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Ann Stoddard This website is only as good as you make it! Volunteer to help today. You can 1) add your family records 2) photograph grave markers in Montgomery County 3) link records already on this site 4) visit the court house, collect and share documents that are of interest to you and will most likely help others....If you need assistance in getting started, let me know....

New Member Relationships

♦ Mancel Lyerla is the 2x Great Uncle of member: Kathy Contreras
♦ Marjorie Dal Canton is the Great Aunt of member: Cheryl Chapman
♦ Jacob Lyerla is the 2x Great Uncle of member: Kathy Contreras
♦ Catherine Schwartz is the Other - (See Note) of member: Sarah Lindemann
♦ Hubert Cress is the Great Uncle of member: Polley Lawrence
♦ Henry Cress is the Great Grandfather of member: Polley Lawrence
♦ Etta Cress is the Great Aunt of member: Polley Lawrence
♦ Clara Cress is the Great Aunt of member: Polley Lawrence
♦ Catharine Cress is the 3x Great Grandmother of member: Polley Lawrence
♦ Catherine Cress is the 2x Great Grandmother of member: Polley Lawrence
To link your family members to your profile: Locate a family member in the Cemetery Database. On the right side of the page click the green plus sign in the "My Relationship" box. Select your relationship from the drop down list then click the select button.

Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois

  • April 20

  • carol watson Carol Hounsell Hello CArol, Our ancestor is Jack & Bethel Crane. I just today found this site! Would it be possible fo rus to have a photo of his headstone & particulars please? thank you carol n az.
    a month ago
    • Ann StoddardFeel free to use any of the photos my mom, Carol, and I have posted on this site.
      9:46 AM April 24
    • carol watsonThank you!
      7:02 PM April 25

  • carol watson Glad to have found this site & hoping I can find information on our family. thank you
    a month ago

  • Vicky Schauer Decendant of Ethel Winifred "Winnie" Masters Hienrich of House of Sinshine fame. 2nd GG was Rev. James Elliot Masters( married to Isabelle Hayden), GG Charles Masters.
    a month ago

  • April 19

  • Gary Walters Upload death Certificate scan.
    I have some death certificates that I would like to scan and upload, what section should they be uploaded to i.e. headstones, or pictures, or elswhere?

    a month ago
    • Ann StoddardDeath certificates can be added to the photo section and then a link can be made to the persons cemetery page. To add a photo: Log in, select my photos from the members tab, click on the green plus sign and then add the photo. Select document at the bottom of the page. Once the photo is added you can click the green plus sign on the bottom right corner and add the persons cemetery page id.
      10:02 AM April 24

  • Gary Walters Jeffrey B. Dunn Headstone pictures. John J Murphy (ID# 11910) and possibly others. I would like to obtain a copy of the photo for personal use and to also use it on my Ancestry.com tree which publically posted. How do I obtain/purchase the photo and what would be the proper way to accredite the source?
    a month ago
    • Jeffrey B. DunnI have about 185 requests for updates and changes to the web site. There is a huge backlog right now.
      5:09 AM May 04

  • April 18

  • Gary Walters Jeffrey B. Dunn Jeffrey, I think that it would be nice to have a helpful links section to the home page. Two links that I use often are http://www.archive.org it is a free site and has many usefull old books that can be downloaded free from all over the country that are very helpfull when researching an area or a family. The other site is http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/reso...tificates/ it to is a great free research site that you can down load Missouri death certificates for free.
    a month ago
    • Jeffrey B. DunnThere are links to all the Montgomery County material at Archive.org in the books section. http://history.montgomeryco.com/Arc...fault.aspx
      11:46 AM April 18
    • Gary WaltersSo that is how they got them! I do like that site and use it often. Have you tried the Missouri Digital Heritage site? This Montgomery site is great too. Glad you created it.
      1:01 PM April 19
    • Gary WaltersDoes the Historical Society accept donations?
      1:06 PM April 19
    • Jeffrey B. DunnThe Historical Society does accept donations. I'm not sure what address you should send it to yet.
      5:02 AM May 04

