This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pitkin49 Surnames: BERNARD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12433/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On the WW I Draft Registration, in answer to question 5, Peter White BERNARD said he was born in Persice (or Percice) ward, Ill. He was born on 2 Mar 1891 and registered for the draft in Jefferson Co., TX. Can someone help with the identity and location of this place? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dwanny3 Surnames: Garrett Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12186.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Warren Harris Garrett was my mother's brother. I just located his grave earlier this year. My mother is still living and would appreciate any information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: msclsmall Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/51.80.396.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What is the family he's supposed to be with? Robert Smith is fairly common. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mcfriendlyosx Surnames: funk Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/4619.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been working diligently to collect all the relatives of Gottlieb Funk this past four years. Please contract me if you are related. Kent Forrest (Lewis/Funk) mcfriendlyosx (at) Ya hoo.com (no spaces in yahoo) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

In a message dated 12/3/2008 9:19:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: WILDERMUTH The record says this man was born 9 June 1903 so it does not match you 1919 person. RC **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

The Social Security death index includes a Raymond G WILDERMUTH who died in Illinois in 1991. I am interested in finding if this is the Raymond G WILDERMUTH who was born in Hampstead, London, England in 1919. If it is the same person I would like to make contact with any descendants who know the family history. David Railton Cheshire England

The Social Security death index includes a Raymond G WILDERMUTH who died in Illinois in 1991. I am interested in finding if this is the Raymond G WILDERMUTH who was born in Hampstead, London, England in 1919. If it is the same person I would like to make contact with any descendants who know the family history. David Railton Cheshire England

Did you notice: In the SSDI you spoke of..... RAYMOND G WILDERMUTH 9 Jun 1903 18 Apr 1991 87 1903 = year of birth 1991 = year of death. I think you were looking for someone born in 1919, so this does correlate with the SSDI date. However, perhaps you have a wrong year of birth. Bill in Denver

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Bardis_D Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/4957.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: tried before, my gggrandmother allice t emenizor Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: krousu Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/2881.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been looking and searching for info on Katharina Kleeman Feltman's family and I have discovered some. There are apparently two Hiska's a mother and daughter in which my Katharina would be a daughter and sister to and Hattie Belle is Katharina's daughter and the Hiskas' granddaughter and niece. Please email me at [email protected] if you have any info on brothers, sisters, mother and father or any family member. Thank you. Karen Monse Rousu Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12428.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you're not in the vicinity of Amigo, you could Google RAOGK to find a researcher to check obituaries. Depending on the researcher and his sources of information, you may need an exact date of death. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kzavada Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12427.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A researcher on ancestrys' public members tree has this family here's a link I hope http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=4440555&pid=-1603265101 researcher's name is helen meier. hope this helps Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DebbieTerry44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12428.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for replying. I was told his name was Walter Preston Mitchem. Also that Susan and Rick's last name was Murray with the a. I know it was a long shot, trying to find them. Thank you for your help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12428.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Is the name Murray or Murry? Do you know a middle initial or birth year? Zabasearch has many. There are both Rick & Susan in Des Plaines, but the street addresses don't match. Is the father's middle name Perston or Preston? Social Security Death Index has three Walters, SSN issued WV. (18 Feb. 1903 - Dec. 1978) of Amigo & Mullens, Wyoming Co., WV. (20 Aug. 1907 - 25 May 1989) SSN issued WV, last res. not shown Walter D. (4 Oct. 1947 - 27 Je. 1991, Amigo). If you know which Walter, you could try to get an obituary to see whether children's residences were shown. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

SOCIETY TAKING ORDERS FOR LAST PUBLICATION The Sangamon County Genealogical Society is completing its final publication, for which it is currently taking orders. "Cemetery Names and Locations: Sangamon County, Illinois" will include maps of each township in the county and the locations of cemeteries by township. Each cemetery will have its own brief description and directions. Photos will be included for cemeteries that can still be located. "This book is an atlas and a location guide for people to go to the actual cemetery where their ancestors have been buried," said society president Dan Dixon. "Some of the cemeteries no longer have tombstones which can be read. Thus, a search of our previous transcribed cemetery books will be a better source to check when a specific date is being sought for the birth or death of a particular ancestor." All of the society's publications are available at the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library. Orders for copies of "Cemetery Names and Locations" will be taken through December. Checks can be mailed to: Sangamon County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1829, Springfield, IL 62705-1829. For more information about the society, e-mail Dan Dixon at [email protected] By Pete Sherman The State Journal-Register Nov 27, 2008

