Shawnnee, Merry Christmas to you also. Thank you for the xmas card. Brenda Humphrey

In a message dated 12/20/2002 3:38:39 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > <A HREF="http://www.d-web.com/shawnnee/xmas_card.html">http://www.d-web.com/shawnnee/xmas_card.html</A> Thank you so much for the lovely card. Marilyn Rock Island County

For You http://www.d-web.com/shawnnee/xmas_card.html

thought these might be helpful to Illinois Rooters-Kevin Using the Illinois Death Index http://www.rootdig.com/adn/illinoisdeathindex.html Using the Illinois Marriage Index http://www.rootdig.com/illinoismarriage.html Analyzing some late 1800s era land records in IL http://www.rootdig.com/adn/millingaround.html (not just IL, but talks about land descriptions) http://www.rootdig.com/adn/nsew.html The Search for the Parents of Franciska Trautvetter (discusses a variety of Illinois Sources) http://www.rootdig.com/franciska/ Draft Cards--World War I--most are in IL http://www.rootdig.com/draft/worldwaronedraft.html Late 1880s voter's registrations--Cook County http://www.rootdig.com/voters/chicago.html An Italian in Chicago:Egisto Lencioni http://www.rootdig.com/immigrate/egisto.html Peter Verikios Naturalization Papers--from Chicago http://www.rootdig.com/immigrate/pverikios/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

[email protected] Janet Howard 603 N. Market St Duncannon, Pa. 17020

They are easy to get if you can prove that they are a relative. Not just anybody can get the record. They are fairly cooperative if it is a relative no matter how distant.

Dear List, A nice lady has offered to pull the death certificates for me. Now all I need are the obits. (see below) Thank you , Cindy Lowe Fredericksburg, VA > From: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 11:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RockIsl'd] obit & death certificate > > Dear List, > > Looking for obits and death certs for the following individual. Will > gladly > pay/reimburse for somebody to obtain these for me. > > Webb, Albert C 0033652 1916-12-25 ROCK ISLAND HAMPTON TWP > Webb, Mary Elizabeth 0000395 1939-10-29 ROCK ISLAND MOLINE > Webb, George T CARBON CLIFF ROCK ISLAND AFTER 1923 > Scott, Bernard; SILVIS ROCK ISLAND, AFTER 1956 > > Thank you, > Cindy Lowe >

Death records are easily available by mail. Just write: Rock Island County Clerk 1504-3rd Ave Rock Island, IL 61201 Cost is $10.00 for first one and $7.00 for all others and must be paid in cash or Postal Money Order. The obits are a more difficult to find as it takes going through microfilm of all the papers, but we will give it a try sometime, but may be slow because of the Holidays. Marilyn

Dear List, Made a typo in the last name on my earlier post. Scott, Bernard;  SILVIS ROCK ISLAND, AFTER 1956 Thank you, Cindy Lowe Fredericksburg, VA

Does the public have access to the birth, death & marriage records at the Rock Island Courthouse? Can you actually see them and copy them or do you have to listen to the bureaucratic rhetoric that public records are not open to the public? Here in California all our public records are being put under lock and key after the first of the year. I, as a Genweb volunteer, go to the CH and copy the certificates, all except the births(indexes no problem) and send copies to the requester. It will be interesting to see what happens after 1 Jan 2003. Jim G Fresno County California Genweb Volunteer

have you checked out the illinois state archives for info? they are pretty interesting - good luck marge ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [RockIsl'd] obit & death certificate Dear List, Looking for obits and death certs for the following individual. Will gladly pay/reimburse for somebody to obtain these for me. Webb, Albert C 0033652 1916-12-25 ROCK ISLAND HAMPTON TWP Webb, Mary Elizabeth 0000395 1939-10-29 ROCK ISLAND MOLINE Webb, George T CARBON CLIFF ROCK ISLAND AFTER 1923 Sott, Bernard; SILVIS ROCK ISLAND, AFTER 1956 Thank you, Cindy Lowe ==== 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

Dear List, Looking for obits and death certs for the following individual. Will gladly pay/reimburse for somebody to obtain these for me. Webb, Albert C 0033652 1916-12-25 ROCK ISLAND HAMPTON TWP Webb, Mary Elizabeth 0000395 1939-10-29 ROCK ISLAND MOLINE Webb, George T CARBON CLIFF ROCK ISLAND AFTER 1923 Sott, Bernard; SILVIS ROCK ISLAND, AFTER 1956 Thank you, Cindy Lowe

I ordered 2 on June 28 and received them Oct 31 ... Lynda

>From the Cook Co. IL List: Susan --------------------- I noticed this on one of my other lists and thought that this might help some who were still needing certificates from IL between 1916-1947. http://www.rootdig.com/illinoisdeathcertificates.html Problem is, I've got about 40 I need. Maybe I need to have a talk with Santa. Fred --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

