Shirley D White wrote: > > >> Gone to Texas"..... > > Anyway, I found many of the Relatives, (Richards and Woodside/Woodsides), > left Illinois right after the Civil war, some followed the Railroad that > braved Westward. I found a Railway that was laid and dead ended in and > around Abilene, Texas. Some of these folks went through Oklahoma and worked > there with the railways, drilling for that new black gold, Oil, and of > course there was so much work in Oklahoma and Texas at this time because of > the expansion westward after the War. For what it's worth, I believe the Peters Colony in north Texas was founded in the late 1800s by a large group of families from Illinois. I don't have relatives that were part of that movement -- have only read about it in local history brochures -- but if any of you connect to this sort of migration, I'd be glad to see what I can look up for you off-list. Betsy in Dallas

Hi Group, Altho' I do not participate that often in the open discussions I have this to say,that when I do, it is because I have something to say regarding genealogy, tis' does not mean that I do not read each & every entry. (All of which all I do I find interesting) Many person'(s) need to just lighten up and enjoy...I just found lots (well not lots), but 5 pages worth, of info on my Weaver's, just yesterday! These person(s) would be 2nd cousins(S) twice removed, so anyone who is looking for Weaver'(s), Sarah Ann married a Black, let me know and I will pass on the information. Sarah Ann was a sister to my William Cecil. If person(s) do not want to be on this list..they can easily handle that with one click!!! Right!!! I don't even know or care if this note is "correct", my goal is getting to know all of the great folks on this site, and maybe, just maybe, hopef that I can find that I am really - really related to them...(!!!???) You know who you are! 2nd--3rd cousins probably what 3 times removed???? But! You know what? Still family! Now, and this is the only time that I have ever thought this thought! I hope that you are not my 2nd cousin!!! Marci, you can have him,,,,,Ha! Can anyone claim him????? Hmmph! Probably Not!!!! Back to the Weavers, anyone in Washington County, Monmouth that can connect with me? We all know the long shots---Oh No!!!! He is Mine???? Wish that I could quote some great comedian about Now!!! Shirley in Colorado

I do hope its ok to send this, thought you might enjoy it. Tammy 23d Psalm for Genealogists Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray It maketh me to lie down and examine tombstones It leadeth me into still courthouses It restoreth my Ancestral Knowledge It leadeth me in the paths of census records and ships' passenger lists for my surnames' sake Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research libraries and microfilm readers I shall fear no discouragement, for a strong urge is within me The curiosity and motivation, they comforteth me It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquisition of countless documents It anointest my head with burning midnight oil My family group sheets runneth over Surely, birth, marriage, and death dates shall follow me all the days of my life And I shall dwell in the house of a family history-seeker forever. --unknown--

>> Gone to Texas"..... I have also been trying to tie together the links from Illinois to Texas. I have several relatives that lived in and around Washington County, Illinois, then eventually wound up in Texas. Since I live in Texas I have been tracing this trail also and thus why I started reading all your "trivial' messages, a joke of course, I really like the messages and I agree with Dot, if you don't want to read it delete it. Anyway, I found many of the Relatives, (Richards and Woodside/Woodsides), left Illinois right after the Civil war, some followed the Railroad that braved Westward. I found a Railway that was laid and dead ended in and around Abilene, Texas. Some of these folks went through Oklahoma and worked there with the railways, drilling for that new black gold, Oil, and of course there was so much work in Oklahoma and Texas at this time because of the expansion westward after the War. Could you tell me if any of these folks you mentioned had relatives that had the names of Richards or Woodside mentioned anywhere in the family line, also Scott is another one. I have talked with the Railroad Historical Society and they informed me that to access any of the records you have to know the actual name of the Rail they worked on, so it is back to square one. I ordered all the Rail Way maps from 1850 to 1900 and that is where the clue came for the expansion from Illinois to Oklahoma and or to Texas. I f I get further info I will let you know. Shirley White -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 02, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [ILWASHIN] Not a dumb one >In a message dated 01/02/2000 10:27:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > >> This is what was told to me by my Aunt........ >> Spicey Kinyon married James E. Parks in Washington County 1854. This has >> been confirmed by Delores in a look up in the Looking Back series (Tanks >> Delores)........ >> Anyway, Aunt Freida says that on the tombstone of James E, it says......." >> Gone to Texas".....he never came back ...... >> On the 1880 census it states that Spicey is now a widow. So James was >gone >> and dead by then. >> Aunt says that many men went to Texas during that time...... >> Question.......why did they go??? Too late for the Mexican war.....and it >> was after the Civil.... >> Anyone have a clue???? > > >Don't have a clue, Marci. Maybe they went to settle? James Markham the >younger also went to Texas but that would have been late 1880's. Maybe it >was like going west. If you hear let me know. Interesting material. Thanks >for sharing. > >Love this trivial stuff. It is how facts pop up. Putting the puzzle >together. Sharing information with others who may have similar stuff and >questions. What I want to know is what is not trivia? It is that tiny >little fact that can sometimes piece the whole thing together. That is what >happened when Capt. Earl Smith sent me all that material from the Nashville >Newspaper on my family names. One tiny fact of a relationship between two >people created a domino effect and that is how I had proof of how my great >grandmother fitted into the John Phillips household. Later I proved it with >other things. Keep on trivialing! :) Ava > > >==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Looking for genealogy in other states? Visit the USGenWeb Project at: >http://wwww.usgenweb.org/ > >

