Time to post the folks I'm looking for. Family identifiers - Harrison Brandon b. 1847 Calloway Co. s/o Valentine Brandon & Jane White Valentine Brandon b. 1822 KY s/o John Brandon & Frances Jenkins John Brandon b. abt 1761 ?? s/o ?? resided in Calloway Co. til 1850 Frances Jenkins b. 1797 Warren Co. NC d/o Jesse Jenkins & Martha House Henry Eli Roark b. 1827 Montgomery Co., Tenn s/o Charles Roark & Sarah Rudolph lived in McCracken Co. & later Calloway Co. Camilla Thompson b. 1836 Maury Co., Tenn d/o Hazard Thompson & Elizabeth Craig of McCracken Co. Hazard Thompson b 1814 prob. NC s/o ?? farmed near Massac, McCracken Co. Sarah Rudolph b abt 1802 Rowan Co, NC d/o John Rudolph & Mary (Mollie) Stailey lived in Montgomery Co. Tenn and McCracken Co.

Mind if I but in? I believe my family who came from TN through KY to So. IL came to Southern Illinois to work in the coal mines. I know that is why my dad and his brothers came. Linda Minton Simmons ---------- > From: Hdanw@aol.com > To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYJP] Migration to Southern Illinois > Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 12:15 AM > > In a message dated 1/13/00 9:35:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, teds@hgea.org > writes: > > << KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com >> > > > Based on my limited research of movements of people from Kentucky to > southern and central Illinois, I believe the cause may have been new land. > It has been a while since I have researched my KY families in Illinois, but I > believe the land in Illinois cost very little. I have seen on microfiche in > my LDS family history center an index of land claims in Illinois. It is > arranged alphabetically. Some county histories, say of Logan Co., IL tell of > the place of origin of many Illinois families. The stories may be as varied > as the settlers were. > > In some parts of Kentucky where tobacco was grown, I'm told the land soon > wore out. Also the families got bigger and since agriculture was the main > occupation, a man needed other land. > > Suggest you try (it's hard to access) familysearch.org and call up, if you > can, the research outline on Illinois. Frequently there is a mini-history of > the locality at the beginning of the research guide. Failing that, try to > find in your favorite genealogical library a book called THE LIBRARY or THE > REDBOOK. As I remember, both of these books for genealogists give a > mini-history of each locality listed. > > Hope this will lead you to more exploration of this migration. E.W.Wallace > > > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm > for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other images.

Hi Ted, Can you give me the address for the Johnson County List? Thanks, Linda dave@hcis.net ---------- > From: W. Ted Stout <teds@hgea.org> > To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KYJP] Migration to Southern Illinois > Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:30 PM > > Hi > > People on the Johnson Co. IL list are asking why several of our ancestors > moved from Calloway Co. up to southern Illinois counties in the mid 1800s. > Does anyone on this list have an answer or answers. > > Ted > > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Interested in learning more about US Land & Property Research? Go to: > http://users.arn.net/~billco/uslpr.htm to see the free on-line course in this subject > authored by the KYJP Listowner

Nancy, Don Simmons of Melber has published a multitude of volumes of records from Graves Co. among other locations in the JP & elsewhere. These publications also include genealogical excerpts from the old Mayfield papers. You can write to him at PO Box 66 Melber, KY 42069. You will find his prices as reasonable as they come. He has a list of publications he can send you. Good luck Mike NMW31949@aol.com wrote: > Hello list, > My name is Nancy, and I am a new subscriber to the Jackson Purchase mail > list. I am hoping to find lots of info on my ancestral families on this > list, since they were all from around the Calloway, Hickman, Graves, > Marshall, Fulton and McCracken counties of KY. > Can anyone on the list tell me if there is any way to get old copies of > the "Mayfield Monitor" or the paper from the city of Murray? Also, does > anyone know if there was a community paper for the Calloway County area? I > have seen an excerpt from the Mayfield paper published for June 19, 1895 that > mentioned my G-g-g-grandfather in their social column, and I would like to > know if it is possible to get more of this type of info. > My KY families are: Chun/Chunn, Killebrew/Killebru/Killibrew, Grugett, > Everett, Dill, Bazzell, Martin, Wyatt, and various "in-law" names such as > Tibbs, Cox, Rust, Rule, Gilbert, Britton, and, of course, ... Smith. If > anyone has any of these names in their family that you know might be > intertwined with any of the other names of my heritage, I sure would like to > hear from you. > Thank you for your help. I hope that everyone has a great day! > Nancy Sue (Majors) Winn ... NMW31949@aol.com > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Check out the Rootsweb searchable mailing list archives at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJacksonPurchase-L

