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Books on the Square
John Alexander
North Side Square
Virden, IL 62690
Phone: 217-965-5443
Books on the Square, open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 to 6:00, sells used books.
John Alexander, the owner of Books on the Square, is interested in receiving and sharing information on Virden History, the Virden Mine Riot of 1898, and the 122nd IL Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. If you are in Virden, John would enjoy your snewping at his bookstore and chatting about local history.
The following items can be purchased from:
Littleton P. Bradley
5848 East University St. Apt. 1042
Mesa, AZ 85205
Phone: 602-985-7276
Also see the Littleton Bradley research page.
Littleton Bradley is a Virden area historian and compiler of census
data.
Littleton's parents in their 1903
wedding picture.
A picture of Littleton's mother's
mother Margaret Keeler.
Macoupin County, IL Original Purchasers of Land
$8.00 ppd
Macoupin County, IL 1850 Federal Census
$8.50 ppd
Macoupin County, IL 1860 Federal Census
$20.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1860 Federal Census
$5.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1870-1880 Federal Census
$8.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1900 Federal Census
$8.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1910 Federal Census
$9.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1920 Federal Census
$10.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, High School 1883-1983
$7.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Obituaries Volume I 1881 - 1885
$7.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Obituaries Volume II 1886 - 1889
$9.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Marriages and Anniversaries Volume
I 1881 - 1885
$6.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Marriages and Anniversaries Volume
II 1885 - 1889
$8.00 ppd
The following item can be purchased at:
The Book Shelf
252 South Side Square
Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-4040
Or, contact the author,Victor Hicken <vhicken@macomb.com>
Illinois in the Civil War.
By Victor Hicken, University of Illinois Press, 1991.
$15.95
Victor Hicken, now retired, grew up in Gillespie, where he remembers nothing was quieter than Gillespie on a Saturday night. He has written other books and has tried to incorporate Gillespie in each of the books.
In his book, Illinois in the Civil War, Mr Hicken wrote from the viewpoint of the common soldier with references to Macoupin County. It contains many names. First published in 1960, it became a classic, and the University of Illinois Press republished the book in 1991. It continues to be one of the Press' big sellers.
The following item can be purchased from:
City of Staunton
City Clerk
Staunton, IL 62088
Staunton In Illinois
Compiled by Dorrell Kilduff.
Price reduced to$12.50 (was $25.00)
Make check payable toCity of Staunton.
Hardbound, historical information, many names of early settlers.
The following items can be purchased from:
Mary McKenzie <mmckenzie@madisontelco.com>
P.O. Box 43
Livingston, IL 62058
Macoupin County Illinois newspaper obituaries:
1897 Staunton Times
$5.00
1898, 1906-1907 Staunton Star/Staunton Times
$7.00
1866-1871 Bunker Hill Union Gazette
$7.00
1898-1899 Bunker Hill Gazette
$5.00
1856-1861 Carlinville Free Democrat
$7.00
These indexes include name, date of death, place of death, place of burial and age when available plus newspaper date and page number. Includes surrounding towns and former residents who died in other states.
Macoupin County Illinois Death Index, Volume I (1877-1878).
Index includes record number, name, age, date of death, place of death
and place of burial.
$9.00
Illinois residents must add 6.25% sales tax.
The following Marriage Record indexes include Groom, Bride, Date of License, Date of Marriage, License Number, and Bride Index.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. I - 06 Jul 1829 - 22
Dec 1838
$8.00
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. II - 29 Dec 1838 - 01
Jan 1846
$8.00
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. III - 06 Jan 1846 -
13 Nov 1851
$8.00
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. IV - 15 Oct 1851 - 31
Dec 1854
$8.00
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. V - 01 Jan 1855 - 1857
$8.00
Miscellaneous Birth and Marriage Records of Early Macoupin and Madison
County, IL Residents.
Information abstracted from obituaries in early Macoupin County newspapers.
$6.00
Early Macoupin County Illinois Birth and Marriages.
