On 26-OCT-1999 16:29:08.2 condor said to BFRANCQUE co>I am looking for a marriage date for my GGrandparents. William co>Haddick married Jane Ward in Coal Valley, sometime in the early Hi, There were marriages of: WARD, Jane m George SNODDEN; 27 Aug 1862; #4008. HADDICK, William m Mrs. Jane SNOWDEN; 4 Apr 1867; #5317. Bev Bev Francque Moline, IL `[1;35;45mRainbow V 1.20.0 for Delphi - Registered

Hi, I have a death date of Aug. 8, 1911 and would appreciate help to verify this and maybe getting a copy of the death certificate. I don't know if she died in Rock Island Cty or Mercer Cty. She was only 33 years old and don't know the cause of death. Thanks for any help anyone may be able to furnish. Mary I. Kreider mkreider@digitaldune.net

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In a message dated 10/26/99 6:21:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ILROCKIS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Annie Rauch, b. October 26, 1876 >> Jessica, There is an Irene A. Rauch in Book 4 of the Henry County Gen. Society's Marriage index. "Irene A. Rauch, wife; Lester C. Gamber, husband; 1925/12/17, No. 15700." There is also a Gary Rausch in the Probate index, also by the HCGS. Have you tried census records yet? Janet

I am looking for a marriage date for my GGrandparents. William Haddick married Jane Ward in Coal Valley, sometime in the early 1860's. Thank you for any help. Jane

Hi, I am looking for information on the family of Annie Rauch. Annie was born October 26, 1876 in Moline. She married Henry Wiese (of Scott Co, IA) on September 18, 1901 and had three children: Roma, Marjorie and Arno (all born in Scott Co., IA). It is unclear when Annie Rauch moved to Iowa. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jessica ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

At 06:11 AM 10/16/99 -0500, you wrote: > Good morning, Gloria, Your Web Page is beautiful! A bit of >luck for me as I am searching both Rock Island and Maucoupin >Counties. Do you know why I can not get a copy of the original >They give only the Clerk's notes from the original. I would think >the Freedom of Information Act is being Do you have a legal >opinion? Thank you, Corinne Gernaey taramark@netins.net I will give you my thoughts on naturalization records. First, I don't think courthouses were required to keep originals BUT if they didn't give the original papers to the person they were supposed to send back to the Federal agency because naturalization is a Federal law/requirement. Another thing is where the person was naturalized (will get to that further on down.) Courthouses can't keep everything. There is no room. At the same time, they are "greedy" with the records and want to keep them in the county and in today's world they could be turned over in IL to IRAD. Macoupin is one. The dome of the beautiful old courthouse is full of deteriorating records with no environmental control. And I have seen naturalization ledgers around 1910 listing spouse and children in the dome of Macoupin's courthouse. Most courthouses aren't as big as Macoupin's, it being a million dollar courthouse in the 1860's. So the smaller courthouses have burned, buried, given to libraries in the county old records or if they still have them they are in an unsafe place for the county to let you enter. About a year or so ago, one researcher in one IL courthouse found original naturalization papers still in leather "wraps" laying on the floor in a musty and mildewed room. Remember the ones I said which were suppose to be returned to the Federal agency..... One aging lady in one IL county who has helped many many researchers had at the last I heard a whole house full of old court records she is worrying about what will happen to them when she dies. I don't know about Rock Island but in Macoupin they do have ledger entries, as you mentioned, AVAILABLE of the naturalization and you can get copies. Where were was the declaration of intent? Where was the sponsorship? Where was the naturalization and where was the nearest Federal courthouse? In the 1800's early to mid, a person COULD file the intent in one county, show proof of "apprenticeship/sponsorship" in another county and be naturalized in another county. During this time period the actual naturalization HAD to be done at a Federal courthouse. A Federal courthouse might be quite a few miles away. As they built more Federal courthouses, it was done closer to "home." Then around the early 1900's, a Federal atty would go to the county and initiate the oath of allegiance at the courthouse. Macoupin residents went to St Louis to a Federal courthouse then one was built at Edwardsville then they went to the county courthouse from the direction in the above paragraph. Below is a msg I received on the St Louis Co maillist and which I had passed on with permission. This address and/or phone number might help you get closer to copies of papers. But before the message, let me defend the courthouses "just a little bit." The small courthouses only have enough money for today's work not old stuff like what we want. The court cases today require maybe 2 or 3 cubic feet of storage space for the case files of papers and they are required to keep case files for at least 20 years (I think.). In Macoupin, I have seen stacks of current case files required to be kept. Old stuff means little to a small budget and cost of rent/protection for old stuff. Well, that probably isn't much help, but you got my thoughts and if anyone finds something different, please correct me. Now, here is the message I thought might help someone or at least lead you in a direction. At 02:29 AM 5/26/99 -0500, you wrote: My thanks to the kind person who sent me info re obtaining naturalization papers. I tried that address and was told for naturalization obtained in St. Louis in the time period I needed it (abt 1945) I should go to : National Archives and Records Admin. 2312 E. Bannister Kansas City, MNO 64131 (Contact Ms. Mary Burtzloff.......1-816-926-6920) Cost is $10 payable to National Archives Trust Fund.....Ask for Declaration of Intent, also; sometimes you will get names of parents, arrival date, arrival port, etc.) When I called Ms. Burtzloff, she returned my call in one day to report she had found it-----quick response! Polly Piskos Gloria ------------------ Gloria Frazier ILGenWeb Western Regional Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/western.htm Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Rock Island County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/index.html FRAZIER-L maillist

