This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houston, Caraker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wh.2ADE/1834 Message Board Post: If anyone has information on the Houston Family in Union County it would be greatly appreciated! ie. William & Lutitia Houston Anna, IL His Son William my Great Grandfather married a Caraker as well. Thanks, Sean Houston

In 1830 a Moses HENRY was enumerated in the Union Co., IL census. Does anyone know anything about this Moses or his family or is anyone researching early HENRY's of Union Co.? Any information anyone can provide will certainly be appreciated. Also, are early Union Co. marriage records on-line anywhere? Thanks.

http://www2.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html Union Co mrgs at this site. Click "Databases" at the top for other IL resources. Susan Henry was granted a divorce from Moses Henry 26 Oct 1841, according to http://www.iltrails.org/union/unioncountydivorces.htm Have you placed a query at the HENRY-L mailing list or at the Henry Family Genealogy Forum? http://genforum.genealogy.com/henry 1835 UNION CO IL state census, page 21, household 606 ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/union/1835/ MOSES HENRY 3 males 10 and under, 1m21-30; 2 females 10 and under, 1f31-40 1840 UNION CO IL census (not online), p 50, line 5: SUSANN HENRY 1 male under 5, 1m5-10, 1m10-15; 2females10-15, 1f30-40 I don't find Moses in Union Co in 1840. 1850 UNION CO IL census: ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/union/1850/ 156b 39 Henry William 23 Ills pg0154b.txt 156b 40 Henry Eliza 30 NC pg0154b.txt 156b 41 Henry Aaron 17 Ills pg0154b.txt 169b 1 Henry William 23 NC pg0163a.txt 189a 25 Henry Thomas O. 81 Va pg0188b.txt 231a 19 Henry Mary 17 Ills pg0231a.txt ----- Original Message ----- From: "DRKessinger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:06 PM Subject: [ILUNION] HENRY, Moses > In 1830 a Moses HENRY was enumerated in the Union Co., IL census. Does > anyone know anything about this Moses or his family or is anyone > researching > early HENRY's of Union Co.? Any information anyone can provide will > certainly be appreciated. > > Also, are early Union Co. marriage records on-line anywhere? Thanks. >

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/Wh.2ADE/673.1098.1101.2 Message Board Post: Rather than the 1920 census, I meant to say it was the 1910 I couldn't access. Dayton is listed twice in 1910; probably once in his own household and once in another. I can't access the page that I believe has his household, but the other one (ED 181, Sheet 2B) shows him in Sparta Twp, Wataga Village, as age 37 KY KY KY, hired man in the household of George Faulkner 43 IL NY Norway. Dayton should have been listed as age 43 or 44 that year.

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/Wh.2ADE/673.1098.1101.1 Message Board Post: Cheri: Your line of Lemley's evidently does not descend from the Rowan Co NC family that came to Union Co IL. Galesburg is in Knox County, Illinois. It looks like Dayton Lemley (father of John and William) was born Hiram Dayton Lemley in 1866, either in OH or KY, son of Jacob and Nancy (Lewis) Lemley of Lawrence Co OH. Dayton came to Marshall County, Illinois, by 1900 and to Knox County by 1910. Birthplaces of individuals and of their parents, as well as ages, are often incorrect on censuses. 1920 CENSUS, KNOX CO IL Wataga Village, Sparta Twp, ED 190, Sheet 1B DAYTON LEMLEY 49? KY IRE KY farm laborer Rebecca J., wife, 40 OH US OH John, son, 20 IL KY OH William, son, 17 IL KY OH Sadie, dtr, 15 IL KY OH (I'm temporarily unable to access the Knox Co IL 1920 census, but Dayton Lemley is there in the index that year.) ============================= 1900 CENSUS, MARSHALL CO IL Whitefield Township, 7Jun1900, ED 53, Sheet 3B? DAYTON LEMLEY, b Sep 1866 b OH, father b IRE, mother b OH. Farm laborer. Rebecca J., wife, b Mar 1877 OH OH OH John L., son, b Mar 1899 IL OH OH ================ 1880 CENSUS, LAWRENCE CO OH (LDS transcription) Windsor, p 410D NANCY LEMLY 40 OH OH OH Dayton son 14 OH OH OH Hattie dtr 10 OH OH OH (Lawrence Co OH is just across the Ohio River from Kentucky.) ================= 1870 CENSUS, LAWRENCE CO OH Windsor Twp, P. O.: Bartramville JACOB LEMLY 30 PA farm laborer Nancy 30 OH Hiram 3 OH Harriet 9 months OH See the WorldConnect Project pages http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi for submissions regarding Jacob and Nancy (Lewis) Lemley. One pedigree chart carries the line back to David Lemley who died in Chester Co PA ca 1726. See also http://members.aol.com/RYouKin/lemley.htm Illinois online death index shows Dayton Lemley died in Chicago 1927-05-09 and one John Lemley died there 1947-07-29.

