thnaks, that was me just thought of the first names and though would try. sorry bu thanks for the work. brenda

Sue, Thank you so much! I do not have that photo, but would love to have it. Is the Directory only that, or does it have any narrative, etc.? Thanks! Ron

Thanks, Terria. Although I left Stewardson in 1940 at the end of first grade <grin> and never made it back until 1990, I have been back at least three more times since then. I have distant relatives on my dad's maternal family plus the fact I have a brother buried in the Stewardson Cemetery who died there in 1933 as an 8 month old baby. In 1999 I was able to get a temporary marker for his gravesite and hope to (soon) get a small permanent marker up for him. So you have given me a good idea of where it is, will check it on a map and see where it is in comparison to where my "ancestry" was and if they might have been in that area. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) [email protected] Terria Baynor wrote: > Antoinette, > I am not too good with directions, but Tower Hill is north of Cowden (on the > way to Shelbyville) and you turn off to the left. There is a fairly large > cemetery on Tower Hill....by the way, it is just that, a little hill! <g> In > relation to Effingham, it is north on I think it is 128. Not quite sure of > the number, but this road goes on north to Shelbyville through Cowden. Hope > that gives you some fair directions! > Terria > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] Tower Hill, Illinois > > > I know I should have paid more attention to the subject shown, but didn't, > > especially since it is Shelby County. Where is Tower Hill in proximity to > ~ say > > ~ Stewardson, Effingham, Mode and that general vicinity. Trying to figure > out > > if any of my names might be in that "area" ~ I have PONSLER, SHUMARD, > ROLEY, > > YAKEY, MANHART, WILLIAMS, AUGENSTINE/AUGENSTEIN, BRECKENRIDGE for a few ~ > and of > > course I have a baby brother buried in the Stewardson Cemetery back in > 1933. > > Thank you for taking the time to read this. > > Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) > > [email protected] > > > > > > > >

The index does not have first names. This is what I sent to another Parks researcher: >From The History of Tower Hill and Vicinity by Homer Eiler: p. 39 ""Verily in the midst of life we are in the midst of death" As often remarked that, "death is no respector of persons" we can also say that tragedies are no respector of homes, or the standing of the near relatives. Such is the case as regards the home of Rev. Parks, one of the most respected ministers who ever lived in Tower Hill. On the late 90's his son Tommy, was found several miles from home in a field with all indications of self destruction." Also on page 56, the Reverend Thomas Parks is listed as one of the pastors of the Presbyterian Church in Tower Hill. Hope this is useful...Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] surname index > does it give first names for the people, i am interested in the parks surname. > >

Due to the overwhelming emails to Sue for lookups from this point on please email Sue with your look up there is a problem with blank emails I dont know why they are coming but trying to figure it out is another problem. So please email her at her email address for now. It will be sometime before you get a answer I am sure she is overwhelmed with these requests. Tim

Antoinette, I am not too good with directions, but Tower Hill is north of Cowden (on the way to Shelbyville) and you turn off to the left. There is a fairly large cemetery on Tower Hill....by the way, it is just that, a little hill! <g> In relation to Effingham, it is north on I think it is 128. Not quite sure of the number, but this road goes on north to Shelbyville through Cowden. Hope that gives you some fair directions! Terria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] Tower Hill, Illinois > I know I should have paid more attention to the subject shown, but didn't, > especially since it is Shelby County. Where is Tower Hill in proximity to ~ say > ~ Stewardson, Effingham, Mode and that general vicinity. Trying to figure out > if any of my names might be in that "area" ~ I have PONSLER, SHUMARD, ROLEY, > YAKEY, MANHART, WILLIAMS, AUGENSTINE/AUGENSTEIN, BRECKENRIDGE for a few ~ and of > course I have a baby brother buried in the Stewardson Cemetery back in 1933. > Thank you for taking the time to read this. > Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) > [email protected] > > > >

Your e-mail just filled up my screen. If you are trying to talk to< [email protected] rootsweb.com>Your blank pages are coming up on everyone's screens,I must have 25 of these blank pages with your name on them. Something is very wrong.This goes out to everyone that is subscribed to the Illinois Shelby county Roots web site. You better check out your modem or something or your send button. Thanks Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:44 PM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Help > My Name is Nancy Jane Boughton and for some reason as of yesterday I am > getting your mail it looks like. How can we correct that? > >

Go for it Sue in Oklahoma," If you build it they will come". A lot of us would use it. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Enlow" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] Tower Hill website??? > Hi > I would love to see a web site!! I have Fluckey's from Tower Hill. > Suzanne > > Sue Tolbert wrote: > > > I have so much Tower Hill information, pictures, newpaper clippings, histories. > > > > Is there enough interest out there for me to set up a Tower Hill web page???? > > > > Tim Casey, what do you think???(also, Tim do you have Gordon connections in Shelby co?) > > > > Sue in Oklahoma > > >

please start a web sight so many of us need info but can't visit the area. brenda

does it give first names for the people, i am interested in the parks surname.

