Yes, you're probably right. Unless the circumstances ring a bell. I've only been able to track them down to a state and an area. Still looking for names. JoAnn ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Wirgau <julweed@goodnet.com> To: <ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [ILSTEPHE] Looking for Grandmother > Hi JoAnn, > > I don't believe anyone will be able to assist you unless you provide, > at the least, your parent's surnames. > > Julie > > > >Hi, > >I'm looking for my Grandmother or her family. > >This is what I know of them. > > > >My grandmother was of Irish and Bohemian ancestry. She was born about 1924. > >She left high school in her junior year. She was Catholic. She had brown > >hair, > >blue eyes, about 5' 3". I believe she lived in the Freeport area. She had 3 > >children by > >the time she was 37. Two boys and one girl. One boy and a girl were born > >in her marriage. She was widowed probably when she was in her early > >thirties. > >A few years after the death of her husband she gave birth to a baby boy. > > > >Any help in identifying this family would be greatly appreciated. > > > >Thanks > >JoAnn > > > > > > > >============================== > >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > -- > List moderator , Stephenson Co., IL mailto:ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com > Stephenson Co. ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstephe > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

Hi JoAnn, I don't believe anyone will be able to assist you unless you provide, at the least, your parent's surnames. Julie >Hi, >I'm looking for my Grandmother or her family. >This is what I know of them. > >My grandmother was of Irish and Bohemian ancestry. She was born about 1924. >She left high school in her junior year. She was Catholic. She had brown >hair, >blue eyes, about 5' 3". I believe she lived in the Freeport area. She had 3 >children by >the time she was 37. Two boys and one girl. One boy and a girl were born >in her marriage. She was widowed probably when she was in her early >thirties. >A few years after the death of her husband she gave birth to a baby boy. > >Any help in identifying this family would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks >JoAnn > > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ -- List moderator , Stephenson Co., IL mailto:ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com Stephenson Co. ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstephe

Hi, I'm looking for my Grandmother or her family. This is what I know of them. My grandmother was of Irish and Bohemian ancestry. She was born about 1924. She left high school in her junior year. She was Catholic. She had brown hair, blue eyes, about 5' 3". I believe she lived in the Freeport area. She had 3 children by the time she was 37. Two boys and one girl. One boy and a girl were born in her marriage. She was widowed probably when she was in her early thirties. A few years after the death of her husband she gave birth to a baby boy. Any help in identifying this family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks JoAnn

