At one time, part of Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield had an area reserved for veterans. I doubt that the area was marked for veterans as such in 1863. You could possibly locate the cemetery records through the cemetery administrator or get some kind soul to check it for you.

Larry You came to the right place to find data about John Reid Smith. John and wife Polly (Myers) came to Wayne Co., IL and there is data of them and their families on the site. John is buried at the Olive Branch Cem. and there is a photo of his stone on the site. Go to Cemeteries, Olive Branch and scroll down. In fact, most of the people listed here are related to John. Yes, John was in the War of 1812, as written on his stone, of which says the unit he also enlisted with. The birth data on the stone is 1790 and his death date is 1860. He was not in the 1860 Mortality, so he might have died after June 1, 1860. Now his bio (on the site) says he was born 1775 in NC. and the census reports state NC for birth place. As for where in KY, I have not found a location and often wondered if it would be on his enlistment record? Have you contacted Laurie, a gggrand daughter who has lots of information on this line? Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne host: http://www.iltrails.org/Wayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1

Hello, does anyone in Wayne Co. IL, or elsewhere, have recommendations regarding finding a lost burial plot? My Great Uncle Daniel POTTER d. 1863 was buried (it is said) in Veterans Cemetery Wayne County, IL. Is there anyone who may have the list of burial plots? Thanks. Elaine Suhre

Larry I just came back from a trip to Surry Co, NC where many of my ancestors lived before migrating to Jefferson and Wayne Counties in IL. and patents back into the 1700's. I copied one from my Davis ancestor there. Check out the Surry Co, NC website. http://www.geocities.com/~surryco/ There is also a genealogy society in Dobson and dues are only $15 a year. You might try there. There is a wonderful library in the community college in Dobson, Surry Co, NC that has all kinds of records. The courthouse in Dobson has lots of info too. I scanned in copies of my ancestor's marriage records and land patents back to 1782. Many people came to southern IL because they got land grants in return for military service. Sandy (Whalen) Bauer http://whalen-family.org Larry smith wrote: > I am looking for John Reid Smith who was in Capt Matson's Mounted Rifles > in 1813 during the War of 1812. This is documented in "Remember the > Raisin". This means he enlisted in Bourbon or Harrison county Kentucky. > The first paper I have on him is a marriage in White county, Illinois in > 1818. He died in Wayne County, Illinois in 1860. > > His birth was reported to be 1790 in North Carolina or Virginia. Can > anyone advise me on where to look for a young male in Kentucky records? > I have no starting location to begin my search in North Carolina. The > only clue is a careless entry on a census when he reported his > birthplace as being in Virginia. I imagine that he must come from a > border county. > > Larry Smith > Tacoma, WA > > ==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, > contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] > Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/

I am looking for John Reid Smith who was in Capt Matson's Mounted Rifles in 1813 during the War of 1812. This is documented in "Remember the Raisin". This means he enlisted in Bourbon or Harrison county Kentucky. The first paper I have on him is a marriage in White county, Illinois in 1818. He died in Wayne County, Illinois in 1860. His birth was reported to be 1790 in North Carolina or Virginia. Can anyone advise me on where to look for a young male in Kentucky records? I have no starting location to begin my search in North Carolina. The only clue is a careless entry on a census when he reported his birthplace as being in Virginia. I imagine that he must come from a border county. Larry Smith Tacoma, WA

Hello all; I have decided to take my research up to a new level. I have done this before for people and I have been slacking off for which I apologize for. I have a part-time job that is driving me insane and the only thing that I have on my mind is doing research. Whether it be for me or for other individuals. I was talking to a friend of mine this morning and the more we talked about it the more I wanted to get back into it. So if anyone would like to have some research done and can be patient with me I will be happy to do what I can with the resources that I have. The only draw back is that I will have to charge alittle more for my time cause I have decided to work as hard on any individuals that seek my assistance in finding their lost ancestor as I would if I were searching for mine. I can't promise that I will find what you all are looking for but I will give it the old college try. My rates will be reasonable. For more information please e-mail me individually. Sincerely, Michelle Young Things that I will include in my research: Death records Birth records Wills Pictures of cemetery stones Location of cemeteries For information that is copyrighted will give out book name and information on how to purchase it.