Hi John Thies: I might suggest that you subscribe to the Wash. Co. mail list in DIGEST mode, it comes out every twelve hours. Normally the list is not that busy, but 99% of the time has very much very useful research information on the county submitted by other researchers. You might wish to add the surnames and dates you are researching. Try it for a while and see if you like it. If you feel it gets you nowhere, just unsubscribe. If you like I can post the letter you just sent me for you. (researching THIES) There has not been a problem on the list in the past two years until the very recent "flames" which I put an immediate end to. Any abuse, abusive remarks, or spam, or any derogatory remarks that are outside the nature and scope of our purpose of family research, that email address will be permanently "blocked" from the mail list by me. Any comments or questions on the content of the list will be sent to me personally, not the mail list. If it is an important issue, we can all vote on it. We on the list all know the rules, and it's unfortunate that I have to stuff them down every ones throat at the very first of a new year. We all seem to be able to live with a 1% "chat" factor, and get a good laugh out of it quite often. Happy New Year & Happy Researching Robert J. Middleton List Administrator

HI ALL: I wrote to the person below and suggested they subscribe to the mail list (Jo Ann). >X-From_: [email protected] Mon Jan 03 21:12:51 2000 >Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:11:32 -0800 (PST) >X-From_: [email protected] Mon Jan 3 21:11:32 2000 >From: [email protected] >Old-Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 00:11:07 EST >To: [email protected] >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 243 >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >Subject: MARKHAM,GAINES,PAPE >X-Envelope-To: ILWASHIN-L > >I am seeking information about families who lived in Washington County with >the surname GAINES, PAPE, and MARKHAM. Please add my e-mail address to your >mailings. Thank you for making this info available. Jo Ann Bain >([email protected]) > > >

Dear John, Many of us on the ILWASHIN line are good friends and kin. We research together, enjoy meals together, we go to cemeteries together, we just enjoy being together and in some respects the information we get is a bonus, at least it is for me. My kin have been in Washington County for 150 years and I plan to be here for quite a while, so what I don't find out today I'll just leave for tomorrow. My grandmother who lived to be 98 and lived in Addieville, Plum Hill Township, sorry just trivia, always said that is you couldn'd say something nice about someone then you should say nothing. Also please remember, those facts you find soon interesting about YOUR family, are just trivia to some of us. Respectfully Yours, Ann in St. Louis

While I was travelling in the last few weeks someone requested information on putting data in the Washington County ILGenWeb archives. In transferring mail back and forth, I have lost the message. Please send again. Thanks. Gloria Frazier Washington County ILGenWeb Archives Helper

I have death records of Illinois Civil War prisons who died in Andersonville, If anyone thinks their ancestor may be here email me privately and I will look. Darla

-I have family charts on the following: Dobins--Wilie Young--Livingston McClurken-- Kirkpatrick Gibson--Getty Johnson--Smith Ogle--wood anyone need to look at these Darla

Is someone on here researching Hugh Smith?

