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"There The Heart Is," A History of Brighton,
Illinois, 1826-1964,
Mrs Martha A Bentley, reprinted in 1995 by The Brighton Heritage Group,
June Wilderman, President.
Brighton's 125th Anniversary, 1869-1994, Through the Years,
First
Edition, compiled by the Brighton Heritage Group, June Wilderman ,
President.
The Swindler's Treasure, Lois Walfrid Johnson,
1997, a
novel
about the Alton and Brighton area. Written for young people, but
interesting
for any age.
Bunker Hill Revisited Vol I, by
Carl Stanton, A
collection of interesting news articles extracted (starting with the
beginning
of the Bunker Hill newspaper 1866-1882) from the Bunker Hill Union
Gazette,
(later name changed to Bunker Hill Gazette) and includes items such as
names of early settlers, those leaving Bunker Hill and those who passed
through Bunker Hill. Includes settling of Bunker Hill, early businesses
and their owners; also talks about the platting of Bunker Hill. It
includes
some news of local people involved with the Civil War. The book
mentions
some deaths with names and date of newspaper (the whole obituary is not
listed). Also included is news from Dorchester and Woodburn. Has a few
pictures at the end of the book. 292 pages.
Bunker Hill Revisited Vol II, by Carl Stanton, 1883-1891,
ALL births, marriages and deaths in this
volume.
Bunker Hill Revisited Vol III, by Carl Stanton, 1892-1900,
ALL births, marriages and deaths in this
volume.
History of Gillespie, Illinois and Centennial
Program 1853-1953
A Great History - A Greater Future,
Sesquicentennial History of Girard
and Vicinity, 2005, Compiled by the Girard Sesquicentennial Book
Committee.
405 pages.
Pleasant Hill, Ethel Harshbarger Weddle, 1956. The Story of the
German
Baptist Brethren (Dunkards) and Their Families in the Girard-Virden
Area
1863-1912, 260 pages.
Reprinted 2002 by the Girard Sesquicentennial Book Committee, with the
addition of a pictorial section and an every name index, 375 pages.
Modesto Centennial Book, Modesto Centennial
Committee, Capital
Blueprint
Company, Springfield, IL, June 15, 1996, 331 pages.
Staunton in Illinois. By Dorrell Kilduff
Staunton: The Early Years, Video, Produced by The Staunton High
School
Art Club, 2001.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol
I,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol
II,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Days Gone By In Staunton, compiled by Cindy Leonard. 162 pp.
Includes
pictures
concerning events and news about Staunton and surrounding towns. These
excerpts from early Staunton Star-Times newspapers.
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. Cynthia Leonard.
The Memorable Month: Minor League Baseball in Staunton, Illinois,
Tom
Emery,
(12 pp., bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-4-5
Chasing W. L. Schmitt's Chasing Headlines, with Nancy Schmitt
Steinmeyer,
1998.
"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."
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., incl. maps
and illustrations, fully indexed.
Some of the
known families
from the Staunton,
Worden,
Livingston area with the surnames of: Heinemeier, Eilert,
Schuette/Schutte,
Albrecht, Sievers & Kohlenberg came from the Duchy of
Brunswick/Braunschweig
in Hunzon or nearby villages).
Dan Heinemeier, the author, is a long time member of the Macoupin Co.
Genealogical
Society.
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., incl. maps and illustrations.
Some of the
known families
from the Staunton,
Worden,
Livingston area with the surnames of: Heinemeier, Eilert,
Schuette/Schutte,
Albrecht, Sievers & Kohlenberg came from the Duchy of
Brunswick/Braunschweig
in Hunzon or nearby villages).
Dan Heinemeier, the author, is a long time member of the Macoupin Co.
Genealogical
Society.
Staunton High School Video: Staunton The Early Years, Produced by
Staunton High School Art Club, about 2006.
Remembering Mt. Olive picture book compiled by
the Mt Olive Herald.
Week By Week (extractions of activities and events - births,
deaths,
robberies,
etc. - not all obituaries are included - from Mt Olive newspapers from
as early as 1892) compiled by the Mt Olive Herald.
