Cumberland - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Hurt Family

jenjon19992001 — 2009-11-04 17:05:34Z

I am looking for any information on the Hurt family in Cumberland County, Illinois. Any information would be great. I also am looking for any information on the history of Cumberland County, like a book or something, I was hoping to find something to give as a gift. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Re: William McGinnis family

smallsnail — 2009-10-22 17:59:25Z

Hello and thanks! Yes, I have searched the database but have not found William himself. The Gehl family has been somewhat easier to trace - they ended up in New Mexico, Matilda with them which is where she eventually died.

What I'm most anxious to find is a death record for William, I'd like to find documentation of his parentage, but so far have not had luck.

Thanks though!

Re: William McGinnis family

ThomasKer2 — 2009-10-22 15:57:25Z

I'm not related to this family.

have you tried -
Illinois Death and Marriage Databases – FREE and SEARCHABLE
http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.ht...

Marriage record -
1st marriage -
GEHL, NICHOLAS ALBERT
HIGBEE, JESSIE 1888-10-02 @ CLARK County

2nd marriage -
GEHL, NICHOLAS A
MCGINNIS, CLARA 1898-08-29 @ EFFINGHAM County

1900 -
Name: Matilda S McGuiness [note spelling]
Home in 1900: Casey, Clark, Illinois
Age: 58
Birth Date: Feb 1842
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 8
Marital Status: Widowed
Residence: Casey City, Clark, Illinois
Occupation:

Matilda S McGuiness 58
Nicholas Gehl 33, 9/66 ILL - merchant, 2nd marriage
Clarah Gehl 22, 3/78 ILL - married
Sarah Harper 37, 5/63 ILL - married but she doesn't know for how long ???
Vern Gehl 10, 8/89 ILL - g/dau
Grace Gehl 9, 1/91 ILL - g/dau
Hellen Gehl 2/12, 1/00 ILL [Clara's dau]

1910 -
Name: Clara Gahl [note spelling]
Age in 1910: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Spouse's Name: Nicholas A
Home in 1910: Montrose, Montrose, Colorado
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female

Nicholas A Gahl 44, ILL - 2nd marriage, farmer
Clara Gahl 32, ILL
Helene M Gahl 10, ILL
Keith E Gahl 8, ILL
Sarah L Gahl 2, ILL
Harrison F Dale 20, TN - s/inlaw
Fain M Dale 20, ILL - married dau [most likely - Fern or Vern]

William McGinnis family

smallsnail — 2009-10-21 16:33:30Z

I'm trying to track down a death date for a William McGinnis who lived in Cumberland Co in the 1800 Census. His wife Matilda (Shaeffer) is listed as a widow (in Clark Co) in the 1900 Census. William died in between 1800 and 1900, along with 6 of their children. I have been unable to find any record or burial of any of the family members. Also, William is listed as a Minister of the Gospel in the 1800 Census, but I have been unable to affiliate his name with churches in the area. Any help would be greatly appreciated. They are:

William McGinnis b. 1839 in OH
Harvey A. b. 1862 in OH
John W. b. 1865 in OH
James G. b. 1867 in OH
Ruth b. 1869 in OH
Ida b. 1872 in OH
Jessie (female) b. 1874 in IL

There were two other daughters as well who survived into adulthood. Sarah, who married Nicholas Gehl and who I have found plenty of information on, and Clara, who married someone last name Harper, who I've found nothing else about. Any information on these two would also be appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance for any / all information, tips that are provided. This branch turned into a dead end fairly quickly!

Re: Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

shrp6 — 2009-10-06 03:01:58Z

Thank you. I will check out some of those counties.

As to "Blair" I am not searching it as a surname. I have a missing half-uncle, Blair Pearce, who shows in the 1930 USFC in Fayette Co., IN, age about 21 and nothing more on him. He might have spelled his name "Pierce," or changed his name because his parents had died when he was an infant and he was raised by his maternal grandparents. But he was so close to being given a social security number. I did find a Blair Pearce line in Arkansas, but could not find that they related to him. My Higgins were from Harrison, Montgomery and Fleming Co., KY through Scott Co., IN (some were in Rush Co., IN too). I know the name Wiley comes up with Pierce families from NC or SC who migrated down from MA or CT; might be related to mine way back. Thank you for the kindness of your lookups.

