Looking for leads and information on the following people. Harry MILLER 1881-1868 Worked for Railroad married ? REED children Florence Arnold--Dexter Mo Margie--Michigan ________________ Edith MILLER 1888-1974 married Alvie CARLTON (From Macedonia HCI) Lived in Springerton children Herschel--lockport, Il Kenneth--Joliet, Il ___________ Ella MILLER 1889 married Johnson C. BIGGERSTAFF lived Pueblo, Colorado children Donald BIGGERSTAFF

Hello: Could someone tell me if there is a Missionary Baptist Church in Grayville? Which county is it in and how could I be in contact with anyone with the history of this church? My dilemma is: Who donated the property for this church and when? It is in regards to family living in Grayville in the early 1900's. Thank you

1920 census, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL: Creek, Frank, 23, m, w, labor, car shop Flossie 25 Flora J. 5 Franklin E. 1 yr., 7(?) mos. All b. IL, Frank's parents b. US, Flossie's IL. --- BLS <elvis5@shawneelink.net> wrote: > NEED INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING::: Sorry, I > have no dates , just all told by a relative, > but probably in later 1880's on foward. > THANKS > > > Flossie MILLER married Frank CREEK and lived in > Mt. Vernon, Il > > Her sister Mary married HALBROOK > > Perry MILLER married Dicie RUNNELS > (Adopted 2 children) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com

Hi! Do you have anything on him yet? He was born 17 August 1829, probably in Bedford County, Tennessee or Illinois. He died 16 July 1895, Maunee, Illinois and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Burnt Prairie, Illinois. He is the son of William Lee and Elizabeth Daniel. If you think this is who you are looking for, let me know and I'll be happy to share what I've got. Thanks for writing. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: jtarvin To: ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [ILWHITE] SHULL / MATTHEWS / LEE / HUNSINGER / DANIEL Debbie Hi. Could you tell me more about James Henry LEE At 11:29 PM 2/17/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Susannah MATTHEWS / MATHEWS was born about 1835 in Burnt Prairie, >Illinois. She married James Henry LEE on 3 February 1850, Burnt Prairie, >White County, Illinois ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Lee, Have you talked to Joyce in Missouri. She is an expert on the Morris clans in Saline area, and her line just may be Ben. I know she is aware of him. Her e-mail is jjj@fidnet.com. if she hasn't changed it. Ernie

Lee, I don't know if Denzil has a e-mail address but I doubt it. Both he and his sister, Doris Morris James, have telephone numbers in the book, I guess in Eldorado. I hate to put Doris' out on the computer. Both are in the Eldorado area. Ernie

Ernie Most of my line of Morris' settled in S.E. Missouri and N.E. Arkansas. Does Denzil and Ben have an e-mail address? Thank you for your reply Lee Kirtley

Edmond and Benjamin Franklin Morris of White Co Il are my line of Morris. Edmond William came from Maury Co Tn before coming to Hamilton Co IL. Edmond was supposedly born in Pittsylvania Co VA. Write me for more info exchange if you want more. Have been trying to document Edmond's parents who is suppose to be William Edmond of Pittsylvania Co VA. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: <ILWHITE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ILWHITE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 7:00 PM Subject: ILWHITE-D Digest V03 #44

Hi Lee, No, I don't believe the Benjamin Franklin Morris line is mine, but I have old high school friends in Eldorado who could be from that family. Denzil Morris is there and his uncle, Ben, is in Gallatin Co. Good luck. Ernie Heltsley

Ernie - I noticed that you are researching the Morris line in White Co. I am a desendant of Edmund Morris (my grgrgrgr Grandfather). He resided in Hamilton Co. but many family members lived in White and Gallatin Co. My line is: Edmund Morris b. 1798, d. 1836 Ill. Benjamin Franklin Morris b. 1825 d. 1871 Ill. Missouri Ann Morris Mills b. 1859 d. 1912 moved to Missouri Mary Louisa Mills Cline b. 1878 d. 1920 Mo. Audrey Cline Robbs b. 1897 d. 1957 Mo. Mary Louise Robbs Phillips b. 1919 Mo. Me Somehow I might have many family members in this line that are related to the While Co. family of Morris'. Would this be any of your family? I have info to share with anyone interested. Lee