We are looking for descendents and ancestors of Isaac Conners (D-1909) and Mary Tubbs Conners (married about 1869). They had 4 children; Clayton (married Ann), Lewis (sp), Amanda Russell and Della Goodrich (died 1918, influenza). The boys were listed in death notice. Clayton, Amanda. and Della of Watertown, and Louis of Rock Island. Isaac was a veterinarian. (My mother was told by Amanda that he had something to do with the Mental Institution. Maybe for working farm?) He sold patent medicine. He was a post master. He owned 30 properties throughout Rock Island County. He was born in VT; his father was born in VT, mother in Ireland, no names. Mary Tubbs Conners: all we know about her is that she was born in Illinois. According to 1900 Census, her father was born in NY, mother in VT, but don't know what their names are. We only have an approximate year as to marriage of Isaac and Mary (according to census). As for the children, we know that Clayton and wife Ann purchased one of the properties from Isaac. We cannot find either after the death of Isaac in 1909. Lewis we have no information at all. Della Conners Goodrich. She married a John Goodrich (real name??) sometime before 1909. There were 2 boys. Emery and William (B-1912). John was in and out of family unit. At one point he left Della and the boys, and changed his name, to what and where he went we don't know. Della died in 1918 of influenza. William was made a ward of the State because location of father was unknown. John came back eventually to claim William. Put him to work in the onion fields. Eventually William was made a ward of the State again. When he was 15-16 he ran away to Amanda's house in Peoria, and lived with her. John was a blacksmith. We were also told that John Goodrich had a family before he married Della (my great-grandmother), there again, where, who and the circumstances of the severance (divorce, death, or abandonment) are unknown. If anyone in Rocky Island County or anywhere for that matter, knows what happened to the boys, or know anything about the family please contact me. Paula

Would anyone like this site to search for cemeteries near Rock Island, Ill. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/cemetery/cemetery.htm

Gloria's comment for the below info on free RootsWeb pages for users: This is a good deal with unlimited space and free. The only difference tween this one and buying a homepage from RootsWeb is that on this free page, commercial banners will automatically run on them. On a homepage you buy from RootsWeb, you don't have to run a commercial banner. Read the "fine print" at the site listed below but really no restictions except the "logical" like no offensive stuff, etc. *********************** Subject: RootsWeb Review, Vol. 2, No. 41 Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 01:01:27 -0400 FREE PAGES PROGRESS REPORT. So far the beta test of unlimited free Web site space on RootsWeb is going extremely well. As of Tuesday evening, October 12, 1999, we had received and fulfilled 1,143 requests. Consider moving your Web sites to RootsWeb and tell your friends. We particularly welcome genealogy and historical societies. To see the complete Free Pages announcement, please click on <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/freepages.html> FREEPAGES Directory (users' pages at FREEPAGES): <http://communities.rootsweb.com/free.html> ************** Gloria

1) Do you know if the 1870 and 1880 Rock Island Census has an Index? If I could have you check for my family, it would save me alot of time searching. Seeking Zeigler/Ziegler surname. 2) Do you know if there is a death index on line? Tks for trying to help me. Z

FYI on current obits from the Rock Island area: Unfortunately, Quad-Cities Online, which is owned by the newspapers and is also an internet service provider were less than polite when it was suggested that they allow open access to their obituary section. IF you use QCOnline as your ISP you can access them. If you do not use them as your ISP (as in, you are not local) they will allow you access for $50 a year to their newspaper section which carries the obituaries. While many papers on the net offer free access to their current daily obits, the Rock Island area is not one. In fact, when approached about this, their marketing rep was downright RUDE. --- Gloria Frazier <glofra@townsqr.com> wrote: > These are two places I know about. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/obit/obits.htm > > http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/surindx.pl?gc=/USA/Il/RockIslandObits > > I have listed the old Rock Island county newspapers > on microfilm > available at the IL State Historical Library: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/address.htm#newspapers > You can get these films from ISHL on interlibrary > loan. > > I am sure some libraries in Rock Island County do > have copies of > the microfilms but I don't know which ones, yet. As > I hear about > them I will include on the Rock Island County > ILGenWeb page. > > At 09:57 AM 10/10/99 -0500, you wrote: > >Are obituaries available online for Quad-City area > deaths? Or are > they only > >available on microfilm at the library? I'm > particularly looking for > >information for the late 1800's and early 1900's. > Just curious. > > > >Thanks ... > > > > > >Linda Polich > > > > > > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > >Please report any solicitation or "paid research" > advertising to > the listowner! > > > > > > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > Please report any solicitation or "paid research" > advertising to the listowner at > rootbound@yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Help............... The 3 files you are trying to send to me have locked up my computer. I need to have my server delete them so that I can receive mail. Would you please just send a message to me and we will figure out the best way to receive your info. Thank you for trying to help me. Zeta subject New Member

