WHAT’S NEW

Wayne County, Illinois

WHAT’S NEW!

I am constantly updating the website, this page is to help find the latest updates I have added, Laurie

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New for April

1987 Wayne County Press obits! NEW

1991

1989

1985

1983

1981

All donated by Verla Morris and Bettie Wheat, Transcribed with permission April, 2008 by Michael J. Von Gebel

Collection of Wayne County Press’s obituaries throughout the year turned into summaries, which include birth date, death date, who they married & (when possible) marriage date and death dates of spouse, where they were buried, and the name of the parents.

New for March

Farnsworth Cemetery updated

Mary Ellen Dugan submitted by Celia Richardson

John Oral Washington obit submitted by Marie Miller

2004 summery of the obituaries from the Wayne Co. Press

Donated by Bettie Wheat

A-F

G-L

M-Z

Cemetery Updates!

Maple Hill Cemetery

G H J K L M-Z

New for February

John L. & Elizabeth (REED) Dickey family picture

Josiah & Francis (MANAHAN) Dickey family pictures

Both Donated by Barbara Johnson

BORAH, Edwin C. Donated by Bob Jones

BORAH, Jeptha Malen Donated by Bob Jones

EDWARDS, Minnie Ethel Donated by Bob Jones

EDWARDS, Nora Belle Donated by Bob Jones

GARRISON, Lorene “Rene” Donated by Bob Jones rjones1mtz@insightbb.com

Wedding picture of Rose Rice and William Oscar “Joe” Boze.

Donated by Mary Jackson

Carrie BOZE Duckworth obit

Donated by Mary Jackson

Herman (Homer) Smith obit donated by Bettie Wheat

Loren Henson obit Donated by Bob Jones rjones1mtz@insightbb.com

Also new are obits from Mike Clemmons listed below

Bernice PENNINGTON Bowden

Charles Miller

Catherine SIMPSON Truax

Noah Renfro obit donated by Lawrence Wantland

Larry also Pictures added to Barnhill Cemetery

Memorial Cards collected from Ola Young Simpson

Donated by Marylea Gazette

Shaeffer / Slocumb Cemetery

Donated by Michael J. Von Gebel

Additions to Comments Along the Way

an oral history recorded by Euil Wayne Morgan, a native of Wayne County Illinois

Donated by Peggy Anne, Albert Wayne, and Graham Alan.

Craven’s Cemetery just outside of Wayne County

Donated by Michael J. Von Gebel

New for January 2008

Oak Valley Cemetery updated

Berry School 1900-1901

Donated by Barbara Johnson

Anderson School

Donated by Barbara Johnson

Joshua Taylor & Evaline REED Dickey’s Family

Donated by Barbara Johnson

Obituaries donated by Marylea Gazette

Barbara DAVIS Ellzey w/picture

Emily ELLZEY Simpson

Harvey Simpson

John M. Simpson

Ola Mae YOUNG Simpson

John Walton

Also new but forgot to mention is obits from Mike Clemmons

CLIFTON, Alva

CLIFTON, Emma

CLIFTON, Frances

CLIFTON, Frankie

CLIFTON, James

DRAPER, Carroll donated by Jerry Lee Williams

Also Koontz cemetery updated

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/koontz.htm

Maple Hill Cemetery C updated

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/mhc%20c.htm

Bailey Cemetery

My daughter and I photographed the cemetery in November I added information from many sources; obituaries exchanged with other researchers, the books of Bettie Wheat, Betty Beeson and Doris Bland, the Illinois State Historic Library, Richardson Funeral Home records, Nales Funeral Records, Johnson Funeral Home, Crippin Funeral Home as well as Legacy of Kin 1&2. I tried to make this cemetery as complete as possible. Laurie

New for November

Pin Oak A-L

Additions from Bill Garrison

Anderson Cemetery

Donated by Gary

Salem ADDITIONS

Cates Cemetery

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Wolfe Cemetery

Donated by Gary

Forth Cemetery

Forth Cemetery Cleanup!