HI ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIRST: A very happy Y2K to everyone, and good luck in your research this year. I can personally reflect on the fact that it's about 200 years ago that my ancestors settled in St. Clair, now Washington, St. Clair, and Clinton counties. SECOND: I would like to see all "flaming" stopped on my mail list immediately. If you have a "beef" with someone, write them a personal letter. Do NOT send it to this mail list. MY MAIL LIST IS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY FAMILY RESEARCH ONLY. If you have a complaint about MY mail list, send that complaint to my personal address, [email protected] , or I can give you the address at ILGenWeb to write with your complaint. If they feel I am not handling the mail list properly, they will inform me. THIRD: I think we could find better use of the word TRIVIA/TRIVIAL. As far as I know it means: unimportant matters of little worth or importance insignificant FOURTH: I have DIGEST MODE set so you will receive your mail every twelve hours. Good luck in your research in the year 2000. Robert J. Middleton Robert J. Middleton Nanaimo, Vancouver Island BC Canada Fax/Phone (250) 751-8624 email [email protected] Washington County IL ILGenWeb Co-ordinator Washington County IL Mail List Washington County IL Web Page http://mypage.direct.ca/m/mid/northam.html

In a message dated 01/02/2000 5:15:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Might mention I spend 2+ days per week at > the No. Independence Genealogical Library > here in Missouri. Your county is not well > represented with information, so I signed onto > this site. My G-grandfather was the village > blacksmth in Nashville for 40 years. Dear John, Perhaps you would like to share his name and years that he was there. Although my filing cabinet has email back to November 1999 and you say you joined this list 3 days ago, I can only find email from you on the 2 of January 2000 and that email is only flames. No where have I seen you ask for whom you are looking for. Perhaps you don't know correct procedure for a genealogy list. It is NOT a MESSAGE BOARD. Somehow I think you are pulling our legs. If you would like to present the name of your great grandfather who was the village blacksmith perhaps some of us could help you with your genealogy. Perhaps some of us are related and have information you may be interested in. This is a great list and people are very helpful. We are waiting to hear from you. Jazz

>From Washington County Marriage Registers: June 13, 1867 SAMUEL MITCHELL and MARY J. ROGERS September 28, 1892 MAGGIE MITCHELL, age 18, of Nashville, father SAM'L MITCHELL and mother RODGERS, married EDWARD COOK, age 19, of Nashville, born MO, occupation farmer, father WM COOK, mother SARAH BRAULET??? Witnesses: Wm. Cook, et all, H. Rountree, J.P., Nashville. December 25, 1890. JACOB A. FAULKNER, age 23, of Irvington, born Washington County, occupation farmer, first marriage, father ABNER FAULKNER, mother MARIAH RAILEY, married CHRISTINE B. STILLEY, age 20, of Irvington, born MO, father SAMUEL STILLEY, mother MARG A.K. Witnesses: John George, et al. E.M. Sweckard, Pol. Mag. May 29, 1912 ELLA MAY MITCHELL, age 23, born Nashville, resident Nashville, first marriage, father SAMUEL MITCHELL, mother MARY ROGERS, married OSCAR BRANDHORST, age 22, resident of Nashville, born Nashville, occupation miller, father CHRIST BRANDHORST, mother SARAH HAWTHORNE. Witnesses: F.W. Finge? and Clara E. Green. W.P. Green, County Judge, Nashville. February 18, 1905. DORA MITCHELL, age 22, born Washington County, resident of same, father SAM MITCHELL, mother MARY RODGERS, married GEORGE SHELTON, age 24, born Washington County, resident of same, occupation laborer, fatherr F.M SHELTON, mother MARTHA SWAN. witnesses: S.C. Burns, maggie Burns. J.C. Burns, J.P. March 28, 1901 RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 23, born Nashville Twp., resident Beaucoup, occupation farmer, father SAM MITCHELL, mother ROGERS, married EMMA F. WALKER, age 21, born Richview, resident Beaucoup, father GEO JH WALKER, mother SOGAN?. Witnesses: Bertie Muskeu?, et.al. W. J. Shirley, M.G. April 14, 1925. PERRY R. MITCHELL, age 22, born Beaucoup, IL, residence Beaucoup, father RUDOLPH MITCHELL, mother FLORENCE WALKER, married EMMA STAHLER, age 21?, born Beaucoup, father PHILLIP STAHLER, mother MAY FINCHOUTTE. Witnesses: DWIGHT MITCHELL and MARY WALKER? R.R. Howe, M.G., Nashville, IL. Washington County Births: March 18, 1903 PERRY RICHARD MITCHELL, first child born to EMMA MITCHELL (NEE WALKER), age 23 and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 26, occupation laborer, in Beaucoup, IL. JUNE 22, 1904 DREW EVERETT MITCHELL, second child born EMMA MITCHELL, (nee WALKER), age 24, born in Richview, and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 25, born in Nashville, occupation laborer, in Beaucoup, IL August 3, 1906. DWIGHT SHERMAN MITCHELL, third child born in Beaucoup to EMMA MITCHELL, nee WALKER, age 26, born Richview, and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 28, born in Nashville, occupation dairyman. February 2, 1909. HARRY EMANUEL MITCHEL, fourth child born in Beaucoup to EMMA MITCHEL, NEE WALKER, age 29 and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 30, occupation dairyman. Hope that this helps someone. Wish I could find this much info on my Mitchells. Pam

