Good to hear from you, and everyone else as well. This flurry of communication has sparked my interest again in searching. I too have spent a fair amount of time trying to trace Junior Meredith. I've looked on several of the rolls, and I have seen some Meredith names, but there just doesn't seem to be any connection there. I would love to even find info as to where Junior or his wife are even buried. I wish I had this interest when my great-grandfather was still alive. Do you have any photographs of the family? I have some, but they are mostly of their off springs, and someone who I think was an uncle. Wanda On Sep 22, 2006, at 9:03 AM, Mike Howerton wrote: > > > Hi Cousin Wanda; > It is good to hear from you! I hope all is well in your life. I > spent a > fair amount of time trying to trace Junior Meredith with no luck, I > also > tried to figure out the native American connection without much > success > there either. > Mike Howerton > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:40:27 -0400 > From: Wanda <wanda.monks@emich.edu> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, AND > WATSON > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <813FAC74-05DD-4517-A2DF-5940C210F484@emich.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Mike - > > I don't know if you remember me or not, but you and I are related on > the Meredith side. Your Susan Meredith Howerton is the sister to my > great-great grandmother Henrietta Meredith Henson. > > Wanda Monks > On Sep 21, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Mike Howerton wrote: > >> >> Hi; >> My great grand Aunt Nancy Jane Howerton married Freeman Henshaw on >> 12 Nov >> 1905. I believe their youngest son Orla is still living in Marion >> Illinois. >> I too have visited the Williamson county courthouse and the Marion >> Library >> on 2 or 3 occasions. They have always been very helpful to me. My >> 4th great >> grandfather Elijah Creal was buried in what became the old Creal >> Springs >> cemetery in 1856. I am interested in corresponding with anyone >> researching >> the following families. >> HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, >> TRAVELSTEAD, >> BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON >> >> Mike Howerton > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: > 9/21/2006 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILWILLIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Mike, A lot of the Westbrook brothers seemed to have worked at the salines at one point. Samuel Westbrook, the preacher, spent much of his early adult career at the salines. His younger brother Lewis showed up in the Crenshaw neighborhood in the 1850 Census living north of the Old Slave House and listed as a laborer. Lewis was part of the extended Crenshaw clan. His wife was a niece to John Hart Crenshaw, and daughter of Caleb and Nancy (Crenshaw) Baldwin. I'm also descended from James Westbrook through his son William J. Westbrook (1813-1859). William also has another connection to the extended Crenshaw family. His wife Mary Taylor was a niece of John Hart Crenshaw's wife Sina Taylor. Mary's father William H. Taylor was Sina's brother. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -----Original Message----- From: ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Howerton Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:15 AM To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILWILLIA] Westbrook clan Hi Jon; My 4th great grandmother was Nancy Westbrook 1816-1884 she was married to Abel Ford 1812-1890. Her parents were James Westbrook and Anna McGowan. I didn't know the Westbrooks had a connection to the old slave house. Mike