I have received the same email over 2 dozen times. Maybe someone doesn't know how to use this. Please stop.

I don't recall seeing anything on the Short name. I have alot of material tho. I'll keep you in mind. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell VanWaus" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] surname index > Sue, I see that you are going to be very busy. I am looking for information > on my Tower Hill ancestors. My gr grgrandfather James R. Smith. He married > a Nancy Short (believe her maiden name to be Patterson). I saw Patterson > and Smith listed in your surname index. Is there anything on the Short > family? Thanks for all you do, Paula > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Tolbert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:38 AM > Subject: [ILSHELBY] surname index > > > > Here is a list of surnames from the index of Tower Hill and Vicinity by > Homer Eiler: > > Abbott, Adams, Agles, Ahlmeyer, Aichele, Allen, Allman, Anderson, Andes, > Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Badman, Baines, Baker, Barrett, Bates, Batey, Bennett, > Bishop, Blauth, Bolding, Boles, Bolins, Bonnefan, Bonser, Boone(Boon), > Borton, Bowman, Boyer, BRandon, Brant, Brisbane, Brown, Brownback, Browne, > Bruce, Buck, Bullington, Burns, Butts, Callendar, Campbell, Cameron, > Cannon(Canaan), Carston, Cartwright, Casey, Charlton, Childs, Cleveland, > Clossen, Colbert, Collins, Colt, Colthern, Conrad, Corley, Corrothers, Cox, > Craddick(Craddock), Crook, Crout, Crum, Crumley, Culley, Cullumber, > Danenberger, Darst, Dart, Dean(Deane), Dehmeyer, Delap, Dickey, Dillon, > Dobbins, Doll, Doughty, Dove, Dowell, DuBois, Dunlap, Dunn, Dutton, Edwards, > Eiler, Elliot, Ellis, Ello, Everett, Evey, Fairchild(fairchilds), Farmer, > Faught, Feston, Feuerhan, Fidler, Fleming, Fluckey, Fogarty, Foor, Freeze, > Fringer, Fritts, Fry, Fuget, Gales, Garfield, Garrett, Garvin, Gibbons, > Glassgo, Glenn, Glick, Gobbert, Goben! > > , Green, Griffin, Grigg, Grisso, Gross, Guinnee, Hackenburg, Hamilton, > Hanson, Harper, Harrison, Harwood, Haven, Headen, Heady, Henderson, > Hendrickson, Hennesey, Henry, Henton, Hess, Hicks, Higginbotham, Hisabeck, > Hish, Hitt, Hobson, Hockaday, Heckett, Hoffman, Holt, Hook, Horace, Horkey, > Hornbeck, Horsman, Hostettler, Howard, Hudson, lHuggins, Humphrey, Hunt, > Hunter, Huntoon, Ingalls, Ingram, Inman, Jackson, Jester, Johnson, Johston, > Jones, Kackley, Karls, Keefer, Kelley, Kennedy, Kidwell, Killam, Krusan, > Lane, Lawton, Leighty, Lincoln, Liston, Lockard, Longwell, Love, Mahon, > Marity, Martin, Massey, May, Maze, McAteer, McCabe, McClanahan, McCormick, > McCUllough, McDermoth(McDermith), McDowell, McElfresh, McFadden, McHenry, > McKittrick, McKrackin, McLean, McMillan, McNutt, McWherter, Mesicks, > Metsker, Meyers(Myers, Myres), Middlesworth, Middleton, Miller, Milligan, > Millikin, Millington, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, Morrison, Moses, Munsell, > Munson, Nance, Nanny, Narry, Nazor, Neat! > > hery, Neil(Neel), Nerstheimer, Ness, Nicol(Nichols), Nolan, Norton, > O'Brien, O'Farrell, Oliver Olmstead, Owen, Parks, Partlow, Patterson, > Pauley, Peek, Perdew, Perryman, Pfeiffer, Piatt, Piner, Poindexter, Pollet, > Poors, Pretiss, Price, Puckett, Pugh, Rarer, Ray, Read(Reed), Reno, > Rhodes(Rhoades),Richards, Richardson, Riley, Ring, Roberts, Robinson, Rooks, > Rooley, Root, Ross, Rowdybush, Ruffly, Runkel, Russell, Ryder, Sala, > Sammons, Sanderson, Schaffer, Schnaumessey, Schoch, Scovil, Seigfried, > Selby, Shanks, Sharrork, Shelby, shelton, Shouse, Sibbett, Sidwell, Slagle, > Smith, Sprinkle, Spurlin, Stilgebauer, Stockwell, Storey, Strange, > Stubblefield, Stumpf, Swartz, Sweazy, Taylor, Tetrick, Thompson, > Thornbrough, Tilley, Titsworth, Tolley, Tripp, Turnbow, Turner, Twiss, > VanNatten, Vermillion, Villars, Wade, Wakefield, Walker, Walley, Wambsley, > Ward, Warfield, Warner, Warren Watson, Weaver, Whrman, Weller, Wheeler, > White, Whittington, Wilkinson, Williamson, Williford, Wilson, Wi! > > nkleman, Wintz, Wirey, Wolf, Woodring, Woods, Woolington, Young, Zeller. >