I was told it was "mining". Mamie =========================== From: W. Ted Stout <teds@hgea.org> Subject: [KYJP] Migration to Southern Illinois > People on the Johnson Co. IL list are asking why several of our ancestors > moved from Calloway Co. up to southern Illinois counties in the mid 1800s. > Does anyone on this list have an answer or answers. > Ted

Bill, Could you please send the article relating to Lyle, Peter. Thank you Shirley

Hello list, My name is Nancy, and I am a new subscriber to the Jackson Purchase mail list. I am hoping to find lots of info on my ancestral families on this list, since they were all from around the Calloway, Hickman, Graves, Marshall, Fulton and McCracken counties of KY. Can anyone on the list tell me if there is any way to get old copies of the "Mayfield Monitor" or the paper from the city of Murray? Also, does anyone know if there was a community paper for the Calloway County area? I have seen an excerpt from the Mayfield paper published for June 19, 1895 that mentioned my G-g-g-grandfather in their social column, and I would like to know if it is possible to get more of this type of info. My KY families are: Chun/Chunn, Killebrew/Killebru/Killibrew, Grugett, Everett, Dill, Bazzell, Martin, Wyatt, and various "in-law" names such as Tibbs, Cox, Rust, Rule, Gilbert, Britton, and, of course, ... Smith. If anyone has any of these names in their family that you know might be intertwined with any of the other names of my heritage, I sure would like to hear from you. Thank you for your help. I hope that everyone has a great day! Nancy Sue (Majors) Winn ... NMW31949@aol.com

Hi People on the Johnson Co. IL list are asking why several of our ancestors moved from Calloway Co. up to southern Illinois counties in the mid 1800s. Does anyone on this list have an answer or answers. Ted

My friends - I had planned on sending out some Hickman County data in today's data posting. However, after having keyed it all in, Windows decided to lockup my machine, which created the need for a reboot and the input data was lost as a result. Since I have so many requests still pending from last night's data post, I am not going to take the time today to rekey all of that Hickman data. I'll get it to you in a few days. We'll close out the week tomorrow with either another in the Skills Puzzler series, or something from the Tips collection. -B ============================================================

In a message dated 1/13/00 9:35:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, teds@hgea.org writes: << KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com >> Based on my limited research of movements of people from Kentucky to southern and central Illinois, I believe the cause may have been new land. It has been a while since I have researched my KY families in Illinois, but I believe the land in Illinois cost very little. I have seen on microfiche in my LDS family history center an index of land claims in Illinois. It is arranged alphabetically. Some county histories, say of Logan Co., IL tell of the place of origin of many Illinois families. The stories may be as varied as the settlers were. In some parts of Kentucky where tobacco was grown, I'm told the land soon wore out. Also the families got bigger and since agriculture was the main occupation, a man needed other land. Suggest you try (it's hard to access) familysearch.org and call up, if you can, the research outline on Illinois. Frequently there is a mini-history of the locality at the beginning of the research guide. Failing that, try to find in your favorite genealogical library a book called THE LIBRARY or THE REDBOOK. As I remember, both of these books for genealogists give a mini-history of each locality listed. Hope this will lead you to more exploration of this migration. E.W.Wallace