I would like to welcome those of you new to this site and tell you there are some really great folks who are willing to help just for the asking. I, myself do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. There are Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can. There are 3282 prisoners on record from the state of Illinois and more than 1000 who died here, I thought I would send my offer. Here are my sources of research. There are 2 online databases to do lookups.....One by name...one by Company and Regiment. I also have a copy of the Dorence Atwater Death list which has the names and grave numbers of 12960 graves with only 460 marked as " UNKNOWN " This along with a CD I have which contains 34,000 names of the 45,000 who were imprisoned there which helps me find prisoner records because of misspellings of the names or alternate names. I visit the prison site every couple of weeks and have access to the onsite databases as well as the physical files. I would like to let you know of another service I offer which is to take photos of graves for a small fee. Please do not consider this spam as my research offer is FREE for the asking and will be posted on this county site only once. If there is anything I can do in helping your research at Andersonville, please just ask. Kevin Frye Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned and died in captivity while in the service to our country http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/

In a message dated 6/23/02 2:04:14 PM, [email protected] writes: << Would be glad to look in my data base to see if you connect. >> Would you look and see if you have any BRANCH or STRIBLING? Carolyn Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma!

Trying to locate des of Isaac and Mary W(o)olverton Sharp who were in PA in the late 1700s. I have about 1000 page book to publish if I can ever let go of it. The surnames of those who intermarried with the des of Isaac and Mary Sharp number in the 100s. The major points of migration before 1910 were: OH, IN, IL, IA, MO, AR, TX, and OR. I have fd NONE that went to TN, MS, KY, AL, GA and so on. Would be glad to look in my data base to see if you connect. Thank you, Ira Sharp Dennis 31 years of research and still finding new material.

Fellow Wayne Co, IL researchers: Thanks to Richard Smith, we have some new gravestone photos for Bovee, Cincinnati and Pin Oak cemeteries. Please keep those photos coming! On a personal note, I've finally got my personal website hosted and my domain name active. If you want to see any of the families I am researching, you will not be bothered by banners or pop-up windows. Thanks Sandy (Whalen) Bauer http://whalen-family.org/

The Edwards County Historical Society has announced that their 1980 publication “History of Edwards County, Illinois – Volume One” is being reprinted. The first printing of 1,500 copies, which arrived in 1981, was sold out within 18 months. So in 1983 a second printing of 400 more copies was undertaken by the society. Copies of the popular publication have not been available for several years except for an occasional copy at a public auction or antique store. The first and second printings, with identical covers, were by Taylor Publishing Company of Dallas, Texas. That company is no longer in business, so the society chose the Higginson Book Company of Salem, Mass. for this reprint. Higginson specializes in reprinting genealogies and local history books. The facsimile reprint of the 538-page county history will be photoreproduced on acid-free, ivory colored paper and have a Class A archival quality hardcover binding, with gold lettering on the front and spine. This reprint will not have the embossed cover that Taylor used for the first two printings. The 1980 county history contains approximately 130 pages of general history about the county, 360 pages of family histories and photos, and an every-name index. Only a limited number of copies will be reprinted. Anyone who is interested in obtaining a reprint of the 1980 “History of Edwards County, Illinois – Volume One” should reserve one by sending payment to the Edwards County Historical Society, 212 West Main Street, Albion, IL 62806. The cost of the reprint is $55.00. If the book is to be shipped, an additional $5.00 should be added. Anyone living in the area can give a book order to Lois Goodson or Terry Harper instead of mailing it. The society still has a few remaining copies of their 1993 publication “History of Edwards County, Illinois – Volume Two” available. In addition, the society has several other publications available that contain a variety of records, including census, marriage, death, obituaries, land, military, cemetery inscriptions, guardianship, and schools records. The Edwards County Historical Society is open regularly on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM and other times by appointment. Membership in the historical society is open to anyone. The cost of an annual membership is $10.00 for an individual, $12.00 for a husband and wife, and $15.00 for a family. Life memberships are also available. Terry Harper

