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December 14, 2008
*  Two New Pictures have been added!
1933 Waltonville High School Basketball Team
1934 Waltonville High School Basketball Team
Submitted By: Don Laur

*  Jefferson County People who married in Missouri
ALLEN, Loren A. and TROUT, Doris Virginia 1940
ATCHISON, George W. and MELTON, Osa Ola 1940
BARNHILL, Vernon W. and WEHUNT, Mae 1940 
BEAL, Oscar and ESKEW, Violet 1940
BORDER, Lawrence and MANN, Wanda May 1940
CLARK, Earl and WOOD, Thelma 1940 
COCKRUM, Stanton Eugene and SLEDGE, Virginia Nadine  1940
COLE, William C. and BURNS, Amy C. 1940
DIXON, Joe A. Dixon and FLANAGAN, Anita 1940
DONOHO, Kenneth P. and STOVER, Lorretta M. 1940
DOWNEN, Charles and BATES, Leida 1940
DRISCOE, Loman and RECTOR, Thelma 1940 
FLANAGAN, Omis and BULLOCK, Virginia 1940
FRIEND, Sammie and KIRKPATRICK, Opal 1940
GASKILL, Archie and BURWELL, Pauline 1940
HALL, Clarence and WILSON, Ollie 1940
HARMON, Lawrence H. (Hugh) (Jr.) and THOMAS, Ellen D. 1940
HAULEY, Roy and PAGE, Grace 1940
JONES, Keith R. and FOX, Elain 1940 
JONES, Woodrow and ALLEN, Georgia 1940
LEMONS, Robert F. and ALLEN, Grace 1940
PAREFIELD, Charles H.(?) and BOSWELL, Nellie 1940
PEPPLE (?), Wilton and VEST, Ruby 1940
ROBINSON, Carl Edward and BURNS, Myrtle  1940
ROSE, Thomas Edward and McNUTT, Mary Etta 1940
SKIDMORE, Paul and SPANN, Nellie 1940
WOOD, Arthur C. and FRY, Mildred 1940
Has been added
Submitted By: Bob Loman

*  Early Circuit Court Notes from Box 1
List of Delinquents and errors presented to County Court for 1851 - Box 1
1851 Circuit Court
Has been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Obituary of
DALBY, Jo
Has been added 
Submitted By: Susan Q

*  The Surnames 
GILES - JILES
Have been added 
Researched by: Mary Bricker-Stuart

*  The Obituaries of
McDUFFY, George W.
SECHREST, Florence
SECHREST, Joel Emanuel
SLEDGE, Eloise Stelle
SMITH, Minnie Elizabeth
Have been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Divorce and Dismissal Page has been updated
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Index to Jefferson County, IL Miscellaneous Births 1877-1915
Has been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Obituary of
DEES, Orland C.
Has been added
Submitted By: Charles W. Dees

*  Tax & Estate Record of 
John Mendenall
Submitted By: Paul Miller

*  Wilkerson Farm Cemetery
has been found!!
Picture Submitted By: Carol Hounsell & Ann Stoddard

*  The Obituary of
DIRDEN, William Henry
Has been added
Submitted By: Lonnie Fink

*  The Obituaries of
MALONE, Clyde C.
OSBORN, Larry N.
Have been added
Submitted By: Jerry Lee Williams

*  The Obituaries of
CRAWFORD, William Gale
HARRIS, Claude
OSBORN, Larry N.
Have been added

*  The Obituary of
ISAACS, Dorothy Evelyn
Has been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

November 15, 2008
*  The Obituaries of
COOK, Donald L.
WILLIAMS, Lester Lee
Have been added
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

*  The Obituaries of
HODGE, Cora Robinson
FARLOW, Allan W.
Have been added
Submitted By: Debbie Vietzke

*  The Obituary of
PAYNE, Rev. F. Glenn
Has been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

November 13, 2008
*  The Obituaries of
BLISS, George A.
BLISS, George Curtis
WALLACE,Rollie Rufus
have been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Obituaries of
MARTIN, Edyth
McGUIRE, Mary
PATTERSON, Ellen C.
have been added 
Submitted By: Jerry A. Marse