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/Wh.2ADE/673.1098.1101 Message Board Post: Hello Sharon, Well, I imagine by now you have found out all that you've been searching for on the, "Lemley" family.--I am hoping maybe you could help me a little...or alot. :) Here is what I know about our Lemleys: Dayton Lemley may have been the dad of John & William Lemley. I say may, because the picture I have just indicates, "Dayton Lemley's grave." John was born in Galesburg ILL. John Lemley married Lucetta Elsa Berry. When? I have a picture with Lucetta & two other women standing by a mailbox..J Lemley 3246 Pioneer Ave. dated 1931 They had a son and a daughter David Berry Lemley b. Jan 23, 1939 and Lucetta Lemley (Bell). I am not certain when John died. I do know that by approx.1941 Lucetta remarried Howard Ganoung & moved to San Diego. William married Rebecca Woods. Rebecca was then married to Mr. Music who had a son named Donald Music. I am married to David Barry Lemley. His middle name spelling changed much to Lucetta's dismay. We have two sons David Barry Lemley III! Aug 5, 96 & Robert James Lemley July 5, 02. Thanks for any information you might have. Sincerely, Cheri Lemley

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Justina Ford (b. Illinois 1860-d. 1952; b. Fairmount Cemetery) Justina Laurena Warren was born in 1871 in Knoxville, a small town a few miles east of Galesburg, Illinois. She grew up in Galesburg. Her interest in the practice of medicine was apparently cultivated at a young age. She graduated from Hering Medical College in Chicago in 1899. She first practiced in Normal, Alabama, but soon moved to Denver, Colorado. Throughout her career, Dr. Ford faced the obstacles of being both African American and a woman in a profession that much of society felt belonged to white males. "The Lady Doctor" persevered and served a needy segment of society � the disadvantaged and underprivileged of all races. Dr. Ford estimated that she had delivered more than 5,000 babies. Eventually, Dr. Ford was allowed to practice at Denver General Hospital and admitted to the Denver, the Colorado and the American Medical Societies. However, by 1950, she was still the only physician in Colorado to be both African American and female. Denver�s Ford-Warren Branch Library was named in her honor. Ford's former Denver home is now the Black America West Museum and Heritage Center. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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/Wh.2ADE/1832.3.1 Message Board Post: Wow That was quick,Thanks. Reckon this wasn't my grt grandfather then ,Sheesh just once would I like to finally find his parents. Morningstar