Does anyone have access to marriage records? My grandmother was married four times, twice between 1910 and 1920. If anyone can help me, I need lookups of the 2nd and 3rd marriage records. 2nd Marriage Brides's First Name: Mae or Mabel Bride's Last Name: Leftwich OR Krichbaum Groom's Last Name: Clark(e) Date: 1910-1915 3rd Marriage Brides's First Name: Mae or Mabel Bride's Last Name: Clark(e) Groom's First Name: Leon or Leonard Groom's Last Name: Hines Date: 1915-1920 I would also like to find date of divorce from Clark(e) if possible. Can anyone help? Glenda in Phoenix [email protected]

I just finished putting together a scrapbook/album of my father-in-law's Army days during WW II. I had a shoebox full of pictures, a book written for and by his squadron and family memories. I put everything in order interspersing stories to go with the pictures and it turned out really neat. I was glad I had it done to this point for his family this Memorial Day. I am waiting for his military records but that is a 5-6 month wait. When they come I will add to the story of this great man. Peg > >How wonderful for you to remind people of this. My dad was a 20 year >Army man. I have many wonderful momentos of his time in the Army. He >joined at 17 and went to World War II and served under Patton. When I >was 10 he took our family to the monument in Belgium dedicated to those >thast lost their lives in the Battle of the Bulge. That was the very >first time I ever saw my dad cry as he read the names of people I am >sure were his friends. He went on to serve in Korea and I was born >while he was over there. > >Thankfully my dad was wonderful at capturing photos of his time in WWII. > I also met his best friend from WWII who he maintained a friendship >with until his final days. > >Hopefully others with mementos realize how precious these things are and >do not destroy them. > >Sandy > > >gengar wrote: > >>This weekend or Veterans Day may be a good time to interview the veteran in >>your family and let them know how much you appreciate their service to their >>country. >> >>Do you know where they trained and when? >> >>Did they go overseas and if so when and from where and to where? >> >>Do you really know where they were stationed and when and what they did >>while they were there? >> >>Have you seen these places on a map? >> >>Do you know names of their friends and buddies while in service? >> >>Are there any photos of any of the places taken by your veteran? >> >>Do you know what it was like to spend Christmas overseas and have Christmas >>dinner in a Mess Hall? >> >>There is no one else who will have the memories that they have and there may >>be no better time for you to hear and record them in some way. >> >>Dot >> >> >> >> >> >>==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== >>Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, >>contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] >>Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ >> >> >> >> > > > >==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== >Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, >contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] >Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/

Dot How wonderful for you to remind people of this. My dad was a 20 year Army man. I have many wonderful momentos of his time in the Army. He joined at 17 and went to World War II and served under Patton. When I was 10 he took our family to the monument in Belgium dedicated to those thast lost their lives in the Battle of the Bulge. That was the very first time I ever saw my dad cry as he read the names of people I am sure were his friends. He went on to serve in Korea and I was born while he was over there. Thankfully my dad was wonderful at capturing photos of his time in WWII. I also met his best friend from WWII who he maintained a friendship with until his final days. Hopefully others with mementos realize how precious these things are and do not destroy them. Sandy gengar wrote: >This weekend or Veterans Day may be a good time to interview the veteran in >your family and let them know how much you appreciate their service to their >country. > >Do you know where they trained and when? > >Did they go overseas and if so when and from where and to where? > >Do you really know where they were stationed and when and what they did >while they were there? > >Have you seen these places on a map? > >Do you know names of their friends and buddies while in service? > >Are there any photos of any of the places taken by your veteran? > >Do you know what it was like to spend Christmas overseas and have Christmas >dinner in a Mess Hall? > >There is no one else who will have the memories that they have and there may >be no better time for you to hear and record them in some way. > >Dot > > > > > >==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== >Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, >contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] >Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ > > > >

hi, At one time it was common practice to have several towns of the same name in the state, and many towns and cities had former names with a few having had several, so if you have used a current map to find an old town name you may have created your very own brick walls or even worse you have connected with the wrong lines. "Bloomfield" is an excellent example of this common practice, just look at any current map and find it now in Johnson County close to Vienna, in 1958 it had a population of 80. Did you know there was another Bloomfield in Adams County? Close to Quincy, in 1958 it had a population of 25. There were others in Edgar, Fulton, Greene, Johnson and Scott Counties and all were spelled "Bloomfield." Plus precincts in Johnson and Scott Counties by the same name of "Bloomfield." Nine localities, all named "Bloomfield." Do you need more examples, maybe hundreds of examples? Sure hope you can easily see the point i am trying to make... many genealogies are out there now with improper connections because an inexperienced genealogist has picked the wrong county and matched up the wrong "SMITH" or "JONES" or "WHOEVER" because they thought they had the right county to chose from. Wrong connections are now made as the names that were available in that county were close so they figured a few misspellings or similar names would suffice. Or the town was the correct town but the county changed several times? Some still can't make the connection and are experienced enough to know that close doesn't always count, so they know they have hit a brickwall. My suggestion is that you jot down the towns your ancestors are known to have lived in and look them up on the statewide list of over 16,000 place names using your Ctrl/f keys to do the search. Copy down each county that each town appears in after the town name and you'll probably be amazed to find that instead of them moving all around the state they lived in a few neighboring counties. For details of when the town was active you could consult the web pages listed below for the 25 Northeast Counties as those are now online, the 44 South Counties will all details online by the end of this month, and the last 33 West Counties should have details online beginning this summer. When those new pages are up and running i'll send out an updated e-mail here and i'll post it on each Rootsweb county list as each county becomes available for research. BTW every fact is documented on every page. The following web pages are enormous and each will take over four minutes to download if your connection is a dial up modem and AOL is NOT busy and your computer is PROPERLY tuned. If you get a message that AOL is busy just rapidly tap on your reload button a few times and AOL wakes up and lets you in. It works for me as i use the IE browser instead of the AOL browser... here are the url's: <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/illinoygenealogy/myhomepage/writing.html"> Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of Each Illinois County</A> is a statewide list of over 16,000 towns, cities and townships known to have ever existed, grouped by county, covers all 102 counties. Each county now has "last updated date: brief description of the last update" at the beginning of each county listing. Each county has it's own listing of US Post Offices of 1859/60. For the 25 Northeast Counties and most of the 44 Southeast Counties, if a dash (-) after the name that indicates it is either obsolete or you won't find it on most current maps but it may appear on an older more detailed map, and as other counties are completed this will show on them as well. If i determined a listing was made either in error or it conflicts with other more reliable sources i've listed the source of information. This is the most complete list of its kind to be found anywhere. <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/illinoygenealogy/myhomepage/tv.html"> Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the Northeast 25 Counties</A> is a detailed list of everything known about each town, city and township, with over 5567 listings. Each county now has "last updated date: brief description of the last update" at the beginning of each county listing. Each county has it's own listing of US Post Offices of 1859/60 as well as a listing of the 1876 RR's and the towns the RR ran through. The following is listed on each town or city, if known, in this order: how it got it's name; former name; alias name; later name; present name; a dash (-) after the name indicates it is either obsolete or you won't find it on most current maps; the township the town or city is in; another county the town may overlap into; date of incorporation; elevation; railroad name of old and new; (Post Office history of: former name; when established and in which county; when discontinued; new name if changed; if active and the current zip); RFD in 1960 or 1990 mail to town; and 1990 population. For each township, if known: how it got its name; former name; later name; every town that has ever been in that particular township; currently the town that accepts mail for this township; and 1990 population. Each has all towns and townships known to be in existence from before 1818 up to 1990. <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/dennisvcarter1/myhomepage/heritage.html"> Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the Southeast 44 Counties</A> now has the following recent county additions (# of place names): Alexander (119), Bond (115), Christian (112), Clay (71), Clinton (103), Coles (136), Crawford (82), Cumberland (77), Dane (0), Douglas (63), Edgar (136), Edwards (45), Effingham (96), Fayette (120) , Franklin (137), Gallatin (85), Hamilton (103), Hardin (53), Jackson (169), Jasper (79), Jefferson (122), Johnson (84), Lawrence (86), Macon (178), Macoupin (202), Marion (120), Massac (83), Menard (81), Monroe (125), Montgomery (157), Moultrie (65), Perry (100), Pope (134), Pulaski (78), and Randolph (178), Richland (73), Saline (136), Sangamon (422), Shelby (139), Union (106), Wabash (88), Washington (106), Wayne (147), White (116), and Williamson (234)... each starting off with all towns, cities and townships known to have been in existence from before 1818 up to 1960. Later... current information, up to 1990, will follow in the summer or fall with over 5261 listings in total. <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/dcarter956/myhomepage/heritage.html"> Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the 33 Western Counties</A> is in development and will begin early this summer, with over 5209 listings. Will start off with all towns, cities and townships known to be in existence from before 1818 up to 1960 and current information, up to 1990, will follow in the fall or winter. <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/livingstoncounty/myhomepage/tv.html"> Illinois Family History Research: Timeline for Genealogy</A> is from the year 1400 to present, a chronological history of Illinois, United States, Germanic, British, France, and other European countries, each of these events have a bearing on family history. This list has been designed to help you also study your other lines that lived outside Illinois and each of the several thousand entries has been cited with its own source, over two dozen sources cited, and links to "the rest of the story" in many cases. This is the most complete list of its kind to be found anywhere. <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/livingstoncounty/myhomepage/business.html"> Livingston County, Illinois, Family History Research: Genealogy</A> is a master index of every family known to have lived in this county from 1831-1985. Several thousand surnames are listed alphabetically and each surname has each source cited, several hundred surnames have multiple sources cited, and 30 sources have so far been used. Many of these sources are online so you can easily confirm your suspicions of connections within a few minutes. Sources include records from biographies, cemetery, census, church, death, land and deed, marriages, military, etc., and a system is used so that by looking at the code following a surname you'll know the decade the record came from as well as the type of record and actual source. Many researchers from other states have found quickly found their missing connections from this index and i challenge other researchers to do this with a county of their choosing so others may quickly confirm their connections and be encouraged to research their roots. happy hunting dennis