*  A new picture has been added
The Home of George Washington Hayes
Submitted By: Vickie Kane

*  The Obituary of
MILLER, Clyde Lee
Has been added
Submitted By: Randy B.  Miller

November 3, 2008
*  The Obituary of
HARRIS, Lee A.
Has been added
Submitted By: Jack White

*  The Obituaries of
GOWLER, Granville
RECTOR, Kelley P.
WOOD, Wanda L.
WILSON, Ray Parker
have been added 
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

October 29, 2008
*  A new photo has been added
Unknown photo possible Terry or Leach family
Can you help identify?
Submitted by: Barb (Terry) Mason

*  The Surname BUTLER
Has been added 
Researched by: Bill Mason

October 11, 2008
*  The Obituaries of
STANDERFER, Carol
STANDERFER, Harold
Have been added
Submitted By: Tom Standerfer

*  The Obituaries of
GLAZEBROOKS, Dr. Thomas B.
LEE, John Mitchell
PARKER, Marilda
SURSA, Dollie N.
Have been added
Submitted By: Jerry A Marse

*  The Obituary of
JOHNSON, Adam Clarke
has been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  1899 Newspaper Articles 
has been updated with 
Grothoff - Karn - Laubenheim
93rd Birthday Aunt Patsy Short
Johnson - Pleasant Grove
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

October 05, 2008
*  The Obituaries of
HARMON, Coy
ROBERSON, Bill “Pappy”
Have been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

*  1907-1919 Newpaper Articles
has been updated with 
Dix Reunion 1911
Patients at Anna 1912
B. W. Adams Reunion 1913
Boswell - 1913
Bunton 1913
Oliver Jackson Children - 1914
Rightnower - Sprouse 1914
Martha Caldwell Estate 1914
Elk Prairie Column 1914
Miscellaneous Notes 1914
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  1898 Newspaper Articles 
has been updated with 
Bonnie Neighborhood 1898
1898 Tidbits
Boswell 1898
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Death Records from The Daily Register 1898 
have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Marriage License of
ESMON, Joseph & PATTERSON, Eunice 1883
has been added
Submitted By: Jack White

*  The Obituaries of
BUMPUS, Lenora E. (Peterson)
BLOOD, Paul Eugene "Gene"
FOWLER, Walter Daniel
Have been added
Submitted By: Jerry Lee Williams

* The Obituaries of
BUSHONG, Jerry
BUSHONG, Virgil G.
CARLTON, Gussie
COCHRAN, Frank
COCHRAN, Rush
CREMEENS, Nancy Ann
DAILY, Lavina J.
DODSON, Robert Alexander
HOBBS, Thomas Hunt
WHITE, Eunice (Dodson)
WILLIS, Ann Eliza
WINN, Charles & Lizzie
YEARWOOD, Joseph M.
have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  1899 Newspaper Articles 
has been updated with 
Reidelberger Reunion 1899
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  1897 Newspaper Articles 
has been updated with 
Will of Rebecca McDowell Contested
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
OSBORN, Loren
WILLIAMS, Howard Kenneth
have been added 
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  The Biographies of
DULANY, John P.
GILBERT, Samuel Bryce
HAM, Orlando M. D.
JONES, Alonzo
JONES, F. C.
JONES, J. D.
JONES, Lewis E.
SHIELDS, Henry A.
WATSON, Capt. S. H.
WILBANKS, Q. A.
WRIGHT, Joseph W.
have been added 
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  Additional Biographies for 
HAM, Christopher Devalcourt
SMITH, Benjamin
have been added 
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  Additions to the Obituaries of
HAM, C.D.
JOHNSON, Lewis
have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

September 14, 2008
*  Allen Males
born before 1900
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Obituary of
MORGAN, Billy Joe
Has been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

*  Updates have been made to 1907-1919 Newspaper Articles 
Jefferson County 1837 and 1838
Fenton - 1907
Stella McFartridge - 1907
Class of 1912 MVTHS
Mrs. Chas. Hill - 1912
Joseph Crosno - 1912
Casey and Frost - 1912
Adoption -1912
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to 1890 Newspaper Articles 
Misc. Newspaper Notes 1890
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituary of
BURKETT, Lois M.
Has been added
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

