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An Illinois Nurse In Europe: The Letters Of Zella Maude Judy 1917-1920
Zella Maude Judy was born and spent her early childhood in Tazewell County. This website contains the letters she wrote home when she was a nurse in a base hospital in France during World War I. “In France, Maude faced the worst metal and gas and germs could inflict on human bodies. She was gassed and she was stricken by influenza; yet Maude emerged with her sense of duty intact and spirit of rebellion undaunted…Maude was also determined that a small thing like a World War should not interfere with the important business of having fun…off duty adventures that are gleefully described in her letters. She danced till dawn with handsome officers, scaled Mt. Blanc, helped loot a stranded freighter, and frequently disobeyed orders that she considered petty or senseless. On one occasion she set off against regulations to visit the front. The letters tell these stories.” - William D. Walters, Jr.
Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County - Part 1 - 69 pages (708K) (Historical Background & Supplemental Genealogy of the Rŭpp-Roupe-Ropp family until 1860)
Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County - Part 2 - 54 pages (657K) (Historical Background & Supplemental Genealogy of the Stücker- Stecker-Staker family until 1860)
Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County - Part 3 - 100 pages (1.01 MB) (contains genealogies of these Central Illinois families: Albrecht, Bachman, Belsley, Engel, Farny, Gerber/Garber, Guingrich, Mosiman, Oyer, Rocher, Roggy, Salzman, Schertz, Schrag/Schrock, and Vercler)
Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County - Part 4 - 88 pages (1.25 MB) (contains genealogies of these Central Illinois families: Brenneman, Eicher, Eigsti, Litwiller, Naffziger, Reeser/Risser, Rich, Roth, Sommer, Unzicker, Wagler, and Zimmerman)
Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County - Part 5 - 107 pages (1.05 MB) (contains genealogies of these Central Illinois families: Ackerman, Birky/Birkey, Egli, Ehresman, Esch/Oesch, Heiser, Hochstettler, Müller/Miller, Oswald, Schwarzentraub, Sutter, Yordy/Yotty, and Zehr)
Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County - Part 6 - 84 pages (876K) (contains genealogy notes on the following Central Illinois families: Ernst, König/Koenig/King, and Schlegel)
Edd/Eades Surname Research Center
Family of Samuel Blair of County Antrim Northern Ireland
Geldmacher, Adam Genealogy - This page is part of Chris Casey's blog - I recommend Chris' Genealogy Blog for some interesting reading about Chris' genealogical research journey.
Hasty/Simpson Family Tree
Hittle Genealogy Symposium
Holmes, Benjamin Probate Records
Benjamin “Frank” Holmes' Probate records after his untimely death in 1864 in Tazewell County. He died in March 1864 after moving cows from one farm to another. During the trip, he crossed a river and was soaked. He decided to stay with the cows that night so they wouldn't roam and slept under a tree in his wet clothes. He died later, probably of pneumonia. He was born in New York and made the trip to Illinois with his sister Ann Eliza, mother Helen Martha (Kipp) and father Palmer Holmes in 1835. His heirs were his wife Ellen (Hack) Holmes and his three sons: Alexander Franklin, Louis William, and Dudley Seldon Gregory.
Holmes, Palmer Probate Records
Probate records from Palmer Holmes' estate when he died in 1855 in Tremont. He was born and raised in New York and came to Tremont with the group of the first settlers in 1835.
National Blue Family Association
Patten & Allied Families Genealogy and Family Histories
Preston Family Genealogy
Ripley Roots (Klein, Moschel, Munro, Phillips)
Rook Family's Home Page
The Schrock ● Birkey Connection - A Family Genealogy by Donna Schrock Birkey - refers to surnames Schrock, Yordy, Roeschley, Neuhauser, Garber, Birky, Oesch, Park, Blackwell, Cromer, Dent, Thompson, Childers, West, Birkey, Good, Gingrich, Stalter, Zehr, Oyer, Heiser, and Wagler, among others
Schwieger/Chandler Home Page
Taylor-Wilson Genealogy
Dan Tharp Family Home Page
Norman Tharp Family Home Page
The Tommy and Hazel Thompson Story - East Peoria
Thomas W. Thompson was a businessman in East Peoria. He lived at 118 Cole Street with his wife Hazel Appleby. He ran Manhattan Coal and Mining Co in the 20s and 30s and had several business interests in the downtown/four corners area of the City. My name is Martin Crane, and I live in England. Thomas Thompson was my great-great uncle.
Van Dyke Genealogy DYKBEWONER II
Waughop/Wauchope Family of Niddrie Marischal

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Mailing Lists with Tazewell County Connections

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Illinois Civil War Research
Illinois Roots - For anyone with genealogical interests in Illinois
Hittle Surname - For anyone interested in the Hittle Surname (as in Hittle Township, Tazewell County)
Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society - Free E-newsletter
Tazewell County Research on Rootsquest - on this one, don't change the message body, just send it!
Tazewell County Research on Rootsweb
Tazewell County Illinois Genealogy Forum

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Message Boards with Tazewell County Connections

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Rootsweb Tazewell County Message Board

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