Wayne Co., IL Researchers Happy Memorial Day to you all! I am sending a letter that a high school friend sent, it is a letter written home by a solider. Please take the time out to remember our vets, regardless to the war they served, lived and died for us, and for those serving us now in the middle east. I did not change the spelling, it is as he wrote it. I hope someone will enjoy it as I do. Don't forget to hang your flags!! Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1 ============ A letter home ============== Dearest Kathy (in the Swamp), You're right; camping in my Aliner is a far cry from what I experienced in the Army. There, my camping equipment consisted of a D-ringed shovel and a pile of sandbags. We dug a hole, lined it with sandbags, placed PSP (perforated steel plating--used for construction of air strips) over the hole, and then placed more sandbags on top, of course leaving spaces for an entrance in the back and firing positions in the front. We slept on the bare soil at the bottom of the bunker. On ambush patrols or listening posts, we slept on the ground wherever we happened to be. And it was like you inferred a few messages ago: once asleep, we became Purina Mosquito Chow. No, Aliner camping is quite luxurious in comparison. But where'd you get the idea that we have a dishwasher? Actually, we have about everything but. To be perfectly honest (lie), I bought the Aliner because it's the closest RV (recreational vehicle) in size to my trusty ole M113 Armored Personnel Carrier. I just have trouble finding the hatch that leads up to the .50 caliber machine gun on top. Switching gears: On a very rare serious note--Memorial Day is almost here. This holiday is intended to remember those who have fallen in battle while serving our country. Here are a few from my platoon: Anderson Turner, age 32. He was my squad leader, a sergeant, and was the first American I watched die. Two weeks after I joined the company, he was attempting to blow up an unexploded mortar round, that we found while on patrol, with a Ci-com (Chinese-communist) hand grenade when the grenade went off. Bernard Mattson, age 20, from Peoria. We called him Matt. He was the first of my friends to die. A small piece of shrapnel entered his left side, piercing his heart during a mortar attack. Twenty years after his death, I called his parents and spoke with his mom. She thanked me repeatedly for calling--they always pictured him alone in Vietnam, with no friends. I assured her that he was among people who cared for him, and that he did not suffer. Ralph Williams, age 27. He was my platoon leader, a lieutenant. He died after being wounded by a rifle round in one of his legs while searching a hootch (one-room building). His initial wound was not mortal; he was attempting mark an enemy position for an aerial attack with a purple smoke grenade and was killed by a satchel charge (explosive device) tossed into the hootch by enemy soldiers. Four others from my platoon also died in the same hootch. Last year, his son Jeff found me through my book. He was born three months after his father's death, and had been looking for someone who had served with him most of his life. My book provided his first link. His letter began, "I never thought that when the time had come to be able to talk with someone who served with my dad, Ralph Williams, that I'd be at a loss for words." I've since put him in contact with his dad's commanding officer and a friend who carried the radio for him. Both told him that his dad was an excellent soldier, and that he should be proud of him. Kellum (Kelly) Grant, age 20. He was scheduled to leave our company the next day; this would have been his last battle. I carry a piece of shrapnel in my chin from the recoilless rifle (bazooka) round that hit him in the chest, killing him instantly. Of course, there are a lot more. I will remember these men--fourteen in all--on Memorial Day, as I've done each year since coming home in 1968. Roger the camper