Good Evening Everyone......... Trying to find the family of : Adam Zeigler/Ziegler b abt 1813 in PA married ________________ Children's names: Benjamin Charles David John Lydia Solomon Nehemiah Mary E. Millard F. William H. Most of the children were born in PA. However, Millard F. was born abt 1853 in IL. Found this family on the 1860 Rock Island Co., Illinois census film #007,664. This film was very difficult to read so alot of information is missing including Adams wife's name. In this census, Adam was 47 and his wife 46 but could not read her name. The new Illinois. Marriage file (this is a wonderful list, wish all of the states had one) showed Millard F. marrying Lizzie Segur in Rock Island Co. Dec. 19, 1878. Nehemia R. marrying Josephine Anderson Rock Island Co. April 18, 1871 Charles E. marrying Ida Belle Ziegler Rock Island Co. April 10, 1895 (don't know if this is my Charles) Wm H. married 3 times: Louise Stoffel Cook Co. Oct 15, 1891 Salinda Spade Rock Island Co. Sept. 30, 1866 Mary Jane Hewit Rock Island Co. Aug. 17,1862 Did not find them in 1850 or 1870 census Index. Do you recognize my family? Would love to visit with you. Thanks for checking our your records. Z

More on query. gf >Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:25:39 -0700 >From: Bobbie <mrskowboy@earthlink.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: Gloria Frazier <glofra@townsqr.com> >Subject: Re: Herman SEHNERT - Was Re: Message > >Just in case anyone has any info on Herman Sehnert; I also am looking >for info on my gggrandfather August Sehnert b. 1/29/1831 in Prussia. d. >9/3/1907 in Rock Island, wife Louise Eckhardt. > >Gloria Frazier wrote: > >> Thanks. Got it. >> >> And am copying the maillist in case others had info for you on >> Herman SEHNERT and had your OLD address of <misbobbie@earthlink.net>. >> >> Gloria >> >> At 05:01 PM 10/11/99 -0700, you wrote: >> >Gloria, >> >Sorry, I thought I had let everyone know that my user name has >> changed. It >> >is now mrskowboy@earthlink.net. >> >Let me know it you get this. >> >Bobbie > >

Thanks. Got it. And am copying the maillist in case others had info for you on Herman SEHNERT and had your OLD address of <misbobbie@earthlink.net>. Gloria At 05:01 PM 10/11/99 -0700, you wrote: >Gloria, >Sorry, I thought I had let everyone know that my user name has changed. It >is now mrskowboy@earthlink.net. >Let me know it you get this. >Bobbie

Would some one know where to find the delayed birth records for Rock Island County. I found these once a long time ago but can not now find them. Many thanks Albert

FYI gf ------------------ Subject: Yes, Macomb, Illinios! Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:06:50 -0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Dear Gloria, Thank you for your help, and so quickly too! Your guess that my town of McComb, was in fact, Macomb was right on target. Within moments of having the right name, I found the marriage information that I was seeking. I believe now that I can find the other family members that I seek in the correct county. Thanks Again! Anna Wright strtwlkr@phonewave.net

These are two places I know about. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/obit/obits.htm http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/surindx.pl?gc=/USA/Il/RockIslandObits I have listed the old Rock Island county newspapers on microfilm available at the IL State Historical Library: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/address.htm#newspapers You can get these films from ISHL on interlibrary loan. I am sure some libraries in Rock Island County do have copies of the microfilms but I don't know which ones, yet. As I hear about them I will include on the Rock Island County ILGenWeb page. At 09:57 AM 10/10/99 -0500, you wrote: >Are obituaries available online for Quad-City area deaths? Or are they only >available on microfilm at the library? I'm particularly looking for >information for the late 1800's and early 1900's. Just curious. > >Thanks ... > > >Linda Polich > > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >Please report any solicitation or "paid research" advertising to the listowner! > >

I have an IL Place Names Book put out by the IL State Historical Society http://www.prairienet.org/ishs/frames/books.htm The book has many old town names found in research/atlases..... I only found Macomb, no McComb. Looks like Macomb should be the place. I am copying the ILROCKIS-L maillist in case I am wrong. Macomb is in McDonough County, two counties south of Rock Island County in IL. ILGenWeb counties http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgenweb/county2.html McDonough http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmcdono/ If it is a McComb in Rock Island County, I am lost. Hope someone on the list might help if that is the case. Gloria At 09:29 AM 10/10/99 -0700, you wrote: >Dear Gloria, >I'm not really sure who I should be contacting about this question. >But, since I have ancesters from Rock Island County, I'm hoping you may >have the answer. My G-grandfather was married in McComb, Ill., >according to my grandmother. The problem is this: I cannot find the >name of that town anyhwere in my Illinois atlas. Have you ever heard of >it? If so, where is it? >Thank you, >Anna Wright >strtwlkr@phonewave.net > >