An index compilation from newspaper sources. Includes Macoupin County
and surrounding areas.
$6.00.
The Macoupin Connection, Volume I
Compilation of records of Macoupin County including land and probate
and births from newspapers and county records.
$5.00 + $1.00 P&H. Illinois residents add$0.31 sales tax.
The Macoupin Connection, Volume II
A Compilation of Cindy's newspaper column,They Were In Macoupin,
plus other newspaper stories she has collected about people, places, and
events in Macoupin County as printed in newspapers in and around Macoupin
County, Illinois. These articles began in June of 1994 and continue monthly.
This volume includes columns from June of 1994 through June of 1996.
$5.00 + $1.00 P&H. Illinois residents add$0.31 sales tax.
Announcing! The
Macoupin Connection, Volume III
A compilation of newspaper articles about people, places and events
in Staunton, Illinois, by Cindy Leonard as extracted from early newspapers
in the Staunton area. This volume includes articles printed in theStaunton
Star-times from January through December, 1996, and includes more pages
and pictures than Vol 1 and Vol 2.
$10.00 + $1.50 P&H. Illinois residents add$0.63 sales tax.
Index to Volume One, Macoupin County Searcher
$5.00.
1870 Macoupin County Census, Vol I
Includes Townships of Honey Point, Gillespie, Cahokia, Bunker Hill,
Dorchester, Mt Olive, and Staunton.
$25.00.
Selling Out! The
Jones Family of Minsterly, Shropshire, England (also in Macoupin and
Madison Counties)
Compiled in 1987 by Ellen DalPozzo and Cindy Leonard. 103 pages, pictures,
plasti-bound. This genealogy begins with John Paul Jones, eldest child
of Richard and Hannah (Crowder) Jones who came to America, first working
in the mines in Ohio and then coming to Staunton to work in the mines here.
Some of the allied families included in this book are: Jarman, Montgomery,
Strahun, Snell, Beyer, Stiller, Best, Bond, Evans and Crowder. The books
includes many family pictures, a brief history of the mining operations
in Staunton, family members' lodge & society affilliation, newspaper
extracts of family events, obituaries and official certificates.Price
$20.00
Scroggins in Macoupin, Montgomery, & Madison Counties, Illinois, by
Ellen DalPozzo, 1994. Plastic bound, 140 pp. plus exhibits and index. Price
$20.00, while supply lasts.
Suhre in Madison & Macoupin Co. by Ellen DalPozzo, Price $20.00, while
supply lasts.
Salter in Madison & Macoupin Co. by Ellen DalPozzo, Price $20.00, while
supply lasts.
Sawyer Update, 1650-1988, by Ellen DalPozzo, October 1989. Plastic bound,
248 pp. including index.Price $25.00
Sawdust 'N Shavings
Pre-Publication Notice
Being a reprint of the quarterly publication of Sawyer Family History
As originally compiled by Ellen DalPozzo
This information is not limited to my Sawyer family but is a compilation
of correspondence from Sawyer researchers around the country. Some of the
contributors may no longer live at the same location, or may have passed
away. There will also be some current news about the Sawyer lines added
to this publication.
This publication will be available in print and on CD and will be indexed.
I use Microsoft Word for these projects, but I would presume most any text
program could be used to open this file.
Orders may be sent to me: Cindy Leonard, 318 E. 7th, Staunton, IL 62088.
The price for the publication is $15.00 plus $0.94 Illinois Tax for Illinois
residents. Please indicate if you want the print version or the CD version.
The publication/CD should be ready for distribution by mid-February 2004.
Pre-paid orders now being taken.
Days Gone By In Staunton, researched and compiled by Cindy Leonard.
One hundred twenty-six pages including pictures concerning events and news
about Staunton and surrounding towns. These excerpts from early Staunton
Star-Times newspapers will make you laugh, sometimes bring a tear to your
eyes, but almost always bring back a memory of 'Days Gone By.' Price is
$15.00 plus $1.50 p/h; and of course, Illinois residents must add $0.94
sales tax.