Hi Kathie, My G-G-G-grandmother was Elizabeth "Eliza" [Fox] Askey, wife of Ellis Askey. She was born in Pennsylvania, possibly in Tyrone 14 Feb 1824. She and Ellis came to Ridott in Stephenson County from Pennsylvania around 1849. Eliza's parents were John and Elizabeth Fox who were both born in Pennsylvania. She allegedly had some Germany ancestry. Could it be that Lydia and Eliza were sisters or cousins? Hope this can help you somehow. Good luck! James >Hi, I am looking for names of the parents of my GG-grandmother Lydia Fox >Owen, wife of John C Owen. She was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1825 & was >married to John C Owen in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. They lived >there for 28 year raising some of their children and then came to Nebraska in >Saunders County in 1870. There were 11 children born to Lydia & her husband. >There also were some related Fox family members in Saunders & Nance >C.,Nebraska but I can't seem to find out how they are related. Any help is >appreciated. Also her husband came from England to Canada in 1839 and then >came to IL in 1840. Anything on his ancestry is appreciated also. I have many >of their descendants & am willing to share. > >Descendants of Lydia M. Fox > > 1 Lydia M. Fox b: June 13, 1825 in Sandusky,Ohio Huron >county/Sandusky Co., OH >.. +John Curitan Owen b: August 17, 1818 in Liverpool, England >..... 2 Edward John Sr. Owen b: 1843 in Freeport, Stephenson County, >Illinois >......... +Matilda Adeline Jane Stubbs b: in Nebraska >..... 2 Albert Richard Owen b: November 11, 1845 in Freeport, Stephenson >County, Illinois >......... +Mary Cashman b: February 01, 1850 in Illinois >..... 2 Sarah Owen b: 1848 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois >......... +Unknown Woods >..... 2 Mary Ann Owen b: 1850 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois >..... 2 Levi Owen b: 1852 in Stephenson County, Illinois >......... +Edna Wing b: 1855 >..... 2 Emma Owen b: May 15, 1854 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, >Illinois >..... 2 [1] Franklin Owen b: 1856 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, >Illinois >......... +Sadie Beyers >..... *2nd Wife of [1] Franklin Owen: >......... +Sarah V. Curfman b: 1875 in Maryland >..... 2 Alzina Owen b: Abt. 1860 in Memphis, Saunders County, Nebraska >......... +Jefferson W. German b: Abt. 1852 >..... 2 Thomas E Owen b: April 09, 1862 in Stephenson County, Illinois >......... +Cora b: August 07, 1865 >..... 2 Rosa A Owen b: November 18, 1863 in Freeport, Stephenson County, >Illinois >......... +Ella Harrison b: Abt. February 1867 in Beemer, Cuming >County, Nebraska >..... 2 Ellen Josephine Owen b: August 13, 1867 in Stephenson >county,Illinois >......... +Herman R Harrison b: August 30, 1865 in Boone County , Iowa > > > Take care ~ Kathie >Be sure to visit my web pages: > <A HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/r/Kathleen-M-Harrison/">Har >rison's Roots & Branches</A> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/r/Kathle >en-M-Harrison/ > <A >HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nellibl u28 >">RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Harrison & Brice Families</A> >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nelliblu28 > The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of >everything; they just make the most of >everything that comes along their way. >Surnames: HARRISON - BRICE- BOONE- DUNN- VANMETER- SEAMAN- HENDRICKS- BELLI- >BLAKE- BLUNT- PITZER- PECK- OWEN- FOX- CONNELL- LORD- LYONS- OSBORN- >CHAMBERS- HUBBARD- LILLIBRIDGE- ZIEGENBEIN- MCDONALD- MCMAHAN- MORGAN- >BURGESS- MANNION- CAUGHLIN- COMISKEY- DONLIN- RYAN- EYLER- MADDUX- DUNHAM- >DOWNS- CULP- CLARK- KINCHELOE- MCPHERSON- HOGAN- TAYLOR- ST.LAWRENCE- CAHILL- >O'GARA....... > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

Hi, I am looking for names of the parents of my GG-grandmother Lydia Fox Owen, wife of John C Owen. She was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1825 & was married to John C Owen in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. They lived there for 28 year raising some of their children and then came to Nebraska in Saunders County in 1870. There were 11 children born to Lydia & her husband. There also were some related Fox family members in Saunders & Nance C.,Nebraska but I can't seem to find out how they are related. Any help is appreciated. Also her husband came from England to Canada in 1839 and then came to IL in 1840. Anything on his ancestry is appreciated also. I have many of their descendants & am willing to share. Descendants of Lydia M. Fox 1 Lydia M. Fox b: June 13, 1825 in Sandusky,Ohio Huron county/Sandusky Co., OH .. +John Curitan Owen b: August 17, 1818 in Liverpool, England ..... 2 Edward John Sr. Owen b: 1843 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Matilda Adeline Jane Stubbs b: in Nebraska ..... 2 Albert Richard Owen b: November 11, 1845 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Mary Cashman b: February 01, 1850 in Illinois ..... 2 Sarah Owen b: 1848 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Unknown Woods ..... 2 Mary Ann Owen b: 1850 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois ..... 2 Levi Owen b: 1852 in Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Edna Wing b: 1855 ..... 2 Emma Owen b: May 15, 1854 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois ..... 2 [1] Franklin Owen b: 1856 in Erin Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Sadie Beyers ..... *2nd Wife of [1] Franklin Owen: ......... +Sarah V. Curfman b: 1875 in Maryland ..... 2 Alzina Owen b: Abt. 1860 in Memphis, Saunders County, Nebraska ......... +Jefferson W. German b: Abt. 1852 ..... 2 Thomas E Owen b: April 09, 1862 in Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Cora b: August 07, 1865 ..... 2 Rosa A Owen b: November 18, 1863 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois ......... +Ella Harrison b: Abt. February 1867 in Beemer, Cuming County, Nebraska ..... 2 Ellen Josephine Owen b: August 13, 1867 in Stephenson county,Illinois ......... +Herman R Harrison b: August 30, 1865 in Boone County , Iowa Take care ~ Kathie Be sure to visit my web pages: <A HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/r/Kathleen-M-Harrison/">Har rison's Roots & Branches</A> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/r/Kathle en-M-Harrison/ <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nelliblu28 ">RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Harrison & Brice Families</A> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nelliblu28 The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Surnames: HARRISON - BRICE- BOONE- DUNN- VANMETER- SEAMAN- HENDRICKS- BELLI- BLAKE- BLUNT- PITZER- PECK- OWEN- FOX- CONNELL- LORD- LYONS- OSBORN- CHAMBERS- HUBBARD- LILLIBRIDGE- ZIEGENBEIN- MCDONALD- MCMAHAN- MORGAN- BURGESS- MANNION- CAUGHLIN- COMISKEY- DONLIN- RYAN- EYLER- MADDUX- DUNHAM- DOWNS- CULP- CLARK- KINCHELOE- MCPHERSON- HOGAN- TAYLOR- ST.LAWRENCE- CAHILL- O'GARA.......

