Hi, Nancy, Happy New Year! I see you are still on the track of your Hamrick family. I checked the 1930 census on Ancestry.com. There was only one Rozella Hamrick. Here's the listing: 1930 Federal Census Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan E.D. 144, P. 8A Glen Hamrick, roomer, 32 years old, married at 28, born Illinois, both parents born Illinois, decorator, homes Mildred Hamrick, (wife crossed out and roomer written in), 21 years old, married at 18, born Indiana, both parents born Indiana, no employment Rozella Hamrick, (daughter crossed out and roomer written in), 3 9/12 years old, single, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Indiana Hope this is helpful. Linda Cohn

Happy New Year to all! I was wondering if anyone has any information on Rozella Hamrick who died October 1, 1972. She appears in the Death Index Rock Island area 1970's vol 5 H through K compiled by Dwight Mohlenbruck in 1966. Would anyone know who her parents were or the year in which she was born? Would anyone be able to look up her obituary? Thanks. Nancy

It really depends upon the time period. If they landed in NY before 1836, it was generally by train to the midwest. If they were Irish, they could be 'two boat' people, coming through Canada, across the Great Lakes and down, before 1845. It was cheaper to buy 2 tickets, than 1 straight to NY. If they were Irish, after 1845, they most likely came up the Mississippi from New Orleans, or by train from the East Coast. All depends on the nationality and time. :-) Diana Glenda Meyers wrote: > Some sailed around to New Orleans and came up the Mississippi river by river > boat. That is the route my German ancestor's took to get to Illinois. > > Glenda Meyers > Rock Island > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lou Ann [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] holiday present from a fellow genealogist > > Hi Chris, > > This is a question not a lookup. > What was the usual route that Immigrants took from the port of New York to > Rock Island Il ? > Did immigrants come thru the Erie Canal to the Erie Great Lake and then > preceed thru the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river and > come down to Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA? That seems like > far too long a journey. Or did they go by boat thru Lake Erie to Toledo, OH > and then the overland route to Rock Island? I understand there was a canal > from Chicago to Rock Island at one time. > Can you enlighten me on possible routes they may have taken? > I know 2 of my German Immigrants lines went from Hamburg to New York, City. > One family went to Davenport and then to Rock Island Co. The other ended up > in Missouri. I have one New England family that went > from Vermont to Rock Island Co. also. > Thanks for listening and thinking about this. > > LouAnn in Calif. > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Rock Island County, Illinois. If you have a > problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact > Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > ~~ The List's GOLDEN RULE ~~ > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it clean & cool. > Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Some sailed around to New Orleans and came up the Mississippi river by river boat. That is the route my German ancestor's took to get to Illinois. Glenda Meyers Rock Island -----Original Message----- From: Lou Ann [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] holiday present from a fellow genealogist Hi Chris, This is a question not a lookup. What was the usual route that Immigrants took from the port of New York to Rock Island Il ? Did immigrants come thru the Erie Canal to the Erie Great Lake and then preceed thru the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river and come down to Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA? That seems like far too long a journey. Or did they go by boat thru Lake Erie to Toledo, OH and then the overland route to Rock Island? I understand there was a canal from Chicago to Rock Island at one time. Can you enlighten me on possible routes they may have taken? I know 2 of my German Immigrants lines went from Hamburg to New York, City. One family went to Davenport and then to Rock Island Co. The other ended up in Missouri. I have one New England family that went from Vermont to Rock Island Co. also. Thanks for listening and thinking about this. LouAnn in Calif. ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== This List is dedicated to Rock Island County, Illinois. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am no expert on this but I think that many of them came down the Ohio River to Southern IL and then came north. I have one article on my Wagner family that tells about the journey from PA to Fulton County, IL. The newcomers were terrified of the thunderstorms in this part of the country. It also seems that many would stop for a year or two before going farther west. At least mine stopped in central IL long enough to have two children before going on to Iowa. It also depends on what dates we are talking about as the railroads started running in northern IL in the 1850's. I also have a family that started out in MD and went first to VA (now WVA) and then to Ohio and finally they settled in southern IL and then one son (mine) went north and west to Iowa. Wagons were the mode of transport on the prairies. This one was a real traveler as after a number of years in Iowa he went on to Dade County, MO. Marilyn

Hi Chris, This is a question not a lookup. What was the usual route that Immigrants took from the port of New York to Rock Island Il ? Did immigrants come thru the Erie Canal to the Erie Great Lake and then preceed thru the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river and come down to Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA? That seems like far too long a journey. Or did they go by boat thru Lake Erie to Toledo, OH and then the overland route to Rock Island? I understand there was a canal from Chicago to Rock Island at one time. Can you enlighten me on possible routes they may have taken? I know 2 of my German Immigrants lines went from Hamburg to New York, City. One family went to Davenport and then to Rock Island Co. The other ended up in Missouri. I have one New England family that went from Vermont to Rock Island Co. also. Thanks for listening and thinking about this. LouAnn in Calif.

