Salem Times COmmoner Monday December 20, 1999 pg.2 A JAMES (Jim) SHOUSE June 21, 1937 - December 17, 1999 Funeral services will be held on Tuesday in the Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington for James (Jim) Shouse, 62, of Branson, Missouri. Visitation will be held tonight at the funeral home. Pastor Gordon Scoggan, son-in-law of Shouse will officiate the services. Shouse died at 7 a.m. on Friday at his home in Branson, Missouri. He was born on June 21, 1937, the son of Eugene and Opal Shouse. Survivors include: his wife, Edna Glab of Branson, Missouri; two daughters; Linda Scoggan and husband Gordon of Walls Mississippi,; and Pam Bergmann and husband Nick of Salem, IL two sons Ron Shouse and wife Tally of Clinton and Dan Shouse of Rushville; three stepsons, Ed and Johnny Glaub of Bloomington and Lenny Glaub of Leroy; 12 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Lashbrook and husband Leonard of Centralia, Kay Bateman and husband Jerry of Florida, and Mary Provencher and husband Don of California; four brothers, Gene Shouse and wife Lucille of Rushville, Bob Shouse and wife Ellen of North Carolina; Richard Shouse and wife Nan of Texas and John Shouse of New York; and former wife Frances Skibinski. Memorials can be made to

I just heard a cousin passed away Oct 1999 in Rock Island, IL. By chance does anyone in the area have acess to Obituaries from then? Thanks much, Greg

Here is the Quad-City Times page. http://www.qctimes.com/ Carla

Would someone please send the e-mail address for Moline Public Library? A newspaper article shows: www.rbls.lib.il.usmpl/genealogy.html I have been unable to access it on several tries. Kathryn

Here is the correct address for the Moline Library: http://libby.rbls.lib.il.us/mpl

In a message dated 01/13/2000 10:22:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, M&D Walker <mdwalker@trilobyte.net> writes: >I am seeking someone who can do a look-up for obits for - > Daniel Joseph STAPLETON, d 16 Apr 1915 >Anna (Mary?) Wendel STAPLETON, d 15 May 1915 > Frank William STAPLETON, d 20 Mar 1909 > Henry Daniel STAPLETON, d 17 Dec 1913 > > I am in Utah, which makes this difficult. > > My thanks in advance for any assistance. > Donna Walker I'd be interested in comparing names with you about the Stapletons in your tree. My husband's great grandmother was Ann Stapleton, born in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire in 1823, She had siblings who also came to Illinois, named James, Simon, Hannah and Lucy. Here is her obit: Genealogical Abstracts from the Port Byron Globe: Friday 9 December 1898: "Mrs W. J. Shepard died last Friday at her home in Port Byron, aged 76 years old. She was born Annie Stapleton on 12 December 1822 at Earls-Eaton (sic/Earlsheaton, Yorkshire), England. She came to America in 1840, settling first in Auburn NY (upstate, just south of Lake Ontario). She married W. J. Sheppard at Burden (sic - pobably Bergen) New Jersey in 1841 and they came to Illnois in 1851, stopping first at Unionville and then to Port Byron in 1855. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived by 4 sons and three daughters: Samuel Sheppard of Des Moines, Iowa; William C. Sheppard, Frank M. Sheppard, Charles C. Sheppard of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Sue at home, Mrs. Jno. Schafer, Jr and Mrs B.A. Lamb of Port Byron. The funeral was Saturday at the home with burial in the Port Byron Cemetery. Note the reference: "Genealogical Abstracts from the Rock Island County Newspapers (Port Byron Globe)". I found this multi-volume set at the Rock Island Public Library and I think they would probably do your lookups for you, if another volunteer doesn't turn up. Also this is all on microfilm and available through the Family History Centers. I won't give you the numbers because there are 34 volumes and the numbers are not consecutive. Just look it up under Illinois, Rock Island - Genealogy. Since you are in Utah, perhaps it would be just as easy to go to the FHL, they have the set in book for as well, apparently. Anne

Good Morning! I am seeking someone who can do a look-up for obits for - Daniel Joseph STAPLETON, d 16 Apr 1915 Anna (Mary?) Wendel STAPLETON, d 15 May 1915 Frank William STAPLETON, d 20 Mar 1909 Henry Daniel STAPLETON, d 17 Dec 1913 I am in Utah, which makes this difficult. My thanks in advance for any assistance. Donna Walker

