I was interested when I saw the ROYCE name. I have a Calvin Webster ROYCE gggrandfather b.8-9-1871 d.3-7-1963 m.1935 Mary Isabelle LUND COPE He is to have been born inUpper State New York and rush land in the mid-west. He also was a Fireman or possibly Fire Chef in Joliet. Does the name have any ties to you?

Al: Yes, we communicated before and I am subscribed to the Quarterly. Would like very much to get information on the Braytons. Barbara

Hi, I am new to this mailing list and am looking for any information on the surname LEVERING in Joliet. I am especially interested in finding a birth certificate for Elizabeth LEVERING, April 28, 1885 and her daughter Bessie Beryl (LEVERING or REID) around August 17, 1905. Thank you for any help you can give. Sincerely, Jane Redmann

Check the illinois marriage index,illinois civil war data base both on the net and both links on the will county genweb site.

Kathy, Thank you very much for the information. Yes, Rathke could be spelled Rathje or Raschke. On his naturalization papers it's spelled Rogda. He evidently had a very heavy german accent. So it could be spelled just about any old way, I guess. Rathke is the proper spelling as it exsists on his birth and passport records. I would very much like to have the info you mentioned (listings for the above spelling). The names I am looking for are: Johann Heinrich August RATHKE 1830-1888, Johann Christoph RATHKE b. 1788, Katherina Elisabeth HEUER b. approx 1790, Catherine DOERING 1852-1892 ( is the Catherine Rathke mentioned in the will county death index), Fred RATHKE 1876-1961, Mary RATHKE 1872-1955. Thank you for your time, Daryl

I received your messages in error. Please check the address and try again. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Steve Kamm <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Oldendorf clarification >Hello-- >I have information on the family of John LOHMANN who married the Sophie OHLENDORF mentioned in your latest message. If you're interested, contact me at: >[email protected] > >>>> "zavada" <[email protected]> 01/22 3:22 PM >>> >Hi Missy, >found the following >from the illinois marriage index some will help you now and others will help >you when you get back a little further >also I suggest that you get copies of the marriages after 1876 and up for >your ancestors. they may list parents names on them.(that is of course, if >you don't already have them) >will county clerk charges $9.00 each for cert. copies. I can get any number >of listed marriages(below)for you for far less BUT they won't be certified >and the copies aren't the best quality either. Let me know. >All marriages were in will county >OLDENDORF >christina to August H. Hartman 6 apr 1890*see henry w. ohlendorf marriage >below** >Dorothea to Heinrich Rehberg 1 jan 1870 >E.M.L.(female) to Hans henry Tatge 19 dec 1853 >Louise to Meier,Fred 13 dec 1885 >Minnie to Schmidt,Fred 8 feb 1891 >Wllie to Louise Schrage 12 feb 1899 >Heinrich Conrad to Marie Sophie Borchers 8 apr 1875 >OHLENDORF >August to Wassman,Shopie 19 jan 1871 >Conrad T. to Engelking,Louise 6 apr 1885 >Henry W. to Hartmann,Mary 15 apr 1883**** see christina oldendorf's marriage >info above*** >Johann F.C. to Meier,Catherine M.D. 15 nov 1855 >Emilie to Treibold,Heinrich 3 mar 1889 >Emma to Scheiwe,John 12 apr 1885 >Rosa to Scheiwe,Gustav 25 sep 1898 >Sophia to Zemke,william 17 oct 1891 >Sophia to Lohmann,John 4 feb 1894 >Sophie to Meier,John 21 oct 1894 > >Check out the surname transcriptions Ted just put up today on the will >county website. They are for the cemetery in Monee,Ill >St.Peter's Evangelical UCC. I believe if you put in some of your surnames, >they'll be there. Don't think there's any ohlendorfs but there are schmidts >and others. Contact St. Peter's UCC church in monee and ask for your people >giving all info that you have. these records maybe written in old german and >will need translation however. >Good Hunting! >Kathy Z > > >

