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William Cutler's
History
of Kansas - Illinoisians migrated to Kansas Check the biography
sketches
in each county chapter.
National Union
Catalog
of Manuscript Collections - A free-of-charge cooperative cataloging
program operated by the Library of Congress.
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Higginson Book Company
(Some out of print. Expensive, but could be last resort)
Benld City Cemetery and the Russian Orthodox
Cemetery
Index
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Brighton Township Cemeteries and Family Histories, Macoupin County
1800-1985
compiled by June Wilderman and Jean Halcom, 1986.
Index to the Brighton book above done by Mary Ann Kaylor, 1998.
Cemetery CD, Macoupin County Genealogical Society
Listings include previously published by the society and updated by
member
Jill Secoy. The cemeteries are located in the southern third of
Macoupin
County, plus a few other cemeteries from various counties in the area.
The CD is WordPerfect and Word compatible. The following is a listing
of
the cemeteries on this CD: Asbury, Baird, Behme, Benld City, Bethlehem,
Bunker Hill City, Binney, Blevins, Bullman, Calvary, Camp, Carrico,
Chapman,
Clark, Cormack, Corr, Dees, Duncan, Eagarville, Fishbach, Fleming,
Franzmayer,
Frarrar, Funderburk, German, Gillespie City, Hand/Mize, Holy Trinity,
Harlan,
Holy Cross, Hilyard, Huddleston/Wheeler, Immanuel Lutheran, Karnes,
Kinder,
Luken, Lutheran Church, Memorial Park Staunton, Miles Station,
Mitchell,
Morrison, Mt. Olive City, Plainview, Russian Holy Dormiton, Scribner,
Smalley,
Spangle, Sparks, Spring Creek, St. Mary's, St. Michael's, Staunton
City,
Tine Sawyer, Union Miners, Wayne, Wheeler, Wood, Woodburn - in
Macoupin.
Bloomingdale, Butler, Montgomery Co IL; Brickyard, Worden, Madison Co
IL;
Brown, Old Ripley, Bond Co IL; Coalson, Livingston, Madison Co IL;
Crabtree,
Litchfield, Montgomery Co IL; Locust Grove, Madison Co IL; Old Voyles,
Madison Co IL; Phelps, Madison Co IL; St. John's, Montgomery Co IL; St.
Paul's, Nokomis IL; Walshville, Montgomery Co IL; Wieseman, Madison Co
IL.
Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, IL, reprinted
2000.
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Gillespie City Cemetery Index
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery at Gillespie, Gillespie Township
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Memorial Park Cemetery, Staunton, IL
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Miscellaneous Cemeteries of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Mt. Olive, IL Cemeteries Vol. 1
Immanual Lutheran, Calvary and Union Miners.
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Mt. Olive, IL Cemeteries Vol. 2
Chapman, Holy Trinity Catholic and Mt. Olive City.
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The cemetery is listed 3.2 miles south of
Bunker Hill, IL on route 159. Compiled by Lula Eastman Vaughn.
Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries compiled by the Macoupin
County
Genealogical Society 1996 - Includes some small cemeteries from
Brighton
Township (Asbury, German, Miles Station, Scribner Cemeteries), Brushy
Mound
Township (Behme, Fishbach, Mitchell Cemeteries), Bunker Hill
Township(Wood,
Woodburn(partial index) Cemeteries) , and Cahokia Township(Blevins,
Camp,
Eagarville Lake, Duncan/Henderson, Farrar(Frarrar)/Sinclair, Karnes,
Kinder,
Lutheran Church, Spring Creek Cemeteries). Indexed in the mid-1980's.
Reprint 2001 - has cemetery additions to Bunker Hill Township - Baird,
Bullman, Goodnight, Smalley
Additions to Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries Volume I, 1996
version
only.
Bunker Hill Township Cemeteries Baird, Bullman, Smalley, Goodnight
Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries, Volume II. Compiled by the
Macoupin
County Genealogical Society. Includes small cemeteries in Dorchester
Township
(Funderburk, Luken, Mize-Hand, St. Mary's Catholic, Tine-Sawyer,
Wayne),
Gillespie Township (Clark Family, Harlan, Wheeler-Huddleston), Hilyard
Township (Bethlehem Baptist Church/Centerville, Fleming, Hilyard),
Honey
Point Township (Carrico, Corr), Mt. Olive Township (Dees, Franzmayer),
and Staunton Township (Sparks).