The only Moore mentioned in History of Tower Hill and Vicinity is John F. Moore of the firm Corley and Moore. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:48 PM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Shelby Surname Index--Moore > Sue--I have several Moores(More also). My direct line was Shadrack Moore and > Sidwell Moore. Do any of your books have these names? Thanks so much for > looking. > > Julia >

To everyone on the list interested in Tower Hill, Tim and I are discussing a Tower Hill page linked to the Shelby Co. site. Will let you know. To those of you who have sent me requests: I will do my best to get back to you asap. If I don't have anything on those names you ask about you probably will hear from me right away. Others of you, please be patient. Most of the names asked about, I have alot of info and pictures on. Sue

Sue, I know you are swamped and I am in no rush. Under the Higgenbotham, is a George listed or daughter Melvina? Also, under Hamilton do you have George W.? I appreciate your help. Norma of Golden, CO

Sue--I have several Moores(More also). My direct line was Shadrack Moore and Sidwell Moore. Do any of your books have these names? Thanks so much for looking. Julia

I would be very interested in seeing various collections of data from Tower Hill, Shelby Co IL on a web site. My ancestral lines include the following who have ties to Tower Hill: 1)Samuel Cox who moved to Tower Hill from Pickaway County OH about 1838. His children are: Bushrod Cox Matilda H. Cox (mar. William Harrison) Ellender Cox (mar. Curtis S. Thomas) Alcinda Cox Hanson (mar. John Hanson) George Washington Cox (mar. Arabelle Pritchard) Harriet Cox (mar. Jacob K. Leader) Josiah Cox (mar. Mary Ann Reynolds) John Cox (mar. Evaline Wade) 2)Joanna McDonald, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Susannah W. Corder McDonald of Pickaway Co OH. She married Stephen Jester and lived in Tower Hill. 3)Amy Anne Malin who married Bushrod Cox in 1847 had Malin family ties to Tower Hill. Her parents were Jared and Elizabeth McDonald Malin who first moved to the Tower Hill area about 1838 and then moved across the county line to Stone Coal Precinct in Christian Co IL. Several Cox, McDonald and Malin family members are buried in Eiler Cemetery. Karen Cox Gray