* The Obituaries of
ALEXANDER, Mildred F.
ALLEN, John Norman
BASS, Kaye Leathers
BEARD, John F., Sr.
BLACK, Bessie
BLISS, Martha Jane
BLOZIS, Melba Hester
BLOZIS, William John "Bill"
BOOK, Ethel Mae Oathout
COMPTON, Infant
GREER, Vesta Lorene
MOBLEY, Alexander
TANNEHILL, Earl
THOMPSON, G. Frank
WILLIAMS, Carl H.
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Surnames 
CAMPBELL, FORTH, PIGG, SMITH, WILLIAMS, WILSON, YEARGIN
Have been added 
Researched by: Denise Wedgwood

September 10, 2008
* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Josephine Sophronia
DRIVER, Elsie
DRIVER, Evaline
DRIVER, John Merritte
WILLIAMS, James L.
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

August 17, 2008
*  The Surnames FIELDS, FOX, TYLER
Have been added 
Researched by: Jerry Marse

* The Obituary of
WILLIAMS, Gale Quentin
Has been added
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Joshua Preston
COCHRAN, Charles
COCHRAN, Mary Jane
COCKRUM, Rush
COLLINS, William Eva Lena
COLLINS, William J.
DARE, General William Worth
DEWITT, Penelope Allen
FITZGERRELL, Austin Graham
FITZGERRELL, Roy
FITZGERRELLS, Kirby
HESTER, Mary
LOMAN, Bertha E.
MAYS, Mary L.
PORTER, Louisiana
ROGERS, Anna Liza
SETTLE, Sebern M.
TAYLOR, Carrie B.
WILLIAMS, Isabell
WILLIAMS, John H. C.
WOLFE, Ethel Mary
WOLVERTON, John V.
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

August 11, 2008
* The Obituaries of
HUTCHISON, Matilda T.
LIEBENGOOD, Victor Klee 
Have been added
Submitted By: Jeanne Brunkow

*  The Surnames MONTRAVILLE * MORROW  
Have been added 
Researched by: Carolyn Commuso

*  The Surnames MELTABARGER * MELTEBARGER * WILLIAMS  
Have been added 
Researched by: Bertha Knapp

*  The Surnames BAKER * BLACK * BOSWELL * DALBY * DARE * HODGE * HUTCHISON * KELLEY  
Have been added 
Researched by: Jerry Boswell Barber Greenwood

*  The Surnames CHEROKEE * GONCE * MENDENALL * MENDENHALL  
Have been added 
Researched by: Paul Miller

*  The Surname LIVESAY 
Has been added 
Researched by: Jess Kalis

August 10, 2008
* The Obituary of 
WYRICK, Van
Has been added

*  A new postcard has been added
Steel Car Works
Submitted By: Jerry Marse

July 24, 2008
*  The Surnames HODGE * KIRK * POWELL 
Have been added 
Researched by: Beth Phillips

* The Obituaries of
LIEBENGOOD, August Simon
LIEBENGOOD, Ed L.
LIEBENGOOD, John
Have been added
Submitted By: Jeanne Brunkow

* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Eldoris
CAMPBELL, Mary Alice
CASEY, Louis A.
CLINTON, Aaron Davis
CLINTON, Cansada Ellen Roberson
CLINTON, David Edgar
CLINTON, James Barnett
MYERS, Mary Belle Clifton
NEWTON, Mellie Jane
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1907 - 1919 Newspaper Articles 
Patients at Anna Annual Report 1907
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

July 21, 2008
* The Obituary of
MORETON, Robert G.
Has been added 
Submitted by: Robert W. Loman

* An additional Biography of William S. Bumpus Jr. 
Has been added 
Submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  The Surname WARD
Has been added 
Researched by: Everett Calvin Buffington

* The Obituary of
GRAHAM, James McCoy
Has been added 
Submitted by: Patrick Coughlin

*  The Surnames ETIENNE * GRAHAM * WALLACE * WALLIS
Have been added 
Researched by: Patrick Coughlin