Sharon

Re: Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

wwwcom — 2009-10-05 23:46:25Z

Some of my ancesters names are Wiley and Higgins, but I dont know if we have a relationship to tie them together. As for the info I have been sending you I am not related to Short, Corwin, Knight, or Pearce. My Pierce is spelled like that. Most Wiley and Higgins are are Coles Co., IL. Pierce are Clay Co., IL. I also noticed you were researching Blair surname, mine are from Clay Co., IL. Good luck in your research. If I can help let me know. :)

Re: Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

shrp6 — 2009-10-04 02:19:45Z

Dear wwwcom:

Thank you very much for your effort in searching for this information. It helps me a great deal.

I will find out if Thomas was a brother to William (it seems likely) and that Jo Ellen was a sister to Thomas Wiley. Otherwise it is all clear who these persons are.

My tree is public (last posted at the end of August to Ancestry.com, and is William Willis Pearce + Jacobus, Avery, Vanpelt...(and more)

Re: Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

wwwcom — 2009-10-04 01:29:54Z

Floy Short Oct 17, 1887-Jan 12, 1969. Thomas J. Short d:June 3, 1894 @38y 2m 23d. Henry Clifford Short 1885-1961. Faye (Voris) Short 1888-1964. Mahala A. Short 1849-1908. William Short 1847-1909. William L. Short 1888-1968. Lila (Votaw) Short 1887-1949. James A. Short 1917-2000 (son of Wm Leon & Lilah Votaw)(Navy, WWII). William Votaw Short 1914-2000(son of Wm. L. & Lilah Votaw)(Navy, WWII). Harry Short 1885-1961. Jo Ellen Short b:&d: 1958. Thomas Wiley Short 1948-2003(son of James Avery & Frances Jean). Neoga Memorial Cemetery I did not look any further.

Re: Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

shrp6 — 2009-10-02 22:54:18Z

Thank you. I had been provided that information by a researcher in the area. Herman died in 1852 in Indiana.

But I do thank you for obtaining the data and responding as well. There are some other family members nearby, including Elizabeth's daughter, Mahala Avery Short and her husband Wm. Short. Two of their sons, Herman and Wm. Short, we have nothing but birth dates on, so I don't know what happened to them. Many from southeastern IN migrated to this area ca. 1860s and later (don't exactly know why). In some cases the husbands just went right into the war effort, so there must have been many war widows in the area.

I am also trying to find Phoebe Pearce Corwin and Samantha Pearce Higgins who were in the area at the same time. Samantha may have died after 1910 in McLean County, IL though; not sure about that.

Re: DECIUS - Researching with no records

Zelekis — 2009-10-02 20:07:03Z

Although these are not records, and you may have already seen them, I thought I would provide this:
Ancestry - Stories, Memories, and History>"C">"Cu">"Cum", enter >"History of Jasper, Cemberland and Richland Counties" - search for "Decius."
On IL Genealogy Trails>Cumberland Co, searh Toledo bios, Early Settlers, Origin of Cumberland Co., and Early County.
I wish you good luck.

Re: DECIUS - Researching with no records

jayne_mccarley — 2009-10-02 19:49:58Z

THank YOU

Re: DECIUS - Researching with no records

wwwcom — 2009-10-02 18:17:02Z

Greenup Cemetery: Unknown Decius d:1853 @25 days(son of A.&C) Hiram C. Decius b:&d: July 12, 1858 (son of D.C. & B.) Viola Decius d:1862 @ 1year(dau. of A.&C.) Hulda G. Decius No Dates(dau. of A.&C.) Catherine Decius d:Nov. 20, 1846 @ 40y 3m 15d (wife of Abraham)

Re: Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

wwwcom — 2009-10-02 17:22:32Z

Elizabeth Avery: March 22, 1815-February 12, 1905. Neoga Memorial Cemetery. I hope this is the right Elizabeth. I did not see a Herman Avery in the cemetery book.

Re: "Hillbilly Homestead"

amyvenditti — 2009-09-28 15:32:53Z

Thank you so much!!