SANGAMON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO SHUT DOWN NEXT MONTH: Organization points to Internet, declining membership as reasons. After 40 years in existence, the Sangamon County Genealogical Society is shutting down next month. Declining membership and dues revenue, as well as the abundance of genealogical information available on the Internet, all contributed to the group's demise, its leaders said this week. "We are a nonprofit organization," said board member Tom Little. "Any money we make off of membership dues and publication sales goes right back into what we do." What the society has done over the years is impressive. Want a quick guide to marriages in Sangamon County from 1821 to 1840? No problem. How about an index of estate records in the county from 1821 to 1907? Easy. Who was buried in the Sangamon County Poor Farm Cemetery in Buffalo? Only the SCGS can tell you. Over the years, the society has created about 70 such indexes, bringing to light long-forgotten residents whose identities might provide that vital clue to a family history - or history itself. While all of these resources are available for sale, the society also has given copies to the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library for people to use for free. "It's a great loss to the community - seriously," said city historian Curtis Mann, who oversees the Sangamon Valley Collection. "The hours they spent at cemeteries, digging up stones, capturing information. There are very determined people in that organization, very faithful workers. They need a round of applause for what they did. They made my job a lot easier. It takes forever to abstract those things." Despite the amount of genealogical information available on the Internet, Mann said, local genealogical societies often do research that no one else does. "The cemetery records are number one," Mann said. "They are not available anywhere online." Members acknowledged the work sometimes was a burden. "These are people who take long weekends and spend their vacations hitting courthouse records, newspaper archives, cemeteries. We really like it," said Little, who works in computer support for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services. "But there's a little bit of burnout. It also takes time away from researching your own family." The society had 350 to 400 members when Little and his wife, Lori, joined 14 years ago. Dan Dixon, who works in the Illinois State Library stacks and who has been society president since 1995, said there now are about 230. Members pay $15 a year in dues. For years, the society has operated a small office and research center at 11th and Knox streets. It costs about $1,000 a month to pay for the building, where the society's publications also are stored. Next month, the society would have had to begin dipping into its savings to pay for rent and office expenses. "It was in the past two years that we had to start taking a hard look at it - the steady drop in membership," Little said. "The money in the bank - we were going to run it down to zero." Little and Dixon were at the society's office Tuesday, clearing out what little is still there. Dixon drove to a nearby recycling center to dispose of stacks of materials. The office, which the society would open to the public on certain days, also was a place people could visit to tap into the knowledge society members accrued over the years in their encounters with genealogical dead ends and lost scents. "We know how to break through that brick wall," Little said. Dixon said the group is giving the Sangamon Valley Society and the Decatur Genealogical Society a chance to take whatever they want for their own collections. Most of what remains in the society's bank account, which Dixon said is in the "thousands," will be donated to the Sangamon Valley Collection. "We'll put it into a special account with the library foundation and use it toward special projects that go beyond our budgetary limits," Mann said. For instance, he said, the library might use part of the society's donation to transfer vintage film footage into digital files. "I'm going to miss them. I really am," Mann said. "They did a fine service for this community. Down the line, when someone comes in and looks at this stuff, they're going to realize all the work that went into it." By Pete Sherman The State Journal-Register Nov 27, 2008 http://www.sj-r.com/news/x776463003/Genealogical-society-to-shut-down-next-month

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: user392423 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12429.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This looks promising: 1930 Chicago, Ward 19, Cook, Illinois: Boris Meckouske, Poland, speaks Russian 41 Agnes Meckouske, Poland, speaks Russian 38 Mary Meckouske, IN 17 Nancy Meckouske, IL 16 Olga Meckouske, IL 14 Nettie Meckouske, IL 12 Catherine Meckouske, IL 9 Julius Meckouske, IL 7 Boris Meckouske, IL 2 -------------------------- WWI draft: Name: Boris Markowsky City: Chicago County: Cook State: Illinois Birthplace: Godin, Russia Birth Date: 24 Jun 1888 Race: Caucasian (White) Wife and three children 1309 South Union Ave, Chicago ---------------- RC at [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billiejo74761 Surnames: siddles Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/2473.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would be very happy to fill you in with some of the details. not here to hurt anyone or bring up bad memories.last time talked to pete and rachel was in 1989-90 at that time they said Taffie was going to get married in 1991 don't know if she did lost contact with the siddles after thatif you can help i sure would appreciate it Taffie has 2sisters and 1 niece and 2 nephewsI have nothing to hide from her. I think of her often can we make contact Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 11944 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12430/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on a "Centennial Church" in Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois, member was Mary A. [Whitney] Lowell, hoping there are records in the 1877 to 1900's Mary Lowell died Sept 11, 1898 on George Street, she also attended a church on Court Street [no name of church] in newspaper obit.I'm hoping the church records have been transcribed, and available thru internet or published in Genealogy publication. Appreciate any help or where to look for information . Thanks Judy [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: genetracks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12429/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are two records at ancestry I can't get access to. Would someone lookup: Birth Name: Boris Merkousko Birth: date - location, Cook, Illinois, United States Marriage Name: Boris Merkousko Spouse: Joan M. Horen Marriage: date - location, Cook, Illinois, United States I'm actually trying to find Boris' parents name and where from. Wondering if this guy in 1910 is related? Maybe his father - He's single MARKOVSKY BORIS 20 M W RUSS IL COOK 2-WD CHICAGO 1910 Thank You Hugh Adams - Texas Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.