Researching Thomas NOAKES baptized 24 Aug 1800 in Brede, Sussex, England. His parents were David NOAKES and Mary BOOTS. He married Mary WOOLLETT 30 apr 1820 in Brede, Sussex. Their children were: James, Marianne/Mary Ann, Charlotte, Thomas, Louisa, Priscilla, Alfred, Henry, David and Sarah Harriett. The NOAKES family immigrated to the U.S. about 1842-43 staying in Syracuse, NY for several years before migrating to Lockport, Will Co., IL. Thomas NOAKES d. 20 Oct 1849 in Lockport, IL. Looking for Noakes, Brede, Sussex and Will Co., IL connections. Researching: BARNHILL ~ BOOTS ~ BOYLE ~ CONNELLY/CONLEY ~ COSKEY ~ DALE ~ DeBRUYNE ~ DeCLERCK ~ DeMUYNCK/DeMINCK ~ DONNELLY ~ FURMINGER ~ GORMAN ~ LITTLE ~ McCLOSKEY/McCLUSKEY ~ McCARTNEY ~ NEWKIRK ~ NOAKES/KNOX ~ WOOLLETT Regards....Barbara Little http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/2712/Little.html

At 09:45 AM 11/30/98 , you wrote: >Can anyone tell me how to get some archive queries before I joined the list? > Here's how you do it. Go to "http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl"; enter "ILWILL" for the Name of List; on the query line you may enter anything, but if you're looking for all messages sent during August of 1998, try "aug+1998" as an example. Ted Researching BREMER, CASH, CORNELIUS, HARTWIG, JENNINGS, MANNING, MORTENSEN, PIEPHO, SEEGERS Personal Website: www.mindspring.com/~casht USGenWeb Coordinator for Bond Co, IL - www.rootsweb.com/~ilbond - mailing list: mailto:[email protected] Clay Co, IL - www.rootsweb.com/~ilclay - mailing list: mailto:[email protected] Will Co, IL - www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill - mailing list: mailto:[email protected]

In a message dated 98-11-30 10:17:43 EST, you write: << Here's how you do it. Go to "http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl"; enter "ILWILL" for the Name of List; on the query line you may enter anything, but if you're looking for all messages sent during August of 1998, try "aug+1998" as an example. >> THANK YOU , I WILL GIVE IT A TRY.

Can anyone tell me how to get some archive queries before I joined the list?

Thank you for your response about the photography studios? Yes, I presume that is what it was as I have a lot of pictures of my family taken there. I was wondering if they were still in business, maybe I could get some names to match the pictures but I guess that is out now. Again, many thanks, have a nice holiday.

> No phone listing for the company, and couldn't find any other photog. studios > listed at that address. (I'm assuming it was a photog. studio?) charlotte z should be c > > > Does anyone know if the National Studios on 515-517 N. Chicago St. in Joliet, > Il is still in business?

Last call to everyone, I have on interlibrary loan for the weekend, Dutch Emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, 1835 - 1880: by Robert P. Swierenga. You can order it through your local library too. PLEASE!!!! READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS (IT HELPS ME TO HELP YOU). I will do SINGLE, Family Head, look-ups. ONE PER REQUEST. SEND YOUR REQUEST DIRECTLY TO ME NOT THE LIST. Provide in the SUBJECT line of the message you send me, in this format: LOOK UP, SURNAME, First name Example: LOOK UP, SPOOLSTRA, John You may add additional information in the message area. PLEASE!!!! NO GENERAL REQUEST. PLEASE!! DO NOT COPY THIS MESSAGE BACK TO ME. Jim Spoolstra Researching: SPOOLSTRA / SPOELSTRA NLD>NY(1880)>NJ(1881)>Chicago, Cook Co., IL, DYKSTRA / DIJKSTRA, BEENES, BOGARD, HEITSMA, VAN MIDDLEKOP mostly in Northern IL. Spoolstra History Page: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/ Theresa Frye - Spoolstra Researching: FRYE / FRY North Carolina>Tennessee, also ANDERSON, EFFLER, GREGG, HARPER, QUIETT, STRICKLAND, WILCOX mostly in the Eastern Tennessee area. I'm trying to help a friend who is looking for DeMink ( de Mink), George. The above mentioned George maybe was called "John" in the USA. He is the father of Katherine.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, I have on interlibrary loan for the weekend, Dutch Emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, 1835 - 1880: by Robert P. Swierenga. You can order it through your local library too. PLEASE!!!! READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS (IT HELPS ME TO HELP YOU). I will do SINGLE, Family Head, look-ups. ONE PER REQUEST. SEND YOUR REQUEST DIRECTLY TO ME NOT THE LIST. Provide in the SUBJECT line of the message you send me, in this format: LOOK UP, SURNAME, First name Example: LOOK UP, SPOOLSTRA, John You may add additional information in the message area. PLEASE!!!! NO GENERAL REQUEST. PLEASE!! DO NOT COPY THIS MESSAGE BACK TO ME. Jim Spoolstra Researching: SPOOLSTRA / SPOELSTRA NLD>NY(1880)>NJ(1881)>Chicago, Cook Co., IL, DYKSTRA / DIJKSTRA, BEENES, BOGARD, HEITSMA, VAN MIDDLEKOP mostly in Northern IL. Spoolstra History Page: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/ Theresa Frye - Spoolstra Researching: FRYE / FRY North Carolina>Tennessee, also ANDERSON, EFFLER, GREGG, HARPER, QUIETT, STRICKLAND, WILCOX mostly in the Eastern Tennessee area.

