Wayne Co., IL Researchers Below my name I am forwarding email to you about the Dept. of Land closing Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator Wayne Co. ILGen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1 =============== To Researchers The U.S. Department of the Interior, has been directed by court order to disconnect all databases that allow access to "individual Indian trust data". Since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is under the directive of the DOI, it has been disconnected, along with some other vital databases. You can read the DOI memos concerning the court orders at: http://www.doi.gov/ Below are more links if you are interested in the latest news about the court order disconnecting the DOI's databases, including our favorite Land Patent Search at the Bureau of Land Management. Briefly, the databases that seem to be affected are: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Reclamations (BOR) Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) Minerals Management Services (MMS) National Parks Service (NPS) another favorite! Office of Surface Mining (OSM) http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/11/interior.reut/index.html http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,48980,00.html Official US Executive Websites and their acronyms: http://www.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html

Dear Folks, At this URL, http://www.jasper17.wayne.k12.il.us/Museum/civilwarimages/ff_lincoln_connection.htm is made this statement that is of importance to me... "In 1866, about a year after Lincoln was assassinated, Hesler's studio passed into the hands of George B. Ayres. The full impact of Lincoln's legacy had not yet dawned on people, but Ayres decided to keep the negatives as mementos. A year later he sold the studio and moved East, taking the negatives with him. Five weeks later the studio burned. Ayres left the negatives to two daughters, and in 1932, a Philadelphia lawyer accepted them in lieu of a fee and debt on the estate of one of the daughters. When the attorney attempted to send them by mail to St. Louis, the negatives were broken, making it impossible to obtain any further prints from them. They were turned over to the Smithsonian Institute. These were believed to be the only existing negatives of the historic picture until the fall of 1952, when King V. Hostick, Springfield collector of historical documents, found a duplicate set of negatives in an assortment of effects he bought in Philadelphia from the Ayres estate. This print was made from one of these negatives." Note, please, that one King V. Hostick is mentioned as the recipient of the remaining negatives. Now I feel certain that he is no longer alive, but I am curious as to whatever became of these negatives. George B. Ayres (George Bucher Ayres) descends from a common ancestor of mine, and as I am carefully researching the entire branch of these Ayres from County Antrim, Ireland, I seek to learn all that I can about him. Indeed, I know quite a fair amount! Can you tell me at all about Mr. Hostick? P.S. I am not related to any Illinois, or nearby AYRES. George came from Philadelphia and returned there. He was not a native. Thanks! Thanks, Vincent E. Summers

Thanks to all who responded to my "cry" for help. You all are more than kind! K. Verdaine Hooper 826 Hwy. 75 N Marked Tree, AR 72365-9434 870-358-2489

I am told that there is a Charles/Charlie/Charley Carter buried in the Thomason Cemetery at Wayne City, IL. I would like to know who is buried next to him. Thanks for the help. I am working on a "long shot"! -- “...whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Rom. 10:13 K. Verdaine Hooper 826 Hwy. 75 N Marked Tree, AR 72365-9434 870-358-2489

I am changing ISP and so will unsubscribe for a few days. I will return! For now, please use <[email protected]> to reach me. Thanks, Rick Springer

This only affected people with AT&T, about 1.4 million people. There are still 3 million others on the @home network that did not have their service cut off. On Feb 28, 2002 @home will be going out of business and all the remaining customers will be transerfered to their local cable company for service. Thanks, Mike Clemmons -----Original Message----- From: d1anna [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 7:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILWAYNE-L] New Link Wayne Co., IL Researchers I added a new link, of which goes to the Fairfield radio station. This site has daily activities as, sports, obits, weather, and more. Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator Wayne Co. ILGen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1 ==== 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/

Wayne Co., IL Researchers FYI, I was one of the many people that got cut off and out of service Saturday 12:01a.m. until late Tuesday night. The reason was, @home.com pulled the plug on us. Therefore, if you are contacting someone with @home.com as their server, the email will bounce. Most likely, when their email is restored it will be as mine, @attbi.com. AT&T BI will NOT forward any @home.com users to our new server. So, if you know anyone using @home.com change it and try @attbi.com My NEW email address is: [email protected] Please change this in your address book. Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator Wayne Co. ILGen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1

I just received two messages from [email protected] I downloaded one to a floppy and my computer notified me that it contained a virus. I tried to send a message concerning this and it was returned. Both concerned either Barney Wells or the Garrison/ Wells/ Clark family. I think it may have been someone from this news list. If anyone knows how to contact them please do so. [email protected]

