For the sake of new subscribers to the forum who may not already be > aware of our work, I would like to post our website address again, below. > Our library has a large collection of church records, periodicals, > minutes, photos, obituaries, books, biographies, etc., from which we have > been trying to help genealogists since 1988, when we formally organized > our library. We have over 54,000 names of members mostly in the midwest > entered into a database in our computer, together with the year of birth > and death when available, and the date they joined the church when known, > etc. We are adding to this database, and to our collection, as much as > time permits us to do so with our very limited volunteer staff, > consisting of my wife and daughter and myself. We hope 2006 will be a > good year for you, and welcome you to write to us if we can be of any > help. > Our website is: > http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html > Elder Robert Webb > The Primitive Baptist Library > Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois > >

You could call the Pope County Clerk, Connie Gibbs, at 618-683-4466. She is always very helpful and I am sure that she has answered this question in the past. At 10:39 AM 1/5/2006, you wrote: >Hi! > >I'm hoping someone out there can give me some >directions. I have been scanning the Pope County >Probate records using LDS microfilms. It appears that >the LDS microfilms go no later than 1888. Does anyone >have a source for those records later than 88? I'm >especially interested in the Eli Warren, Carr and >Holloman families. > >Robert Schneider

Hi! I'm hoping someone out there can give me some directions. I have been scanning the Pope County Probate records using LDS microfilms. It appears that the LDS microfilms go no later than 1888. Does anyone have a source for those records later than 88? I'm especially interested in the Eli Warren, Carr and Holloman families. Robert Schneider

Dear friends, For the sake of new subscribers to the forum who may not already be aware of our work, I would like to post our website address again, below. Our library has a large collection of church records, periodicals, minutes, photos, obituaries, books, biographies, etc., from which we have been trying to help genealogists since 1988, when we formally organized our library. We have over 54,000 names of members mostly in the midwest entered into a database in our computer, together with the year of birth and death when available, and the date they joined the church when known, etc. We are adding to this database, and to our collection, as much as time permits us to do so with our very limited volunteer staff, consisting of my wife and daughter and myself. We hope 2006 will be a good year for you, and welcome you to write to us if we can be of any help. Our website is: http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html Elder Robert Webb The Primitive Baptist Library Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois

Obituary Minnie Camden Junkerman, 98, of Rock Falls Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center died Sunday, October 30, 2005, at the center. She was employed by Kankakee State Hospital as a nurse for 12 years, then by Colonial Manor Nursing Home and Margonette Nursing Home in Danville, Illinois. Mrs. Junkermanwas born February 10, 1907, in Pope County, rural Stonefort, Illinois, the daughter of Shelton C. and Alveretta(Jones) Camden. She attended Allen Branch School and graduated Kankakee High School, then completed a two-year nurse's training program at Kankakee State Hospital. She married James Oliver Brown on June 16, 1928, in Kankakee. He died in Apeil 1950. She then married George Junkerman on August 16, 1954. He died May 28, 1982. Survivors include six nieces and two nephews. She was preceded in death by two sons James O. Browm and Gerald A. Brown. Funeral Services were held at McDonald Funeral Home In Rock Falls, Illinois. Burial at Spring Hill Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com.

http://www.evansville.net/user/boneyard/orient.htm A visit to the above link will take you back to this tragedy of Christmas, 1952. I believe I may have had an Uncle or two involved in this horrific event in Franklin County, IL. I know that my uncles worked in a 'mine', but not sure if this is the one. Was there a mine close to Pope County that was affilliated with Alcoa Aluminum? I wonder if anyone knows of any Pope County, IL citizens lost (or from surrounding counties)?? If you have knowledge of this, please submit your information.

