Thanks to [email protected] for the latest from the Washington County Marriage Register as I found my long lost great Aunt Rhoda Rogers; as well as information on my GGrandparents Nathaniel and Hester Stilley Rogers, though the spelling of Rogers (Rodgers) and Stilley (Stilly) are not what we understand to be correct . This information is greatly appreciated. Verlin "Buck" Rogers

Russell, Sorry for being nosy but who is the cousin? I enjoy reading the "Back When" things, too. I have a lot of old Nashville News (how far back, I refuse to say - but my hubby thinks for all my lifetime)! I am going to go thru the list of names being researched and see if I can find anything to share. Will share with the whole group as one of the names may be just what someone else is looking for. Kay from Washington County ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell D. James <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 8:50 AM Subject: [ILWASHIN] Nashville News stuff Marci, Please let us read those interesting things. Also, a cousin is about to die. She lives in Nashville. I would be pleased if you would keep your eyes out for the obituary. Thanks, Russell Russell D. James Delta, Colorado [email protected] ==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== Visit the Washington County ILGenWeb genealogy page at: http://mypage.direct.ca/m/mid/northam.html

>From Washington County Marriage Register: February 2, 1915. Jasper Newcomb, age 26, born in Richview, resident of same, occupation farmer, father's name Simon D. Newcomb, mother's name Lizzie McCaleb married Mary Emma Kane, age 22, born Elkton, IL, resident of Richview, father's name William A. Kane, mother's name Elizabeth Whittenberg. S.S. Smith, M.G., Ashley, IL. October 10, 1894. Wm. Newcomb, age 36, born Richview, resident Richview, occupation laborer, second marriage, father's name Levi? Newcomb, mother's name Anna Dennis married Rhoda J. Church, nee Rodgers, age 39, born Jeff Co, resident of Richview, fourth marriage, father's name Nathaniel Rodgers, mother's name Hester Stilly. Witnesses: C.?P. Cooper, et.al. Geo Vernor, Co Judge, Nashville, IL. October 30, 1915. Arthur Mitchell, age 27, born Willis Spring, resident of Nashville, occupation tailor, father Elza C Mitchell, mother Hanna Presly, second marriage, married Catherine Evilsizer, age 21, born Nashville, resident of same, first marriage, father's name Hy Evilsizer, mother's name Kate Whittenberg. Witnesses: Loretta Wehmeyer, Gorma? Parks. E.H. Wehmeyer, J.P., Nashville, IL.

In a message dated 12/28/1999 11:37:52 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << October 30, 1915. Arthur Mitchell, age 27, born Willis Spring, resident of Nashville, occupation tailor, father Elza C Mitchell, mother Hanna Presly, second marriage, married Catherine Evilsizer, age 21, born Nashville, resident of same, first marriage, father's name Hy Evilsizer, mother's name Kate Whittenberg. Witnesses: Loretta Wehmeyer, Gorma? Parks. E.H. Wehmeyer, J.P., Nashville, IL. >> I have this Evilsizer family information. Let me know wht you are looking for.

Marci, I have family tree maker but I found it hard to use so I haven't finished my genealogy in it. But other people say it is great. (Maybe I need to sit down and figure out how to use it..lol.) On the other lists I am on, people have said the extra stuff they want to us to buy it not good. That we all send our stuff in for free and they turn around and sell it. So a lot of people boycott them. As for your Newspaper I would love to read the columns. As for me, I got a printer for Christmas so now I don't have to send to my husband and then wait three days till he gets around to printing out something for me. whoopee!!......Ava :)

I use both programs. FTM does take longer to enter information. I use FTM to generate the reports and diagrams. I use PAF to generate the web pages. You can purchase the CD's with a full refund guarantee if you do not find any family history information that interests you. But I usually will verify content with some of the free lookup volunteers before I make a purchase. This is what I have done so far with both programs: http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1981/38405/genealogy John Greiman Highlands Ranch, CO [email protected] wrote: > Subject: [ILWASHIN] Question-2 of dem...... > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 12:34:03 -0600 > From: "Ira & Marci" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > So, here is the question. As some of you know, I have been using the PAF for my program. Well, Ira bought me that Family Tree Maker and I wondered if anyone else was using it. (I seem to remember that Tam was using it, I think) It seems like a way harder program to use, so I wondered if it is worth it??? What are the advantages? Disadvantages? Easier. make better reports or what??????? How much are these CD's that they offer? Are they worth it? Lemme know, won't you???????