I have Norton myself, and have not tried this, I obtained the following information from another list. If you do not have an anti-virus program you might want to try it. "I hope you all have an antivirus program installed on your computers.  If not, now's the time to get one and use it.   You can download a free program at the following site.     http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.html

Dianna has asked me to send this to the list. Once again she is without a computer. AT&Tbis her provider and they are not functioning at this time. Anyone who is on athome.com cannot receive or send email. It is her understanding that anything sent to someone will bounce. She will be back as soon as ATT&T gets its act together or she finds another provider. I told her that if she didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. Peg

Sandra: My grandfather, Frank Obdiah McKitrick, of Wayne County had three brothers. One of them may have had a daughter by the name of Betty. Frank had two daughters, my mother Alice and one sister Mildred and three sons. They all lived in the Sims, IL area, which is not far from Bluford in Jefferson County. Marion Farris

I am originally from Wayne County, IL. I have not lived there for several years. About three years ago, I started working on the Farris genealogy and have since branched out into the other lines mentioned above. My father was George Washington Farris (1898-1985), my mother was Alice Elizabeth McKitrick (1908-1993). My father's mother was Martha Arabelle Trotter (who's mother was Polly McCormick Trotter); my mother's father was Frank Obidiah McKitrick and her mother was Ora Dell Edwards. If anyone has any information on any of these lines I would be glad to hear from you. Marion Eugene Farris, email [email protected]

The Wayne County Press published several pages of material on "The Sheltons of Wayne County" in their Millennium Issue, Thursday, December 30, 1999. These articles are very informative and you may be able to find them in the Wayne County Library in Fairfield.

Good Morning Wayne County Listers, There have been articles in the Wayne County Press about a new book that has been written about the Shelton Gang that lived in and around Wayne County during the 1940's/50's. The book was written by Taylor Personeau. It can be ordered through the author's website at www.downstatepublications.com <http://www.downstatepublications.com/> . The Press article says that the author interviewed a Shelton descendant for the book. This is not an endorsement or advertisement for the book, I haven't even read it, but there has been several articles about it in the Press and I thought anyone interested in the Shelton family might want to know about it. Diane Lehner

Wayne Co., IL Researchers I added a new link, of which goes to the Fairfield radio station. This site has daily activities as, sports, obits, weather, and more. Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator Wayne Co. ILGen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1

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Martha Are you also interested in all McIntire and/or Rankin obits? I am not able to help you with this one but I do have several 1980's and 1990's obits. I searched both surnames and got several responses on each. The newspaper is on microfilm, Wayne County Press. Don't know if you can go through library loan (or would want to for 1 obit). But as Guy said maybe one of our subscribers that live there will be able to help out. Let me know if you do or do not get anyone to help you. Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator Wayne Co. ILGen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1 Martha Shearer wrote: > > I would like to have an obit for a Mary Louise McIntire Rankin who died in Fairfield IL on 8 Jan 1973. If no one has access to obits, could you at least tell me of the newspaper for Fairfield or a public library that might have a collection of obits. > Thanks, Martha Shearer in So CA > > ==== 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/

Martha -- Fairfield has a nice public library -- I have done some research there. If there was an obit published in the local paper, I'm sure they would have it. Of course, that doesn't do you much good out in southern California, but perhaps one of the subscribers in the Wayne County area can look it up for you. Guy Colby in Texas

I would like to have an obit for a Mary Louise McIntire Rankin who died in Fairfield IL on 8 Jan 1973. If no one has access to obits, could you at least tell me of the newspaper for Fairfield or a public library that might have a collection of obits. Thanks, Martha Shearer in So CA

LDS Film # 1642750 William Sherman Carson, grey eyes, brown hair, RFD 3, Cisne, IL born 13 Mar 1880, age 38; nearest relative: Nora Carson, wife. Loy Carson Spaulding born 25 Sep 1895, age 21 Henry Squire age 42, born 11 Dec 1875. Nearest relative: Linnie May Squire Charles Ray Squire born 16 June 1880, age 38, saw milling; nearest relative: Artelia Kate Squire, wife. Luther Burl Ray b. Nov 1885; nearest relative: Edward Morris Ray Charley Ray Jr, age 26, born 4 Nov 1890 at Indian Prairie, Wayne IL. "support of father" and stomach trouble.