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/Wh.2ADE/1832.3 Message Board Post: http://www2.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html Marriages in Union County (names copied as they appear in Illinois Statewide Marriage Index): Charles D. Trent and Lula M. Boren 07/08/1894 Pleasant E. Mohler and Alice M. Trent 07/22/1894 ================================== 1900 CENSUS, JOHNSON CO IL Bloomfield Twp, 9Jun1900, ED 36, Sheet 7A EDGAR MOHLER, b Jun 1873, md 6 yrs, IL KY IL farmer Avice M., Jul 1872 IL IL IL, mother of 0 children Ann E. TRENT, May 1844 IL MD MD, m-in-law, widow ======================= 1900 CENSUS, UNION CO IL Anna City, 5Jun1900, ED 100, Sheet 5A CHAR'S G. TRENT, May 1873, m 6 yrs, IL IL IL traveling machine sales Lula M., Feb 1874, IL IL IL Reginald E., May 1895 IL IL IL Herbert M., Nov 1897 IL IL IL ====================== Message to Mohler Fam Gen Forum: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mohler/messages/205.html (Robert and Mary Ann Mohler were the parents of Pleasant Edgar Mohler.) "Pleasant Edgar, b. 6/1873, Johnson County, IL; d. 3/18/1960, Marshall County, KY. He married Alice M. Trent, b. 7/1872 in IL on 7/22/1894 in Union County, IL... Pleasant and Alice had the following children: Jessie, b. 1907, d. 10/20/1921, Graves County, KY. Georgia, b. 1909 Gilbert, b. 1911; d. 6/30/1996 Emma, b. 1914 Adelle, b. 1917 Morgan, b. 1919" [The name Gilbert might be a clue. Union Co guardianship records say William H. Trent, son of Stephen, was guardian of his brother Gilbert.] ============ A Gilbert Trent and a William H. Trent are mentioned at http://genealogy.drema.com/genealogy/cw.html . ================== 1850 CENSUS, UNION CO IL: ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/union/1850/pg0205b.txt 30 910 910 Trent Stephen U M . Carpenter . Va . . X . Age most likely 50 since Stephen is 60 on the 1860 census. 31 910 910 Trent Milly 41 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 32 910 910 Trent Nancy 24 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 33 910 910 Trent William 19 M . Farmer . Tenn . . . . . 34 910 910 Trent Mary 17 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 35 910 910 Trent James 15 M . Farmer . Tenn . . . . . 36 910 910 Trent Susan 12 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 37 910 910 Trent Thomas 10 M . . . Tenn . . . . . 38 910 910 Trent Sarah 7 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 39 910 910 Trent Jeremiah 6 M . . . Tenn . . . . . 40 910 910 Trent Gilbert 3 M . . . Tenn Names are often off by a few years on census records, so it's not impossible that the William listed here as 19 is actually the William H. you're asking about. It could be that William deducted a few years from his age when he married a girl who was 10 or 11 years younger than he was. However, it's possible there were two William H. Trent's in the area. One William H. Trent married Elizabeth McMillin in neighboring Alexander County on 5/11/1854. See the Trent guardianship records at: http://www.iltrails.org/union/guardianships_P.htm The way records are presented at this site is a bit confusing, but here's what I think these are saying: William H. Trent died in 1897 leaving a daughter Daisy M. Trent, who was born 17 Apr 1883, and Alexander W. Sims was appointed her guardian. Gilbert G. Trent was born 16 Feb 1847. Possibly his father, Stephen, died in 1866 and his brother William was appointed guardian. I don't believe either William or Stephen were soldiers, but the name Gilbert does show up as an Illinois soldier. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/r050/018R-c-in.htm Gilbert Trent, recruit, Anna, Jan 20, 1864, mustered out Dec 16, 1865 Union Co probate records would probably tell exactly when both Stephen and William died. Couldn't find anything on Eleanor J. Trent. (I suspect she was called "Ellie" and the 1880 census taker figured her named was Ella.)

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/Wh.2ADE/1832.2 Message Board Post: Avice M. Trent married Pleasant Edgar Mohler July 22, 1894 in Union County, IL. Pleasant, or Edgar as the name he went by, was the s/o Robert Allen Mohler and Mary Ann Peck. Robert Allen Mohler is a brother to my husband's great-grandfather, William Pinkney Mohler. Edgar P. and Avice M. Mohler appear in the 1900 Bloomfield, Johnson County, IL census. In their household is Avice's mother, Ann E. Trent, widow, born May, 1844, IL. (Evidentally William died between 1880 and 1900.) I don't know what happened to Ann E. Trent after this census but I do know that Avice died of typhoid fever between 1900 and 1903. Here is an excerpt from the History of Marshall County, KY at the Pogue Library in the Murrary State University: "Pleasant Edgar, like his father, was the smallest of his brothers, attaining only 5'7", but possessing great determination. His education began at age six, but lasted only six months. The family moved to southeast Missouri where there were no public schools. They moved back to Johnson County but "Ed's" education was held off until he was seventeen. A "grown boy", Ed began Bethlehem School in the second reader, never having learned multiplication or penmanship. During the last term, he took a special examination. Eagerness to learn and long study hours were repaid with a second class teaching certificate. About that time Ed fell in love with a beautiful young teacher. Dreams for a lifetime of teaching together and the little white house in the just-right-spot were shattered. She died of typhoid fever. Ed was crushed." The beautiful young teacher referred to was Avice M. Trent. Ed went on to remarry in Marshall County, KY in September of 1904 where that branch of ! the Mohler family relocated. When I saw your posting I didn't connect the Avice to what I had as Alice. But I went back and looked at the 1900 census data and sure enough...it is spelled Avice and her mother is Ann E. Trent. This explains why you couldn't find very much on her. I only found one reference to Charles Trent. In the 1910 Anna, Union County, IL census: Trent, Charles G., head, 36, IL, married 16 years Trent, Annie (writing is hard to read) L., wife, 36, IL, three children/three living Trent, Reginald E., son, 15, IL Trent, Hobart M., son, 13, IL Trent, Thelma, daughter, 5, IL Boren, Ruth H., mother-in-law, 66, IL In the Illinois State Archives: Charles G. Trent married a Lula M. Boren on July 8, 1894 in Union County, IL. Hope this helps! Kim Mohler