In a message dated 11/21/2002 6:03:44 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > LIA JENKS BLOOMER was born in Cortland County, New York, May 27, 1818. I am so sorry. This bio should have gone to the Iowa list. Too many long hours typing for Scott and Iowa. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

AMELIA JENKS BLOOMER was born in Cortland County, New York, May 27, 1818.  Her education was obtained in the common schools and at the age of seventeen she began to teach at Clyde.  Mrs. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in the movement to secure increased rights and privleges for women and was associated with Susan B. Anthony, Elizaheth C. Stanton and Abby Kelley in the inauguration of the Woman Suffrage movement.  In 1849 Mrs. Bloomer established a paper which was the special advocate of temperance and woman suffrage.  She was an accomplished writer and an able public speaker and for many years lectured upon the two reforms.  In 1851 a friend, Elizabeth Smith Miller, a daughter of Gerrit Smith, invented a  new style of costume consisting of a skirt reaching  little below the knees with wide Turkish trousers gathered at the ankle.  Elizabeth C. Stanton was the second woman to appear in the new style of dress, and Mrs. Bloomer was the third.  Mrs. Bloomer began to advocate the dress reform in her paper and the public obtained the impression that she was the originator of the new costume and it became known as the "Bloomer dress."  The notoriety of the "Bloomer Costume" brought to her paper thousands of new subscribers and greatly enlarged her constituency to whom she urged the reforms in which she was deeply interested and she soon acquired national fame.  In 1855 Mr. and Mrs. Bloomer continued to advocate woman suffrage and prohibition as a lecturer.  In October, 1871, she was chosen president of the Iowa Woman's Suffrage Association at its second annual session.  Mrs. Bloomer died at Council Bluffs on the 30th of December, 1894. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Wednesday March 12, 1879 The Daily Argus, Rock Island, Island County, Illinois Particulars of the Arrest of the Murderers - Coroner's Inquest One of the most brutal and unprovoked assaults was made up in Police Officer Rosenfeld, at about one o'clock last night that we have ever been called upon to record, and which resulted in the death of this most faithful officer, Only last night before going on duty he was auctioned by one of our citizens about not letting the roughs and hoodlums run the city during the coming yea, when he replied, "They cannot on my beat unless they walk over my dead body." And like a brave man he kept his word, and is now a mangled corpse, beaten about the head almost beyond recognition.  The event has caused among all citizens expressions of the strongest kind which were it not for a strong law abiding feeling would lead to lynching which the desperados so richly deserve. The circumstances as far as known are that Rosenfeld reported at headquarters according to custom at 12:30, and after getting a lunch started on his beat.  About 1:30 Policemen Gorman and Metsch met on 20th Street near Maj. Connelly's residence.  They heard footsteps coming along 6th avenue and concealed themselves until the parties came up.  They saw four men and heard on of them say, "I gave it to the s-of a b--." The two offers then came out into the street, and as soon as the men saw them, they started and run; two went south on 20th street and the other two went in opposite directions.  Metsch took after the two and Gorman followed one of the others, and it was the shots from his pistol to make the fellow stop, that were heard in the vicinity of Major Connelly's residence.  Gorman succeeded in capturing two of the party, but they managed to get away from him. Metsch overtook one of the fellows he was after and brought him down with his cane and secured him.  On the way to jail they passed on 6th avenue and 18th street, and on the vacant corner, across from Dr. Truesdale's residence, Metsch noticed somebody lying in the road. He asked his prisoner, who proved to be a desperate character, named Heeney if that was one of his party, Heeney replied, "No, that is a policeman."  He went over and found Rosenfield with his head beaten in a terrible manner.   He raised his head and called his name, but he was just dying and could only shake his head and never spoke a word.  The officer then went over and called Dr. Truesdale, and blew his whistle five or six times.  As soon as the doctor came out Capt. Blackburn and private watchman Storms appeared upon the scene.  In five minutes Rosenfield was dead. Capt. Blackburn left the body in charge of Storms, with instructions to call Mr. Ed Spencer and other citizens living in the vicinity while he started for Marshal Hawes and other policemen to search for the murderers.  