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December 16, 2008
* The Obituaries of:
RHYNES, Ernest L.
RHYNES, James "Jimmy" Walter
RHYNES, John Riley
RHYNES, Simeon (Sims)
RHYNES, William H.
RHYNES, William H.
RYAN, John Cannon (Rhynes)
RYAN, John Cannon
have been added
Submitted By: Jan Pigge



November 30, 2008
* The Obituaries of
BOWEN, Mary M.
FLANAGAN, Kenneth Harold
HOBSON, Ellen Lucille
JACKSON, Carl D.
KRAFT, Louise
LIPE, Robert
RECTOR, Donald Eugene "Doc"
SAARI, Phyllis Jane
SIMON, Nina Ruth
THOMAS, Billie J.
have been added
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

November 27, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames: WESTCOTT & WILLIAMS
Have been added 
Researched by: Sue Eskew

November 13, 2008
* The Obituary of
PATTERSON, Thomas Henry
has been added
Submitted By: Stanley Everett Patterson

* A new Class Picture has been added
East Hickory Hill School
Submitted By: Kay Jorgensen 

* A NEW Page has been added! Scrapbooks with the addition of 
The Scrapbook of Miss Dora Brydon (52 pages)
Submitted By: Jo House 

November 03, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames: ATCHISON, BEAL, BROOKMAN, DUNCAN, FIELDS, MCMEEN, PATTERSON
RECTOR, SCOTT, SLEDGE, STALEY, SMITH, TATE, WARREN, WILLIAMS
Have been added 
Researched by: Patricia Staley



October 23, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surname: DALE 
Has been added 
Researched by: Denise Stalnaker Bartram



September 14, 2008
* The Still Birth Record of
Grigsby, Infant Son
has been added.
Submitted By: Nancy

September 07, 2008
* The Jefferson County Historical Village
A mini tour has been added.
Submitted By: Cindy Ford



August 31, 2008
* The Photo Page has been updated
Pictures of 
Elizabeth Lee McCown McLaughlin 
and 
Bessie McLaughlin Brooks Wakefield
have been added to the Gerri Brown Album
Submitted by: Gerri Brown

* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
BECK * BOND * CROCKER * EDMISON * KNIGHT * 
SAXE * STONECIPHER * WEBB
Have been added 
Researched by: Anne Marie Webb

* The Census Page has been updated 
32 pages of 1900 Pendleton Township 
has been added, this completes this township.
Thanks to Ann Evans for transcribing it

August 11, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surname: BUFFINGTON 
Has been added 
Researched by: Everett Calvin Buffington

* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
MONTRAVILLE * MORROW
Have been added 
Researched by: Carolyn Commuso


July 20, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
GODDARD * TATE 
Have been added 
Researched by: Carolyn Tate Goddard



June 29, 2008
* The Postcard Page 3 has been updated
Jefferson County Courthouse
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Have been added 
Submitted by: Mary Cook

* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with L & M
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

June 21, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with O
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

June 20, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with J
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

June 18, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with P
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

June 17, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with K
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

June 06, 2008
* The Census Page has been updated 
26 pages have been added to the 1900 Census  
Bald Hill Township is complete
Transcribed By: Ann Evans, Wanda Livesay, 
Ronda Hall and Cindy Ford

* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
LEATHERS * McCORMICK * MELTON * MONTGALL * 
SHARP * STOGSDILL
Have been added 
Researched by: Beverly (HIMES) BARGER



May 26, 2008
* Family Letters To or From
members of the Chastain Family
have been added 
Submitted By: Gwendolyn S. Smith

* Various School Books of the
Chastain Children and Grandchildren
have been added 
Submitted By: Gwendolyn S. Smith

* New clippings for Wesley United Methodist Church
have been added 
Submitted By: Gwendolyn S. Smith

* The Obituaries of 
COWGER, William A.
STRATTAN, Augustus M.
have been added 
Submitted By: Gwendolyn S. Smith

* The Family Bible Records of
William H. Chastain - 1844
Samuel McKown - 1870
Anna Miller 
have been added 
Submitted By: Gwendolyn S. Smith