*  Updates have been made to:  1905 Newspaper Articles 
Boys in Blue 1905
Patients at Anna 1905
*  Updates have been made to:  1906 Newspaper Articles 
Advertised Letters June 14, 1906
Ina Column June 20, 1906
Adams Family Reunion July 1906
Opdyke Column 1906
Annual Report Anna Hospital 1906
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Clara
ALLEN, Clarence Charles
ALLEN, Fred
ALLEN, Martha Caroline
ATCHISON, Charlie Richard
ATCHISON, Elsie Ida
ATCHISON, Lowell
ATCHISON, Nacie A.
ATCHISON, Sarah Jane
BLISS, Ellis Seymour
BLISS, Sarah Effie
BOOK, Harriet E. Clinton
BOOK, William Lee 
CAMPBELL, Joseph Marion 
CARROLL, Maggie
TAYLOR, Dorcas
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

July 06, 2008
* Some History and Information of 
The Bumpus Family
Compiled & Submitted by Several Researchers 

July 05, 2008
* The Biographies of
SHAFER, Jacob
SHAFER, Andrew
SHEEKS, Halbert J.
SHEHORN, Alva
SHELTON, Gale
SHELTON, George
SHELTON, George W.
SHELTON, William
SHELTON, William P.
SHORT, Joshua
Have been added 
Submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

* The Obituary of
LINN, Mary Edith Reis
has been added 
Submitted By: Sue

* The Obituaries of
BRADLEY, Joseph
BROWN, Calvin M.
CURE, Sarah
DALBY, Velma
ESTES, John W.
HARRIS, Elizabeth
HODGE, William A.
HOPPER, Orel Lena
INGLETT, Andrew Jackson
SMITH, Anna Isabelle
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
CHERRY, Hall
CLIFTON, Dorothy L.
EATER, Edith B.
EUBANK, James Tyler “Ty”
HANGER, Carla R.
TRAMMELL, Madelyn
WILLIAMS, Neil Edward “Eddie” III
Have been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

*  Updates have been made to:  1904 Newspaper Articles 
Fraud in Moore's Prairie 1904
Relics - 1904
*  Updates have been made to:  1905 Newspaper Articles
FROM THE OLD RECORDS 1905
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1885 Newspaper Articles 
Pioneer Association 1885
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1890 Newspaper Articles 
Roll of Honor 1890
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  Unclaimed Letters 1904 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Surnames LAMPKIN & LEMAY
Have been added 
Researched by: Eric Lemay

June 29, 2008
*  The Surnames MELTON, MILTON
Have been added 
Researched by: Jennifer Hawkins

*  The Surname CHIZK
Has been added 
Researched by: Donald D. Chizk

*  Updates have been made to:  Anniversary Announcements
Cox Anniversary
Aniversary of John W. Davis
50th Anniversary of T. B. Lacey
Anniversary of Josiah Willlis
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to  Newspaper Articles 
Hartley Reunion - 1902
1902 Newspaper Articles 
Advertised Letters - 1903
A Historical Farm - 1903
Published Births 1903
1903 Newspaper Articles 
Ben Hur Box Social - 1904
Elder J. S. ROSE - 1904
1904 Newspaper Articles 
Patients at Anna - 1909
1907-1919 Newspaper Articles 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
CULLI, Herbert Lewis
ELLIS, Fay Evelyn
ISOM, Laura Mae
JOHNSON, Hope Mackenzie
McCOWEN, Glen
SMITH, Nina Conner
Have been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

*  The Obituaries of 
VANCE, Elizabeth
VANCE, Thomas J.
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

June 17, 2008
*  The Obituary of 
HUGHEY, William Franklin
Has been added
Submitted By: Angela Wright

*  The Obituary of 
SMITH, William H.
Has been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
BULLOCK, Clarence C.
CAMERON, Viola K. "Bob"
FLOTA, Helen Marie
FORD, Lena E.
INGRAM, JoAlice
JACOBSON, George
LOWERY, Emeral Page
MARLOW, Thelma Carlton
MYERS, Juanita
RAINEY, Elmer E.
SIMMONS, Mable L.
WILSON, Barbara Jeanne (Whitney)
WITGES, Richard J.
Have been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

