Velda, No hurry... To answer your question, I have gotten information (especially on the early French families) from Bova's translation of the Kaskaskia Catholic records at the public library in Waterloo. The more recent families migrated from Ruma to Red Bud to Waterloo in period around the beginning of the 20th century. - Doug -----Original Message----- From: ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Velda Moore Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:11 PM To: ilrandol@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. Doug, I am behind, so it will take me a while! Have you ever had access to the records from the Kaskaskia Catholic church? Your names will some of them be found there. I have a copy. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Doug, I am behind, so it will take me a while! Have you ever had access to the records from the Kaskaskia Catholic church? Your names will some of them be found there. I have a copy. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

Velda, Would you mind looking for Cassou(t) or Casseau Kissen Goessling Jehling - Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Velda Moore" <Vel_Chick@verizon.net> To: <ilrandol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:35 AM Subject: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. > For a period of time, I will be copying records from: PORTRAIT AND > BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF RANDOLPH, JACKSON, PERRY AND MONROE COUNTIES, > ILLINOIS. This was originally published in 1894. Let me know the name of > the family you are researching. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vel_chick@verizon.net > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Velda...I am researching the Godier/Godaire/Gauderre and Laurent families of Prairie du Rocher. Any data you can supply from these records would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Again Rikard Hill and Brenda Godier Hill -----Original Message----- From: ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Velda Moore Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:35 AM To: ilrandol@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. For a period of time, I will be copying records from: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF RANDOLPH, JACKSON, PERRY AND MONROE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. This was originally published in 1894. Let me know the name of the family you are researching. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Velda, A very generous offer. I'm looking for Riseling Whitson Schwartzcope, Swartzcope Cagle Mary Riseling Springfield, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Velda Moore" <Vel_Chick@verizon.net> To: <ilrandol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:35 AM Subject: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. > For a period of time, I will be copying records from: PORTRAIT AND > BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF RANDOLPH, JACKSON, PERRY AND MONROE COUNTIES, > ILLINOIS. This was originally published in 1894. Let me know the name of > the family you are researching. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vel_chick@verizon.net > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Hi, Velda. Do you have anything on either Jesse and Mary Ann Anderson, or William W. Anderson? Jo Anna Dale <jdale@swbell.net>

Velda; Any McKelvy/McKelvey's? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Velda Moore<mailto:Vel_Chick@verizon.net> To: ilrandol@rootsweb.com<mailto:ilrandol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. I have the beginnings of macular degeneration, so I know what you are talking about. I would be glad to look for your surnames. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net<mailto:vel_chick@verizon.net> http://www.larrett.com/velda/<http://www.larrett.com/velda/> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Velda, First, let me say that I'm willing to pay for as many Brown and Chambers records I can get. It's a bargain considering what it would cost me for an airline ticket from Washington state to Illinois, car rental, and hotel room for several days for me to go to your area to inspect records myself. I'd be willing to sort through the various Brown records to determine family connections and post to the internet. Over the years so many folks have helped me, so I'd be very willing to share information in return. Perhaps I could sort out the various Brown families. Nancy Todd Cheney, WA Regarding CHAMBERS W. A. (William Alexander) Brown of Sparta,Illinois, according to his 1868 marriage record in Neshonoc, WI, was born in Perry county, the son of James Brown and Mary Eliza CHAMBERS. Could be just Mary or Eliza or Elizabeth, or one older relative thought the mother might be Martha. W. A. Brown's death certificate gives his parents names as James Brown, b. Carolina and Eliza Chambers, b. Carolina. We find our William Brown (age 17) in the 1860 Randolph county census in the household of David (age 32) and Martha (age 27) Chambers. So DAVID CHAMBERS could be a cousin or uncle. So if there are 5 pages of CHAMBERS, then I would like all 5 because, if it does show any of our CHAMBERS names, then the next question of course would be, who are the parents? Regarding BROWN These are POSSIBLE, I emphasize possible, first names: James, William, Joseph, Henry, Alexander Plus any other BROWN in Perry and Randolph counties that may have died during the Civil War. W. A. Brown [William Alexander) is mentioned in Mcdonald's history of the 30th Illinois regiment. Also in that regimental history is mention of a James M. Brown. This James was the unit's Wagoner and died during the war. We are wondering if he could have been the father. After the war W. A. Brown went first to Wisconsin, then to Murray (Cass county) Nebraska. See http://home.comcast.net/~30il/mcdonald.html W. A. Brown finally settled in Murray, Cass County, Nebraska. There was an entry in the Murray Centennial book written by his granddaughter. It states in part: "When the Civil War began, William Alexander Brown, his brother and his father joined the army. Father and brother were killed and he [W. A.] was injured, which resulted in his later loss of sight. ... William Alexander Brown, born March 30, 1844, Perry County, Illinois ... His children were Alice May Brown, James Henry Brown, Luella Brown and William Chambers Brown." QUESTION: Who might have been the Brown brother? W. A. Brown stated in his pension application that he was born March 30, 1841, in Perry County, Illinois. Further, he enclosed an affidavit from Lindsay Steele [A bit of sleuthing shows Lindsay Steele was the son of Archibald and Elizabeth Steele of Steeles Mills], in which Mr. Steele writes: "I was well acquainted with said solider [W. A. Brown] both before, during, and after the war. Lived a few miles of each other in Randolph county." There was also an affidavit from John Wilson, dated 1880, in which he states " That I am personally acquainted with the above named Wm. Alexander Brown and that my acquaintance extends back to his boyhood some years before he enter the U. S. service. I mentioned above about the 1860 census about William Brown living with David Chambers. In the 1860 or 1850 census I cannot come up with a James Brown and a Mary, Eliza, Elizabeth, or Martha Brown. Perhaps she died sometime after giving birth to W. A. and the father re-married? The closes that seems reasonable is this 1850 entry with Joseph as the head of the household. Note 2 sons William Perhaps this fellow was Joseph James or James Joseph Brown. Name: William A Brown Age: 8 Estimated birth year: abt 1842 Birth Place: Ill Gender: Male Home in 1850: Township 5 S R 6 W, Randolph, Illinois Joseph 53 SC Eliza 39 SC Catherine 19 KY Joseph 17 IL Elvira Ann 14 William M 19 Henry B 17 James 11 William A 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- Velda Moore <Vel_Chick@verizon.net> wrote: > It looks like 5 different pages of CHAMBERS info. Some of it is > Murphysboro, IL. One definitely has a BROWN connection. There is a lot > about E. Chambers. And there is a business with the name Chambers in > it. > Tell me how much you want of this. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vel_chick@verizon.net > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > My maternal Swedish relatives: http://www.geocities.com/drnancytodd/johnson.html My paternal Kiwi relatives: http://www.geocities.com/kiwicanuck1919/pelham/pelham.html The Todds http://www.geocities.com/drnancytodd/harrygtodd.html The Norskies http://www.angelfire.com/folk/pelham/norway/EnochOlsonSearch.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC

It looks like 5 different pages of CHAMBERS info. Some of it is Murphysboro, IL. One definitely has a BROWN connection. There is a lot about E. Chambers. And there is a business with the name Chambers in it. Tell me how much you want of this. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

Would you please give me a GIVEN name for the brown? It will be too hard to choose, because there are so many Browns. Or I could send all of them! Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

I found neither name. Did you know there are a lot of McCarty's in Randolph County? Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

SNETHEN & DONALDSON Thanks, Violet -----Original Message----- From: ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Velda Moore Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:35 AM To: ilrandol@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. For a period of time, I will be copying records from: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF RANDOLPH, JACKSON, PERRY AND MONROE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. This was originally published in 1894. Let me know the name of the family you are researching. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Velda. I'm looking for McCARTHY, O'LEARY, primarily. Candace McCarthy King ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Velda, How nice of you to offer to do this. I would gladly pay you for any copies should you find any on my following surnames: Rhodes(Rhoads, Roads) and Starnes, Starns families. Just let me know when you find them and how much and I will send you the money. Kay F. McCord James P.O. Box 389 Jonesboro, IL 62952 katie11@ajinternet.net kayjames1@hotmail.com -----Original Message----- From: "Velda Moore" <Vel_Chick@verizon.net> To: <ilrandol@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:02:30 -0500 Subject: Re: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. > I could not put it on ILRANDOL, but I will have to charge, $1.00 for > each > article. Sorry if this is something you decide not to do. Just let me > know. I cannot afford to copy these without charge. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vel_chick@verizon.net > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I didn't find any of your surnames in this book that related to the given names you gave me. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

I'll gladly pay for images of BROWN and CHAMBERS in Randolph and Perry counties. Nancy T --- Velda Moore <Vel_Chick@verizon.net> wrote: > For a period of time, I will be copying records from: PORTRAIT AND > BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF RANDOLPH, JACKSON, PERRY AND MONROE COUNTIES, > ILLINOIS. This was originally published in 1894. Let me know the name > of > the family you are researching. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vel_chick@verizon.net > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/

I have the beginnings of macular degeneration, so I know what you are talking about. I would be glad to look for your surnames. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

Thanks Velda, I will be glad to pay the $1.00 for each piece of information. Since I have macular degeneration, this will really help me. My g grandparents were John Carmichael, Carmicheal, Carmical, and Sarah Livingstone. My grand[parents were John Livingstone Carmicheal and Louise Inez Gregory, her dad was Alfred Gregory. I will really appreciate any information you can get for me. Joy K. Glick, Hays, KS.----- Original Message ----- From: "Velda Moore" <Vel_Chick@verizon.net> To: <ilrandol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. > For each article, I will have to charge $1.00. Sorry if you decide not to > do this, but I have to charge to come out even. > > Velda Wittenbrink Moore > vel_chick@verizon.net > http://www.larrett.com/velda/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You are a wonder, Velda. My lines in those counties are: HIGGERSON/HICKERSON/HIGGASON (they never could decide how to spell it. SOPER NEWMAN WILKINSON/WILKISON/WILKASON And in Monroe Co. VARNUM (Especially Moses) Thanks so much! Harlene Harlene Soper Brown Washington State -----Original Message----- From: ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilrandol-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Velda Moore Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:35 AM To: ilrandol@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILRANDOL] GREAT COPIES of family. For a period of time, I will be copying records from: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF RANDOLPH, JACKSON, PERRY AND MONROE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. This was originally published in 1894. Let me know the name of the family you are researching. Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message