Hello everyone. I too have been pleased to see all the recent activity and connections made. That said, I want to remind everyone of the following: 1. Please remember to type a very specific subject line (X family, Z time period, etc) on your messages to the list. Many people don't read every single message that comes through, and may skip yours entirely, especially if it has a generic subject line. 2. There are currently 309 people subscribed to the list, and of course we are not going to make everyone happy all the time. But please try to be as courteous to everyone subscribed as possible. If you are responding to a message on the list with info relevant only to the original poster, PLEASE REPLY ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL POSTER. This goes ESPECIALLY for messages like "nope he's not in my line" and "good to hear from you," etc. When the list gets exceptionally busy, like it is right now, we have lots of people drop (which is NOT A GOOD THING, those people may be your fifth cousins and no one has made the connection yet) because they get tired of wading through all the personal replies that go out to the whole list. Plus, I get nasty notes from all the irritated ones. :> 3. Rootsweb has been updating the lists and switching some things around, and a fair number of folks are having trouble posting to the list, etc. If you have problems and have already emailed me, please give me a day or so, and I promise I will get back to you (I have about 22 people to check on so far). If you have not emailed me about problems but are having them, please let me know. FINALLY, since we have probably already irritated all those likely to be irritated by lots of messages, I would like to do an official "ROLL CALL" of the list. We used to do one twice a year, and since I started having my kids, that seems to have gone by the wayside (my fault, definitely, and by the way we are adding yet another little branch to our family tree in 2007). :> Everyone who hasn't already, please send a message to the list, telling us which families you're researching, and in which locations. PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. I am looking for: RUSHING - I have started an ambitious project to figure out how the heck each and every Rushing in Williamson Co in the 1800s is related to each other. This takes me back into TN for one group and KY for another. But if you have Rushings in the 1800s, I'd love to know what you know. CAGLE - I descend from Charles Cagle & Polly Demontbrun Cagle, who came here from Nashville, TN in the 1830s with LOTS of children. I have lots of info to share. CHAMNESS - I descend from Jonathan P. Chamness's daughter Martisha, born about 1842, who married Allen Cagle. Again, I have a fair amount of info to share. THOMPSON - Any info about the family of Richard/Richmond M. Thompson & his wife Sarah Hendricks Thompson, who came to Herrin from Logan Co, KY in the 1890s. Hope to hear from you all soon - Angela Williamson Co, ILGenWeb http://www.people.ku.edu/~place/williamson.html

---- "Place wrote: > Hello everyone. I too have been pleased to see all the recent activity and connections made. That said, I want to remind everyone of the following: > > 1. Please remember to type a very specific subject line (X family, Z time period, etc) on your messages to the list. Many people don't read every single message that comes through, and may skip yours entirely, especially if it has a generic subject line. > > 2. There are currently 309 people subscribed to the list, and of course we are not going to make everyone happy all the time. But please try to be as courteous to everyone subscribed as possible. If you are responding to a message on the list with info relevant only to the original poster, PLEASE REPLY ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL POSTER. This goes ESPECIALLY for messages like "nope he's not in my line" and "good to hear from you," etc. When the list gets exceptionally busy, like it is right now, we have lots of people drop (which is NOT A GOOD THING, those people may be your fifth cousins and no one has made the connection yet) because they get tired of wading through all the personal replies that go out to the whole list. Plus, I get nasty notes from all the irritated ones. :> > > 3. Rootsweb has been updating the lists and switching some things around, and a fair number of folks are having trouble posting to the list, etc. If you have problems and have already emailed me, please give me a day or so, and I promise I will get back to you (I have about 22 people to check on so far). If you have not emailed me about problems but are having them, please let me know. > > FINALLY, since we have probably already irritated all those likely to be irritated by lots of messages, I would like to do an official "ROLL CALL" of the list. We used to do one twice a year, and since I started having my kids, that seems to have gone by the wayside (my fault, definitely, and by the way we are adding yet another little branch to our family tree in 2007). :> Everyone who hasn't already, please send a message to the list, telling us which families you're researching, and in which locations. PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. > > I am looking for: > > RUSHING - I have started an ambitious project to figure out how the heck each and every Rushing in Williamson Co in the 1800s is related to each other. This takes me back into TN for one group and KY for another. But if you have Rushings in the 1800s, I'd love to know what you know. > > CAGLE - I descend from Charles Cagle & Polly Demontbrun Cagle, who came here from Nashville, TN in the 1830s with LOTS of children. I have lots of info to share. > > CHAMNESS - I descend from Jonathan P. Chamness's daughter Martisha, born about 1842, who married Allen Cagle. Again, I have a fair amount of info to share. > > THOMPSON - Any info about the family of Richard/Richmond M. Thompson & his wife Sarah Hendricks Thompson, who came to Herrin from Logan Co, KY in the 1890s. > > Hope to hear from you all soon - Angela, Do you have a connection thru Chamness with Florence Chitty? I would say she would have married Chamness around early 1920's not sure of first name of Chamness. Thank you my brick wall on that side. Pat > > Angela > Williamson Co, ILGenWeb > http://www.people.ku.edu/~place/williamson.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Linda; It is indeed good to hear from you too! Elijah Creal 1795-1856 is my 4th great grandfather on my Dad's side. Do you have any information on the Creals? I would be happy to share what I have. I have the line back to John Creele abt 1656-1720 he was born in England as far as I know. Mike Hello Mike, Happy to see you are still researching. I didn't realize you were related to the Creal's. What side of the family? Linda Holmes White (Henshaw) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006

