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Kristan Anderson ~ Jan 2000
Am looking for information on George W. Howell, on the Pulaski Co, Ill 1850 census. The word, S..... Sawmill is written by his name on the census. What does this mean?
Elizabeth Lane ~ Jan 1999
Hardin Co IL Surnames: Carr, Ginger, Holleman, Mason, Patton, Taylor.
Looking for ancestors of family of James T. Taylor from Hardin County. His children were Wm. D. Taylor and Lucy who married 1) Wm. Ginger 2) James Carr. I am especially wondering where they moved from when they came to Southern IL. Also, looking for any family of Wm. Patton. His son was Hiram Patton who I
believe was born and died in Hardin County. He is an ancestor of Lambert Patton. Also, any info on Caswell Mason and wife Francis Holleman.
Linda Kay ANDERSON ~ Jan 1999
Southern IL Surnames: BOWMAN, BEST, ANDERSON. BEBOUT in CHRISLIP & ZWICK. DEWEESE,
FLEMING, MCDOUGAL.
Cheryl Broadway Cossey ~ Aug 98
Pope County Surnames:
ABBOTT, BAKER, BROADWAY, CASPER, CLEMENS, CONNER, COSSEY, DAVIDSON, FOWLER, GRISHAM, SHADOWEN, WAGNER, WARDROP. Other Southern Illinois Surnames:
PHILLIPS (Johnson Co), REEDER, TAYLOR(Massac Co).
Ann Jobe Brown ~ Jan 2000
Webpage for Johnson and Massac Counties. My surnames are Atnip and McGinnis. Before long there will also be a special Southern Illinois page under the Walking with Our Ancestors section.
JACQUELINE CLEVELAND ALLEN
White, Hamilton, Saline & Edwards, Counties IL ~ August 1998
The surnames I'm reserching are: CLEVELAND, PHELPS, OCHNER, LITTLE, AXTON, McKENZIE, MILLSPAUGH, MURPHY,
TILLETT, FITZGERALD, BRILL, BALLARD, DOBBINS, PARKER, STARNES.
Cathy (Whitacre) Reisinger
Jackson,
Johnson, Union, Wayne and Williamson Counties IL ~ August 1998
I am researching the WHITACRE families in Southern Illinois. They arrived in
Wayne County about 1839 and have lived in Williamson, Union, Jackson, and
Johnson counties. My grandfather left Illinois about 1910 headed for
California, but others stayed on. If you have information or questions,
please contact me. Thanks.
Carol Krajnik ~ Nov 98
Southern IL Surnames: MILLIGAN, WOMACK, HART, GIBBONS, WASSON, PULLAM, MERRITT, TADLOCK, WINN, VAUGHN
Rick T. Allen, C.G.R.S.
Pope County Surnames:
ANDERSON, BOSTON,
BRUSH, CAPPS, CONLEY, CRANK, CULLUM, GALLIMORE, HALL, KELLY, McDONALD, MURPHY, SAYLORS & YEWELL
Bill Barger
Pope County Surnames:
SHUFFLEBARGER, SBARGER, S. BARGER, BARGER
Ken Barker
Pope & Hardin Counties Surnames:
BARKER & THACKER
Joe David Berg
Gallatin, Hardin & Hancock
Counties IL and Union Co KY:
BERG, BRADDOCK, BROWN,
HAAS, MITCHELL & SHERIDAN
Brad Birkner
Johnson County:
BARTON, BRIDGES, CARTER, FRANCIS, GORE, GURLEY, HOOKER, JONES, MORGAN,
MORRIS, MULKEY, REES, STANDARD, SWAIN, TINER, WEST, WISE, WORRELL and other
Cache Twp. & Vienna families. I also have ancestors from Franklin, Jackson,
Perry, Saline, St, Clair, Washington, Williamson & Union Counties, IL.
Barbara Black
Hardin County ~ Feb 98
My father was born in Elizabethtown IL. on a farm outside town called
Keeling Community, I think, his family original came there in the 1850s
starting with Mashack Shadrack Stacy/Stacy, his son, William Jordan Stacey,
his son, William Britton Stacey and then his son, my dad, Allen Kieffer
Stacey. there are still many relatives in Hardin Co. I would appreciate
any info anyone may have on my line, also, the family came from Jackson
Co. TN. I do not have a name for Mashack's parents, he was born in 1806 in
Jackson Co. TN.
