Queries for 1999
WEIRICH, SHERMAN, MIOTTO
Donna Mae Weirich Donnamae3@prodigy.net
Looking for any info on Arthur G. WEIRICH Jr. d Oct 1971 or friends of his, John
M. SHERMAN and Donna J. MIOTTO. His father was Arthur G. WEIRICH Sr. formerly of
Chicago? Arthur Jr. was my father, died young. Need family tree, medical
info, family history.
HUTCHINS, BALLIET, AVAN, BOLTON
James L. Nichols c/o mcigs@mcigs.org
Seek info on the descendants of James A. HUTCHINS b 14 Apr Orford, NH d 28 Jul
1911 Los Angeles (Los Angeles) CA r McHenry Co early 1860s m (1) 1864 M. C.
BALLIET (2) Marjorie Jane AVAN; ch: Cora E. b McHenry Co 1865 m -?- BOLTON;
Hannah Lena b Boone County.
BABCOCK, FLINT
Debbie Babcock Ament dament@zianet.com
Victor Eugene BABCOCK supposed to have been b 24 Mar 1887 Crystal Lake IL and
may have been the son of Charles and Delia (FLINT) BABCOCK. Looking for
any info on the BABCOCK fam in this area.
COATS, CLARK, ANDERSON
Deb Hoskins dhoskins@alltel.net
Seek info on Almon(d) or Clark COATS. Almon COATS m Nancy CLARK; Clark COATS m
Elizabeth Ann ANDERSON.
SCHMITT, SCHAEFER, HAY, FREUND, BROWN, OTTIS, SCHUMACHER, HOLLENBACH,
HEINZ
Doug Schmitt Crash1Dog@aol.com
Researching the SCHMITT family line—my gggggrandfather Fredrich SCHMITT b 1801
Trier GER m Anna Maria (-?-) and they came to the US in 1841, settled in
the Chapel Hill area. Other names in this line are SCHAEFER, HAY, FREUND,
BROWN, OTTIS, SCHUMACHER, HOLLENBACH, HEINZ.
MUDWAY/MEDWAY
LOUPerry@aol.com
Searching for my grandmother’s two bro who were Engineers on the railroad,
Charles MUDWAY imm from ENG 1871, records show that he worked as a Fireman,
Engineer and Loc. Engineer from 1879 to retirement after 1901. Died at age
94 in 1949. Francis/Frank MUDWAY/MEDWAY imm 1890, records show he worked as a
Fireman and Loc. Engineer from 1891 to retirement after 1902. Death date
unknown. Possibly worked on the C.M.St.P. & Pac. Would like any info on
these two men.
BLACK, CURRIE
John Merola merola@worldnet.att.net
Trying to locate a birth record for Margaret Ethels BLACK b 24 Mar 1874, dau of
John BLACK of SCT and Elizabeth Jane CURRIE of IRL. They were traveling
across the U.S. when Margaret was born. The best info we have is she was
born in IL - poss Marengo. The fam was Presbyterian; are there church or baptism
records available in that area?
BROWN, CATLOW, COSS, HARBACK, MILLER, RAUE, OSGOOD
Roger Brown axelrods@webtv.net
Need info on the ch of Samuel R. BROWN bur Cary Cemetery from 1872 to 1936. I
have info on Samuel BROWN back to 1576 but nothing on most of his children.
Other surnames include CATLOW, COSS, HARBACK, MILLER, RAUE, OSGOOD.
STILLWELL, LAWSON, ROUSE, CHAMBERS
Norman Swift normandbarb@email.msn.com
James and Elizabeth (STILLWELL) LAWSON settled Grafton Twp in 1839, son James T. LAWSON
m (1) 1860 Rhoda ROUSE d 1870 (2) Martha Jane CHAMBERS. James LAWSON apparently
deserted his wife in 1869 [sic] and she subsequently r with a son in Grafton
Twp, later r Waukeshaw WI. Would appreciate any info and will share what I
have.