Hi Linda; Sorry I don't have a Charles Henshaw in my records. My great aunt Nancy Jane Howerton married Freeman Henshaw and his Dad was Willian Henshaw and his granddad was Hugh Henshaw. Mike Howerton I have Sarah Jane Camden who married Charles Henshaw 03Sep1884, are they part of your line? Linda RDCTWA@aol.com wrote: -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006

Hi Jon; My 4th great grandmother was Nancy Westbrook 1816-1884 she was married to Abel Ford 1812-1890. Her parents were James Westbrook and Anna McGowan. I didn't know the Westbrooks had a connection to the old slave house. Mike I've got some info on the Westbrooks. I'm descended from them on my father's side, plus they've popped up in my research on the Old Slave House and the saltworks. Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006

Hi Bob My 4th great grandmother is Annis "Annie" Phillips she lived abt 1807-1870. She married Thomas Howerton abt 1833/34 probably in Bedford/Cannon County's area in Tennessee. In the 1840 census she is listed as having been born in Tennessee and that is all I know. Mike MIKE Which PHILLIPS? Grandfather & Grandfather, Sadie & Alva PHILLIPS lived in Hurst for many years. Bob Carter -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006

Hi Cousin Wanda; It is good to hear from you! I hope all is well in your life. I spent a fair amount of time trying to trace Junior Meredith with no luck, I also tried to figure out the native American connection without much success there either. Mike Howerton ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:40:27 -0400 From: Wanda <wanda.monks@emich.edu> Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, AND WATSON To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <813FAC74-05DD-4517-A2DF-5940C210F484@emich.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Mike - I don't know if you remember me or not, but you and I are related on the Meredith side. Your Susan Meredith Howerton is the sister to my great-great grandmother Henrietta Meredith Henson. Wanda Monks On Sep 21, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Mike Howerton wrote: > > Hi; > My great grand Aunt Nancy Jane Howerton married Freeman Henshaw on > 12 Nov > 1905. I believe their youngest son Orla is still living in Marion > Illinois. > I too have visited the Williamson county courthouse and the Marion > Library > on 2 or 3 occasions. They have always been very helpful to me. My > 4th great > grandfather Elijah Creal was buried in what became the old Creal > Springs > cemetery in 1856. I am interested in corresponding with anyone > researching > the following families. > HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, > TRAVELSTEAD, > BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON > > Mike Howerton -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.7/454 - Release Date: 9/21/2006

