Judy I do not know if I have mentioned to you that I am researching the Lee family of Livingston County and McCracken County who also would up in Southern Illinois. My Great Aunt, MATTIE Martha Covington married Dr. William A. Lee of Paducah, who was born in about 1835 in Virginia. They had five children. I firmly believe he is the first cousin of Robert E. Lee from a brother of the General that has not been well researched. I did a bit of research some time ago and believe that this family story may well be true. One of their sons is Robert E. Lee, born in Paducah. MATTIE died in Metropolis, Illinois in the Covington family cemetery with her brother, Dr. Alexander M. Covington, whom I have mentioned to you in the past. Just thought I would ask about your Lee family. Regina of Troy, Michigan

Hi Margaret, I seen your posting on this list and I am sure I have probably spoke with you in the past. Can you please tell me what Reynolds line you are connected with? I too have Reynolds in my line, my line is Edward Reynolds and Nancy Davidson. Thank you Brenda

In a message dated 10/12/2005 8:13:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, peggyjune@adelphia.net writes: Dear List, Yes, I, too, have praised the Pope County Marriage books to the high heavens!!!! I have a question perhaps someone could address. I have Murphy ancestors who were in Pope County from at least 1820, and probably before that. If marriages were not listed , say between 1813-1825, where would be some likely places? Obviously, Johnson County, but was there a place or places that folks tended to go for marriages? Margaret Reynolds Oliver Margaret, Pope County was formed from Johnson & Gallatin Counties the 10th of Jan 1816, before that you might try Randolph County. Sometimes it was easier for couples to go by water, you could also check KY. I'm assuming alot of marriages didn't make it to the courthouse to be recorded. We found where J.Ps & ministers would bring in several marriages at one time, where did they keep them, did they loose any? The marriages found on the first 10 pages of our book were found in the front of Marriage Book A, leading us to believe there was an earlier marriage book. But where, who knows. We also found some unrecorded licenses in the courthouse, not many, but a few. So we have to go to other records, deeds, probate records, etc. Hope this helps you. Thanks, once again for the roses. Judy Foreman Lee

Dear List, Yes, I, too, have praised the Pope County Marriage books to the high heavens!!!! I have a question perhaps someone could address. I have Murphy ancestors who were in Pope County from at least 1820, and probably before that. If marriages were not listed , say between 1813-1825, where would be some likely places? Obviously, Johnson County, but was there a place or places that folks tended to go for marriages? Margaret Reynolds Oliver ----- Original Message ----- From: "CSWR" <cswr@earthlink.net> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Pope Co IL Marriages > Judy: > > I would have been lost long time ago if it had not been for your four > volumes > of marriage records!! Highly recommend them to anyone doing research in > Pope County. Do you have any available to sell? If you do, how would > we contact you to order them? > ---carol > > UdyDee43@aol.com wrote: > >> Carolyn Cromeenes Foss & I compiled four volumes of Pope Co >> marriages from 1813 [just one marriage before 1817] through 1909. We >> checked the original marriage license, affidavits, minister’s return, >> consents & applications. From the beginning of the county through 1877 >> all that was required were the names of the couple, who preformed the >> ceremony and the date of the marriage. Starting in 1878 more information >> was required before you could obtain a marriage license; names & ages of >> couple, residence, place of birth, names of parents, race or color, >> number of times married, occupation of groom, location & date of >> marriage, witnesses and who performed the marriage. We included all the >> information we could find on each marriage. I hope this helps you. >> >>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, Willi >>ams, etc. >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________VIRUS FREE WITH DAILY UPDATES FROM COMPUTER-ASSOCIATES' > "EZVIRUS" PROTECTION > > -:¦:- *CAROL* -:¦:- blessed to be on the beautiful NW California-Pacific > Coast > _____________________________________________________________ > -> * seeking families in GERMANY (Ostfriesland) and RUSSIA (and Prussia) * > WALTER, SITZLER, CORELL, HUELSMEIER, RYDER, RAUCH, RODEWALD, BACH, > SAUERESSIG, EISENHAUER. > -> * also POPE COUNTY, IL ,TN, MO, USA* HOLLOWAY, HALL, MAXWELL, > MITCHELL, DeHART, (Sistler) SITCHLER, PATE, DABNEY, MEADOR, BEEMER / > BEAMER, RIDER / RYDER. >

In a message dated 10/11/2005 5:00:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, UdyDee43@aol.com writes: + 5 iv. George TOMLINSON, born 23 May 1881 in Pope Co IL; died 18 Jan 1957. George TOMLINSON married Mary FAULKNER Dec. 23, 1903 in Pope Co. Mary was the daughter of James Lewis FAULKNER and Mary E. MAXWELL. James Lewis FAULKNER's second wife was Luticia Catherine LAUDERDALE. Other Tomlinson's that I have hanging in my tree are: Caroline TOMLINSON b. 1828 Ten. m. Lewis LAUDERDALE May 18, 1845 Pope Co. Margaret A. TOMLINSON b. Sept 1818 Tenn. m. John REAMS Sept 17, 1857, Pope Co. Martha TOMLINSON b. ca 1826 Tenn. m. Thomas BOULDEN Susan

