my gggmother was oletha hughes. f. allen brewer hughes, mother eliz. tilton. i am so excited to find you! do you know allen brewer hugh's family? my grand mother oletha md. john m. smith of kty. do i need to tell you i have never beenable to find john m. smith family...ha. anxious to hear from you. i have info. on other siblings if interested. my fax line is 916-334-6084 incase you can not e-mail. THANKYOU! marsha

i am trying to locate any info on my greatgrandparents william e. watkins and zella lee holder..my grandparents were harold bufford and marilyn ruth watkins bufford mccabe..my mother is suzanne..my aunt and uncle are doris and james(jimmy)..my brothers and sister are rhonda, wm.anthony (tony), and robert (bobby) mills..if any one has any info that they feel might be helpful please let me know..thank you michelle west

In the 1880 census, your family was in Morrison, on Base Street as: Isenhart, Lydia F 42 W(idow) PA PA PA Albert M 10 S Son IL MD PA Florence F 17 S Dau IL MD PA Libbie F 12 S Dau IL MD PA Claudia F 8 S Dau IL MD PA From the Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrsion, IL Records: Lot 52 - Purchased by Lydia isenhart, Morrison, May 31, 1875. 1 stone - Father John W. 1836-1875 So, it would appear that John and Lydia are the parents of Albert and the 3 girls, and that John died in May 1875. They did not appear in the 1870 census in Whiteside.

From the Bent Wilson History of Whiteside Co., IL 1877 ASA CROOK was born in Rutland county, Vermont, in 1790. When nineteen years of age he moved to Erie county, New York, where he remained until 1831, when he came to Indiana, staying there only a year, and then moving to Michigan. His residence in the Wolverine State was of three years duration, and in May, 1834, he came to Prophetstown, and made a claim adjoining the present village. He then returned for his family, and going by the way of Knox county, engaged a Mr. Benjamin Brown there to go up to Prophetstown to do some breaking for him. He arrived with his family on the 4th of June, and as the breaking had been completed, planted it to sod corn, which produced a good crop. Mr. Crook erected a log house that season, and lived in it until 1839, when he built the large two-story frame house now owned by W. A. Taylor. In this house he entertained many travelers. He was probably the first Justice of the Peace in the county, having been elected to that office in August, 1835. He! was also Postmaster early in 1836. He was always a farmer, but like many other of the early settlers, made some money in selling claims. Mr. Crook's family was a large one, and endowed with strong constitutions. The children are all still living, and enjoying excellent health. Mrs. Crook is with her son Timothy D., in Nebraska, and is now eighty-four years of age. Mr. Crook died in Sharon. Henry county, in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Crook, the latter being a Miss Mary Dustin, were married in 1811. Their children have been: Theron, who married Miss Nancy Hamilton, and lives in Oregon; Timothy D., who married Miss Elizabeth Barker, and lives in Nebraska; Charles, living in Iowa; Asa, Jr., who married Miss Lucy Cole, and lives in Henry county, Illinois; Lydia, who married Norman B. Seely, and lives in California; Mary, who married Mr. Penwell, and after his death, Andrew T. Bracken, and lives in Portland; Cynthia, who married David Brown, and lives in Iowa; Lucy, who married Robert Wo! odside, and lives in Portland; Sarah, who married P. Bacchus Besse, and lives in Portland; Laura, who married Benjamin Mattson, and lives in Henry county, Illinois; and Caroline, who married David Vader, and lives in Iowa.

There is a list of the publications (incl. Cemetery books) available from the Whiteside County Genealogists on their web site (which I maintain) at: http://www.serve.com/bmosher/WSCGen/wscgen.htm I have almost all of these, and would be glad to do lookups! Bob Mosher, Whiteside County USGenWeb Coordinator

From my experience, the newpaper in Morrison has no copies. They can be found at the Odell Library on microfilm. Also a thought: I've found some obits in the Clinton Herald for people in Fulton, Morrison and etc. The Clinton Herald always had a section with reports of deaths from Illinois cities near Clinton. Hope this helps ! Cynthia