Cindy also has general research materials including genealogical forms
and young folks packages for sale. Please send LSASE for details and cost
of the general research materials.
The following items can be purchased from:
Lula Vaughn
P.O. Box 203
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
1900 Federal Census of Bunker Hill Township
Now available. 75 pages and index.
$15.00 + $2.00 P&H
1900 Federal Census of Cahokia Township
Now available. 31 pages.
?$5.00 + $2.00 P&H
1900 Federal Census of Dorchester Township
Now available. 25 pages.
$5.00 + $2.00 P&H
1900 Federal Census of Hilyard Township
24 pages.
$5.00 + $2.00 P&H
The following items can be purchased from:
Macoupin County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 95
Staunton, IL 62088-0095
Cemetery CD from Macoupin County
Genealogical Society.
This CD contains the cemetery listings previously published by the society
and updated by member Jill Secoy. The cemeteries are located in the southern
third of Macoupin County, plus a few other cemeteries from various counties
in the area. The CD is WordPerfect and Word compatible. The following is
a listing of the cemeteries on this CD:
Asbury, Baird, Behme, Benld City, Bethlehem, Bunker Hill City, Binney,
Blevins, Bullman, Calvary, Camp, Carrico, Chapman, Clark, Cormack, Corr,
Dees, Duncan, Eagarville, Fishbach, Fleming, Franzmayer, Frarrar, Funderburk,
German, Gillespie City, Hand/Mize, Holy Trinity, Harlan, Holy Cross, Hilyard,
Huddleston/Wheeler, Immanuel Lutheran, Karnes, Kinder, Luken, Lutheran
Church, Memorial Park Staunton, Miles Station, Mitchell, Morrison, Mt.
Olive City, Plainview, Russian Holy Dormiton, Scribner, Smalley, Spangle,
Sparks, Spring Creek, St. Mary's, St. Michael's, Staunton City, Tine Sawyer,
Union Miners, Wayne, Wheeler, Wood, Woodburn - in Macoupin. Bloomingdale,
Butler, Montgomery Co IL; Brickyard, Worden, Madison Co IL; Brown, Old
Ripley, Bond Co IL; Coalson, Livingston, Madison Co IL; Crabtree, Litchfield,
Montgomery Co IL; Locust Grove, Madison Co IL; Old Voyles, Madison Co IL;
Phelps, Madison Co IL; St. John's, Montgomery Co IL; St. Paul's, Nokomis
IL; Walshville, Montgomery Co IL; Wieseman, Madison Co IL.
Cost is $50.00 per CD if picked up or add $3.00 to mail. Send check or
money order to: Macoupin County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 95, Staunton,
IL 62088-0095. Please write Cemetery CD on envelope.
While supplies last:
Macoupin County Searcher July and October 1998 and January and April 1999,
$8 for set, p&h included.
Macoupin County Searcher July and October 1999 and January and April 2000,
$10 for set, p&h included.
Macoupin County Searcher October 2000 and January and April 2001, $9 for
set of 3, p&h included. (Jul 2000 no longer available.)
NEW! 1865 Illinois State Census of Macoupin Co. (CD Version);
Excel required
$15.00 if picked up; $18.00 if mailed.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol.
1
$5.00 + $1.50 P&H.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol. II
$5.00 + $1.50 P&H.
Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, IL, Reprint
2000
$15.00 + $2.00 p&h
SOLD OUT!Memorial Park Cemetery, Staunton, IL
SOLD OUT! Miscellaneous Cemeteries of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity
SOLD OUT! Mt. Olive, IL Cemeteries Vol.
1
Immanual Lutheran, Calvary and Union Miners.
$10.00 + $2.00 P&H
SOLD OUT! Mt. Olive, IL Cemeteries Vol. 2
Chapman, Holy Trinity Catholic and Mt. Olive City.
SOLD OUT! Staunton City Cemetery and Old
St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
Copies of pertinent pages may be requested from the Macoupin County
Genealogical Society at the address above.