Staunton City Cemetery and Old St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Oak Hill Cemetery, North Palmyra Township, compiled and researched by
Velma
A. Sonneborn, 1983.
Supplement, Oak Hill Cemetery, North Palmyra Township, compiled and
researched
by Velma A. Sonneborn, 1985.
Tombstone Revelations Book 1 listing burials in 9 Townships,
Scottville,
North Palmyra, North Otter, Virden, Girard, Barr, South Palmyra, South
Otter and Nilwood.
Compiled by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 2 listings for Bird and Western Mound
Townships.
Compiled by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 3 listings for Brushy Mound, Shaws Point and
Honey Point Townships.
Compiled by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 4 listing for Chesterfield and Polk
Townships
and includes Medora City Cemetery.
Compiled by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 5 listing for Hilyard and Shipman Townships.
Compiled by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 6 listing for Carlinville Township.
Compiled by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Census Listings
Macoupin County, IL 1850 Federal Census compiled
by
Littleton P. Bradley
Macoupin County, IL 1860 Federal Census compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
Virden, Illinois, 1860 Federal Census compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
1865 Illinois State Census of Macoupin Co. (CD Version); Excel
required.
Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Virden, Illinois, 1870-1880 Federal Census compiled by Littleton P.
Bradley
1870 Federal Census, Vol 1, compiled by Cynthia Leonard. Townships
included
are Honey Point, Gillespie, Cahokia, Bunker Hill, Dorchester, Mt Olive,
and Staunton.
Bunker Hill Township, 1900 Federal Census compiled by Lula Vaughn
Cahokia Township, 1900 Federal Census compiled by Lula Vaughn
Dorchester Township, 1900 Federal Census compiled by Lula Vaughn
Hilyard Township, 1900 Federal Census compiled by Lula Vaughn
Staunton Township, 1900 Federal Census compiled by Lula Vaughn
Virden, Illinois, 1900 Federal Census compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
Virden, Illinois, 1910 Federal Census compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
Church Records
Charity
Baptist
Church of Macoupin County, Illinois. By Wanda Warkins Allers and
Eileen
Lynch Gochanour, 1985. Includes index. 39 pages.
Everly Chapel Church Records, 1887-1928, Macoupin County, Illinois.
Privately
printed by Wanda Warkins Allers, Margaret Sager Hohimer, and Eileen
Lynch
Gochanour, 1985. Includes membership records, baptisms, lists of
probationers
and index. 47 pages.
Union Chapel Methodist Church
Records,
1868-1945. Privately printed by Wanda Warkins Allers, Margaret
Sager
Hohimer, and Eileen Lynch Gochanour, 1983. Includes index. 22 pages.
Union
Chapel Methodist Church is located west of the town of Girard, Macoupin
County, Illinois.
Church Book of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered
Augsburg
Confession in Macoupin County, IL (1860-1872), translated and edited by
Darrel Griffin.
Vital Records of the Zion Lutheran Church in Carlinville, IL
(1873-1890),
translated and edited by Darrel Griffin.
Birth, Death and Marriage Listings
1897 Staunton Times
1898, 1906-1907 Staunton Star/Staunton Times
1866-1871 Bunker Hill Union Gazette
1898-1899 Bunker Hill Gazette
1856-1861 Carlinville Free Democrat
Macoupin County Illinois Death Index, Volume I (1877-1878). Index
includes
record number, name, age, date of death, place of death and place of
burial.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. I 06 Jul 1829 - 22 Dec 1838,
Cynthia
Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. II 29 Dec 1838 - 01 Jan 1846,
Cynthia Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. III 06 Jan 1846 - 13 Nov 1851,
Cynthia Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. IV 15 Oct 1851 - 31 Dec 1854,
Cynthia Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. V 01 Jan 1855 - 1857, Cynthia
Leonard
Miscellaneous Birth and Marriage Records of Early Macoupin and Madison
County, IL Residents. Information abstracted from obituaries in early
Macoupin
County newspapers. Cynthia Leonard
Early Macoupin County Illinois Birth and Marriages. Another index
compilation
from newspaper sources. Includes Macoupin County and surrounding areas.
Cynthia Leonard.
