james (1853-1926) and mary a. 91855-1915) are my maternal g grandparents. they are both buried in the newton cemetary in newton, il. they had eight children (franklin, amanda, nan, leiza, emma, tillie, nell (my grandmother), charles wesley. james was in the il volunteer infantry co. g 1862-1863. got any more info? tammy nystrom

james and mary were the parents of my grandmothers mother amanda
i have heard so many stories about james and amanda from my grandma bernice fillinger wilcox. tammy i would love to share them with you and find out more about my heritage
i have always wantwed to know so much more about james
ihave always been driven to find him and here you are!

tammy..somethings wrong w the dates if gpa james was born in 53 he'd have been 9yrs old in the guard.gram said he died in his 90's
please contact me. deb

Is there anyone out ther who remembers the Smith side of my aunt's life???? As in Michigan????

Is there anyone out ther who remembers the Smith side of my aunt's life???? As in Michigan????

I've recently found that my ggrandmother's name was not amanda but Emmaline born 1880 passed 1966.
could this be the Emma sister to Nell?
If anyone knows please respond.
Thanks,
Debbie

possibility that your g-ma emmaline not amanda. were are your people from? james was only nine but it wasnot uncommon for drummer boys to be that young. i just recently found james meeksand maryann tuttle meeks. my mother, maybelle andrews (nell's oldest daughter) got the information before she died. i'll tell you what i can. tammy nystrom e-mail me at tammy111@hotmail.com

let's talk. sounds like we're cousins. e-mail me at tammy111@hotmail.com tammy

I am the grandson of Alice Pearl(Meeks) Fillinger
Johnson. My grandmother just passed away in the
last year. I had an Aunt named after Emmaline,
though I don't know who was my Aunts father.

I just read your message about maryann tuttle meeks.
My Grandmother often made remarks about tuttles. She
may even had pictures. She has some that are very old and
my nother does not know who they are at all.