Queries for 1998

MAWNEY
William McCann   weewilly2@webtv.net
Seek info on the MAWNEY fam in McHenry Co in the 1800s.

LENT, WOODBURN
Doreen Kleeman   P.O. Box 75  Engadine, MI  49827: seamstress@portup.com
Seek info for Lucy LENT b 1845 PA  m David WOODBURN r in Nunda Twp (McHenry) in the 1880s.  They had a son, Winfield Scott WOODBURN b 24 Mar 1881.  I have much info on these fam and willing to share.

SENGER, ECKERT, SMITH/SCHMITT, FREY, SOUDERICKER/SONNDRUCKER
Jean-Michel Franck   jmfranck67@aol.com
In preparation of the 700 year anniversary of my village Drachenbronn, I need help tracing the first emigrants and possibly make contact with their des.  The names of the emigrants are Michael SENGER; Henry ECKERT; Margaret SMITH/SCHMITT; George, Peter, and Charlotte FREY; George, Peter, Michael and Sarah HERDKLOTZ; Peter, Jacob and Lene SENGER; Henri, George, and Charlotte SOUDERICKER/SONNDRUCKER.  I hope that someone will help me because after 140 years it is time that cousins make new contacts.  I am part of the Alsace Genealogical Society.

Karl-Josef Tonner   Unteres Daufeld 5   54550 Daun   Germany; kj_tonner@t-online.de
I am working on a family book of the parish of Retterath and seek info, documents and pictures of the emigrants from Retterath.  If you are interested in helping me, please contact me via mail or e-mail.

FALLON, GANNON
Ann L. Wells   annwells@compuserve.com
Looking for des of Luke and Margaret (FALLON) GANNON.  Was Patrick a brother of  Luke and sister of Mary? Any help greatly appreciated.

WATTLES, CANNON, CHOATE
Laurie Turner   laurie.turner@bpc.com
Need info on Lucius J. and Frances/Fanny (WATTLES) CANNON.  Frances d 6 Mar 1930, Woodstock (McHenry) IL.  Lucius J. d 1911 where?  Their son, Arthur Jay was mar 12 Jun 1895 Woodstock to FloraAugustus CHOATE.  Where were Lucius and France b and mar?  Where was Arthur Jay b?  Were there other ch?

SHARTZER
Betty Massman   104745.2233@compuserve.com
Jacob SHARTZER was b Paxtang Twp (Lancaster) PA 2 Jun 1778  d bef 1860 Dauphin Co PA.  What was his wife’s name?  When and where was she born?  They had nine children including sons John and James and seven dau.  What were the names of the dau?  They may have also had a third son, Jacob Jr.  Need any info on the fam.

WEIAND, ZETTWOCH
Roberta Smith   c/o MCIGS
Searching for info on my grandfather’s twin sister.  When August WEIAND imm to the US in 1881, his twin sister mar and imm to Brazil.  Several years ago I found two photos in with some old papers from Brazil, comments written in German, dated 1948, of two young women:  Sanita and Herondina ZETTWOCH.  Could these be her dau?  Any info appreciated.

KING, BEEMAN, PECK
Donna Ellis   walter@nctc.net
Seek info on Isaac KING b 28 Jun 1811  d Apr 16 1901 m Almina PECK dau of Gaius and Marion (BEEMAN) PECK; ch:  Julia A.; Iona G.; Emery Julius; Effie A.; Frances E.  all b Crystal Lake (McHenry) IL between 1840 and 1859.  Emery Julius KING was my ggrandfather.  Willing to exchange info.

KOLLENBERG, KIENBUSH
Debbie Peterson   debbi_peterson@hp.com
My grandfather, Otto Edward KOLLENBERG grew up in Crystal Lake,  His name was KALLENKARK changed from KALLENKARK sometime in the late 1800s.  He had a niece, Frances KIENBUSH, who graduated from Crystal Lake High School in 1925.  Any info appreciated.

JAHN
Ken Jahn   kenjahn@gte.net
Need info on ggrandparents John/Johann Christian Carl and Friederike Wilhelmine JAHN who r on farm outside of Marengo, near Harmony, at a crossroads knows as “5 Corners”.  I believe there used t be a Phillips 66 station on the corner with a tavern (with slot machines) behind it.  I know they were in the area on 15 Feb 1874 when my grandfather, Otto Frederick JAHN was b in Riley Twp.  Any info greatly appreciated.