---------- > From: Kmann@ra.rockwell.com > To: ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILSTEPHE] Stephenson County, Illinois Farmer Directory, 1917 > Date: Friday, March 03, 2000 10:34 AM > > > > Just found the following. You can search for your surname interests. > > http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4371.htm > > Free Until > 3/13/00 > Search for: > > > Description: > Boasting a population of nearly 37,000 in 1917, Stephenson County, is located in northern Illinois. > In that same year there were nearly 3,000 farms in the county. This database is a list of farmers in > the county who cooperated with the Prairie Farmer Directory staff. It lists the farmer's name, > spouse (including maiden name), children, acreage, and year the farmer became a resident of the > county. It also indicates whether the farmer was a tenant, owner or farm hand. Additionally, it > reveals the post office and rural route of the farm, which may aid the researcher in obtaining land > records. It lists over 2,600 families and about 13,200 names. > > Extended Description: > > Source Information: > Bass, Cindy J., ed. 1917 Stephenson County, Illinois Prairie Farmer Directory. [database online] > Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from the Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory. Chicago: > Prairie Farmers Publishing Co., 1917. > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Ruth Gibbs Hart was the Author of five books, tracing the lineage of many different families. Just before her death about 5 weeks ago, I received permission to do reprints of 2 of her books on the Harts and the Gatliffs. James Hart and his Wife Elizabeth Gatliff Hart were among the first settlers in Florence Twp. They owned considerable land in Stephenson Co. and other areas of the State. Five of their Sons were in the Civil War from Florence Twp. Two of the Children married into the Best Family, also well known in the area. In spite of this, very little is know about James and Elizabeth. Only what appears in a Biographical sketch. I am seeking any information on this family, or possible a family contact. There was a Family Bible that may be in the possesion of someone in the area. I apologize for the length of this message.-----Ron

Roger- the chat will not work with AOL 3.0 or less than Explorer 4.0. With one person I think she might have been pressing the wrong thing, cause when I walked her through it she got on. You merely go to the front page, and down on the right hand side is the chat room button (it is not up on the middle of the page where the chat is announced) Press that button down on the right side, it will load in the area where you sign in to the chat, on slower modems, it may take a while to load in so wait a couple of min., you will be able to put in your name and where it says profile most folks put in the surnames they are searching, then press chat and you are in. Most nights we have been having 10 to 14 and folks giving each other suggestions as well as good info. We can definitely handle many more, so all feel free to join us on Thurs night. It is central time at 8pm and if there is no one there right at 8 wait a few min, as people including me trickle in. Sometimes I have to kick kids off the puter before I can get on. So when are you going to join us Roger? Lou ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Is this database only on line? or is it in book form that can be purchased? Thanks Shirley

Just found the following. You can search for your surname interests. http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4371.htm Free Until 3/13/00 Search for: Description: Boasting a population of nearly 37,000 in 1917, Stephenson County, is located in northern Illinois. In that same year there were nearly 3,000 farms in the county. This database is a list of farmers in the county who cooperated with the Prairie Farmer Directory staff. It lists the farmer's name, spouse (including maiden name), children, acreage, and year the farmer became a resident of the county. It also indicates whether the farmer was a tenant, owner or farm hand. Additionally, it reveals the post office and rural route of the farm, which may aid the researcher in obtaining land records. It lists over 2,600 families and about 13,200 names. Extended Description: Source Information: Bass, Cindy J., ed. 1917 Stephenson County, Illinois Prairie Farmer Directory. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from the Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory. Chicago: Prairie Farmers Publishing Co., 1917.

