Published by and available from: St. Clair County Genealogical Society PO Box 431 Belleville, IL 62222-0431
Page(s) Civil War Certificate Program ~ Gustave Koerner House Preservation Purpose, Process, Eligibility 1 Disposition of Applications and Documentation 2 Guidelines for Filling Out Ascent and Documentation / Adopt-a-Soldier Sheets 2 Acceptable Documents, Citations, First Certificates Issued 3 Substitute Documents, Unacceptable Documents, Certificate Design 4 Adopt-a-Soldier Application 5 Descendant Application 6 Ascent and Documentation Form 7, 8 HELP! 9–12 Elisha Mayer and Thomas Mayer, Civil War Soldiers, 22nd Illinois Adopt-Soldier Example: Letter from Parents, England 13–16 St. Peter’s Cemetery, East St. Louis [Sexton’s Book], (Nov 1891–1903) part 2 of 3 17–41 St. Peter’s Cemetery, East St. Louis [Sexton’s Book], (1903–1911) part 3 of 3 42–46 Transcribing Guidelines 48 Membership News New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 47 Notes From the Editor 47 Queries 48 Publications and Order Forms 52, and inside back cover Surname Index to this Issue 49–51
Page(s) 1930 Directory of the Polish People of East St. Louis, Washington Park, and Fairmont City 53–88 Translations from Memoir of the 25th Jubilee of the Polish Falcons Society 89–95 Blum Family Cemetery, Mascoutah Township 96 Lebanon Precinct Election Petition – 1824 97 Lebanon Precinct Election Petition – 1840 98 Jacob McCarty Land Entry Case File 99 Notes From the Editor 100 Surname Index to this Issue 101–102
Page(s) 1880 Federal Census, East St. Louis Ward 4 105–120 Landowners – 1863: Township 2 North Range 8 West 3 P.M. 121–122 Before and After Germans to America 123–125 How I Won a Free Trip to Hamburg, Germany 126–132 St. Clair County Immigrant Series Free People of Color: The Donegan Family 133–134 A Brief History of Israel Strait and Hannah Thompson 135–136 Immigration of Three Rodenmayer Brothers to Belleville in the Mid-1800s 137–140 From England to St. Clair via New Orleans: William and Mary Gedney Flint 141–144 Finding Leopold Trost 144–148 New Athens(Ill) Journal 30 January 1914: Veterans’ Graves 149 Notes From the Editor 150–151 Queries 149 Surname Index to this Issue 152–154
Page(s) The Baumann Family of Pfiffligheim and Worms, Rhinehessen, Germany, and Belleville 155–163 Cholera 1849 and California Mining 1850 164–168 1880 U.S. Census, Caseyville Township 2N R8W 169–186 Swansea - 1910 U.S. Census 187–193 Registered Physicians and Accoucheurs 1878 194, 195 O’Fallon Area Tidbits 196, 197 Treasurer’s Report - Three-year Trend 198, 199 SCCGS Budget 2004 200 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching 163, 197 Queries 201 Surname Index to this Issue 202–205
Page(s) James M. Black, Civil War Vet 1–2, 25 1880 Federal Census: Belleville Wards 1 and 2 3–25 Online: East St. Louis City Court Naturalization Papers Index 1874–1906 26–28 Read more about Delinquent Tax List for 1840 29–31 Looking Glass Prairie Election Precinct Petitions – 1834 32 Petitions for Election Precinct at Levi Lancaster’s Place 33 St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Belleville Death Register 1843–1854 34–46 Queries, New Members 47, 48 Notes From the Editor 49 Surname Index to this Issue 50–52, inside back cover
Page(s) James Shields: Illinois Senator and Irish Poet 53-54 1880 Federal Census: Belleville Ward 3 55-65 Indentures and Adoptions 1858–1899 66-71 St. Adalbert Church Records, East St. Louis Baptismal Register [index] 25 Aug 1901 - 10 Oct 1909 72-78 St. Peter's Catholic Church, Belleville Death Register 1855-1859 79-87 Franklin Elementary School Graduates 88 1862 Military Census Township 1 North Range 8 West 89-95 Notes From the Editor 95 Queries 96 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 96 Surname Index to this Issue 97-101
Page(s) Comprehensive Index to Caseyville’s Sesquicentennial History 105–130, 150 St. Adalbert Baptismal Book II Index 1909–1915 131–136 Addendum: Freeburg Tribune Obituary Index 1904–1939 137, 138 Louisiana St. John 139–141 Conrad Schanuel, Caseyville Township Politician 142–144 Francis Stauder’s Sorrows 1836–1888 145–150 Notes From the Editor 144 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 151, 152 Queries 152 Surname Index to this Issue 153–154