The Macoupin Connection, Volume I. A compilation of records of Macoupin
County including land and probate and births from newspapers and county
records. Cynthia Leonard.
The Macoupin Connection, Volume II
A Compilation of Cindy's newspaper column,They Were In Macoupin, plus
other
newspaper stories she has collected about people, places, and events in
Macoupin County as printed in newspapers in and around Macoupin County,
Illinois. These articles began in June of 1994 and continue monthly.
This
volume includes columns from June of 1994 through June of 1996, Cynthia
Leonard.
The Macoupin Connection, Volume III
A compilation of newspaper articles about people, places and events in
Staunton, Illinois, by Cindy Leonard as extracted from early newspapers
in the Staunton area. This volume includes articles printed in
theStaunton
Star-times from January through December, 1996, and includes more pages
and pictures than Vol 1 and Vol 2. Cynthia Leonard.
Virden, Illinois and vicinity marriages and anniversaries, Volumes 1
and
2, Bradley, Littleton P. 1994
Virden Recorded Anniversaries, etc. - 1985, compiled by Eileen Lynch
Gochanour.
Virden Recorded Anniversaries, etc - 1986 (January - June), compiled by
Eileen Lynch Gochanour.
Virden, Illinois, and vicinity obituaries, Volume 1 1881-1885 and
Volume
2, 1886-1889, Bradley, Littleton P. 1994
Virden Recorded Obituaries - 1985, compiled by Eileen Lynch Gochanour.
Virden Recorded Obituaries - 1986, compiled by Eileen Lynch Gochanour.
Carlinville, Illinois Obituary Extracts
Carlinville Free Democrat Obituaries 1856-1861 Carlinville Newspaper
Obituaries
1876-1878, compiled by Mary McKenzie and Cindy & Chuck Leonard.
The listings include name, date of death, age at death, place of death,
place of residence and when available other family information.
1875 Plat and 1893 Plat (Atlas) Book of Macoupin
County,
IL, contains plats of all townships in Macoupin County.
1879 History of Macoupin County 1763-1879, Illinois with Illustrations,
Descriptive of Its Scenery, Biographical Sketches of Some of its
Prominent
Men and Pioneers, Brink, McDonough Co, Philadelphia, Corresponding
Office,
Edwardsville, Ill.
1891 Portrait and Biographical Album of Macoupin County, IL
(Autobiographical
History of Macoupin County) Reproduction sponsored by the Macoupin
County
Historical Society. Contains index of names.
1904 Biographical Record of Macoupin County, Illinois (Biographical
Sketches
of Leading Citizens). 1976 Reproduction sponsored by the Macoupin
County
Historical Society. Contains index of names.
1911 History of Macoupin County Illinois. Vol. I, Chicago, The S. J.
Clarke
Publishing Company, 1911
1911 History of Macoupin County Illinois. Biographical and Pictorial,
Vol.
II, Illustrated, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911
Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders: Macoupin County, Illinois,
1919, reprinted 2003, Higginson Book Company, 279 pages.
The History Of A Famous COURT HOUSE Located at Carlinville, Illinois,
W.
B. Brown, Press of the Carlinville Democrat, Carlinville, IL, 1934. 54
pages.
The Houses That Sears Built, Everything you wanted to know about Sears
Catalog Homes, Rosemary Thornton, 2002, Alton, 119 pages and
bibiography.
The History of the Macoupin County, Illinois Fairs, 1852-2000, Macoupin
County Historical Society, This publication has been made possible by
Fair
memorabilia collected by Alice Drury over many years.
Macoupin County on Route 66, Dennis
Garrels (right in picture), Arcadia Publishing, 96 pages, 2007
"There The Heart Is," A History of Brighton, Illinois, 1826-1964,
Mrs Martha A Bentley, reprinted in 1995 by The Brighton Heritage Group,
June Wilderman, President.
Brighton's 125th Anniversary, 1869-1994, Through the Years, First
Edition
compiled by the Brighton Heritage Group, June Wilderman , President.