HOPP, POWLISON
Jeannette Harper   budlink@earthlink.net
Looking for info on my grandfather’s fam who settled in McHenry:  Rupert HOPP, Marie POWLISON, Victor HOPP (you will find a few of these, many sons were named after their father for a few generations.

GRAVLIN, LEVOY, COARSON, ST. JOHN, IDE, FRENCH, EDDY, WORF, BLISS
Kristy Lawrie Gravlin   type@teleport.com
Need info on Dennis GRAVLIN b 1886 son of Julius and Lenora (LEVOY) GRAVLIN who are bur in Riley Township (McHenry) IL.  Ida COARSON b 1891 daughter of James  O. and Emma Edwinna (WHITNEY) COARSON of McHenry Co.  I know there were/are other relatives and have heard the names ST. JOHN, WORF, IDE, FRENCH, EDDY and BLISS.  Willing to share information in return for help in filling in my dau’s family history.

BROWN, COTON, OLMSTEAD, THAYER, WHEELER, GORHAM, ROBINSON, TERWILLIGER,   LOCKWOOD, IRISH
Maggie Bailey   maggieb@stans.com
Am trying to locate people searching the following names:  BROWN, COTON, OLMSTEAD, WHEELER, GORHAM, ROBINSON, TERWILLIGER, LOCKWOOD. All of these names were found in a “birthday book” and appears that all may have been related and some came from same general area in NY and settled in Crystal Lake, Nunda Twp.  Also searching for relatives from Livingston Co. NY.  Mrs. L.W. CATON r Moscow NY 1905.  Clark Edwin LOCKWOOD b 24 Nov 1860 son of Minor and Belva (SUTTON) LOCKWOOD of Geneseo NY.  William ROBINSON of Portage Twp NY m LOCKWOOD in IN Mary A. SKINNER and then settled McHenry Co.  D.W. BROWN, Aggie CATON BROWN, and Katie BROWN from Crystal Falls, MI.  George and Mary (WHEELER) SUTTON IRISH from NY.  Edwin S. OLMSTEAD b 8 Jul 1815.  Eliza Ann TERWILLIGER b 21 SKINNER Mar 1835.  George F. THAYER b 12 Mar 1808.  Any help with these names would be appreciated.

TESSENDORF, SCHULZ, ROSELL, NASLUND, NELLIS, MEAD, JOHNSON, NELSON
Jason Schulz   jason_schulz@warnerbros.com   or   jschulz7@aol.com
Need any genealogical info on Otto and Clara (TESSENDORF) SCHULZ; Willy and Edity (ROSELL) NASLUND; Carl and Blanche (NELLIS) MEAD; Charles and Amelia (JOHNSON) NELSON.  These fam r primarily in Crystal Lake and Ridgefield (McHenry) IL.

SCHUBBE, BEHRENS
Julie S.   familyjrs@aol.com
Looking for any and all SCHUBBE family researchers.  Have traced Ernest Marvin SCHUBBE b 14 Apr 1912 Crystal Lake (McHenry) IL.  His father, Ernest Carl SCHUBBE was from PRU, stopped in Buffalo NY on his way to IL where he and his wife, Maria BEHRENS had at least two ch.  Ernest left brothers and a sister in Western NY.

WARTCHOW, SCHULTZ, RICHTER, PIANETTO, MUELLER
MARK RICHTER mrich31898@aol.com
Need info on Herman Frederick and Mary C. (WARTCHOW) MUELLER.  Herman MUELLER owned a men’s clothing store in Hebron (McHenry) IL in early 1900s.  They r on Maply  Ave. in Hebron and had five dau.  Both are bur in Hebron.  Associated names are SCHUMANN, SCHULTZ, RICHTER, PIANETTO

RILEY, HITCHCOCK, PALMATIER, LOFTUS
llwhale@aol.com
Reseaching the RILEY, HITCHCOCK, PALMATIER, and LOFTUS fam in the Alden/Harvard area of McHenry County.  The RILEYs came over from County Cork IRL during the famine and some of these people are buried in the Harvard Cemetery.  Any info appreciated.