Benld City Cemetery and the Russian Orthodox Cemetery Index
Available as of 17 September 1997. Both cemeteries are in the same
book. It is approximately 125 pages. Order from the genealogical society
address above. Only 100 copies were printed so orders should be placed
as soon as possible.
$12.00 + $2.00 P&H
New! Gillespie City Cemetery Index
Available as of 15 December 1998. About 100 pages.
$12.00 + $2.00 P&H
New! Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery at Gillespie,
Gillespie Township
Available as of 13 April 1999. About 70 pages.
$9.00 + $2.00 P&H
Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries, Volume I, originally printed
in 1996, in Reprint 2001.
Reprint contents
Brighton Township, Brushy Mound Township, Bunker Hill Township, and
Cahokia Township. These cemeteries were indexed in the mid-1980s. The publication
includes the following cemeteries in southern Macoupin County:
Brighton Township - Asbury, German, Miles Station, Scribner;
Brushy Mound Township - Behme, Fishbach, Mitchell;
Bunker Hill Township - Wood, Woodburn (partial index), additions of these
cemeteries in the reprint - Baird, Bullman, Goodnight, Smalley
Cahokia Township - Blevins, Camp, Eagarville Lake, Duncan/Henderson, Farrar(Frarrar)/Sinclair,
Karnes, Kinder, Lutheran Church, Spring Creek.
$10.00 + $2.00 P&H
Additions in the Reprint not in the 1996 printing:
Bunker Hill Township - Baird, Bullman, Goodnight, Smalley
Additions to Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries Volume I, 1996
version only.
Bunker Hill Township Cemeteries Baird, Bullman, Smalley, Goodnight
Price: $2 plus a sase with 2 stamps on it.
This price is for the new cemetery additions only.
Order from:
The Macoupin County Genealogical Society
PO Box 95
Staunton, IL 62088-0095
If you buy the 2001 revision of Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries
Volume I, the additional cemeteries are in it.
Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries, Volume
II
This is the second publication of Small Southern Macoupin County cemeteries.
The larger cemeteries in these townships have been or will be published
in other publications. Several pages of aditional burial listings were
extracted from old newspaper obituaries or other cemetery listings. In
most cases these are persons for whom no grave marker was found. Some pictures
of the old cemeteries are included as are some histories of the cemeteries
or the families for whom the cemetery was named.
Includes the following cemeteries in southern Macoupin County:
Dorchester Township - Funderburk, Luken, Mize-Hand, St. Mary's Catholic,
Tine-Sawyer, Wayne;
Gillespie Township - Clark Family, Harlan, Wheeler-Huddleston;
Hillyard Township - Bethlehem Baptist Church/Centerville, Fleming, Hilyard;
Honey Point Township - Carrico, Corr;
Mt Olive Township - Dees Family (at Staunton Country Club), Franzmayer;
Staunton Township - Sparks.
$12.00 + $2.00 P&H
CD/DVD of aproximately 479 photos of places
in Macoupin County, Nov 2006.
Copies are $15.00 plus $3.00 p/h.
Make your check to Macoupin County Genealogical Society
Mail to:
Macoupin County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 95, Staunton, IL 62088-0095.
Please indicate on envelope and your check that it is for the Picture CD.
Bloody Mine Riot of Virden, Illinois 1898
- Lukins - Ranch 1922 - 1928 Chadwick, MO.
The first 50 or so pages includes pictures associated with the Virden
mine and a number of stories about the riot that the author has researched.
The Lukins part refers to Fred W. Lukins who was manager of the mine during
the riot. The last half of the book refers to the author's home town of
Chadwick, Mo. This book appears to be done by a family historian, not the
kind of book you would see at a book store by a major publisher. It is
interesting.
Write for cost and other information. It appears the author was
selling this book, but the publishing date was 1984, so name and address
might not be current. If you want her address to ask for information on
price or ordering, write the Macoupin County Genealogical Society, PO Box
95, Staunton, IL 62088, Attention: Mary McKenzie.