Re: MUMFORD & VAN DYKE 1860s Cumberland Co IL

dfs1932 — 2009-09-28 12:45:58Z

Hello, I am seeking information on Vandyke, Mumford, Bedford Hazelwood and any other members of the Meredith Hazelwood and Sally Farris family of Orange, IN. Lincoln Co., KY

Thank you
D. Sewell
geemaw32@aol.com

Re: "Hillbilly Homestead"

A_Swim — 2009-09-23 01:49:47Z

Please go to www.worldcat.org to find a list of twelve libraries that have a copy of "Hillbilly Homestead."

Re: "Hillbilly Homestead"

amyvenditti — 2009-09-15 18:47:16Z

Hi Marilyn,

Your email address is no longer active, so I'm posting this here hoping you'll see it.

I was searching for this book too. As a child growing up in Cincinnati in the 1980's, my friend Emily Gillespie had this book on their shelf. I asked to read it but she said I couldn't borrow it because it was written by a family member (her maternal grandmother I believe), it was about their family, and they only had one copy. The family moved to Kenosha, Wisc. in 1990 and I lost touch. I can get you more info on the family if you'd like.

Good luck and let me know if you find it.
Amy

Re: Cumberland County Families

RBlankenbak0617 — 2009-08-26 00:34:13Z

Ezra (1796-1876) and Catherine (Griffey) SPARKS are my 4-G grandparents. They are buried in Berry Cemetery west of Toledo, IL. They are the parents of Letitia Sparks, who married (1) William Miles and (2) Albert W. Sparks.

Matilda and Katherine Wright, d. of Jesse Wright/Katherine Phipps

DHinkey8381 — 2009-04-23 15:54:17Z

Can anyone help me with information on Katherine Wright, daughter of Smokey Jesse Wright and Katherine Phipps? She was born @ 1843, at Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois.

Her sister Matilda lived at the poorhouse as a pauper in 1870 census. What happened to her? She was born @ 1846 at Johnstown, Illinois.

Thomas Richardson married to Rose

Eileen_Stutzmann — 2009-05-03 20:35:51Z

I am researching my family in the U.K. and found that my great great great grandmother, Sarah Richardson was born October 26, 1809 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, Ilinois. She later married George Hodgson from England and they lived and brought up their family in England.
I am trying to trace back to Sarah parents Thomas Richardson and Rose ?. I would imagine Thomas would be born around 1780 +/-.
This has come as a surprise to me as all my family on both sides comes from either Yorkshire or Lincolnshire in England so this new thread is very exciting.
Can anyone help?

Re: Rella Ray Packer

troypacker — 2009-04-01 17:32:24Z

hello i am a family member of rella ray packer i am his son the yungest of the 6 sorry about the slow reply. as you my know pops has passed on just us kids please reply.

Re: Janesville in Cumberland Co.?

dianew152 — 2009-06-22 19:45:03Z

Yes, I have been to the Old Gordon cemetery where Alice is buried. I have other family members buried there. And I do know that her husband, Lewis Clark did remarry Minnie Wilma Hoover in 1918. I have census records for them and names and dates for their children. I just wanted to find out if there was a death certificate because I didn't know how she died. But I since have found a copy of her obituary in the Toledo Democrat on microfilm at the Charlestion library and that told me that she died of "consumption" which was Tuberculosis. thanks for your information!

Re: Janesville in Cumberland Co.?

dianew152 — 2009-06-19 13:30:28Z

I did check Coles Co. just to be sure and they also said they didn't have a record of it. I didn't even think about record keeping for deaths maybe not always being done at that time. Especially since she died at her mothers home and not at a hospital.
Also, I am going to check the indexes to the death records, I think the Charleston Library has those.
thanks for the reply!

Janesville in Cumberland Co.?

dianew152 — 2009-06-10 18:07:41Z

Was Janesville in Cumberland Co. in 1908 or Coles Co? My Great Grandmother, Alice (Foote) Clark died in Janesville in 1908 and I thought that was Cumberland Co. but when I wrote to Cumberland Co. Clerk for a death certificate with all the info. and fees, I received back a reply that they did not have the record on file there.