Hello, Joy, that is really cool about your sister being named Peggy June. My name is Margaret, but I was always called Peggy. My uncle called me Peggyjune just for fun!!! I don't believe I had any relatives in Jackson County. Mine were pretty much in Johnson. When were your ancestors in Virginia and NC? Margaret Reynolds Oliver ----- Original Message ----- From: "ALBERT TUBBS" <joydoyle@prodigy.net> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Betty Jewell Reynolds > Hello. Were your Reynolds ever in Jackson Co., IL.? I > am related to two different Reynolds in Jackson Co., > IL. I have Lavica Reynolds Jackson who went to > Williamson Co., IL. Some of the family moved to > Missouri. I am a descendant of Millington/Millenton > "David" Reynolds and a decendant of John Reynolds. My > Reynolds were in VA>NC>SC>TN>IL>MO>AK. > Joy > P.S. > My sister is named Peggy June. > > --- Peggy Oliver <peggyjune@adelphia.net> wrote: > >> Tonia, I don't believe so, but I recall emailing >> with you about her several >> months ago. At that time, we were not able to find >> a connection between >> your Reynolds line and mine. >> If there is one, it is way, way back. >> Peggy. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <toni_gen@juno.com> >> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:38 PM >> Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Anyone out there? >> >> >> > Peggy, >> > Are you by any chance related to Betty Jewel >> (Tootsie) Reynolds ? >> > Just wondering. >> > Tonia >> > >> > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:35:33 -0400 "Peggy Oliver" >> > <peggyjune@adelphia.net> writes: >> >> Glad to hear from everyone. >> >> Peggy (Reynolds) Oliver >> >> formerly of West Frankfort >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "bessie thomas" <blthomas76@comcast.net> >> >> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:31 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Anyone out there? >> >> >> >> >> >> > Sharon, even if it wasn't asked, it was >> interesting information >> >> that might >> >> > help someone. Glad to hear you're out there >> too. >> >> > Bessie >> >> > (And I'm here too.) >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: <wbrown14@comcast.net> >> >> > To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:08 AM >> >> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Anyone out there? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> I'm here. I made a trip to Williamson Co. >> Historic Society and >> >> used >> >> >> their >> >> >> library. >> >> >> I also must say that the court house has the >> most reasonable >> >> price for >> >> >> copies of death certificates of anyplace I've >> been. I was >> >> picking up >> >> >> Deaton information for my aunt. >> >> >> My grandparents lived on So. Court St. next to >> Fox's Flowers. >> >> They owned >> >> >> Waters Market, also on So. Court. My mother >> had Freeda's Beauty >> >> Shop was >> >> >> above it. This was from abut 1923-1951. >> Mom's beauty shop >> >> wasn't open >> >> >> till about 1928. The store burned >> later..........not sure of the >> >> date. >> >> >> My >> >> >> grandmother, Daisy Waters, moved to Pope Co. >> around 1951-52. >> >> Traveling >> >> >> salesmen mostly stayed at what they called a >> tourist home. >> >> >> Other relatives there were Henry and Texi >> Waters, Dorothy and >> >> Linda >> >> >> Spencer. >> >> >> You didn't ask all this, did you. You just >> asked if someone was >> >> there. >> >> >> Sharon >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >> email to >> >> >> ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without >> >> the >> >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------- >> >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >> email to >> >> > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without >> >> the >> >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >> email to >> >> ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> to >> > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> to ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Maternal grandparents were Oscar James Grace and his wife, Gladys Margaret (Moore) Grace. Both were from the Marion/Carterville areas, and were in Marion until about the end of WW1. Oscar was a coal miner. Other relations were Cyrus Moore, Gladys brother and members of the Watson family. Jeff Hardy

Hi Jon, looks like you're asking me, but that wasn't my e-mail. Mine was about the Wmson Co Birth/Death. I don't remember who wrote about Hurst/Lockeyville, unless it was another Betty. Betty FL Betty, I've never heard of Lockeyville. What can you tell me about the community? Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -----Original Message----- From: ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bbfritch@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:10 PM To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Obtaining Williamson Birth/Death certificates Betty FL Hi all you root diggers, most of my family is from the Hurst area Lockeyville...

The Ben Jackson that you are talking about was in Williamson County about 50 yrs before my Jacksons came there...I will keep an eye out for your Ben in my research and get back to you if I find him there....best of luck. Debbie

Linda, Charles Ervin Henshaw, h/o Sarah Jane Camden, is my g-grandfather's 1st cousin. Linda

Robin, I have several James Turner's, but not James Chester. Linda

Betty, I've never heard of Lockeyville. What can you tell me about the community? Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -----Original Message----- From: ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bbfritch@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:10 PM To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Obtaining Williamson Birth/Death certificates Betty FL Hi all you root diggers, most of my family is from the Hurst area Lockeyville...