Phone number of Grove Hill Cemetery--815-772-2000. Janet

Morrison has a newspaper, the Whiteside News-Sentinel 100 East Main St. Morrison, IL 61270 Ph. 815-772-7244. Also you could try the Odell Public Library at 307 South Madison St. Morrison, IL 61270. Ph. 815-772-7323. The Whiteside Co. Genealogists walked the cemeteries a few years ago and put the names of people buried in the Whiteside County Cemeteries into books. I'm not sure if they did the town ones, but do know they did the country cemeteries. I don't know who has the records for the cemetery, but do know several people in Morrison, so if you don't get the answers that you are looking for, let me know and I will try to find out what you need to know. The library is a very nice one, so may have old newspapers on microfilm, if the newspaper office doesn't have them. Janet at [email protected]

Do you know if your Mary Crook was a daughter of Asa Crook? We are restoring the Asa Crook home in Prophetstown, just a few miles from Portland. Janet Goodell

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Thanks for the news article from the November 12, 1887, Tampico Tornado newspaper about the suit for refusal to pay the "drive-well" royalty demanded by the agent for William D. Anderson & Bros. representing the patentee. I am interested in the defendants: Samuel THOMPSON, Ruben M. THOMPSON, Fane THOMPSON Do you have any other information about the suit or what the "drive-well" apparatus pertained to? About the people I have mentioned above? Dave Sarles, Houston

I don't know if you can help me, but I am looking for information on an Arthur Frank that married Laverne Reese. Arthur was suppose to be from the Ogle, Carroll, Whiteside area, probably born 1915-1925. Arthur and Laverne had three children: Tim, Teryl and Sandra. I am seeking to find these three as they are cousins. Thanks

In a message dated 7/6/01 7:31:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > > > My William Hill , born 27 Oct 1783 in Rutland VT, migrated to Whiteside Co > IL from Rutland VT. His father was William Hill, Sr. who was in the War > of 1812 and died in a military hospital. He and his sons bought several > tracts of federal land in Whiteside Co. > > The sons were James (1810-1884); John (1812-1844); William III (1818-1904); > Ezra (1822-1909) my gg grandfather; Fordyce (1825-1907); Joseph > (1827-1911); and Joshua (1828-?). > > They bought land in the area of Prophetstown and were very early settlers. > Ezra's obit lists him as one of the three originsl settlers still > > > I have no information about William's brothers. Can you connect the dots > at all? > > > > > From the pages of the Tampico Tornado newspaper: November 12, 1887 Attorney O.F. WOODRUFF, of Morrison, was in Chicago last week and began fifty-two suits in the United States Court against as many defendants---principally residents of Prophetstown, Portland, and Fulton townships, this county, who refused to pay the "drive-well" royalty demanded by the agent a few weeks ago; in all the cases but one $2,000 damages are claimed, the one being $4,000. Each suit is brought in the name of William D. ANDERSON & Bros. representing the patentee. The following is the list of defendants: Andrew FERRIS George CARPENTER Geo. HITCHCOCK Orrin T. ALLEN Richard THOMPSON George DERBY Jabez WARNER Frank HADWAY George FALTER Daniel LEASHE Ed S. GAGE Edwin LANCASTER Charles LANCASTER Theodore BEARDSLEE John ELLSWORTH Samuel THOMPSON Samuel FIELD John ROSE Henry C. FELLOWS Charles Y. WHEELER Ruben M. THOMPSON John R. THOMPSON William BOOTH William KEEFER John RICHARDS Simon RICHARDS Fane THOMPSON Wm. R. McKENZIE Julius BAKER William BURTMAN Simeon WALTERS A.E. LOOMIS William HILL Ezra HILL Samuel SIMPSON Luther McKENZIE William TABOR Milton WOODARD Andrew J. WARNER Mike CARNEY Mike THEO Levi HOPKINS Geo. P. RICHMOND Charles ADAMS Orrin PADDOCK Silas W. LANGDON Nathan THOMPSON William FARRELL Emmet UNDERHILL Sherman G. BALDWIN John DYER Les ps - A.D. HILL, son of Benjamin HILL, both of Prophetstown in the 1880's, was the editor of the Prophetstown Spike newspaper -not sure if this might be a relative.