Ed, Sorry about that. I just started using "Guard Dog " and must not know how! From: edward <[email protected]> Subject: Gdog--where are you--CARNEY, KEARNEY I tried to respond to >[email protected], got a failure msg. Please respond. Ed Thank you for your response. The first three are the folks I am working on. Elizabeth m 2d Thomas ALLEN 6-17-1988 in the First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington IL. In the St.Gabriel's Church marriage records I found Elizabeth CARNEY m Wm. J.Lawler 4-29-1896, no witnesses. You might want to order the marriage certificate filed with Will Co in order to get the names of the witnesses. Do you know how to do that or care? But I don't know if that is her. My problem is that there is no date or burial surname for Elizabeth on the stone or in the cem. records for Mt.Olivet Cem., Braidwood. Do you have access to any resource that will help me there. Sorry, but I don't. My research in Will Co is solely in Joliet. But considering the date of this CARNEY/LAWLOR (1896) marriage it would seem that this could be a daughter of one of the CARNEY/McDERMOTTs. A sister to the Ann CARNEY CLAREY who married John LAWLOR in 1887? I'm assuming it was Ann's second marriage. Could John and William be brothers? Another case of sisters marrying brothers. Ann MCDERMOTT KEARNEY d 6-22-1902 in Wesley Hosp., Chicago and, to the best of my knowledge was m always to Edward KEARNEY. Ann is bur in the Braidwood plot with Elizabeth and their mother Margaret "MCDERMITT"(MCDERMOTT). The plot was bought in 1889 by Edward KEARNEY for the burial of Margaret. If only the stone or the records were more complete, I would be all set. Strangely, I have not found the burials of Edward, Hugh, Thomas, or William. Where were they in 1900? Could the whole family have moved to Chicago (are they brothers?) and be buried in Cook Co? Could Edward have married again and be buried with his second wife? Here are some additional KEARNEY marriages I found for Will Co: Ann KEARNEY m. John CUNNINGHAM 21 May, 1868 Catherine KEARNEY m. James KANE 15 Feb 1863 James KEARNEY m. Minnie COPEL 1 Nov 1897 John KEARNEY m. Mary Ann Ryan 5 Jan 1863 Margaret KEARNEY m. James FINNEGAN 25 Dec 1872 (Mrs.) Sarah MAXWELL KEARNEY m. Jonathan WASHBURN 27 Mar 1878 Also: John KERNEY m. Mary Ann McDERMITT 27 Jun 1872 James McDERMOT m. Margaret POWERS 22 Feb 1844 (your Margaret?) If you'll privately email me your snail mail address, I'd be happy to send you hard copies of what I've found. I ran McDERMIT, McDERMOT, LAWLER, LAWLOR, CARNEY, KERNEY and KEARNEY. I didn't find an ANN CARNEY marriage to ? CLAREY. Wait... Ann KARNEY m. John CLARY 14 Sep 1876, Will Co. She's the only in Will Co with that spelling. Good luck! Susan

Hi Tanna, Here are some first names to go with the rest. Unfortunately I don't have very many. My grandmother was Mary Luella Mideke and her sister Edna Mideke, born 1884 and around 1901. I'm not sure when they moved to Freeport, so my grandmother may still have been in Joliet in 1900. I have no first name for their parents, only their mother's maiden name was Peters. At this point any info on the Mideke family would be appreciated since I haven't even found the name in any lists. There seems to have also been an "Annie Konkrite" somewhere in the family. Spelling is mine. On the Seitz side, my grandfather was Fred Seitz and I believe his father's first name was August. I have no other names of mothers or siblings. It's very kind of you to look these things up for me. Thanks very much. Let me know if I can do something to return the favor. You never know what I can do here in Holland! Thanks again, denise