Tammy -- many thanks for your thought, which I'd like to take as a positive one. Will be unsubscribing from this site shortly, as I'm just to awfully busy taking showers to clean off the SPAM that seems to thrive in beautiful Washington County. With all the replies I generated, they may give me the Don Rickles Award for the weekend. I am sorry to hear that genealogical data is so hard to acquire there. Perhaps there is even further misunderstanding with the County folks. After all, everyone knows that 'trivia' is useless, uninteresting bits and pieces, frequently seen as personal, i.e., thanks for the baby picture. Details, of which genealolgy links are built, are always important, e.g., your digests. When you decide to broadcast details, let me know. Bye. Take care,... John

--part1_0.a7ba4b5b.25a23522_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/3/2000 10:35:32 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << February 18, 1905. DORA MITCHELL, age 22, born Washington County, resident of same, father SAM MITCHELL, mother MARY RODGERS, married GEORGE SHELTON, age 24, born Washington County, resident of same, occupation laborer, fatherr F.M SHELTON, mother MARTHA SWAN. witnesses: S.C. Burns, maggie Burns. J.C. Burns, J.P. >> This all fits into my family with the acception of the mother "Martha Swan" . My F. M. Shelton had a son George who married Dora, but my F. M. Shelton was married to Martha neeScronce, Daniels,Suckow. Thanks for posting Tammy --part1_0.a7ba4b5b.25a23522_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yb05.mx.aol.com (rly-yb05.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.5]) by air-yb01.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Mon, 03 Jan 2000 11:35:32 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yb05.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Mon, 03 Jan 2000 11:35:19 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA29000; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 08:34:14 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 08:34:14 -0800 (PST) From: "." <[email protected]> Old-To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 08:34:12 -0800 Message-ID: <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Importance: Normal Subject: [ILWASHIN] Washington County Marriages Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/2671 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >From Washington County Marriage Registers: June 13, 1867 SAMUEL MITCHELL and MARY J. ROGERS September 28, 1892 MAGGIE MITCHELL, age 18, of Nashville, father SAM'L MITCHELL and mother RODGERS, married EDWARD COOK, age 19, of Nashville, born MO, occupation farmer, father WM COOK, mother SARAH BRAULET??? Witnesses: Wm. Cook, et all, H. Rountree, J.P., Nashville. December 25, 1890. JACOB A. FAULKNER, age 23, of Irvington, born Washington County, occupation farmer, first marriage, father ABNER FAULKNER, mother MARIAH RAILEY, married CHRISTINE B. STILLEY, age 20, of Irvington, born MO, father SAMUEL STILLEY, mother MARG A.K. Witnesses: John George, et al. E.M. Sweckard, Pol. Mag. May 29, 1912 ELLA MAY MITCHELL, age 23, born Nashville, resident Nashville, first marriage, father SAMUEL MITCHELL, mother MARY ROGERS, married OSCAR BRANDHORST, age 22, resident of Nashville, born Nashville, occupation miller, father CHRIST BRANDHORST, mother SARAH HAWTHORNE. Witnesses: F.W. Finge? and Clara E. Green. W.P. Green, County Judge, Nashville. February 18, 1905. DORA MITCHELL, age 22, born Washington County, resident of same, father SAM MITCHELL, mother MARY RODGERS, married GEORGE SHELTON, age 24, born Washington County, resident of same, occupation laborer, fatherr F.M SHELTON, mother MARTHA SWAN. witnesses: S.C. Burns, maggie Burns. J.C. Burns, J.P. March 28, 1901 RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 23, born Nashville Twp., resident Beaucoup, occupation farmer, father SAM MITCHELL, mother ROGERS, married EMMA F. WALKER, age 21, born Richview, resident Beaucoup, father GEO JH WALKER, mother SOGAN?. Witnesses: Bertie Muskeu?, et.al. W. J. Shirley, M.G. April 14, 1925. PERRY R. MITCHELL, age 22, born Beaucoup, IL, residence Beaucoup, father RUDOLPH MITCHELL, mother FLORENCE WALKER, married EMMA STAHLER, age 21?, born Beaucoup, father PHILLIP STAHLER, mother MAY FINCHOUTTE. Witnesses: DWIGHT MITCHELL and MARY WALKER? R.R. Howe, M.G., Nashville, IL. Washington County Births: March 18, 1903 PERRY RICHARD MITCHELL, first child born to EMMA MITCHELL (NEE WALKER), age 23 and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 26, occupation laborer, in Beaucoup, IL. JUNE 22, 1904 DREW EVERETT MITCHELL, second child born EMMA MITCHELL, (nee WALKER), age 24, born in Richview, and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 25, born in Nashville, occupation laborer, in Beaucoup, IL August 3, 1906. DWIGHT SHERMAN MITCHELL, third child born in Beaucoup to EMMA MITCHELL, nee WALKER, age 26, born Richview, and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 28, born in Nashville, occupation dairyman. February 2, 1909. HARRY EMANUEL MITCHEL, fourth child born in Beaucoup to EMMA MITCHEL, NEE WALKER, age 29 and RUDOLPH MITCHELL, age 30, occupation dairyman. Hope that this helps someone. Wish I could find this much info on my Mitchells. 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Can any of you give me the name of a good reference History book for Washington County or Madison County, IL? Had these before seem to have miss placed them. Tammy