Capt. Blackburn then took his horse and buggy and started for the bridge. At the main bridge the guard told him someone had just passed on the railroad track above. The guard started on the run across the bridge to stop the fellow and when he was nearly across the bridge Capt. Blackburn drove after him and arrived at the Davenport side just as the guard had climbed up the back and halted the fellow as he was coming of the bridge. He asked the guard if he would shoot and when informed if he did not surrender he would certainly be shot he gave up and came down the bank. Capt. Blackburn at one recognized him by the blood marks on his face, as one of the fellows who had escaped from Gorman. The guards never allow police officers to arrest anyone on the Island so they brought the prisoner to this side and delivered him to Capt. Blackburn. Between the bridges the fellow who is known to the police of both cities as a thief and desperado by the name of "Dublin Jack," showed some signs of resistance when Capt. Blackburn said "you have killed one policeman tonight and you had better go along quietly." The fellow then said, "If these guards were out of the way I would soon kill another." He then asked is the policeman was really dead. With a view of seeing what he would say he was told no. To this he replied, "that is too bad." On this side of the river Capt. Blackburn took him in the charge and with the assistance of the guard lodged him in jail. This is the fellow who commenced the attack upon Rosenfield and his face shows that he met with fight from the dead officer. At about five o'clock two other fellows were found on the street unable to give any account of them and were arrested on suspicion of being of the assaulting party.  This morning Officer Tilebein of Davenport arrested Pat Heeney for whom our officers were in search all nigh and at about 10 o'clock another party was placed under arrest by Squire Cropper. It seems he went into Chapman's saloon when Mr. Chapman noticed blood on his short, mud on his boots and that he looked as though he had been out all night. The police being engaged at the inquest the arrest was ordered as above stated. When arrested he gave his name as C.S. Boynton. His real name is D.B. Briggs, a painter in the plow works who is doubtless innocent of the murder but had been out on a spree all night. He was considerably frightened when arrested. The fellow first arrested by Officer Metsch is Bernard Heeney and the one with him was probably Pat Heeney, arrested this morning by Officer Telebein of Davenport. They are brothers and hard cases generally. Another brother, Thomas Heeney, a black-boot was also arrested and held as a witness. Dublin Jack's name is James Burns. Still another party named Tom Flanigan is under arrest as knowing something about the affair. The two men arrested at 5 o'clock this morning answer to the names John Considine and James Holihan.     About 9 o'clock this morning Coroner Morris empanelled a jury and began the inquest. Following are the jurors: _(couldn't read)_ Hodgson, Geo. Lamont, ______, M.S. O'Neal, and Holmes Hakes. The jury repaired to the home of the murdered man and after viewing the body went to the office of Peter Munger on Second avenue and the examination of witnesses began. Sheriff Perkins was the first witness called but as his testimony is relative to a confession from Heeney and is not yet completed we omit it for the present. Deputy Marshal Blackburn was next examined but before concluding. Thomas Heeney one of the prisoners held as a witness was brought from jail and examined but his evidence was so contradictory and he seemed so unwilling to testify directly that he was remanded to jail without concluding the examination. Henry D. Fish was the next witness. He testified to arresting the man "Dublin Jack" at the bridge that when he arrested he was covered with blood that he was not so drunk but he knew what he was about. James Manley was the next witness. His testimony was very full and corroborates Blackburn and Fish. At the conclusion of Manley's testimony Blackburn was recalled and finished his testimony which was very important and given in a clear concise manner. The facts elicited are mainly as given above. The inquest at 12:15 adjourned until 1:30 pm when it was resumed. The testimony this afternoon only corroborated the facts as above stated. It showed that the parties had been leaving a party and on their way home must have come across Rosenfield and in spirit of devilry made the attack upon him. All in all it is one of the most brutal murders and the first one of the kind that has ever taken place in the city where an officer has been stricken down without warning as the finding of the officer's pistol in his pocket untouched showed that he had no warning of the assault. The city loses a faithful officer and a good citizen. It now remains for the authorities to take such steps as will give the city and the guardians of the peace themselves ample protection.     The funeral will take place on Friday as will be seen by notice everywhere. *************************************** Christine Murcia researching: Heeney, Heaney, Stroehle, Dahms, Toborg, Tynan, Mennig

Could someone please do a look up for me for the obituary of Harry R. Johnston born 1929, died in a drowning accident Aug. 5 1967 in Silvas, Illinois. I would also like any news paper accounts of the drowning accident if possible Thank you. Pat Patterson <[email protected]>

Family name MAIER in Germany and on some of the tombstones, Myer on Naturalization papers, Meyer on marriage license, now found in old clipping Myers. The name was changed to Mier when William Mier (first born of Mary and Joseph Mier) went to school. Looking for information on Ed ward (Barnum) Myers born and raised in Rock Island. Was celebrating his 86th birthday in May 1958. Only remaining one in family of eight. Was a glassblower and worked in the sawmill. He was married to Anne Tappen who died 18 years before. Also looking for information on his brother Chip. Thank You, Judy [email protected]

Hi In the 1920 United States federal census is mention Spriet Julius Age 35 Birthplace Belgium County Rock Island Township South Rock Island. This is on roll T625-403 page 17A ED 151 Image 497 Is there someone who can give me more information on this person, occupation family members a.o Thanks Christiane from Belgium