Marshall County
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What's New

Here is a log of the latest updates, changes, and additions to this Marshall County ILGenWeb site.

2022 Feb 01 - Marshall County ILGenWeb made Available for Adoption

2021 Nov 20 - Thanks to Michael E. Gray, updated John Gray descendants report
2021 Oct 23 - Added newspaper articles about Anderson/Lone Tree, Bonham, Mansfield, Nighswonger, Nock, Poor Farm, Rowe, Russell, Sugar Grove, Webster, Weis, and Whitefield Center cemeteries
2021 Oct 22 - Thanks to Elizabeth Lachemann, added 1867 Old Settlers newspaper article
2021 Oct 22 - Thanks to Elizabeth Lachemann, added Hoyt Cemetery
2021 Oct 22 - Thanks to Elizabeth Lachemann, added 1860 census to LEWIS family
2021 Oct 10 - Thanks to Elizabeth Lachemann, added Thomas D. LEWIS family
2021 Aug 14 - Fixed broken Back-to-Top button at the bottom of the pages
2021 Aug 13 - Removed broken drop-down menus from the navigation bar
2021 Aug 11 - Thanks to Dennis Partridge, fixed issue with Search feature
2021 Apr 09 - Thanks to Barbara Wright, added Ira WRIGHT family info
2021 Mar 22 - Thanks to Pam Reitsch, added 1895 Rand McNally Atlas county map
2021 Feb 26 - Added a few Resource links

2020 Dec 02 - Added Resource links to Illinois Secretary of State Databases and Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
2020 Sep 13 - Thanks to pientokj@aol.com, added Amanda RAYMOND and Harriet STEVENS obituaries
2020 Sep 12 - Thanks to Denise Hutson, added David HALL obituary, and her query
2020 Sep 09 - Thanks to Jane McLaughlin, added her Metropolitan Holiness Church query
2020 Aug 21 - Thanks to Russell Guy, added DISOSWAY info and photos
2020 Aug 09 - Thanks to Mary Knapp, added Snow Birds photo
2020 Aug 09 - Added 1899 Clemens GOULD obituary
2020 Jun 17 - Thanks to Byron White, added his collection of documents
2020 Jun 17 - Added James Frisbey descendants chart
2020 Mar 08 - Added summary of 1893 events from newspaper
2020 Jan 30 - Thanks to Dave Pointer, added Resource link to new ILMARSHALL query board and mailing list

2019 Nov 30 Thanks to Cheryl Rothwell, added Resource link to Coal Mining in Illinois
2019 Oct 27 - Added a few 1898 obituaries, birth, marriage, and death notices
2019 Oct 23 - Added extractions and Resource link for Stories from Illinois History
2019 Aug 19 - Thanks to Michael Gray's request, added a few GRAY family census pages
2019 Jul 11 - Added a few extractions from Henry Weekly Courier
2019 May 06 - Added Yankee Lane Cemetery
2019 Apr 26 - Added Mead Cemetery
2019 Mar 08 - Added 1896 obituaries for George Barnes and Frederick Becker
2019 Feb 18 - Thanks to Paul Myers, added Held settlement to the Places page
2019 Jan 08 - Added 1891 events from newspaper

2018 Nov 19 - Added 1897 obituary for Mary Ann Thompson
2018 Oct 16 - Added 1886 events from newspaper
2018 Oct 10 - Thanks to Dan Davis, added his Old Salem Cemetery query from May 2018
2018 Sep 23 - Thanks to Jane Miscavich, added Christoph BLEULL descendants and query about Otto & Rosella BLEULL
2018 Aug 28 - Added TOC and Chapter 1 from 1968 Old Sandy Remembers
2018 Jun 08 - Thanks to Melissa McCord, added links to Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
2018 Apr 07 - Thanks to Tim Stowell, added Galbraith's railway map
2018 Mar 31 - Thanks to pientokj@aol.com, added CAMERY, EBAUGH, and RAYMOND obituaries
2018 Mar 25 - Thanks to Marsha Bryant of Templates-In-Time, implemented a more mobile-friendly website design
2018 Feb 15 - Thanks to Ann Mensch, added Richard Brooks to Korean War Casualties list
2018 Feb 12 - Thanks to Ann Mensch, added Vietnam War Fatal Casualties list

