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

Sue in Oklahoma, You and I have talked about Tower Hill in the past, and I for one like your suggestion about a web page or something like that to show other information about Tower Hill, Illinois. To rest of the list, in Tower Hill I am currently searching for more information on James and Henrietta Miller and any of their children Wilber Fisk Miller, Thomas Plummer Miller (married Harriet Milliken), Mary Francis or Fannie Miller, Elsmore Colfax Miller, or James LeRoy Miller. Also anyone with the surname of Rarer. Debbie in Anchorage

With so many requesting look-ups today, I thought I would jump in too- I am interested in the Quigley family which I believe went to Shelby Co.- Ellen Quigley m. David Herron, Adella Quigley m. Elijah Grewell, Sidney Quigley m. Silas Bland, Phebe Quigley m. Sidney Baxter- I'm especially interested in any descendants of these couples. Debbie Stewart Tuscarawas County OHGenWeb Assistant Coordinator http://web1.tusco.net/tuscgen ******************************************************************* "A clean house....is a sure sign of a broken computer!"

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.

Janice, I noted the WHITE surname in your list of names. Which line of WHITE's are yours <grin>. Would be interested if they connect to the Decatur County line. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) [email protected] Janice Havlik wrote: > 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

I have a lot of information on William Williamson and his descendants. He settled in Shelby Co. about 1828 and was the first sheriff. I'd be happy to share this information with anyone who's interested. Kay

Hi Tim, I descend from William Williamson, the first sheriff of Shelby Co., IL. He was there by 1828. I'll check my files and see what I have in the way of a history. I'm leaving Thursday for about ten days without e-mail access. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "tc1005937" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:32 AM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Shelby Co IL Webpage > Needed a brief history of how Shelby Co IL was started. Need to put on > Shelby Co IL website > Tim Casey > >

thanks for the info not sure if it helps yet unless I can find children of Cuba, Philip or Robert Parks they were all born late 1880's but nothing else so far. brenda

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

Sue, Tower Hill info would sure be appreciated on my end. I am looking for the last name of Buckley and Stephens/Stevens in that area. Sheila Schilling 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

Thank you for checking. Charles H Fankboner

Hi Sue from Idaho....Sorry no Henry Baines except what I had sent you previously. However, alot of what I have is not indexed. I will keep you in mind whenever I am looking through things. Sue from Oklahoma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Wood" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the MethodistchurchinTowerHill > Sue from Oklahoma, this is Sue from Idaho. Would my Henry K. (K. Henry) > Baines be a member of any lodge in or around the Tower Hill area? Didn't > think of that till I saw this:} Sue from Idaho > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Tolbert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:18 PM > Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the Methodist > churchinTowerHill > > > > Tiffany, I did not find any reference to Henderson or Salyer in my 1900 > > Methodist Church directory. However, I also have a History of Tower Hill > > and Vicinity by Homer Eiler that mentions J. W. Henderson as a charter > > officer of the Masonic Lodge #513 at Cold Spring, organized July 26, 1866. > > Hope this helps. Sue > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tiffany" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the Methodist > > churchinTowerHill > > > > > > > Hi Sue, > > > Do you happen to have any Henderson's or Salyer's in your history? I > know > > > they were Methodist so just checking. :) > > > It is so nice of you to do these lookups! > > > Thanks so much for your assistance. > > > Tiffany > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.281 / Virus Database: 149 - Release Date: 9/18/2001 > > > > > > > >

sue, do you have any parks in your info. thanks for any help. only know they were in shelby county in late 1800's. brenda

Charles, Sorry I don't find any references to George Fankboner. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Fankboner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] Tower Hill website??? > My dad had a cousin who lived in the vicinity of Tower Hill 70 or so > years ago. > His name was George Fankboner. Would you have any information on him. My > dad died in 1931 and I knew little of his cousin thereafter. Any > information you may have would be appreciated > Charles H Fankboner >

Brenda, >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 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] Tower Hill website??? > sue, do you have any parks in your info. thanks for any help. only know they > were in shelby county in late 1800's. brenda >

Tim, Is/was "Germantown" a part of Shelby Co? If so, James Bankson, James Hooper, & Jonathon Hill formed that town. Arthur Crocker was one of the first settlers in the Cowden area. Don't know about the other areas. Hope that helps.....if nothing else but to jog peoples memories. Terria ----- Original Message ----- From: "tc1005937" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:32 AM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Shelby Co IL Webpage > Needed a brief history of how Shelby Co IL was started. Need to put on > Shelby Co IL website > Tim Casey > > >

Thanks so much, every small bit of information will help. Really want to get ole Henry to OH!! Sue from Idaho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Tolbert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the MethodistchurchinTowerHill > Hi Sue from Idaho....Sorry no Henry Baines except what I had sent you > previously. However, alot of what I have is not indexed. I will keep you > in mind whenever I am looking through things. Sue from Oklahoma > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Wood" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the > MethodistchurchinTowerHill > > > > Sue from Oklahoma, this is Sue from Idaho. Would my Henry K. (K. Henry) > > Baines be a member of any lodge in or around the Tower Hill area? Didn't > > think of that till I saw this:} Sue from Idaho > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sue Tolbert" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the Methodist > > churchinTowerHill > > > > > > > Tiffany, I did not find any reference to Henderson or Salyer in my 1900 > > > Methodist Church directory. However, I also have a History of Tower > Hill > > > and Vicinity by Homer Eiler that mentions J. W. Henderson as a charter > > > officer of the Masonic Lodge #513 at Cold Spring, organized July 26, > 1866. > > > Hope this helps. Sue > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tiffany" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:50 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] any written histories for the Methodist > > > churchinTowerHill > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sue, > > > > Do you happen to have any Henderson's or Salyer's in your history? I > > know > > > > they were Methodist so just checking. :) > > > > It is so nice of you to do these lookups! > > > > Thanks so much for your assistance. > > > > Tiffany > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > > Version: 6.0.281 / Virus Database: 149 - Release Date: 9/18/2001 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Sue, That would be a great site. I' msure a lot of folks would enjoy your site. I had HIMES, CHESSHIRE, MOSE & LUPTON ancestors from Shelby & Christian Co, ILL. My own Beverly Jane HIMES ancestry line chart going back to earlier ancestors is in the HIMES link of our homepage. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Thank you so much for your offer to share a site with us all. It is very kind of you. Beverly Jane (HIMES) BARGER [email protected]

I do have the text of index for 1850 Shelby Co IL and 1830. I do have the pages for 1860 and 1870. I tried to take the text and format to webpage it will not keep the format it gets garbled. It would take me months to redo for the site. My question is there volunteers to do this. I could scann these and save on website. This is not my work and is Dianne Wittenberg's work she has given me permission to do what I need to do with the files. Many have clicked on the Census and to disappointment it did not work. I will see what I can do about that but have found no answer.

Needed a brief history of how Shelby Co IL was started. Need to put on Shelby Co IL website Tim Casey