Now that we are into the New Year, etc. A little excursion is being planned for delving further into the resources available in Washington County. The Library in Nashville, and whatever or wherever else seems to be appropriate along with the weather being cooperative will determine the outcome. If anyone would like to join in on this during the middle of January - please e-mail us privately. The 15th through 20th is the tentatively planned days. Marci, are you still interested? A little research, dining out, chit chat (trivia), or whatever else legally generates a "good time" is the agenda. As for anyone wishing something looked up at the library, or maybe wishing some tombstone transcription or even a tombstone photograph please e-mail us privately with any pertinent information. Wayne & Marie Hinton [email protected] [email protected] http://genweb.net/~hinton/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3564

I find the "it happen here" and "odds and ends" WONDERFUL. Please keep it up..it has actually helped to jog some relatives memories into remembering things they had long forgot. Still searching LYONS family from Washington County. Thanks, Sheri ---------- > From: Ira & Marci <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILWASHIN] Ends and Odds..... > Date: Thursday, December 23, 1999 9:40 PM > > For those of you who don't get the Nashville News: > > Nov. 24th 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > The Buckeye Auto Parts Company opened for business with Wallace C Maier as Manager. > > A barn owned by First National Bank of Nashville, located near Huegely, was destroyed by fire. > > Wedding: Martha Koss and Ben Rusiewski, both of DuBois. > > Deaths: Miss Laura Buening 27, of Hoyleton and John Sandmeyer formerly of Nashville > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Maude Mallott, year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mallott, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the back seat of her parents auto which was stuck in the mud near the McKinley school. The victim was born near Oakdale. > > Elmer Junghans 30, of Okawville was killed by a car near Decatur. > > Mrs Joe Lane formerly of Beaucoup was killed in an auto accident at Chickasha, Oklahoma. > > Wedding: Bernice Novak of Ashley and Roland Schaefer of St. Louis, Mo. > > ********************** > > Dec 1, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Hollis Davis was named manager of the Nashville Standard Oil Service Station. > > Wedding: Emma McCluren of Oakdale and Rev. Thomas Davis of Nashville. > > Deaths: Mrs Carolina Rabenort of Nashville, Joseph Keigley, a native of Dubois, Henry and Caroline Sachtleben , formerly of Hoyleton. William J. McDowell of Nashville, John Huston formerly of Nashville, John Lietz of Okawville, and mrs Royal Bryan of Nashville. > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Richard Kraus 44 a farmer from New Minden died of Lockjaw. > > John Burnett and his son, Ralph were found guilty in county court of attempting to steal corn from the farm of Roscoe Qualls, south of Nashville. > > Weddings : Marie Moore of Scheller and Charles Smith of Nashville. Rose McKinstry of Todd's Mill and Eugene Smith of Pilot Knob Twp. > > Elmer Newcomb was ill with rabbit fever. > > Death: Mrs Bernard Zyk of DuBois. > > **************** > > Dec 8, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Charlene Chastain 23 of Nashville was killed in an auto accident in honolulu, Hawaii . She was to be married on Thanksgiving Day. > > Deaths: Mrs Belle Carson (nee Ragland) formerly of Washington County. Mrs Will Beattie a native of Oakdale. > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Mrs Margaret Jones became the first woman to serve on a Washington County Grand