I'm still out here. Names I'm researching are Travelstead, Merrell, Springs One was married to a Henshaw too. I was born Lightner Hospital Harrisburg Saline County and began school in Harrisburg and Carrier Mills. My mother was Gertrude Travelstead daughter of my grandparents John Blaine Travelstead and Susi Merrill. My Great parents Lafayette Merrell and Sarah Springs Merrell Williamson County owned property next to Bethel Church Whipporwill road and are buied there along with my grandparents and many other Merrells and Travelsteads. My mother's aunt married a Jordan and they owned Jordan's store on old Jordan Curve Williamson County A bit of history about it is found at Williamson County Historical Society's webpage. We moved to Michigan in 1952 but I went back and spent summers with family members living in Saline and Williamson counties. My stepfather Lloyd Adams mother (my grandma Eckles) and her husband Frank Yezek bought the old Merrell/Travelstead property next door to Bethel from my mother when we moved and I spent a lot to time with them and at the church and the cemetery. I was always fascinated with reading the old tombstones and have now found so many of them were my family members. I also attended many of the Bethel Homecomings with dinner on the grounds as a child and would go and sit in the church and sing all by myself on weekdays. Nothing was ever locked back then. Many fond memories for me and many members were old school friends of my mother's. I still have family in Saline and Williamson and go back at least once a year and still visit the old cemetery when I do. And have even taken some of my grandchilder to see where there ancestors are. Love to hear from anyone. Email donnal@core.com Several years ago one of my nieces helped me transcribe all the names in the cemetery. Will help you if I can. Donna Simons ----- Original Message ----- From: <ilwillia-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:53 PM Subject: ILWILLIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 7 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, > HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, AND WATSON (Wanda) > 2. Re: HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, > HENSHAW, T... (RDCTWA@aol.com) > 3. Re: ILWILLIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 4 (Mike Howerton) > 4. Re: HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, > HENSHAW, T... (Jon Musgrave) > 5. Re: HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, > HENSHAW, T... (linda goodwin) > 6. Re: HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, > HENSHAW, T... (RDCTWA@aol.com) > 7. Enjoying reading posts (Mary Ann) > 8. Harris/Turner, etc. (Roberts Robin) > 9. TURNER/HARRIS (Roberts Robin) > 10. TURNER/HARRIS photo (Roberts Robin) > 11. Obtaining Williamson Birth/Death certificates (Jayna Hart) > 12. Re: Surnames (Judy & Jeff) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:40:27 -0400 > From: Wanda <wanda.monks@emich.edu> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, AND WATSON > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <813FAC74-05DD-4517-A2DF-5940C210F484@emich.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Mike - > > I don't know if you remember me or not, but you and I are related on > the Meredith side. Your Susan Meredith Howerton is the sister to my > great-great grandmother Henrietta Meredith Henson. > > Wanda Monks > On Sep 21, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Mike Howerton wrote: > >> >> Hi; >> My great grand Aunt Nancy Jane Howerton married Freeman Henshaw on >> 12 Nov >> 1905. I believe their youngest son Orla is still living in Marion >> Illinois. >> I too have visited the Williamson county courthouse and the Marion >> Library >> on 2 or 3 occasions. They have always been very helpful to me. My >> 4th great >> grandfather Elijah Creal was buried in what became the old Creal >> Springs >> cemetery in 1856. I am interested in corresponding with anyone >> researching >> the following families. >> HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, >> TRAVELSTEAD, >> BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON >> >> Mike Howerton >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: <dolluver01@insightbb.com> >>> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: 9/20/2006 4:58:03 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Anyone out there? >>> >>> Sharon, >>> I am here and love hearing about So. IL as my parents were from the >>> Creal >> Springs/Stonefort, IL area. My husband raised in Marion. And, I am >> related to the Deatons. I know what you mean about the list. I >> haven't >> been getting anything since I changed servers and e-mail address, >> but you >> came through. >>> Thanks >>> Linda >>> HOLMES, HENSHAW, TANNER, WHITE, GULLEY, TURNER, UPCHURCH >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.6/453 - Release Date: >> 9/20/2006 >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.6/453 - Release Date: >> 9/20/2006 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILWILLIA- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:06:33 EDT > From: RDCTWA@aol.com > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH, HENSHAW, T... > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <3be.b60a46a.32441289@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > In a message dated 9/21/2006 10:36:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > mhowerton@new.rr.com writes: > > I am interested in corresponding with anyone researching > the following families. > HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, > BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON > > > > > MIKE > > Which PHILLIPS? Grandfather & Grandfather, Sadie & Alva PHILLIPS lived > in > Hurst for many years. > > Bob Carter > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:17:27 -0500 > From: "Mike Howerton" <mhowerton@new.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] ILWILLIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 4 > To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000b01c6dd91$0cf0ec70$2d521745@owner2qdq1tqyy> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" > > > Hi; > My great grand Aunt Nancy Jane Howerton married Freeman Henshaw on 12 Nov > 1905. I believe their youngest son Orla is still living in Marion > Illinois. > I too have visited the Williamson county courthouse and the Marion Library > on 2 or 3 occasions. They have always been very helpful to me. My 4th > great > grandfather Elijah Creal was buried in what became the old Creal Springs > cemetery in 1856. I am interested in corresponding with anyone researching > the following families. > HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, > BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON > > Mike Howerton > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: <dolluver01@insightbb.com> >> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> >> Date: 9/20/2006 4:58:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Anyone out there? >> >> Sharon, >> I am here and love hearing about So. IL as my parents were from the Creal > Springs/Stonefort, IL area. My husband raised in Marion. And, I am > related to the Deatons. I know what you mean about the list. I > haven't > been getting anything since I changed servers and e-mail address, but you > came through. >> Thanks >> Linda >> HOLMES, HENSHAW, TANNER, WHITE, GULLEY, TURNER, UPCHURCH >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.6/453 - Release Date: 9/20/2006 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:36:37 -0500 > From: "Jon Musgrave" <jon.musgrave@mchsi.com> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH, HENSHAW, T... > To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <200609211636.k8LGaVTp005084@mail.rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I've got some info on the Westbrooks. I'm descended from them on my > father's > side, plus they've popped up in my research on the Old Slave House and the > saltworks. > > Jon Musgrave > IllinoisHistory.