This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5974.1 Message Board Post: > I only know him as George Mann Allison, born Feb. 6th 1901 GEORGE M ALLISON 06 Feb 1901 31 Dec 1994 SSN 413-07-3251 Go to RootsWeb SSDI http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com and enter his SSN. Then click on "SS-5 Letter" in the Tools column. That will auto-generate a letter to order his original application to the Social Security Office for $27. It should include the full names for both his father & mother (including maiden name), filled out in his own hand writing.

Looking for John W. BENTON, born in IL in about 1885. In the 1930 census (Colorado) he was a pressman. He married Marilla (Rilla) Cunningham in approximately 1910 and had four known children, Arthur C. (1912), Emogene M. (1913), Jack W. (1916), and Ralph J. (Jan 1929). Thanks. Virginia

In a message dated 8/3/05 10:51:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, tillotso@yahoo.com writes: I am trying to locate my Grandfathers birth records, He was born in Illinois Could you clarify? Later you say your Grandfather was born in England--did you mean your Great Grandfather? And who was Gertie? Apparently George Mann's wife, because the wife of the man born in England was born in Holland? Anyway, I may have found a clue as to why George Mann Allison did not want you to look beyond him. There is a John P. Mann, in the 1910 Census for Randolph County, Chester Precinct. He is a prisoner at the Southern Illinois Penitentiary. He is a worker in the cell house. The last four columns (I can't read the headings, but I know they are online) are marked 0-9-5-X. No enumeration date was given. This was filled in with a thick pen so it is hard to be sure when numbers are given. He entered this country sometime in the 1890's. It looks as though he said he'd been here 16 years, but the emigration year really doesn't look like 1894. Perhaps you can view it yourself at your local library. Hope this may be of help. Joan in Illinois

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5827.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: <smiling a lot> I do believe I have already been in touch with your brother's mother - in - law! Would that be Mary Jo? If so, she had answered a post and we have exchanged some information. I got her in touch with Ken Bauer who had married my mother Jo Ann. I believe Pappa Ken had sent you some things? Little did I know that when I first posted messages about my family that I would finally get in touch with my mother's family.... God bless you for answering! Email me at scotishmariner@yahoo.com. I would love to stay in touch. Cousin Cindy

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/sangamon/1912bios/spikre.html

Hi found this online hope it helps you. Ive found another but when i click on nothings there. Ill see whatI can find on Jesse. Cris Atwater California http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/sangamon/1912bios/spikre.html <snip> HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS AND HISTORY OF SANGAMON COUNTY Volume II - Biographical Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers 1912 Page 1637: SPIKRE, NOAH W. (deceased), who carried on farming all his active life, lived retired in Springfield, Ill., a few years before his death. Mr. Spikre was born near Terre Haute, Ind., September 18, 1858, and after receiving his education the county schools near his home, engaged in farming with his father. He was a son of Samuel and Eliza (Lister) Spikre, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. Samuel Spikre spent most of his life on a farm near Terre Haute. He served two years in the Civil War, was wounded and brought back home, where he recovered. As a young man Noah W. Spikre removed from his native State to Greene County, Ill., where he engaged in farming and continued until his retirement from active life. He was an enterprising and ambitious farmer and became fairly successful in his operations. He located in Springfield, but on account of failing health moved to the country, where he died, May 9, 1891, on a farm near Roodhouse, Ill. His remains were interred at Richwood Cemetery. He was a devout member of the Christian Church and was affiliated with the church in Springfield located at Fifth and Jackson Streets. In politics he was a Republican, though he never took a very active part in public affairs. At the time of his death he had hardly reached the prime of life, and left a widow with a family of small children to care for and rear. Mr. Spikre had won many friends and his loss was keenly felt by all who knew him. He was a man of strict integrity and reliability, actuated by high principles in his dealings with his fellow men. The marriage of Mr. Spikre occurred February 21, 1881, in Richwoods, Ill., when he was united with Miss Alice Hopper, a native of Pike County, Ill., born February 20, 1865, daughter of John and Mary (Lingo) Hopper, the former born in Greene County and the latter in Tennessee. John Hopper's father, Joshua Hopper, was one of the first settlers of Greene County, coming there from Kentucky with an ox team, in 1830, and at the time of his death owned 1,400 acres of land in Greene County. He became a prominent citizen in the community and the family was highly respected. Children as follows were born to Mr. and Mrs. Spikre: Roy Lee, unmarried and living in Wyoming; William F. is married, lives at 118 East Mason Street, Springfield, and has one son - Lloyd; Jesse C., a tailor, living at Litchfield, Ill., is married and has one daughter, Bettie L.; Noah F., unmarried and living with his mother, who owns the home at 705 East Cook Street. 1912 Index