2017 Dec 22 - Added Revolutionary War Veterans burials in Marshall County
2017 Dec 11 - Thanks to ILGenWeb, added Mexican-American War link
2017 Aug 12 - Added biography of Walter COLYER, who was related to Mary COLYER CHALCRAFT
2017 Jul 02 - Thanks to Michael Gray's continued interest, added GRAY family page
2017 Jun 11 - Added John GRAY descendants chart
2017 Jun 08 - Thanks to Michael Gray added John and Mary GRAY query
2017 May 26 - Thanks to Paul Myers, added Dorothy MYERS obituary
2017 May 07 - Thanks to Paul Myers, added MYERS and STATELER descendants charts
2017 Mar 17 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added more Wenona 1928-1930 high school souvenirs
2017 Mar 15 - Thanks to Luke Miller, removed Brick Church Cemetery, which is really in Clark County.
2017 Jan 24 - Added Resource links to History of Baptist Churches in Woodford County, Take Thought, Old Sandy Remembers, and History of Reminiscences

2016 Nov 13 - Added Black Hawk War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and Soldiers' & Sailors' Home Residents
2016 Oct 20 - Added a Dalrymple-Scholes tidbit
2016 Sep 17 - Added a second biography of Gustaf Erikson
2016 Aug 13 - Thanks to Judith Hinton, added Wm STRINGER descendants chart
2016 Jul 16 - Added chart for descendants of Peter SELQUIST
2016 Jun 25 - Restored 1880 Records of Olden Time biographies
2016 May 16 - Thanks to Jean Smith, corrected John Irelan Whitaker's name
2016 May 15 - Added Joseph WENGER biography
2016 Apr 16 - Thanks to Eric Niderost, added MERDIAN collection
2016 Apr 02 - Added off-site DPLA link to JUDD family book
2016 Mar 31 - Added off-site Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) resource
2016 Mar 20 - Added descendants reports for BALL, BECKWITH, FREEMAN, MILLER, and STRATTON
2016 Mar 12 - Added STONER descendants report
2016 Mar 10 - Thanks to Mark Durham, added FOSTER portraits
2016 Mar 08 - Thanks to Mark Durham, added Benjamin FOSTER headstone photo
2016 Feb 21 - Thanks to Cheryl Rothwell, added Primitive Baptist Church resource links
2016 Feb 7 - Added rough GULICK family chart
2016 Jan 30 - Added GAYLOR and WARNER extractions

2015 Nov 01 - Thanks to Carol Kreider, added Elizabeth Harmeson descendants chart
2015 Sep 06 - Thanks to Dennis McWilliams, added Vernay biography
2015 Aug 01 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added 3 more newsarticles
2015 Jul 26 - Added David SEAMAN descendants chart
2015 Jun 20 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added history of Wenona and school graduation
2015 Jun 04 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added newspaper clippings
2015 May 23 - Added excerpts from Deep Are the Roots
2015 Mar 15 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added more Wenona school
2015 Mar 08 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added Wenona school photos

2014 Nov 29 - Added a few Marshall County Telegraph newspaper excerpts
2014 Oct 13 - Added AMES-ROSS marriage record
2014 Jul 06 - Improved readability of Early Land Sales listing etc
2014 Jul 05 - Updated Resources page
2014 Jun 06 - Thanks to Lynn Tooley, added 1860 Mortality Schedule
2014 May 12 - Added newspaper link and a few excerpts
2014 May 09 - Thanks to Lynn Tooley, added 1850 Mortality Schedule
2014 Apr 13 - Thanks to Dianne, corrected George WIAR descendants chart
2014 Mar 24 - Added a few more newspaper tidbits
2014 Mar 23 - Added a few newspaper articles
2014 Mar 15 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added more Wenona ME church records
2014 Mar 10 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added a wide variety
2014 Mar 06 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added Baker and Rich obits
2014 Mar 03 - Added a few cemetery listings
2014 Mar 01 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added Dr. RICH's death records and marriage records, and Wenona ME church records
2014 Feb 28 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, added Dr. Rich's birth records
2014 Feb 23 - Reorganized the site

2013 Dec 26 - Added Israel DISOSWAY descendants chart
2013 Nov 27 - Thanks to Peggy Thomas, who will lookup Records
2013 Mar 16 - Thanks to Julie Tarr, added comment regarding Naturalization records
2013 Feb 16 - Added Henry HOYT biography
2013 Feb 01 - Thanks to Deb Haines, added Garrigus wedding anniversary article
2013 Jan 26 - Thanks to Dennis Haun, added Doris Beschorner obituary

