Anna, I would love to find out the answer to your question as well. Often I find the need for state maps showing counties, and sometimes I can locate some but then I have trouble printing them on 1 page no matter what or how I try. I think that this is a good question to ask and wish I had thought of it. Let us know what you hear back on this topic. Thanks, Sue <Where can I find a map that shows only, where each county is located in a state, for example Missouri or Illinois? In Oklahoma this kind of map is available through some television stations for tornado and storm warnings. I checked the following sites: GNIS http://geonames.usgs.gov/gnisform.html and www.mapquest.com but each site seemed set up for specific questions, not general county map for a state. Besides contacting TV stations in each state, is there another way to access such a simplistic map for each state? When you guys start mentioning counties by name, after abt 3 county names, my eyes "start to glaze over" because I haven't got a clue where that location is. If I could just find a map showing only county locations in each state, it would really help. My memory is not that great anymore. State road maps are "too busy" to make out the individual counties quickly. This request may sound foolish to many of you, but I really don't know where else to look. Would appreciate any advise. Anna T-town> ______________________________

Haven't we thrashed this thing to death yet???? I am deleting about 25-30 msgs per day on the same subject ----- give it a rest !!! Dori

This is my brick wall. My husband's grandfather, JOHN ADAM McCRORY, went to Texas at the age of 16 about 1900. His younger sister, Alice, may have accompanied him. The family story is he was born in southern MO. At the time he left MO the parents and siblings, except Alice, were dead. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, I would like to hear from you. Sincerely, Pat McCrory in Texas <[email protected]> McCrory can be spelled several ways!

My brick wall, is my husband's grandparents. Their son, JOHN ADAM McCRORY b. 1876/77. He went to Texas about 1900 when he was 16. His younger sister, ALICE, may have accompanied him. The family story is the parents and other siblings were dead. One last note, they may have lived in the southern part of MO. Does anyone know about McCrory's or a similiar name in MO before the 1770s? Hope to hear from a cousin. Pat McCrory <[email protected]>

Hi Everybody, My name is Arthur CHITTENDEN and I am working on a one-name study - worldwide, Any information, no matter how brief, will be greatly appreciated. I shall be happy to assist other CHITTENDEN seekers by doing lookups and where possible putting them in contact with other researchers of our name. Best Wishes Arthur, Sydney Australia.

Does anyone have this book so they could do a look-up for me? This is to certify that I did on the 21st day of September 1865 marry Isaac RUCKER and Caroline McDANIEL, colored James T. Nichols page 5 I would like to know which Isaac RUCKER this is.? Parents? I also have quite a few Ruckers married to McDaniel, does it name her parents? CARLA in OREGON [email protected]

All State and County Map http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/ By year IL county map http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcumber/ilctybnd/index.htm Illinois http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/reference/maps/images/ilredbk2.jpg MO county map http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lpproots/monmaps.htm

In a message dated 04/06/2001 9:40:01 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I think the capital thing comes from chat rooms. >> Capitals are a definite no-no in chat rooms ... unless you are in a genealogy chat where you are allowed to list your surnames in all capitals. If a person in a chat persists with all capitals, they are warned by the hosts and can actually be removed from the room if they ignore the host's warning.

In a message dated 04/06/2001 8:47:26 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Ok. This time I got it set so it comes through in larger type. Also, for those of you who don't know, capitals are used for the surname(s) of the families you are searching, but the rule all over the internet (in existence for years) is that capitals are shouting. Larger fonts (like this one) are for vision problems. Stressing is handled by kicking the couch. >> Right on again, Joan! : )

In a message dated 04/06/2001 7:41:50 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << If someone cannot see well, it makes more sense to use a larger font. Please note this is not all caps but is very legible. The fond size is 18. Joan Earnshaw >> Right on Joan! : ) Your message didn't come thru to me as 18 pt, but that's because of the way I have things set up on my end. And I'm sorry guys, I can't help it ... using poor sight as an excuse to ignore netiquette doesn't cut it for me ... not when there are other acceptable answers available.

Is this a chat room?

To make the text larger on an e-mail message , this is all you have to do! Hold down CTRL key and press } repeatedly until the text is the size you want. To make it smaller Hold down CTRL and press { until the size you want. Hope this helps , sure helps me !

In a message dated 04/05/2001 10:05:43 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Yep thats true cept there are alot of people out there that have a hard time reading typing and type in caps so they can read what they wrote...when I get one in caps I assume they have seeing problems and type in caps back so its easier for them to read... >> Well ... here's my nickel's worth. I do see messages (or sentences) typed in all caps as shouting or yelling ... probably because I was fortunate enough to have a good AOL mentor who clued me in to tips like that. As for typing in all caps because of seeing difficulties, my mother is completely blind in one eye and is losing her site in the other eye ... and yet she manages to follow the standard netiquette protocol by increasing her font size and making it bold. She has this preference set up at her end, so that even if I send something with a font size of 10, she receives in her (larger) preset defaults. Whatever happened to standards for letter writing? That's really all e-mail is ... an electronic letter. Are we supposed to excuse people for bad spelling, grammatical errors and basic sentence and paragraph construction just because their message is on the internet? Personally, I want whatever I type in to an e-mail to be easy for the recipient(s) to read and, let's face it ... bad spelling, inappropriate text formatting, poor grammer, and illiterate sentence and paragraph construction do not make me want to read the message ... thank heaven for the good ol' delete key.