M.D. Payne wrote: > > Hello Tanna, > Pardon me for intruding on your reply to Brent from Denmark, but I'm also > researching my family in Joliet, IL. My grandmother was born in 1884 in > Joliet, so her family should have been there for the 1880 census. Her > maiden name is MIDEKE. Also information on PETERS and SEITZ would be > helpful. Since I'm here in Amsterdam, would it be too much to ask you to > look for these names next time your checking the census? > > Also to anyone else who might have info on these names, all info is welcome! > Thanks, > denise payne Hi Denise, I've printed out your E-mail and will look for information on MIDEKE, PETERS, and SEITZ. Do you have any first names for these surnames. Also, how about the 1900 census? Would they still be located in Joliet? I'll try to go there next Saturday. Tanna

>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:17:02 >To: [email protected] >From: edward <[email protected]> >Subject: Gdog--where are you--CARNEY, KEARNEY > >I tried to respond to >[email protected], got a failure msg. Please respond. Ed > >>Thank you for your response. The first three are the folks I am working on. Elizabeth m 2d Thomas ALLEN 6-17-1988 in the First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington IL. In the St.Gabriel's Church marriage records I found Elizabeth CARNEY m Wm. J.Lawler 4-29-1896, no witnesses. But I don't know if that is her. My problem is that there is no date or burial surname for Elizabeth on the stone or in the cem. records for Mt.Olivet Cem., Braidwood. Do you have access to any resource that will help me there. >> >>Ann MCDERMOTT KEARNEY d 6-22-1902 in Wesley Hosp., Chicago and, to the best of my knowledge was m always to Edward KEARNEY. Ann is bur in the Braidwood plot with Elizabeth and their mother Margaret "MCDERMITT"(MCDERMOTT). The plot was bought in 1889 by Edward KEARNEY for the burial of Margaret. If only the stone or the records were more complete, I would be all set. Strangely, I have not found the burials of Edward, Hugh, Thomas, or William. >> >>I would certainly appreciate any additional information you have available on these surnames, and the marriage material would be most welcome. >> >>I would appreciate your thoughts, and look forward to hearing from you. >> >>Ed Broecker >> >>At 10:29 AM 11/21/98 -0600, you wrote: >>>Ed, >>> >>>I searched IL Genea Soc's "IL Marriage Index" CD and found: >>> >>>Elizabeth McDERMOT CARNEY m. Thomas ALLEN 17 Jun 1888 in Will Co, IL >>>Hugh CARNEY m. Elizabeth McDERMOTT 28 Sep 1875, Will Co, IL >>>Edward KEARNEY m. Anna McDERMOTT 10 Dec 1872, Will Co >>> >>>Other KEARNEYs married in this time period in Will Co. Any interest? >>> >>>Ann CARNEY CLAREY m. John LAWLOR 17 Apr 1887, Will Co. >>> >>>Hope you find this helpful. >>> >>>Gdog >>> >>> >>> >>>

Does anyone have any Delancy's in Will County circa 1855-1856. I am looking for the parents of my ggg grandmother Mary E. Delancy b. abt. 1836 NY married in Will County to Henry Hogel Burns 8-19-1856. I have absolutely nothing on her family so anything would help. Thank you Earliene Kaelin [email protected]

I am searching for information on the Burns family from NY. My g.g. grandfather was: Henry Burns b. 1820 NY (we think Albion in Orleans County) m/ Mary E. Delancy 8-19-1856 Will County, IL He lived in Will County, IL circa 1860, Found in Sheridan , KS 1880, dies in Sangamon County 11-16-1901 I think his brother was a Richard b. 1810 NY as they are found close to one another on every census I have seen. The following is from the 1860 Census Will County, IL. Burns, Richard age 50 b. NY Nancy wf age 46 b. NY Dennis wm age 14 b. NY George wm age 3 b. IL Burns, Henry wm age 43 b. NY Mary E. wf age 24 b. NY Rositti (Rosetta) M. wf age 3 b. IL Mary E. wf age 1 b. IL Henry's children were as follows: Rosetta M. b. 1857 IL m/ John Dugan Mary Eliza b. 4-25-1859 m/ John Curtiss Scott John A.M. b. 1864 Adrian Michigan m/ Delcena Adams William E. b. 1866 IL. Albert Henry b. 4-13-1868 d. 10-16-1933 m/ Winifred Glaze (my g. grandfather) Arthur A. b. 4/1874 IL. d. 1926 Thomas C. b. 1878 Kansas m/ Blanche ???? Frances b. ??? m/ John Dixon Richard Burns names his son Dennis and this leads me to believe that the following could either be brother to Richard and Henry. I would love to have information on him: Buried in Texas Christian Cem. DeWitt County, IL Burns, Dennis d. 7-28-1874 78y1m1d Sally wife of Dennis d. 8-18-1876 74y14d Henry and Richard lived in this area at this time. Would someone check the Sangamon Cemetery records for Henry and Mary? Will County for their marriage record? Any help will be appreciated. Earliene Kaelin [email protected]

