Thank you for working on this in Vermilion County for those of us looking for COTTON. I do this for many people in Randolph County. Velda Wittenbrink Moore [email protected] [email protected] http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILVERMIL] Vermilion /Edgar Counties In 1824, the date in question, was it common practice or whatever, for , I assume, a "poor" farmer to have a will, if he owned land or not ?? Does Edgar Co. maintain their own records and do they have a Library or Genealogical Society ? I appreciate all the information I can get. I am surprised there have not been more response to the Cotton surname, if they were some of the first settlers in that area of Edgar/Vermilion Counties. I had a search done some years ago through Illiana Genealogical Society in Danville, some information, not too much, did document Robert Cottons' presence in the area in the early 1820s. Lost track of his widow, Mary Brooks Cotton after his death in 1824. What a puzzle !! Lois ==== ILVERMIL Mailing List ==== "The Past, and Present, Building a Future for Our Children." Kristie Setser- List Admin. http://www.gentrails.com/vermil.shtml http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilvermil ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

The only Mary Brooks I found married William K. Cotton 1-16-1834 in Vermilion County. Is this the one? Found no Robert Cotton Granny

I don't know what Edgar County has in regard to wills. The earliest probate records that Vermilion County has is 1830. Earlier ones may be at the State Archive level. Almost all persons who died had their estate inventoried to see if their holdings were large enough to probate(got to get those taxes you know) Probate records include those who had a will and those who did not for that purpose. The Edgar County Genealogical Society is open 3 days a week and they have a web page on the internet. I have not seen any probate records there. You can check on the net also for the Edgar County Courthouse and see what records that they do have. IF the person had land then land records would help you. In the probate records I have processed, land records were a part of the probate. Same with Land records, if there was a will it was included in Land Records. Now I am talking about abstracts. IGHS is about finished indexing the abstracts from our local Deed/Abstract co. Since abstracts are no longer used(cutting down on paper) so they donated them to us. Its been a 5 year project and is about done. So if you live nearby, you want to stop by IGHS and check their index of Land records. Granny

I saw the name Benjamin Brooks on this list and it finally rang a bell that I have a picture of a man with a long white beard sitting on a porch. It was sent to me thinking it could be a Cook relative of mine. The lady wasn't sure which side of the family he was from. I put it up and still have it and now to find it again. Does he belong to anyone here? Ellie Cook Stephens

In 1824, the date in question, was it common practice or whatever, for , I assume, a "poor" farmer to have a will, if he owned land or not ?? Does Edgar Co. maintain their own records and do they have a Library or Genealogical Society ? I appreciate all the information I can get. I am surprised there have not been more response to the Cotton surname, if they were some of the first settlers in that area of Edgar/Vermilion Counties. I had a search done some years ago through Illiana Genealogical Society in Danville, some information, not too much, did document Robert Cottons' presence in the area in the early 1820s. Lost track of his widow, Mary Brooks Cotton after his death in 1824. What a puzzle !! Lois

Yes they are the same, and it is also called Blakeney's Cemetery You can check papemortuary.com and this site has all the cemeteries of vermilion co and some surrounding counties. Also Illinois State Genealogical Society - Home Page It depends on where they lived in Edgar County .they could have crossed over to Vermilion Co. If someone died in 1824 is its highly unlikely that a tombstone now exists unless family members replaced it. Sometime they only used field stones to mark the grave without any inscription on it. Other tombstones were made of sandstone and deteriorated fast. Edgar County has not read all their cemeteries and are still trying to locate them. THey do not have their burials available at their Library. All the known burials of Vermilion County are available at IGHS and Danville Library. The IGHS has now put them on a CD which I believe is selling for $30 versus $75 for the book. Good Luck Granny

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/3g.2ADI/4474.1 Message Board Post: Mary, I am not sure what has happened to the site. I am checking into it. Hopefully it will be back up soon.