The subject above is the last post I received dated 12/8/2005. Is there a problem, or just no posting activity? Do I need to unsubscribe and re-subscribe? Hope everyone is okay!! ~~Carol

Hello MORSE / MOSS researchers: As your MORSE / MOSS y-DNA Group Administrators we are delighted to inform you that Family Tree DNA has just sent us a $75 Gift Certificate to be used as follows: Two $30 Gift Certificates to be used only with a NEW PARTICIPANT on a Y-DNA25 or a Y-DNA37 - (one certificate per participant) One $15 Gift Certificate for a NEW mtDNA participant. Kits must be ordered and paid for by December 31st, 2005 and are not valid for test upgrades, add-ons or Y-DNA12. Since we only have 3 Gift Certificates, we will have to honor them in the order requests are received to make it fair for all of our MORSE / MOSS researchers. Please be aware that we will have to assist the winners of the Gift Certificates in obtaining the rebate as there is a special code that needs to be used. Please send your responses to me, Debbie, at jjmcard@mc.net rather than Beverly - just to avoid confusion. For those unfamiliar with y-DNA testing, please visit our MORSE / MOSS website at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Morse%2D2/ and be sure to scroll down to the chart. There are links that will take you to explanations of the DNA process and how it relates to genealogy. The "y" in "y-DNA" identifies the group of markers that are passed from father to son, father to son, father to son, etc. So, by testing a living male MOSS / MORSE, a person can find other living male MORSEs / MOSSs with matching y-DNA indicating they share a common ancestor. It's like identifying the y-DNA of your ancestor who was buried 250 years ago without digging up his grave! Once a participant finds another matching participant within the group, they compare their research, hopefully enabling them to break down some brick walls in their genealogical research. y-DNA testing is particularly helpful with common surnames like MOSS and MORSE - there are so many it is sometimes difficult to sort them out. Y-DNA does that for us. The number "25" or "37" simply identifies the number of markers in the test. Currently tests are available in 12, 25, or 37 markers, the 37-marker test obviously the most revealing. The $30 Gift Certificate offered by Family Tree DNA is good only for a new participant in the 25 or 37 marker test. The mtDNA test group is for the maternal line, but at this point in time is of more anthropological importance and has no real genealogical value. Next let me say that Beverly and I are not affiliated with Family Tree DNA except that we volunteered, as a MORSE / MOSS researchers, to manage the test group. We are not compensated in any way. We believe in the value and future of y-DNA testing in relation to genealogical research, which is why we have invested our time and effort in this surname group. Sincerely, Debbie WARD McArdle & Beverly White WARD y-DNA Group Administrators

Is anyone working on the James & Hannah Barnhill Glass family. I need help with their daughter, Terzah. She married Andrew Donaldson in 1816. Thanks, Judy Judy Foreman Lee _UdyDee43@aol.com_ (mailto:UdyDee43@aol.com) My families: Benard, Brown, Crawford, Carr, Davidson, Doctorman, Echols, Foreman, Glass, Hanna, Holmes, Hurford, Jackson, Jennings, Lewis, Maddox, Reams, Rumsey, Scott, Shadowen, Sipe, Slankard, Soward, Trovillion, Tomlinson/Linson, Vinyard, Whitley, Williams, etc.

Yes, Ron, I do have that Christopher Reynolds info. It comes from the S.F. Tillman work and is considered "suspect" by many seasoned researchers. Even I, myself, can find errors in it. That's because Tillman collected information from a great many sources and simply printed it as it was provided. It does provide clues for further research, however. I have included what is shown about Ivy's ancestry in my own tree with the caveat that it only seems "reasonable"!!!! Margaret Reynolds Oliver ----- Original Message ----- From: <RWRgen@aol.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Reynolds Researchers in Pope Co. > You mentioned Ivy Reynolds; I have FTM reports from a cousin who > includes > some info re: Ivy b. 07MAR1793 in NC. She provides about 7 ancestors > and a > page of descendents. She links Ivy to Christopher Reynolds b. 1530 in > county Kent, England. I have no documentation at all - and, > unfortunately, she > died before I cd discuss any of this with her. > I am a cousin to her thru another line - not Ivy. > You may have all these names - and more - ??? If questions or interest, > let me know. > Ron Reynolds > rwrgen@aol.com >