2012 Dec 30 - Thanks to David Beckwith, added John Clark family group sheet
2012 Dec 27 - Added Falk, Lenz, and Wehling family group sheets
2012 Sep 08 - Thanks to Roberta Hofmann, added Samuel, Horace, and Ella RAMP photos
2012 Aug 15 - Added WWII enlistments and Korean War casualties
2012 Aug 11 - Moved site to marshall.illinoisgenweb.org
2012 Jul 26 - Reorganized website
2012 Jun 29 - Thanks to Dennis Haun, added Daniel Thomas and Elmira Merrifield death notices and Chronicling America link
2012 Jun 02 - Thanks to Beth Ciullo, removed Dettinger/Oettinger misspelling
2012 May 31 - Thanks to Brian Nichols, updated resource link to Genealogy, Inc
2012 May 18 - Thanks to William Brown, added William BROWN family tree and Cherry Point cemetery photos
2012 Apr 30 - Thanks to Janna Larson, updated cemetery list
2012 Apr 17 - Added WWII Honor List
2012 Mar 11 - Updated IL Archives links
2012 Feb 22 - Thanks to Connie Swanson, added 2 photos taken at Reilly Cemetery
2012 Feb 05 - Added excerpts of History of Putnam and Marshall Counties
2012 Feb 04 - Added link to History of Putnam and Marshall Counties, excerpts including some town histories and biographies of Jonathan BABB, Henry PALMER, and Hooper WARREN

