It's the one on 3rd Avenue. My great-grandparents were also married there. Diana Dminer9@aol.com wrote: > Hi, Just looked in the local phone book and could This church be a Methodist > Episcopal Church? > Wayman AME Church 1328 3rd Avenue Rock Island IL 309-786-0813 > > St Paul AME Church 1222 7th Avneue Moline IL 309-764-5804 > > Gaines Chapel AME Church 311 19th Street East Moline IL 309-755-8708 > > and one in Davenport Iowa > > Bethel AME Church > 323 W 11th Street Davenport IA 319-322-6622 > > Not sure if this will help or not but it might be a start........Good Luck > > Dena > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > Difference between ILROCKIS-L and ILROCKIS-D: > ILROCKIS-L mailing list allows you to receive every posting made to ILROCKIS as a separate email. > ILROCKIS-D mailing list allows you to receive several postings as a single large message. -- Diana J. Muir, Educator and Professional Genealogist ************************************ What good is magic if it can't save a unicorn? ************************************ http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/ Free Online Genealogy classes

THat the's Methodist Epicopal Church downtown. Diana AhliveOyl@aol.com wrote: > Hello All: > > I just received a copy of a marriage license from my ancestor who was married > in Rock Island in 1871. I called the office to see if there was a marriage > application and there was none. On the bottom of the license it gives the > name of the minister —C.C. Knowlton or Knowltin of the M. E. Church who > performed the ceremony but it does not list exactly where the church was - > the clerk informed me that they had to be married in Rock Island someplace > but did not know exactly which town. Can anyone give me some suggestions as > to find out exactly what church this minister was affiliated with. Thank you > - Ahlive > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > LDS Family Search Engine: > http://www.familysearch.org/ > Illinois State Archives Databases including pre 1900 IL marriages: > http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/database.html -- Diana J. Muir, Educator and Professional Genealogist ************************************ What good is magic if it can't save a unicorn? ************************************ http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/ Free Online Genealogy classes

Hi, Just looked in the local phone book and could This church be a Methodist Episcopal Church? Wayman AME Church 1328 3rd Avenue Rock Island IL 309-786-0813 St Paul AME Church 1222 7th Avneue Moline IL 309-764-5804 Gaines Chapel AME Church 311 19th Street East Moline IL 309-755-8708 and one in Davenport Iowa Bethel AME Church 323 W 11th Street Davenport IA 319-322-6622 Not sure if this will help or not but it might be a start........Good Luck Dena

Hello All: I just received a copy of a marriage license from my ancestor who was married in Rock Island in 1871. I called the office to see if there was a marriage application and there was none. On the bottom of the license it gives the name of the minister —C.C. Knowlton or Knowltin of the M. E. Church who performed the ceremony but it does not list exactly where the church was - the clerk informed me that they had to be married in Rock Island someplace but did not know exactly which town. Can anyone give me some suggestions as to find out exactly what church this minister was affiliated with. Thank you - Ahlive

There is a photo in today's Grand Island, NE newspaper of a RI Co. Courthouse employee hanging divorce papers up to dry in the basement of the courthouse. Were a lot of old documents important to genealogists damaged or destroyed by this water invasion of the basement there? John

Hello: Could someone tell me where the closest Gen./Historical society in/near Rock Island is? I am trying to find out if there were newspaper notices about marriages that took place in 1871 in Rock Island. thank you - Ahlive

Does anyone know anything about the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad which operated during the 1800's(i. e. where was it headquartered, did it play a big part in Rock Island County history, what cities in the County were company hubs, when did the railroad go out of business, or was it known by another name, what were its main lines. Anything of value. I am researching a gg granduncle, Michael O'Sullivan who was an engineer on the Chicago and Rock Island railroad in the 1850-60's whose Illinois residence is a mystery. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Ken Sullivan Canyon Lake, Ca

Even squatters would be included in the census records of Rock Island, even though they might not have owned property or paid taxes. Diana Djm113@aol.com wrote: > I have information that my family were squatters on the river between the > Centennial bridge and the railroad bridge, is there anywhere I could look to > verify this info?? > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Links, Over 56,600 links > http://www.cyndislist.com/

I have information that my family were squatters on the river between the Centennial bridge and the railroad bridge, is there anywhere I could look to verify this info??

In a message dated 06/23/2000 4:37:44 PM Central Daylight Time, nauvoo@interpath.com writes: << Hello, I just recently acquired a marriage cert from 1885 and it says they were married in St. Joseph's Church. Does anyone know if there is still a St. Joseph's Church today? And if so, what the address is for the church? I'd like to contact them to see what type of records they have, if any. Thank you, >> The following is from the QCA phone book - Yellow pages St Joseph Catholic Church 1316 2nd Ave Rock Island 794-9793 Saint Joseph Church 411 6 Av De Witt Iowa Saint Joseph Church 417 6th Ave De Witt, Iowa St Joseph's Catholic Church 615 N. Marquette St. Davenport, Iowa Debbie Clough G-erischer Roots Web Donor G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ IASCOTT-L - G-erischer-L - D-encker-L V-lerebome-L - Huntington-L - Otis-L EIGS-L, Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society - List Manager Assistant CC, Scott County, Iowa

Hello, I just recently acquired a marriage cert from 1885 and it says they were married in St. Joseph's Church. Does anyone know if there is still a St. Joseph's Church today? And if so, what the address is for the church? I'd like to contact them to see what type of records they have, if any. Thank you, Tracy Verba nauvoo@interpath.com

