Hi, my name is Fred Smith. I just joined your group as I ready myself for a genealogy visit to your county. I will be looking for information on my Tate, Reeder and Karnes families. It is likely that they were Primitive Baptist Church members. I know that the Reeder family were Primitive Baptist while in Illinois. My main hope is to find the parents of Elizabeth Tate who married John Karnes (Carns, Karns) abt 1827. There first know child was Mary Ann born 2/19/1828 in Gallaatin Co. Illinois. I would guess that Elizabeth was born sometime after 1800. I belive my line through Saline County includes:Jacob Karnes and his wife Anna, Their son John Karnes b abt 1800 married Elizabeth Tate. They had 4 children; Mary Ann b 1828, Artemissa b 1832, Joseph G. b 1835 and my great-great grandmother Celia Atway Karnes. Celia married Nathan Reeder on August 22, 1865 in Saline Co. Nathan's father Joshua Reeder, along with many of his family, including his sons Nathan and Thomas moved to Kansas in the early 1870's. I expect to visit the Tate Chapel Cemetery, and some local libraries. Any information the group has on these families would be helpful. fred smith wichita, ks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Fred Smith, I would suggest you contact the Galatia Library at 618-268-9200. They have a small genealogical section AND they can put in contact with the local historian - a Virginia Blackburn. Also, are you aware of the book on John Tate's family and descendants. It is a big red book with about 800 pages. I cannot remember the exact title, but the Saline County Genealogical Society, in Harrisburg, has a copy. I have some Pembertons who married Tates and Karnes. If you are there on the weekend, the Harrisburg library is open on Sundays and they have a nice selection of materials. Good luck, Ed Crabtree - Missouri, USA familyhistorian@kc.rr.com All outgoing messages checked by AVG Anti-Virus Updated daily

Galatia Library also has the JOHN TATE Book as does Willard Library in Evansville. I have a copy and was involved very much in the writing of it. I don't think any of the people mentioned by Fred Smith are in it. I also don't think any of the people mentioned are in the TATE'S CHAPEL Cem. I looked through my book on it and there are very few Karnes, no REEDERS and the Elizabeth TAte metioned is not buried there. Fred, who in particular are you looking for at the TATES CHAPEL CEMETERY?? Jane (Tate) Dyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Crabtree" <familyhistorian@kc.rr.com> To: <ilsaline@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [ILSALINE] Saline Co. Visit > Fred Smith, > I would suggest you contact the Galatia Library at 618-268-9200. They have > a small genealogical section AND they can put in contact with the local > historian - a Virginia Blackburn. > > Also, are you aware of the book on John Tate's family and descendants. It > is a big red book with about 800 pages. I cannot remember the exact title, > but the Saline County Genealogical Society, in Harrisburg, has a copy. > > I have some Pembertons who married Tates and Karnes. > > If you are there on the weekend, the Harrisburg library is open on Sundays > and they have a nice selection of materials. > > Good luck, > Ed Crabtree - Missouri, USA > familyhistorian@kc.rr.com > All outgoing messages checked by AVG Anti-Virus > Updated daily > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILSALINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message