Passionate about finding, photographing and reading stones while they're still decipherable.
New to genealogy, since moving back to west-central IL (Morgan Co) in 2006. Discovered how deep family Illinois roots are.
1850s German immigrants for mom--
LAYERs-- Tazewell, Iroquois Cos.
RINGEISENs-- Tazewell, Woodford, Ford, Iroquois Cos.
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MANNs--Kankakee Co.
COOPERs-- PA
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From somewhere in county Antrim Ireland, dad's Scotch-Irish
HEMPHILL/McAFEEs arrived in the 1840s, and earlier (buried Springdale, Peoria; Laurel Hill Phila PA)
TAYLORs from Scotland settled in Cass Co.
McCLUN(g)s -- McLean Co.
PALLETT(e)-- Sangamon Co.
James SMITH -- OH/NJ; William (& Sara) Smith KY/VA
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Thank you for all the help. Maybe can return favors. Enjoy reading your bios, learning where you live and your interest and about your requests. Sometimes learning this helps decide which requests to pursue. Also appreciate managers who are willing to add the research i've come onto for their memorials. Looks like i'm really interested in who people are, how they got to where they end up buried, stone or not. Who were and are their families and neighbors? How did they survive? Who was a blacksmith, farmer, teacher and so on…
Kindly ask about using photos elsewhere and give source if willing. Add © Photo courtesy of Find-a-grave member #47413072 or my name. Thank you!
Good sleuthing and research to all of us!!! Peace!!!
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Passionate about finding, photographing and reading stones while they're still decipherable.
New to genealogy, since moving back to west-central IL (Morgan Co) in 2006. Discovered how deep family Illinois roots are.
1850s German immigrants for mom--
LAYERs-- Tazewell, Iroquois Cos.
RINGEISENs-- Tazewell, Woodford, Ford, Iroquois Cos.
-------
MANNs--Kankakee Co.
COOPERs-- PA
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From somewhere in county Antrim Ireland, dad's Scotch-Irish
HEMPHILL/McAFEEs arrived in the 1840s, and earlier (buried Springdale, Peoria; Laurel Hill Phila PA)
TAYLORs from Scotland settled in Cass Co.
McCLUN(g)s -- McLean Co.
PALLETT(e)-- Sangamon Co.
James SMITH -- OH/NJ; William (& Sara) Smith KY/VA
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Thank you for all the help. Maybe can return favors. Enjoy reading your bios, learning where you live and your interest and about your requests. Sometimes learning this helps decide which requests to pursue. Also appreciate managers who are willing to add the research i've come onto for their memorials. Looks like i'm really interested in who people are, how they got to where they end up buried, stone or not. Who were and are their families and neighbors? How did they survive? Who was a blacksmith, farmer, teacher and so on…
Kindly ask about using photos elsewhere and give source if willing. Add © Photo courtesy of Find-a-grave member #47413072 or my name. Thank you!
Good sleuthing and research to all of us!!! Peace!!!
this page no longer accepts thirdeyedaho.tripod.com as my homepage. i think it's still there. try it.