I am trying to find where my ggg aunt is in 1860-- so far, I think she was unmarried with a son, and probably living with relatives either in White Co., IL, or Gibson Co., IN. She is Ann Crabtree, b. about 1827-1830, and her son is Franklin Crabtree, b. abt 1848. They are in White Co., IL, #1189, and in the hh of her sister, Liddy (Lydia) Crabtree Williams-- husband of Lydia is Benjamin. In 1861 Ann married a Rook, and in 1863 she married Bartlet Holland in Gibson Co., IN. Does anyone have an indexed 1860 census of White Co and could look up Ann Crabtree, or Ben & Lydia Williams, or George W. Crabtree? (GW and Ben probably did stay in IL and I think Ann would be with them). Thanks so much. Helen Zuber Keusch forever searching in the LAND, EDWARDS, WOFFORD, REEVES, MULLINIKS, CRABTREE, GOODWIN, CHAPMAN, BENNETT, ZUBER, BANGERT, ANTHIS, GOODART-GUTEKUNST, BANGERT, EAKINS, FORD-FOARD, SANDEFUR, MELTON, HANDLEY, EZELL, THOMASSON, and DUNCAN families. On hubby's side-- lines of KEUSCH, ZIMMERMANN, MEHRINGER, SCHITTER/SCHUETTER, SCHMITT, HOCHGESANG, HOPF, and BURGER (Dubois CO, IN).

Hello Kevin: Thanks for your note. Unfortunately I do not know the name of the father of my Elizabeth Daniel who married William Lee, but I know they lived in Bedford County, Tennessee. Maybe someone on the White County list will know and/or be interested in participating in the DNA testing. Are you looking for males or females to test? Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Wayne Quincy Daniel To: Debbie & Jim McArdle ; jdaniel@mail.usmo.com ; kevin@kevindaniel.com Cc: ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: Re: Daniel / Lee / Edwards Families, Hi Debbie, Thanks for your interest in the Daniel DNA project. We have results for two Daniel lines that left Tennessee and moved to Illinois. The earliest known ancestors of these lines were Edward and Basil/Baswell Daniel. There is more information about these men and contact links on our web site, www.danieldna.50g.com, on the Participants page. We need another participant from each of these lines to confirm our results. If these are not the lines that you are interested in, we would welcome participants from that line, as well. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Kevin Kevin W. Daniel Project Manager Daniel DNA Project ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie & Jim McArdle To: jdaniel@mail.usmo.com ; kevin@kevindaniel.com Cc: ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 5:18 PM Subject: Daniel / Lee / Edwards Families, Hi, I ran into your listing through the DNA page. I descend from the Daniel line through the Peter Lee line. Peter Lee was living in Bedford County, TN 1812-1829. He moved to Illinois after leaving Bedford County, TN. I am copying the White County, Illinois mail list on this as many DANIEL cousins are conducting genealogical research and this DNA test may be of some help to us all. Do you have any results yet from any of the DANIEL line that lived in Bedford County, Tennessee in the early 1800s? For the White County list, here are the DNA websites for any of you who may be interested: http://www.danieldna.50g.com/index.htm http://www.familytreedna.com/ White County researchers, please note there is also a test going for the EDWARDS surname. Debbie McArdle

Hi, I ran into your listing through the DNA page. I descend from the Daniel line through the Peter Lee line. Peter Lee was living in Bedford County, TN 1812-1829. He moved to Illinois after leaving Bedford County, TN. I am copying the White County, Illinois mail list on this as many DANIEL cousins are conducting genealogical research and this DNA test may be of some help to us all. Do you have any results yet from any of the DANIEL line that lived in Bedford County, Tennessee in the early 1800s? For the White County list, here are the DNA websites for any of you who may be interested: http://www.danieldna.50g.com/index.htm http://www.familytreedna.com/ White County researchers, please note there is also a test going for the EDWARDS surname. Debbie McArdle