New for October

Round Prairie Church Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Crews Cemetery ADDITIONS

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Thomas Hill Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Bruce Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Schell Family Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

New for September

Ebenezer Cemetery NEW

Atteberry Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Puckett Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Hale Cemetery NEW

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Jo Wilson Williams has donated Wilson obits

Robert Fay Wilson

Mary R THOMASON Wilson

Edwards S. Wilson

Charles Everett Wilson

Harry Wilson

Silas B. Wilson

Fitch Cemetery

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Thackery-Gray

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Hall Cemetery Addditions

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

BORAH Cemetery Additions

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Leonard Truman HALL NEW

Donated by Mona Foltz

this page contains an article on Lennie’s work in a mine as well as some of his family tree.

No. 4 School picture

Donated by Barbara Dempsey

located south of Mt Erie near the McKendree Cemetery. With names!

COMMENTS ALONG THE WAY

an oral history recorded by Euil Wayne Morgan, a native of Wayne County Illinois

donated by Albert Morgan and Family

New for August

2004 Wayne Co. Press A-F

Maple Hill Cemetery updated

A B C D E F

Thomason Cemetery updated

Barnhill Cemetery updated

Pictures by Gene Wheeler

Golden Gate 2007

Donated by Vickey Woodard

Ancestry of Nancy Carlisle - Powhatan Connection

By Albert Morgan

Updated Ellis Family history

New for July

Unknown Civil War Soldier picture

This picture is from my family sent to by my uncle do you know this soldier?

Maple Hill Cemetery m-z now updated!

Wayne Co. Press 2005 obits

Donated by Bettie Wheat

G-L & M-Z 2005 is now complete!

The following Cemeteries have been updated

Olive Branch A-K

Cisne

Bestow

Thomason

Mt. Pleasant

Also Maple Hill Cemetery

G H J K L

Thanks to Tootie Dennis

Additions to Bestow Cemetery

As well as Obits of

HOSSELTON, Eugene

HOSSELTON, Harold

HOSSELTON, MAURINE

obit donated by Kiowana Hayes Ferguson

COIL, Annual Harland

New for June

Brick Church

Also known as Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist church

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Cemetery Map

Donated by Bettie Wheat shows locations of Cemeteries

1945 Golden Gate

1945 Golden Gate School Board

Donated by Vickey Woodard

Wayne Co. Press 2005 obits

Donated by Bettie Wheat

A-F

Obits added

Marjorie E. "Frostie" Shoultz

Donated by Kyle Shoultz

Emma Geneva Tice Shoultz

Donated by Kyle Shoultz

Wayne Pittman

Donated by Verla Morris

MEANS, Charles J.

Donated by Timothy L. Means

MEANS, Cordia

Donated by Timothy L. Means

MEANS, Esther

Donated by Timothy L. Means

MEANS, Glenn

Donated by Timothy L. Means

MEANS, James

Donated by Timothy L. Means

MEANS, Winnie

Donated by Timothy L. Means

Updated

Ebenezer Cemetery

Bunker Cemetery

Maple Hill Cemetery M-Z

New for May

Picture identified!

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/hail2.htm #13 photo!

Thanks Dell!

Mt. Erie, Illinois: The Village on the Hill

A Sesquicentennial Souvenir Booklet

1853-2003

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Miller Creek School

1902

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Union School

Elm River Twp.

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Mann School 1908

Student names included

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Johnson School

1890 or 1891

(Many of the student names; love the dog on the right!)

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Banker School

The 1900 & 1909 classes including student names Donated by Bettie Wheat

Laird School 1939

Donated by Bettie Wheat student names included!