*  Updates have been made to:  1896 Newspaper Articles 
Belle Rive 1896
James Frizzell 1896
McClellan Twp. Sunday School - 1896
Old Settlers' Day 1896
Pleasant Grove 1896
Webb Reunion 1896
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

June 16, 2008
*  The Surnames DICK, FIELDS, FOX, GADDIS, GREEN, NEWELL, SHURTZ
Have been added 
Researched by: Fran Chancellor

*  The Obituary of 
PRIGMORE, Wylie
Has been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Unclaimed Letters has been updated
August 7, and Sept. 11, 1889 has been added
Information furnished by: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1889 Newspaper Articles 
J. J. Fitzgerrell Letter
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1890 Newspaper Articles 
Southern Illinois Insane Asylum 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1891 Newspaper Articles 
20th Annual Pioneer Association Meeting (Old Settlers) 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1897 Newspaper Articles 
Old Settlers - 1897
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1898 Newspaper Articles 
Notes and Tidbits 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

June 09, 2008
*  30 Pages have been added to the 1900 Census
This completes Pendleton Twp. 
Transcribed and Submitted By: Ann Evans

June 03, 2008
* The Obituaries of
BOWERS, Albert Doyle “Ab”
BOYD, Goldie M.
BURWELL, Lynn Ellen
ELLIOTT, Gary R.
HARRIS, Kareshia L.
HILL, George Earl “Tater”
HOLLOWAY, A. Faye
HUTCHCRAFT, Mary Louise
JONES, Taisha Monique
LAIRD, Lucille V. (Crocker)
McLANAHAN, Thomas W.
MILLER, Leslie Wayne
MOORE, Mark Allen
PAKISH, Eloise M.
PARKS, Daniel Thomas
SHERIDAN, Robert “Bob” Owen
SMITH, Diana Kaye
VALLOWE, Velma Juanita (Throgmorton)
WICKS, Harold “Rabbit”
WILSON, Richard D.
Have been added
Submitted By: Robert W. Loman

* The Obituary of
TROUTT, Michael Dean Sr.
Has been added
Submitted By: Cindy (Shelton) Wallace

*  Updates have been made to:  1887 Newspaper Articles 
Threshing Engine Blows Up
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1893 Newspaper Articles 
SKIPPED OUT - Marion BAKER Takes His BABE and BED and Leaves His WIFE
Various news tidbits
Ed Crossno - Behind Bars
Families of Moore's Prairie moved to Mt. Vernon
Daniel Campbell Article
Pioneers (Old Settlers) Deaths
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Mary A.
MASSEY, Isaac A.
RAPP, George
STEVENSON, Delilah F.
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Biography of
ATKINSON, Calvin B.
Has been added 
Submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  Updates have been made to:  1895 Newspaper Articles 
Ex-prisoners of War 1895
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Organized 1895
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

June 02, 2008
* The Obituary of
RALSTON, Doris Fae
Has been added
Submitted By: Sam Wilson

* The Biographies of
GILBERT, Alvin
GILBERT, Gale
Have been added 
Submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  Updates have been made to:  1904 Newspaper Articles 
Sebern Kirk Shoots Arthur Odell
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  A New Page has been added
Bastardy Cases
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituary of
COCHRAN, Amelia Jane
HODGE, Edward
Has been added
Submitted By: Debbie V.

* The Obituary of
RUBENACKER, Paul L.
Has been added
Submitted By: Jerry Lee Williams

* The Obituaries of
HUGHEY, John
JOHNSON, James Andrew
JOHNSON, Walker E.
KIRK, Andrew E.
KIRK, Charlie
KIRK, Claude Earl
KIRK, Curtis
KIRK, Edward P.
KIRK, Elzie
KIRK, Gussie
KIRK, J. M.
KIRK, John A.
KIRK, John C.
KIRK, John P.
KIRK, Lelah
KIRK, Logan
KIRK, Melissa Katherine
KIRK, Nora
KIRK, Pearl Ann
KIRK, William Franklin
WALKER, Phoeba Nebraska Kirk
WILSON, Michael
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