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Allison Classification: Birth Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5974 Message Board Post: I am trying to locate my Grandfathers birth records, He was born in Illinois, I only know him as George Mann Allison, born Feb. 6th 1901, Sometime in the past there was a name change, he always told us not to reseach past him, to stop at him, well I am not one to heed that warning I want to know whats up, His wife's name was changed also, I only know her as Gertie Mae Allison, born Dec. 24 1900, as far as I know about her she was born in Mississippi ?? they had 5 children, Buddy Eugene, Harold, Lorraine, Bill, and Dorothy Mae, being the youngest, My grand mother was from the Black Forest of Holland, {so I am told} My grand father was from England. Thanks so ever much Donna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5827.2.1.1 Message Board Post: <smiling> Why yes, we do. How odd. My birth name is Jennifer Lee Hutter. (Lee is after grandma). Betty was my grandmother as well. My father, William Michael, is the son of Betty and Tex Hutter. I remember your mother, my Aunt Joanne. My brother's mother-in-law is doing a great deal of ancestory research and perhaps you two can help one another. :-)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5827.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Thanks for replying. From what I know so far, Jesse's father was Noah Spikre. There is a biography for Noah on the web somewhere. Jesse married Edna Kelly. She had several sisters, one of whom was Edith. Their mother was Loucinda Mayes Kelly (my birth name is Lucinda Lee Brown). Jesse and Edna had one child, Betty Lee who was my grandmother. Betty Lee married Carroll Semnacher (who later changed his name to Robert Armstrong). They divorced soon after my mother, Jo Ann was born. Do you think we may be talking about the same person?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Family of Thomas Graham, Lois Gibson Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5973 Message Board Post: I am trying to find any family of Thomas Graham and Lois Gibson Smith. In 1930, they lived with Paul Graham, grandson of Thomas and Lois in Iola, IL. They both are buried at Iola, cemetery, we are looking for some pictures and information about Thomas R. Graham, our grandfather. Thank you for any help you can give us. Patricia Graham placemyhand@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: hutter spikre kelly Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5827.2 Message Board Post: I may be able to help you if we are talking about the same Spikre family. Did this person have a daughter Elizabeth? (my grandmother also known as Betty Kelly. She had aunts, I believe, by the name of Edith and Edna Spikre.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5968.1 Message Board Post: 1860 Morgan twp, Coles co, Il. has a household of Lenis 29, Pa. & Mary Anne Hevel. Children in the h/h are Susan 8 & William, 5/12. This family is in the same place in 1870, indexed as Lewis & Mary Hevel. Susan is 18 & William is 10. Dick

This website is based on the book .. A Compendium of the Early History of Chicago to the Year 1835, when the Indians left. The volume was self-published by the authors in the year 2000. The intent of book and website is to inform about all persons and all significant events for which historical records can be located. Any book on history, once printed, is set, and will in time become obsolete. This website, however, will be updated with the continuing stream of new information that ongoing research provides. Already, with reader participation, many of the stories have continued to enlarge. Such is the nature of historic records, that they are never finite. Once the time of the authors and present contributors has run out, our intention is that the work will be continued by a foundation established for this very purpose. GENEALOGY This website is a rich source of genealogical information. Typing the name of an early Chicago citizen or visitor into the SEARCH box will likely lead to one or more text portions dealing with family connections. http://www.earlychicago.com/

The only thing I know to do in the case where information is this recent is to go to anywho.com and look up the surnames in IL. There were 9 Mehrken in IL and 31 Helmers. Then get out your map and see what is closest to Chenoa or Fairbury. You can also use this site to find the county for the different towns listed. _http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cg_ (http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cg) One of those Mehrken's must be related and could possibly lead you to Helmer relatives. Joan in Illinois

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5971 Message Board Post: Found some info on my Charles Mulling who shows up in New Orleans around 1870/80. Got parent's names as Ludwig Mulling (with an umlaut over the U) and Wilhelmine Grosch. I think his name was changed to Mulling from something German that sounds like Mulling (lots of choices). Original info is..... My Great grandfather, Charles Joseph Mulling was a banana boat ship captain stationed in New Orleans. He is said to have come from Swinemunde, Germany (Swinoujscie) which is on the border with Poland around 1878. He was just 14yrs. at the time. He dies in Belize on New Years day 1913 and is later moved to St. Vincent De Paul cemetary no. 1 on Louisa St. Has anyone ever heard of this or any Mulling family from this area? Thanks, Karen Lyon karenlyon@ntown.com

Just FYI....Kendall County has a community called Helmer. Kristy > From: jsraymore@aol.com > Reply-To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: 28 Jul 2005 20:51:27 -0600 > To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILROOTS] Helmers Family > Resent-From: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:36:27 -0600 > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5969 > > Message Board Post: > > I am searching for descendants of the Helmers Family. I have an obit from > March 8, 1956 Sibley Gazette-Tribune, Sibley, Iowa for Claus Helmers. Known > survivors at that time in the obit listed John Helmers of Fairbury, IL and > Mrs. Lena Mehrken of Chenoa, IL. Claus, John (Johann on church records) and > Lena (Magdalena on church records) would have been first cousins of many > Bredehoefts living in Missouri. > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > Illinois State Archives on-line data bases (marriage, death, military, land > records, etc.) can be accessed at: > http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5969 Message Board Post: I am searching for descendants of the Helmers Family. I have an obit from March 8, 1956 Sibley Gazette-Tribune, Sibley, Iowa for Claus Helmers. Known survivors at that time in the obit listed John Helmers of Fairbury, IL and Mrs. Lena Mehrken of Chenoa, IL. Claus, John (Johann on church records) and Lena (Magdalena on church records) would have been first cousins of many Bredehoefts living in Missouri.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hevel, Watkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5968 Message Board Post: I am searching for the parents , sibling and birthplace of William Hevel. He was married to Hulda J. Watkins in Kansas around 1878-1879. They had three children. The info I have on William is this: born in mar 1860 in Illinois. by 1878 he or his whole family was in kansas. Please help me find his family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McQuown , Watkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5967 Message Board Post: I am searching for info on the family were Ralph A. McQuown was from. All i know is that Ralph was born in Illinois abt 1877 and by 1899 he was in Sedgwick County, Kansas married to Lucy M. Watkins on 3 may 1899. They had two daughters in Oklahoma were they settled. Alice and Mabel. I need to know where Ralph was born and who his parents and siblings are. Please help me. Thank you