Looking for information on the following: George Jorgenson (aka George Jorgeson) of Elwood, Illinois. Born Sept 30, 1848 in Denmark (would like to know the city). Married Mar 15, 1873 somewhere in Chicago (would like to know where), died Dec 31, 1924 in Will County (presumably Elwood). He apparently had a brother named Peter Jorgensen (note the different spelling of the last name), although I haven't been able to completely prove this who also lived in Elwood. George's wife's name was Maria Catherina Bendixen. Both appear to be buried in Elk Grove Cemetary (also hard to prove because their headstones just read Mother and Father). Would very much like to be able to get a copy of their immigration and naturalization records, or some other source that would verify their names back in Denmark, provide the city there, or other information of interest. I've heard them described as pioneers of Will County, but not sure the designation fits. Also unsure if George might have been involved in the Civil War or not (or if any of his children were in the WW I). Any information you can provide will be of great interest. If any family members are out there, see my family web page at: http://JorgensonFamily.HomePage.Com/ Thanks!

In a message dated 01/22/2000 2:32:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << of these names in your Will County History? >> I am transcribing the book now and it is posted on the Will co. web page under Bio's. there is also a link to all the pics that were in the book on the main Bio. page. the addy is <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/">Will County, Illinois Genealogy</A > Margie

Hi David, The last original copy of the 1878 history of will county sold for over 300.00. The lady who bought it graciously has started putting the entire 1000 pages up on the will county site. You might check and see by doing a search of the will county site for Singletons and Rathkes. Might I suggest that you put your surnames in the subject area in the future. It would be a great help to anyone who might be able to help you. Sometimes folks just deleter emails without surnames in them.It might help if you gave the given names and time frame also.Just a thought. Could the surname be spelled Rathke be spelled any other way ie Rathje,Raschke(there are listings for these spellings)? following is from will county death index RATHKE catherine age 42y died 20 dec 1892 in florence twp buried florence twp RATKE peter age 1y3m23d died 4 oct 1895 in joliet buried st. joseph cem. SINGLETON william age 77y10m1d died 3 feb 1904 symerton,florence twp. buried oakwood cem.,wilmington oakwood cem.,wilmington,il. transcriptions from Will Grundy Genealogy Society book lot 65 1.Edith LANGSETH 1895-1976 2-Sarah A.,1851-1935 3-Mother 4-Father 5- William Singleton 2 apr 1826-3 feb 1904/Fannie his wife 18 Oct 1833-25 dec 1912 6-SINGLETON-helen v.,1905-1985/Warren E. 1901-1972 7-SINGLETON-sarah k.,1871-1945/William J. 1858-1935 lot 90 south 1/2 1-John SINGLETON 1854-1922 Father 2-Sarah SINGLETON 1859-1933 Mother 3-Our Baby lot 120 1-Father 2-Jane 3-Mother 4-M.K. 5- John SINGLETON 7 sep 1836-6 sep 1864../Luella M.SINGLETON 21 mar 1864-15 mar 1890/Emma J. SINGLETON 5 mar 1865-7sep 1868 6-Wm.KILLEY 1793-1873/his wife Mary 1795-1861/John T. KILLEY 1904-1989/John KILLEY 1825-1916/His wife Jane 1837-1868/ Maria B. his wife 1834-1910 7.J.K. lot 283 1-Fran2-Mother 3-Father 4-Thomas MELBOURNE 10 aug 1817-2oct 1902 age 85y1m22d/Ann wife of thomas MELBOURNE died 7 sep 1894 age 67years2mo7ds 5-Thomas SINGLETON 1836-1908/ann his wife 1834-1911/Frank 1869-1896SINGLETON/Charles SINGLETON 1867-1908/John LEAK 1855-1900/Roy WHEELER 1888-1898 6-Mother 7-Father 8-Roy 9-John 10-Charles 11 William MELBOURNE 1851-1935 lot 398 1-Mother 2-Mary 3-Father John HENNINGS 1823-1917 Co.A.,39 ILL Vol Inf 4-George 5-Catherine HENNINGS died 26 nov 1873 aged 40 years 5mo1 day/George HENNINGS killed 12 sep 1891 age 24yrs3mo 17days/Charles LERETTE died 6 feb 1897 age 44yrs8mo21ds/Mary wife of J. SINGLETON 27dec 1863-13feb 1908 6-John Jr. 7.Charles LERETTE 8-Mother Edna M. SINGLETON 1885-1970 Father Joseph SINGLETON 1855-1942 Lot 425 1-(Masonic symbol)DIXON-Father John Thomas 1858-1936/(O.E.S. symbol)Mother Grace Evelyn 1865-1936 2- Mother 3-Father 4-SINGLETON-William B. 1800-1877/Ann LOWTH 1797-1865(this marker was erected in spring of 1989) 5-DIXON John 14 oct 1831-25 nov 1899/Elizabeth his wife 14 aug 1834-10 jul 1901 6-infant daughter of J & E DIXON died___17 1882 7.Ann wife of William SINGLETON died 23 dec 1865 age 68yrs 8-Will--- ---------on(probably SINGLETON,William)born 18 oct 1800 died 16 jul 1877 That's it. You could take a look at the illinois marriage index-find it's website through will county website. Good Hunting Kathy Z.