ATTN: The following database is free from Ancestry.com for the next 10 days!!!!! ****************************************************************************** ******************* STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS FARMER DIRECTORY, 1917 Boasting a population of nearly 37,000 in 1917, Stephenson County, is located in northern Illinois. In that same year there were nearly 3,000 farms in the county. This database is a list of farmers in the county who cooperated with the Prairie Farmer Directory staff. It lists the farmer's name, spouse (including maiden name), children, acreage, and year the farmer became a resident of the county. It also indicates whether the farmer was a tenant, owner, or farm hand. Additionally, it reveals the post office and rural route of the farm, which may aid the researcher in obtaining land records. It lists over 2,600 families and about 13,200 names. Source Information: Bass, Cindy J., ed. "1917 Stephenson County, Illinois Prairie Farmer Directory." [Database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from the "Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory." Chicago: Prairie Farmers Publishing Co., 1917. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4371.htm ____________________________________________________________________

Hi Lou, I had a couple people tell me that they would like to join your chat session but can't get it to work. Can you offer instructions so all can join in? Roger Cramer Peoria, AZ

I am seeking the parents of Clara Annie Miller, who married Thomas Bowen in Green Co., WI in the late 1800's. She was listed as being from Freeport, IL. Thanks, MaryRose Bowen

Hi, Have some info for you. John and Tietje are buried in a small rural cemetery NE of Bristow in Sec. 14 of West Point Twp., Butler Co. IA. Name of cemetery if the Jungling cemetery. Translated from German, Jungling means younglings. Must have been some children buried here early. Info reads: MILLER, John F. Father Mar 10, 1844 July 1, 1938 Lot 5 Tietje Mother Feb 12, 1853 Nov 1, 1919 Lot 5 Other Millers listed: Hilka Franken, Henry F., Taletta M., Arence, Lillie, & Emma M. Do you want dates on any of them? Also a Muller, Herman and Muller, Heinrich. Hope this helps. Ken Kothe Alexander, IA. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert A McKnight <bobmck@bellsouth.net> To: <ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:47 AM Subject: [ILSTEPHE] Fw: Miller/Müller > > I am looking for John F. Miller / Müller, Born March 10, 1844 in Germany. > Died July 1, 1938 in Bristow, Iowa. He married Tietje Smidt March 2, 1875 in > Ridott, Illinois. Any help would be appreciated. > Eleaner McKnight > > > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

I am looking for John F. Miller / Müller, Born March 10, 1844 in Germany. Died July 1, 1938 in Bristow, Iowa. He married Tietje Smidt March 2, 1875 in Ridott, Illinois. Any help would be appreciated. Eleaner McKnight

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I am visiting Illinois very soon and was wondering if anyone could tell me where the following cemeteries are located and perhaps give basic directions to each?! *Ridott Center Cemetery (aka Schleich Cemetery) *State Road Cemetery in Silver Creek Twp *Gund Cemetery *Oakland Cemetery in Freeport Also, if there are other cemeteries close by to these (in Ridott/ Silver Creek) I would be interested in those names and directions to them as well. Thank you for the help and I can't wait to do some family history hunting in the cemeteries! --Lisa, in AZ

This is for LOIS that was in the Freeport chat room last Thursday night. Please send me you e-mail address, I must of copied it incorrectly. I do have info for you. Billie

Lisa, If you go to the Stephenson County site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstephe/toc.html you can get the locations of all the cemeteries (except the Ridott one) by going to the GNIS query form and putting in the name of the cemetery and then putting in Illinois as the state and Stephenson as the county and Cemetery as the feature type. This will give you the location and if you use the show feature option it will even give you a map. At the same Stephenson County site there is a listing of the county cemeteries and what volume of the Cemetery Inscriptions of Stephenson County they are listed in. These books should be available at the Freeport Library or on microfilm/fiche through the LDS Family History Centers. PS To get a listing (not necessarily complete) of other cemeteries in Stephenson County, follow the directions above but do not put a cemetery name in the feature name area. Good luck Sam Brown Benbrook, TX

Ward I lost your e-mail. Would you drop me a note and anyone else please notice the new e-mail. I cancelled AT&T. This MSN connection appears to be better. Lou