Madison
County Genealogical Society
Minutes of the Meeting - May 13, 2010
The May 13, 2010, meeting of the Madison
County Genealogical Society was held at the Edwardsville Public Library in
Edwardsville, Illinois.
President, Robert Ridenour, called the
meeting to order.
Reports:
New in the Library:
Our Librarian, Elsie Wasser, reported two new additions to the library.
Someone donated a copy of the 1972 Edwardsville High School 'Tiger' yearbook.
An unknown Wetzel family researcher donated a Gehrig-Leutwiler-Wetzel-Dauderman FAmily Tree outline of 1788-1964. It will be placed in the Family vertical Files unnder Wetzel.
Secretary's Report
Our Secretary, Barbara Hitch, was not present at our meeting but sent a report. She reported that we currently had 39 life members and 145 new and renewed members. There are still several that have not renewed from last year.
*** NOTICE
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Dues for 2010 are now being accepted. We would very
much appreciate receiving your renewal checks ASAP. Delinquent members will
receive no more Society publications until their dues are paid.
GIFT
MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE
Do you have a family member that is
interested in (or even obsessed with) genealogy? A membership in the Madison
County Genealogical Society would be a very thoughtful gift. A gift card will
be sent to the recipient of any gift membership.
The following memberships are available:
Individual/Family Annual Membership $20.00
Patron Annual Membership $30.00
Life Membership $250.00
Contact our Secretary, Barbara Hitch, at racerbarb@aol.com,
about a gift membership.
May Meeting
On May 13, 2010, the Madison County
Genealogical Society held a "Brick Wall" meeting. Attendees were
requested to bring their "brick wall" questions to the meeting to see
if someone in attendance might have a suggestion that would lead to the
collapse of their brick wall.
Several of those in attendance took advantage of this offer.
Harry and Josephine Thiel were searching for the burial place of Charles W.
(Carl Wilhelm Fredrick) Schoeck, born 1816 in Prussia, died 1869 presumably in
Madison County, Illinois, gr-grandfather of Harry. The only information they
had was that the cemetery was on the road between Troy and O'Fallon, Illinois.
Subsequent to the meeting, Elsie Wasser was able to determine that Charles W.
Schoeck is buried in the Old St. John's (German) Evangelical Church Cemetery.
All of the church buildings were destroyed by storms between 1929 and 1938.
Records of burials in this cemetery are to be found in Cemeteries of Madison
County, Volume 1. They can also be found at Freidens UCC in Troy, Illinois.
Probate papers for Charles can be obtained from Illinois Regional Archive
Depository (IRAD) at Carbondale, Illinois.
Wes Lohr was looking for the Citizenship Intention papers for his ancestor
Joseph Lohr. Again, Elsie Wasser was able to determine the papers, dated 1853,
are located in the Pennsylvania Archives. There are also probate papers for
Joseph Lohr available from IRAD at Carbondale, Illinois.
Ferne Ridenour is still looking for the port of entry and place of origin of
her gr-grandfather, Frederick Devening. Part of the problem stems from the many
different ways that his name is found to be spelled.
Also, his Citizenship Intentions have not been found. Differing family stories
have him born in more than one place and more than one year and entering the
U.S. in different years and ports. Barbara Levergood, Librarian at SIUE,
offered to check some material available to her. However, this problem is still
looking for a solution even after Barbara's assistance.
The audience was very interested in each other's problems and, hopefully they
were helpful.