2011-Dec - Thanks to Cheryl Rothwell at ILGenWeb chat, changed SSDI links
Thanks to GenealogyGemsPodcast blog, added FOIA link
2011-Nov - Thanks to Bob Turner, added Reilly cemetery, YOUNG family tree and descendants chart
2011 Oct 05 - Added 250 1850 census names
2011 Sep 30 - Added 1000+ 1850 census names
2011 Sep 26 - Thanks to Frank Elam, removed link to corrupted IATP site
2011 Sep 12 - Thanks to Gary Anderson, added awesome George WIAR family tree
2011 Aug 10 - Thanks to Sue Fritz, added William MORELAND family tree
Added 1000+ 1850 census names
2011 Jul 29 - Added James DORAN family tree
2011 Jul 27 - Added 1000+ 1850 census names and IL Archive global search link
2011 Jul 18 - Added about 60 biographies from Past & Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties
2011 Jul 16 - Added 32 biographies from Past & Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties
2011 Jul 13 - Added 21 biographies from Past & Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties
2011 Jul 12 - Thanks to Dennis Haun, added Lorraine DAILY biography and DAILY family tree
2011 Jul 11 - Thanks to Dennis Haun, added Pauline HAUN BROWN obituary and HAUN family tree
2011 Jul 10 - Added 32 biographies from Past & Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties
2011 Jul 04 - Added 40-50 biographies from Past & Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties
2011 Jun 28 - Added LaPrairie, Saratoga, Stueben, and Whitefield townships' biographical extractions from Records of the Olden Time
2011 Jun 26 - Added Belle Plain, Bennington, Hopewell, Richland, and Roberts townships' biographical extractions from Records of the Olden Time
2011 Jun 23 - Added Evans Township biographical extractions from Records of the Olden Time
2011 Jun 20 - Added Lacon and Henry Townships' biographical extractions from Records of the Olden Time
2011 Jun 19 - Added 5 links to books and 7 biographies (EATINGER, HASKINS, HENDRICKS, SCHOLES, SLOEY, STRAIGHT, James VAUGHN)
2011 Jun 16 - Added 16 biographies (TAGGART, James TAYLOR, OT&FC TAYLOR, THIERRY, John I THOMPSON, Norton THOMPSON, TIDMARSH, TOWNLEY, TRERWILER, John TURNBULL, Robert TURNBULL, TURNER, TWIST, VanPETTEN, VAUGHN, VINCENT)
2011 Jun 12 - Added biography of Daniel GREGG
2011 Jun 11 - Thanks to Donna Robinson's link to KanColl, added DARNELL family tree, and added excerpts from and links to Records of the Olden Time (some churches, early settlers, newspapers, schools, ...)
2011 Jun 09 - Added a well-rounded on-line link to n2genealogy thanks to Donna Robinson
2011 Jun 05 - Added links to McLaughlin family and Past and Present of Bureau County
2011 May 23 - Added link to Open Library, link to Internet Archives, link to online Past & Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, link to History of Baptist Churches of Woodford County, Illinois, and added M&E church
2011 May 21 - Added photo of Sparland school class thanks to Jerry Tarvin
2011 May 18 - Added 2 biographies (Orrin FRISBEY, OSBORNE)
2011 May 11 - Added Christian CAMERY family tree thanks to Jan Camery Pientok, and restructured resources section to include submenu for churches, county offices, funeral homes, libraries, newspapers, mines, and schools
2011 May 10 - Added 5 biographies (ALLEN, BENNINGTON, GREEN, MALONE, POWERS)
2011 May 09 - Added index to 1907 book, 2 biographies (Addison TANQUARY, Edward TANQUARY) and James TANQUARY family tree
2011 May 08 - Added 1840 federal census
2011 May 05 - Added 16 biographies (BLACKWELL, George BURT, DOYLE, HUNT, IRELAND, MALLARY, Johann MERDIAN, MOODY, OWEN, RIMMELS, Erastus ROOT, SHAW, John SMITH, William STRAWN, James THOMPSON, WILSON) and expanded list of 1890 land owners for townships: Bennington, Evans, Henry, Hopewell, LaPairie, and Lacon
2011 May 04 - Added 16 biographies (Wm BALL, BOYLEN, Irving BROADDUS, CHALCRAFT, CINNAMON, CUSAC, DePUE, FARNER, GARRETT, John HATTAN, Wm HATTAN, another John LITCHFIELD, MELLOW, SCHAEFFER, James STRATTON, WIGHTMAN)
2011 May 03 - Added 16 biographies (BALL, James FOSTER, James B FOSTER, GOLLIVER, HEIM, Jeremiah ILIFF, JUSTIS, LITCHFIELD, McWILLIAMS, MORROW, O'BRIEN, SHIPLEY, SPANGLER, STRATTON, TWIST, WHITAKER)
2011 May 02 - Added list of biographies in Record of the Olden Time
2011 May 01 - Added 16 biographies (BURT, CAMP, CLOVER, DIVELBISS, ELLSWORTH, William FOUNTAIN, HILL, LOCKE, McVICKER, Thomas MONIER, PARKER, PORTERFIELD, SKELTON, TAYLOR, WINK)
2011 Apr 30 - Added list of funeral homes thanks to Donna Robinson, and expanded list of 1890 land owners for townships: Richland, Roberts, Saratoga, Steuben, and Whitefield
2011 Apr 29 - Added 18 biographies (BECKWITH, BROWN, CALDWELL, CARTNEY, Richard DAVIDSON, FRENCH, GROSSCUP, HOLETON, HOYLE, Benjamin JUDD, KEMP, NURS, OLMSTED, PICHEREAU, James SMITH, William SMITH, WILMOT, WINTER)
2011 Apr 26 - Added 16 biographies (Francis BOND, Henson BONHAM, William BURR, Joseph CLARK, Patrick COLLINS, James DAVIDSON, Russell FRISBEY, John HARLIN, Lyman HUNT, William MARTIN, William MONIER, John MURPHY, John NORTON, Sampson ROWE, George SHAW, Abel TIDMARSH) and decreased font size of 1883 Pensioners.
2011 Apr 25 - Added index to 1929 Roll of Honor
2011 Apr 24 - Added WWI, 1880 census, tombstone project, obituary, and cemetery links.
2011 Apr 23 - Added Public Land Sales Index, added section maps to township, and tweaked courthouse contact structure
2011 Apr 20 - Added 1916-1950 Death Index, added Resource link to IRAD, added TANQUARY, William family tree
2011 Apr 15 - Added township navigation, maps, ownership lists, and changed the site structure by dropping Order and adding Land to navigation
2011 Apr 14 - Biographies added (Harvey BROADDUS, Reuben BROADDUS, Edward FOUNTAIN, Augustus GARRETT, Conrad MERDIAN, Peter MERDIAN, Arthur TRUE), Biographies index groups added, Biographies name links added to index page, and typos corrected (J S THOMPSON, Isaac REEDER, and Daniel BLOOD biographies)
2011 Apr 11 - New information and new look from new coordinator, Norma Hass, through extensive teaching by veteran INGenWeb coordinator Marsha Bryant of Templates in Time.


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