Note: A copy of this book is at the Staunton Public Library.
Sets of the last year's Macoupin County Searcher,
the Macoupin County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Last year's complete sets of newsletters which include July and October
1998 and January and April 1999. $10.00 per set
The Macoupin County Historical Society has the following books for sale and can be ordered from:
Macoupin County Historical Society
Box 432
Carlinville, IL 62626
Tombstone Revelations, Book I, (cemeteries in Scottville, N. Palmyra, No. Otter, Virden, Girard, Barr, S. Palymyra, So. Otter and Nilwood Townships) Hardbound, - $34; mailed $38.
Tombstone Revelations, Book II (cemeteries in Bird/Western Mound Townships) Spiral Bound - $12, mailed $14.
Tombstone Revelations, Book III (cemeteries in Brushy Mound, Shaws Point and Honey Point Townships) Spiral Bound - $12, mailed $14.
Tombstone Revelations, Book IV (cemeteries in Chesterfield & PolkTownships, and includes Medora City Cemetery ) Spiral Bound - $12, mailed $14.
Tombstone Revelations, Book V (cemeteries in Hilyard and Shipman Townships) Hardbound $12, mailed 14
Tombstone Revelations, Book VI, (cemeteries in Carlinville Township)
Spiral Bound $20, mailed $23.
Oak Hill Cemetery, North Palmyra Township, compiled and researched
by Velma A. Sonneborn, hardback, 239 pages plus supplement. This is a researched
listing for Oak Hill Cemetery with many genealogical notes for families
buried in this cemetery, 1983. supplement 1985.
1879 History of Macoupin County, 11 x 13, Hardbound, unabridged, indexed contains history of County and pioneers and families and contains illustrations of farms and homes and of individuals and couples. Cost $40, mailed $45. Contains 288 pages.
Portrait & Biographical Album of Macoupin County, IL 1891,
Biographical Sketches osf Prominent and Representaive Citizens of the County
Published by the Biographical Publishng Company, Chicago, 1891, and reprinted
by the Macoupin County Historical Society by Windmill Publications of Mt.
Vernon, Indiana.
8 1/2 x 11, Hardbound, indexed, illustrated - $32, mailed $36. Contains
902 pages.
The History of the Macoupin County, Illinois Fairs,
1852-2000,
This publication has been made possible by Fair memorabilia collected by
Alice Drury over many years.
The large coffee-style table 11 x 13 1/2, 150 pages, hardbound in Class
A Library . Cost is 40.00, plus $6.50 for mailing.
The softbound edition is also 11 x 13 1/2, 150 pages, costs $35.00 plus
shipping costs of $4.50. It is spiral bound and also printed on acid-free
paper by offset lithography.
1875 Plat and 1893 Plat (Atlas), Hardbound (All parts of townships
in Macoupin County) all contained in one book, $20, mailed $23.
The following item can be purchased by mail from:
Nancy Schmitt Steinmeyer
407 S. Locust
Carlinville, IL 62626
This book can also be purchased at the Staunton Star-Times.
Chasing W. L. Schmitt's Chasing Headlines, with Nancy Schmitt
Steinmeyer.
"Memories of turn-of-the-century days in Staunton come rushing to
mind when one reads Chasing Headlines, a column written by former Staunton
native, W. L. Schmitt. Schmitt becomes editor/publisher of Carlinville's
Macoupin County Enquirer, but he learned his trade as a printer's devil
at the Staunton Star-Times. He recalls life as a printer's devil at the
Star-Times. He writes of entering the navy in World War I, coming home
to buy the Benld Enterprise. It was to Benld he brought his bride and where
his three children were born. He tells of his admiration for the people
of Benld. From there he took his family to Carlinville to take over the
reins of The Enquirer."
Hardcover.
$25.00. Add$3.00 for 1st class postage or$1.75 for
book rate. Make check to:Chris Schmitt.