CONOVER, WINNE
Pat Winne pwinne@mailer.fsu.edu
Seek info on John S. CONOVER b 1824 NY d 1902. Who are his par and is Jane
(CONOVER) WINNE (Mrs. James F.) his sis? Need info on all des of James F.
and Jane (CONOVER) WINNE; ch: James M. b May 1846; Jacob L. b 1849; Platt
P. b 14 Mar 1859 d 12 Aug 1921; Arnold WINNE b 1862. Platt WINNE, his wife
Elizabeth and ch Margaret, Frances, Viola, Clarence are bur in Huntley
Cemetery; James M’s wife Mary Ann and sons Charles W., Loyd Potter, James
Earl are bur Spring Grove Cemetery Delavan WI, though James is not. Where are the
other fam members bur?
BAUMANN
Joyce Mueller EC54703@aol.com
My ggrandparents-Carl & Sophie Baumann farmed in McHenry County. They
immigrated in 1878, from Raddatz, Neustettin, Pommern (Germany) or Prussia.
My grandmother, Frieda Baumann, was 4 at the time and she had a brother,
John, born Nov,1876 , also in Pommern. Carl was also known as Charles, born May
1845, Sophie born June 1838. My grandmother had a daughter, also named Frieda,
born in Harvard on September 19, 1889. Any info on these people would be greatly
appreciated. (1900 census shows them living in Chicago)
DIGGINS
Jean L. Joslyn jljoslyn@eosinc.com
Looking for ancestry of John DIGGINS and particularly his wife Abigail -?-.
Orginally from NY, came to McHenry Co ca1836, ch: Alonzo, Harriet, Della,
Caroline, Josephine.
GESKE
Chris Kohler chriskohler@redrose.net
Would appreciate any info on Bernice GESKE b 29 Jun 1919 in Crystal Lake
(McHenry) IL. She had several bro and sis, among them Frank, Elaine,
Marie, Elmer, Sophie. I believe her mother’s name was Anna.
HART
William Schulte wschulte@ecol.net
Seek info on Patrick b 1840 and Julia b 1845 HART who r Marengo Twp late
1860s, early 1870s; listed in Marengo Twp. McHenry Co IL 1870 federal cen with
ch: Hannora, Daniel, Michael, Timothy. Patrick may be the son of Daniel and
Hannah HART, believe also to have lived in McHenry County.
HESS, LANPHEAR, BEARDSLEY
Lin Irish linlirish@aol.com
Need info on fam of Cynthia Betsy BEARDSLEY and Darius Jesse LANPHEAR who r
Crystal Lake (McHenry) IL. Also looking for info on fam of Sarah Elizabeth HESS
who m Lewis Penfield LANPHEAR, son of Cynthia and Darius LANPHEAR. All resided
Crystal Lake in 1837.
KIRKLAND
Jim Chandler Jchan18003@aol.com
John KIRKLAND from SCO may have been an early settler in McHenry County. He had
two sons, Daniel and Robert, b ca1780. Would appreciate any info.
LINDSAY, REDPATH, SCOTT, MARSHALL
Gary Lindsay mclindsay@aol.com
Researching LINDSAY, REDPATH, SCOTT and MARSHALL fam. LINDSAYs and MARSHALLs
settled in or near Woodstock (McHenry) ca1840.
MAY, FREUND, MEYER, SHEETS
Rosemany Moody RMODIG@aol.com
Seek info on fam of Anton MAY and Anna Maria "Emma" nee MAY, r Spring
Grove; ch: Charles N. b 1900 d 1973 m Julia A. FREUND; Hilda b 1903 d 1997 m
Anton MEYER; Martin b 1908 d 1983 m Nora WATTS; Frances b 1910 d 1995 m John
SHEETS.
MULLANEY
Brian Backman bbackman@pclink.com
Looking for my ggg-grandparents, surname MULLANEY who moved to McHenry Co in
1835.
NORTON, KEYS
genort@aol.com
Looking for any help on my grandfather Louis/Lewis NORTON m Sarah KEYS 19 Sep
1861 Spring Grove (McHenry) IL.
SCHWAMB, STEINMETZ, WARNER
Jeannine L. Siefers siefers@whitemtns.com
Need the name of par of Andrew and Jacob SCHWAMB b Hahnheim, Rheinhessen GER.
Jacob m Kathryn STEINMETZ, Andrew m Elizabeth WARNER. Will share any info I have
on these fam.