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of RDCTWA@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:07 AM > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH,HENSHAW, T... > > > In a message dated 9/21/2006 10:36:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > mhowerton@new.rr.com writes: > > I am interested in corresponding with anyone researching the following > families. > HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, > BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:32:13 -0700 (PDT) > From: linda goodwin <llgoodwinz@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH, HENSHAW, T... > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20060921173213.68916.qmail@web82208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I have Sarah Jane Camden who married Charles Henshaw 03Sep1884, are they > part of your line? > > Linda > RDCTWA@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 9/21/2006 10:36:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > mhowerton@new.rr.com writes: > > I am interested in corresponding with anyone researching > the following families. > HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK MEREDITH, HENSHAW, TRAVELSTEAD, > BROWN, MILLER, PHILLIPS, ANDWATSON > > > > > MIKE > > Which PHILLIPS? Grandfather & Grandfather, Sadie & Alva PHILLIPS lived in > Hurst for many years. > > Bob Carter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:17:35 EDT > From: RDCTWA@aol.com > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] HOWERTON, CREAL, FORD, FRANCIS, WESTBROOK > MEREDITH, HENSHAW, T... > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <56b.56560a7.3244313f@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > In a message dated 9/21/2006 12:34:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > llgoodwinz@yahoo.com writes: > > I have Sarah Jane Camden who married Charles Henshaw 03Sep1884, are they > part of your line? > > Linda > > > > Don't think so > > Bob Carter > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:20:40 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mary Ann <ole_crone@yahoo.com> > Subject: [ILWILLIA] Enjoying reading posts > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20060921182040.76063.qmail@web52612.mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > It's been fun reading the posts about relatives in Williamson County. My > father, Ned Walker, was born in Carterville and his father, Ira Walker was > born near Marion. He left the area because he knew that he didn't want to > farm or mine coal. He still has one brother left down in Ziegler. > > We also have Spillers in our family - my great grandfather, J.B. Walker's > first wife was a Spiller. Other family names includes: Herrin/g, McAlpin, > Moore, Reed, Sanders. > > I've been to Williamson County to do research or visit family - I love > the area. I especially love to go visit the ol' folks resting at the old > Cemetery in Herrin and the McAlpin Cemetery out in the field. I just love > to visit 'grandpa' Hugh. Mary Ann > > > --------------------------------- > Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small > Business. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:53:47 -0500 > From: Roberts Robin <robin@midwest.net> > Subject: [ILWILLIA] Harris/Turner, etc. > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <9d39802389ca86b95ec6322692d4fb12@midwest.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Jean, > I'll take a snapshot of the portrait this week and send it to your > private email. > > Robin > > Robin's PhotoGraphics > http://www.robinsphotographics.com > > On Sep 21, 2006, at 8:45 AM, ilwillia-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > >> Roberts Robin: >> I am related to the Harris Family. Charlotte Katherine Harris married >> Darrel K Davis on >> 28 May 1917. I would love to see the picture. Thank you for your >> help. >> Jean Davis Kitsembel >> >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:08:05 -0500 > From: Roberts Robin <robin@midwest.net> > Subject: [ILWILLIA] TURNER/HARRIS > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <716ec09bf3cb8a6a60c33614137ac83f@midwest.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Linda, > Okay, bear with me because this is not my family but that of a friend. > My friends name is James Chester TURNER, Chester is 88 years old. > His wife's maiden name was also TURNER, a very distant relation. > Chester believes the photo was of the TURNER/HARRIS line on his > wife's side. > So, the names to start with would be Edgar TURNER, b. in Saline Co., > married to Blanche HARRIS, b. in Williamson Co. This couple would > have been born sometime around 1895 - 1900. > > I promise I would know more if this were my line. > > Robin > > Robin's PhotoGraphics > http://www.robinsphotographics.com > >> >> Robin, >> I do know that Earl Turner was md. to Allie Harris. Had children >> Frank and Pleasant. Pleasant and Frank both md. Tanner's. >> What is the name of your Turner? >> Thanks, >> Linda >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:13:42 -0500 > From: Roberts Robin <robin@midwest.net> > Subject: [ILWILLIA] TURNER/HARRIS photo > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <9f8e172c86a0795c1e3e6908af3b411a@midwest.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Jon, > I will get this photo to you within a few days. I do know that Chester > is familiar with your family so perhaps thee is a connection. It would > be > great if we could identify the folks in the photo for him, it's just > one of those > things that he has on his mind and it would be nice to answer his > question. > > Thanks for the offer! > Robin > > Robin's PhotoGraphics > http://www.robinsphotographics.com >> >> Robin, >> >> My great-great-grandfather was Frank Harris whose daughter Allie >> married >> Earl Turner. I was just at my late grandmother's house this weekend >> with my >> mother and uncles going through photos. I might be able to help >> identify >> your photo. I know we found a good photo of Allie and her sisters, as >> well >> as Allie and Earl and a couple of the kids. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Jon Musgrave >> IllinoisHistory.com >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:55:10 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) > From: "Jayna Hart" <jeankath@onecliq.net> > Subject: [ILWILLIA] Obtaining Williamson Birth/Death certificates > To: <ILWILLIA@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <4512EE1C.00000C.03132@DESKTOP1> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all you root diggers, most of my family is from the Hurst area > Lockeyville. Nearby. I am looking for info on getting these certificates. > Do > you have to show any id? All of my family are gone just getting family > history etc from the birth, death papers.Any help appreciated. Thanks > Jayna > Kay (DeSett) Hart > Searching for Phillips, Waldron, DeSett, Milford families > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:58:26 -0700 > From: "Judy & Jeff" <jjkith@cox.net> > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Surnames > To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <003c01c6ddb8$4d96b080$4bb70044@swsmonster> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > My Williamson ancestors: Dudley Whitaker Duncan, m: Elizabeth Spiller > Daughter, Elizabeth Duncan m; Warrenton Spiller Pike > Daughter, Nancy Annabelle Pike m: John Henry Koons( My Great Grandparents) > > Judy Smith > Benson, AZ > > -----Original Message----- > From: ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilwillia-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of EECY@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 6:17 AM > To: ilwillia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Surnames > > Good Morning! > > My surnames are: Stotlar,Spiller, Walker, Jeremiah, Yancy, Bridgewater, > Howell, Estes > > In Perry County: Cunningham, Brown, Maxwell, Fulton, Eaton, Hardy, Sprague > > Would love to see if we match anywhere along the way. Lisa Cunningham, > Phoenix > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ILWILLIA list administrator, send an email to > ILWILLIA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ILWILLIA mailing list, send an email to > ILWILLIA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ILWILLIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 7 > ************************************** > >