You mentioned Ivy Reynolds; I have FTM reports from a cousin who includes some info re: Ivy b. 07MAR1793 in NC. She provides about 7 ancestors and a page of descendents. She links Ivy to Christopher Reynolds b. 1530 in county Kent, England. I have no documentation at all - and, unfortunately, she died before I cd discuss any of this with her. I am a cousin to her thru another line - not Ivy. You may have all these names - and more - ??? If questions or interest, let me know. Ron Reynolds rwrgen@aol.com

_http://www.raogk.org/_ (http://www.raogk.org/) Some of you may not be aware of this site. It is the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site which lists volunteers who are willing to help with lookups. In return, they ask that you repay the favor by offering to help others with lookups in your area. It is a wonderful thing they are doing. If this link does not work, then key it in to your address bar and your browser will pull it up. Sandra White, researching McGlothlin, Gillespie, Ingram, Stilwell, Spradlin, Bryant, Avery, Cook, Huggins, Taylor, Mott, Henke, Hunsaker, Bolin, House, Denning, Smith, Tarver, Goostree, Brackin,Doles, Ferrell, Wilson, Lewis, Johnson, McIlfeder, Meierholtz, Stalcop, Van Winkle

Hello - I did a very quick check in the Pope Co. History and Families, Vol 1, 1816-1986 published by Pope County Historical Society....here are notes of what I found: pg. 44 "Mt. Zion Baptist" (church) <snip>".....In July 1942 Bro. George REYNOLDS was called and served as pastor until 1944." --- pg 324 "JOHNATHAN M. REYNOLDS" (and Sarah E. OWEN) - Johnathan, (9th child of David and Luticia SUTTON REYNOLDS), was b. Aug 28, 1843 in Gallatin County, *IL*... (Johnathan and Sarah E. OWEN had 11 children: (no "William D." found listed here.) <snip>...."George Washington" (married Lynn Reynolds) [listed as a child of Johnathan and Sarah REYNOLDS]. <===submitted by Lovetia Middleton-Meegan> *This George W. REYNOLDS parents' shown as: Johnathan and Sarah REYNOLDS/ no birth dates* --- pg 325 "REYNOLDS" "Phillip Goodbread REYNOLDS <snip> b. Feb 7, 1833, Marshall Co, *KY* (then Gallaway)..... his parents Edward and Sarah (surname unknown) REYNOLDS....subject moved between 1846 and 1850 to Pope County with his widowed mother, and TWO brothers: William Draden "Drade" REYNOLDS and Edward REYNOLDS......<snip> Phillip and Henrietta Jackson PURCELL had ten children, all born in Pope County" [note: one of the 10 children they had was William Reynolds, who died young] <=====submitted by Frieda Funkhouser WILSON> *This William D. REYNOLDS parents' shown as Edward and Sarah REYNOLDS* Hope this might help...happy holidays. Carol == doug malone wrote: >Thanks for the help. This William does seem to be my William R. Reynolds. >He may be a brother to the Geo. Reynolds. Gives me something to work on. >Thanks again. >----- Original Message ----- From: <jamlsh@aol.com> >To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:21 PM >Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Reynolds Researchers in Pope Co. > > > > >>1860 > ILLINOIS > POPE > WALNUT SHADE P O >> >>Series: M653 Roll: 220 Page: 239 >>REYNOLDSWILLIAM30MWTNILPOPEWALNUT SHADE P O1860 >> >>Nancy 38 >>Elizabeth 7 >>Sarah 4 >>Mary 1 >> >>1860 > ILLINOIS > POPE > WALNUT SHADE P O >> >>Series: M653 Roll: 220 Page: 241 >>REYNOLDSGEORGE R32MWTNILPOPEWALNUT SHADE P O1860 >> >> >>Sally A. 31 >>Elizabeth 14 >>William H. 8 >>?? 6 female >>?? L. 2 male >>E?? W. 7/12 male >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- -- -:¦:- *CarolSue* -:¦:- -- (blessed to be on the beautiful NW California-Pacific Coast)