In a message dated 12/29/2002 7:18:02 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > LOISELLE had the following children: Fred LOISELLE, Amaca Royal LOISELLE, > Thadeous (Thad) LOISELLE, Matilda LOISELLE, Nellie LOISELLE, George William > LOISELLE, Clara Louisa LOISELLE, Bert (Albert) LOISELLE, Joseph Walter > (Walter) LOISELLE, Walter LOISELLE, Cora LOISELLE, and Dell (Idella) > LOISELLE. > > Larry D. Loiselle (dit Venet) Didn't we check this for you once before some time ago? Marilyn

1. Peter ROBERTS (PIERRE ROBERT) was born on 16 Apr 1783 in St. Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada. Died - when and where? Last known in Rock Island, IL. 1860 He was married to Mary (Marie) PAYAN (daughter of Louis Joseph PAYAN and Charlotte CAILLE) on 29 Oct 1833 in Napierville, Quebec, Canada. Mary (Marie) PAYAN was born about 1803 in Quebec, Canada. Died - when and where? Last known in Rock Island, IL. 1860 Peter ROBERTS (PIERRE ROBERT) and Mary (Marie) PAYAN had the following children: i. Selena ROBERTS was born about 1839 in New York, USA. Last known in Rock Island, IL. 1860 ii. Florence (Florentine) ROBERTS was born on 25 Feb 1841 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. I know what happened to her. She married Etienne Loiselle and moved to Wisconsin. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [RockIsl'd] Robert (Roberts) Family > In a message dated 12/29/2002 7:18:02 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > LOISELLE had the following children: Fred LOISELLE, Amaca Royal LOISELLE, > > Thadeous (Thad) LOISELLE, Matilda LOISELLE, Nellie LOISELLE, George William > > LOISELLE, Clara Louisa LOISELLE, Bert (Albert) LOISELLE, Joseph Walter > > (Walter) LOISELLE, Walter LOISELLE, Cora LOISELLE, and Dell (Idella) > > LOISELLE. > > > > Larry D. Loiselle (dit Venet) > > > Didn't we check this for you once before some time ago? > > Marilyn > > > > > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > Uh-Oh!!! <----- Missed or deleted a post that would put a crack in your > wall? Remember, day and night, the RootsWeb Archives are always there to > browse or search from http://www.rootsweb.com . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello, I am looking for Mildred Edna Kerr and Margaret Ann Kerr they are the daughters of Newton Kerr and Mary Williams. They are last found living in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois 1920 census - they are lodgers living with Edna A. Hucher. I am not sure what happened to their father Newton. In 1920 they are ages 20 and 22. Renee' Renee Kerr [email protected] Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

Can anyone tell me more about this family? I can track Etienne Loiselle and Florence (Florentine) ROBERTS, but I have no idea what happened to the rest of them. Help? Descendants of Peter ROBERTS (PIERRE ROBERT) - 8 Sep 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. Peter ROBERTS (PIERRE ROBERT) was born on 16 Apr 1783 in St. Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada. He was baptized on 16 Apr 1783 in St. Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada. He lived in Laprairie, Quebec on 17 Sep 1826. He was married to Josephte GERVAIS on 17 Oct 1803 in St. Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada. Josephte GERVAIS died before Aug 1832 in Quebec, Canada. Peter ROBERTS (PIERRE ROBERT) and Josephte GERVAIS had the following children: Marie Josephte ROBERT, Josephine ROBERT, Marie ROBERT,Pierre ROBERT, Louis Albert ROBERT, Gabriel ROBERT, Marie ROBERT, Jacques ROBERT, Marguerite ROBERT, Marie Eleonore ROBERT, Edouard ROBERT, Louis ROBERT, Sophie ROBERT, David ROBERT, Francois Xavier ROBERT, Eulalie ROBERT, Cecile ROBERT, and David ROBERT He was married to Mary (Marie) PAYAN (daughter of Louis Joseph PAYAN and Charlotte CAILLE) on 29 Oct 1833 in Napierville, Quebec, Canada. Mary (Marie) PAYAN was born about 1803 in Quebec, Canada. Peter ROBERTS (PIERRE ROBERT) and Mary (Marie) PAYAN had the following children: i. Selena ROBERTS was born about 1839 in New York, USA. ii. Florence (Florentine) ROBERTS was born on 25 Feb 1841 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. SECOND GENERATION 3. Florence (Florentine) ROBERTS was born on 25 Feb 1841 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. She died on 29 Jul 1898 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetary, Boyd, Wisconsin, USA. She was buried in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetary, Edson Township, Wisconsin, USA. Name was also recorded as Florentine Robert by the Notre Dame Catholic Church, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. In one LDS record she is listed as Hortense Robert. She was married to Etienne (Stephen) LOISELLE (son of Joseph LOISEL DIT VENET and Catherine (Juingue) CHINK) on 28 Oct 1857 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA under the rights of the Catholic Church. Etienne (Stephen) LOISELLE was born on 28 Jan 1832 in St. Joachim of Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada. He died on 19 Feb 1916 in Holcombe, Wisconsin, USA. Florence (Florentine) ROBERTS and Etienne (Stephen) LOISELLE had the following children: Fred LOISELLE, Amaca Royal LOISELLE, Thadeous (Thad) LOISELLE, Matilda LOISELLE, Nellie LOISELLE, George William LOISELLE, Clara Louisa LOISELLE, Bert (Albert) LOISELLE, Joseph Walter (Walter) LOISELLE, Walter LOISELLE, Cora LOISELLE, and Dell (Idella) LOISELLE. Larry D. Loiselle (dit Venet) 19967 Blake-Manor Road Manor, Texas 78653 512-272-5770 [email protected]