Hello Mary Jo; It is very nice to hear from you. I ran into a bunch of brick walls at the same time so I have not been doing much research for a couple of years. Also thank you for the Creal notes. Maud Creal is my 1st cousin 3 times removed. George Washington "Wash" Creal 1855-1920 is my great great grandfather. Wash's dad was Jasper Creal and he sold some land to his younger brother Edward Creal which later became Creal Springs. I don't have an Esco Creal in my records I am curious about him because the only Creal clan in the area were all descended from Elijah Creal 1795-1856 as far as I know so I suspect he fits in somewhere. I hope you are in good health. Mike Howerton Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:50:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Mary Jo Moore <mryj_mr@yahoo.com> Subject: [ILWILLIA] CREAL To: ILWILLIA@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060921225001.58118.qmail@web58603.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, Good to see your post and know you are still researching. I don't remember what Creal names you are researchinb but thought I would send the following items I found in one of my books. Mary Jo ~~ An Obit for Mrs. Della CREAL, wife of ESCO CREAL of White Ash. She died at the late home at age 30 years and 1 month. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John HARRIS of Creal Springs and was survived by her husband and five small children. Mentions --Mrs. Ennie Newton, Mrs. Ray Creal, Mrs. Alice Creal, Mrs. Laura Castleman, Mrs. R.A. Lyerla and daughter and Mrs. Stella Davis, all of White Ash. From MDR March 11, 1920 Another item from Creal Springs reads: Maud CREAL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. CREAL passed away at her parent's home in East St. Louis on Sunday and was brought to Creal Springs for burial in the nearby cemetery. She was 33 years of age. Funeral services were held in St. Louis. MDR- November 6, 1920 Creal Springs: Mesdames J.W. CREAL and Wash CREAL went to St. Louis to be at the bedside of Wash CREAL who is in St. John's Hospital suffering with cancer. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.6/453 - Release Date: 9/20/2006