Please contact me with information about the parents of the Jesse Scott born in Luzerne 1790...who married Anna Sherman....who died in Como, Illinois about 1880. I cannot verfiy his parental lineage!!

My William Hill , born 27 Oct 1783 in Rutland VT, migrated to Whiteside Co IL from Rutland VT. His father was William Hill, Sr. who was in the War of 1812 and died in a military hospital. He and his sons bought several tracts of federal land in Whiteside Co. The sons were James (1810-1884); John (1812-1844); William III (1818-1904); Ezra (1822-1909) my gg grandfather; Fordyce (1825-1907); Joseph (1827-1911); and Joshua (1828-?). They bought land in the area of Prophetstown and were very early settlers. Ezra's obit lists him as one of the three originsl settlers still remaining-- along with his brother Joseph. I have no information about William's brothers. Can you connect the dots at all?

Hi, Jon, I am not familiar with Susan, but she could be a sister of John's. I am sorry I could not be of more help. If I come across a Susan in my search I will notify you. Good luck in your quest.

Nancy~ Sykes, John d April 9, 1890 Age: 71y 4m 25d buried on Lot 2A Residence, Clyde Sykes, Susannah d Oct. 20, 1892 Age: 77y 9m 4d buried on Lot 2 A.E. Residence, Chicago Sykes, William H. d Oct 23, 1904 Age: 46y 10m 1d buried on Lot 2 A.E. Residence, Chicago Dawn Everling [email protected] http://www.isd.net/dcurtis1 ----- Original Message ----- From: nancy hayden <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 1:27 PM Subject: Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison > I would like to know if there are any Sykes buried in > Grove Hill near the following: > John Sykes (14 Nov 1818 - 13 Apr 1890) > Susan Sykes (25 Jan 1815 - 29 Oct 1892) > William H. Sykes (22 Dec 1857 - 23 Oct 1904) > Thanks, > Nancy > > ===== > Researching: Adams (NH,MA), Bidlack (PA,OH), Carr (PA,OH), Clark (GB,IN,OH), Collins (DE,MD,OH), Denney (NC,OH), Gilbert (PA,OH), Hayden (MA,NH,IL,WI), Hodge (OH), Johnson (IL), Karr, Kerr(PA,OH,CA), Nisewonger (VA,OH), Owens (NY,IL),Peterson (Swed,IL), Ritchey (OH), Snyder (VA,OH), Stone (GB,NH,MA), Sykes (GB,NY,IL,WY) > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Did youir William Hill have brothers, John, Daniel, Jesse JR. John was my G G G grandfather, his son Jesse was my Grt Grandfather, born circa 1838, married Susan Fisher 12 Feb 1868 Morrison, Ill. They died between 1918-1921 Genesee Grove Cemetery along with two of 11 children.- Frank & Silvina Jane. in Section 7 Jesse was civil war vet. and so was his grandfather Jesse Hill, Sr. War of 1812 Regards Jon Hill

Hi, would you happened to have a "Susan Fisher", my Great Grand-mother who married Jesse Hill in Feb 12, 1968, Jesse born abt 1837-1839, Susan born Indiana abt 1848-1850 They both died in Genesee Grove Cemetery along with 2 of 11 children. Three of their sons, one my grandfather, were buried in Clinton Iowa, (my birth place), One buried 1931, at least two were buried in the 1950

I would like to know if there are any Sykes buried in Grove Hill near the following: John Sykes (14 Nov 1818 - 13 Apr 1890) Susan Sykes (25 Jan 1815 - 29 Oct 1892) William H. Sykes (22 Dec 1857 - 23 Oct 1904) Thanks, Nancy ===== Researching: Adams (NH,MA), Bidlack (PA,OH), Carr (PA,OH), Clark (GB,IN,OH), Collins (DE,MD,OH), Denney (NC,OH), Gilbert (PA,OH), Hayden (MA,NH,IL,WI), Hodge (OH), Johnson (IL), Karr, Kerr(PA,OH,CA), Nisewonger (VA,OH), Owens (NY,IL),Peterson (Swed,IL), Ritchey (OH), Snyder (VA,OH), Stone (GB,NH,MA), Sykes (GB,NY,IL,WY)