MabelI'm trying to find anyone that knows something about these people. I have not been able to find out any more and have been trying for two years. Please let me know if you know anything! THANKS, Descendants of Marvin Skinner 1 Marvin Skinner 1874 - b: Abt. 1874 in Sheffield, Bureau Co., IL .. +Anna L. Harrington or Kobb 1888 - b: Abt. 1888 in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL m: in Sheffield, Bureau Co., IL ........ 2 George Skinner ........ 2 Kaye Skinner ........ 2 Cornelia Skinner 1906 - 1933 b: August 1, 1906 in Sheffield, Bureau Co., IL d: July 25, 1933 in Spring Valley, Bureau Co., IL, she died in childbirth. ............ +George L. McLean 1899 - 1967 b: February 1899 in Hennepin Prairie, IL d: 1967 in Hennepin, Putnam Co., IL m: 1926 in Hennepin, Putnam Co., IL Amy West rawest@cyberback.com "If you find there is nothing worth reading, make your life something worth writing about"

This is on Ancestry.com - and is free for 10 days. I have also been typing a lot of new bio's from the "History of Davenport and Scott County" Many mention Rock Island and Rock Island County. These bio's are very professional compared to the 1882 book and genealogy lines go way back in a lot of them. ============================================================ DATABASE OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ ROCK ISLAND AND MOLINE, ILLINOIS DIRECTORIES, 1882-92 Located across the Mississippi River from Iowa in northern Illinois, Rock Island and Moline are sister cities that boasted a population of about 15,000 in 1890. This database is a collection of five directories for the city originally published between 1885 and 1892. It is a listing of city residents in those years. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. It includes the names of more than 40,100 people, mostly heads of households. For the researcher of ancestors from northwestern Illinois, this can be an extremely valuable collection. Source Information: "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1882-1885." Rock Island, IL: Holland Publishing Co., 1885. "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1885-1888." Rock Island, IL: Holland Publishing Co., 1888. "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1888-1891." Rock Island, IL: Frank Orff Publishing Co., 1891. "Moline and Rock Island City Directory, 1891-1892." Rock Island, IL: H. N. Stone and Co., 1892. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4684.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm Debbie Clough G-erischer Roots Web Donor G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ IASCOTT-L - G-erischer-L - D-encker-L V-lerebome-L - Huntington-L - Otis-L EIGS-L, Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society - List Manager Assistant CC, Scott County, Iowa

Riverside Cemetery 3300 5th Avenue Moline Illinois 61265 309-797-0790. Good Luck

Hi! Could someone tell me who I would need to contact to get the plot numbers on a couple of graves at Riverside Cemetery in Moline? I'm from out of State and have relatives buried there. I have someone who has offered to go take pictures of the headstones for me if I can give them a location where the graves are located in the cemetery. If anyone could tell me who to contact, I would certainly appreciate it. Thanks! Bettye

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Am having trouble locating William Grams, arriving from Germany about 1884 with wife and at least on son, can any one help

I am new to the list. My surnames for the Rock Island/Moline area include DOBBLER {DOBBELEARE}, ENSLEY, FREED, PAULSEN, and SERVOSS. Mark and Linda Atterson atterson@mailandnews.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE web-based e-mail and newsgroup access at: http://MailAndNews.com Create a new mailbox, or access your existing IMAP4 or POP3 mailbox from anywhere with just a web browser. ------------------------------------------------------------

Cindy, Hi...I checked out my census index for your guy, Thomas Willis...and find that in 1850, he appears in Rock Island County, Illinois, Dist 37 township page 259. I am VERY interested in movement between these two counties of Rock Island and Will Co Illinois in the years around 1840 to 1860. My gg grandfather, Pierce B. Bissell , birthplace unknown, born about 1816-20 moved between these two locations in 1850-53. I have placed people with the same VT , and Mass origins in both locations as well. There are some possible interesting coincidences regarding the name you requested...as in the locations I found it in various years. Please contact me directly to discuss some of this. I can help you possibly locate him in other censuses..,.and I would be very curious as to the exact location in 1860. 1850 Rock Island Thomas Willes 63 MD Polly 56 MD William 30- MD Albert 38 MD Jane Hill 35 MD Thomas Hill 10 ILL George 8 ILL Katherine 6 ILL Charles 4 ILL It would appear that Jane was a widowed daughter perhaps...and the kids were grandkids of old Thomas. Note...there appear to be other Willis's nearby...including a John Willes next door. There is also a Lambert Willes 33 MD and family there in Rock Island. In 1860....I find two likely possibilities Thomas S. Willes Ripley Co, Washington Twp, INDIANA page 488 Thomas Willis, Iroquois Co, Loda page 300 I am most interested in determining if your Thomas was the one in Iroquois Co...which is close to Will Co, right? If so...he appears just a few pages away from another Bissell family....one which I have connected back to those VT and Mass locations I referred to earlier. I don't see Thomas Willis in 1870. The closest I came to a Willes/Willis or variant spelling of the right age...was a Wm Willes 84 born NY Montgomery Co, Walshville Twp page 256. I may have him located in 1840....but not before that. I would certainly like to know where he was hanging out to see if there are any possible connections. Please share with me,if you would be so kind, what you might know about this guy and his wanderings. I would like to keep in touch Julie BISSELL Tupker

Would someone out in cyber land have a census of: thomas s. willis B: 9 Sept. 1788 D: 24 June 1874 m: Polly_______- I really would appreciate the information thank you in advance. Cindy