This is a bit of a shot in the dark. Three HUTCHINSON sisters, all born in Graves County, KY, were married in Clay County, TX in the 1880s after their family moved there about 1879. Two of the men who married them, Robert Humphreys and Charles Colley, were from Graves County. I'm wondering if the third man, J.R. ELLIOT, was also from Graves Co. I've noticed several ELLIOTs listed in the Graves Co. tax rolls in the 1870s and 1880s. So, if any ELLIOT researcher has a J. R. ELLIOT who married on 26 Jan 1883 Margaret Laluria "Lura" HUTCHINSON, b. 9 Feb 1855, near Stubblefield, Graves Co, KY, d. ? (after 1900), I'd be happy to share Hutchinson family information. The only other thing I have is that J.R. might have been a baseball player. -Debra Lowe

Hi Lynn, I am afraid my connection to the Colley's does not go back very far. Carol Harrison may have additional information since she has done several family books on her lines. My Colley connection is that my grandmother's sister married a Colley. Carol was raised in Graves County near the Colleys. The other lady that started this thread said Carol had written a paper on the Colleys, so that would be your best bet to contact Carol. Hope this helps. Travis

Here are some more newspaper abstracts from Don Simmons Graves County Abstracts Volume 4 7-11-1894 Kansas, KY .. Mrs. Housman near here has gone to Arkansas to visit her brother Mr. John Cook Wed. 9-18-1895 Mr. Will H. Morris, member of dry goods of Sanders, Morris, and Cook, died at his home in this city last Wed. morning .. Volume 5 >From Columbus 4-05th 1876 Wife of Mr. J. R. Cook lies very low at present having been at the point of death several times. Last intelligence furnished us by her attending phy., Dr. J. H. Bryant, is that she is slowly improving and hopes of her entirely recovering soon are entertained. 1-12-1878 School Dist. No. 5 The following grade of exactly nine ... Bob Cook .. Roll of honor: bobbie Cook... Among the most dilligent: Billie Cook. Wed. 6-9-1886 Mrs. S. C. Cook is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. Depew in Southern Ill., accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Flora Brown. 1-19-1887 >From Boydsville .. Included in the letter, mentioned that Charlton Lovelace, the correspondent, had the pleaseure of taking a lovely birthdaydinner today (1-09th) at the residence of W. B. Cook, it ws the 38th anniv. Of the good hostess. Volume 6 5-27-1896 Mrs. W. H. Housman of Melber section died Wed. night 11 o'clock after an illness of five weeks. She was about 45. Besides a husband, she left ten children. Also a brother, Mr. John Cook, of Arkansas. Remains buried at Allcock. 7-22-1896 Mr and Mrs E. J. Cook of Calloway County were here a few days last week and this on a visit to the family of their son, Mr. L. A. Cook. 1-20-1897 >From Kansas, Ky Mr. J. A. McNeil of this place died on the4th inst. Mrs. Sellars of Folsomdale died on the 5th and Mrs. Thompson of Melber onthe 7th. Masters Ed and Ira Cook of Arkansas are visiting their uncle, Mr. W. H. Housman of this place. I'd like to know if any of these folks are related to my Jefferson Davis Cook. Pat Ray Scheele Cook Census Data: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookcens.html Cook Main Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookmain.html Grandpa Martin's family history page: http://www.alltel.net/~ps53630 The rest of the family: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pscheele home: http://www.co.saunders.ne.us/mead.htm Come surf with us!

Volume 3 Graves County Newspaper Abstracts by Don Simmons Wed. 4-02-1890 Boydsville ... Funeral of Pernecia Cook, who died in Ark. Some time ago, will be preached at M. E. Church last Sun. in April. Wed. 11-11-1891 Dr. R. A. Cook of Minnick, Tenn., an old Graves County resident, visited here last week. Wed. 3-2-1892 >From Antioch, infant of J. D. Cook died on the 22nd Burial at Antioch. (Does anyone know which J. D. Cook?) Boydsville born on the 24th a daughter to E. C. Cook Wed. 5-4-1892 Miss ... Hop a niece of Mr. Scott Cook, age about 30 died of epilepsy last Thur. Burial at City Cemetery. Pat Ray Scheele Cook Census Data: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookcens.html Cook Main Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookmain.html Grandpa Martin's family history page: http://www.alltel.net/~ps53630 The rest of the family: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pscheele home: http://www.co.saunders.ne.us/mead.htm Come surf with us!

