Hi list, Has anyone sent correspondence to the Williamson County Historical Society and received an answer? In May I sent a letter along with a SASE and have never heard a word. I did ask quite a few questions, but I was hoping if they couldn't/wouldn't answer I would have gotten a reply of that nature, that they don't do any research. Any light on this subject will be greatly appreciated. Joyce Hennessy - searching for GIBBS in Williamson Co.

Hi, I just realized my prior message did not state at what college the genealogy event is to be held. It will be at Southeastern Illinois College located approx. 5 miles east of Harisburg, Il. We would appreciate hearing from those who plan to attend.

Does anyone have any info. on the OLD STONE FORT SCHOOL DIST. #23? I would like to know if this school took the place of the HENSHAW SCHOOL DIST #74. I would appreciate any info on either or both of these schools. Thanks, Linda Holmes White www.geocities.com/dolluvers

Hi, Just a reminder. The Saline County Genealogy Society and the Saline County Tourism Board are sponsoring the 2nd annual Southeasern Illinois Genealogy Homecoming to be held September 1st and 2nd, 2001. This will be a great opportunity for genealogy enthusiast with ancestors from Southeastern Illinois, as well as internet "cousins", list members, etc. to get together to exchange information, research, socialize and have fun. Registration at College at 9:00 A.M. on Sept. 1. Some of the planned events are: a.. Workshops at the College on Sept. 1 a.. "Proof of the Pudding - Proving your information" presented by the Illinois D.A.R. b.. One on One help given by D.A.R. officials to help you with your papers c.. "Genealogy on Line" presented by Cherri Flinn" d.. "Family Tree Maker" presented by Donald Duncan e.. An evening program presented by Billy Beal, local historian, at the College. b.. Vendors and exhibitors at the College c.. Surname posting at the College d.. The Saline County Genealogy Library will be open both days for research. e.. The Saline County Circuit Clerk and County Clerk's offices will be open although the hours have not yet been determined. f.. Other libraries in the area will be open for research g.. All genealogy groups in Southeastern Illinois invited to set up tables to offer their resource materials for sale. h.. No charge for attending or exhibiting. Hope everyone can attend. For more information contact Elizabeth Woodworth at [email protected] or Mart Watson at [email protected]

I lost my inf. on the Saline Co. Met in Sept. does anyone have that inf. to send me. Jeanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Troutt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:25 AM Subject: Susan TROUT marriage to Ehud PERRY? > I'm looking for info. regarding the marriage and family of > Susan TROUT and Ehud Perry. Susan was born in Wilson Co., > TN about 1837 to Adam and Sally (DALLAS) TROUT. > > Susan (age 13) was in the 1850 Williamson Co., IL census, living > in the household of James C. and Hannah (TROUT) MANIER. Hannah > was her sister. > > Strangely, I just searched the Illinois marriage database > and found an entry for Ehud PERRY md. to Susan LEVRET in > Saline Co. on Dec 21, 1861 (about the right time!!). Could this > be her? > > Does anyone have anything on this couple? > > Thanks, > Bill Troutt > Katy, TX > great grandson of Susan TROUT's brother - Joseph Marion TROUT. > > > ==== ILWILLIA Mailing List ==== > Visited the Williamson County Historical Society lately? > http://www.thewchs.com > > ============================== > 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 > >

I'm looking for info. regarding the marriage and family of Susan TROUT and Ehud Perry. Susan was born in Wilson Co., TN about 1837 to Adam and Sally (DALLAS) TROUT. Susan (age 13) was in the 1850 Williamson Co., IL census, living in the household of James C. and Hannah (TROUT) MANIER. Hannah was her sister. Strangely, I just searched the Illinois marriage database and found an entry for Ehud PERRY md. to Susan LEVRET in Saline Co. on Dec 21, 1861 (about the right time!!). Could this be her? Does anyone have anything on this couple? Thanks, Bill Troutt Katy, TX great grandson of Susan TROUT's brother - Joseph Marion TROUT.

I'm looking for information on the following family: James Morris ca 1813- ca 1888, born in Tennessee, listed on the 1880 Williamson Co. census as "Justice of the Peace" Nancy W. Morris ca 1815 - ?, born in Tennessee children: Julia Frances (Harris) (1836-1907) Mary A. (Harris) (1838 - ?) John William (ca 1840 - ?) Elizabeth (ca 1842 - ?) Lucy Margaret (ca 1844 - ?) Any help? Thanks. Kate Rodenbach _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Does anyone know where I can obtain a listing of who is buried in Corinth Zion Methodist Church Cemetery? Also do you know how I would go about inquiring into the burial records of those who might be buried there without stones? Thanks for any help. Kate Rodenbach Indianapolis, IN researching: HARRIS/MORRIS/CRAIG/TAYLOR/BLOODWORTH, etc., etc., etc. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

I now have my own complete listing of tombstones in the HOLMES CEMT., pictures and all, which is located in Williamson Co., IL If I can be of help to anyone, please e-mail me. There are tombstones no longer but I can't find an original copy, since the library misplaced theirs. I went to the cemt. and did my own inventory. Thanks, Linda Holmes White www.geocities.com/dolluvers

I have a new publication that I hope will prove to be a useful tool to researchers. I transcribed every will in the Williamson County Will Book 'B' just as they were written......nothing left out. These wills date from the mid to late 1800's. You may contact me for details about ordering the book at [email protected] Mary Jo Moore