The Macoupin County Courthouse: Scandalous Symbol by Tom Emery
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-6-1
List: $4.99 (IL residents add .31 tax) plus $1.00 postage
A well-researched look at the controversial construction of the famous
"Million-Dollar" courthouse of Macoupin County. The first original
work on the courthouse in 35 years and the most well-documented look at
the building that has ever been attempted, this highly readable booklet
covers the historic, yet scandal-ridden, construction of the building,
addresses why such a courthouse was built, and details the resulting firestorm
of controversy that followed.
This title was awarded the Certificate of Excellence by the Illinois State
Historical Society in 2003.
19th-Century Echoes: The Carlinville City Cemetery, 2nd Ed. by Tom Emery
(20 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-8-8
List: $4.99 (IL residents add .31 tax) plus 1.00 postage
A guide to the leading people buried in the Carlinville, Illinois City
Cemetery. This revised edition marks the location of 27 of the most influential
people resting in the cemetery, including political, military, financial,
agricultural, and educational leaders of Illinois and Macoupin County interest.
Many levels of history are covered in the biographical sketches of each
individual. An excellent addition to the genealogist's library.
"This well-done booklet shows how the residents of a small town like
Carlinville were anything but small in their impact. This belongs on any
shelf." --Carol Schaefer Head Librarian, Blackburn College
The Memorable Month: Minor League Baseball in Staunton, Illinois by
Tom Emery
(12 pp., bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-4-5
List: $3.99 (IL residents add .25 tax) plus .76 postage
A documented look at a minor league baseball team that called the southern
Macoupin County town of Staunton home for four weeks in the summer of 1908.
This title uses the humorous comments of the local press and employs a
solid array of sources to lend a view of minor-league baseball in small-town
America in the early 20th century. Written for sports fans and non-sports
fans alike, this booklet covers an important, yet little-known, subject
in a fast-moving manner.
"A quick and easy read about pro baseball's brief existence in Staunton.
Add this to Tom Emery's string of pearls on history." --John Alexander
College Instructor/Bookstore Owner
Eddie: Lincoln's Forgotten Son by Tom Emery
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-7-X
List: $4.99 (IL residents add. 31 tax) plus $1.00 postage
A fresh look at the personal life of Abraham Lincoln is offered in
this new study that examines the sixteenth President's often-overlooked
second son. This study provides a unique and intimate look at the family
life of the Lincolns by using letters of both Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln,
hard-to-find references, and rare poetry to create a work that breaks new
ground in the life of America's most-recognizable President.
"A delightful book that presents a rare glimpse into Lincoln's personal
life...a valuable addition to Lincoln lore." --Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
August 15, 2002
Hold the Fort: The Battle of Allatoona Pass by Tom Emery
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-5-3
List: $4.99 (IL residents add .31 tax) plus $1.00 postage
A well-documented study of the pivotal Civil War battle of Allatoona
Pass, Georgia, one of the more important actions of the war in the western
theater. Fought on October 5, 1864, the battle centered around a supply
depot that was crucial to the armies of William T. Sherman. Had the Confederates
captured Allatoona, historians have argued that Sherman could not have
embarked on his destructive "March to the Sea." This booklet,
which was featured in newspapers in Alton, Quincy, and Lincoln, Illinois,
details not only the key historical ramifications of the battle but also
the many anecdotes of Allatoona, a battle of far-reaching impact on Civil
War history that included many men from Macoupin County and elsewhere in
central Illinois.
"Allatoona Pass, a fiercely fought Civil War battle, has produced
as much fiction as fact. By adding the perspectives of key contributors,
Tom Emery clears the picture. This is a solid study of a somewhat neglected
Civil War battle." --John Alexander College Instructor/Bookstore Owner
The Other John Logan: Col. John Logan and the 32nd Illinois by Tom Emery
(16 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-1-0
List: $3.99 (IL residents add. 25 tax) plus .76 postage
A look at the life of Col. John Logan (1809-1885), who is overshadowed
by his first cousin, the famous John A. "Blackjack" Logan of
military and political lore. An early doctor of Macoupin County and an
officer in the 32nd Illinois Infantry, "the other John Logan"
quietly found his way into Illinois history with a long career of political
involvement.