In a message dated 10/11/2005 7:00:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, UdyDee43@aol.com writes: Descendants of James TOMLINSON Dear Judy, Here is some info on the family that I had. Thank you so much for your quick reply and the info you sent. Linda in TN 1 Alonzo "Lon" BENIARD b: 1876 in , , IL .. +Ollie E TOMLINSON b: 1876 in , , IL m: 09 Dec 1900 in , Pope Co., IL 2 Rettie M BENIARD b: 1903 2 Ray BENIARD b: 1905 2 Pearl BENIARD b: 1907 2 Reva BENIARD b: 30 Aug 1909 in , , IL d: 26 Jan 2005 in Oregon, , IL Burial: 30 Jan 2005 Dixon, , IL .... +Dallas Clyde PHILLIPS b: 19 Sep 1905 in , Jefferson/Franklin Co., IL m: 25 Jun 1925 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL Divorce: Abt Mar 1934 d: 07 Nov 1975 in (nursing home in Peawaukee) Milwaukee, WI Burial: Oakwood Cem, Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL Father: Lloyd Lester PHILLIPS Mother: Ollie L DENHAM .. 3 Rosa Lee "Rosalie" PHILLIPS b: 12 Jun 1926 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL d: 26 Sep 2005 in Long Grove, Cook? Co., IL Burial: Niles, , IL ...... +Stanley L LARK b: 05 Nov 1922 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL m: 06 Jul 1946 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL d: 12 Mar 1986 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL Burial: Chicago, Cook Co., IL .. *2nd Husband of Rosa Lee "Rosalie" PHILLIPS: ...... +Nick CALABRECI? m: Bef. 1964 (no marriage) .. 3 Eunice Mae PHILLIPS b: 14 Aug 1927 in Belle Rive, Jefferson Co., IL d: 17 Mar 1997 in Rock Falls, Whiteside Co., IL Burial: Dixon Cem., (Jefferson?) Co., IL ...... +Ivan Cletis SMITH b: 31 Mar 1921 m: 01 Dec 1945 Divorce: Sep 1959 .. *2nd Husband of Eunice Mae PHILLIPS: ...... +William "Bill" JARNAGIN m: Aft. 1959 d: Bef. 1997 .. 3 Cecil Clyde PHILLIPS b: 03 Nov 1928 d: 15 Jul 1972 in Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL Burial: Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL ...... +Emma Jane DIXON b: in Pocahontas, , AR m: 23 Dec 1949 in Pocahontas, , AR Father: Lehman DIXON Mother: Essie Ann SUTTON 2 Teckla Arlene BENIARD b: 13 Feb 1913 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co. , IL (I bet she was born in Pope Co., IL and family didn't know it...-srj) d: 26 Sep 2005 in Crown Point, , IN Burial: 30 Sep 2005 Maplewood Mem Cem., Crown Point?, , IN .... +Victor Carl "Vic" PHILLIPS b: 23 Jan 1912 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL m: 03 Apr 1929 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL d: 22 Jan 1984 in Crown Point, , IN Burial: Crown Point, , IN Father: Lloyd Lester PHILLIPS Mother: Ollie L DENHAM .. 3 Ronnie PHILLIPS b: 17 Aug 1937 in Dixon, Lee Co., IL ...... +Vivian WOOD m: 1960 Divorce: 1982 d: 1998 .. *2nd Wife of Ronnie PHILLIPS: ...... +Lorraine (Linde) ROBERTS m: Aft. 1982 .. *3rd Wife of Ronnie PHILLIPS: ...... +Mary Lou ? m: Aft. 1998

May I ask a favor of you? I didn't know your marriage book existed. Is there any record of a marriage in Pope county of anyone named Dees or Deas by any spelling before about 1825? Also is there any record of a Polly Whittaker marrying anyone during that time frame? In the late 1900s Polly married a Jonathan Joiner and used the name Polly Whittaker, but before she married Jonathan there were two records of her where she was listed as Polly Whittaker aka Dees and as Polly Dees, and she appears to have been the daughter of Mark Whittaker. Judy Armstrong Thanks a lot. ----- Original Message ----- From: <UdyDee43@aol.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:47 PM Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Pope Co IL Marriages Carolyn Cromeenes Foss & I compiled four volumes of Pope Co marriages from 1813 [just one marriage before 1817] through 1909. We checked the original marriage license, affidavits, minister’s return, consents & applications. From the beginning of the county through 1877 all that was required were the names of the couple, who preformed the ceremony and the date of the marriage. Starting in 1878 more information was required before you could obtain a marriage license; names & ages of couple, residence, place of birth, names of parents, race or color, number of times married, occupation of groom, location & date of marriage, witnesses and who performed the marriage. We included all the information we could find on each marriage. I hope this helps you. 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, Willi ams, etc.

Carol, thanks for the roses. _Click here: Lee and Foss, Southeastern Illinois Genealogy Publishers_ (http://www.angelfire.com/il/leefoss/) 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.

