>From 1880 census, Hopkins: 68/68 Siefken, John F. M 38 Married Oldenburg Ol Ol Etha C. F 42 M wife Hanover Ha Ha Annie M. F 2 Single daughter IL Ol Ha (born abt 9 May 1878 according to "Births in Whiteside Co." by Sweger.) Gerd M 65 Widow Father Ha Ha Ha Susie....It's possible, just from looking at places of birth, that Gerd was Etha's father, especially if it was Etha reporting to the census taker. Just a thought. >From "Marriages in Whiteside Co. 1856-1882" by Sweger: SIEFKEN - TANISON, 15 June 1876 (Whiteside Sentinel) mar 14 June 1876 by Rev. Edward H. SMITH; J. F. SIEFKEN and Mrs. Etha C. TANISON, both of Clyde. >From "Index to Naturalization Records": Type Volume Page Date SIEFKEN (?) NICHOLAS Intention A INT p235 11 Mar 1871 SIEFKEN, NICHOLAS Final B FIN p364 25 Mar 1875 SIEFKEN, JOHN FRED Intention A INT p381 2 Oct 1884 Dawn Everling [email protected] http://www.isd.net/dcurtis1 for Whiteside Co. Resource List ----- Original Message ----- From: Susie <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 6:44 AM Subject: Siefken's > Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10917 > > Surname: Siefken > ------------------------- > > Re: SIEFKEN's in WHITESIDE CO, IL. > Looking for information on Gerd M. Siefken, John Fred Siefken, and Etha > C. Siefken. All were born in Germany according to the cenus records. These > 3 appear in 1880 IL cenus. Annie M., John and Etha's daughter, eventually > married Charles O. Hanson. > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10917 Surname: Siefken ------------------------- Re: SIEFKEN's in WHITESIDE CO, IL. Looking for information on Gerd M. Siefken, John Fred Siefken, and Etha C. Siefken. All were born in Germany according to the cenus records. These 3 appear in 1880 IL cenus. Annie M., John and Etha's daughter, eventually married Charles O. Hanson.

I'm trying to find if the old Erie Independent exsist and where. Does anyone know? Bonnie [email protected]

There will not be genealogy chat at www.freeportillinois.com this week. For the last few weeks participation has dwindled. I am not sure if it is because of changing the night or the nice weather. I would like some input from those of you who wish to participate as to days of the week and times that might be more conveniente. thanks, Lou Cook _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

The biography of James H. Baird (b. 1834) of Whiteside Co. is posted at: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/WhitesideBios/302 His parents were James Baird and Mary Wilson. He married Mary Brown in 1864. They had five daughters, one of whom married James Skinner in 1894. Is anyone researching this family? If so, please contact me. Wilson DeCamp Vienna, VA

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10916 Surname: Lachmund, Culbertson ------------------------- Robin, You could request a copy of the marriage license from the county clerk in Morrison...certificate #4444. LACHMUND, CARL V CULBERTSON, CARRIE J WHITESIDE 05/08/1877 / 00004444 In 1870, Carrie was in Fulton, in a household with a person, I presume is her father. 154/159 Culbertson, William P. 50 M PA Lumber Dealer Carrie J. 16 F IL Charles R. 13 M IL Fay, Eliza 40 F NY Domestic Wells, Mary A. 21 F CN x x Domestic Have some cemetery data, will send via Email. Bob