Sue, I see that you are going to be very busy. I am looking for information on my Tower Hill ancestors. My gr grgrandfather James R. Smith. He married a Nancy Short (believe her maiden name to be Patterson). I saw Patterson and Smith listed in your surname index. Is there anything on the Short family? Thanks for all you do, Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Tolbert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: [ILSHELBY] surname index > Here is a list of surnames from the index of Tower Hill and Vicinity by Homer Eiler: > Abbott, Adams, Agles, Ahlmeyer, Aichele, Allen, Allman, Anderson, Andes, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Badman, Baines, Baker, Barrett, Bates, Batey, Bennett, Bishop, Blauth, Bolding, Boles, Bolins, Bonnefan, Bonser, Boone(Boon), Borton, Bowman, Boyer, BRandon, Brant, Brisbane, Brown, Brownback, Browne, Bruce, Buck, Bullington, Burns, Butts, Callendar, Campbell, Cameron, Cannon(Canaan), Carston, Cartwright, Casey, Charlton, Childs, Cleveland, Clossen, Colbert, Collins, Colt, Colthern, Conrad, Corley, Corrothers, Cox, Craddick(Craddock), Crook, Crout, Crum, Crumley, Culley, Cullumber, Danenberger, Darst, Dart, Dean(Deane), Dehmeyer, Delap, Dickey, Dillon, Dobbins, Doll, Doughty, Dove, Dowell, DuBois, Dunlap, Dunn, Dutton, Edwards, Eiler, Elliot, Ellis, Ello, Everett, Evey, Fairchild(fairchilds), Farmer, Faught, Feston, Feuerhan, Fidler, Fleming, Fluckey, Fogarty, Foor, Freeze, Fringer, Fritts, Fry, Fuget, Gales, Garfield, Garrett, Garvin, Gibbons, Glassgo, Glenn, Glick, Gobbert, Goben! > , Green, Griffin, Grigg, Grisso, Gross, Guinnee, Hackenburg, Hamilton, Hanson, Harper, Harrison, Harwood, Haven, Headen, Heady, Henderson, Hendrickson, Hennesey, Henry, Henton, Hess, Hicks, Higginbotham, Hisabeck, Hish, Hitt, Hobson, Hockaday, Heckett, Hoffman, Holt, Hook, Horace, Horkey, Hornbeck, Horsman, Hostettler, Howard, Hudson, lHuggins, Humphrey, Hunt, Hunter, Huntoon, Ingalls, Ingram, Inman, Jackson, Jester, Johnson, Johston, Jones, Kackley, Karls, Keefer, Kelley, Kennedy, Kidwell, Killam, Krusan, Lane, Lawton, Leighty, Lincoln, Liston, Lockard, Longwell, Love, Mahon, Marity, Martin, Massey, May, Maze, McAteer, McCabe, McClanahan, McCormick, McCUllough, McDermoth(McDermith), McDowell, McElfresh, McFadden, McHenry, McKittrick, McKrackin, McLean, McMillan, McNutt, McWherter, Mesicks, Metsker, Meyers(Myers, Myres), Middlesworth, Middleton, Miller, Milligan, Millikin, Millington, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, Morrison, Moses, Munsell, Munson, Nance, Nanny, Narry, Nazor, Neat! > hery, Neil(Neel), Nerstheimer, Ness, Nicol(Nichols), Nolan, Norton, O'Brien, O'Farrell, Oliver Olmstead, Owen, Parks, Partlow, Patterson, Pauley, Peek, Perdew, Perryman, Pfeiffer, Piatt, Piner, Poindexter, Pollet, Poors, Pretiss, Price, Puckett, Pugh, Rarer, Ray, Read(Reed), Reno, Rhodes(Rhoades),Richards, Richardson, Riley, Ring, Roberts, Robinson, Rooks, Rooley, Root, Ross, Rowdybush, Ruffly, Runkel, Russell, Ryder, Sala, Sammons, Sanderson, Schaffer, Schnaumessey, Schoch, Scovil, Seigfried, Selby, Shanks, Sharrork, Shelby, shelton, Shouse, Sibbett, Sidwell, Slagle, Smith, Sprinkle, Spurlin, Stilgebauer, Stockwell, Storey, Strange, Stubblefield, Stumpf, Swartz, Sweazy, Taylor, Tetrick, Thompson, Thornbrough, Tilley, Titsworth, Tolley, Tripp, Turnbow, Turner, Twiss, VanNatten, Vermillion, Villars, Wade, Wakefield, Walker, Walley, Wambsley, Ward, Warfield, Warner, Warren Watson, Weaver, Whrman, Weller, Wheeler, White, Whittington, Wilkinson, Williamson, Williford, Wilson, Wi! > nkleman, Wintz, Wirey, Wolf, Woodring, Woods, Woolington, Young, Zeller.

Hi Janice, Just read your surnames and am interested in the names Fleming and Perryman you mentioned. Shirley H. ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice Havlik Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 1:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] surname index Sue, I would be interested in a website too my names that you listed are Griffin( Griffith) Green, Fleming,Martin, Miller, Perryman,Grigg, Oliver, White,Rooks, Watson,Price. thank you Janice Oliver Havlik

Thanks, Gloria