Descendants of James TOMLINSON Generation No. 1 1. James1 TOMLINSON was born 28 Jul 1839 in IL, and died 05 Oct 1923. He married Mary Ellender "Ella" RUMSEY 14 Jan 1875 in Pope Co IL, daughter of Richard RUMSEY and Nancy ECHOLS. She was born 08 Oct 1852 in Floyd Co GA, and died 01 Jun 1931 in 4 miles west of Eddyville, Pope Co IL [New Liberty Cemetery, Pope Co IL]. Notes for James TOMLINSON: 12 July 2002 ~ Information on this family was researched in part by Mrs. Electa JACKSON, Barbara LINSON HAMMOND and sent to me by Delores L. VICK More About James TOMLINSON: Burial: New Liberty Church Cemetery, Pope Co IL [Sec 19 T12S R6E]1 Notes for Mary Ellender "Ella" RUMSEY: More About Mary Ellender "Ella" RUMSEY: Burial: New Liberty Church Cemetery, Pope Co IL [Sec 19 T12S R6E]2 Obituary: Given to me by Juanita Parson ~ 17 Sep 2005 Children of James TOMLINSON and Mary RUMSEY are: + 2 i. Ollive "Ollie" Estelle2 TOMLINSON, born 29 Oct 1875 in Pope Co IL; died 04 Sep 1948. 3 ii. Surilda M. TOMLINSON, born 10 Oct 18773; died 31 Jan 1955. She married (1) John HARDIN 22 Feb 1901 in ML iss. [no other info]4; born 1877; died Abt. 1943. She married (2) George W. JACKSON Abt. 1950; born 12 Mar 1876 in Pope Co IL; died 09 Aug 1960. More About George W. JACKSON: Date born 2: 12 Mar 1876 + 4 iii. Amanda Jane TOMLINSON, born 19 Feb 1879 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; died 12 Feb 1972. + 5 iv. George TOMLINSON, born 23 May 1881 in Pope Co IL; died 18 Jan 1957. + 6 v. James Roscoe TOMLINSON, born 23 Jul 1883 in Pope Co IL; died 14 Jan 1968. + 7 vi. Eva Luetta TOMLINSON, born 14 Feb 1885 in Pope Co IL; died Abt. 1938. + 8 vii. Richard Everett TOMLINSON, born 09 Sep 1888 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; died 12 Mar 1970. Generation No. 2 2. Ollive "Ollie" Estelle2 TOMLINSON (James1) was born 29 Oct 1875 in Pope Co IL, and died 04 Sep 1948. She married (1) Alonzo BENARD 09 Dec 1900 in The C.P. Church, Pope Co IL, son of Lincoln BENARD and Lucy NIECE. He was born 13 Mar 1877 in Pope Co IL, and died 17 Sep 1928 in Mt. Vernon, IL. She married (2) Henry Alonzo GOSSAGE 30 Mar 1936 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, son of Henry GOSSAGE and Nancy BEAMS. He was born Abt. 1874 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, and died Abt. 1952. More About Ollive "Ollie" Estelle TOMLINSON: Burial: Eddyville Cemetery, Pope Co IL More About Alonzo BENARD: Burial: Eddyville Cemetery, Pope Co IL More About Henry Alonzo GOSSAGE: Burial: New Home Church Cemetery, Pope Co IL [Sec 32 T11S R6E]5 Children of Ollive TOMLINSON and Alonzo BENARD are: 9 i. Fay3 BENARD, born 18 Jul 1905; died Abt. 1910. 10 ii. Van BENARD, died in at 9 months of age. 11 iii. Rettie Mae BENARD, born 16 May 1903 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; died 29 Apr 1932. She married Paul SHUFFLEBARGER 04 Apr 1923 in Raum, Pope Co IL; born 01 Nov 1897 in Raum, Pope Co IL; died 25 Oct 1927. 12 iv. Ray BENARD, born 18 Jul 1905. He married Gladys JONES; born 04 Feb 1907; died 25 Apr 1976. 13 v. PearlOna BENARD, born 16 Sep 1907. She married (1) JENNINGS. She married (2) Russell M. LUND Bef. 1942; born 08 Nov 1908. 14 vi. Reva BENARD, born 30 Aug 1909. She married Clyde PHILLIPS; born 19 Sep 1905. 15 vii. Arlene Tackla BENARD, born 13 Feb 1914. She married Victor Carl PHILLIPS; born 23 Jan 1915. 4. Amanda Jane2 TOMLINSON (James1) was born 19 Feb 1879 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, and died 12 Feb 1972. She married Alonzo L. APLIN 24 Oct 1900 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, son of Wilford APLIN and Holland HAMILTON. He was born 15 Nov 1880 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, and died 21 Jan 1949. More About Amanda Jane TOMLINSON: Burial: Eddyville Cemetery, Pope Co IL More About Alonzo L. APLIN: Burial: Eddyville Cemetery, Pope Co IL Children of Amanda TOMLINSON and Alonzo APLIN are: 16 i. Mary Holland3 APLIN, born 02 Jun 1902; died 02 Jun 1902 in [Boulden Cem., Pope Co IL]6. 17 ii. Iva Marie APLIN, born 06 Jul 1904 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; died 1994. She married (1) Riley Rudolph WISE 15 Aug 1923 in Home, Pope Co IL; born 16 Nov 1903 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; died 1998. She married (2) Elbert "Chub" BELCHER 01 Jan 1962; died 22 Jul 1968. 5. George2 TOMLINSON (James1) was born 23 May 1881 in Pope Co IL, and died 18 Jan 1957. He married Mary FAULKNER 20 Dec 1903 in J.L. FAULKNER's, Pope Co IL by R.M. RUMSEY, Min., daughter of J. FAULKNER and Mary MAXFIELD. She was born 17 Jan 1886 in Union Co IL, and died 28 Oct 1962. Children of George TOMLINSON and Mary FAULKNER are: 18 i. Chloe A.3 TOMLINSON, born 18 Nov 1904. She married Oscar TRAMMEL; born 19 Nov 1903; died 04 May 1964. 19 ii. Gladys Wave TOMLINSON, born 11 Oct 1912. She married Samuel MORSE; born 01 Jun 1911. 20 iii. Roy Lee TOMLINSON, born 15 Jul 1917. He married Chloe Louise RAINWATER; born 18 Nov 1925. 6. James Roscoe2 TOMLINSON (James1) was born 23 Jul 1883 in Pope Co IL, and died 14 Jan 1968. He married (1) Viola MORSE 02 Apr 1905 in Glendale, Pope Co IL by F.P. BROADWAY, Min.7, daughter of Gilbert MORSE and Martha ALLARD. She was born in Pope Co IL. He married (2) Beulah BAILEY Bef. 1914. She was born 24 Jun 1884, and died 15 Aug 1966. Children of James TOMLINSON and Beulah BAILEY are: 21 i. Ella Delosia3 TOMLINSON, born 23 Nov 1914. She married MENGLE. More About Ella Delosia TOMLINSON: Residence: 6715 W. Carmen Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218 22 ii. Lawrence Hubert TOMLINSON, born 29 Nov 1919. More About Lawrence Hubert TOMLINSON: Residence: Azusa, CA 7. Eva Luetta2 TOMLINSON (James1) was born 14 Feb 1885 in Pope Co IL, and died Abt. 1938. She married (1) George HARDIN 29 Dec 1904, son of Abel HARDIN and Sarah HARPER. He was born 1883 in Pope Co IL. She married (2) George HARDIN 29 Dec 1904 in Raum, Pope Co IL by F.P. BROADWAY, Min., son of Abel HARDIN and Sarah HARPER. He was born 1883 in Pope Co IL. More About George HARDIN: Date born 2: 1883 More About George HARDIN: Date born 2: 1883 Child of Eva TOMLINSON and George HARDIN is: 23 i. Ezra3 HARDIN, born 1906 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; died 13 Feb 1971. He married Flora SHUFFLEBARGER 30 Jun 1927 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL; born 1909 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL. More About Ezra HARDIN: Date born 2: 1907 8. Richard Everett2 TOMLINSON (James1)8 was born 09 Sep 1888 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, and died 12 Mar 1970. He married Opal May KERR 13 Jan 1916 in Eddyville, Pope Co IL, daughter of John KERR and Edna CONLEY. She was born 27 May 1898 in Raum, Pope Co IL, and died 25 Jan 1988. 