Bunker Hill Revisited Vol I, by Carl Stanton, A
collection of interesting news articles extracted (starting with the
beginning
of the Bunker Hill newspaper 1866-1882) from the Bunker Hill Union
Gazette,
(later name changed to Bunker Hill Gazette) and includes items such as
names of early settlers, those leaving Bunker Hill and those who passed
through Bunker Hill. Includes settling of Bunker Hill, early businesses
and their owners; also talks about the platting of Bunker Hill. It
includes
some news of local people involved with the Civil War. The book
mentions
some deaths with names and date of newspaper (the whole obituary is not
listed). Also included is news from Dorchester and Woodburn. Has a few
pictures at the end of the book. 292 pages.
Bunker Hill Revisited Vol II, by Carl Stanton, 1883-1891,
ALL births, marriages and deaths in this volume.
Bunker Hill Revisited Vol III, by Carl Stanton, 1892-1900,
ALL births, marriages and deaths in this volume.
The Swindler's Treasure, Lois Walfrid Johnson, 1997, a
novel
about the Alton and Brighton area. Written for young people, but
interesting
for any age.
History of Gillespie, Illinois and Centennial Program 1853-1953
A GREAT HISTORY - A GREATER FUTURE, Sesquicentennial History of Girard
and Vicinity, 2005, Compiled by the Girard Sesquicentennial Book
Committee.
405 pages.
Modesto Centennial Book, Modesto Centennial Committee, Capital
Blueprint
Company, Springfield, IL, June 15, 1996, 331 pages.
Macoupin Goes To War by Carl Stanton, a hard-bound book about south
Macoupin
County soldiers in the Civil War. Personal accounts of war experiences,
pictures, rosters, etc.
Illinois in the Civil War, Victor Hicken, University of Illinois Press,
1991.
Staunton in Illinois. By Dorrell Kilduff
Staunton: The Early Years, Video, Produced by The Staunton High School
Art Club, 2001.
A Natural History of Macoupin County, IL. This is a collection of
articles
on historical aspects of natural history of Macoupin County which
originally
appeared in "The Macoupin County Enquirer" and the "Carlinville
Democrat", by Dr. William E. Werner, Jr.
The Story of Macoupin County, Illinois, 1829-1979. Published by the
Macoupin
County Sesquicentennial, Inc., Carlinville, IL, in 1979, Kenneth R.
Schwartz,
president.
Macoupin County, IL, Original Purchasers of Land compiled by Littleton
P. Bradley, 1985
Remembering Mt. Olive picture book compiled by the Mt Olive Herald.
Pleasant Hill, Ethel Harshbarger Weddle, 1956. The Story of the German
Baptist Brethren (Dunkards) and Their Families in the Girard-Virden
Area
1863-1912, 260 pages.
Reprinted 2002 by the Girard Sesquicentennial Book Committee, with the
addition of a pictorial section and an every name index, 375 pages.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol I
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol II
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Index to Volume One, Macoupin County Searcher, Cynthia Leonard
Days Gone By In Staunton, compiled by Cindy Leonard. 162 pp. Includes
pictures
concerning events and news about Staunton and surrounding towns. These
excerpts from early Staunton Star-Times newspapers.
Week By Week (extractions of activities and events - births, deaths,
robberies,
etc. - not all obituaries are included - from Mt Olive newspapers from
as early as 1892) compiled by the Mt Olive Herald.
Virden, Illinois, High School 1883-1983 compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
Virden Community High School Class of 1936 : fiftieth anniversary, May
31, 1986, Bradley, Littleton P. 1986
The City of Virden proudly celebrates our Sesquicentennial, 2002, Event
Planning Committee Members, 111 pages.
Bloody Mine Riot of Virden, Illinois 1898 - Lukins
- Ranch 1922 - 1928 Chadwick, MO, 1989, Marie Day.
Mother Jones The Miners' Angel, A Portrait, Dale
Fetherling,
Souther Illinois University Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville, 1974
(Arcturus
Books Edition, 1979)
The Great Coal Miners' Strike
of 1897, General Bradley, about 1901, 70
pages.
Chasing W. L. Schmitt's Chasing Headlines, with Nancy Schmitt
Steinmeyer,
1998.
"Memories of turn-of-the-century days in Staunton come rushing to
mind when one reads Chasing Headlines, a column written by former
Staunton
native, W. L. Schmitt."