Wayne Co., IL Researchers Happy Memorial Day to you all! I am sending a letter that a high school friend sent, it is a letter written home by a solider. Please take the time out to remember our vets, regardless to the war they served, lived and died for us, and for those serving us now in the middle east. I hope someone will enjoy it as I do. Don't forget to hang your flags!! Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1 ============ A letter home ==============

This weekend or Veterans Day may be a good time to interview the veteran in your family and let them know how much you appreciate their service to their country. Do you know where they trained and when? Did they go overseas and if so when and from where and to where? Do you really know where they were stationed and when and what they did while they were there? Have you seen these places on a map? Do you know names of their friends and buddies while in service? Are there any photos of any of the places taken by your veteran? Do you know what it was like to spend Christmas overseas and have Christmas dinner in a Mess Hall? There is no one else who will have the memories that they have and there may be no better time for you to hear and record them in some way. Dot

Hello all; I am sorry to report that Dianna has been hit with a virus in her computer and will be unable to transmit for some time. She is trying to fix this problem as quickly as she can so that she can be back with us. She has asked me to e-mail the list and let them know what has happened to her. Also she told me that if anyone needs assistance to get ahold of me and I will direct all information to Dianna. Thank you, Michelle Young

Rebecca Warfield age 76 was living with Rebecca Johnson in the 1880 Census of Four-Mile, Wayne Co., IL I am trying to prove or disprove that this is the same Rebecca Warfield who was married to John Warfield of Hamilton Co., IL. Is there anyone on the list who can add some light to this theory? Kathleen Burnett