Most of my family names were in the Johnston City area. Jackson, McMullen, Webb, and Roach. They came to the area from Spotsville Kentucky and West Pine Knot, Kentucky around 1905. Debbie Wilson Fehr

Missy--- Well, hello, cousin!!! (However distant it may be--LOL!) We do have a match here. My grandfather had a few notes about his ancestry, but no sources cited. He listed William Phillips & Katherine Rice being born in Tennessee. Showed Labon/Laban born in Alabama. I would love to know what brought them to Illinois. I did find reference to Labon and two siblings in the 1910 census in Williamson County. Need to go back and look at that more closely now. Found Melvina and Susan, but otherwise I know virtually nothing about this line. I would love to accept your offer to share. This is my mom's family. (My father's branch is so much easier to trace, so I took the simpler route first.) The last time I visited Marion was to attend my Grandmother's funeral in 1995--before I was interested in my ancestry. Looks like it's time to visit the area again soon. If you wish to contact me off-list, feel free to use ann.morey@gmail.com or amorey@cinci.rr.com. Happy Thursday! Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <GaHarleyChick@aol.com> To: <ilwillia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [ILWILLIA] Family Surnames > Ann~ > > I do have a Laban Phillips (b 1848, Alabama) listed as the child of > Catherine Rice (b 1822 Marshall, Alabama) & William Phillips (married 11 > Jan 1841, > Marshall City, AL)... > > My great, great grandmother is Rebecca (Rebekah) Phillips who married > Isaac > Marion Kelley, she is the sister of Laban Phillips.... > > Does any of that sound familiar? I also have their siblings names and > birth > years if you need them. > > > Have a Great Day! > Hugs & Kisses~ > Missy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILWILLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message