Please check the address you sent this message to. I received 25 such messages in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Will Co. History >Ida, >Thank you anyway. I appreciate your taking the time to check for me. >Daryl >

Please check the address you sent this message to. I received 25 such messages in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Ida B. Wiese <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Will Co. History >Sorry Daryl, but no Singletons or Rathkes in the Will Co Hist. It covers >from the earliest settlers to 1878. It was reprinted as a bicentennial >project by the Will Co Genealogical Society, and I got my copy from them >about 20 years ago. I don't know if they still sell it or not. Wish I could >have helped. Ida > >> I am researching SINGLETON and RATHKE, in Will & Grundy Counties. > Daryl >McGrath >> >> > >

Please check the address you sent this message to. I received 25 similar messages in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Will Co. History >Hi Ida, >I am researching SINGLETON and RATHKE, in Will & Grundy Counties. Is there >any mention of either of these names in your Will County History? What time >period does it contain? Also, how could I go about purchasing a copy of the >Will Co. History? > >Thanks in advance, >Daryl McGrath >

Please check the address you sent this message to. I received 25 such messages in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: zavada <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Oldendorf clarification >Hi Missy, >found the following >from the illinois marriage index some will help you now and others will help >you when you get back a little further >also I suggest that you get copies of the marriages after 1876 and up for >your ancestors. they may list parents names on them.(that is of course, if >you don't already have them) >will county clerk charges $9.00 each for cert. copies. I can get any number >of listed marriages(below)for you for far less BUT they won't be certified >and the copies aren't the best quality either. Let me know. >All marriages were in will county >OLDENDORF >christina to August H. Hartman 6 apr 1890*see henry w. ohlendorf marriage >below** >Dorothea to Heinrich Rehberg 1 jan 1870 >E.M.L.(female) to Hans henry Tatge 19 dec 1853 >Louise to Meier,Fred 13 dec 1885 >Minnie to Schmidt,Fred 8 feb 1891 >Wllie to Louise Schrage 12 feb 1899 >Heinrich Conrad to Marie Sophie Borchers 8 apr 1875 >OHLENDORF >August to Wassman,Shopie 19 jan 1871 >Conrad T. to Engelking,Louise 6 apr 1885 >Henry W. to Hartmann,Mary 15 apr 1883**** see christina oldendorf's marriage >info above*** >Johann F.C. to Meier,Catherine M.D. 15 nov 1855 >Emilie to Treibold,Heinrich 3 mar 1889 >Emma to Scheiwe,John 12 apr 1885 >Rosa to Scheiwe,Gustav 25 sep 1898 >Sophia to Zemke,william 17 oct 1891 >Sophia to Lohmann,John 4 feb 1894 >Sophie to Meier,John 21 oct 1894 > >Check out the surname transcriptions Ted just put up today on the will >county website. They are for the cemetery in Monee,Ill >St.Peter's Evangelical UCC. I believe if you put in some of your surnames, >they'll be there. Don't think there's any ohlendorfs but there are schmidts >and others. Contact St. Peter's UCC church in monee and ask for your people >giving all info that you have. these records maybe written in old german and >will need translation however. >Good Hunting! >Kathy Z > >