SCHULTZ, HACKER 
Lisa Pawloski   ljp@iserv.net
William SCHULTZ b 21 Jun 1846 GER m Wilhelmina HACKER b 29 Jun 1850 GER ch:  Wilhelmenia (my grandmother) and Bertha plus 10 more children including a set of twins. They settled on a farm in the Marengo area and traveled their goods to Chicago to sell.  Welcome any info.

FORTH, CARR, MEDLAR, McCOY
Mary Buchholz   shepherd@iw.net or shepherd11@aol.com
Researching Joseph and Hannah (FORTH) CARR who came to McHenry Co. in 1838 from Canada.  They had a large fam.  One of the des was Modelle (MEDLAR) McCOY  who was a photographer.

NEWCOMB, OSTRANDER, BAILEY, WIGELEY, McNEIL, CROOKER
Terence Kelley  terencepau@aol.com
Irene (NEWCOMB) OSTRANDER d Marengo (McHenry) IL Nov 1864.  She r with her married dau Mary (OSTRANDER) BAILEY in 1860s and descends from William BRADFORD of Plymouth colony.  Her husband’s line goes back to New Amsterdam in 1679.  Her des m those with surnames WIGELEY, McNEIL, CROOKER and BAILEY. Sure would like to meet some of my McHenry County cousins!

GRIFFITH, HANCHETT, MURPHEY
Allan Griffith    magriff@bigfoot.com  or  magriff@davesworld.net
Hope to find des or other sources for ancestral data on fam that came to McHenry Co. in  mid 1800s.  David K. GRIFFITH b 1810 OH, wife Elizabeth, and ch:  Nancy J. b 1835  d  1877 m Hiram HANCHETT who d in Civil War; Caroline; John; Marie Louisa b 1839 d 1892  m Perry W. MURPHEY; James; Silas H.; Sara Elizabeth. Some of these people are bur in McHenry Co., some apparently went to live in Chicago.

CRANE
James Heid  jheid@webtv.net
Seeking info on the Collins CRANE and Francis CRANE fam that are listed in Algonquin Township in the 1850 census.

TRIPHAHN, ZIMMERMAN
Roberta Smith   c/o MCIGS
I have the original Baptism and Confirmation certificates and a grade school diploma for Alma Marie Bertha TRIPHAHN b 27 Jun 1893, daughter of August and Marie (ZIMMERMAN) TRIPHAHN.  Will send them to first descendant I hear from for the cost of postage.

LANGE, VOSS, GOEGGE, BOLLWAHN
Donna Kjendlie   kjendlie@bootheel.net
Seek info on my grandfather Herman LANGE b 1857 GER m(1) Caroline VOSS m(2) 1896 my grandmother Frieda BOLLWAHN dau og Carl and Alwine (GOEGGE) BOLLWAHN.  Want info on any rel or sibs.  They moved between Alden-Harvard  (McHenry) area and Walworth-Sharon WI.  Will exchange info.

SCHWEMM, DHEMLOW, PAHLKE
Pattie Schultz   patties@compuserve.com
Searching for all info on the SCHWEMM fam.  William SCHWEMM originally from Barrington moved to Crystal Lake ca1900.  He and his wife Sophia DEHMLOW had 10 ch:  Gordon: Howard; Leslie; Esther; Loida; Leroy; Emil; Alvin; Raymond.  I have some info on Edwin, Emil and Raymond.  I’m granddau of Florence (SCHWEMM) PAHLKE, William SCHWEMM’s niece.  I’m trying to find all des of Joseph and Julia SCHWEMM

KNIEBUSH
Bryon Kniebush   bry.deb.di.@worldnet.att.net
Attempting to trace KNIEBUSH surname back to GER.  Need info on Erdwill Clarence KNIEBUSH, William and Emma KNIEBUSH with McHenry County residence prior to 1952.  Lived in Harvard, Woodstock and Crystal Lake.  Possible relation to Edmund Carl KNIEBUSH b 23 Apr 1904 of Rock Co. WI area.  Also possible relation to Frances KNIEBUSH b 1926.

SMITH, CONDRY, BOON(E)
jomn123@aol.com
My 2nd great-grandfather was Dwight SMITH who came to IL in 1856 and mar May A. CONDRY.  Also looking for Lewis Cask BOON(E).  Any info would be greatly appreciated.