Judie Swann Boone~ May 98
Johnson, Pope, Saline & Williamson Counties:
Paternal Lines:
BLACK, BURKHART, MIFFLIN, OGLESBY, OWEN, SEIDEL, SWANN, WRIGHT and
ZIMMERMAN.
Maternal Lines:
FERGUSON, GOSSAGE, HARDWICK, HART, HUDSON, JERNIGAN, RAINEY, REYNOLDS,
ROBERTSON, SOUTHARD.
Jim and Lois Branch ~ Jan 2000
Southern Illinois :
BRANCH, HENSON, MELTON, BURROUGHS, STODDARD, BAKER, ATTERBERRY, HUNSINGER, SHULL.
We have lots of Southern Illinois families and a link to our World Connect website which has over 13,000 names.
Webevannin@aol.com
Melody "Mimi" Brickle ~ Jan 2000 ~
Hardin County Surnames: CUNNINGHAM and GERHARDT.
Laurie Carlson~ Mar 98
Hardin & Pope Counties:
ANDERSON, ASHFORD, BLISS, CLARY, COWSERT, DAVIS, FOX, HOLLOMAN, KEELING,
KING, LANE, MARTIN, STACY, WALKER, WOLF.
Dewey Carter
Southern Illinois Names:
George, Legrand & Robert CARTER and Nancy PIPKIN
Shirley A. Deem
Gallatin, Saline,
Hardin, Massac and Pope Counties Surnames:
ADKINS, ALLEN, ATKINSON,
BLAIR, BLACK, BRINKLEY, EVANS, GENTRY, HOLT, JOHNSON, LAMISON, LAVENDER,
STETSON, TALBOTT & WILLIS
Karen WEIR
Pope & Hardin County Names ~ Aug. 98
Researching the families of Asa & Lydia Decker 1850. Children Asa Jr., Job,
and John. James Mott, children Vida Ann, Tevis and Edward or Edwin. Nancy
Jane Tadlock m. James Mott son of George Mott. Thank you.
Kweir25996@aol.com
Patrick Weldon Fulghum ~ May 98
Hardin/Pope Co Surnames: FULGHUM, POTTS, WHITE, DRUMM, GILLIAM, BELCHER, HUBBARD, WHITE, TATE, FERRELL, SHETLER
Sherri Williams Gobble
Pope, Hardin & Gallatin Counties Names:
I am researching WILLIAMS (Hardin Co.), STORY (Pope Co.), KENDRICK (Hardin &
Gallatin Co.), FULKERSON (Pope Co.), JONES (Pope Co.), COWSERTS (Hardin & Pope),
BOLDION/BOULDEN (Pope Co.), GIBBS (Hardin Co.), LAMAR (Hardin Co.), DEWEESE (Pope Co.),
and SOWARDS (Hardin Co.). Very interested to contact anyone whose ancestors include
Nancy WILLIAMS who was married to Matthew COWSERT (2/4/1822-1/20/1877). She was born
3/18/1824 in Missouri, moved to Hardin Co. with her family (Mother's name was Mary and
father's name was John or Jesse WILLIAMS). She was married to Matthew COWSERT
10/28/1847 and died in Hardin Co. 9/24/1888. Their children were Perry COWSERT, b 1852,
Aaron COWSERT, b 1854, Mary COWSERT, b 1856 married a VAUGHN, Malissa COWSERT, b 1857,
married a SULLINS. Willis COWSERT, b 1860, wife's name Minda. They had five children I know
of, Aaron b. 2/26/1880, d. 6/14/1939, W.I., Green, U.E., and Anna COWSERT IRONS (all living in
1939). The rest of Matthew & Nancy's children were Levina COWSERT, born 1864, married a
Joseph H. BARNES in 1893, and last Oliver COWSERT born 1867.
Jean Gobel
Hardin County Surnames:
GOBLE/GOBEL, WADKINS/WATKINS, HILL, PANKEY, LAVENDER, DAVIS, HOBBS, BROWN, WILKINSON
Clyde Gotcher ~ Jan 2000 ~
Massac, Pope & Union County Surnames:
WEBBER/WEBER,
LOCHAR/LOCKER, FREER, COOPER and DEWEESE in
the 1840 to 1870 time frame.
Cindy Haase
Pope & Johnson Counties Surnames:
HAILEY, McCOY & ROBINSON
Norvan L. Johnson~ Jan 2000
Hardin, Pope, Gallatin, Clay,
Jasper, Wayne, White & Coles Counties IL
My address is 6600 W. 178 Th. St. Tinley Park, IL 60477-4051 Phone # 708-532-3259.