"A clear, concise, and well-researched work...Emery does an excellent
job of identifying the accomplishments of "the other John Logan."
--Rick Davis News Editor, WSMI Radio
Mt. Olive Herald
P.O. Box 300
Mt. Olive, IL 62069
Remembering Mt. Olive
Picture book. Not indexed.
Soft cover$25.00 + $4.00 P&H
Hard cover$35.00 + $4.00 P&H
Week By Week
Book includes extracts of newspapers from Mt Olive from as early as
1892. It includes activities, events, (births, deaths, robberies, etc.).
Not all obituaries are included.
Soft cover$25.00 + $4.00 P&H
Hard cover$35.00 + $4.00 P&H
Carl Stanton
307 E. Morgan St.
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
cstanton@bhil.com
Three volumes of Bunker Hill Revisited
tell the history of this rural Illinois community from 1866 through 1900.
Historic, quaint and sometimes amusing items as reported in the newspapers
of the day. Pictures, births, deaths, marriages, etc. Hardbound. $35.00
per volume, postpaid.
Contact the author, Carl Stanton, at cstanton@bhil.com.
Also: Macoupin Goes To War, a hard-bound book about south Macoupin County soldiers in the Civil War. Personal accounts of war experiences, pictures, rosters, etc. Contact the author, Carl Stanton, at cstanton@bhil.com.
June Roady Wilderman
P O Box 506
Brighton IL 62012
June is President of the Brighton Heritage Group and Curator of the Heritage Museum.
There the Heart Is, A History of Brighton, Illinois, 1826-1964
By Martha A Bentley, 1965, reprinted with permission by the Brighton Heritage
Group.
$15.50 + $2.00 P&H
Through the Years, Brighton's 125th Anniversary Edition, 1869-1994
Brighton Heritage Group, June Wilderman, President.
$5.00 + $1.00 P&H
The Swindler's Treasure
By Lois Walfrid Johnson, 1997. A novel written for young people but
is enjoyed by any age. Contains 3 chapters about the underground railroad
at Brighton.
$6.50 + $2.00 P&H
The following item can be purchased from:
Mary Ann Kaylor
931 Miles St.
Illiopolis, IL 62539-3562
INDEX to Brighton Township Cemeteries and Family Histories
This index is compiled from book published in 1986 by June Wilderman
and Jean Halcom. It comprimised 147 pages and covers the Baptist Cemetery;
Brighton Cemetery; St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery; Dehne Cemetery; Asbury
Cemetery (not to be confused with Asbury in Barr Twp.) and Miles Station
Cemetery in Brighton Township, Macoupin Co IL and Bott Cemetery located
1 mile south of Brighton, but is located in Jersey Co, IL. It also covers
some family histories and newspaper abstractions in Brighton Twp. 40 pages.
Note: This publication is theINDEX to that book.
$7.00 ppd
Macoupin County Current Plat Book
Contact by email for cost of plat books and postage information:
Mary Lou, Macoupin County Extension Service <Macoupin_Co@mail.aces.uiuc.edu>
If you are in Carlinville and want to snew by the Extension Office and
buy one:
Macoupin County Extension Service
210 N Broad
Carlinville, IL 62626
Carolynn Bettis
28290 Jones Rd.
Girard, IL 62640-9706
122nd IL Regiment, Company E Roster (Color or Black and White)
Company E was mainly from Macoupin County.
Charges are for copying only.
Color roster$20.00 + $2.00 postage - mailed in a tube.
Black and White roster$5.00 + $2.00 postage - mailed in a tube.
This new large format, beautifully hard bound book, contains a complete
index, some family photos, and family information. 628 pages including
the index.
