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Comment by Cathy Champion on July 16, 2009 at 10:28pm: Hi! My maiden name is Dickerson; my paternal grandparents were from Illinois. Other IL surnames I'm researching are Leggitt and Konkler.

Comment by Myrna Garwick Bowman on July 16, 2009 at 7:48pm: Hello, happy to be here. I am researching the names of Garwick, Smith and Jefferis in Carrol Co. I have the history of the 34th ILL. from the Civil War if anyone needs any help there.

Comment by Rebecca Poertner on July 16, 2009 at 4:26pm: Greetings! I am looking for decendants of William Wesley Botkin (1820-1876) born in Ohio, died in Illinois. He married Susannah A Simmons in December, 1840, in Jerseyville. They had Sarah, John, Charles, Steven, an unnamed baby daughter, William, Catharine, James, Warren, and my gg-grandfather, Luther, born in Honeybend, IL in 1867. This family lived in and around Jersey, Pike, Macoupin, and Montgomery Counties. Luther married Bessie E Fiser, in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. (see the Fiser Group), and then later Carrie Jewells. He died in Montana in 1935.

Luther and Bessie's son, my grandfather, Warren Loring Botkin (b 1893 Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and died 1972 in Long Beach, California) was given away around the age of 2 years, to Frank and Fannie Stevenson. Warren married Lillian Marie Scales 25 Dec 1912 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. As he was a pastor in the Methodist/Episcopal church, Warren and Lillian moved around a lot. Any information you may have would be appreciated. Thanks!

Comment by Linda Cardenas on July 16, 2009 at 1:34pm: I am researching my Hendricks and Thornhill line in Adams Co., and my House and Morris line in Sangamon Co.

Comment by Sara on July 15, 2009 at 6:31pm: Researching the Henry Gearke family of Jefferson Twp., Stephenson County, Illinois. His sons included William H, Henry, Fred R, Simon, & Edward. They also had a daughter, name & husband unknown, with last name of Hoeffer. Louisa Hoeffer, Henry's granddaughter lived with them in the 1880 census.

Comment by Cheryl Rothwell on July 15, 2009 at 9:05am: I didn't notice it was missing either but that seems to be one thing we can fix. Now to the other 5,000 things on my list.

Comment by Terri O'Connell on July 15, 2009 at 8:51am: Great idea John, I did not even notice that the discussion module is missing. hopefully they will add that quickly.

Comment by John Newmark on July 15, 2009 at 8:49am: Can I suggest adding the "Discussion" module to this group? As time progresses it's going to become more difficult to follow discussions, and reply to queries, in this comment thread.

Comment by Sandra L Mautner on July 15, 2009 at 8:45am: Hello,
I am researching my family lines in Illinois. Looking for information on "Dye" lines
Sandy

Comment by Dorrliss E. Hale Ware on July 14, 2009 at 11:43pm: Am researching my Hale, Winemiller, Goff, and Adcock families from Alexander, Bond, Franklin, Jefferson and Union counties in Southern Illinois.