May 29, 2008
* The Obituaries of
McCORMACK, John B.
OLIVER, Emeline
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

May 27, 2008
* The Obituaries of
ADAMS, Nell
CALLAIS, Alfred
GARRISON, David L.
KIRK, Emma
KIRK, James V. "Jim"
KIRK, John C.
KIRK, John Pinkly
KIRK, M. E.
LEACH, Levi
LIGON, William Daniel
LIGON, Zulla
PAGE, Margaret
PAGE, Math L.
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Will of 
HARRIS, William
Has been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Surname ANCONA
Has been added 
Researched by: Frances K. Emery

*  Updates have been made to:  1894 Newspaper Articles 
Double Tragedy
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

May 22, 2008
*  Updates have been made to:  Divorces
Oldest Divorces to 1860 M-Z
Divorce Records 1835-1894 I - J
Divorce Records 1835-1894 K - L
Divorce Records 1835-1894 M - N
Divorce Records 1835-1894 O - R
Divorce Records 1835-1894 S - Z
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

May 20, 2008
*  The Surnames ALLEN, KIRK
Have been added 
Researched by: George Carl Kirk Jr.

*  Updates have been made to:  Divorces
1895 Newspaper Mt. Vernon, IL Register (Weekly) Extractions
Divorce Records 1835-1894 C & D
Divorce Records 1835-1894 E & F 
Divorce Records 1835-1894 G & H 
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Surnames BUFFINGTON, CASEY, LOGAN, MARTIN
Have been added 
Researched by: Everett Calvin Buffington

May 17, 2008
*  Updates have been made to:  Divorces
Divorce Records 1835-1894 A
Divorce Records 1835-1894 B
Divorces or Dismissals
Oldest Divorces to 1860 A-L
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  Updates have been made to:  1893 Newspaper Articles 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  1894 Newspaper Articles 
Have been added
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

May 08, 2008
*  The History of Smith Cemetery 
has been added

* Unclaimed Letters had been updated
1888 & 1889 Unclaimed Letters
Has been added
Information furnished by: Mary Zinzilieta

* First United Methodist Church
Has been updated with a newspaper report of The Methodist Church History 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

May 04, 2008
*  Updates have been made to:
Divorces
1885 Articles
1887 Articles
Unclaimed Letters
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* Mt. Olive General Baptist Church
Has been updated with a History of the Church
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

* The Obituaries of
BIRKHEAD, Edward F.
ESTES, Abslom
LAIRD, Jesse
MORGAN, Mrs. George W.
Have been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
BEAUFORD, Frances Caroline
BROWN, Emma Helen
BROWN, William E.
CLARK, Linzy Ellis
CLARK, Zelma L.
HUGHEY, John R. Jr.
Have been added 
Submitted By: Angela Wright

*  The Surnames BRYDEN | BRYDON
Have been added 
Researched by: Jo House

April 26, 2008
* The Obituaries of
COMBS, Harry H.
COMBS, Jennie L.
Have been added 
Submitted By: Darrell Wesley

*  The Surname NORRIS
Has been added 
Researched by: Melissa Norris

* *New Page*
1884 & 1885 Unclaimed Letters
Has been added
Information furnished by: Mary Zinzilieta

* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Albert
ALLEN, John Robinson
BRADFORD, Laura L.
HAYNES, Letitia S.
KINMAN, Calvin
KINMAN, John A.
KINMAN, Joseph Andy
KINMAN, Lottie
KINMAN, Nelson B.
KITCHELL, Lou Ella
KITCHELL, Richard
OLIVER, Grover Jackson
PEARCE, John
WEST, Andrew
WEST, Merritt Eugene "Buddy"
WILSON, Thomas T.
Have been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  A New Article
1886 Remarkable Gaston Family Reunion
Has been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

* *New Page*
Divorces
Has been added
Information furnished by: Mary Zinzilieta

April 11, 2008
* The Obituaries of
FIELDS, Jacob Otto
FIELDS, Maggie Belle (Fox)
Have been added 
Submitted By: Nancy L Marse