Are Brooks Point and Dukes cemetery one in the same, if not do they both exist ??? Are they both listed in the book of Vermilion Co. Cemeteries ? Edgar Co. existed before Vermilion Co., Edgar was created in 1823 and Vermilion in 1826. If a person died in 1824 where would he be buried, if Vermilion county was not yet in existence ?? Edgar County ? I am looking for Robert Cotton, (among others), he died in 1824. Thanks Lois

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/3g.2ADI/4451.1 Message Board Post: I have some information on the Sewell family. I am related to a Milton Sewell and have a picture of his grave site in Kentucky. Also, recall a Uncle Mit Sewell who came to visit from Indiana when I was a child. Please respond

and there's only one L in Vermilion Co, Illinois and 2 Ls in Vermillion County Ind.

brooks point and Dukes cemeteries are in Vermilion County not Edgar County Granny

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Putnam, Ballard, Jones Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3g.2ADI/4476 Message Board Post: seeking info on the above, Joseph Ballard, 5-25-1792, NY died 1858 Wabash Co., IL Married Martha "Patty" putnam 5-224-1797 Edwards Co., Il died 10-25-1856 in Wabash Co., Il Bethel/ Cem. Children Eleanor Ballard, howard ballard, Ira Ballard Eleanor is my great aunt. Thanks

No,Velda, I can't answer that question, William K. Cottons' burial place. Quite a few Cottons were buried in Parrish/Parish Cemetery in Grape Creek, Vermilion Co. William K.'s "alluded to be" father, Robert Cotton died in 1824, he was a friend of Benjamin Brooks of Edgar Co., they were friends(?) coming from Indiana within a year or so of each other. One of the first cemeteries in Edgar Co. was in Brooks Point, I think it was later called Dukes Cemetery??? Benjamin, though he died or was killed while building a mill in Indiana, was buried in Brooks Point. Benjamins' daughter, Mary , married William K. Cotton in 1819. So, you are quite right those "fellows", William K. and his father, Robert have to be buried somewhere in close proximty. Isn't there a book published by the Illiana Genealogical society that lists the cemeteries of Vermilion County and it's inhabitants ? I think, at this point in time the Cottons in Vermilion Co., are a "dead isssue", I have never had too much response on this line, from the LIST. In one biographical sketch, Robert Cotton claimed he was related to the Puritan John Cotton of Massachusetts. Where are we with this ? Lois

I'm trying to update my files and find I need information on Fletcher Rutledge . according to what I show, he was the son of Abraham W. Rutledge & Mary Huffman, was born Aug. 30, 1816, Harrison Co., KY. He married Anne Deck Nov. 20, 1836 in Vermilion Co. Children: 1) Wheeler (was his name actually Abraham Wheeler?), b: 1837, IL. 2) Isaac, b: 1839, IL. 3) Merlega (probably not the correct name), female, b: 1842, IL. 4) William, b: 1843 (Ohio?) 5) Dudley, b: 1847, Missouri 6) John, b: 1850, Missouri Also, possibly Anda, b: Aug., 1854, MO and more. It appears that Fletcher was in Linn Co., MO in 1850 and Anderson Co., KS in 1880 but I can't find them anywhere between those years nor when and where Fletcher died. Can anyone help with these gaps? Thanks. Marsha IL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ferguson Blunt Martin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3g.2ADI/4475 Message Board Post: I am looking for more information about Henry Ferguson born about1811 in Kentucky at either Harrison or Grant County, who moved to Vermilion County, Illinois with his sister Jane Ferguson and her husband Ralph Martin in about 1828. Henry Ferguson(1811) married Asenith Blunt in 1837(She was Asenith Cannady at the time- She was the widow of Watson Cannady). My gg grandfather William Henry Ferguson was born in 1840(son of Henry Ferguson and Asenith Blunt). THe family moved to Green and Grant County Wisconsin in about 1846 and were in Green County during the 1850 Census in the town of Adam. The were at Patch grove Wisconsin in the 1855 Census. IN 1860 and 1870 they were back in Danville, Illinois. Does anyone know the exact year of their deaths and the cemetery they were burried in? I would assume it was in or near Danville, Illinois. If anyone knows anthing about the history of the Fergusons or Blunts, I would appreciate if they would contact me. Thank You. , Tom Heit

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/3g.2ADI/4474 Message Board Post: not working or is it me? Tried for two days. 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/an/3g.2ADI/4472.1.2 Message Board Post: Thank you Paula, this was the right family. Some of it was off but not by much. Thanks again for finding that site.

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/3g.2ADI/4472.1.1 Message Board Post: The link should read: www.papemortuary.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/3g.2ADI/4472.1 Message Board Post: I found John, Amy and Harry Ingles in the Pape Mortuary database. Some of the info you gave did not match but you can decide if this is the right family. The link is: www.papamortuary.com

If you go to papemortuary.com you will find them Granny