I need a copy of the following probate record: Harrison Hutchcraft exe Mary Ann Hutchcraft 1864 Book A pg 101 If you can help, please contact me. Vickie

Hi Shirley, As far as I know, my William and Charlotte were born in N.C. and Va. in 1803 and 04. Somewhere they got married early and by 1828, they had their first child, Mary, in Tenn. Haven't seen the Rice name in any of the ones I believe are mine. There were a lot of Morris families in Saline, Gallatin and White. Probably, some are related. Some not. One lady in Mo., Joyce, is my top Morris authority. Her Morris line is very close to mine. I'll keep an eye out, you please do the same. Ernie

Found this in the 1910 Orel Twp., Wayne Co., IL census: Johnson, Silas, 83, b. IN, md. twice, this tiem 32 yrs., fa b, NC., mo b. unknown Cynthia J., 70, wife, b IL, fa b. SC, mo b TN; md. twice, 32 yrs., 11 children, 4 living ---------------------- And this in the 1870 census, Burnt Prairie Twp., White Co., IL: Johnson, Zachariah, 69,b IN/IL Barintha?, 54, b IL Mary 18, b IL Lucy 16, b IL Cynthia 14, b IL -------------------- --- finkle <finkle@ckt.net> wrote: > I am new to placing a request on a list, but > after reading so many I am > hoping that I do this right. > I am looking for any information on the Arthur > and Lucy Harmon Johnson > family, specifically on Zachariah Johnson and > son Silas Johnson, father of > my ggrandfather Alfred Baker Johnson. My > grandmother was Olive "Ollie" Jane > Johnson who married Lewis James Whitmire in > Wayne Co, IL. I have the family > names but not much information on them and hope > to add background to the family history. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

Ernie, Small world that William L. (or S.) Morris married a Charlotte, but that could have nothing whatsoever to do with your Charlottes in your Morris line. You don't know of a William L. or S. Morris, born in TN, who married a Mary E. Douglas in your group of Morrises, do you? Perhaps some cousins of your Morris family migrated to Norris City, as well. My main surname of interest is the Rice family. If I know something about the family that married into my Rices, I like to add some information, but I do not actively research the Morris family. Thanks for sending me the information on your line. Shirley

Hi Shirley, I wrote some detail on my Morris family a few times this week. I hate to bore people so maybe I didn't do it enough since you missed it. Just briefly: As far as I know my Morris family lived in White Co. just in the late '1920s and maybe early 30s, and that was on a farm just south of Norris City, almost in Saline Co. Back as far as about 1831 our ancestors lived in Eldorado in Saline. The first one, William and Charlotte Morris came via Virginia, N.C. and Lincoln Co.Tenn. to Eldorado in about 1831. By that time they had children, Mary, John F., and Eleanor J. In Eldorado, William and Charlotte had William W., Margaret A., and Owen M. John F. married Hester A. W. McClendon/McLellan sp??? 1854 and they had children: Joseph L., Virgil M., William C., and Thomas Delton (my grandfather). Thomas D. and Elnorah Shaver had Walter. She died, and Thomas D. married Nannie Bradshaw and they had twins, Rebecca Hester (my mother) and Mary Salinda. We don't know what became of John F.'s widow, Hester, after he died on Feb. 17, 1863 from illness training around Fort Massac and Cairo for the Civil War. We also don't know where John F. was buried. T.D., his two wives, and his uncle, William W.(Civil War vet), are buried in Wesley Church Cemetery, north of Eldorado. T.D.'s other uncle, Owen M. never came back from the war. Lost rack completely, so far. Three brothers joined at the same time, went into the 131st Ill. together. Two came home, one died there, one never came home. Don't think you wanted this much, but here it is. Thanks. Ernie Heltsley