Re: Francis W. Oakley

kathymonticue — 2009-06-24 23:08:47Z

I am trying to research the Madison Crittendon Oakley line. A dear friend of mine ins a descendant and I am trying to help him learn about his family. Would you help me with the Oakley line? I would appreciate it. His father died when he was young and don't know much about this side of the family. Thank you.
Kathy

Sarah Annis St. John 10/20/1864 - November 1957

KofJeffersonCo — 2009-07-22 21:26:48Z

Sarah Annise Ward died at 10:10 a.m. Saturday at the home of her son, Frankie Ward, RFD 3, Bluford. She was born October 20, 1864, in Morgan county, Indiana, the daughter of George and Sarah (HOLSAPPLE) ST. JOHN, and was 93 years, one month and three days of age at the time of death. On April 4, 1896, she married Franklin Ward, who died in 1956. She is survived by two sons, Eddie and Frankie Ward of Bluford, one sister, Lulu ROBERTS of Casey, Ill.; two brothers, John St. John of Terre Haute and Willie St. John of Marshall, Ill.; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her funeral was to be held at Wells Chapel church at 2 p.m. today, conducted by the Rev. Dwight Rogers of Xenia. Burial was to be in the church cemetery.

Note: Sarah & Franklin were from Greenup before moving to Jefferson County 1900-1910.

Franklin Ward 04/14/1860 - 11/27/1956

KofJeffersonCo — 2009-07-22 21:25:27Z

Ninety-six-year old Franklin Ward, well-known retired Farrington township farmer, died at the home of his son, Eddie Ward, RFD 3, Bluford, at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Ward was born in Greenup, Ill., April 14, 1860, the son of Newton and Susanna (PICKERING) Ward. He resided near Greenup until moving to Jefferson county 54 years ago. He was married to Annis ST. JOHN April 11, 1896, who survives at the age of 92. Also surviving are two sons, Eddie and Frankie, both of Bluford, RFD 3, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wells Chapel church, conducted by the Rev. Dwight Rogers of Xenia, Ill. Burial will be in Wells Chapel cemetery. The body will remain at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix, where friends may call.

Sheeks/Sheaks/Shicks

wendyramirez2608 — 2009-06-26 17:57:42Z

Hi,

I am trying to connect with members of the Sheeks Family, Descendants of Nicholas Sheeks moved to Cumberland County as well as Descendants of his brother Jacob.

If you are related to this Family I would love to Collaborate.

Thank You

Wendy
wendyramirez2608@yahoo.com

Re: John Welker

SANDRAWHALEN62 — 2009-04-21 16:59:05Z

I am the 3X great grandaughter of John I and Elizabeth nee Tumelson Welker. I would love to see info about their lives from John's birth on. I cannot find who John's father and mother were. Any help would be appreciated

Re: Johnstown, IL; Freda Misenheimer

vickie19001 — 2009-06-24 19:33:27Z

Heather,

Forgot to give you my email vickie1900@hotmail.com

Thanks,

Vickie J.

Re: Johnstown, IL; Freda Misenheimer

vickie19001 — 2009-06-24 19:30:55Z

Heather, I am interested in the Misenheimer books. Please let me know when the discs are ready.

Thank you,

Vickie J.

Re: Janesville in Cumberland Co.?

dawn5458 — 2009-06-19 07:04:15Z

Janesville sits right on the county line. It is possible for a person to have a Janesville address and live in either county. It is also possible that the record simply does not exist. Recording of deaths in those days was somewhat spotty. I would still check Coles county though.

Re: Janesville in Cumberland Co.?

dawn5458 — 2009-06-22 19:31:57Z

I did find an entry in the cemetery inscriptions for Old Gordon cemetery (about a mile or two north of Janesville) for Alice Clark b. 12/13/1882 d. 4/26/1908 wife of L.B. Clark. His name is on the stone but no dates are supplied which could indicate that he was never buried there. Perhaps he remarried and was buried with a later wife?

Apparently Alice and L. B. married after 1900 because the 1900 census for Pleasant Grove twp. Coles County IL shows Alice living with her widowed mother Mary A. Foote and some sisters.

Thomas Apperson Obit

5ill1861 — 2009-07-15 15:22:57Z

Needing the obituary of Thomas A. Apperson, farmer from Cumberland County, and lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Illinois Cavalry. The GAR lodge 202 in Neoga was named in honor of Apperson. He died 6 March 1879 in Neoga, but was buried in Dry Grove, Coles County. Any help with his obit would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Rhonda Kohl
5illinois@gmail.com

Families from Shelby and Decatur Cos., IN to Effingham area

shrp6 — 2009-03-27 01:06:12Z

These are the surnames that migrated from the Shelby Co., IN in the 1870s-'80s to the counties of Shelby, Cumberland, and Effingham, in an around Sigel and Neoga.