Marci, Please let us read those interesting things. Also, a cousin is about to die. She lives in Nashville. I would be pleased if you would keep your eyes out for the obituary. Thanks, Russell Russell D. James Delta, Colorado [email protected]

Hi Marci, I have been using FTM version 6.0 for the last 6 months and find it really easy to use and the reports are really worthwhile. The kinship report especially good ... really helps when you are trying to explain to a not so interested party just where the 4x gt-aunts husband really stands in the picture. I tend to use that and the genealogical report a lot, not so much the others. I have several databases of different branches and it is easy to click in and out and backup on the way. The manual that comes with it, as manuals go, is pretty good whenever I have come unstuck I've found my solution. The only thing that frustrates me, and I must admit that I haven't looked for a way to turn it off, is the little yellow popup help boxes that flash up if you stay on a field without entering data. I bought the 15cd pack but I haven't looked at all the cd's yet but like Dot I don't find them very easy to use probably because i haven't taken the time to suss them out properly. When I do i will offer look-ups - so watch this space! As to bugs in the latest version - I am a cynical old computer programmer still programming after 20 + years. No software is bug free personally I wouldn't buy 'the only just released version" but a prior release and then an upgrade when the bugs have been ironed out!... I said I was cynical. Re the Nashville snippets from days gone by - keep 'em rolling! As far as I know my partners rellies didn't get to Nashville but you never know they just might have gone to visit little Miss Muffett! Well that's my lot. Love Margaret in warm and sunny Auckland, New Zealand where I am about to head off to the beach - eat your hearts out! Researching: WILG(US)(AS)(ERS), TALMAGE, PETTIT, GLENN in Washington and Randolph Counties

Hi Marci, The Nashville News items are great and interesting to read, even if we never see an ancestor. Thanks for taking the time to share them. I have not used PAF, but have used FTM (Family Tree Maker) for about 8-10 years. I think a lot of people seem to use it, so that is an advantage. Some parts of it have been improved in their latest 7.0 version, but I think it also came with more bugs that should have been cleared up before it went on the market. I have had to call for tech support twice for 7.0 and I am not sure the problem is corrected yet. There are some interesting reports that are available on it though. The 7.0 has a map feature, but I need to explore it more before I can say much about it. I have some of their CD's and like some of them, but not others. The 1850 census for the entire state of IL is worth the $55 or whatever it was. It is a set of 4 CD's. It is actual film images of the census and is indexed. If you choose to print a page, however, it is smaller than if you printed one directly from the census film. Some of the marriage CD's are not easy to search, in my opinion, and not all marriage CD's seem to work the same. I haven't figured out a way to search for a specific surname in a specific county, without starting with the other states that come before it alphabetically and going through all of their counties. It can be searched by a specific county and state, but I just have to scroll through all of the names to get to the name I want. Maybe I don't know exactly how to do it, but that is my experience. What I don't like about some CD's is that you don't know until you get it whether the particular counties in the state of your interest will be on the CD. For example, it may cover MO, but not every county, OR not for the date of your interest. I don't know if there is a way to find that information BEFORE you order or not. I don't see it in their advertisements. That is my 2 cents worth. Dot

Well, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas!(AND GOT LOTS OF GOOD PREZZIES)......I got a Cockatiel...his name is "Buddy Love", Paddy(my doggie) wanted to name him "Lunch" but that was nixed..... So, here is the question. As some of you know, I have been using the PAF for my program. Well, Ira bought me that Family Tree Maker and I wondered if anyone else was using it. (I seem to remember that Tam was using it, I think) It seems like a way harder program to use, so I wondered if it is worth it??? What are the advantages? Disadvantages? Easier. make better reports or what??????? How much are these CD's that they offer? Are they worth it? Lemme know, won't you??????? Also, as some of you know, I get the Nashville News, and I thought that if some of you would like....I could type up and e-mail the "happened 65, and the Happened 60 years ago thingee....and possibly the 55 years too....that way it would cover the WWII year(1944).......So what does everyone think? Should I do this for a while?? Well.....Lets see a little action on the list.....waddya think?? Love to all! Marci