23. Richard Everett Linson. The dates of birth, marriage and death are all good. Everett is spelled with 2 t's. Opal passed away on 25 January 1988. Both are buried in Bethel Cemetery in Jefferson County, IL (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffe2/bethelcem.htm] Their children: 42. Wilma M. Linson. I have a different date of birth, 21 August 1916, taken from her grave marker. I have Joe Barger's dob as 25 May 1913, also from the grave marker. Married 19 November 1933. Wilma died on 21 April 1993, Joe on 18 November 1979. Both are buried in Bethel Cemetery. 43. Velma Mae Linson. dob is good. She married Carl Milliken (b. 27 Oct. 1914). Velma died 26 April 1996, Carl on 7 Nov. 1979. 44. James Edgar Linson (my dad). dob is correct. He married my mom, Hannelore Jaeger on ___April 1948 in ___________, Germany ( he met her after WW2 when he was a border guard between the American and the Soviet sectors in her hometown). Hannelore was born 6 Oct. 1929 in Einach, Germany, and is still living. James passed away on 10 December 1975 in Huntington Beach, CA of cancer (age 49). He is buried in IL, in Bethel Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- Children of Wilma (42) and Joe: 70. Roy Barger. dates of birth and death ok. (He committed suicide - suffered from depression). He married Nancy Ingram (don't know anything about her). Their children: i. Brian Barger. b. 30 May 1956, d.17 Dec. 1980. He also committed suicide. To my knowledge, he didn't marry and had no children. ii. Brenda Barger - the info you have is correct iii. Karen Barger - the info you have is correct. (I'm sure Brenda and Karen both married and had children - I'll try to find out more) 71. Mabel Barger Barger. The info you have is correct. She and Raymond are still living in Mt. Vernon, IL. I'll try to find out more from her about her kids and grandkids. i. Brent Allen Curless - b. 21 Apr. 1956, d. 4 Dec 1989 (also a suicide). No marriage, not sure about children. Buried in Bethel Cemetery. ii. Bruce Curless - your info is correct iii. Brad Curless - your info is correct. He has 2 children, Kelly and Kyle (Again, I'll try and find out more through Christmas Cards this year :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Only child of Velma (43) and Carl: 72. Hildred Arvella Milliken - your info is correct. Again, I'll catch up with her at Christmas for new info. Her husband, Bill's dob is 3 August 1930. Their children: i. Dale Ray Roberson - your info is correct ii. Scott Lee Roberson - your info is correct (I don't think Dale and Scott are married or have kids) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- Children of James (44) and Hannelore: i. Barbara Linda Linson. b. 22 June 1949. Married Evans Reid Hammond on 26 November 1970 in Westminster, CA. Divorced on ________________. She currently lives in Hollister, CA and wouldn't mind if you contacted her if you have any questions. Her e-mail is barbham@aol.com. Barbara and Evans have one child, Mark Evans Hammond. dob 25 August 1978. He is currently unmarried and has no children. He is attending college in Huntington Beach, CA. ii. Karen Suzanne Linson (That's me!). b. 7 Sept. 1962. Married Mark Eric Harrison (dob 6 October 1956) on 4 December 1982 in Westminster, CA. We have one child, Eric James Harrison, dob 8 May 1993 in Wildomar, CA. We currently live in Huntington Beach, CA. More About Richard Everett TOMLINSON: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL More About Opal May KERR: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL Children of Richard TOMLINSON and Opal KERR are: 24 i. Wilma M.3 TOMLINSON, born 21 Aug 1916; died 21 Apr 1993. She married Joe E. SHUFFLEBARGER 10 Nov 1933; born 25 May 1913; died 18 Nov 1979. More About Wilma M. TOMLINSON: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL More About Joe E. SHUFFLEBARGER: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL 25 ii. Velma MaeTOMLINSON, born 25 Aug 1919 in Pope Co IL; died 26 Apr 1996. She married Carl W. MILLIKEN 19 Dec 1934 in Pope Co IL; born 27 Oct 1914 in Pope Co IL; died 07 Nov 1979. More About Velma MaeTOMLINSON: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL More About Carl W. MILLIKEN: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL Military service: WWII 26 iii. James Edgar TOMLINSON, born 14 Apr 1926; died 10 Dec 1975 in Huntington Beach, CA. He married Hannelore JAEGER Apr 1948 in Germany; born 06 Oct 1929 in Einach, Germany. More About James Edgar TOMLINSON: Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Co IL Info on this family: 02 Dec 2001, Karen Suzanne LINSON HARRISON Military service: WWII ~ Germany Residence: 6021 Welde Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Endnotes 1. E.M. Woodworth & R.L. Bear, Pope Co IL Cemeteries Vol 2, (August 1990), Page 83, New Liberty Church Cemetery [Sec 19 T12S R6E] Row 17. 2. E.M. Woodworth & R.L. Bear, Pope Co IL Cemeteries Vol 2, (August 1990), Page 83, New Liberty Church Cemetery [Sec 19 T12S R6E] Row 17 ~ Linson, Eld. James T. & Ella, his wife. 3. Judy Foreman Lee & Carolyn Cromeenes Foss, Pope Co IL Marriage Register A-1 & Marriage Record Bk B Jan 1898-Dec 1909 Vol 4, (Evansville Bindery [1995]). 4. Judy Foreman Lee & Carolyn Cromeenes Foss, Pope Co IL Marriage Register A-1 & Marriage Record Bk B Jan 1898-Dec 1909 Vol 4, (Evansville Bindery [1995]), Page 60, Pg 36 ~ #2754. 5. Elizabeth M. Woodworth & Ron L. Bear, Pope Co IL Cemeteries Vol 1, ([1989]), Page 25, Row 4. 6. Elizabeth M. Woodworth & Ron L. Bear, Pope Co IL Cemeteries Vol 1, ([1989]), Page 47, Boulden Cemetery T11S R5E Sec 36. 7. Judy Foreman Lee & Carolyn Cromeenes Foss, Pope Co IL Marriage Register A-1 & Marriage Record Bk B Jan 1898-Dec 1909 Vol 4, (Evansville Bindery [1995]), Page 142, Pg 86 ~ #3397 ~ by F.P. BROADWAY, Min. Wit: Roy MORSE & Grace GULLETT. 8. Karen Suzanne Linson Harrison ~ 02 Dec 2001, Added info from Karen S. Linson Harrison on Richard Everett Tomlinson Family, "Electronic." 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.