Johanna In the 1850 census in Whiteside County the family was: 409/409 Leander Bates 37 M Farmer NY Mary 36 F NY Peter 17 M Laborer NY Jacob 13 M Conn. Emily 9 F Conn. Frederick 9 M Conn. Mary J. 4 F NY Clemming 1 M Ill. This introduces a BIG question!! Clemming as a Male instead of Clementine! Unfortunately, if they moved in 1858, they would not show up in the 1860 census. I doublechecked and they were NOT there in 1860. With a 1 year old baby, if you have other information that shows Clementine is female, I would trust that! The census taker may have just misunderstood what he was told! Bob -----Original Message----- From: darryl & johanna [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: BATES Hi, I'm new to this list and looking for any information on the following : Clementine Bates, b. 16 Jan. 1849, Whiteside Co. IL Ellen Bates, b. 2 July 1852, Illinois Lillian Bates, b. 2 Apr. 1855, Illinois Parents are Leander BATES and Mary DEGARMO They lived in Illinois untill 1858 when they moved to Nebraska. Anything on these or other family members appreciated. Thank you Johanna ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10915 Surname: Shaw ------------------------- Jane, The Miscelaneous Cemeteries Book published by the Whiteside County Genealogists shows on page 16, in the Minson Cemetery, Prophetstown Twp., Whiteside Co., IL Shaw, H., d. Feb 27, 1865 - 61 yrs. Shaw, Mahala, w. of H. d. Aug 12, 1872 followed by about a dozen of their children, etc. Checking the 1860 census, I find: Shaw, Hiram 59 M MA Farmer Mahala 49 F VT Lucy C. 17 F OH Isabel I. 12 F OH Lyman P. 33 M Canada Adeline W. 32 F VT Burton A. 3 M IL Adelbert 1 M IL Lyman was Hiram's son, and Adeline Lyman's wife, for Burton and Adelbert were grandchildren to Hiram. This supports more closely YOUR date of 1800! I don't know where the age came from, the Cemetery book does NOT indicate a full age on the stone...those old stones can be hard to read, it may be that someone read the 6 as an 8, while the person who read it for the Genealogists read a 4 as a 1 and got 61. I think I would stay with the 1800 date! Bob

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10914 Surname: SHAW, WASHBURN ------------------------- I'm seeking to confirm the death date and gravestone record of H. (Hiram) Shaw located in the Washington Street Cemetery in Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL. It states he d. 2/27/1865, age "84, 6 mos, 15 das" but apparently does not state that he died at age 84 YEARS. If that is correct, then my birth date in Glover, VT on Hiram of 1800 is incorrect. Any information on Hiram and his wife, Mahala Washburn (of VT) would be greatly appreciated.

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10913 Surname: SCHREUER, ODENDAHL, MORGAN, CUMBERLAND ------------------------- Seek info re Adam S. Schreuer, 1862-1932, b. in Walton TWP, Whiteside CO., and wife Luella Cumberland. His father was Wilhelm Schreuer, also of Whiteside after arriving from Germany after 1851. His wife was Christiana Odendahl. She was probably a local resident, not from Germany. These are my grgrandparents and grgrgrandparents. Any help greatly appreciated. Dad was adopted, just learned his real name and anxious to find family, etc.. Many thanks! Rita Boyd, Murray, UT

I am moving and this e-mail will only be valid for 2 weeks. I will send my new address when I have one. Odette Brandt

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10910 Surname: FLIKKEMA, EISSENS, HOOK ------------------------- I recently found out that one of my Great Grandmother's sister married a HENRY EISSENS. I'm unsure of her first name(told it may be AGNES). Her surname is FLIKKEMA. This marriage most likely took place around the early 1880's in or around Fulton Whiteside Co. Illinois. children MARVIN EISSENS LORETTA EISSENS, married JOHN HOOK Thank you

Sheri~ In the "History of Whiteside Co., Ills" by Bent-Wilson (1877): page 358 "Andrew T. Bracken was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1802, and settled in Portland in 1837. He married Mrs. Mary Crook Pennell, daughter of Asa Crook. The children by this marriage are: James M. living in Iowa; William, who married Miss Eva Poor, and lives in Iowa; and Jackson, who married Miss Sarah Besse, and lives in Portland. Mrs. Bracken had one child by her first marriage, Nelson, who married Miss Tinnie Fones, and resides in Henry county, Illinois. Mr. Bracken died in 1870; the widow still resides in Portland." Dawn Everling [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheri Baker <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 7:02 PM Subject: BRACKEN AND CROOK FAMILIES > Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10906 > > Surname: Bracken, Crook, Poor, Besse, Hamilton, Barker, Cole, Seely, Penwell, > Brown, Woodside, Mattson, Vader > ------------------------- > > Seeking information on the Andrew T. and Mary Crook Penwell Bracken family > from Portland, Whiteside County. Especially interested in their children > James, William, and Andrew Jackson. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hi, I'm new to this list and looking for any information on the following : Clementine Bates, b. 16 Jan. 1849, Whiteside Co. IL Ellen Bates, b. 2 July 1852, Illinois Lillian Bates, b. 2 Apr. 1855, Illinois Parents are Leander BATES and Mary DEGARMO They lived in Illinois untill 1858 when they moved to Nebraska. Anything on these or other family members appreciated. Thank you Johanna

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Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10908 Surname: Lawson, Padgett ------------------------- Grandfather James Lawson was b. Nov 18, 1879; he died in Whiteside county, was told death in Apr or May 1934; I found a listing of Illinois deaths showing a James Franklin Lawson died in Coloma Township on Sep 8, 1929. If anyone is also pursuing Lawson family - I would like to verify date of death and also get information on ggrandfather James F. Lawson, he lived in Illinois, returned to Michigan leaving wife (Rebecca Jane) and 3 children behind. Grandmother was Ada May Padgett (1st husband Thomas Owens), she was from Indiana but after her marriage lived the rest of her life in Rock Falls, Ill - died there Sep 7, 1961.

John E. Sykes married Margaret c. 1887. what was her last name? thanks, Nancy ===== Researching: Adams (NH,MA), Bidlack (PA,OH), Carr (PA,OH), Clark (IN,OH), Collins (MD,OH), Denney (NC,OH), Gilbert (PA,OH), Hayden (MA,IL,WI), Hodge (OH), Johnson (IL), Karr, Kerr, Nisewonger (VA,OH), Peterson (IL), Ritchey (OH), Snyder (VA,OH), Stone (NH,MA), Sykes (NY,IL)

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10906 Surname: Bracken, Crook, Poor, Besse, Hamilton, Barker, Cole, Seely, Penwell, Brown, Woodside, Mattson, Vader ------------------------- Seeking information on the Andrew T. and Mary Crook Penwell Bracken family from Portland, Whiteside County. Especially interested in their children James, William, and Andrew Jackson.

Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10904 Surname: Allpress ------------------------- In the 1870 census, the family was in Montmorency Twp., 87/89 Allpress, James 45 M En x x x Farmer Francis 42 F En x x Henry 23 M En x x x Farmlaborer Pheby 21 F En x x Henrietta 11 F IL x x Annie 5 F IL x x Caroline 3 F IL x x Luther 18m M IL x x Martin, Joseph 20 M IN farmlaborer So, it would appear that Caroline was born in the same area. Sterling would be the closest hospital, if she was not born at home. Looking at my 1872 Plat Book, I see that J. Allpress owned 280 acres in Section 20, Montmorency Twp., the house was in the NE corner of the property, just across the road from a country school. There is a small cemetery in Montmorency call Golder Cemeter, it is "located 2 miles south on Route 88 from the Junction of Routes 30 and 88 in Rock Falls, on the west side of the highway. It is just south of the old Excelsior School (now a home). In row Five are: Martin Luther Allpress (Apr. 8, 1869-Apr. 19, 1913) Spanish Am. War Marker. James Allpress 1826-1891 Frances Allpress 1829-1879 Kate Allpress 1840-1890 Bob

Hi rooters. It's been at least 2 years since I posted my query to this group so here goes: I'm looking for descendants of Daniel and Jane Nicewonger who lived in Whiteside County early in the 20th century. Wife Jane had been born Jane Elizabeth Lowry in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Jacob Lowry Jr and Elizabeth Giese. Daniel was from Westmoreland County PA. Jane was still living as of 1914. I am a Lowry, and Jane is my GGG-aunt. I have lots of Lowry information I will gladly and fully share with any descendants of this couple who might still be alive in 2001. Billy Byron Walker Jr. Milton KS