Mother Jones The Miners' Angel, A Portrait, Dale
Fetherling,
Souther Illinois University Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville, 1974
(Arcturus
Books Edition, 1979)
Mother Jones DVD– Mother Jones: America’s Most Dangerous Woman.
Macoupin County Genealogical Society, 2009
19th-Century Echoes: The Carlinville City
Cemetery, 2nd Ed., Tom Emery,
20pp. (20 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-8-8
The City of Virden proudly celebrates our Sesquicentennial, 2002,
Event
Planning Committee Members, 111 pages.
Virden, Illinois and vicinity marriages and anniversaries, Volumes 1
and
2, Bradley, Littleton P. 1994
Virden Recorded Anniversaries, etc. - 1985, compiled by Eileen
Lynch
Gochanour.
Virden Recorded Anniversaries, etc - 1986 (January - June), compiled
by
Eileen
Lynch Gochanour.
Virden, Illinois, High School 1883-1983 compiled
by Littleton P. Bradley
Virden Community High School Class of 1936 : fiftieth anniversary,
May
31,
1986, Bradley, Littleton P. 1986
Bloody Mine Riot of Virden, Illinois 1898 - Lukins
- Ranch 1922 - 1928 Chadwick, MO, 1989, Marie Day.
A copy of this book is at the Staunton Public Library.
Green Is The Valley, Blue Are The Hills. Tom
Crane, 2002. Full book on
site http://fethard.com/crane/
"Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce the publication of
my book titled, "Green Is The Valley, Blue Are The Hills," on
the "Fethard At Home" website. Fethard is a town in Tipperary,
Ireland. The URL is http://fethard.com/crane/ Once you reach the
"frame"
just follow the directions. My book is on Acrobat Reader and is 283
pages
long, so please give it time to download. It has been posted there for
you to read "free of charge." The book is the "story"
of my search for my Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch roots and the
emotional
impact that each of my discoveries had upon me. While my search is
centered
around the family names (Crane, Crean, Crehan), ( Shea), (Cuddihy,
Cuddy,
Cudahy) and (March, Mertz, Marz), I have included sources for
genealogical
information that are mentioned during the course of the telling of my
story
that others may find useful. The book also provides insight into the
history
of the coal-mining industry during the early Industrial Age and
especially
as it applied to my family within the State of Illinois. In addition to
this information, I have enclosed photos and poems that are of my own
making
that I hope the reader will find of interest. I hope that my book will
stand as a testimony to the strength of the human spirit in the face of
difficulties. Finally, I sincerely hope that people, wherever they may
be, will enjoy reading my book and that they will find something of
value
for themselves within its pages. The only request that I make in return
is that people honor my copyright by giving me credit where credit is
due
whether through quoting or copying from my text. I wish you all
pleasant
reading. God Bless, Tom Crane"
"My great-uncle, Michael Crane, is buried in the Miners Plot in Virden
Cemetery. Very few people know that there is a Miners Plot in the
cemetery
as it is unmarked. There are 8 graves assigned to the UMWA and 4 of
them
are occupied. I know, because I have a map of the plot. Also, during
the
course of my book I also pay tribute to Mother Jones who is buried in
Mt.
Olive Cemetery. When Michael was killed in 1901, mention was made in
the
Virden Newspaper. Actually, I visited Virden at least 3 times and even
purchased coal mine collectibles from a Mr. Tarr who ran a shop there
and
I believe has since re-located to Springfield. Mr. Tarr, by the way,
was
a member of the Mine Rescue Unit. In addition, I ran a notice in the
Virden
newspaper at least 15 years ago and looked through some of the material
in the local library. I would have to dig out my correspondence for
their
names, but I communicated with a number of people in the Genealogical
Society
there during the age that I like to call BC; that is, Before Computers.
By the way, my book has been on file in the Lincoln Library in the
Sangamon
Valley Collection since 1986. I made a couple of trips there also and
one
of the librarians, Mr. Ed Russo, and myself share a friendly
association.