Carolyn Cromeenes Foss & I compiled four volumes of Pope Co marriages from 1813 [just one marriage before 1817] through 1909. We checked the original marriage license, affidavits, minister’s return, consents & applications. From the beginning of the county through 1877 all that was required were the names of the couple, who preformed the ceremony and the date of the marriage. Starting in 1878 more information was required before you could obtain a marriage license; names & ages of couple, residence, place of birth, names of parents, race or color, number of times married, occupation of groom, location & date of marriage, witnesses and who performed the marriage. We included all the information we could find on each marriage. I hope this helps you. 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, Willi ams, etc.

Judy: I would have been lost long time ago if it had not been for your four volumes of marriage records!! Highly recommend them to anyone doing research in Pope County. Do you have any available to sell? If you do, how would we contact you to order them? ---carol UdyDee43@aol.com wrote: > > > >Carolyn Cromeenes Foss & I compiled four volumes of Pope Co marriages from >1813 [just one marriage before 1817] through 1909. We checked the original >marriage license, affidavits, minister’s return, consents & applications. From >the beginning of the county through 1877 all that was required were the >names of the couple, who preformed the ceremony and the date of the marriage. >Starting in 1878 more information was required before you could obtain a >marriage license; names & ages of couple, residence, place of birth, names of >parents, race or color, number of times married, occupation of groom, location & >date of marriage, witnesses and who performed the marriage. We included all >the information we could find on each marriage. I hope this helps you. > > >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, Willi >ams, etc. > > > > > > _______________VIRUS FREE WITH DAILY UPDATES FROM COMPUTER-ASSOCIATES' "EZVIRUS" PROTECTION -:¦:- *CAROL* -:¦:- blessed to be on the beautiful NW California-Pacific Coast _____________________________________________________________ -> * seeking families in GERMANY (Ostfriesland) and RUSSIA (and Prussia) * WALTER, SITZLER, CORELL, HUELSMEIER, RYDER, RAUCH, RODEWALD, BACH, SAUERESSIG, EISENHAUER. -> * also POPE COUNTY, IL ,TN, MO, USA* HOLLOWAY, HALL, MAXWELL, MITCHELL, DeHART, (Sistler) SITCHLER, PATE, DABNEY, MEADOR, BEEMER / BEAMER, RIDER / RYDER.