To the List: I am still struggling with my CARNEY/KEARNEY relatives, married to MCDERMOTT sisters, who were in Braidwood IL in the 1880s and In the Canaryville area of Chicago by 1900. I have a stack of material on the surnames, but can't sort it out. ALLEN, CARABINE and possibly LAWLER are also involved. I have not found any living relatives to date. Really need to make the connection. Would appreciate any suggestions on locating them. Ed Broecker

By the way, the BEST way to trace this family is through the U.S. census records for Illinois. One might check the 1880, but not spend enormous amount of time due to the possibility that they didn't arrive yet. The 1890 census doesn't exist. So the 1990 census should show the son's family. If so, the 1910 and 1920 census should also be searched for, and likely found. Anyone know if Illinois had a special 1895 state census???? Often the census has their address, especially if they lived in or near the city itself. The next "best" place, and maybe easier, to look in city directories for Joliet. Maybe there is some kind sole that lives near a library that has the old Joliet city directories and can scan them starting around 1775 through whenever the name stops. IL>My gg-granduncle, Jes Christensen, emigrated about 1880 from the IL>island Als in the southern Denmark (former Germany), to Joliet/WillCo. IL>together with his 2 adult sons Christian and Peder, and a daughter IL>Annemarie. The 2 sons settled in Joliet as farmers, they bought their IL>own land (160 acres), and became neighbours. The return-address on IL>their letters to Denmark in the 1880'es and 90'es was: "Christensen, IL>Joliet, Will Co., Ill., Box 1913, North America". Is it possible to IL>point out that location to-day?. IL>Jes worked by turns with his 2 sons in Joliet, and his daughter in IL>Iowa. IL>Jes died after 1897 in likely Joliet, he was 77 years old in 1897. IL>Christian married, and had i 1897 2 boys and 2 girls, the youngest IL>child was 5, and the eldest was 12 years old. Peder married twice; in IL>1897 he had no children with his 2. wife; possibly 2 girls with his 1. IL>wife. IL>Any information pertaining this family will be greatly appreciated. IL>Venlig hilsen Bent in Odense, Danmark.

Sounds like you're writing from Denmark???? Joliet is a major city in Illinois, southwest of Chicago, and the county seat for Will County. When the address has a "box" number or "P.O." (post office) number, that usually means the person goes to the post office and picks up their own mail in a small mail box with that number .... so there is no real "address". Some people today use such mail boxes so that people DON'T know their address. But back then, it might have been the only choice available. Delivery to everyone's house might not have been available in the 1880s. IL>My gg-granduncle, Jes Christensen, emigrated about 1880 from the IL>island Als in the southern Denmark (former Germany), to Joliet/WillCo. IL>together with his 2 adult sons Christian and Peder, and a daughter IL>Annemarie. The 2 sons settled in Joliet as farmers, they bought their IL>own land (160 acres), and became neighbours. The return-address on IL>their letters to Denmark in the 1880'es and 90'es was: "Christensen, IL>Joliet, Will Co., Ill., Box 1913, North America". Is it possible to IL>point out that location to-day?. IL>Jes worked by turns with his 2 sons in Joliet, and his daughter in IL>Iowa. IL>Jes died after 1897 in likely Joliet, he was 77 years old in 1897. IL>Christian married, and had i 1897 2 boys and 2 girls, the youngest IL>child was 5, and the eldest was 12 years old. Peder married twice; in IL>1897 he had no children with his 2. wife; possibly 2 girls with his 1. IL>wife. IL>Any information pertaining this family will be greatly appreciated. IL>Venlig hilsen Bent in Odense, Danmark.

Does anyone know if the National Studios on 515-517 N. Chicago St. in Joliet, Il is still in business?

Hi, I'm looking for records of any Quaker meetings located in Will County. My families(JACKSON , GOULD)were reputed to have been Quaker. Any ideas? TIA, Harriet JACKSON Marvin

Hello Tanna, Pardon me for intruding on your reply to Brent from Denmark, but I'm also researching my family in Joliet, IL. My grandmother was born in 1884 in Joliet, so her family should have been there for the 1880 census. Her maiden name is MIDEKE. Also information on PETERS and SEITZ would be helpful. Since I'm here in Amsterdam, would it be too much to ask you to look for these names next time your checking the census? Also to anyone else who might have info on these names, all info is welcome! Thanks, denise payne