Index to Macoupin County memories : a pictorial history of Macoupin
County,
Illinois, Bradley, Littleton P. 1995
"For those who may be interested, I found two very fine books on the
Illinois Terminal Railroad at a RR museum in Golden, Colorado. Having
ridden
these "street cars" as a child, these books brought back lots
of memories. Pictures include Carlinville, Gillespie, Benld,
Saywerville,
Staunton, Hamel, Edwardsville, etc." Bob Awe
Illinois Terminal In Color Volume I - 127 pages -
lots
of color photos of equipment, stations, etc. Author: Gordon E. Lloyd
Publisher:
Morning Sun Books, Inc. 9 Pleasant Lane, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Copyright:
1998
Illinois Terminal In Color Volume II - also 127 pages - color photos
Author:
William D. Volkmer Publisher: Morning Sun Books, Inc. 9 Pleasant Lane,
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Copyright: 2001
Richard Rowett: Thoroughbreds, Beagles, and the Civil War, Tom Emery,
(112
pp., notes, bibl., index, illus.) ISBN 0-9661637-0-2
The Macoupin County Courthouse: Scandalous Symbol, Tom Emery, 28 pp.
(28
pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-6-1
19th-Century Echoes: The Carlinville City Cemetery, 2nd Ed., Tom Emery,
20pp. (20 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-8-8
The Memorable Month: Minor League Baseball in Staunton, Illinois, Tom
Emery,
(12 pp., bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-4-5
Eddie: Lincoln's Forgotten Son, Tom Emery, (28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN
0-9661637-7-X
Hold the Fort: The Battle of Allatoona Pass, Tom Emery, (28 pp., notes,
bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-5-3
The Other John Logan: Col. John Logan and the 32nd Illinois, Tom Emery,
(16 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-1-0
Family Histories
Adcock, "Descendants of Henry and Sarah Adcock,"
Frazier, Gloria, compiler, 2006.
William Porter Bradley and his descendants, Bradley, Littleton P. 1975
Some descendants of Thomas J. Reynolds and Clarissa E. Newell Reynolds, Bradley, Littleton P. 1975
John Pitzer and some of his descendants, Bradley, Littleton P. 1975
The families of Littleton Porter Bradley I and John Bradley, Bradley, Littleton P. 1975
Some Stout families of central Illinois, their ancesters, descendants, and other relatives, Bradley, Littleton P. 1972
Some McConnell families of central Illinois, their ancestors, descendants, and other relatives, Bradley, Littleton P. 1972
Some Bradley families of
central Illinois; their
ancestors,
descendants, and other relatives, Bradley, Littleton P. 1972
The Jones Family of Minsterly, Shropshire, England (also in
Macoupin and Madison Counties)
compiled in 1987 by Ellen DalPozzo & Cindy
Leonard.
(103 pages, pictures, plasti-bound) This genealogy begins with John
Paul
Jones, eldest child of Richard and Hannah (Crowder) Jones who came to
America,
first working in the mines in Ohio and then coming to Staunton to work
in the mines here. Some of the allied families included in this book
are:
Jarman, Montgomery, Strahun, Snell, Beyer, Stiller, Best, Bond, Evans
and
Crowder. The books includes many family pictures, a brief history of
the
mining operations in Staunton, family members' lodge & society
affilliation,
newspaper extracts of family events, obituaries and official
certificates.
Scroggins in Macoupin, Montgomery, & Madison Counties, Illinois,
Ellen
DalPozzo, 1994. 140 pp. plus exhibits and index.
Suhre in Madison & Macoupin Co. Ellen DalPozzo
Salter in Madison & Macoupin Co. Ellen DalPozzo
Sawyer Update, 1650-1988, by Ellen DalPozzo, October 1989. 248 pp.
including
index.
