Cumberland County http://genealogytrails.com/ill/cumberland/
Deaths
Cummins, Daniel
Mrs. Lucy E. Redden Of Neoga Dies Monday
Edward E. Green Of Near Trilla Dies
News Article -- Book Wanted -- Sub. by a FoFG]
Census -- 1900 Sumpter Township District 65

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Clinton County - BOND bio tr. by Charlotte Slater
Coles County:
Obits for JENKINS, MITCHELL ,HENDERSON, KIRKENDOLL, WHITLEY;  Births from 1955 and Marriage licenses.  from Barb Z.
Cook County:
Obits for OHRENSTEIN, DUNN, ENGELHARD; Marriage announcements for KRUEGER-MARQUARDT, KANDIK; bios for BERGFIELD, BRETSNYDER, BUCHANAN, BUSCH, CALHOUN; obit for POULSON
Thanks to Marla Zwakman, Melva Taylor, and Charlotte Slater
Dekalb - BOYNTON bio tr. by Charlotte Slater
DeWitt County - Linda Kingery has transcribed quite a few new obits, marriage announcements and administrative newspaper notices for this site.
Douglas County:  obit for Hood - from Barb Z.
DuPage - BLODGETT bio tr. by Charlotte Slater
Effingham County - MANUEL obit from Barb Z.; 1850 Mortality Schedule
Henry County - MCNEILL obit from Melva Taylor
Franklin County - BROWNLEE, BROWNING bios tr. by Charlotte Slater
Fulton County - bios for BEAM and BROWN - tr. by Charlotte Slater
Gallatin - BAYSE bio tr. by Charlotte Slater
Greene County - BATES, BOWMAN bios tr. by Charlotte Slater
Grundy County - BROWN bio, 1850 mortality schedule tr. by Charlotte Slater
Hancock County - KNIGHT, GARR, FOY, HILL, BLISS, BURKS bios from Andrea Pack and Charlotte Slater
Henderson County - 1854 Business Directory Transcribed by Linda Kingery; 1850 Mortality Schedule 
Jersey County  - 1850 mortality schedule
Kane County - obits for THRUN, PETERSON, CRISP, LUND, LEIPITZ, STANSON, AUSTIN, BAUER, CLAUSEN, COOK, BAILEY, WILKINSON, OAKLEY.  Marriage Announcements for THRUN-HEBNER; SCHULTZ-KOHLHAMER; VETTERMAN-THRUN.  Birth ann.  for THRUN all from Suzan Stern.
Kankakee County - BASS bio tr by Charlotte Slater
Monroe County - BECKER, BOCK bios tr by Charlotte Slater
Montgomery County - BEHEN, BLACKWELDER bios tr by Charlotte Slater
Morgan County - BIGGS bio tr by Charlotte Slater
Ogle County - obits for SMITH, HAMMER, SPENGEL - from Melva Taylor.  List of Civil War volunteers transcribed by Joanne Scobee Morgan
St. Clair County - BEEDLE bio tr by Charlotte Slater

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Updates to the Peoria County, Illinois website for December:
Peoria County news article, from Des (surname: Everwein]
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/news/index.htm
- 550+ obituaries, from Donna Jones, Dick Parr, Debbie, and Yours Truly
- 3 obits, from A Friend of Free Genealogy (Whitmanm, Dieckman)
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/obits/index.htm

- The Henry Chase home, courtesy of Steve Slaughter
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/landmarks/henrychase.htm
Early Steamboats of Peoria County; Trolleys; Railroads
Many things added to this section, contributed by Steve Slaughter
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/rr/index.htm

Schools:
Peoria High School History
1902 Peoria High School Annual excerpts
1923 Peoria High School "Opinion" excerpts
1930 Peoria High School "Crest" excerpts, all from your hostess
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/schools/index.htm

Kickapoo Cemetery addition - Nevnle, contributed by Nancy DeLathouwer
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/ceme/st_patricks.htm

