Do You Want to Lear About Your Family Tree But Don't Know How to Start? Have You Hit the Proverbial "Brick Wall"? Are You A Family Historian and Have Family Members From Sangamon County? If so, join us at our Open House/Research Day on Saturday, September 16 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Sangamon County Genealogical Society Office at 2856 South 11th, Springfield, Illinois. Society members will be available throughout the day to answer questions and provide assistance with research forms and library materials. Library materials include: microfilm of Sangamon County census, birth (1877 to 1916), marriage (1821-1925), deed (1822-1840), death (1877-1940s) and newspaper records (including Auburn Citizen from 1874 to 1965, Virden Reporter from 1912 to 1954, and Taylorville newspapers from 1860s to 1890s, and the Pleasant Plains Press), society publications (transcriptions of Sangamon County records), and miscellaneous society holdings from other Illinois counties, states, and countries. Come join the hunt through our treasure trove of genealogical and historical resources. Call: 217-529-0542 or email: _dbutton2@aol.com_ (mailto:dbutton2@aol.com) for additional information. Sincerely, Dan Dixon - SCGS President/Editor PO Box 1829 (Mailing Address) Springfield, IL 62705-1829 Email: Dbutton2@aol.com Phone: 217-529-0542 Sangamon County Genealogical Society Office Library 2856 South 11th Street (approx. 3 blocks north of Stevenson Drive and approx. 2 1/2 blocks south of Bunn Golf Course) Springfield, Illinois Phone: 217-529-0546 Email: Dbutton2@aol.com Open Tuesday Nights 5:30 to 9:00 or by appointment Web Address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/scgs/scgs.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alsbur Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xg.2ADI/1583.4.1 Message Board Post: I, too, am looking for records for Ann Alsbury and John Hodgerson. I see that they were married in 1840, in Sangamon County, Illinois. I will be gong there Thursday and Friday and I can see if there is a marriage license on file that might list the parents of Ann Alsbury. I have tried to locate the cemetery in Maxwell Township, close to the Waverly-New Berlin blacktop, but have been unable to find it. I do know that in order to buried in the Hodgerson cemetery you had to be directly related to the Hodgerson family, and I know that Charles and Jane are supposed to be buried close to John and Ann. I am trying to join Dar, so any info would be appreciated. I can share what I have.-Stephanie Wolfley-Mitchell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: alsbury Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xg.2ADI/1583.3.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Is Jane Patton Huggins the second wife of Charles, who gave birth five days after marrrying Charles, to Jane Huggins, who married William Jarrett, in Morgan County, Illinois? Or, is Jane Patton Huggins the oldest daughter born to Jane Huggins Alsbury? I am trying to find information out on Jane Huggins too, because I am descended from Ann Alsbury, the daughter of Charles and Jane Huggins, who married John Hodgerson. Do you have any more info linking Thomas SR. to Charles, or Charles to Ann? I am trying to get proof together to join DAR under Thomas Alsbury, Sr. as a drummer and scout. Do you have any info on Charles in the war of 1812 as a Lt. Colonel under Andrew Jackson as it says in Renner's book? I can share what info I have. Thanks,Stephanie

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/xg.2ADI/1764.5 Message Board Post: would like to find more info on DR> G>H> haddy i know he was married twice. worked in minn. and had family in minn.

The cemetery on the north bound lane of Rt. 4 is Bethel Cemetery and it is in Woodside Township. The cemetery on the south bound land of Rt. 4 is the Cloyd Cemetery and is in Curran Township. That cemetery had been taken care of in past years by a group from the Glenwood High School history class but apparently they no longer have the same teacher. We have the transcriptions of both cemeteries at the society office and will be having an open house this coming Saturday September 16 from 9 to 1 if you are in the area. Sincerely, Dan Dixon - President/Editor PO Box 1829 (Mailing Address) Springfield, IL 62705-1829 Email: Dbutton2@aol.com Phone: 217-529-0542 Sangamon County Genealogical Society Office Library 2856 South 11th Street (approx. 3 blocks north of Stevenson Drive and approx. 2 1/2 blocks south of Bunn Golf Course) Springfield, Illinois Phone: 217-529-0542 Email: Dbutton2@aol.com Open Tuesday Nights 5:30 to 9:00 or by appointment Web Address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/scgs/scgs.htm