Hi Judy! Thanks for the response. Wherever they've been, the Carrs that I'm related to don't seem to have any other relations with that surname. When I first started to work on the Carr line several years ago, I found a number of Carrs in the Pope, Saline, Williamson, Hardin, Gallatin area. All of them had roots in TN, KY, and VA. Mine were from AL and SC. I can't find any blood connection unless it exists from a long time ago. Another part of my family moved out of SE Illinois into Stone County, MO. There were also other Carrs in that county, but they, too, weren't related to my line. I checked my files but couldn't find any Halls in my files. It is intriguing because the Carrs first moved into the Stonefort area when they moved up from AL. Check the 1860 census. That is the first Illinois census to have my Carr line. John Carr, my 4th gr grandfather, can be found in the John Abner Spence household in 1860, Stonefort P.O., T 10 Range 5 E, page 239. Nancy is his daughter. Also in 1860, John's son George W. Carr is living in Zion Hill area of Pope County with his family. George died in the Civil War in 1863. I don't know exactly when the families got there but I suspect it was after 1852. The Spence family's first child born in IL was born in 1855. The last one born in AL was born in 1851. Also the Carr family and Dent family moved at about the same time and one of the Dents had a child in mid 1852. Your family and mine could very well have been friends but I think that my family moved into the area too late. But who knows. Maybe you'll spot something on my family page. Thanks again! Robert Schneider Berkeley MO 63134 > > ______________________________> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:46:45 -0700 > From: "Judy Armstrong" <judy@armstrongs.org> > To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Marriage bonds in Pope > County > > Robert, this is perhaps "off the wall," but I've > been wondering for years if > there was a connection between your Carrs and my > Halls, who lived in > Mountain Township, Saline County, less than a mile > north of the Pope County > line and about five miles east of Stonerfort.. My gg > grandfather, William > Hall named his eldest son (born about 1852) Hezekian > Carr Hall, and he was > called "Carr" all his life. > > I don't know for certain who William's parents were. > My grandmother thought > William's father, who she said lived two or three > miles southwest of > Equality, was named Hezekiah, but the only Hall > family I can find near > Equality that fits was this: > > 1850 Federal Census > - Hall, Sarah 42 F 100 TN > - Hall, William T. 24 M Laborer 300 TN > - Hall, John F. 19 M Laborer IL > - Hall, Martha J. 14 F IL > - Hall, Charles D. 12 M IL > - Hall, James M. 10 M IL > - Hall, Francis M. 5 M IL > - Hall, Zachariah A. 2 M IL > STATE: IL > COUNTY: Saline > DIVISION: Curran Precinct > REEL #: M432-127 > PAGE #: 56A > HH #: 21/21 > Enumerated 30 Sept,1850 > > I've found trees on the Internet that say that > Sarah's husband, my ggg > grandfather, who died before 1850, was named > Zacariah, not Hezekiah. But > maybe my grandmother was mistaken and confused the > names Zacariah and > Hezekiah since her great uncle was Hezekiah Carr > Hall and her great > grandfather Hall, husband of Sarah, died long before > she was born. > > The only other information I have about William Hall > is that he and his wife > (Mary Musgrave Hall) are buried in the Jones > Cemetery in Saline County and > were probably members of the little church (I think > it was Methodist) up the > hill from the cemetery. > > William and Margaret were married in Hamilton County > in 1851, and the > censuses of 1860 and 1870 indicate that William was > born in TN. > > The William's daughter, Morning Orlena Hall, married > George Riley Wagoner of > Pope County in 1885. And George was the grandson of > John Waggoner of > Williamson County. > > My point is, my family's marriage history seems to > indicate that the > families in this area in the 1800s must have > traveled around in several > counties and had connections with other communities, > maybe through churches > and revivals or maybe through commerce. In any > event, there must have been a > reason why William named his eldest son Carr, so I > think he had some > connection with somebody who was a Carr, but whether > the Carrs were friends > or relatives I don't know. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Schneider" <robert_s_63134@yahoo.com> > To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:39 AM > Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Marriage bonds in Pope County > > > > > > Hi! > > > > I just have a brief question. Were marriage bonds > > ever customary in Pope County? If so, were > records > > kept of the bonds, who the bondsmen were, and > where > > they came from? This is part of my search for the > > county of birth of John Carr. Born in South > Carolina, > > lived in and raised his family in Jackson County, > AL > > until the early 1850s when he moved the family to > > Stonefort. His son, my 3rd gr grandfather George > > Washington Carr married Mary Ellen Warren in Pope > > County in 1856. Any help would be appreciated! > > > > Robert Schneider > > Berkeley MO 63134 > > > > >