Merry Christmas Everyone, Rabbit fever is what you caught by eating those disease-carrying rabbits before the first hard freeze of the winter. I can remember my brothers being told that it was too early in the winter to go rabbit hunting, so you can see that it can't just be an old time disease, can it? And you'd better say no. Although I couldn't find those two terms in the links that I checked below, interesting sights to go browsing for other diseases are: http://www.tip.net.au/~dnum/medico.htm is a good source for those terms http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/guide/epidem.html> is a good source about epidemics that occurred http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/disease.htm http://www.uftree.com/UFT/HowTos/SettingOut/disease1.html Dorothy Marci, thanks for typing those news clips in! That was interesting--I love reading that stuff. Emma McCluren may be a McClurken, so I was happy about that! I'll be running my company off too! What was rabbit fever/tularemia? Blessings, Laura untangling McClurkens

I hope all is well with you and your family this season. I wish you the very best in the coming year. May we all prosper and be blessed with all that we need. Have a safe and joyous season. Take care and keep in touch. http://www.casema.net/~pico/kerst/kerst98/index.html Wil Franklin

Thanks for your Odds & Ends.It didn't help my research but I'm sure someone will find a tidbit that helps.As always you know just how to perk up one of those days where all is done that can be done and all but us cyber fanatics are busy with real stuff. All kidding aside, this was sooo interesting.Its hard to imagine a time when someone getting a new car was news enough to make the paper. Happy holidays to all.May an angel keep you safe today and tomarrow......Emily Matthews in snowy N. Indiana where it is looking a lot like Christmas.

Thanks for posting those Marci, very interesting indeed. Merry Christmas to all of you Tammy

Shirley writes: > Oh mygosh! New found info, & I am > having a family dinner tomorrow!!!! (snip) Maybe all will leave early! Ha! ROFL! Hilarious Shirley! Marci, thanks for typing those news clips in! That was interesting--I love reading that stuff. Emma McCluren may be a McClurken, so I was happy about that! I'll be running my company off too! What was rabbit fever/tularemia? Blessings, Laura untangling McClurkens

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.

Some odds and ends from Washington County::::::: May 1921: Nashville: John Friend died at his home in Nashville after an illness which had extended over a number of years. He was 78 years, 11 months and 13 days. Survived by wife, 2 daughters and one son. Irvington: Arthur Mitchell is building a new barn on his premises in "Stringtown" Oliver Hoffman has added a brand new Ford to his list of earthly possessions. Richview: Mr. And Mrs James Vaughn and granddaughter Edna Smith were visitors in Ashley Tuesday. Willie Adams of St Louis is at home to spend the summer with his parents, Mr and Mrs D. J. Adams Mrs W. H Wittenburg of Centralia is spending a few days with her mother Mrs Ellen Cameron in Richview. Ashley: Miss Nell Rountree spent Tuesday in Centralia. W. L. Moss of Mt Vernon was a visitor Sunday in this city. Radiators repaired and work guaranteed at Shanks Garage. Miss Lois Smith of Carbondale spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Miss Ruth Coulter. If you owe C. H. Brown, he is now needing money to pay his accounts, call and see him soon!

Hi: Where did you find this info?? Curious about the John Friend.....He may be one of mine! Also the Rountree.......Oh mygosh! New found info, & I am having a family dinner tomorrow!!!! Probably both of them are related somehow! Maybe all will leave early! Ha! Regards, Shirley

Hello, I want to invite anyone doing research on anyone from Washington county that was in the civil war to visit my site on the 48th Illinois regiment. I have the roster of every man that was mustered in to 48th on line. I'm adding new information and pictures as I find them to the site.I have added many useful links for this regiment and many others. I hope that some of you might find a use for it. Best Regards Don 48th Illinois infantry http://black_eagle_129.tripod.com

I knew this list wasn't dead.......thankss guys....... :-)