  • Julianne Skinner Historical Society I am researching my father's family, surname Mann, who I believe came from here. His grandfather's name was Elias S Mann, born May 15, 1864 in Hillsboro, Ill. On his death certificate (from Logan County, Ill) his parents are listed as Samuel H Mann, born in Kentucky, and Martha Stewart Mann, born in Illinois. I see that these individuals have records at this site but none past 1860. Is there someone who has information about this family?
    a month ago

  • April 17

  • Gary Walters I am new to this site and very glad it exist, It has already helped me in my family research. Is there a page for other links to helpful research sites? One that I use often is http://archive.org. It is a free sit and has a lot of old books and articles you can download, again free, many on Montgomery County Illinois.
    a month ago

  • April 16

  • Sally Ray Why was Dr. Cornelius Witherspoon Hickman, and wife, Carrie Mae Seward Hickman in Katy, Texas ? (Lots of cheap land?) Dr. Hickman d.1933, Carrie Mae d. 1930, both buried Magnolia Cemetery, Katy, TX. Also, a Messenger (d. 1910) is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Katy, Txas. Seeking information on James C. Messenger / W. M. Messenger. Local VFW Post 9182 is seeking positive proof that James C. Messenger, and NOT, W. M. Messenger, is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Katy, TX (for veteran's marker) Grave marker reads W. M. Messenger, veteran. Undertaker records show W. M. Messenger bought 3 lots on date of James C. Messenger death (1910). 2 lots still unused. I found on internet that Harry Fern Hickman married Mildred May Messenger (Not in Katy) Also found a mention of James C. Messenger in genealogy site of Terry Hickman. What is the connectionif any, between Hickmans and Messengers? The Hickmans were neighbors and friends of my grandparents. I personally knew Rae Duffield and Betty and little Miss 'Peg' as a toddler. My mother was a Boulet.
    a month ago
    • Jeffrey B. DunnAnother Witherspoon left Hillsboro and went to Texas about the same time. Around 1903, Josiah and Anna (Witherspoon) Bixler left Hillsboro and moved to Mission Texas. Josiah invested heavily in farm land around Mission, where truck farming was being started, with the rise in refrigerated cars for shipping vegetables. The family first tried onions before changing over to citrus groves. The groves stayed in the family for about 50 years.
      9:53 PM April 16

  • Mark Peifer Ann Stoddard Hi Ann, My maternal great Grandfather, Frank M. Burns married Lena A. Manning on 5/27/1886 in Nokomis. I can see where I can order a copy of the marriage certificate but the form does not say where to send it to. Can you help me with the address? Thanks. Mark Peifer
    a month ago

  • April 15

  • Lindsey Neas andrew howett Andrew, I was searching last week for information on-line about where John James Rutledge is buried. If I'm not mistaken, he is the 5th g-grandfather to both of us. While searching, I located a website w/ a 1999 posting from Kathleen Howett. In her posting, she stated that she had pictures of James Mayes Rutledge (1798-1880), my g-g-g-grandfather, and also the old Rutledge family bible. I sent her a note, but the email address included in her posting is no longer active. If she or you have digital copies of your photos of James M. Rutledge, could you share them? I have photos of T.J. and Sylvia (Bennett) Rutledge, dating to the 1850s and most of the childrens' obits from '54 to '65. Lindsey R. Neas
    a month ago

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Web Site Credits

There are a few people that each spent thousands of hours making this web site possible.

Jeff Dunn - Hillsboro Illinois
Web Site Programming, Databases, Cemetery Records

Ann Stoddard - Los Angeles California
Obituaries, Cemetery, Land and Birth Records

David Singer - Sarasota Florida
Census Records

Sandy Leitheiser - Montgomery County Clerk & Staff
Veteran, Marriage and Death Records

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The Forgotten Cemeteries

Forgotten Cemeteries of Montgomery County Illinois
 
The Forgotten Cemeteries title is in tribute to all the cemetery readings done by Walter Sanders and his high school students in the 1940's. Hopefully we can carry on the tradition and work together to locate and read all the abandoned cemeteries in Montgomery County!

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