Please check the address you sent this message to and try again. I received 25 such messages in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: zavada <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 4:06 PM Subject: [ILWILL-L] Re: COPE surname in will county >Hi Joy, >1-from the will county death index(1877-1915)then illinois state death index >takes over(1915-1945) >Martha Cope age 75 years died 1-6-1900 in joliet buried oakwood cemetery >joliet >Henry W. Cope age 71 years1month died 1-23-1915 in Joliet buried oakwood >cem.,joliet >there are quite a few cooks buried in oakwood joliet also. >2-The sextant for oakwood is Bob Iverson,runs Iverson Florist shop in >joliet. >3-Request joliet public library reference dept (contact name Roger)to look >for copies of their obits since you have exact death dates. Cost is $5.00 >plus copies(.25 cents per page). Particulars are up on will county website >4-Have you done a search of the will county website to see if there is >anything or anyone listed?Have you checked genweb illinois also? >5-illinois marriage index >COPE marriages in will county only. There are MANY listings for cope in >other counties of illinois >Benjamin to Rycroft,Elizabeth 15 aug 1888 >Charles to Wiles,Louisa 26 oct 1870 >Henry W. to Cook,Lottie V. 6 jul 1865 >Minnie M.(probably your Mary Miranda-minnie being a nickname) to >Davis,William H. 25 dec 1877 >***a william davis age 49y1m11d died 7jul 1879 in joliet buried oakwood >joliet >***a mary davis age 25y6m5d died 25 apr 1900 joliet buried lafyette indiana >***a william davis age 87y5m16d died 3mar 1899 in joliet buried oakwood >joliet >Will County clerk,north chicago street,joliet will get you copies of these >for $9.00 each. >The marriages prior to abt. 1876 will NOT have parents names listed BUT may >have an affadavit of age signed by a parent or other adult relative if the >bride was under age 18 and or the groom was under age21. Marriages after mid >1870 mostly have parents names listed and might have the location the >marriage took place so you can check the church record. >I could get zerox copies of all of these marriages for you. Copies are not >certified nor are they the best quality but I charge less far less than the >will county clerk does. >Anyway hope this info helps you. >Kathy will county volunteer > > >

Please check the address you sent this message to and try again. I received in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Joy M Mulholland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] COPE-H.W.COPE BIO >Ida, > >I do have that H.W. COPE bio and that is what encouraged me to try out >the Will Co. >mail list. I should have put his name in the subject...I just spaced it >out and realized >too late! >JOY >

Please check the address you sent this message to and try again. I received in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Ida B. Wiese <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: [ILWILL-L] COPE >Hello Joy; > >I have no Copes in my family, but I do have the Will Co History, and it has >a bio of your H. W. COPE. If you don't have it, I'd be happy to send it in >an e-mail. It does not mention his father by name. Ida > >P.S. Just a hint--always put the name you are searching in the subject line >on any list. People who get hundreds of messages a day tend to delete pretty >quickly and you want to catch their eye. > > >> Hi, >> >> I am new to the WIll County Mail List and want to see if anyone is else >> is interested in these >> family names. I am looking for any clues, but really would like to find > > >

I'm not sure how or why I received your email but I received 25 such messages met for the Will County website. Please check your address and try again. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Daniel Knight <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 12:50 PM Subject: [ILWILL-L] Re: Unidentified subject! >Dear Joy, > >I'm not familiar with your particular Cope family, but I do descend from >Oliver Cope of Chester and Lancaster Counties, PA. He came to PA in the >1680s. There is a man in FL who is updating Gilbert Cope's work and >preparing a large book on the descendants of Oliver Cope. His name is >Richard Boswell. I haven't heard from him in a couple of years, but I could >give you his name, etc., if you're interested. I come from a Cope daughter >whose descendants moved south to GA. Sincerely, Danny Knight. >---------- >>From: Joy M Mulholland <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Unidentified subject! >>Date: Sat, Jan 22, 2000, 1:49 PM >> > >>Hi, >> >>I am new to the WIll County Mail List and want to see if anyone is else >>is interested in these >>family names. I am looking for any clues, but really would like to find >>Benjamin COPE's >>death date. I believe he died in Will County IL . >> >>Benjamin COPE b.1823 d.? m.1842 to Martha DEVOE b.1824 d.1900 >>children: Henry Wellington COPE b.1843 d.1915 >> Charles C. COPE b.1845 >> Benjamin T. COPE b.1847 >> Mary Marinda COPE b.1849 >> Harriet Eliza COPE b.1853 >>Moved from New Jersey in 1859 to WIll County Illinois. >> Henry Wellington COPE m.1865 to Lottie COOK b.1844 >>d.1907 >>children: Lottie ALice COPE b.1866 d.1928 >> Henry Lindley COPE b.1871 d.1940 >> >>If anyone is researching or has suggestions to my family history I would >>appreciate any help >>you could offer. Thank You in advance, >> >> JOY >> >> [email protected] >> >> >