E-mail:norvan@flashcom.net
Denise Gibbs Kneifel
Gallatin, Hardin & Pope Counties IL Surnames:
BEARD, BEBOUT, CURRY, GIBBS, LEDBETTER, MARSON, MILLIGAN, PARTAIN, SHEWMACKER,
WILLIAMS & WOMACK
Mary Ellen Ledford ~ Jan 98
Pope, Hardin & Saline Counties Names:
Some of families I'm researching from Il. are:
CRABB, Joseph Franklin b 1856 Tn. died 10 21 1928 PopeCo. Il md 1878 Marietta
ASBELL.Their son, John Thomas CRABB b 1883 Pope Co. IL d 1963 Tn md 1905 Il. Clara
JENKINS b 1888 Hardin Co. Il. d 1941 Pope Co. Il. Am very interested in all of this
family.Intersted, also in CRABB, Sarah E. b 1869 Pope Co. IL md 1890 George Riley
BALDWIN, son of William BALDWIN and Celest MORRIS. What happend to families of Charles
Asbery CRABB b 1865 Pope Co. IL md 1885 Agnes STURGILL b 1866. Sarah and Charles had
bro Fountain Murphy b 1854 Tn d where?? md 1876 Margaret HUBBARD b 1853 Hardin Co.
IL....any info on this family appreciated very much. Another brother, John Wesley CRABB b
1860 Ms d 1946 Saline Co. IL md 1882 Annie Laura BALDWIN b 1861 d 1931 Pope Co. IL.
Brother, Jesy Anderson CRABB b 1867 Pope Co. Il md 1891 Mollie E BALDWIN b 1873 Pope
Co. Il d 1899 Pope Co. Il....What are names of their children?? Jessy md/1 1901 Ida Bell
WALDEN and family moved to Oregon....any children?? Thanks.
Dawn Hazel Maue
Pope County Surnames:
HAZEL, TERRY,
ISAAC, MAYNOR, PALMER, GILBERT, WHITESIDE
Norma Meier
Johnson County Names:
Mary ADAMS
[b.1831], William DENNISON [b.1843], Nancy JOHNSON [b.1847], David C.
MOSLEY [b.1814], Harriet E. MOZLEY [b.1865], James M. STROUD [b.1857] &
William Carl STROUD [b. 1830]
John R. Noel ~ Jan 98
Pope County Surnames:
BAKER,
BATES, BAZOR, BEILER, BENCHLEY, BLACKMORE, CHERRY, CROTCHETT, DRYDEN, DYER,
EVANS, GRIFFIN, HOUSTON, HURST, JASPERS, KENNEDY, KING, LITTLEMEYERS, McCLURE,
MODGLIN, NOEL, PAGE, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, ROBISON, SEILER, SLANKARD, STACEY,
STAKELY, STEVENSON, TAYLOR
Hardin County Surnames:
ABERDY, BELT, BROWN, DAVIS, DILLON,
FRAILEY, GRIFFIN, GUSTIN, GUTHRIE, HARDY, HARRIS, HOLEMAN, JOHNSON, KELLY,
LACKEY, LANE, MASON, MAKEPEACE, MEDFORD, McCALLISTER, MIDDLETON, MORELAND,
PAGE, PATTON, PIERCE, PRITCHARD, SIGLER, SUMMERS, STEVENSON, TIPPET, TYDINGS,
WHITE, WOODS
Nick Questell ~ Jan 2000 ~
Southern Illinois Surnames:
Questell, Questel and Armistead
Earl B. Robb ~ Jan 98
I have strong roots in Southern
Illinois in that both my mother and father's families are generally
centered in that area. I was born and raised in Harrisburg, graduating
from Harrisburg Twp. High School in 1948. My mother's side contain
SHELDON, McMURPHY, BRYAN, DENT, WALKER families in and around Hardin and
Pope counties. My father's side contain: ROBB, BARR, CARR, WALLER, NORRIS,
WHITE most of them in Posey and Gibson Co., IN and White Co., IL. Would
like to receive any information about the family and ancestors of Morgan
BRYAN (1840-1896) who married Elizabeth DENT (1848-1922), and lived in
Hardin Co., IL. I will share any information I have."