Just passing info along. gf *************** Free for ten days, starting today (?), on Ancestry.com >From todays Ancestry Daily News: GEORGIA CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY, 1838 Of all the states, Georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1838 from what was considered "Cherokee Land." Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. Each record of this collection contains the individual's name, residence, and county. Additionally, it provides the district and section number of the parcel of land. For researchers of early Georgian ancestors, this can be an enlightening database. Bibliography: Smith, James F. "The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numerical List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery." New York: - , 1838. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4242.htm Please feel free to circulate this newsletter to other genealogy enthusiasts! We hope that you will also credit the Daily News as the source. To subscribe to this newsletter, visit http://www.ancestry.com and type your e-mail address in the box provided, or send an e-mail message to: mailto:ancestry_daily_news@anclist001.ancestry.com with the word 'subscribe' in the subject line.

Hello List! I was wondering if anyone had heard of towns called Harvell or Stewartville? Could Stewartville possibly have been a previous name for Moline? Thanks for any help! Lee Clough Researching: Britton,Coyne,Wyld,Weston,Gould,Titterington,Dunlap,Holliday,DeMoulin

What other databases the IL State Archives is adding?????? County stuff!!!! http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/database.html Remember, a nice thank you to Director of the IL State Archives John Daly <jdaly@ccgate.sos.state.il.us> might could help get us some more. Gloria

Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:29:56 -0800 (PST) X-From_: simonsez@n-connect.net Sun Jan 9 10:29:49 2000 Old-Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 12:21:36 -0600 From: Simon Sez <simonsez@n-cconnect.net> Reply-To: simonsez@n-connect.net Organization: Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: iacedar-l@rootsweb.com, iaclinto-l@rootsweb.com, iamuscat-l@rootsweb.com, iadubuqu-l@rootsweb.com, ialinn-l@rootsweb.com, iajohnso-l@rootsweb.com, iascott-l@rootsweb.com, ilwhites-l@rootsweb.com, ilrockis-l@rootsweb.com, iagen-l@rootsweb.com X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list Subject: {not a subscriber} Introducing the Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society X-Envelope-To: ILROCKIS-L Good Morning! We are proud to announce the formation of the Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society. (www.aciie.com/eigs/) The EIGS is unaffliated with any other online genealogical group or state association and is currently seeking 501(c)3 non-profit status so that they may obtain grants and funding for transcription projects. We hope to make available, online and free to the public, vital records (up to 1880), land and probate indexes, cemetery indexes, civil war and other military indexes, naturalization, orphan train and census records for the area of Eastern Iowa which includes 10 counties, Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Delaware, Linn, Johnson, Jones, Muscatine, Scott, and Jackson. We will also reference materials in the Illinois counties which border these counties. We do not mean to duplicate other sites, however we've found that the political restrictions and affiliations of some of the organized groups have make it difficult to present information in a manner which invites construction criticism and participation, and still make it freely available to the public. All of the 10 county genealogical societies will be given automatic membership and research requests will be forwarded to the different groups so that they may continue their research and fund raising efforts. We will do our best not to infringe on other's rights and projects, which is why we are only listing 'indexes' and not full records. If you are currently working on a project, we will gladly reference your projects in lieu of our own and concentrate on other missing projects. If you need funding, or web space for a project you are currently working on, please let us know. We'll gladly give you space for presenting your material and assist you in finding funding. There is no mailing list, however we will be sending out a hard copy and email version newsletter on a quarterly basis. There will also be semi-annual workshops held to discuss research methods, current projects and record availability. If you would like to join as an individual member (no costs or fees!) please send an email to simonsez@n-connect.net I look forward to hearing from you! Director Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society

A new Illinois Ancestor Registry has been started by Marceline Beem. Register your Illinois surnames here: http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/ilar/index.html Gloria

Hi Listers, I am looking for descendents of Pauline and Henry DUNKER. They had three chidren, son Charles, dau Elizabeth who married Earl Robert SHELEY, and dau. Mary who married John VANHOEK. These marriages were last part of 1890's so nothing in marriage list after that. Are they any lists after 1900 that I could get into for births/ marriages/ deaths etc? Thanks for your help. Pat