Hi, The Saline County Genealogy Society and the Saline County Tourism Board are sponsoring the 2nd annual Southeasern Illinois Genealogy Homecoming to be held September 1st and 2nd, 2001. This will be a great opportunity for genealogy enthusiast with ancestors from Southeastern Illinois, as well as internet "cousins", list members, etc. to get together to exchange information, research, socialize and have fun. Some of the planned events are: a.. Workshops at the College on Sept. 1 a.. "Proof of the Pudding - Proving your information" presented by the Illinois D.A.R. b.. One on One help given by D.A.R. officials to help you with your papers c.. "Genealogy on Line" presented by Cherri Flinn" d.. "Family Tree Maker" presented by Donald Duncan b.. An evening program "Migration Patterns To Southern Illinois" at the College. c.. Vendors and exhibitors at the College d.. The Saline County Genealogy Library will be open both days for research. e.. The Saline County Circuit Clerk and County Clerk's offices will be open although the hours have not yet been determined. f.. Other libraries in the area will be open for research g.. All genealogy groups in Southeastern Illinois invited to set up tables to offer their resource materials for sale. h.. No charge for attending or exhibiting. Hope everyone can attend. For more information contact Elizabeth Woodworth at [email protected] or Mart Watson at [email protected]

Charla, I am wondering if there are obits of people that d,March 1917 in Creal Springs, Williamson co. Ill. Any help would appreciated. Vi -- Vi Poland

See Charla's message below about how the historical society can help you with recent obits. Remember too (if you're not from the area) that the weekly newspaper The Spokesman is a possibility too; it covers Herrin / Carterville / JC area. Angela ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 14:13:00 -0500 From: charla schroeder murphy <[email protected]> To: Angela Place <[email protected]> Subject: Obits Hi Angela: I keep seeing different ones on the WC List wanting Obits, usually recent ones. I didn't know if it would be appropriate to put on the list, but we have card files at the WCHS with the obits from the Marion Daily Republican and The Southern Illinoisan. We started keeping them in 1986 (approx.) with a few years missing in between, our obit lady passed away and it was a while before someone else picked up the work, to the present day 2001. We also copy old ones when we find them in our files or some kind soul brings in their box of old ones they had collected for their family or out of a family Bible and let's us copy them. Scrap books are also a good source. So they aren't all 1986 and up, but most are. If they will send a SASE and $1.00 we will send them a copy of the obit if we have it, or their dollar back if we don't. Thanks for your attention to this, and give me a holler anytime I can be of help. As Always, Charla Visit the Williamson Co. Historical Society <www.thewchs.com>

Hi: Does anybody know how I would go about getting coroner's inquest documents? I got a copy of an news article relating to a shooting in Williamson county that resulted in my granduncle's death, and the article announces a time and place for a coroner's inquest. It happened in April of 1941. Any ideas would be appreciated! Suzann Holland Milwaukee, WI Researching Williamson Co. TURNER, COX, ABSHER, DAVIS

Looking for help to obtain Obit for Clara (Beatrice) Stacey who died Sunday June 17th in Herrin, wife of Bill Stacey (deceased) also of Herrin. Researching Stacey (Stacy), Taylor, Waggoner, Donahue, Thornton all in Williamston County. John DeVinney Memphis

Dear List members, We have now completed eighty Illinois County Family History Links on our website. We will make further updates as we receive more church records, which is a constant ongoing task. We are now preparing to enter the same type of data, church history and family surnames of members information, for counties in Iowa, and have already entered our information for five counties in Wisconsin. We have the research either complete or well underway for Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, but in Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana, we have a great deal more original research work to do, and will appreciate help from anyone who knows of the existence of Primitive Baptist church records or membership lists for those states. We have made enough revision and addition to our whole website, to warrant giving you the URL addresses again, in case you wish to check our site again, or see it for the first time. We encourage you to write on the guest books which are at the bottom of two or three of our webpages. Here are the website addresses: Our main homepage (with links to research completed and/or in progress for several states): http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html Or, for Illinois counties, go directly to: http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/FamHist.html Best wishes, Elder Robert Webb The Primitive Baptist Library Carthage, Illinois ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi all. Sorry to do this to you, but I've had to move the Williamson Co, ILGW site to my personal space at the Univ of Kansas (at least I know KU isn't going to disappear anytime soon). The new address is: http://www.people.ku.edu/~place/williamson.html The people at USGW are changing the state links, etc to Williamson Co as well. Let me know if you have any questions-- Angela

Everyone, I am having "technical difficulties" with the server that provides space for the Williamson co GenWeb site. I apologize for any inconvenience and hope to get the site back up asap. I'll keep you posted-- Angela Place

Can anyone tell me if Herrin Cemetery has been transcribed and if so where can I find it? Odd Fellows too? Is there a book of cemetery's ? Looking for descendent of James and Martha Stover Davis. 1. Cora E. Davis b. abt 1877 d. 1943 m. ___ Harris 2. Sarah Allie Davis b. abt 1879 d. 1937 m. Asbury Wagner in 1895 3. Jim Davis b. abt 1881 4. Martha Lizzie Davis b. 10-13-1883 d. 5-10-1966 m.Ira Sanders who died in a Mining accident in 1917 and then m. William "Bill" Toll abt 1920. 5. Ira W. Davis b. June 1887 m 1st Grace 2nd Freda 2 children Hazel b. abt 1810 m. Dwight Burns daug. Beverly and Pauline b. abt 1912 m. Virgil Debbie in Evansville, IN _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi All, I am looking for any information on my grandfather and great-grandfather. My great-grandfather's name was Rex Evans. He worked at a barbeshop in Johnston City, IL. He wife was Merly Evans. They had one son (that I know of) who was Amos Evans. Amos was an officer in WWII and married Mary Ruth Gordon (c.1948). My father, Ronnie Lee Evans, was born in 1948. Amos and my grandmother soon divorced in the early 50's, and she very rarely talked about him. I would appreciate any help that anyone could give me. Thanks. Jason S. Evans