On the subject of mariage bonds, when I was at the Pope County courthouse two years ago, I asked if there were any marriage records other than the lists of names and dates and I was told there were not. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Schneider" <robert_s_63134@yahoo.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:39 AM Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Marriage bonds in Pope County > > Hi! > > I just have a brief question. Were marriage bonds > ever customary in Pope County? If so, were records > kept of the bonds, who the bondsmen were, and where > they came from? This is part of my search for the > county of birth of John Carr. Born in South Carolina, > lived in and raised his family in Jackson County, AL > until the early 1850s when he moved the family to > Stonefort. His son, my 3rd gr grandfather George > Washington Carr married Mary Ellen Warren in Pope > County in 1856. Any help would be appreciated! > > Robert Schneider > Berkeley MO 63134 > >

Just a note to let you know that I found my great grandparents' marriage bond over in Paducah, KY, late 1800's, but they lived in Massac/Pope Co. area. Don't know why they crossed the river. Maybe they traveled over to Paducah because it was easier to get married there, or perhaps there was no one to perform the ceremony at that time. My great grandparents were Blitha OWENS and Mary Jane WETHERINGTON. Both of their parents lived in the Pope/Massac Co. area. Regina Owens Rice

Years ago, when I began searching family records, I recall that one of the clerk's at the Pope County Office (courthouse) told me that when Pope County began to charge or raised fees for licenses, that many couples filed out of state (KY, TN, MO, etc). with no fees. I am not sure about 'marriage bonds' but someone on this List could answer that in more depth than I can. I do know that between 1889-1906 birth certificates were not mandatory, and in fact, that up to year 1906 parents were even 'paid' for registering births. My mother and her 8 siblings *never* had a birth certificate registered in Pope County, and they all had great difficulty applying for social security benefits when they retired. They had to vouch for each other. Death certificates in 1908 were not mandatory, either. It would be interesting to know when these records became mandatory for Pope County. This is just one reason why keeping and preserving old church records are so important. I have yet to find out where the church records for the Waltersburg ME Church are, and why the Pope County Historical Society has not received at least a copy of them, as well as the Waltersburg school records. -- carol _____________________________________________________________ -> * seeking families in GERMANY (Ostfriesland) and RUSSIA (and Prussia) * WALTER, SITZLER, CORELL, HUELSMEIER, RYDER, RAUCH, RODEWALD, BACH, SAUERESSIG, EISENHAUER. -> * also POPE COUNTY, IL ,TN, MO, USA* HOLLOWAY, HALL, MAXWELL, MITCHELL, DeHART, (Sistler) SITCHLER, PATE, DABNEY, MEADOR, BEEMER / BEAMER, RIDER / RYDER.

Can anyone help me with this family. I know they were in 1920 Census in Eddyville precinct - household #7. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Linda in TN 1 Alonzo "Lon" BENIARD b: 1876 in , , IL .. +Ollie E TOMLINSON b: 1876 in , , IL m: 09 Dec 1900 in , Pope Co., IL 2 Rettie M BENIARD b: 1903 2 Ray BENIARD b: 1905 2 Pearl BENIARD b: 1907 2 Reva BENIARD