Fact is, I found Michael's death notice in the obituary file of that
same
library and that is how I found Michael. Did you read my book? There
are
quite a few surprises in there. I have been quoted in Henry Z. Jones,
Jr.
book titled, "More Psychic Roots," and he greatly admires my
own book. Hank Jones was a child actor in a lot of Disney films and has
written quite a few books on the Palatine immigration. I hope that this
gives you a bit of an idea of what my book is about. Best wishes, Tom
Crane"
This book may now (2005) be purchased at:
http://www.higginsonbooks.com
Remember Virden 1898, Illinois
Humanities Council ,
Suite 2020 at
203 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601-2417. 48 pages 8-1/2 by
11.
Birth, Death,
Marriage, and
Probate Listings
1897 Staunton Times
1898, 1906-1907 Staunton Star/Staunton Times
1866-1871 Bunker Hill Union Gazette
1898-1899 Bunker Hill Gazette
1856-1861 Carlinville Free Democrat
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. Cynthia Leonard
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. I 06 Jul 1829 - 22 Dec 1838,
Cynthia
Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. II 29 Dec 1838 - 01 Jan 1846,
Cynthia
Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. III 06 Jan 1846 - 13 Nov
1851,
Cynthia Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. IV 15 Oct 1851 - 31 Dec 1854,
Cynthia
Leonard.
Macoupin County IL Marriage Records Vol. V 01 Jan
1855 - 1857, Cynthia
Leonard
Miscellaneous Birth and Marriage Records of Early Macoupin and
Madison
County, IL Residents. Information abstracted from obituaries in early
Macoupin
County newspapers. Cynthia Leonard
Early Macoupin County Illinois Birth and Marriages. Another index
compilation
from newspaper sources. Includes Macoupin County and surrounding areas.
Cynthia Leonard.
The Macoupin Connection, Volume I. A compilation of records of
Macoupin
County including land and probate and births from newspapers and county
records. Cynthia Leonard.
Cemetery Publications
Benld City Cemetery and the Russian
Orthodox
Cemetery
Index, compiled by the
Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Brighton Township Cemeteries and Family Histories, Macoupin
County
1800-1985, compiled by June
Wilderman and Jean Halcom, 1986.
Index to the Brighton Township Cemeteries and Family Histories,
indexed by Mary Ann Kaylor, 1998.
Cemetery CD, Macoupin County Genealogical Society
Listings include 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 PDF 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.
Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill,
IL, reprinted
2000, compiled by the
Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Gillespie City Cemetery Index, compiled
by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery at Gillespie, Gillespie Township,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Memorial Park Cemetery, Staunton, IL,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Miscellaneous Cemeteries of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Mt. Olive, IL Cemeteries Vol. 1,
Immanual Lutheran, Calvary and Union Miners, compiled by the
Macoupin
County Genealogical Society.
Mt. Olive, IL Cemeteries Vol. 2, Chapman, Holy Trinity Catholic
and
Mt. Olive City,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
The cemetery is listed 3.2 miles south of
Bunker Hill, IL on route 159, Compiled by Lula Eastman Vaughn.
Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries - Includes some small
cemeteries from
Brighton
Township (Asbury, German, Miles Station, Scribner Cemeteries), Brushy
Mound
Township (Behme, Fishbach, Mitchell Cemeteries), Bunker Hill
Township(Wood,
Woodburn(partial index) Cemeteries) , and Cahokia Township(Blevins,
Camp,
Eagarville Lake, Duncan/Henderson, Farrar(Frarrar)/Sinclair, Karnes,
Kinder,
Lutheran Church, Spring Creek Cemeteries). Indexed in the
mid-1980's.
compiled by the Macoupin
County
Genealogical Society 1996
Reprint 2001 - has cemetery additions to 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
Small Southern Macoupin County Cemeteries, Volume II. Includes small
cemeteries in Dorchester
Township
(Funderburk, Luken, Mize-Hand, St. Mary's Catholic, Tine-Sawyer,
Wayne),
Gillespie Township (Clark Family, Harlan, Wheeler-Huddleston), Hilyard
Township (Bethlehem Baptist Church/Centerville, Fleming, Hilyard),
Honey
Point Township (Carrico, Corr), Mt. Olive Township (Dees, Franzmayer),
and Staunton Township (Sparks). compiled
by the
Macoupin
County Genealogical Society.