Thank you, Mary. I just emailed you, can you get back to me asap. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Kaylor" <kaylorma@insightbb.com> To: <ilsangam@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 4:22 AM Subject: Re: [ILSANGAM] Illiopolis Book > Go to this URL and you will find the surnames that are listed in the > Illiopolis > book. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/Illio-SQ-book.html > > At 01:43 AM 9/9/2006, you wrote: >>Could I possibly get you to look and tell me if there are any NASH >>(possibly >>spelled MASH) and PIERCE families in this book? >> >>Thank you in advance for any help that you can give me. >> >>Joyce >>Brookings, OR >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <historysleuth@gmail.com> >>To: <Ilsangam@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 5:22 PM >>Subject: [ILSANGAM] Illiopolis Book >> >> >> > My copy of "150 Year Reminiscence Illiopolis 1856-2006" arrived the >> > other >> > day. I must have been gone and the mailperson left it on the front >> > porch. >> > Being a farm girl I almost never use the front door so it was there a >> > couple >> > days before I noticed it. >> > >> > The book is well done -- Mary Ann Kaylor always does a great job so >> > this >> > was >> > not a surprise. It is done in a different manner than I am used to. The >> > first 380 pages are history with some great pictures. It's clean and >> > easy >> > to >> > read. Good thing because that is a lot of history, a lot more than you >> > usually get. Names are everywhere but there is an excellent index to >> > help >> > you locate names you are looking for. Across the bottom of the first >> > 108 >> > pages is the Illiopolis timeline, a very interesting addition. The >> > family >> > histories make up the rest of the book. >> > >> > I don't know if there are any left or not. I ordered mine early on. >> > >> > Cheryl Rothwell >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Go to this URL and you will find the surnames that are listed in the Illiopolis book. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/Illio-SQ-book.html At 01:43 AM 9/9/2006, you wrote: >Could I possibly get you to look and tell me if there are any NASH (possibly >spelled MASH) and PIERCE families in this book? > >Thank you in advance for any help that you can give me. > >Joyce >Brookings, OR >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <historysleuth@gmail.com> >To: <Ilsangam@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 5:22 PM >Subject: [ILSANGAM] Illiopolis Book > > > > My copy of "150 Year Reminiscence Illiopolis 1856-2006" arrived the other > > day. I must have been gone and the mailperson left it on the front porch. > > Being a farm girl I almost never use the front door so it was there a > > couple > > days before I noticed it. > > > > The book is well done -- Mary Ann Kaylor always does a great job so this > > was > > not a surprise. It is done in a different manner than I am used to. The > > first 380 pages are history with some great pictures. It's clean and easy > > to > > read. Good thing because that is a lot of history, a lot more than you > > usually get. Names are everywhere but there is an excellent index to help > > you locate names you are looking for. Across the bottom of the first 108 > > pages is the Illiopolis timeline, a very interesting addition. The family > > histories make up the rest of the book. > > > > I don't know if there are any left or not. I ordered mine early on. > > > > Cheryl Rothwell > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wow Guy! Thank you Very Much!! The Wikipedia site you suggested is proving Very Helpful in locating my ancestors’ birthplaces. I’m amazed by the amount of information, (on so many different subjects), that is available there. Thank you ever so much! Rose

Could I possibly get you to look and tell me if there are any NASH (possibly spelled MASH) and PIERCE families in this book? Thank you in advance for any help that you can give me. Joyce Brookings, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <historysleuth@gmail.com> To: <Ilsangam@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 5:22 PM Subject: [ILSANGAM] Illiopolis Book > My copy of "150 Year Reminiscence Illiopolis 1856-2006" arrived the other > day. I must have been gone and the mailperson left it on the front porch. > Being a farm girl I almost never use the front door so it was there a > couple > days before I noticed it. > > The book is well done -- Mary Ann Kaylor always does a great job so this > was > not a surprise. It is done in a different manner than I am used to. The > first 380 pages are history with some great pictures. It's clean and easy > to > read. Good thing because that is a lot of history, a lot more than you > usually get. Names are everywhere but there is an excellent index to help > you locate names you are looking for. Across the bottom of the first 108 > pages is the Illiopolis timeline, a very interesting addition. The family > histories make up the rest of the book. > > I don't know if there are any left or not. I ordered mine early on. > > Cheryl Rothwell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I received my book Thanks Mary Ann! The post office got it a little wet so the package was kind of ripped up and the book has a little bit of wetness but I still am very happy with it.!!! Thanks Again!

Thank you, Cheryl! Glad you finally "found" the Illiopolis history book. Yes, there are some left, but they are going fast. Doubt if we have any left by the time of the Sesquicentennial Celebration Oct. 14-15, 2006. And we will not reprint unless the demand is great! If anyone is interested, go to this URL for info and order form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/Illio-SQ-book.html Mary Ann At 07:22 PM 9/8/2006, you wrote: >My copy of "150 Year Reminiscence Illiopolis 1856-2006" arrived the other >day. I must have been gone and the mailperson left it on the front porch. >Being a farm girl I almost never use the front door so it was there a couple >days before I noticed it. > >The book is well done -- Mary Ann Kaylor always does a great job so this was >not a surprise. It is done in a different manner than I am used to. The >first 380 pages are history with some great pictures. It's clean and easy to >read. Good thing because that is a lot of history, a lot more than you >usually get. Names are everywhere but there is an excellent index to help >you locate names you are looking for. Across the bottom of the first 108 >pages is the Illiopolis timeline, a very interesting addition. The family >histories make up the rest of the book. > >I don't know if there are any left or not. I ordered mine early on. > >Cheryl Rothwell > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Guy, Thank you for a very interesting article on Germany, as that will help some of us who have ancestors from Germany. Bobbie