I'm not sure why or how your email came to me, but I received 25 such messages sent to Will County. Please check your address and try again. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Joy M Mulholland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 11:48 AM Subject: Unidentified subject! >Hi, > >I am new to the WIll County Mail List and want to see if anyone is else >is interested in these >family names. I am looking for any clues, but really would like to find >Benjamin COPE's >death date. I believe he died in Will County IL . > >Benjamin COPE b.1823 d.? m.1842 to Martha DEVOE b.1824 d.1900 >children: Henry Wellington COPE b.1843 d.1915 > Charles C. COPE b.1845 > Benjamin T. COPE b.1847 > Mary Marinda COPE b.1849 > Harriet Eliza COPE b.1853 >Moved from New Jersey in 1859 to WIll County Illinois. > Henry Wellington COPE m.1865 to Lottie COOK b.1844 >d.1907 >children: Lottie ALice COPE b.1866 d.1928 > Henry Lindley COPE b.1871 d.1940 > >If anyone is researching or has suggestions to my family history I would >appreciate any help >you could offer. Thank You in advance, > > JOY > > [email protected] > >

Wayne, Go to Will Co WebPages (address below), click on "Biographies". If you're looking for Reed, click on "O thru R" beside "Biography Surnames:" and scroll down to the Reeds -- there are five of them listed in Homer-Twsp. Click on each of the words "Biography" and read what's there. Happy Hunting, Ted Researching: BREMER, CASH, CORNELIUS, HARTWIG, JENNINGS, MANNING, MORTENSEN, PIEPHO, SEEGERS Personal Website: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cash/ USGenWeb Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbond - Bond Co, IL http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilclay - Clay Co, IL http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill - Will Co, IL Support public genealogy - join or sponsor the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html -----Original Message----- From: wayne reed [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 6:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Will Co. History I could not locate the online Will Co. Hist.. Went to Will Co. web page and looked under [both] bio links. More directions please? Wayne Reed My ancestor, Charles Reed b. 16 Apr 1784 in "Back Water" Virginia [Berkeley Co. WVa] d. 26 Aug 1863 "Rock Bottom" [Rockton] IL. Entered Will Co. area in 1830, at Reed's Grove and 1833 at Joliet. I have not looked at Will Co. History since 1972 and notes are a little cold.

Is anyone familiar with The Raliegh Reed Farm? It was about 51/2 miles south of Joliet on Route 7 in Troy Township.My grandfather Daniel MAHONEY had owned this farm for 20 years at the time of his death in 1931. He lived there with his daughter and son in law Bernard V. and Kathryn Murphy. If anyone is familiar with The Raliegh Reed Farm please let me know thanks, Melissa Will County names I am researching: MAHONEY,MURPHY QUINN, WOODS GRUNDY,EWING,MATTHEWS,BLODGETT,BACKSTROM,PARSONS,BRADLEY, SPENCER

Barbara: I am the Editor of the Royce Quarterly, and we have collected quite abit of information about the Royce family in Will County, as a matter of fact, my own Royce family passed through Will County, but Able died there in 1850, the same year he arrived, and his family moved on to Iowa. The Brayton name comes up connected to the Royce family, but it would take me awhile to find that connection. Al Rhods

I could not locate the online Will Co. Hist.. Went to Will Co. web page and looked under [both] bio links. More directions please? Wayne Reed My ancestor, Charles Reed b. 16 Apr 1784 in "Back Water" Virginia [Berkeley Co. WVa] d. 26 Aug 1863 "Rock Bottom" [Rockton] IL. Entered Will Co. area in 1830, at Reed's Grove and 1833 at Joliet. I have not looked at Will Co. History since 1972 and notes are a little cold.

hi-i had bergmann's and hopefully mummelthei's in the beecher/crete area. they were simple farmers, so i doubt their names will be there, but would love a lookup. thanks, angie (just ordered some churchbook microfilms at lds fhc) visit:http://community.webtv.net/web-angie/Webspinsters (always evolving)