Staunton City Cemetery and Old St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery,
compiled by the Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
Oak Hill Cemetery, North Palmyra Township, compiled and
researched by
Velma
A. Sonneborn, 1983.
Supplement, Oak Hill Cemetery, North Palmyra Township, compiled
and
researched
by Velma A. Sonneborn, 1985.
Tombstone Revelations Book 1 listing
burials in 9 Townships,
Scottville,
North Palmyra, North Otter, Virden, Girard, Barr, South Palmyra, South
Otter and Nilwood. Compiled by
the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 2 listings
for Bird and Western Mound
Townships. Compiled by the
Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 3 listings
for Brushy Mound, Shaws Point and
Honey Point Townships. Compiled
by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 4 listing
for Chesterfield and Polk
Townships
and includes Medora City Cemetery. Compiled
by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 5 listing
for Hilyard and Shipman Townships. Compiled
by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Tombstone Revelations Book 6
listing for Carlinville Township. Compiled
by the Macoupin County Historical Society.
19th-Century Echoes: The Carlinville City Cemetery, 2nd Ed., Tom
Emery,
20pp. (20 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-8-8
Macoupin County, IL 1850 Federal
Census compiled
by
Littleton P. Bradley
Macoupin County, IL 1860 Federal Census compiled by Littleton P.
Bradley
1860 Federal Census,
Virden, Illinois, compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
1865 Illinois State Census of Macoupin Co. (CD Version); Excel
required.
Macoupin County Genealogical Society.
1870-1880 Federal Census, Virden, Illinois, compiled by
Littleton P.
Bradley
1870 Federal Census, Vol 1, compiled
by Cynthia Leonard. Townships
included
are Honey Point, Gillespie, Cahokia, Bunker Hill, Dorchester, Mt Olive,
and Staunton.
1900 Federal Census,
Bunker Hill Township, compiled by Lula Vaughn
1900 Federal Census, Cahokia Township, compiled by Lula Vaughn
1900 Federal Census,
Dorchester Township, compiled by Lula Vaughn
1900 Federal Census, Hilyard Township, compiled by Lula Vaughn
1900 Federal Census, Staunton Township, compiled by Lula Vaughn
1900 Federal Census,
Virden, Illinois, compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
1910 Federal Census,
Virden, Illinois, compiled by Littleton P. Bradley
Charity
Baptist
Church of Macoupin County, Illinois. By Wanda Warkins
Allers and
Eileen
Lynch Gochanour, 1985. Includes index. 39 pages.
Everly Chapel Church Records, 1887-1928, Macoupin County, Illinois.
Privately
printed by Wanda Warkins Allers, Margaret Sager Hohimer, and Eileen
Lynch
Gochanour, 1985. Includes membership records, baptisms, lists of
probationers
and index. 47 pages.
Union Chapel Methodist Church
Records,
1868-1945. Privately
printed by Wanda Warkins Allers, Margaret
Sager
Hohimer, and Eileen Lynch Gochanour, 1983. Includes index. 22 pages.
Union
Chapel Methodist Church is located west of the town of Girard, Macoupin
County, Illinois.
Church Book of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered
Augsburg
Confession in Macoupin County, IL (1860-1872), translated and
edited by
Darrel Griffin.
Vital Records of the Zion Lutheran Church in Carlinville, IL
(1873-1890),
translated and edited by Darrel Griffin.
Family Histories
Adcock, "Descendants of Henry and Sarah Adcock,"
Frazier, Gloria, compiler, 2006.
William Porter Bradley and his descendants, Bradley, Littleton
P. 1975
Some Bradley families of
central Illinois; their
ancestors,
descendants, and other relatives, Bradley, Littleton P. 1972
The Families of Littleton
Porter Bradley I and
John
Bradley, Bradley, Littleton P. 1975
The Jones Family of Minsterly, Shropshire, England (also in
Macoupin and Madison Counties)
compiled in 1987 by Ellen DalPozzo & 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.
Some McConnell families of
central Illinois,
their
ancestors, descendants, and other relatives, Bradley, Littleton P.
1972
Some descendants of Thomas J.