Someone asked about a map online that shows all the counties in MO. MOGenWeb has a clickable one at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/momap.htm Other states have such maps as well at GenWeb. I suggest looking for them via the state links at http://www.rootsweb.com/ --Darlene Lister Mojave Desert/So. Calif. [email protected] Researching maternal GREGORY ancestry in VA, KY, & MO and paternal LISTER ancestry in IN, KY, IA, & MO

I am looking for information on the Marlow Family, located in St. Clair Co. (Rives Co.) and Jasper Co., Missouri. They are listed on the 1840 and 1850 St. Clair CO (Rives Co) census and the 1860 Jasper County MO census. WW Marlow and Family and William Marlow and Family. Charlotte Emma Marlow b. 1818 d. circa 1848 Married George Washam Ponds on 26 JAN 1840 in Henry Co., MO Would like to know what happened to George and whether there were any children. I believe Charlotte died just before her thirtieth birthday. Charlotte was the daughter of John and Achsa (Faulk) Marlow m. 1804 in Sumner Co., TN. She moved to Missouri with her brothers Williamson and William E. Marlow and their families. Sibilings of Charlotte: Egbert Pitman Marlow b. 1804 maried Kissiah Rebecca Penny Wilson "Williamson" Marlow m. 1) Elizabeth (?) and 2) Martha Jane Keeton/Keyton William E. Marlow b. 1807 m. 1) ? 2) Elizabeth Brown Oran Faulk Marlow b. 1809 m. Elizabeth Adams David Marlow b. c. 1811 Harriet A. Hannah Marlow b. 1821 m. Anthony Hester 18 JULY 1838 Henry Co., MO I would love any help you can offer. Thanks for your time. Vicki

If you have trouble reading the smaller text for whatever reason and use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express for your E-mail, to change the font used to display messages try going to View menu, click text size, and then change the settings to whatever size you like. Large or largest make the text bold font. Victor

I think my John Oliver is actually buried in the brick wall. John was born in either VA or KY sometime around 1803 to 1805(most sources which is me and 2 cousins think VA) and showed up in PIke County Mo in 1833 where he married Diana Ellender Carpenter. He remained in Pike County (mind you NOT being a good boy!!) until he was "killed by a blast from a shotgun" in 1858. Don't know where he is buried. Don't know where he was born. He was a gambler, drinker and not a very nice man to his wife when drinking. In other words he was quite a scoundrel. I wish I could break this brick wall down. Anyone have any ideas?? Janis in AZ

Paul, I don't have any information for you on your g-grandfather -- just a few suggestions. Five trips back to England was a lot of trips across the ocean in the mid-19th century. To me, it suggests he might not have stayed in one place in the USA long enough to be in too many consecutive federal censuses (taken every 10 years). In any case, you've got two solid dates -- his entry into the USA in 1848 at about age 25 & his marriage in 1870 when he was about 47. No airplanes back then, so chances are, he arrived by ship at a major east-coast port such as NY or Boston, then moved slowly west with maybe a few detours. I have a hunch you'll find him in a federal census 1850 or 1860 in some state between the Atlantic & MO. Have you checked the passenger listings online of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild for 1848 to locate what port & what ship he came to the USA on? That's at http://istg.rootsweb.com/ I've had to do this kind of "sleuthing" to find a few traces of my elusive ancestors as well. Good luck! -- Darlene Lister [email protected] ========================== My G-grandfather William Winter came from England in (according to the 1900 census Yellow Creek Twp., Linn Co.) in 1848. He married my G-grandmother Harriett Mantle Wakefield in Aug. 1870 in Linn Co., MO. He doesn't appear in the 1870 census that was taken in July, one month before his marriage. Harriett is in the 1870 census. I also can't find William in any census for 1850 or 1860. I've checked the 1850 census in several states as shown at the Genealogylibrary.com website. I haven't been able to find a record of his application for naturalization although the census indicates he was naturalized. I also haven't been able to find a record for a passport, his obituary indicates he made 5 trips back to England (I just spent several days at the National Archives in Washingto, D.C.) His obituary states he came from Cumberland, England. I found a William Winter christened in March 1823 in Ousby, Eng. My g-grandfather was born in Feb. 1823. I haven't been able to link these two Williams. Paul

My brick wall is my Grandfather's sister Elizabeth (Liza) Davis b. Union Co. GA in 1872. She married L. (Larry or Loraine) Hilliker around 1919. He already had four young children by a previous marriage when they were married. They moved to Kansas City where he worked for the railroad possibly as a clerk. Liza died in 1928 and is buried in Elmwood Cem. in KC. Would like to find info. on Mr. Hilliker.

Anna..... I use the following site: http://www.usgenweb.com/statelinks.html - Don't forget to "Bookmark"..... Just click on the state you want to research..... Most, if not all the states have a "Clickable" County map...... Hope this helps, Janet [email protected] wrote: > Where can I find a map that shows only, where each county is located in a > state, for example Missouri or Illinois? In Oklahoma this kind of map is > available through some television stations for tornado and storm > warnings. I checked the following sites: GNIS > http://geonames.usgs.gov/gnisform.html and www.mapquest.com but each > site seemed set up for specific questions, not general county map for a > state. Besides contacting TV stations in each state, is there another way > to access such a simplistic map for each state? > > When you guys start mentioning counties by name, after abt 3 county > names, my eyes "start to glaze over" because I haven't got a clue where > that location is. If I could just find a map showing only county > locations in each state, it would really help. My memory is not that > great anymore. State road maps are "too busy" to make out the individual > counties quickly. This request may sound foolish to many of you, but I > really don't know where else to look. Would appreciate any advise. > Anna > T-town > Researching in MO: Berkemeyer/Johnston/McCormick/Shinall > Also searching: Miller/Norton/Wagner > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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. > > ==== Missouri Mailing List ==== > Please visit MOGenWeb at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library