Robert, this is perhaps "off the wall," but I've been wondering for years if there was a connection between your Carrs and my Halls, who lived in Mountain Township, Saline County, less than a mile north of the Pope County line and about five miles east of Stonerfort.. My gg grandfather, William Hall named his eldest son (born about 1852) Hezekian Carr Hall, and he was called "Carr" all his life. I don't know for certain who William's parents were. My grandmother thought William's father, who she said lived two or three miles southwest of Equality, was named Hezekiah, but the only Hall family I can find near Equality that fits was this: 1850 Federal Census - Hall, Sarah 42 F 100 TN - Hall, William T. 24 M Laborer 300 TN - Hall, John F. 19 M Laborer IL - Hall, Martha J. 14 F IL - Hall, Charles D. 12 M IL - Hall, James M. 10 M IL - Hall, Francis M. 5 M IL - Hall, Zachariah A. 2 M IL STATE: IL COUNTY: Saline DIVISION: Curran Precinct REEL #: M432-127 PAGE #: 56A HH #: 21/21 Enumerated 30 Sept,1850 I've found trees on the Internet that say that Sarah's husband, my ggg grandfather, who died before 1850, was named Zacariah, not Hezekiah. But maybe my grandmother was mistaken and confused the names Zacariah and Hezekiah since her great uncle was Hezekiah Carr Hall and her great grandfather Hall, husband of Sarah, died long before she was born. The only other information I have about William Hall is that he and his wife (Mary Musgrave Hall) are buried in the Jones Cemetery in Saline County and were probably members of the little church (I think it was Methodist) up the hill from the cemetery. William and Margaret were married in Hamilton County in 1851, and the censuses of 1860 and 1870 indicate that William was born in TN. The William's daughter, Morning Orlena Hall, married George Riley Wagoner of Pope County in 1885. And George was the grandson of John Waggoner of Williamson County. My point is, my family's marriage history seems to indicate that the families in this area in the 1800s must have traveled around in several counties and had connections with other communities, maybe through churches and revivals or maybe through commerce. In any event, there must have been a reason why William named his eldest son Carr, so I think he had some connection with somebody who was a Carr, but whether the Carrs were friends or relatives I don't know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Schneider" <robert_s_63134@yahoo.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:39 AM Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Marriage bonds in Pope County > > Hi! > > I just have a brief question. Were marriage bonds > ever customary in Pope County? If so, were records > kept of the bonds, who the bondsmen were, and where > they came from? This is part of my search for the > county of birth of John Carr. Born in South Carolina, > lived in and raised his family in Jackson County, AL > until the early 1850s when he moved the family to > Stonefort. His son, my 3rd gr grandfather George > Washington Carr married Mary Ellen Warren in Pope > County in 1856. Any help would be appreciated! > > Robert Schneider > Berkeley MO 63134 > >

Hi! I just have a brief question. Were marriage bonds ever customary in Pope County? If so, were records kept of the bonds, who the bondsmen were, and where they came from? This is part of my search for the county of birth of John Carr. Born in South Carolina, lived in and raised his family in Jackson County, AL until the early 1850s when he moved the family to Stonefort. His son, my 3rd gr grandfather George Washington Carr married Mary Ellen Warren in Pope County in 1856. Any help would be appreciated! Robert Schneider Berkeley MO 63134

Hi Nova...I would start with any surname listed below that has a second syllable after the C or S sound - marked a few examples below with an (*) asterisk. Although, if the Clerk wrote the name and copied it from the License Applicant handwriting or by the way he pronounced it, any would be a good guess. Rachel gave some great clues here! --carol === NovaB@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 10/2/05 2:17:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >rwolff_1942@hotmail.com writes: > >Interesting name RAISUE! > >I tried FamilySearch.org Surname and found no listing for the name as >spelled. I then tried RIASUE at Rootsweb Soundex Converter: >http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter > >These are possibilites for RAISUE. >Soundex Code for RAISUE = R200 > >*RAASIO* | RACE | RASEY | RASH | RAUCH | RAUCK | RAUSCH | REASE | REECE | REES >| REESE | REHG | REICH | REIS | REISS | RESCH | REUS | REUSS | REX | REYES | > >*REZEAU* | RHYS | RIACH | RICCI | RICE | RICH | RICHEY | RICHIE | RICK | >RICKEY | RICKS | RIES | RIESE | RIGG | RIGGS | RISK | RIX | RIZZO | ROACH | >ROCHE | ROCK | ROESCH | ROGGE | ROOK | ROOKS | ROOS | ROOSA | ROOSE | ROSA | >ROSCOE | ROSE | ROSS | ROSSI | *ROSSOW* | ROUGH | ROUSE | ROUSEY | ROUSH | >*ROUSSEAU* | ROUX | ROWZEE | ROWZIE | ROYCE | RUCH | RUCK | RUGG | RUIZ | >RUSCH | RUSH | RUSK | RUSS | *RUSSEAU* | *RUSSO* | RYSE | > >Rachel > >"Does a Genealogist's clean house indicate that there is a broken computer >in it?" > > > > > >Thanks......now, where to start?!!! >I had about given up hope on ever finding anything else on her, as my >G-G-grandfater was married several times, and the only time Bonisy is listed, is in >one marriage record, either in Pope or Massac County.( It's been a while >since I've had all my genealogy papers out!) >Thanks for the help, >Nova >Researching the DITTERLINE'S, MURPHY'S, & ELLIS families of Pope and Massac >Counties. > > > >

Rachel - thank you SO MUCH! this is terrific and helps alot. --carol R Wolff wrote: > 1. Would anyone be able to place Dr. Charlie MILLER, about 1849-1850 > Pope County, IL? Any info is helpful. > > 1900 MILLER Surname > * Charlie Miller, 1900 Census Illinois Pope Jackson District 62