Reynolds and
Clarissa
E. Newell Reynolds, Bradley, Littleton P. 1975
John Pitzer and some of his
descendants, Bradley,
Littleton
P. 1975
Salter in Madison & Macoupin Counties IL. Ellen DalPozzo
Sawyer Update, 1650-1988, by Ellen DalPozzo, October 1989. 248
pp.
including
index.
Sawdust 'N Shavings Quarterly Publication Reprint, Ellen
DalPozzo,
reprint
by Cindy Leonard, 2004
Scroggins in Macoupin, Montgomery, & Madison Counties, Illinois,
Ellen
DalPozzo,
1994. 140 pp. plus exhibits and index.
Some Stout families of central
Illinois, their
ancesters,
descendants, and other relatives, Bradley, Littleton P. 1972
Suhre in Madison & Macoupin County IL. Ellen DalPozzo
Green Is The Valley, Blue Are The Hills.
Tom
Crane, 2002. Full book on
site http://fethard.com/crane/
"Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce the publication of
my book titled, "Green Is The Valley, Blue Are The Hills," on
the "Fethard At Home" website. Fethard is a town in Tipperary,
Ireland. The URL is http://fethard.com/crane/ Once you reach the
"frame"
just follow the directions. My book is on Acrobat Reader and is 283
pages
long, so please give it time to download. It has been posted there for
you to read "free of charge." The book is the "story"
of my search for my Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch roots and the
emotional
impact that each of my discoveries had upon me. While my search is
centered
around the family names (Crane, Crean, Crehan), ( Shea), (Cuddihy,
Cuddy,
Cudahy) and (March, Mertz, Marz), I have included sources for
genealogical
information that are mentioned during the course of the telling of my
story
that others may find useful. The book also provides insight into the
history
of the coal-mining industry during the early Industrial Age and
especially
as it applied to my family within the State of Illinois. In addition to
this information, I have enclosed photos and poems that are of my own
making
that I hope the reader will find of interest. I hope that my book will
stand as a testimony to the strength of the human spirit in the face of
difficulties. Finally, I sincerely hope that people, wherever they may
be, will enjoy reading my book and that they will find something of
value
for themselves within its pages. The only request that I make in return
is that people honor my copyright by giving me credit where credit is
due
whether through quoting or copying from my text. I wish you all
pleasant
reading. God Bless, Tom Crane"
"My great-uncle, Michael Crane, is buried in the Miners Plot in Virden
Cemetery. Very few people know that there is a Miners Plot in the
cemetery
as it is unmarked. There are 8 graves assigned to the UMWA and 4 of
them
are occupied. I know, because I have a map of the plot. Also, during
the
course of my book I also pay tribute to Mother Jones who is buried in
Mt.
Olive Cemetery. When Michael was killed in 1901, mention was made in
the
Virden Newspaper. Actually, I visited Virden at least 3 times and even
purchased coal mine collectibles from a Mr. Tarr who ran a shop there
and
I believe has since re-located to Springfield. Mr. Tarr, by the way,
was
a member of the Mine Rescue Unit. In addition, I ran a notice in the
Virden
newspaper at least 15 years ago and looked through some of the material
in the local library. I would have to dig out my correspondence for
their
names, but I communicated with a number of people in the Genealogical
Society
there during the age that I like to call BC; that is, Before Computers.
By the way, my book has been on file in the Lincoln Library in the
Sangamon
Valley Collection since 1986. I made a couple of trips there also and
one
of the librarians, Mr. Ed Russo, and myself share a friendly
association.
Fact is, I found Michael's death notice in the obituary file of that
same
library and that is how I found Michael. Did you read my book? There
are
quite a few surprises in there. I have been quoted in Henry Z. Jones,
Jr.
book titled, "More Psychic Roots," and he greatly admires my
own book. Hank Jones was a child actor in a lot of Disney films and has
written quite a few books on the Palatine immigration. I hope that this
gives you a bit of an idea of what my book is about. Best wishes, Tom
Crane"
This book may now (2005) be purchased at:
http://www.higginsonbooks.com
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)
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., incl. maps
and illustrations, fully indexed.