Perry County, Illinois recent updates
BIOGRAPHIES
WILLIAMS, Parley Lycurgus Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack
VETERANS - B, R
BEHNKEN, Louis, Sr., World War I
RUSSELL, Bob L., World War I
RUSSELL, John A. R., World War II
RUSSELL, Nelson E., World War II
furnished by Joel Russell

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Washington County:
BIOGRAPHIES
HARRYMAN, Job

BIRTH RECORDS
Misc. Births 1861 - 1920 - additional surnames include :
Betsch, Bietsch, Campbell, Downs, Frieman, Friemann, Frier,
Gillespie, Hair, McClurkin, Orr, Reuter, Robinson, White, Zacheis
furnished by : Kathryn Todd
&
CEMETERIES
added to Greenwood Cemetery - Nashville township
Affidavit For Removal of Cemetery
Prairie Hill Settlement Cemetery
provided by Karla S. Skabialka
&
Harryman Cemetery - Venedy township
Burial List and a few photos
furnished by Toni Kohrmann
&
Laney or Baptist Cemetery, Lively Grove township
transcription furnished by Karla Skabialka
&
Liberty Cemetery - Ashley township
corrections for Barthana Newman entry
info provided by Cerelle Bolon
&
Neunlist Cemetery, Plum Hill township
transcription furnished by Karla Skabialka
&
Old Salem Pioneer Cemetery - Lively Grove township
added a history article and a few additional listings

MILITARY
Artifacts, Civl War
furnished by Rick Poole
&
Members Photo added to 1913 GAR Rosters
furnished by Larry House

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_Ford County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/ford/) : Drummer township
Cemetery redone... Sub by Gail Hutchcraft;
Lyman Twp Cemetery Burials and GARRELT obit

_Rock Island County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/rockisland/) - SAWYER obit from Rose Stout

_Cook County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/cook/) - FREYTAG obit;
Burial of LEIS in St. Mar's German Catholic Cem; St. Adalbert Cemetery burials
for KALASINSKI and WASIELEWSKI; Bio for KRUITTSCHNITT, BURRELL/SHILES
family data; Crime stories for HOCH, OLESON and Mrs COTTIER; JOHNSON burial in
Oak Forest Cem. BIEDERMAN, GILBERT obit; Native American news story. Thanks
to Alice Horner, John Hill, Rita Blum, Andrea Pack, Nancy Overlander,
Sally Douglas

_Sangamon County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/sangamon/) - THATCHER
bio from Andrea Pack

_Vermilion county_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/) -
HENDERSON and HAWKINS bios from John Henderson

_Iroquois_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/iroquois/) county - Liberty
Cemetery Listings for FRY, FRAZIER

_Moultrie county_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/moultrie/) - BASTION
obit from Debbie Gibson

_Schuyler county_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/schuyler/) - Crime News
for GAMMON

_Fulton County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/fulton/) - Canton High
School and McCall School pictures sub. by Steve Slaughter; WHITMAN obit

_McDonough County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/mcdonough/) -
Postcards sub. by Steve Slaughter

_Christian County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/christian/) - Postcard
from Steve Slaughter

_Shelby County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/shelby/) - PORTER burial
info in Trauber cemetery from Edward Porter

_Douglas county_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/douglas/) - Marriage
Announcement for ROGERS-WALKER; SCHULTZ-KIMBERLIN; misc. news for FISHER,
HEINLEIN from Linda Rodriguez

_Will County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/will/) - Oakwood Cemetery
burials for LARSEN from Rita Blum

_Kankakee County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/kankakee/) : BRUMITT
obit

_Effingham County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/effingham/) crime news
for GAMMON

_Richland County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/richland/) - Pension
paper information for William Smith from Dee Gartman

_Greene County_ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/greene/) - obits for
COATES, WALTON; Gold Rush News Story from Virginia Dyson