Sawdust 'N Shavings Quarterly Publication Reprint, Ellen DalPozzo,
reprint
by Cindy Leonard, 2004
Green Is The Valley, Blue Are The Hills. Tom Crane, 2002. Full book on
site http://fethard.com/crane/
"Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce the publication of
my book titled, "Green Is The Valley, Blue Are The Hills," on
the "Fethard At Home" website. Fethard is a town in Tipperary,
Ireland. The URL is http://fethard.com/crane/ Once you reach the
"frame"
just follow the directions. My book is on Acrobat Reader and is 283
pages
long, so please give it time to download. It has been posted there for
you to read "free of charge." The book is the "story"
of my search for my Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch roots and the
emotional
impact that each of my discoveries had upon me. While my search is
centered
around the family names (Crane, Crean, Crehan), ( Shea), (Cuddihy,
Cuddy,
Cudahy) and (March, Mertz, Marz), I have included sources for
genealogical
information that are mentioned during the course of the telling of my
story
that others may find useful. The book also provides insight into the
history
of the coal-mining industry during the early Industrial Age and
especially
as it applied to my family within the State of Illinois. In addition to
this information, I have enclosed photos and poems that are of my own
making
that I hope the reader will find of interest. I hope that my book will
stand as a testimony to the strength of the human spirit in the face of
difficulties. Finally, I sincerely hope that people, wherever they may
be, will enjoy reading my book and that they will find something of
value
for themselves within its pages. The only request that I make in return
is that people honor my copyright by giving me credit where credit is
due
whether through quoting or copying from my text. I wish you all
pleasant
reading. God Bless, Tom Crane"
"My great-uncle, Michael Crane, is buried in the Miners Plot in Virden
Cemetery. Very few people know that there is a Miners Plot in the
cemetery
as it is unmarked. There are 8 graves assigned to the UMWA and 4 of
them
are occupied. I know, because I have a map of the plot. Also, during
the
course of my book I also pay tribute to Mother Jones who is buried in
Mt.
Olive Cemetery. When Michael was killed in 1901, mention was made in
the
Virden Newspaper. Actually, I visited Virden at least 3 times and even
purchased coal mine collectibles from a Mr. Tarr who ran a shop there
and
I believe has since re-located to Springfield. Mr. Tarr, by the way,
was
a member of the Mine Rescue Unit. In addition, I ran a notice in the
Virden
newspaper at least 15 years ago and looked through some of the material
in the local library. I would have to dig out my correspondence for
their
names, but I communicated with a number of people in the Genealogical
Society
there during the age that I like to call BC; that is, Before Computers.
By the way, my book has been on file in the Lincoln Library in the
Sangamon
Valley Collection since 1986. I made a couple of trips there also and
one
of the librarians, Mr. Ed Russo, and myself share a friendly
association.
Fact is, I found Michael's death notice in the obituary file of that
same
library and that is how I found Michael. Did you read my book? There
are
quite a few surprises in there. I have been quoted in Henry Z. Jones,
Jr.
book titled, "More Psychic Roots," and he greatly admires my
own book. Hank Jones was a child actor in a lot of Disney films and has
written quite a few books on the Palatine immigration. I hope that this
gives you a bit of an idea of what my book is about. Best wishes, Tom
Crane"
This book may now (2005) be purchased at:
http://www.higginsonbooks.com
Sutton, Descendants of John
Wesley Sutton,
Frazier,
Gloria, compiler, Gregath Publishing, 1995.
Macoupin County IL (includes his Sutton father's family
and
his Sutton grandfather's location of Macon Co TN)
The Magnificent Bastards, The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968 by Keith William Nolan (Sixteen pages included on "Big John" MALNAR - Sergeant Major John M. Malnar (Sawyerville son) served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam)
Miner Examing Board, List of Applicants For
Certificates
Of Competency, 1908, Illinois State Archives. Copy located at IRAD,
University
of Illinois at Springfield, Brookens Library. Contact IRAD at Brookens
Library for a Lookup. (Sep 1006 - a copy is also being made for
Carlinville
Public Library and Macoupin County Genealogical Society collection at
the
Staunton Public Library.)
CD/DVD of approximately 479 photos of places in
Macoupin
County, Macoupin County Genealogical Society, Nov 2006.
Plat Books and Maps
1998 Macoupin County
Plat Book, Macoupin
County
Extension Service
1996 Macoupin County Plat Book, Macoupin County Extension
Service
A History of Brunswick: Life in a German Duchy from Roman Times through 1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier ISBN 0-9671822-0-4 A comprehensive history of the Duchy of Brunswick (Herzogtum Braunschweig) with particular emphasis on historical factors of interest to genealogists and other social historians. 17 chapters, two appendices, softbound, 380 pp., incl. maps and illustrations, fully indexed.
Hunzen in Brunswick: 800 Years in a Village of Lower Saxony Edited, translated and published by Dan C. Heinemeier This village history, translated from the German and edited extensively, offers valuable insight on village life and work, from serving feudal lords to sheltering WWII refugees (A.D. 1050-1950). 60 pp., incl. maps and illustrations.
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