Seek info on Wm. and Mahala Short, Milburn and Samantha Higgins, Sarah and George Thomas (or maybe it is "Thorn"), Mrs. Elizabeth Knight Hill Avery, widow of Herman Avery, who died in Neoga, IL, unknown date, and William Willis Baxter married to Lulu Avery of near Effingham.

Re: Rella Ray Packer

DavidKentC — 2009-05-02 23:56:30Z

I'm sorry to report that Catherine Hardwick Cox has passed away. Her son, Clifford Cox is interested in genealogy.

Re: CHANGE OF ADDRESS

cowboys074 — 2009-08-25 18:40:22Z

Another e-mail address change. Please respond to cowboy074@hotmail.com. Thanks

Kenneth Williams
cowboy074@hotmail.com

Re: Oakleys in Cumberland County

cowboys074 — 2009-08-25 18:35:48Z

This is Kenneth Williams again. My new e-mail address is cowboy074@hotmail.com
Look forward to hearing from any Oakleys and/or Rays

Re: My names in Cumberland County

plrwiusa — 2009-05-18 01:08:47Z

I am interested in the Roberts family in Cumberland County Illinois around 1860.

Re: Elizabeth Baur, Joseph Wade, James Higginbotham

pattibrown1 — 2009-08-19 04:54:13Z

Hello, Elizabeth Baugher is the sister to John Baugher, and I am trying to unravel a few things about John Baugher who is the father of my gggrandmother, Emily Jane Baugher, and I am wondering if you can help me.

Emily ended up in Fall River, Greenwood County, Kansas. She passed along some family information that her mother was "Nancy," but I believe her biological mother was Sarah Owens Higginbotham who died when Emily was four or five, and I think John Baugher then married "Nancy," but I've never been 100% who this Nancy was. Is it Woolover or Woolever, and did this Nancy go on to marry William Linnabery, and if so did she marry him before or after John Will Pearcy??

In addition to marrying Joseph Higginbotham, did Elizabeth marry Joseph Vernon Wade first?

photo

luddy11 — 2009-03-22 20:43:38Z

I'm looking for a picture of the cemetery entrance south of Neoga. When it was possible built or anything. The Neoga cemetery entrance was removed and I'm looking into rebuilding it. Any pictures at all would help if I could see or even copy then. Thank you.

Re: Buchanan Family

brlove — 2009-08-16 02:11:59Z

im really interested inyour buchanans
my grandmothers grandmother was tabitha or jennie buchanan

Re: Johnstown, IL; Freda Misenheimer

mac19761 — 2009-08-07 22:11:09Z

The books are available. I only have a few left. If interested please contact me asap.

Each book sells for $65.00. If I need to ship them to you, they will go out media mail and the cost of shipping one book is an additional $5.11 and for both books is an additional $8.23.

For one book = $70.11
For both books = $138.23

Re: Johnstown, IL; Freda Misenheimer

mac19761 — 2009-08-07 22:10:49Z

Re: Johnstown, IL; Freda Misenheimer

mac19761 — 2009-08-07 22:10:34Z

Re: My names in Cumberland County

lindacmayer — 2009-06-09 16:40:48Z

Hi
my weal family has on the other side Skinner.?????
LInda

Re: Johnstown, IL; Freda Misenheimer

SueDrummond42 — 2009-06-08 02:43:13Z

Yes!! Finally someone is putting this information out there again. I am very much interested. Please let me know when you are finished. My e-mail is jdrummond@rr1.net.

Mary Sherrick Family

angeorge2 — 2009-05-22 03:56:18Z

I am searching for my family, Mary Sherrick married William Mitchell, they had 2 boys. Roscoe Thomas and Albert. Any information on this family would be lots of help and really appreciated.

angeorge2

William Mitchell Family

angeorge2 — 2009-05-13 05:33:05Z

Family search for William, Mary(Sherrick),Roscoe Thomas, and Albert Mitchell, and their ancestry.

Re: Brookhart

pako1208 — 2009-03-28 09:17:38Z

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