Brown School

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Elm River Church History

Donated by Bettie Wheat

THE MURDER OF JEHU DUKE

By L. S. Harrington Sept 6, 1954

News article donated by Bettie Wheat

New for April

Evangelical “German” Cemetery

With the story of the 81^st anniversary of the cemetery

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Stories and information donated by Bettie Wheat

The History of Trinity Methodist Church

Letter of the Enterprise School

Conrad Zindle’s Death

Early History

People and their occupations in Enterprise

History of the Second Enterprise Church

Laird School

List of students and teachers

1903-1910

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Wayne Co. Press 2006 Obituaries

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Bettie collected the Wayne County Press’s obituaries throughout the year and put them in a book. She has given me permission to transcribe and put them on our website. There are around 466 obituaries that I turned into summaries, which include birth date, death date, who they married & (when possible) marriage date and death dates of spouse, where they were buried, and the name of the parents.

New For March

Maple Hill Cemetery A-L updated

Coroners Inquest Records

Donated by Betty Beeson

New for February

Mt. Zion Cemetery updated

Pleasant Grove Cemetery updated

Medler & Ivers Memorial Cards S-Z

Medler & Ivers Memorial Cards M-R

Medler & Ivers Memborial cards G-L

Olive Branch Cemetery A-K updated

Maple Hill A-L updated

Koontz Cemetery Updated

New for Jan 2007!

Sarah Dickey Haile Photo Album

Donated by Michael Von Gebel

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

Medler & Ivers Memborial cards A-F

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Mrs. Medler had started this collection of around 780 Memorial cards, her son-in-law Claude C. Ivers continued the collection. Betty Wheat borrowed the cards and organized them into a book and added vital information such as the deceased father, mother their birth and death dates and places as well as his or her spouse and their birth and death dates.

Deselms Funeral Home Cards

Donated by Bettie Wheat

Betty Wheat has assembled a book of around 550 DeSelms Funeral Home’s memorial cards. In addition to the cards she added the deceased parents information, their birth and death dates, as well as who the deceased married and his or her birth and death dates. It is a remarkable collection and Betty has added a great deal of work into it.

Pin Oak Cemetery

Donated by Bob Jones

A-L M-Z

Cora McThompson’s picture collection

Ebenezer update

Schultz family information added by Kyle Schultz

1916 – 1950 Death Index

A-F

G-L

M-R

S-Z

New for December

Unpaid taxes 1840

Unpaid taxes 1841

1846 incorporation of Fairfield

The information of the 3 above pages donated by Betty Beeson

Thomas West Dickey Family Portraits

Donated by Barbara Johnson thanks Barbara!

Thanks to Michael J. Von Goebel the following cemeteries have been added!

Thanks Michael

Trotter

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/trotter.htm

Gash

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/gash.htm

Winland

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/Winland.htm

Two he added are small and very early cemeteries

Wilson

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/wilson.htm

and

Zion Hill

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/zionhill.htm

New for November

Hudson Anniversary

October

Marriages Not Found in Courthouse

By Betty Beeson

Betty Beeson a Wayne County researcher found marriages in the local newspapers, but were not found at the courthouse. Thank you Betty for this great information! Laurie

The following pages have been updated

Shell Family http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/shell.htm

Daniel Smith Family http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/dan.htm

Samuel Miller Family http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/smiller.htm

Jones Family Tree http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/jones.htm

Wood Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/wood.htm

Thomason Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/thomason.htm

Slocumb Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/slocumb.htm

Pleasant Grove Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/grove.htm

Pin Oak Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/pin.htm

Oak Valley Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/oak%20valley%20cemetery.htm

Baltimore / Olive branch Cemetery http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/baltimore.htm

New for September

Wayne County Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents

New for August

Bradford Cemetery

http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/bradford.htm

Geff Cemetery

http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/wayne/geff.htm

Wills index books C, D, E, F, 1861-1950!

Betty Beeson has given me Laurie Selpien written permission to Copy her book! Thank you Betty!