Joyce Siason ~ Jan 98
Surnames:
BERRY, DOUGLAS, FAHRENKAMP, STEWART,
WOMACK
Judy Cowsert Stevens ~ Mar 98
Pope & Hardin Counties Surname:
COWSERT
Kathy Walters ~ Jan 98
Pope County Surnames:
CAVITT, CLEMENS, GIBSON, GILLIAM, WALTERS,
WILLIAMSON, WOOD.
Not Pope Co Surnames:
WARDROP, SHAW, TRUMAN
Rick Wessling
Southern Illinois Area Surnames:
AXE, BEANE, DOTY,
LAMMERS, SOWARDS, TIPSWORD, WESSLING.
Barbara Reeves Whittaker
Massac County Family:
I am researching my gg grandfather John G. (prob Gordon) REAVES/REEVES who
was b. 24 Jan 1813 ???,KY, he was md. #1 ????, two children William J.
REEVES b. 1850 Metropolis, Massac County, IL, md. Nancy L. ??? in Randolph
County, AR and Mary J. b. 1854 Metropolis, Massac County, IL. Then he md
#2 Sarah "Sally" B. COOLEY the 20th of Dec 1857 in Massac County, IL.
Sally was the daughter of Joshua COOLEY and Sarah RAYBOURN/RAYBURN. Six
Children of John & Sarah were (I have never been able to find a record of
their birth but know they were born in Massac County):
1. Thomas Jefferson REEVES b. 25 Sept 1858 Metropolis, Massac County,
d. 17 Dec 1936 in Randolph County, AR, md. Mary Josephine "Josie" COCKRUM.
2. Nancy C. REEVES b. 1860 Massac County, IL
3. Isora REEVES b. 1862 in Massac County, IL, d. 11 Aug 1963 Randolph
County, AR, she never md.
4. Arosena REEVES b. 1864 Massac County, IL, md. John HALL Randolph County,
AR.
5. Rubin Columbus REEVES b. 28 Dec 1865 Metropolis, Massac County, IL, d.
1957 in Maynard, Randolph County, AR. (two of his children, Marvin & Mrs
Lillie Perrin were living in Goshen, IN at the time of his death). He Mary E.
???, in Randolph County, AR.
6. Joseph REEVES b. 1868 Randolph County, AR.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Glenda Womack ~ Jan 98
Johnson County Families:
BROWN, HUNSACKER, PHELAN
I am looking for the location of the Howard Cemetery in Johnson Co., IL.
According to family records (parts have been found to be incorrect) my
gggrandfather, Jerry (Jerimiah? Gerald?) PHELAN is buried there. I can
find no record of him but supposedly lived most of later life in that
county. His son, my ggrandfather, James Monroe PHELAN, was b. 18 Oct 1824
in Bledsoe Co., TN. First record I can find in Illinois is when he
enlisted in the Mexican War in 1846. He married Rachael Sarah BROWN b.
09 Jun 1836 whose father was John BROWN, Sr. & mother was Elizabeth
HUNSACKER. All buried in the Brown Cemetery, east of Balcom, IL. Any
help would be appreciated.
Judy Foreman Lee ~ Jan 2000
Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and Saline County Names:
BARNHILL, BENARD/BEANYARD/BENIARD, CRAWFORD, DAVIDSON, DOCTORMAN, ECHOLS, FOREMAN, GLASS, HANNA/HANNAH, HURFORD, JACKSON, JENNINGS, LEWIS, MADDOX, REAMS/REAMES, TOMLINSON/LINSON, RUMSEY, SIDDELL, SIPE, SCOTT, SOWARD, SHADOWIN/CHAUDOIN, SLANKARD, TRAVILLIAN/TROVILLION, VINYARD/VINEYARD, WHITLEY, WILLIAMS.
Nancy Wiley Pichette ~ Nov 2002
Looking for any information on the following surnames: WILEY, HOLT, SAWYER, MURRY, BRANNON & METCALFE..
George Kirk ~ March 2004
White, Hamilton, Gallatin & Saline County Families:
I am looking for any information on the following families: Kirk, Overton, Blackard, Ley, Davis, Keasler , Delap, Keasler, Minor or Miner, Young, Aud, Satterfield, Duvall, Bryant, Allen.
Bill Connell ~ October 2007
I am looking for Franklin Connell, married Martha Pike. Both were born in Virginia around 1830. Martha married Green Tucker around 1905 and lived for 104 yrs. Also looking for the obit of Irvinng Jennings, age 18, killed in Brownfield, Il. in Dec. 1907.