Ernie, What was the name of the Morris you were interested in? Was it a different time frame? Shirley

I have had problems trying to transfer my Rice files from an older word processing program to Microsoft Word. I tried to get all columns straight this morning in my other e-mail, but I know that won't last with e-mail transmission. Also, I have discovered that was from a slightly older version of that particular Rice generation. There may be some repetition between it and the following: Henry Stirling, son of John Stirling and Catherine Taylor, was born between 1765 and 1775 and died in 1806 in Knox Co., TN. He married Elinor Stirling, daughter of John Stirling (I assume they were two different John Stirlings) and Hannah ________, on Feb 4, 1790 in Botetourt Co., VA. Elinor was probably born around 1770 to 1780. John Patterson Sterling, Sr., apparent son of Henry and Elinor, was born on 30 Jun 1799 in Knox Co., TN, and died on 15 Aug 1855. On 16 Aug 1821, John married (1) Sarah ("Sallie") Anderson in Knox Co. She was born before 1814 in Knox Co., and died about 1838 in Tennessee. John married (2) Elizabeth Bell on 20 May 1839 in Blount Co., TN. According to Harriet Vaught's book, White Co., IL Wills 1816-1916, John's will stated "his wife, Betsy Sterling gets land and livestock. Son John P. Sterling gets the farm we now live on after the death of my wife. Daughter Nancy, the bed, clothing, all the debts here and in the state of Tanasee be paid. All the other children to receive money. They are: Thomas Sterling, Henry Sterling, Margaret Sterling, Letty Sterling, Robert A. Sterling, and Jesse B. Henson is to have two more years on his promisary note over $169 if it is not convenient for him to pay sooner, with terms of interest. 7th August 1855. Witnesses: R. (Robert) A. Silliman and John A. Adams. Probated 22nd August 1858 by Ruben Emerson. These are the children of John P. and Sarah (Anderson) Sterling: 1. Thomas Sterling, born 29 May 1822 in Knox Co., TN. (See below) 2. Henry Sterling, born 20 Oct 1823 in Knox Co., TN, and died on 24 May 1886 in Blount Co., TN, and was buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Blount Co. He married (1) Sarah Caroline McCall on 5 Sep 1850 in Blount Co. Sarah was born on 16 Apr 1824 in Blount Co., and she died 21 Dec 1861 in Blount Co. Henry then married (2) Sarah Elizabeth Dunlap on 28 Oct 1862 in Blount Co. She was born 7 Jan 1831 in Blount Co., and died there on 18 Oct 1903. She was also buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery. 3. Nancy Sterling was born on 17 Sep 1825 in Knox Co., TN, and died, unmarried, 9 Feb 1902 in Stokes, White Co., IL. At the time she was living in the home of her brother, John Sterling. She was buried at West Union Cemetery in Carmi, IL. 4. Robert A. (Anderson?) Sterling was born about 1829 in Knox Co., TN. The censuses agree with this year of birth, as does his age of 57 in the record of his marriage to (2) Louise Compton in 1886, although the birth date of 1836 crept into his obituary. Robert died 9 Aug 1897 at his home in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL, a county north of and adjacent to Hamilton Co., IL. He was buried at Old Union Cemetery, Jefferson Co. According to Legacy of Kin by Harold G. Felty, Robert married three times, but only his last wife was named in his obituary - Miss Louise Compton. White Co. marriage records show his marriage to Mary Jane McClellan on 11 Dec 1851. Censuses through 1880 continue to show Mary Jane in his household as his wife and the mother of their children. Mary Jane was born about 13 Feb 1829 in TN, died 23 Feb 1884 near Sacramento, White Co., IL, and was buried in Sharon Cemetery, White Co., IL. Please note that had Robert been born in 1836 he would have