Hello all...Happy New Year! I am looking for any help in locating information on the marriage between John R. VERNER b. 1852 Island Pond VT., and Mary Caldwell MILLER b. 1850 Stone House, Paisley, SCT. They married September 02, 1873 in Rock Island, IL. I am willing to pay for the search and other costs incurred. Thank you. Take care, Noelle Lynn Cherokee County, IAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacherok/cherokee.htm Cherokee Co. IA., has a NEW mailing list. Check out the above page to join! ************************************************************************** Who you become depends on the people you help along the way. **************************************************************************

Nettie Haverly MASON son Robert M MASON buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Sec E, Grave 34 -- no other information Donald MASON buried in Rock Island?? Died Jul 5, 1963 - No other information Msx HAVERLY buried in Rock Island National Cemetery Sec I, Grave 546. No other information Sally Haverly

Sorry, on my first post forgot to list the individuals I have in the SWANSON line ... I know there were many Swanson (& variations in spelling) families. These are the individuals we have: Swan Swanson & his <unnamed> wife - both presumed to be born in Sweden, immigrated to Galesburg, Knox County IL about 1868 Their children: 1) Alma (Anna) Matilda SWANSON (b. 1862/Sweden) 2) John Charles SWANSON (b.1864/Sweden) his children: Lulu May SWANSON (b. 1899 Moline?) George W. SWANSON 3) male F.A. SWANSON 4) male A.W. SWANSON 5) Minnie SWANSON 6) Charlotte SWANSON Again, thanks for any feedback. Mary atwood@garlic.com

Predominant lines (my individuals mostly born in 1800s - would love to know the lines didn't die out in early 1900s!) RANBARGER (? > Kentucky > Lawrence county IL > Rock Island area) with many many variations within sibling groups, including these prefixes with either BERGER OR BARGAR endings. REIN... RAM... RAMS... RANS... RHINE... REN... others SWANSON (Knox county & Rock Island) Sweden > Galesburg (about 1868) married to RANBARGER ...GORDON ...HALE ...HAMMOND ...JOHNSON ...KOOB ...McBURNEY ...REYNOLDS ...WINKLES MEYERS - in Illinois & Louisiana CEARNS - in Illinois & Louisiana Thanks for any feedback. Mary atwood@garlic.com

Could anyone help with information about Joseph A. BIDDISON of Rock Island who was named in Rock Island Argus on Mon., 28 Dec 1868? The article states that a 2nd wife of my great grandfather was "formerly an inmate" with the Joseph A. BIDDISON family. Subsequent information shows that the couple were married at the BIDDISON home. The expression "formerly an inmate" seems unusual. Was this a boarding house? Thanks for helping. Kathryn Jennings

I'm trying to find out if the Grace Elizabeth Webster i found in Rock Island Born 13 oct 1866 father Alfred Webster, Is The same one that married William Holden and children Ina, Pearl and maybe Robert and possibly another daughter. if she is than I found my great great grandmother and my link to the (dictionary) Webster's.Any response would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so very much for the wonderful information. I thought to check different spellings of DeBacker, but missed the most obvious one! The other names are Victor DEWULF b. February 28, 1868 in Zwevezeele, West Flanders, Belgium m. Sidonie IDE, b. 1873 in Belgium. Their son, Rudolph, b. December 30, 1896 in Moline, m. Laura DEBACKER. Thank you again! Regards, Jessica Kreiter ----Original Message Follows---- From: bfrancque <BFRANCQUE@delphi.com> To: sierrasun@hotmail.Com, ILROCKIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILROCKIS-L] DeBacker, VanderVennet, DeWulf, Ide/Yde Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 12:39:45 -0500 (EST) On 1-DEC-1999 01:01:51.8 sierrasun said to BFRANCQUE si>I am looking for information on the DEBACKER, VANDERVENNET, DEWULF and si>IDE/YDE families of Moline. Irma VanderVennet m. Paul DeBacker before Jessica, Irma Mary VANDEVENNET m Hiepoliet DEBAKER 6 fEB 1897, lic, # 17782. In St. Mary's Cemetery: DE BACKER, Paul H.; b 22 May 1872 - d 24 Aug 1931 Irma M.; b 19 Feb 1874 - d 30 Aug 1947 You didn't give first names of the others. Bev Bev Francque Moline, IL `[1;33;47mRainbow V 1.20.0 for Delphi - Registered ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com