May 21, 2008
* The Postcard Page 3 has been updated
Carnegie Public Library
M.E. Orphanage
Have been added 
Submitted by: Mary Cook

May 07, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
CHAMP * CLARK 
Have been added 
Researched by: Mari Will

May 03, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with R
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford



April 29, 2008
* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
CLAMPET * DILLON * DUDLEY * PORTER * 
WELLS * WEST
Have been added 
Researched by: Patricia Stamps

* Newspaper Clipping of The 60th Anniversary of 
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Miller Includes pictures
has been added 
Submitted By: Gwendolyn S. Smith

April 28, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with G
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

April 20, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with S
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

April 10, 2008
* Jefferson County IL Births 1877 - 1902 
Surnames beginning with 
A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, N, Q, T, U, V, W
Have been added 
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

April 03, 2008
* The Obituaries of:
BALDRIDGE, Minnie Isabelle McLaughlin
LEGG, Eunice Dare
PHILLIPS, Lucile McLaughlin
WAKEFIELD, Bessie Lee McLaughlin Brooks
have been added
Submitted By: Geraldine Hughes Brown

* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames:
BRANNON * DAVIS * EDWARDS * ELLIS * FOSTER * 
FUNKHOUSER * PALMER * STRATTAN * SMITH
Have been added 
Researched by: Nancy E. Davis




March 31, 2008
* A new Page has been added
Jefferson County Farmers' Institute 1897
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

* The Census Page has been updated 
98 pages of the 1900 Mt. Vernon Township Part 2 has been added 
This completes Part 2 of Mt. Vernon Township.
Transcribed By: Ann Evans

March 24, 2008
* Samuel H. Watson History of the 40th Illinois Infantry
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

* The Biographies of:
Lemuel L. Breeze
Samuel Lewis Dwight
Lewis F. Casey
George W. Jenkins
Miles Jordan
W. Jordan
W. R. Jordan
J. L. Maxfield
have been added
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

* A new Page has been added
Political Men from Jefferson County
Submitted By: Cindy Ford



February 16, 2008
* A New Picture has been added!
Lee Dees with his section gang
Submitted by Kevin Bean

* The Obituaries of:
ANSORGE, Erna
ARCHER, Elinor Maureen
BRUMLEY, Leslie R.
BRYANT, Donna Moss Grant
DANIELS, James W.
DUDE, Rev. Leroy E.
DUNCAN, Rev. Charles Thomas
FIELDS, Danny Lee
FLETCHER, John F.
FOLTZ, Claudean Mae Beacham
GAITHER, Estelee C.
GROH, Robert Lee "Bob"
GROVES, Charles O.
HOWARD, Reva D.
JOHNSON, Wilda Dee
JOLLEY, Rev. Ernest Eugene Jr.
LEE, Clyde
LISENBY, Geneva E.
MARTIN, Jessie L.
McGILL, John Wesley
McMURRY, Lucille V.
MINOR, Anna Marie
PIGG, Ruby Fern
SWEET, Jim
TURNER, Amanda Goddard
WHITE, Eddie Dean
WHITESIDE, Dorothy Iona
have been added
Submitted By: Cindy Ford

February 14, 2008
* New Pictures have been added!
Oil Painting of Margaret (Maggie) Anne Gilbert Fairchild
and 
Lola Theresa Fairchild
Submitted by Kevin Bean

February 06, 2008
* The Biography of:
B.F. Whissenhunt
has been added
Submitted By: Lonnie Fink

* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surname: WILLIAMS
Submitted and researched By: Jean Johnson

* The Surname Page has been updated
The Surnames: GADDIS * LAND * MOORE * ROBINSON
Submitted and researched By: Darron Moore




November 11, 2007

* The Obituaries of:
BROWN, Agnes
BROWN, Wm. J.
TERRY, Robert Edward
have been added
Submitted By: Barbara Mason

* The Descendants of David Terry 1825 - 1872
has been added
Submitted By: Barbara Mason

* The Census Page has been updated 
10 more pages of the 1900 Casner Township has been added 
This completes Casner Township.
Thanks to Ann Evans for transcribing it

November 4, 2007
* The Census Page has been updated 
4 more pages of the 1900 Casner Township has been added 
Thanks to Ann Evans for transcribing it