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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/Wh.2ADE/1832 Message Board Post: Looking for any info on this family please; 1870 Union Co.,Anna ILL Wm. Trent 35 MW 500-100 TN Anna E. 29 FW ILL Eleanor 9 FW ILL Avice M. 1 FW ILL 1880 census Union Co.,Anna ILL Wm.H.Trent MW 45 TN carpenter Va. Tn. b 1835 Ann E. FW 38 ILL ILL ILL b 1842 Ella J. FW 19 ILL b-1861 Avice M. FW 12 ILL b 1868 Charles MW 7 ILL b 1873 Thanks much for any help Morningstar

The Belvidere Standard contained notices of anti-slavery meetings in Boone County which possibly were also attended by McHenry County residents. Early black settlers worked with settlers of european ancestry in antislavery efforts. One example took place in Will County which was a center for abolitionist activity in the 1840's and 1850's. The small black community in Joliet worked cooperatively with white abolitionists in helping UGRR passengers to freedom. Most fugitives who came through Illinois had set out in Missouri, found their way to the Mississippi River, and crossed it, unaided. An exception to this took place in 1841, when George Thompson, Alanson Work, and James Burr attempted to rescue Palmyra slaves. Their plan was discovered and they spent several years in jail. Work's son, henry Clay Work became the noted composer of "Marching Thro' Georgia" and "Kingdom Coming". (from the Library of Congress) Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Robin Yount, born in Danville, was chosen the American League Most Valuable Player in both 1982 and in 1989. He was the first player since 1940 to be named MVP in two different positions. When the Eastland capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, one of the passengers listed as missing was G.S. Halas. But George, soon-to-be owner of the Chicago Bears, who had booked passage inorder to get to Michigan City, Indiana, for a baseball game, had missed the boat. Perhaps one of the luckiest mistakes that has happened to anyone. Dr. Carl Holmberg, a chemistry professor at Syracuse University in New York, vanished form his office in 1955. Rockford paint-factory worker Verne Hansen was arrested on February 4, 1961, for drunk driving. A routine check showed the driver's fingerprints to match those of the missing professor. "I suppose I will have to go check up to see if the story is true," Hansen acknowledged when told of his true identity. He remembered nothing of his previous life. Hope you all enjoy these. Sincerely, Carrol Mick [email protected] www.iltrails.org/ford www.iltrails.org/iroquois www.iltrails.org --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less.

A soldier named Elizabeth A fort on the Apple River was attacked by more than 200 Indians on June 24, 1832, during the Black Hawk War. The settlers rushed to the fort, where their defense was led by a woman, Elizabeth Armstrong, because the men were away. They succeeded in driving away the INdians, with a loss of only about 50 horses. The town that was later built on the site of the fort was called Elizabeth in her honor. About 1779 Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable, a black from Haiti, was released by the British, who had imprisoned him when the Revolution started. Du Sable settled on the north bank of the Chicago River near Lake Michigan and opened a trading post, becoming the first permanent settler at what would become Chicago. In 1800, he and his Potawatomi wife moved to Peoria. The family with feet The members of the Eaton family of early Palestine were known far and wide for their extra-large feet. When the family decided to build their own fort because Fort LaMotte was too crowded, the new fort became known as Fort Foot. You know the Donner Party was no party. It was a group of about 80 pioneers who sought a new land and who got caught by the worst winter snows the Sierra Nevada of northern California had seen in decades. Many of those who survived did so only because they ate the corpses of their fellow travelers. What you might not know is that the Donner party started from Illinois. George and Jacob Donner put together a group of hardy souls from Kentucky and southern Illinois and arranged to depart from the grounds of the capital building in Springfield on April 16, 1846. Unfortunately, the Donner men took advice from the wrong people and poorly timed their journey through the distant mountains. The place where so many died is now called Donner pass, and it's a mojor eight-lane highway. The first Monday in March is celebrated as the birthday of General Casimir Pulaski. An outcast Polish general who left Poland because he had been falsely suspected of trying to murder the king, Pulaski ran across Benjamin Franklin in Paris and was enticed into coming to America to help George Washington stage a revolution. One of the sights that greeted the wondering eyes of pioneers was the millions of black, white and orange butterfiles that fluttered across the tall prairie grasses. Called gorgone checkerspot butterfiles, they disappeared along with the prairie. The Illinois Nature Conservancy acquired a 700-acre prairie site, called Nashua Grasslands, near Dixon, to which natualists are bringing rare checkerspots--when they can be found--back to the prairie. unlike most prairie species, the checkerspot was never able to adapt to the rough grasslands that usually replaced prairies. It needs a specific plant, the prairie sunflower, in order to survive. There is also a move afoot to reintroduce buffalo to the refuge by the year 2000. In 1805, the old town of Kaskaskia was swept away by a Mississippi River flood. The river also changed it course and a part of Illinois was left on the west side of the river by Missouri. In 1937, the Ohio River flooded, covering most of Gallatin County with ten feet of water. When the waters reached the second floor of the main bank in Shawneetown, many residents, having been through this before, decided that it was time to do something drastic. An entirely new town was constructed on the hills above the old town. Steamboats were of critical importance on the Mississippi River from about 1817, when Zebulon Pike brought one up to St. Louis, until diesel engines took over in the twentieth century. However, the roaring river was not always placid, and steam engines themselves were dangerous. A 1867 study of the river between Cairo and St. Louis found an area called the Graveyard to contain 133 sunken steamboats. Carrol Mick [email protected] www.iltrails.org/ford www.iltrails.org/iroquois --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less.

Would appreciate information on any for the following. George A Fegans served with company B of the 7 ILL 1861 to 1864 his records has his name as George A Figgans. He married Sarah Jane Stiff in Union co. in 1868 and moved to Missouri. Amanda Fegans she married Wilbur Burrington on Oct. 2, 1862 in Union Co., IL Senora A. Fegans she married Frederick T. Benson on Sept. 22. 1867 at South Pass, Union Co., IL ELiza J. Fegans she married Benjamin F. Biggs on Feb. 16, 1866 in Union Co., IL Richard Fagan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Murphy, Gargas, Gargus, Gargas, Garigus, Garigas, Garrigus, Newton, Durman, Diarman, Dierman, Dearman, DeArman, De Arman, De Armand, Waddell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wh.2ADE/509.5 Message Board Post: I have discovered quite a bit over the last several years regarding the following surnames in Union Co, Illinois: Murphy, Gargas, Gargus, Gargas, Garigus, Garigas, Garrigus, Newton, Durman, Diarman, Dierman, Dearman, DeArman, De Arman, De Armand, Waddell. I recently posted some of my findings. Hope this helps. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kosborn3&id=I2302

The Department of Conservation now has a fund derived from a tax on computer software to purchase land for state parks and forests. In 1820, Illinois had 13.8 million acres of forest. Today, 90 percent of the remainging 4.26 million acres are privately owned and most of those are small areas. About 25 area of 1,000 acres or more remain in the entire state. The newly purchased Sinnissippi is the only state forest in northern Illinois. there are only four other state forests: Sand Ridge at Forest City in Mason County - 7,500 acres Trail of Tears at Jonesboro in Union county - 5,100 acres Big River at Oquawka in Henderson County - 3,000 acres Hidden Springs at Strasburg in Shelby County - 1,200 acres Carrol Mick [email protected] www.iltrails.org/iroquois www.iltrails.org/ford www.iltrails.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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/Wh.2ADE/509.3.2.1 Message Board Post: I am a relative of Addie and would love to see the info that you have.... please Alice Whiteside www.tribalpages.com/tribes/mrsalice2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hardin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wh.2ADE/1830.2 Message Board Post: I'm a descendant of Asher Hardin (we believe he is a half brother to Hezekiak Hardin) . I have pictures of Hezekiak and Nancy. Plus an unidentified couple and 2 children made in Anna ILL..Be happy to share. Mallie