Jury. > > Weddings: Virginia Mathes of Greencastle Indiana and William Robinson of Oakdale. Josephine Prange of Posen and Hieronim Horwath of Chicago. Clara Eigenrauch of Addieville and Authur Fenton of Belleville. Vera Klingenberg of Stone Church and Sidney Luechtefeld of Lively Grove. > > Deaths: Fred W. Nollman of New Minden and Mrs Minnie Schuette of New Minden. > > Misses Virginia and opal Jaspring of Addieville were crittically injured in an auto accident west of Nashville. > > *********************** > > Dec. 15, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Elmer Federking had his second finger amputated when he got it caught in a sausage grinder while helping the butcher. > > John Nolte was found dead in bed. > > Weddings: Marion Obermann of St Louis and Howard Roland Bieser formerly of Nashville. Oley Schrieber of Nashville and Raymond Schnitzmeyer of Hoffman. Dorothy Zacheis of Nashville and Edwin Jones of Richview. Freida Krughoff of Hoyleton and Rev. Emil Hotz of Metropolis. Helen Teel of Nashville and Loren Kraus of E. St Louis, IL. Irma Weeke and Elmer Rennegarbe of Okawville. > > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Constance Dodilet of Irvington won the Washington County spelling contest. > > Deaths: Mrs Mary Kemper of Nashville. Mrs Anna Wehmeyer (nee Jaspering) of Addieville. Walter Buhrman formerly of Nashville. John Bledsoe of Ashley. Robert Gaines formerly of Ashley, Martha Lawhorn formerly of Ashley, William Hanke of Covington. > > Weddings: Lou Schuette of New Minden and Gilbert Evers of Covington. Elizabeth Fortmeyer and Carl Koelling of Irvington. > > ********************* > > Dec 22, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Mrs Ferd Friedrichsmeyer of Hoyleton died of injuries she received when the buggy she was riding in was struck by a car. > > Delio Helbig Elkton farmer and father of ten died of blood poisoning. > > Deaths: Milton N. Reinstarler 27, and James Anderson formerly of Nashville. > > Weddings: Sylvia Struever of Covington and Alfred Bude of Centralia. Opal Ragland and Edward Huck of Nashville. Adeline Doelling of Addieville and William Podesta of St. Louis. Agnes Fortag and Ralph Mischke of Ashley. > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > John Meyer Sr. of Addieville, a Civil War Veteran died at the age of 87. > > Robert Richards 24 of Nashville was killed in a plane crash in CA. > > Deaths: Mary Juenger of Marrissa a victim of tuleramia (rabbit fever). Elise Caroline, 3 year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs John Frank (Laverna Middendorf) of Pinckneyville. Mrs Nancy Carr of Elkton. Mrs Susan Donnelly (nee Cunningham) formerly of Elkton. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Washington County ILGenWeb genealogy page at: > http://mypage.direct.ca/m/mid/northam.html > >

Hi John, It is true that YOUR library has little on Washington County, IL. Of course they haven't, neither has any other Library because the County officals have been a big stumbling block for years and years. Maybe its because they met some rude person claiming to be a Genealogist, but for whatever reason, this group has gotten more information in the last six months than I had been able to get from them in 40 years. Now, I call that progress. Happy Holidays, give people a chance to unwind from them and we can ALL get down to business. Let's coordinate efforts this year and see what we can accomplish. Edith from Colorado -------------------- > > Might mention I spend 2+ days per week at the No. Independence Genealogical Library here in Missouri. Your county is not well represented with information, so I signed onto this site. My G-grandfather was the village > > blacksmth in Nashville for 40 years. > > --------------------------