Ida, Thanks for the info -- I have used the book and didn't know this. -----Original Message----- From: Ida B. Wiese <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 5:04 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 > >

I don't know what book they are talking about, but I have used "The History of Will County, Illinois", published in 1878. Has town histories, basic biographies of "leading" citizens. My Curtis Harvey Gilkerson was in there because he was a merchant, his father Thomas was only listed as "farmer" (no biography). It seems like a combo yellow pages/history book. It is available at the Minn Hist Society (http://www.mnhs.org/ ) and they also do lookups http://www.mnhs.org/library/about/email.html -- they are really full service, you only pay postage and copying). I know it is also available on microfilm at some Mormon Family History Centers. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 4:32 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

Here's another tip I learned from getting hundreds of messages. Put the surname in capital letters, add a time period and a rough location. Example: Thomas GILKERSON, late 1800's, Vermont to Illinois. Also put all surnames in capital letters in the message body. It makes scanning easier. -----Original Message----- From: Ida B. Wiese <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 1:30 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

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

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 > >

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

Ida: I'm researching Royce and Brayton in Will Co. Could you look for those names in your book? Barbara

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

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

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

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]

Ida, Thank you anyway. I appreciate your taking the time to check for me. Daryl

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] > >

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

Thank you for the info. Phillip Sultzbaugh was my great-great-grandfather and I didn't know his date of death before this. Would you please check for the GILKERSON surname in your books? Thanks, Carol -----Original Message----- From: zavada <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILL-L] Sultzbaugh surname Hi Carole, Might I suggest that you get a copy of the actual marriage license not just info from the illinois state marriage index? That is if you don't already have it. The actual marriage license might have the bride and groom's parents listed on it. I found the following will county death index 1877-1905 BAIRD Elizabeth age 27 yrs 3 mo 19 days died 1 feb 1884 in peotone buried peotone Jane age 8 mo 26 d- died 18 sep 1878 in braidwood buried braidwood Leroy Arthur age 2 mo 13 d- died 13 apr 1883 in peotone buried peotone(1/2 east) mary age 4 yr 11m 29 d -died 15 jan 1881 in peotone buried peotone(1/2 mile east) alexander age 55 y died 7 jul 1905 in braidwood buried braidwood J F(Dr.) age 36 y died 5 apr 1904 in joliet buried adamsville PA no sultzbaughs listed from privately published book author william r. conrad 1879-1966 transcribed by robert s. degenkolb 1996 title Necrology of peotone,will co.,illinois residents,relatives and friends BAIRD margaret a. age 69 yrs 7m 24 d-died 18 may 1922 harvey f. 27 jun 1900-10 mar 1919 john r. 3 apr 1850-17 jun 1909 nancy f. 3 mar 1855-14 mar 1913 schuyler D. 22 apr 11853-29 apr 1928 Ella S. 26 mar 1859-25 oct 1922 libbie rains 12 oct 1856 1 feb 1884 henry 27 sep 1851 19jun 1930 schuyler c. 13 apr 1876 16 jun 1930 glen h. 8 dec 1878 4 may 1932 mrs. bert 29 feb 1888 6 may 1933 albert h.(bert) 6 mar 1884 14 sep 1939 Mrs. Schuyler C. 13 apr 1876 27 may 1954 Mrs. Gladys 9 dec 1896 28 sep 1955 mrs. glen 4 oct 1880 10dec 1957 John W.(Kankakee cty)5 aug 1908 11 may 1962 wilbur 9 jul 1890 11 aug 1966 SULTZBAUGH alice 1 may 1864 11sep1936 phillip 9 jun 1831 14 jul 1891 susanna 2 jan 1858 30sep1863 susan may 2may1864 13feb 1869 this book does not list location of burials just the dates. Burials could have been in other surrounding towns which would include cook county and kankakee county besides about 10 towns in will county. Might I suggest that you contact the joliet and peotone and manhattan public libraries for obits? Hope this helps Kathy

Hi All, My gr-grandfather was William Asbury WATKINS. His obituary stated that he had lived in Will Co, IL in the 1840's. It also stated he was one of nine children. I am looking for the parents and at least a list of siblings. I believe the parents were John WATKINS and his wife Ann DUNBAR WATKINS. If it helps pinpoint this family, William A. was born in Fountain Co, IN about 1832, and by 1856 was in Tippicanoe Co, IN to marry. Thanks, Fran in MN [email protected]

i work w/someone interested in harms-western ia/eastern s.dakota-they married into janssen family-harms was eastern ia/western ill before that.do you have anyone marrying a janssen? thanks (asel and jever,?ostfriesia and oldenburg?)