Seems like the new owner of Gaskins funeral home told me it would be sometime in September. I can't recall his neme but he was really nice and very helpful. Leanna ----- Original Message ----- From: "karen elder" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Southern IL 1810 Census > I'm interested in the Gaskin book as well. If anyone hears when it is > available, please let me know. I had several relatives buried from Gaskins > many years ago. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C L Lind" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:42 PM > Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Southern IL 1810 Census > > > > Dear Leanna, > > > > I also would like to obtain a copy. If you find out how to order and the > > costs involved, would you please let me know directly? Thank you. C. Lind, > > [email protected] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "holdgraf" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Southern IL 1810 Census > > > > > > > When I was in Harrisburg this week end I was able to spend some at > Gaskins > > > funeral home looking through their pictures. They told me a book will be > > > available soon for the sesquecenial. When anyone knows how to order that > I > > > sure would love to get one. > > > > > > Leanna > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "LR Miller" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:06 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Southern IL 1810 Census > > > > > > > > > > Hi Leanna, > > > > > > > > You aren't alone. I drove up from Memphis to look at Harrisburg > > > newspapers at the Harrisburg Public library. Evidently they do not have > a > > > policy on how long someone may use the microfilm reader/copier. We > waited > > > for over 2 hours only to find out that the man using the machine would > be > > > occupying it for at least 45 more min. We gave up and left. Most > > libraries > > > have policies that prevent one person from monopolizing resources such > as > > > computers and microfilm readers/copiers. > > > > > > > > Lynda > > > > > > > > holdgraf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Just a note to vent some frustration. I started researching family > > history > > > > only about a year ago...so I'm a rookie with soooo much to learn. I > live > > > in > > > > Kansas City and am able to visit my birthplace...Harrisburg....once a > > > year. > > > > Thank goodness for the wonderful resources we have available to us on > > the > > > > internet now days! Anyway....just got back from my week end in > > Harrisburg. > > > > Amist three parties and a grade school reunion I was able to visit the > > > > library and court house and driv e to Shawnee town. I was specifically > > > > trying to find any information on the birth of my great great > > grandfather, > > > > Albert Lancaster. November 27, 1872 or 1873 in Gallatin County. I had > > > > called Gallatin County court house from Kansas City and was told > births > > > b/4 > > > > 1878 weren't recorded. When I got to Harrisburg I found they have > > Gallatin > > > > County newspapers but a 20 year span is missing which includes 1873. > > Drove > > > > to Shawnee town and same deal....20 yr span missing?? I had hoped to > > > > possible find some kind of birth announcement in the paper. Back in > > Kansas > > > > City now...I've been calling the Gallatin Democrat all morning but no > > one > > > > answers. Also visited the court house in Harrisburg to see if any > wills > > > were > > > > listed for my people...Cresswell, Lancaster, Smythe or Smith, but > didn't > > > > find a single one. There have been times when I have absolutely hit > the > > > > jackpot of information, but this week end wasn't one of those times. > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me if there was a working newspaper in Gallatin County > > in > > > > 1872 or 3? Does anyone have any suggestions how I might find > information > > > on > > > > birth of Albert Lancaster...Nov 27, 1872 or 1873? I sure could use > some > > > > advice. > > > > > > > > Thank you, Leanna > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Trev" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 1:53 PM > > > > Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Southern IL 1810 Census > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone viewed the 1810 census?? This included Saline Co, right > (I > > > know > > > > > it did in 1818)? > > > > > > > > > > TERRITORIAL CENSUSES. > > > > > > > > > > 1810; 1818. 2 microfilm rolls and 1 vol. Index. > > > > > > > > > > The surviving portion of the 1810 territorial census is for Randolph > > > > County > > > > > alone which at the time of the enumeration composed the southern > > quarter > > > > of > > > > > what now is the state of Illinois. Entries include name of town, > > > village, > > > > or > > > > > other geographical subdivision; name of head of household; numbers > of > > > free > > > > > white males aged 0-9, 10-15, 16-25, 26-44, and 45 and upwards; > numbers > > > of > > > > > free white females by the same age divisions; number of other free > > > > persons, > > > > > except Indians, not taxed; and the number of slaves. Entries were > > > > > recapitulated and endorsed by the census taker. > > > > > > > > > > The 1818 population census of the Illinois Territory was compiled in > > > each > > > > > county by census commissioners appointed by the territorial Governor > > to > > > > > establish the minimum population requirement for achieving > statehood. > > > Each > > > > > county return includes name of county and for each household name of > > > head > > > > of > > > > > household, numbers of free white males twenty-one years of age or > > older, > > > > > other white inhabitants, free Negroes and mulattoes, and servants > and > > > > > slaves. Also included are total number of inhabitants of each > county, > > > > > signature of census commissioner certifying census, and date > > certified. > > > > > Returns are included for the following counties: > > > > > > > > > > Bond > > > > > Crawford > > > > > Franklin > > > > > Gallatin > > > > > Jackson > > > > > Johnson > > > > > Madison > > > > > Monroe > > > > > Pope > > > > > Randolph > > > > > St. Clair > > > > > Union > > > > > Washington > > > > > White > > > > > > > > > > Censuses were reprinted by Margaret Cross Norton, ed., Illinois > Census > > > > > Returns: 1810, 1818, in Theodore Calvin Pease, ed., Collections of > the > > > > > Illinois State Historical Library, XXIV, (Springfield, 1935). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > > > > > > > > >