I don't have anything to help you with about your email, but I notice your name of Hileman......When we first moved to MT we had friends named Hileman...his was Doug....can't remember hers...but their Hileman name was from Union Co., IL [I have several family names in Union and Johnson Counties in IL] Do you recognize Doug Hileman who used to live in Billings, MT with family from Union Co.? thanks for reading this, Louise Greer Erekson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane or Linda Hileman" <hileman1@midwest.net> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <ilunion@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [ILUNION] Johns family search > My husband had Johns ancestors in Union Co. I'll paste the family record > below. This is a very confusing family and as I read over what I've > copied > below, I realize I need to review the details before I get it straight in > my > mind again, too. If your John Johns was born in 1833, maybe he was a > brother to our Joseph Johns, born aabt. 1820 in TN. Perhaps their father > was married twice, first to Susie Goodnight, then to Mary Jane? The dates > don't work out exactly, but by both families being from TN and being here > in > Union Co., there must be a connection. McClure (where Felix Johns lived) > is > just across the Union/Alexander co. line. > There is a Thomas H. Johns listed in Darrel Dexter's Union County, > Illinois > Soldiers, p. 105: > > Johns, Thomas H. pvt. Co. F. 109th, Union County, en. 15 Aug. 1862, age > 26, > born in McMinn. Co. Tenn., farmer m.i. 11 Sep 1862, deserted 25 Mar 1863, > at Memphis, Tenn. > > I think I have seen a marriage record for a Johns in Union Co., but I seem > to have misplaced my book right now. I hope we can connect someway. I > would love to know more about this elusive family that moved so often. > Linda > Descendants of Joseph Johns > > Generation No. 1 > > > 1. Joseph1 Johns was born Abt. 1820 in TN, and died Abt. 1874 in Bollinger > Co., Mo?. He married Mary Jane Abt. 1845 in Bollinger Co.? Mo.. She was > born > Abt. 1825 in Alabama? Illinois?, and died Aft. 1880 in Ark?. > > Notes for Joseph Johns: > > Listed on Bollinger Co. 1870 Fed. Census: > > #22 Johns, Joseph 50 > > Jane 45 > > Catherine 22 > > Burr 19 > > Alexander15 > > Benjamin 13 > > Thomas 8 > > Hitchcock, Nancy 12 > > Nancy 1 > > Jane 1 > > Joseph Johns - Probate filed 1874, Bollinger Co., MO > > > Children of Joseph Johns and Mary Jane are: > > + 2 i. Felix Grunda2 Johns, born 1846 in IL; died February 29, 1932 in > Caney, Little River Township, Ark.. > > + 3 ii. Mary Catherine Johns, born Abt. 1853 in Mo.; died Aft. 1880 in > Randolph Co., Ark?. > > 4 iii. Burr Johns, born 1851. > > 5 iv. Alexander Johns, born 1855. > > 6 v. Benjamin Johns, born 1857. > > 7 vi. Thomas Johns, born 1862. > > > > Generation No. 2 > > > 2. Felix Grunda2 Johns (Joseph1) was born 1846 in IL, and died February > 29, > 1932 in Caney, Little River Township, Ark.. He married (1) Margaret. He > married (2) Beulah Ann Chesser November 1919 in Idabell, OK (McCurtain > Co.). > > Notes for Felix Grunda Johns: > > Was in Civil War living in Alexander Co., IL (McClure) > > Listed on 1870 Bollinger Co. 1870 Census: > > #25 Johns, Felix 24 > > Margaret 20 > > Jane 1 > > Private Co. K, 3rd reg. Mo. s.m. Calvary volunteers. Enrolled Pilot Knob, > MO > Mar. 25, 1863. Reenlisted in 1865 with Co. I, 14th Reg. of MO Cav. > volunteers and received discharge 1865 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Settled in > Garvin, OK after the war. > > Widow requested pension Cerro Gordo, OK (Clear Garter, OK) > >>From State of Ark, State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics: >>Cause > of death oedem lungs-mitral insufficiency > > In letter from Myrtle French Jackson, she stated he drew $30.00 a month as > long as he lived. She remembered him wearing his blue uniform on election > days and 4th of July. > > Uncle Felix's father (Joseph Johns) moved from IL to Cape Gir., MO when > Felix was 8. (From letter from son, Jim in Diball, TX, to Myrtle). Thought > he had lived in Hatfield, Ark. at one time. > > Myrtle remembered her mother coming over to Vienna, IL (lived in Advance, > MO > then) when she inherited $25.00 from a man named Johns, a farmer who had > died. She thought he could have been a brother to Myrtle's grandmother and > Uncle Felix. > > > Children of Felix Johns and Margaret are: > > 8 i. Jane3 Johns, born 1869. > > 9 ii. Wm. Harvey Johns, born September 06, 1874. > > 10 iii. James Alex Johns, born November 01, 1877. He married Minnie. > > Notes for James Alex Johns: > > Wrote to Myrtle Jackson from Diball, TX. in 1961. > > 11 iv. Joseph Garfield Johns, born April 22, 1880. > > > > 3. Mary Catherine2 Johns (Joseph1) was born Abt. 1853 in Mo., and died > Aft. > 1880 in Randolph Co., Ark?. She married (1) Nicholas Hitchcock May 17, > 1868 > in Stoddard Co., MO. He died Bef. 1870 in Stoddard Co., Mo?. She married > (2) > Mr. Kinder Abt. 1874. > > Notes for Mary Catherine Johns: > > Catherine is listed as age 27, sister to Alexander Johns, 23 in 1880 > Little > Black Census, Randolph Co., Ark. > > Alexander Johns, 23 farmer b.. Mo. mother born IL > > Catherine 27, sister Mo. " > > Benjamin 21, brother Mo. " > > Mary? J? 64 mother b. IL > > Nancy J. Hitchock 11 neice b. Mo, mother Mo, father, Mo > > Alice 5 neice b. " " " " " > > Marriage Notes for Mary Johns and Nicholas Hitchcock: > > Found in: Stoddard Co. Marriage Records 1864-1881: > > Hitchcock, J. - Catharine Johns 5/17/1868 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <ILUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:23 PM > Subject: [ILUNION] Johns family search > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: maxine06 >> Surnames: Johns/Goodnight/ >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.union/3751/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I am searching for history of Johns family in Union Co., ILL. >> I havew found a John Johns b 1 Aug 1833 in Union Co., ILL. Would there be >> a chance some one would do a lookup for me for a birth record? He was the >> s/o Joseph Johns b 25 Feb 1804 in VA. & Susannah "Susie" Goodnight b 1810 >> in Giles, TN. I have several questions, was the Johns family residents >> piror to 1833? Is there any history of this family in the Co., records? >> Appreciate any information any one could help me with. Thanks in advance. >> Maxine >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILUNION-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 > ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1223 - Release Date: 1/13/2008 > 8:23 PM > >