* The Obituaries of
ALLEN, Mourneng Drucilla
CROZIER, Mrs. W.G. (Sarah A.)
HARVILL, Joanna
MARTZ, Malissa
OWENS, Mary J.
PARKER, Mary
THOMPSON, Martha A.
UNDERWOOD, William A.
WEST, Lenia O.
Have been added 
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

*  The Surnames OARD, ROBERSON
Have been added 
Researched by: Karen Plunkett

April 03, 2008
* New Pictures have been added
to the Nancy Davis Collection
Arthur Smith, Smith Boy's 1948 (Guy T., Ganell, Norvell, Jay, Arthur, Lee, Lugene)
Page 12
Submitted By: Jim and Nancy Davis

* The Obituary of
FUQUA, John Mathew
Has been added 
Submitted by: Mary

* The Obituary of
SANDERS, Sharon Lynn (McClendon) Marlow 
Has been added 
Submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

* Our Men in Service
Korean War - Noel Whalen
Submitted By: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

*  36 Pages have been added to the 1900 Census
This completes Mt. Vernon Twp. Part 2
Transcribed and Submitted By: Ann Evans

March 23, 2008
* The Obituary of
WOOD, Cyrus C. "Cy" Sr.
Has been added 
Submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

* The Obituary of
JOHNSON, Charles Lee
Has been added 
Submitted by: Jerry Lee Williams

* Newspaper Article
ACCIDENTS NEAR MT. VERNON AND NASON - March 08, 1959 
Has been added 
Submitted By: Jim and Nancy Davis

* Our Men in Service
Korean War - Nick Davis
Submitted By: Jim and Nancy Davis

* The Obituaries of
HOFFMAN, Nellie "Palmer"
SMITH, Ada "Palmer"
SMITH, Robert Lee
Have been added 
Submitted By: Jim and Nancy Davis

* New Pictures have been added
to the Nancy Davis Collection
The Smith Family, Ruby Smith Somers, Veda Leona Smith
Page 12
Submitted By: Jim and Nancy Davis

* The Obituary of
MARLOWE, Hazel Marie
Has been added 
Submitted by: Joshua Wayne Marlowe

*  The Surnames BATEMAN, FOSTER, INGRAM, MODGLIN
Have been added 
Researched by: Jan Michele Modglin Currie

*  The Surname STRAWN
Has been added 
Researched by: Jerry Strawn

* The Obituary of
ALLEN, William Woodrow
Has been added 
Submitted by: Debbie V.

* The Biographies of
FUNKHOUSER, Alice K. "Strattan"
FUNKHOUSER, Edward L.
Has been added 
Submitted By: Nancy E. Davis

March 03, 2008
*  The Surnames BOTKIN, FISER, JEWELLS, SIMMONS
Have been added 
Researched by: Rebecca L Poertner

* The Will of
ALLEN, Charles B.
Has been added 
Submitted by: Mary

* The Obituaries of
POSTON, Fred Bateman
POSTON, Freddie LaVerne
POSTON, Myrtle Bell
WILLMORE, John Wesley
WILLMORE, Marion
WILLMORE, Okley M.
Have been added
Submitted by Steven Kent Ward

February 24, 2008
*  The Surname DANIELS
Has been added 
Researched by: Karen Kay Warnecke

* The Obituary of
WILSON, Mitchell
Has been added
Submitted by Sandy Whalen Bauer

* The Biography of
HALL, Major General Wilford F.
Has been added
Submitted by Cindy Ford

*  The Surnames HAGLE & SMITH
Have been added 
Researched by: Madge McCready

* The Biographies of
WILSON, Samuel Cherry
WILSON, William
WILSON, William (Paddy)
Have been added
Submitted by Sandy Whalen Bauer

* The Obituaries of
WILLIAMS, Hiram B.
WILLIAMS, James G.
Have been added
Submitted by Jack White

* The Obituary of
ROE, Laurene
Has been added
Submitted by Dahl Shurtz

* The Obituary of
GAITHER, Estelee C.
Has been added
Submitted by Jerry Lee Williams

* A New Picture has been added!
Lee Dees with his section gang
Submitted by Kevin Bean

February 03, 2008
* The Obituaries of
LEE, Vernon R.
TROUT, Sharon Kay
Have been added
Submitted by Debbie Vietzke