New for July

Craven family history by Michael J. Von Gebel

Picture of Charles William Means the third, Bertha Agnes Miller Means and later Shelley Winnifred Redman Means, Clyde Archie Means

donated by Timothy Means

New for June

Thanks to the donations of Lynn Snyder additions have been made to

Bovee Cemetery

Desouche	Susannah nee: Simms
Humphrey	Levi Isaac
Humphrey	Susannah nee: Simms
Humphrey	Wesley
Reid	Louisa nee: Simms
Simms	Ann nee: Sears
Simms	Anna nee: Pike
Simms	C. H. [Cornelius]
Simms	Daniel
Simms	Earl
Simms	George
Simms	George
Simms	Hannah nee: Ades
Simms	James
Simms	James E. [Edwin]
Simms	John
Simms	John Francis
Simms	Mary E.
Simms	Mary nee: Simms
Simms	Matilda nee: Warren
Simms	Olive nee: Gaston
Simms	Pauline nee: Truskett
Simms	Richard
Simms	Sadie B. nee: Sons
Simms	Sarah Ann
Simms	Thomas
Simms	William
Simms	William
Simms	William Jackson
Walker	Charles Henry
Walker	Clara F. [Frances]
Walker	Frances Mary nee: Simms
Walker	George
Walker	Henry
Walker	Infant Son
Walker	Martha Ellen
Walker	William T. [Thomas]

Biographies of

George Simms

SUSANNAH [SIMMS] HUMPHREY

WILLIAM AND ANN [SEARS] SIMMS

WILLIAM SIMMS & MARY SIMMS

Maple Hill cemetery

Humphrey	Donald Fay
Humphrey	Emma M. Nee: Price
Humphrey	Isabelle nee: Simms
Humphrey	Lima B. nee: Atteberry
Humphrey	William Paul
Morris	Darrell Fene
Morris	Violet Faye nee: Holmes
Simms	Edward Newton
Simms	Henry P. [Pratten]
Simms	Martha J. nee: Sons
Simms	Minnie B. nee: LeCroy
Wood	Lillian nee: Overall
Wood	Thomas B.

Obits of

MRS. LILLIAN [OVERALL] FLANDERS, 93 DIES

Isabelle SIMMS Humphrey & Biography

HENRY PRATTEN SIMMS Biography

New For May

Addition to the Johnsonville cemetery

Clark-Richards photo

Help needed to identify unnamed people in photo!

Wayne Counties Poor Farm

Additions to the Richards Family Cemetery

Thanks to JoAnna Richards

1947 Wayne county graduates!

Thanks to Vickey Woodard

Golden Gate Graduates!

Thanks to Vickey Woodard

Pictures added to Scottsville Cemetery

Thanks to Jim Powell

New for April

The story of the last know Cherokee Indian in Wayne County, Lydia Gundy

THE HISTORY OF ORCHARDVILLE

By Vera Henson

The History of Four Mile Township and Keens

By N. W. Draper

Enterprise in Elm River

Silver Glen School

Descendants of Joshua Hale by Michael J. Von Gebel

Moses Dickey Family by Michael J. Von Gebel

New Harmony School Class pictures

Bear Prairie School

Cincinnati Cemetery

New for March

THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD

BY Wasson Lawrence

Arrington Prairie Cemetery updated

Thanks to Bob Jones!

Early Days of Jeffersonville

By John C. Lappin

THE STORY OF CISNE

BY L. S. HARRINGTON

The History of Mount Erie

By Charles Fishel

Golden Gate in the 1920’s!

This map was sent to me by Tom Biel it was drawn by Mabel Hudson Schilling, his
mom's aunt. Who drew it sometime around 1925 but by 1966 most of the houses were gone. It is a unique glimpse into the Golden Gate that existed in the 1920’s and is long gone.

In order to keep the details of the map, I had to cut the map in half the other side is on page 2

Wayne County Mills

By Esther Carter Harris

Isaac Newton Jones Family History

The mystery of Zelma Jones

EARLY MARRIAGES BY Esther Carter Harris is listing of known marriages that happened in Wayne County from 1819 - 1821 and has been added to Wayne County Illinois

The Story Of Wayne City

By Frank Coombs

New For February

Close family updated

William Harrison Smith family updated

Seaman Charles Smith added

Daniels Smith added

The History of Golden Gate

By C. A. Knodell

1880 Mortality Schedules

Additions to Close family history

Information added to the 1926 graduation list