STEINSDOEFER, WEGENER, TANSEY, WHEELER
Grace Moline igeagle@mc.net
Researching the five STEINSDOEFER brothers from McHenry IL who served in
WWII at the same time. Their par were George and Susan STEINSDOEFER. Alvin
STEINSDOEFER died in 1947; Leonard STEINSDOEFER died in 1977. Another brother,
Raymond who did not serve in WWII d 1979, his obit showed Richard STEINSDOEFER r
Chicago IL; Irvin STEINSDOEFER r Battle Creek MI; James STEINSDOEFER r Lily
Lake. Their sis, Mrs. Edward (Elsie) WEGENER r McHenry; Mrs. Leroy (Cora) TANSEY
r Elmwood Park; Mrs. Alvina WHEELER r Round Lake; Mrs. Ray (Rita) STEINSDOEFER r
Waukegan. I am interested in contacting any of the STEINSDOEFER family
members who can relate to me the brothers’ experiences in WWII or put me in
touch with any of the brothers that may still be alive.
WILKINSON, SIMMONS, HUFMAN, SINDERSON
William Fagerstrom strom@udel.edu
Trying to find my 2xgreat-grandmother’s Betsey Ann (WILKINSON) SIMMONS
death certificate so hopefully I can find out about her birth date, location and
par. She might have r with a married dau Alice C. and her husband William H.
HUFMAN. The HUFMANs were m 1 Nov 1868 McHenry Co but I don’t know where they
lived. Known info: Betsey Ann and Husband Borden W. SIMMONS were in Chemung per
1860 Federal Census; Borden W. SIMMONS d in and is bur in Chemung 1878; Betsey
Ann SIMMONS was in Chemung in 1880 per Federal Census; HUFMAN relatives r
Clinton IA in 1920s-30s per fam stories; Betsey’s other ch: William b 1843;
Winfield b 1847; Frances Caroline b 1849 m 1873 Charles H. SINDERSON and moved
from Chemung to Rockford in 1880.
GIDDINGS, STEVENS, GILBERT, SOULES, NELSON, ATON, BURLEY, COLE
Kathy Carter kcarter@cti-nt.com
Desperately seeking info on Josiah Harris GIDDINGS fam of McHenry Co IL.
Josiah b 2 Aug 1805 Bakersfield (Franklin) VT came to McHenry Co in 1836,
reportedly one of first settlers in Hebron. Josiah m(1) 6 Feb 1832 Elvira
STEVENS m(2) 4 Jan 1842 Hannah GILBERT m(3) 6 Jun 1875 Emily J. SOULES; ch:
Elizabeth b 1834 McHenry Co IL; Sarah Ann b 17 Oct 1842 m 1st cousin Dr. Josiah
H. GIDDINGS of Hebron; Jane b 22 Jun 1844 m the same 1st cousin Dr. Josiah H.
GIDDINGS of Hebron; William b 29 Aug 1845 m Helen NELSON; Clarissa b 06 May 1847
m Orville Merritt EATON; Alonzo Decalvus b 16 Jan 1849 m Catherine Ann BURLEY;
Elvira b 05 Jun 1851 d Sep 1852; Josiah Harris Jr. b 15 Jul 1855 m Emma COLE.
Josiah’s will was made and recorded in McHenry Co 13 Sep 1887. Any info about
these fam is greatly appreciated.
STELZER, STARK
Evelyn Lehman, STELZER, STARK
Evelyn Lehman P.O. Box 35 Lakeview, AR 72642-0035; evlee@centurytel.net
FARNEN/FARNHAM, MADDEN
Kathy Montelaro FARNEN/FARNHAM MADDEN
Kathy Montelaro cliklm@email.msn.com
I believe they r Harvard and moved to CA ca1850s and moved back to Harvard
ca1860s where they r until ca1875 when they moved to IA. I don’t know much
about them, any info would be helpful.
COUGHLIN
Tom McCarthy c/o mcigs@mcigs.org
Seek des/info on Jeremiah COUGHLIN (1829-1887) and wife Johannah
(1839-1921). Both bur St. Joseph’s Cem, Dunham Twp (McHenry) IL. Ch included
Dennis (1878-1925; James (1877-?).
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