I didn't find a Bridget Slator in the entire US that fit your description. I did a soundex search and came up with 15 Bridget Slatterys....sorry I couldn't help.

Chris, Thank you very much for looking. It could be that she had died before the 1920 census. LouAnn [email protected] wrote: > I didn't find a Bridget Slator in the entire US that fit your description. I > did a soundex search and came up with 15 Bridget Slatterys....sorry I > couldn't help. > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Rock Island County, Illinois. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Chris, I thought of a lookup please. Bridget Slator Born @ 1842 in Ireland 1910 was in Enid, OK Please let me know if she isn't there. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. LouAnn in CA [email protected] wrote: > Hi - I will do lookups in the 1920 and 1930 United States censuses. Just > give me a name and whatever other info you have (like age, birthplace, other > familly members' names, possible state, etc...) and I'll see what I can do. > These censuses are indexed and I can do this for about another week before I > have to go back to work, so hit me up now while you can. > > Go Iowa Hawkeyes! > > Chris in Bettendorf, Iowa > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Rock Island County, Illinois. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Chris, I don't need anything looked up. I admire you for being so giving of your time and energy. LouAnn in CA [email protected] wrote: > Hi - I will do lookups in the 1920 and 1930 United States censuses. Just > give me a name and whatever other info you have (like age, birthplace, other > familly members' names, possible state, etc...) and I'll see what I can do. > These censuses are indexed and I can do this for about another week before I > have to go back to work, so hit me up now while you can. > > Go Iowa Hawkeyes! > > Chris in Bettendorf, Iowa > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Rock Island County, Illinois. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi - I will do lookups in the 1920 and 1930 United States censuses. Just give me a name and whatever other info you have (like age, birthplace, other familly members' names, possible state, etc...) and I'll see what I can do. These censuses are indexed and I can do this for about another week before I have to go back to work, so hit me up now while you can. Go Iowa Hawkeyes! Chris in Bettendorf, Iowa

> If you don't get an answer, I will look for it after the Christmas Holidays. Thanks Bev. I got another response with a lookup after Christmas. According to the person who gave this information, this is the son of Joel Wells/Mary Edwards and he died in Moline. I think the son of Joel and Mary died almost a year earlier in Henry County, IL - the gravestone found by the Colony House - so I'd really like to know. Happy Holidays, Flavia

Flavia, If you don't get an answer, I will look for it after the Christmas Holidays. Bev

contact the local library or the local genealogical society - or on line Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may have a volunteer there who would help you good hunting marge ----- Original Message ----- From: Flavia Hodges Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [RockIsl'd] Joel Wells I am told there is an obituary for Joel Wells in the Press Democrat. The date of death is listed as 16 August 1857 in Moline, Rock Island Co., IL Any suggestions on obtaining a copy of the obit? Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, CA ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== This List is dedicated to Rock Island County, Illinois. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am told there is an obituary for Joel Wells in the Press Democrat. The date of death is listed as 16 August 1857 in Moline, Rock Island Co., IL Any suggestions on obtaining a copy of the obit? Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, CA

I just joined the list. I am looking for information on SADIE WATSON, b. February 28, 1899, died October 4, 1989, and probably her son GEORGE A. WATSON, born August 27, 1921, died December 16, 1995. Their last residence, according to Social Security Death Index is East Moline, Rock Island, Illinois. Is that place in Henry County, Illinois? Does anyone know who I could turn to for help in locating their obituaries? I don't know the population of the area, but how big a job would it be to find their obituaries? John