Since I am always looking for more COOK information - here are some more little tidbits. I'm looking for connections to my g g g'pa Jefferson Davis Cook. Newspaper items on the Cook Surname I copied these items from a GREAT book - Don Simmons Graves County, KY Newspaper Genealogical Abstracts Vol. 2 Friday 10-23-1885 J. H. Cook announces as candidate for jailer. Born int that part of Livingston county which now constitutes Graves County. Has lived within tenmiles of where he was born 63 years ago. (South Graves) Wed. 6-08-1887 Miss Zula B. Cook of Boydsville married to W. H. Stotts of Memphis, Tenn. 2-1-1888 The 4 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cook died of measles last week. Walter Cook b. 8-29-1883 d. 1-25-1888 youngest child of W. S. and Clemmie Cook. On 18th clothing caught fire and burned him. He later had the measles and pneumonia. Mention of little sisters and brothers. Wed. 4-4-1888 >From Foy Mr. H. Cook died near here. 9-2-1888 Mrs. Zula Stotts of Memhpis, formerly of Boydsville, has been visiting her old home. 2-27-1889 Mrs. T. A. Cook, nee Parton, granddaughter of J. T. Seay, born Graves County 5-10-1869, died the evening of 2-14-1889 at her home in Boydsville. She never knew the love of a father, he having married the second time while Zula was very young and she was raised by her grandparents. J. T. Seay and wife. She married J. W. Cook on 1-22-1885 leaves mother, half brothers and sisters, husband and three small children. Signed her aunt. Pat Ray Scheele Cook Census Data: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookcens.html Cook Main Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookmain.html Grandpa Martin's family history page: http://www.alltel.net/~ps53630 The rest of the family: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pscheele home: http://www.co.saunders.ne.us/mead.htm Come surf with us!

Please send Marshall Co. newspaper snippet on George W. Wilcox. Thanks!

Bill could you please send me the text on the following: Starks, Oscar Starks, R.W. JR. Starks, Mrs. Frankie Thanks Jerry Crute

Bill, Is there a way to find out if William Clark of Calloway county owned land. On the 1850 Census for Calloway County it lists him as have in a real estate value of 300. Would that mean that he owned land? Thanks in advance. Joyce in Wyoming

My friends - Although our last data post was also in Marshall County, I have some newspaper snippets for the 1890's from that County, and will start a new series from those today. These snippets are primarily in the 1890's. As is the case with all snippets, it may be anything from a notice that someone is visiting to a long death notice or a wedding announcement. If nothing else, they give us a flavor of life in those days. Subscribers to the lists I host who see a name of interest in the listing below can request the full text of the snippet by sending a message to me with the name of the individual for whom the data is needed. As always, your assistance in not resending this entire message back to me with your request is greatly appreciated. Given the length of some of these snippets, I ask your indulgence in prioritizing any multiple requests to avoid exceeding three names if at all possible. Names shown below which have a + sign after the male name are wedding announcements. -B +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marshall County - Newspaper Snippets - Late 19th Century - Part 1 Lyle, Peter Counsell, Cora Collins, Mrs. W.H. Vannerson, Nettie Beggs, Peter Fletcher, Elder J.B. Wyatt, Mrs. Eula Goodloe, Tille Wilson, Ewin Pugh, John Starks, Oscar Wyatt, Spencer Daws, W.B. Wells, Dick Starks, R.W. Jr. Starks, Mrs.Frankie Wilcox, George W. Walker, Walter G. ~to be continued~ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Any help welcome I have a Sarah Grigsby /44/b. VA--living in Thomas A Brown house, 1850 census district 2-Household 204? House 339 is a family of Lilly and house is a Grigsby family. I think this is my lost kin where to go from here?Also who is Thomas A. Brown?