Page(s) 1862 Military Census, Township 2 South Range 8 West 157–162 1880 Federal Census, Belleville Wards 4 and 5 163–185 St. Adalbert Catholic Church, East St. Louis Baptismal Book III Index 1915–1923 186–192 Baptismal Book IV Index 1923–1930 193–199 Polish Alphabet 192 Corrections 201 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 200, 201 Notes from the Editor 201 Queries 200 Surname Index to this Issue 202–208
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1862 Military Census, Township 1 South Range 6 West –
Engelmann Township 1–5
1880 Federal Census, Belleville Wards 6 and 7 6–18
Military Discharges – C (series) 19–33, 46
St. Adalbert Catholic Parish Marriage Register Index 1904–1930 34–41
The Steamer Shepherdess Hits Snag 1844
Enroute from Cincinnati to New Orleans via St. Louis 42–44
Lenzburg Soldiers in World War I 45
World War I Monument in East St. Louis 45
Notes from the Editor
Circuit Court Case Files 1819–1840, Probate Acquisitions 46
New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, 47, 48
Queries 48
Surname Index to this Issue 49–57
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1862 Military Census, Township 1 North Range 6 West –
Town of Mascoutah and Mascoutah Township 61–74
1880 Federal Census, Town of Shiloh
and Shiloh Valley Township 1 North Range 7 West 75–83
Business and Personal Index to The Greater Belleville, 1910 84–100
Military Discharges – Da (series) 101–103
St. Adalbert Catholic Parish Death Register Index 1904–1930 104–113, 83
Notes from the Editor
Conference in Tennessee, Probate Records Now at the BPL 114
Surname Index to this Issue 115–121
Page(s) 1862 Military Census, Belleville Ward 1 123–127 1880 Federal Census, O’Fallon and Township 2 North Range 7 West 128–139 Belleville’s Early Cemeteries: Green Mount, Harrison, Old Burial Ground, Poor Farm and Walnut Hill 140–159 Bodies Moved from Belleville Area Cemeteries for Interment In Green Mount Cemetery (Non-sectarian) 160–167 National Personnel Records Center 168, 169, 167 Bylaws of the St. Clair County Genealogical Society 170–174 Notes from the Editor Give Back to Society; Probate Microfilm; Check Your Last Quarterly 175 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching 176–177 Queries 175 Surname Index to this Issue 179–182
Page(s) 1880 Federal Census, Town of Mascoutah, and Townships 1 North, and 1 South, Range 6 West 183–211 Military Discharges De–Do (series) 212–217 Booker T. Washington Cemetery 218, 219 Co-operative Miners’ Protective Society 219 William C. Kinney’s Body Removed from Harrison Cemetery to Springfield 220 Mascoutah Growth, 1854 220–222 Insane Asylums and Charitable Institutions 222, 223 Christian Michael Reigelmann 224, 225 Schaafheim, Germany Celebrates 1,175th Anniversary 225 Glass Negatives, Strathman Photographers, Fayetteville, Illinois Area 1898–1924 226–229 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 230–231 Notes from the Editor 232 Queries 211 Surname Index to this Issue 233–239
Page(s) 1849–1867 Members of the Platonian Literary Society McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois 1–17 1880 Federal Census: Sugar Loaf Township (T1N R10W), East Carondolet, Cahokia, and Township 1 North Range 8 (part) 18–43 Old Graveyard Sold at Public Auction to St. Peter’s Church 1887 43 Johann Friedrich Schloemann: A Letter to His Brother in Germany, 1863 44–48 Civil War Era Letters Written to George Wiesenborn, Millstadt, Illinois 1862 – 1865 49–52 Notes from the Editor 53 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 53 Queries 53 Surname Index to this Issue 54–59