Some of the
known families
from the Staunton,
Worden,
Livingston area with the surnames of: Heinemeier, Eilert,
Schuette/Schutte,
Albrecht, Sievers & Kohlenberg came from the Duchy of
Brunswick/Braunschweig
in Hunzon or nearby villages).
Dan Heinemeier, the author, is a long time member of the Macoupin Co.
Genealogical
Society.
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., incl. maps and illustrations.
Some of the
known families
from the Staunton,
Worden,
Livingston area with the surnames of: Heinemeier, Eilert,
Schuette/Schutte,
Albrecht, Sievers & Kohlenberg came from the Duchy of
Brunswick/Braunschweig
in Hunzon or nearby villages).
Dan Heinemeier, the author, is a long time member of the Macoupin Co.
Genealogical
Society.
Illinois Terminal System
Illinois
Terminal In Color Volume I - 127 pages -
lots
of color photos of equipment, stations, etc. Author: Gordon E. Lloyd
Publisher:
Morning Sun Books, Inc. 9 Pleasant Lane, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Copyright:
1998
Illinois Terminal In Color Volume II - also 127
pages
- color photos
Author:
William D. Volkmer Publisher: Morning Sun Books, Inc. 9 Pleasant Lane,
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Copyright: 2001
"For those who may be interested, I found two very fine books on the
Illinois Terminal Railroad at a RR museum in Golden, Colorado. Having
ridden
these "street cars" as a child, these books brought back lots
of memories. Pictures include Carlinville, Gillespie, Benld,
Saywerville,
Staunton, Hamel, Edwardsville, etc." Bob Awe
History
of Macoupin County
1879 History of Macoupin County 1763-1879, Illinois with
Illustrations,
Descriptive of Its Scenery, Biographical Sketches of Some of its
Prominent
Men and Pioneers, Brink, McDonough Co, Philadelphia, Corresponding
Office,
Edwardsville, Ill.
The Story of Macoupin County, Illinois, 1829-1979. Published by
the
Macoupin
County Sesquicentennial, Inc., Carlinville, IL, in 1979, Kenneth R.
Schwartz,
president.
The Macoupin County Courthouse: Scandalous Symbol, Tom Emery, 28
pp.
(28
pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-6-1
1891 Portrait and Biographical Album of Macoupin County, IL
(Autobiographical
History of Macoupin County) Reproduction sponsored by the Macoupin
County
Historical Society. Contains index of names.
1904 Biographical Record of Macoupin County, Illinois (Biographical
Sketches
of Leading Citizens). 1976 Reproduction sponsored by the Macoupin
County
Historical Society. Contains index of names.
1911 History of Macoupin County Illinois. Vol. I, Chicago, The
S. J.
Clarke
Publishing Company, 1911
1911 History of Macoupin County Illinois. Biographical and
Pictorial,
Vol.
II, Illustrated, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911
Macoupin County in pictures, approximately 479 photos of places
in
Macoupin
County, CD/DVD, Macoupin County Genealogical Society, Nov 2006.
Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders: Macoupin County,
Illinois,
1919, reprinted 2003, Higginson Book Company, 279 pages.
The History Of A Famous COURT HOUSE Located at Carlinville, Illinois,
W.
B.
Brown, Press of the Carlinville Democrat, Carlinville, IL, 1934. 54
pages.
Macoupin County, IL, Original Purchasers of Land compiled by
Littleton
P. Bradley, 1985
The Houses That Sears Built, Everything you wanted to know about
Sears
Catalog Homes, Rosemary Thornton, 2002, Alton, 119 pages and
bibiography.
The History of the Macoupin County, Illinois Fairs, 1852-2000,
Macoupin
County Historical Society, This publication has been made possible by
Fair
memorabilia collected by Alice Drury over many years.
Index to Macoupin County memories : a pictorial history of Macoupin
County,
Illinois, Bradley, Littleton P. 1995
Macoupin County on Route 66, Dennis
Garrels (right in picture), Arcadia Publishing, 96 pages, 2007
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, Cynthia
Leonard.