RILEY, HITCHCOCK, PALMATIER, LOFTUS
llwhale@aol.com
Researching the RILEY, HITCHCOCK, PALMATIER, and LOFTUS fam in the Alden/Harvard area of McHenry County.  The RILEYs came over from County Cork IRL during the famine and some of these people are buried in the Harvard Cemetery.  Any info appreciated.

SHAY, CLARK
Jeff Rankin   brijentris@aol.com
Looking for des of my grandfather Ralph SHAY b Jan 1914 Malden, WV d 1977 McHenry Co. son of  Alex and Lulu (CLARK) SHAY m Olive KAZORT b 1915 Harvard (McHenry) IL d 1947 Winnebago Co. IL daughter of Charles and Lillian (TROUPE) KAZORT.  Their four surviving children—Kurt RANKIN, IL; Macdonald BRYANT, CA; Patricia SCHROEDER, IL; Ronald SIMONS, IL—changed their last names when they were adopted.  Any info appreciated.

CLARK, DUFFY, HARDEN, HESS
Margaret Ferrell   c/o MCIGS, P.O. BOX 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184
Seek des of Martin CLARK b 1822 IRL served in the Mexican War m Mary DUFFY b IRL d 1902; ch: Catherine m Abram HARDEN r IQ 1972; Thomas; Ann m Fred HARDEN HESS r IA 1873; Bridget d young; John; Mary.  Fam in McHenry ca1860.

ADAMS, HUEMANN, NYE, HUFF, PEARSON, JOHNSON, KLEIN
Gene Noterman  c/o MCIGS, P.O. Box 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184
Am searching for the mar of two ADAMS brothers from Johnsburg (McHenry) IL:  Joseph b 1889 and Arthur b 1898 whose par were Castor and Anna Maria (HUEMANN) NYE.  I would like the 2nd mar of Joseph which occurred after the death of his first wife, Clara NYE who d 1918.  Joseph mar (2) Katherine HUFF, when?  I would also like the 1st mar of Arthur who mar (1) Dolly PEARSON aft 1920 and later div.  Dolly mar -?- JOHNSON  and r in Woodstock.  The marriage of Arthur and Dolly produced two sons, names unknown to me.  Arthur mar (2) 1933 Clara KLEIN.

PARKS, NUGENT
Sandra Tennyson   c/o MCIGS, PO Box 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184 lnstennyson@att.net
Researching the names PARKS and NUGENT.  Peter PARKS owned land in Dorr Twp (McHenry) IL as early as 1846, moved to Marengo (McHenry) IL by 1880.

HEIMER, SCHUMACHER, KERLING, FREUND, GAMELEN, SCHAEFER, KREBSBACH, MICHELS
Shirley A. Weber  c/o MCIGS, PO BOX 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184
Wish to connect with fam members of Paul HEIMER who came from Hirten GER.  Many m in Johnsburg IL.  Marie 1819-1890 Stacyville IA m Nicholas SCHUMACHER 1803-1873; Anna 1820-1893 m(1) Joseph KERLING m(2) Johann FREUND; Johann Peter 1822-1901 m M. Cath. GAMELEN 1827-1901 Johnsburg IL; Nicholas 1824-? m Anna SCHAEFER 1834-? went from Johnsburg to MN then CA; Stephen 1827-1885 m Gertrude KREBSBACH 1832-1904 Stacyville, IA; Mathias 1831-aft 1910 m Gertrude GAMELEN 1831-1908 Stacyville IA; Catharina 1834-1911 m Anton MICHELS 1828-1911 Stacyville IA.

HINMAN, PIERCE, PEARCE, BURROUGHS
Laurie Turner c/o MCIGS, PO Box 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184 laurie.turner@bpc.com
Need infor on anc of Elijah P. and Laura HINMAN who res Coventry (Chenango) NY.  Their ch:  Amos S; Sophronius S; William H H; Electa P b 27 Apr 1829 Coventry (Chenango) NY  d 27 Mar 1922 Greenwood (McHenry) IL  m 31 Mar 1852 John PIERCE  b 5 Jun 1828 Bethlehem (Litchfield) CT d 22 Mar 1922 Greenwood (McHenry) IL; Nancy  E m Benjamin PEARCE; Elsie Ann; Truman E; Irene Julia b 14 Jul 1830 d 5 Apr 1906  Woodstock (McHenry) IL m Erastus BURROUGHS.

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