Page(s) 1880 Federal Census: Lebanon Township 61–67 Township 1 South Range 7 West and Freeburg 68–78 First Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian, East St. Louis, Illinois : The 1952 Expansion 79–86 Military Discharges – Dr–Dy, E (series) 87–95 1862 Military Census: Township 1 South Range 7 West Freeburg Precinct 96–102 Finding August Sorgea: Immigrant and Soldier 103–105 Members Celebrate 25 or More Years in Society 106 Naturalization Paper: Wilhelm Schmidt 109 Charles Gottlieb Lehmann 110 Guidelines for Using Repositories and Libraries NGS 111 Genealogical Self-Improvement and Growth NGS 112 Notes from the Editor 108 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 102, 107 In Memoriam 102 Queries 108 Surname Index to this Issue 113–118
Page(s) 1862 Military Census: Township 2 South Range 6 West 121–127 Cahokia 128–134 1880 Federal Census: Township 3 South 7 West 136–140 Township 1 South 10 West 141–142 Research Tip 134 Daniel Vollmer Proof of Death 1851 135 Kleine School, Prairie du Long Township 143 Civil War Pension Files: Henry Schueremann Henry Briesacher, Christian Briesacher 144–146 Jane Woodrum: Finding the Past in My Own Backyard 147–148 Military Discharges - F 149–157 Military Discharges - G 158–170 Death Roll for 1913 Mascoutah 170 Transcriptions Wanted for Publication 171 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 172–173 NEW PUBLICATION: ST. PAUL UCC FLORAVILLE Inside back cover Surname Index to this Issue 174–180, inside back cover
Page(s) 1862 Military Census, City of Belleville 4th Ward 181–189, 200 1880 Federal Census: Township 1 North Range 9 West 190–200 Township 1 South Range 9 West 201–206 Military Discharges – H–Hei (series) 207–216, 206 1900 Federal Census: Village of Swansea and County Poor Farm 217–225 Corrections; Newspaper Tidbits 225 Web Site Is A Must-Use Research Tool 233 Civil War Honor-A-Soldier Application 235 Notes from the Editor 1880 Census Concludes, Future Articles 227 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 226 Queries 225 Publications and Order Forms 234, inside back cover Membership Application 236 Surname Index to this Issue 228–233
New Series Begins: Death Register Index 1878–1900!
Page(s) 1862 Military Census, T2N R7W Alma, Lebanon, O’Fallon 1–9 1880 Federal Census: Marissa and T3S R6W 10–21 Just for Laughs 21 Passenger List for Bremen Brig Columbia 22–26 St. Clair County Death Registers: An Overview 27–30 Extracts from Death Register Book 1: Nov 1877 – 6 February 1879 31–48 Historical Boundaries as a Research Aid 49 Illinois Research Before Statehood: A Bibliography 50–55 Books Online 59 New Publication: St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church Census 1888–1895, Belleville 59 Notes from the Editor 48, 55 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 56, 57 Queries 58 Publications and Order Forms 64, inside back cover Surname Index to this Issue 59–63
Page(s) Marriage Index 1906 65–91 Extracts from Death Register Book 1: 8 Feb 1879 – 19 May 1880 92–108 Society Members Mark 30 Years 108 Miller – Neuman Bible Record 109, 110 Civil War Descendant Project Certificates 111, 112 Notes from the Editor 113, 114, 112 Special Sale! Records of the German Methodist Church...Belleville 1840–1998 122 Queries 110 Publications and Order Forms 122, 123, 124 Genealogist’s Code of Ethics inside back cover Surname Index to this Issue 114–122
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Of Dads, Dreams, and Dulcimers: An Ernst Story 125
Marriage Index 1907 126–154
Extracts from Death Register Book 1:
21 May 1880–15 April 1881 155–166
Military Discharges Hej–Hz 167–179, 166
Miller Cemetery (Section 28 T1N R8W) 182
New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 180, 181
Notes from the Editor 181
Membership Application 184
Publications and Order Forms 183, inside back cover
Surname Index to this Issue 185–192
Page(s) Business and Personal Name Index: Historical Review of Belleville, 1870 193–211 Genealogy Is 211 Extracts from Death Register Book 1 18 April 1881– 6 March 1882 212–223 McClintock and Bailey Tidbits 223 Leibrock Letters from Horse Prairie 1845 224–230 Addendum 231 Military Discharges I – J 232–240 President’s Report 2007 242 SCCGS Four–year Fiscal Report 243–244 Marriage Index 1908 (part) 245–248 Notes from the Editor 240 New Members and Surnames They Are Researching, Address Changes 241 In Memory of 241 Publications and Order Forms 255, 256, inside back cover Surname Index to this Issue 249–254