This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: glauderbach Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12388.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for all the info, it was very helpful. Gail 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: glauderbach Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12388.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for all the info, it was very helpful Gail 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: indianwa Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12390.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This helps alot! thank you! Karrie 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: indianwa Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12390.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This helps alot! thank you! Karrie 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.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ruejacobs Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12406.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It is unknown how long the Catledges have lived in Chicago. They are presently residing there, though. The Tampa and Los Angeles branch stem from a Paul Catledge who was married to Patricia (Middleton)Catledge (b. between April 20 and April 22 in the late 1940's in Ohio)and moved with her to Los Angeles California, where they had a daughter, Bridget, and a son, Danny (b. Dec. 14, 1967). Patricia Catledge moved to Tampa either following a divorce, or just before a divorce from Paul Catledge. i haven't got much to go on right now, as Patricia is asleep and she is the one with access to names and birthdates! 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/2010.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: These may be his obituaries: Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - February 27, 2004 Deceased Name: VANDALIA - Stephen P. "Steve" Bast VANDALIA - Stephen P. "Steve" Bast, 55, Vandalia, Gateway Eastern Railroad engineer, died Wednesday (Feb. 25, 2004). Services: noon Saturday, Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorials: to the family. Another notice: Edwardsville Intelligencer (IL) - February 28, 2004 Deceased Name: Stephen Bast Stephen "Steve" Bast, age 55, of Vandalia, died at 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Hohlt and File Funeral Home in Vandalia. Funeral services will begin at noon on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home with Gene Wells officiating. Interment will be at Fairlawn Cemetery in Vandalia. Memorials are suggested to the Bast family. 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12406.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What timeframe? What are some individuals' names? (I'm not related, I'm a former librarian assistant who likes helping others with research.) 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12403.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Two sources for locating Edwards County newspapers: Edwards County Historical Society Contact Info: 212 West Main Street Albion, IL 62806 Phone: 618-445-3072 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] and the Illinois Newspaper Project website http://www.library.uiuc.edu/inp/search_results.php?title=&oclc=&town=&state=IL&county=Edwards&year= (Can you tell I used to be a librarian assistant?! :) ) 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12403.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Since Mollie died in Edwards County, Illinois, you could try some of the links here: http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Edwards/ Most of these are for older history/genealogy, but you may be able to find email addresses for folks who can help you track down more recent records. 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12403.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to the Social Security Death Index, his wife Mollie died March 1978 in Browns, Edwards, Illinois. Do you have a copy of her obit? Or her death certificate? These may indicate whether her husband had died and when. To try to track down her obit, I would ask a librarian what newspapers were available then, and who has them now. You can email the Southern Illinois Library Network: http://www.shawls.lib.il.us/askaway/questionpoint3.html You could also call the Albion Public Library at 618-445-3314. They don't have a website. You could contact the Edwards County Clerk to order her death certificate (I read on one page that it only costs $1, but I'm not sure whether that's still true.) See: http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/county.cfm&id=17047 (There's an email link to the County Clerk on that page.) Also check with the Edwards County Clerk on how to find Mollie's will and probate records. Her death certificate should indicate where she is buried. Once you have that, you can call the cemetery to see who is buried in the same plot (hopefully, Frederick!) Actually, you should try to track down any and all obits, death certificates, or wills for any of Frederick's siblings, children, relatives, etc. Also, from the 1930 Census, Frederick was a clerk for the railroad. You MAY be able to obtain info on him via the Railroad Retirement Board (although this looks a little expensive.) http://www.rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp I hope that one of these ideas will help you find Frederick. If I think of anything else, I'll post it... 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.

Thank you. Evelyn Daniels Hansson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ruejacobs Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12406/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am currently researching the African-American Branch of the Chicago Catledge Family. Any and all information regarding this branch would be warmly welcomed and deeply appreciated. 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: JamesNavyVet Surnames: mode Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12403.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >>> I already thanked you for your attempt to help find the death record of Frederick E. Mode,..... >>>> well the information you found for me', is of his FATHER'S Death in 22 August 1929, also Named. >>> : Frederick Mode, he was born : 1868 and died 1929, the frederick, i'm searching for is his SON, Frederick E. Mode, born 1897, died ?. >>>thanks anyways. 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: JamesNavyVet Surnames: mode Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12403.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >>>THANKS AGAIN, and i wish i could obtain a copy but the research, i'm doing slow but timely and the help from members like you, are all i can do at this time, i have very little access to funds and i don't think ancestry.com will accept public assistance as payment, so the research and my Quest, will continue on, with hours of research and the help of nice people, like yourself and others to help Me from time to time. >>>thanks goes out to you this time. >>>>JamesNavyVet. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 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: JamesNavyVet Surnames: Mode Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12403.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >>>Thank you for all your help, i was beginning to think i would never find my great grand father's death date and location. >>>you said to me in your reply that if i had access to ancestry.com, i could SEE what you see. >>>well i do have access on ancestry.com BUT i DON'T have funds to be a paying member, So ancestry.com Only shows me about 1% of what a paying member Gets to SEE. >>>anyway, thanks all the same for your help!!! >>>JamesNavyVet :) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 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: KJBurrill Surnames: Johnson, O'Sullivan, Stevens Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12405.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for checking the newspaper obits, and yes I have ancestry.com membership, I'll check again there. Please check at the same time for an obit for Gerald Henry Johnsons' mother Henrietta M. (stevens) Johnson who died I think NOvember 17, 1979? Thanks again. Kris Johnson_Burrill 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12402.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: See this site for info on obtaining birth records: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilcook/rdata/birth/vtlbirth.htm Sounds like your best bets are Family History Centers OR the volunteers they mention.... 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12405.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you have access to ancestry's trees? There are two that list your cousin -- although they have her first name as "Jeanette." You can contact the tree owners and ask them for more info... Also, according to the trees, her brother Gerald Henry Johnson died July 26, 1978 in Waukegan, Illinois. If you can find his obit, it may mention where she was living at the time and whether she was remarried.... I'm going to check whether his obit is in the Chicago Tribune... 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: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12112.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thelma Armstrong also had an obit published the day before that included "Barbara Gollin of Los Angeles, Calif" as a survivor. Either this was a complete mistake OR Barbara Gollin was a sister who predeceased her. If so, it's another clue.... 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.