Index to Volume One, Macoupin County Searcher, Cynthia Leonard
A Natural History of Macoupin County, IL. This is a collection
of
articles
on historical aspects of natural history of Macoupin County which
originally
appeared in "The Macoupin County Enquirer" and the "Carlinville
Democrat", by Dr. William E. Werner, Jr.
The Macoupin County Genealogical Society is adding to its collection
of previous programs available on DVD. Each DVD has two programs
on it.
Volume 1: Return to Frying Pan, presented by Cindy Leonard after a
trip to Tyrrell County, North Carolina in search of her Sawyer family.
Macoupin County on Route 66: a book signing and
presentation by Dennis Garrels.
Volume 2: The Sears Homes in Carlinville, presented by Laurie
Flori, author of Additionally Speaking: the saga behind the largest
collective of Sears Homes in the world.
Eddie, Lincoln’s forgotten son presented by Tom Emery owner of
History in Print.
Each DVD costs $10.00. Make check or money order to:
Macoupin County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 95, Staunton, IL
62088-0095. Be sure to indicate which volume you are requesting.
1875 Plat and 1893 Plat
(Atlas) Book of Macoupin
County,
IL, contains plats of all townships in Macoupin County.
1996 Macoupin County Plat Book, Macoupin County Extension
Service
1998 Macoupin County
Plat Book, Macoupin
County
Extension Service
Military
Illinois in the Civil War, Victor Hicken, University of Illinois
Press,
1991.
Macoupin
Goes To War by Carl Stanton, a hard-bound book about south
Macoupin
County soldiers in the Civil War. Personal accounts of war experiences,
pictures, rosters, etc.
Richard Rowett: Thoroughbreds, Beagles, and the Civil War, Tom
Emery,
(112
pp., notes, bibl., index, illus.) ISBN 0-9661637-0-2
Hold
the Fort: The Battle of Allatoona Pass, Tom Emery, (28 pp., notes,
bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-5-3
The Other John
Logan: Col. John Logan and the 32nd Illinois, Tom Emery,
(16 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-1-0
Macoupin Men in the Civil War,
1861, History In Print, Tom Emery, Carlinville, 2010
The Magnificent Bastards, The
Joint Army-Marine
Defense
of Dong Ha, 1968 by Keith William Nolan (Sixteen pages included on "Big
John" MALNAR - Sergeant Major John M. Malnar (Sawyerville son) served
in WWII, Korea and Vietnam)
Mining
Miner Examing Board, List of Applicants For
Certificates
Of Competency, 1908, Illinois State Archives. Copy located at IRAD,
University
of Illinois at Springfield, Brookens Library. Contact IRAD at Brookens
Library for a Lookup. (Sep 1006 - a copy is also being made for
Carlinville
Public Library and Macoupin County Genealogical Society collection at
the
Staunton Public Library.)
The Great Coal
Miners' Strike
of 1897, General Bradley, about 1901, 70
pages.
Carlinville, Illinois Obituary Extracts, Carlinville Free
Democrat Obituaries 1856-1861 and Carlinville Newspaper
Obituaries
1876-1878, compiled by Mary
McKenzie and Cindy & Chuck Leonard. The listings include name, date
of death, age at death, place of death,
place of residence and when available other family information.
Virden, Illinois, and vicinity obituaries, Volume 1 1881-1885 and
Volume
2, 1886-1889, Bradley,
Littleton P. 1994
Virden Recorded Obituaries - 1985, compiled
by Eileen Lynch Gochanour.
Virden Recorded Obituaries - 1986, compiled
by Eileen Lynch Gochanour.
Eddie: Lincoln's Forgotten Son, Tom
Emery,
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN
0-9661637-7-X
The Macoupin County Genealogical
Society is adding to its collection
of previous programs available on DVD. Each DVD has two programs
on it.
Volume 1: Return to Frying Pan, presented by Cindy
Leonard after a
trip to Tyrrell County, North Carolina in search of her Sawyer family.
Macoupin County on Route 66: a book signing and
presentation by Dennis Garrels.
Volume 2: The Sears Homes in Carlinville, presented by Laurie
Flori, author of Additionally Speaking: the saga behind the largest
collective of Sears Homes in the world.
Eddie, Lincoln’s forgotten son presented by Tom Emery owner of
History in Print.
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