I have researched this line of Adcocks in Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas. Henry (circa 1775 -before 10
Aug 1824) and Sarah Adcock of Tennessee had seven known children. The seven
children, Rebecca, Edward, Mary, Henry, Susan, Joannah and Beverly migrated
to Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Beverly
was a doctor and was killed violently in Mississippi.
Over 2600 blood line relatives are included in the book. Censuses and legal
documents have been transcribed and included in the genealogy. Some surnames
of the Adcock children's descendants include: Bettis, Bristow, Carter,
Covey, Davidson, Drake, England, Floro, Fullington, Hart, Headley, Jacobs,
Jenkins, Jennings, Kidd, Lair, Loveless, Mayfield, Platt, Quarton, Richards,
Swift, Wingo.
Family members who have contributed or helped in many ways include Eric
Adcock, Phyllis Pitchford, LaVerl Quarton Hilyard, posthumously Evelyn
Bettis Frey, James and Ora Bourque Wall, Richard Davidson, Marilyn Adcock
Williams, Karen Adcock Greeling, Patricia Adcock Espenschied, Charles Gray,
Carolynn Jones Bettis, Stark Edward "Ed" Stephenson, Martha Adcock
(Mrs Richard), Carolyn Stephenson Frerking, Myrtle Sailors, Myrtle’s daughter
Marsha Sailors Kringstad, Adella “Dell” Covey, Craig Hartley, Richard Clevenger,
Janet Hays, Kena Jacobs, Mike Jacobs, Don Carter, Cynthia Witting.
$50 including shipping and handling. Not many books printed is the reason
for the high price of the hard bound book.
I cannot take credit cards. Make checks or money orders out to Gloria Frazier
and mail to 3830 S. Hwy A1A #4-129, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Sutton, Descendants of John Wesley Sutton, Frazier, Gloria, compiler,
Gregath Publishing, 1995.
Macoupin County IL (includes his Sutton father's family and his Sutton
grandfather's location of Macon Co TN), hardbound. $30 includes shipping.
I cannot take credit cards. Make checks or money orders out to Gloria Frazier
and mail to 3830 S. Hwy A1A #4-129, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Illinois Place Names
is a book full of most all old and current names of towns in IL. The
book gives post office established and disbanded dates and many dates for
incorporation of villages, cities, etc.
The following item can be purchased from:
Behrens Publishing Company
P.O. Box 436
Mahomet, IL 61853
We Will Go To A New Land
The Great East Frisian Migration to America 1845-1895
by Robert H. Behrens
Twenty-eight chapters covering the history of many major Ostfriesen settlements;
Ostfriesen history, customs and traditions; Name Index with thousands of
ancestors; Hundreds of Ostfriesen family stories; Pictures of churches,
cemeteries, and Ostfriesland sites; Pates of church and cemetery records.
Of interest locally: Macoupin & Montgomery Counties: Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Mt. Olive; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at Gillespie;
Zion Lutheran Church at Staunton; Immanuel Lutheran Church of Mt. Olive;
St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Cemetery.
Soft cover, 416 pages.
$35.00 + $4.50 P&H
Dan C. Heinemeier
4401 N. 33rd Road
Arlington, VA 22207-4423
A History of Brunswick: Life in a German Duchy from Roman Times through
1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier ISBN 0-9671822-0-4 A comprehensive history
of the Duchy of Brunswick (Herzogtum Braunschweig) with particular emphasis
on historical factors of interest to genealogists and other social historians.
17 chapters, two appendices, softbound, 380 pp., 8.5"x11", incl.
maps and illustrations, fully indexed. $23.00 + $4.00 P&H.
Hunzen in Brunswick: 800 Years in a Village of Lower Saxony Edited, translated and published by Dan C. Heinemeier This village history, translated from the German and edited extensively, offers valuable insight on village life and work, from serving feudal lords to sheltering WWII refugees (A.D. 1050-1950). 60 pp., 8.5"x 5.5", incl. maps and illustrations. $10.00ppd.
Send email (m-dh@erols.com) for further information, including a free
excerpt.
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