My copy of "150 Year Reminiscence Illiopolis 1856-2006" arrived the other day. I must have been gone and the mailperson left it on the front porch. Being a farm girl I almost never use the front door so it was there a couple days before I noticed it. The book is well done -- Mary Ann Kaylor always does a great job so this was not a surprise. It is done in a different manner than I am used to. The first 380 pages are history with some great pictures. It's clean and easy to read. Good thing because that is a lot of history, a lot more than you usually get. Names are everywhere but there is an excellent index to help you locate names you are looking for. Across the bottom of the first 108 pages is the Illiopolis timeline, a very interesting addition. The family histories make up the rest of the book. I don't know if there are any left or not. I ordered mine early on. Cheryl Rothwell

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/xg.2ADI/2854 Message Board Post: Wondering if anyone can tell me the names of the two cemeteries located on Route 4 between Woodside Road and Mansion Road in Springfield, Illinois. There is one on each side of the road. One seems to be well taken care of and the other in bad disrepair.

Rose -- I don't blame you for being confused -- this is a VERY confusing subject! Germany did not exist as a separate country until 1871 -- prior to that time, it was simply a group of independent kingdoms, principalities, duchies, and city-states. Their boundaries and names shifted constantly as the political fortunes of their rulers waxed and waned. A good summary article on German history prior to 1871 can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Germany After you read this summary, I would suggest that you read separate articles on Prussia, Saxony, Württemberg, and other political entities that existed prior to the imperial period. In this way, you can get a general understanding of their geographical extent and the time frames in which they flourished. A good grasp of the complicated history of this region is essential to effective German research in the years prior to 1871. Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX -------------- Original message from "Rose Hyde" <srhyde@fidmail.com>: -------------- > I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the correct way to record > foreign place names. > > I have ancestors from Germany, Prussia, Wurttenberg, Saxony, Lippe and so on - > but it's my understanding that Prussia IS Germany; that Saxony can refer to > Switzerland or Germany; Wurttenberg has so many different spellings, I'm not > sure if they are ALL the same place or not; that Lippe was it's own country but > is now considered a German state. > > Does anyone know of a website that might prove helpful? > > > Thanks, > Rose

Use the old name and place, then () where it is now. -----Original Message----- From: ilsangam-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilsangam-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of guycolbyiv@att.net Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 1:41 AM To: ilsangam@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILSANGAM] Foreign Place Names -------------- Original message from "Rose Hyde" -------------- > I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the correct way to > record foreign place names. > > I have ancestors from Germany, Prussia, Wurttenberg, Saxony, Lippe and > so on - but it's my understanding that Prussia IS Germany; that Saxony > can refer to Switzerland or Germany; Wurttenberg has so many different > spellings, I'm not sure if they are ALL the same place or not; that > Lippe was it's own country but is now considered a German state. > > Does anyone know of a website that might prove helpful? > > > Thanks, > Rose ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1057 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the correct way to record foreign place names. I have ancestors from Germany, Prussia, Wurttenberg, Saxony, Lippe and so on - but it's my understanding that Prussia IS Germany; that Saxony can refer to Switzerland or Germany; Wurttenberg has so many different spellings, I'm not sure if they are ALL the same place or not; that Lippe was it's own country but is now considered a German state. Does anyone know of a website that might prove helpful? Thanks, Rose

---- Rose Hyde <srhyde@fidmail.com> wrote: > I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the correct way to record foreign place names. > > I have ancestors from Germany, Prussia, Wurttenberg, Saxony, Lippe and so on - but it's my understanding that Prussia IS Germany; that Saxony can refer to Switzerland or Germany; Wurttenberg has so many different spellings, I'm not sure if they are ALL the same place or not; that Lippe was it's own country but is now considered a German state. > > Does anyone know of a website that might prove helpful? > > > Thanks, > Rose Here is another one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image.Prussiamap.gif If you just type in your search engine it will pull the names up you want. Hope this helps you. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

---- Rose Hyde <srhyde@fidmail.com> wrote: > I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the correct way to record foreign place names. > > I have ancestors from Germany, Prussia, Wurttenberg, Saxony, Lippe and so on - but it's my understanding that Prussia IS Germany; that Saxony can refer to Switzerland or Germany; Wurttenberg has so many different spellings, I'm not sure if they are ALL the same place or not; that Lippe was it's own country but is now considered a German state. > > Does anyone know of a website that might prove helpful? > > > Thanks, > Rose Here is one for Lippe http://www.lippe.de > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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/xg.2ADI/2853.1 Message Board Post: Have you read his bio? scroll down to Keys http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/sangamon/1904bios/1904dex.html