_Jasper County _ (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jasper/) - THOMPSON
burial info in Hankins Cemetery from "Hunter".
Willow Hill Class pictures for 1938, 39, 44 and the Band from our long-time
contributer Rhonda Swisher
From moi: HOLM obit; LONG gossip news; CARLSON-TEETS Wedding news

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Stephenson Co IL http://genealogytrails.com/ill/stephenson/

OBITS:
Alice Horner - Geoger, Link, Elder, Lebkicher, Austin, Kuntz, Shank, Loveland, Dickover, Mitchell, Hoag, Emerich, Hayenga, Boop, Keltner. Henze, Marsh, Anderson, Mackert, Kubly,

Virginia Gorton Bonne - Clark, Koester, Shaffer, Schrader, Stout, Baysinger, Brandt, Kramer, Laidlaw, Lincoln, Moss, Turner, Ulrich, Hiveley, Runte, Schwarze, Steffen

GOSSIP COLUMNS
Townof Eleroy from Virginia Bonne

MEDICAL - Old Time Religion -- From Virginia Bonne

BIOS:
Wm. Hobart Lebricher -- from Alice Horner
Walton, Webster, Wybourn Winchell - Transcribed by Christine Walters

ANNIVERSARIES:
Milfred Stout -- from Ginny Bonne

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Alexander County Updates 12/08/11
Twenty marriages have been added.
One birth added for Wallace.
Surname being researched - Wallace.
Historic pictures added of the Tamms gravelpit.
Civil War service record for Thomas Whitaker has been added under Military.
Obituaries added for Gaskill and Jordan.
Twelve news articles added for 1871.
Thanks to Terry Deichmann, Darrel Dexter, and Gary Whitaker for sending data this past month.

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Added to Winnebago County, IL
Death notices added--
GILES--FATALLY BURNED--Giles Elliott of Pecatonica, who was so badly
burned a few days ago by a lamp exploding, died this morning at 8:15 o’clock.
Ever since the night of the accident he has suffered severely. He leaves a
wife and children. His life was insured for $3,000 in the Modern Woodmen of
America to which order he belonged. The particulars of the burning were in
Saturday’s issue.--Rockford Daily Gazette, 02-14-1887
STOCKBURGER--Christopher Stockburger, a blacksmith living in Pecatonica,
died very suddenly, Wednesday. He was about his work as usual and on going
to his house was taken with am apoplectic fit and died in a very short
time.--Rockford Daily Gazette, 01-20-1882
WOODRUFF--Mrs. William Woodruff, an Ohio woman, visiting at Pecatonica,
Ill., aged 80 years, was fatally injured in a runaway, and her brother, J. H.
Whittlesy, received injuries which is feared will prove fatal. [The
Princeton Union, (Princeton, MN), October 20, 1892 - KT - Sub by FoFG]
Marriage notices
added--http://genealogytrails.com/ill/winnebago/newsmarriage.htm

Birth notices 3/2-4/16,
1878--http://genealogytrails.com/ill/winnebago/newbirth.htm

Obits--
Fritz Zellen
Mrs. William Doughty
Mrs. G.L. Wiley
Rev. Patrick Byrne
C. Frederick Warner
Charles Brady
John Farr
Will Leaman
John Oliver
Henry Shields
Julia Phelps
John Peavy
William Vaughn
Putnam Perley
Lula Clark
Elizabeth Winchester
Ole Gullison
Howard Hartman
Alveretta Spencer--contributed by Melva L. Taylor

news articles OLD SETTLER’S CORNER--Mrs. Mary Utter
Fraley--http://genealogytrails.com/ill/winnebago/newsgossip.htm

_Rockford and Amelia Earhart_
(http://genealogytrails.com/ill/winnebago/rockfordamelia.htm) --various sources

added to Winnebago County, IL--article(s)--

Indian Mounds in Rockford
<http://genealogytrails.com/ill/winnebago/indianmountwinn.htm

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