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January 18-
 | Ann Stoddard | Settlers in Montgomery County, Illinois before 1840 (A-L)
This alphabetized list of persons who had settled in Montgomery County, Illinois, by 1840, was compiled by Walter R. Sanders and published in THE NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY during 1951, 1952, and 1953. Mr. Sanders consulted census records of 1820-1850 for Montgomery and neighboring counties; marriage, birth and death records; settlement of estate files; probate court records; journal records; land patents; family histories; Bible records; tax records, and Jury lists. The list gives
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January 16-
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| Ann Stoddard | The Memories of the Early Years of Montgomery County
There are no doubt many now living in our old county who can tell of the long linen shirts, home-made, that were the only summer garments worn by children; of the moccasins and the buckskins clothing. There are no doubt some who never wore boots until nearly grown, and perhaps never saw any ti1l nearly grown. Yet while these were days of sincere happiness; and though the memories are pleasant, would we go back to them? Would we be willing to live as our fathers and mothers lived? Would those th
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December 28-
 | John Nichols I am looking for info on my great uncle Robert C. Nichols family. He is the son of William Nichols of the N. eastern Tennessee region. Have info indicating he died near Farmersville.
a year ago | |  Ann StoddardJohn, I think this is the death record for Robert C Nichols http://history.montgomeryco.com/Def...;tabid=979 It indicates burial at Farmersville Cemetery. There are two cemeteries in Farmersville, one of them is called St. Martins and on many other death records was also referred to as Farmersville Cemetery. My mom and I read both the cemeteries in Farmersville and did not come across the grave for Robert C Nichols, however we did have about 15 markers at St. Martins that were difficult to read. Maybe one of these is his: http://history.montgomeryco.com/Def...d__gvfl3=8
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