been very young for this marriage. There is a marriage record copied into a book of Blount Co., TN marriages, transcribed from the actual records by Will E. Parham, for a marriage between a Robert A. Sterling and Nancy L. Brown that took place on 30 Jan 1855, but this would have been during the time of his marriage to Mary Jane McClellan unless there was a transcription error in the marriage year. It is possible that the Blount Co. groom was another Robert A. Sterling, very likely related to our subject. We do know that Robert A. Sterling's last marriage was in White Co., IL, on 17 Mar 1886 to Miss Louisa Compton, 40, of Grayville, IL. She was born, according to her marriage age, about 1846 and was the daughter of Joseph Compton and Elizabeth Graybell. Perhaps Robert had a second marriage between February 1884, when Mary Jane died, and March 1886 when he married Louisa. 5. Margaret Sterling, born 14 Aug 1831 in Knox Co., TN, and died on 17 Apr 1859 in White Co., IL. She married George Whitfield Miller on 2 Mar 1854 in White Co., IL. George was born 13 Aug 1819 in Enfield, White Co., IL. He died in 1886. 6. Falmier Sterling was born about 1833 in Tennessee. 7. Latimer ("Lettie") Sterling was born 11 Apr 1834 in Knox Co., TN, and died 8 Aug 1862 in Illinois. She was buried in West Union Cemetery, White Co., IL. Latimer married John S. Greer on 28 Mar 1855 in White Co., IL. John was born about 1834/1835 in White Co., IL, the son of Acquilla Greer. 8. John Patterson Sterling, Jr., was born about 1836 in Knox Co., TN, died on 8 Mar 1905 in Stokes Station (Indian Creek Township), White Co., IL, and was buried in West Union Cemetery, Carmi Township, White Co. IL. John married Martha Elizabeth Brockett on 14 Mar 1872 in Carmi, White Co., IL. She was born on 23 May 1945 in White Co., died on 19 Jun 1895 in Stokes Station White Co., and was also buried in West Union Cemetery. Martha was the daughter of William Win Brockett and Martha Matilda Bayley. 9. Sarah Anderson Sterling was born about 1838 in Knox Co., TN, and died before 1897. She married James Alexander Endsley, son of James Endsley and Sarah McGilliard, on 10 Feb 1853 in White Co., IL. James was born on 20 Mar 1833 in North Carolina and died on 25 Nov 1896 in Peru, Chautauqua Co., Kansas. He served during the Civil War: Co. G, 29th Inf. Regt., Illinois Volunteers from White Co., IL. One of James' sisters, Rebecca Jane Endsley, married one of Sarah's brothers, Thomas Sterling. Another of James' sisters, Deborah Endsley, married John Henry McClellan, the brother of Robert A. Sterling's first wife. Thomas Sterling, first child (above) of John Patterson Sterling, Sr. and Sarah ("Sallie") Anderson, was born 29 May 1822, Knox Co, TN. He served in the Union Army, Co. B, 56 IL Vol. Inf., but died at home in Sacramento, IL, White Co., IL on 2 May 1862, from disease contracted while in the army. Thomas was married on 11 Dec 1845 in Blount Co., TN, to Rebecca J. Endsley, by Harvey H. C. Caruthers (who had also officiated at the marriage of Nancy M. C. Sterling, in Blount Co., on 19 Jul 1832); Rebecca, the daughter of James Endsley and Sarah McGilliard, was born 29 Jun 1825 in North Carolina (date of birth listed as Jan 1825 in Vaught's White County, IL Cemeteries) and died 4 July 1901 in White Co., IL. She and Thomas were both buried at Old Sharon Church Cemetery, Sacramento, between Enfield and Norris City, White Co., IL. After Thomas died in 1862, Rebecca (Endsley) Sterling married #2 John Sigler on 6 Oct 1864 in White Co., IL. John Sigler had married his first wife, Isabella W. Black, on 2 Dec 1841, in White Co., IL. John and Isabella had been recorded as residents Shadsville, Hamilton Co., IL in the 1860 census. John was born 2 Nov 1809 in KY, and died 28 Dec 1902.