Thanks for the help. This William does seem to be my William R. Reynolds. He may be a brother to the Geo. Reynolds. Gives me something to work on. Thanks again. ----- Original Message ----- From: <jamlsh@aol.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Reynolds Researchers in Pope Co. > 1860 > ILLINOIS > POPE > WALNUT SHADE P O > > Series: M653 Roll: 220 Page: 239 > REYNOLDSWILLIAM30MWTNILPOPEWALNUT SHADE P O1860 > > Nancy 38 > Elizabeth 7 > Sarah 4 > Mary 1 > > 1860 > ILLINOIS > POPE > WALNUT SHADE P O > > Series: M653 Roll: 220 Page: 241 > REYNOLDSGEORGE R32MWTNILPOPEWALNUT SHADE P O1860 > > > Sally A. 31 > Elizabeth 14 > William H. 8 > ?? 6 female > ?? L. 2 male > E?? W. 7/12 male > > >

1860 > ILLINOIS > POPE > WALNUT SHADE P O Series: M653 Roll: 220 Page: 239 REYNOLDSWILLIAM30MWTNILPOPEWALNUT SHADE P O1860 Nancy 38 Elizabeth 7 Sarah 4 Mary 1 1860 > ILLINOIS > POPE > WALNUT SHADE P O Series: M653 Roll: 220 Page: 241 REYNOLDSGEORGE R32MWTNILPOPEWALNUT SHADE P O1860 Sally A. 31 Elizabeth 14 William H. 8 ?? 6 female ?? L. 2 male E?? W. 7/12 male

My Reynolds, are Edward and Martha Davidson Reynolds from Pope and Massac Co. They orginated from Kentucky. I have not come across a William R Reynolds in my line. Goodluck on your research. Brenda

I would be interested to know the origins of this Reynolds line. My own Reynolds line goes back to Ivy who came to Johnson County about 1817. Ivy came from North Carolina. At least one of his brothers went to Tennessee, and perhaps these boys go back to that line? Margaret Reynolds Oliver ----- Original Message ----- From: "doug malone" <kamron@papadocs.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:50 AM Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Reynolds Researchers in Pope Co. > Hi Pope Co. Reynolds researchers. My name is Doug and I have four > Reynolds boys who married four different Leverett girls in Pope Co. at > different times. I lost all tract of three of the four Reynolds boys and > two of the Leverett girls. Hope a Reynolds researcher can fill in some of > the blanks. > > William R. Reynolds married Nancy Leverett in Pope Co. Oct 4, 1853. She > was born 1835 in TN to Martin and Elizabeth Leverett. I have a note that > they may have had a dau married in Saline Co. in 1880. I have no info on > William R. or wife Nancy after they married. In a black box at the court > house in Golconda there is something about a widow named Nancy Reynolds > and her little daughter in a newspaper article. I once saw it but wasn't > looking for them at the time and I never went back. That is as close as I > ever got to finding anything on them. > > Elmyra Leverett married John A. Reynolds, age 17 in Pope Co. on Nov 15, > 1857. These two are well documented by others in the area. > > Sarah Jane Leverett, born 1836 in TN married James A. Reynolds in Pope Co. > on Jul 13, 1854. I lost tract of both once they married. > > Mary Ann Leverett, born 1840 in TN married James W. Reynolds in Pope Co. > on 20 Mar 1865. James had lived in the Leverett household since at least > the 1860 Fed census. James may have died prior to Sep 1867 because Mary > Ann remarried an Allen Young Smith in Pope Co. in Sep 1867. > > All help appreciated. >