* The Obituary of
LANCE, TROY M.
Has been added
Submitted by JoAnn McGhee

*  The Surname MITCHELL
Has been added 
Researched by: Linda Mitchell Griffith

* The Obituaries of
BUMPUS, Lester
BUMPUS, Neal
Have been added
Submitted by Lonnie Fink

* The Biographies of
PARLIER, Issac N.
WHISSENHUNT, B. F.
Have been added
Submitted by Lonnie Fink

* New Pictures have been added!
Oil Painting of Margaret (Maggie) Anne Gilbert Fairchild
and 
Lola Theresa Fairchild
Submitted by Kevin Bean

* The Obituaries of
NEWBY, Hezekiah Balch
PALMER, Don
Have been added
Submitted by Lodi Palmer

* The Biography of
MOSS, Fanny Elizabeth
Has been added
Submitted by Nancy E. Davis

*  The Surnames
BLEDSOE, MCCONNAUGHHAY, MEADOWS, SEVERS
Have been added 
Researched by: Jo Pippin

* The Obituaries of
ADAMS, Clarence Francis “Butch”
BRIDGES, Syble
CLARK, Norman K.
COX, O. V.
HART, Crystal Eloise
HUTCHISON, Grace
McCLINTON, Irene
McINTYRE, Harold Gene
McREYNOLDS, David A.
MELTON, Imogene I.
PARSONS, Lily M.
PRICE, Ransom
SINCLAIR, Dalton
WEST, Robert Lee “Bob”
WIGGINS, Hazel “Doll”
WILLIAMS, Nora Ethel
Have been added
Submitted by Robert W. Loman

January 25, 2008
1920 - 1921 Vernois Yearbook
Has been added
Submitted by Nancy E. Davis

January 24, 2008
*  The Surname LANGA 
Have been added 
Researched by: Rhonda Jeanne King

* The Biographies of
STRATTAN, Augustus M.
STRATTAN, Charles T.
Has been added
Submitted by Nancy E. Davis

* The Obituary of
BUMPUS, Nathan W.
Has been added
Submitted by A Bumpus Researcher

* The Obituary of
BUMPUS, Pettis
Has been added
Submitted by Lonnie Fink

January 20, 2008
*  The Surnames
SCHRAMM * SCHRUM 
Have been added 
Researched by: Cyndy Woller

* The Biography of
The Short Brothers
Has been added
Submitted by Sandy Whalen Bauer

* The Obituaries of
BOND, James L.“June”
BUCHANAN, Alva Eugene “Digger”
CRIDER, Leroy E.
GIFFORD, Mary Delia
GLASCO, June E.
GREENE, Opal L.
HENRY, Dorothy M.
ODLE, Ella E.
PHILLIPS, Rhonda K. Lampp
RONAT, Agnes Louise
TAAKA, Doris D.
WEEMS, Marilyn Kaye
Have been added
Submitted by Robert W. Loman

January 16, 2008
* Fred Justice Sr. 1894 - 1984
has been added to the Memorial Page 
I must say it was long over due!

* The Obituary of
JUSTICE, Fred Sr.
Has been added
Submitted by Mary

* The Short Family History
has been added
Submitted by Linda Mick Short

*  The Surnames
DEES * DOWNEN * FAIRCHILD * GRAHAM * HARTLEY * ISOM * SHURTZ 
Have been added 
Researched by: Phyllis Irene Dees

* The Obituaries of
HAYES, Walter F.
PHELPS, Richard C.
Have been added
Submitted by Kiowana Hayes Ferguson

* The Biographies of
BATEMAN, Ashel
BAYNE, Charles Franklin
BEADLE, Cullen H.
BEAN, James Valentine
BOYD, Joseph
BRADEN, Samuel Lawson 
BRAKE, Marshall F.
BRAVARD, Christopher C.
BREEZE, Cornelius Newkirk
BREEZE, Edward J.
BREEZE, John David
BREEZE, Lester William
BREEZE, Robert
Have been added
Submitted by Sandy Whalen Bauer

* The Obituary of
RICHARDSON, Ellen Elzora
Has been added