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ILLINOIS FAMILY ROOTS (and beyond)

HEMPHILL - TAYLOR - PALLETT - SMITH - MCCLUN - SCOTT - MAGILL
  MANN - COOPER - BLOOM - LAYER - SCHWER - RINGEISEN - WEBER 

PAGES OF PHOTOS:
Taylor Album - identified and unidentified "Taylor" photos, mostly from Jim and Laura in CT
Updated  Hemphill Box -  unidentified "Hemphill" photos from Philadelphia ~1860s; and a 1930s letter. 
Reference to Philadelphia cousins and Uncle McAfee

Hemphill Album - a few Hemphill photos
Parents and Grand parents - gravestones, dates, photos
Great Grandparents - Illinois tombstones!
Great Great Grandparents  -  more Illinois roots

SCANNED HEMPHILL Research Letters:
Doc #1    Letter from W. Dwight Pierce to Cousin Minnie (Hemphill Nowland) 8/12/44
                 with transcribed Hemphill data
Doc #2    Letter from Paul H. McCalla to Chester Hemphill 8/31/1948 (2 pages plus fill in form)
Doc #3    Letter from Chester A. Hemphill to Paul H. McCalla 9/4/1948;
                 Letter from McCalla to Chester 9/1/1948
Doc #4    Letter from Paul H. McCalla to C.A. Hemphill 9/11/1948 (2 pages with 2 pages of forms)
Doc #5    Letter from Paul H. McCalla to C.A. Hemphill 9/21/1948 (3 pages)
Doc #6    Letter from Paul H. McCalla to Chester A Hemphill 10/11/1948
               with Chester A. Hemphill-Jeannette McClun Taylor page 2
Hemphill Family G records
Hemphill Family F records


Great grandmother Mary Pallett Taylor? 1854-1944
photo from Taylor family album,
(thanks to Jim and Laura, CT)

1919-1976
HEMPHILL, Robt Chester

1893-1968
HEMPHILL, Chester Abram
TAYLOR, Jeannette McClun
1890-1964
1855-1906
HEMPHILL, William James
SMITH, Ida Jubilow 
1859-1902
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1848-1932
TAYLOR, John "Jakey" William
PALLETT, Mary Leah
1854-1944
1826-1901
HEMPHILL, Robt M 
SMITH, Martha Jean 
1835-1883
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1815-1893
SMITH, Abraham Parham 
SCOTT, Mary 
1823-1890
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1816 (Scot)-1902
TAYLOR, Robert C 
CUNNINGHAM, Janet
1824 (Scot)-1910
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1818-1873
PALLETT, Rev. Wm M 
McCLUN, Rachel Ann
1826-1857
d 1856 (Ire)
HEMPHILL, William

McAFEE, Jane
1786 (Ire)-1872

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1801-1843
SMITH, James
GOODRICH, Harriet
1806-1886
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SMITH, William
~1763-1828
Sarah 1786-1853
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1782 (Ire)-1855
SCOTT, William

MAGILL, Nancy
1803-1842

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~1779-1819
TAYLOR, Robert

McCOIG, Miza
1780-1845

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CUNNINGHAM, John  d1838
Helene d 1832 (SCOT)
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PALLETT, Abraham ~1772-(1860-65)
Leticia ~1789-1865
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1789-1850
McCLUN, Rev. Robt Kile

SENSENEY, Leah
1805-1897
HEMPHILL, Jas
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McAFEE, Robt
BOYD, Mary A
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SMITH, John I
McLAUD, Cat
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GOODRICH, Ezek
BUCK, Ester
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MAGILL, Jas
EAKIN, M. T
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TAYLOR, Angus
THOMSON, Flora
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PALLETT, Wm
STEWART, M
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McCLUN, Thos 1771-1829
BAILEY, Eliz 1775-1843
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SENSENEY, John 176?-1819
GONDER, N






m.MANN, Ronda Layer
1921-2003
1891-1958 
MANN, Art Sidney 
SCHWER, Mona Frieda 
1894-1975
1858-1945
MANN, Frederick 
COOPER, Caroline "Carrie"
1864-1939

 
 
 

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1865-1934
SCHWER, Louis 
LAYER, Catherine
1866-1940

 

1824-1911
MANN, John
BLOOM, Eliza Marie
1829-1907 

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1828-1915
COOPER, William
BROWN, Lorinda Adeline 

1829-1900

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1819(Ger) -1886
SCHWER, August W 
HOMEIER, Catherine
1820(Ger)-1904
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1836(Ger)-1903
LAYER, Charles 
RINGEISEN, Katharine
1842 (Ger)-1895 
1789-1867
MANN, Alexander

BUMPUS, Maria
1804-1890

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1800-1877
BLOOM, Major David

RUTTY, Polly Ann
1799-1854

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COOPER, John 1800-1875

PERRY, Lydia 1807-1854 
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BROWN, Squire ~1793-<1880
Mary "Polly" ~1795-
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1785-<1840

SCHWER, Johann Freidrich
MOLLER, Katherine Engle 1794-1855
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1789-1839 (Ger)
LAYER, Christian 

WOLF, Anna Maria  1806-1872(Ger)
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1811(Ger)-1858
RINGEISEN, Johann Jacob
WEBER, Katherina
1815(Ger)-1899
MANN, John 1747 (Ire)-1847
DEAN, Annie
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BUMPUS, Fred 1764-1839
MARLOW, Cath
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BLUM, Joh Geo 1754 (Ger)-18??
ATER, An Marie
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COOPER, Jas
THOMPSON, Ann
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SCHWER, Joh Ton ~1747-1821
BRANDS, A Eng ~1757-1832
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MOLLER, J C H 1767-1833
TEGTMEYER, A M
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LAYER, Joh Dav 1768-1841
MULLER, Ev Ros 1773-1829
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WOLF, Joh Adam 1764-1813
GRUN, Ev Ros 1767-1844
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RINGEISEN, JJC 1767-1848
ECKER, Eliz 1786-1876 (IL)
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WEBER, Georg
BISCHOFF, Eliz

CEMETERIES - Illinois

HEMPHILL/SMITH:      Diamond Grove & Antioch, Morgan Co., IL;
SMITH (Tom, Mary):     Oak Ridge, Sangamon Co. IL
TAYLOR:                       Karr, Cass County, IL
PALLETT:                     Bethel Church, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon Co., IL; Wesley Chapel, Ursa Twp, Adams Co., IL
McCLUN                       Evergreen, Bloomington, IL
SCOTT/MAGILL          Scott-Magill, Morgan Co., IL

MANN/BLOOM:           Bloom Cemetery, Kankakee Co. IL; Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, IL
LAYER:                         Wenger, Gilman, Onarga, Cemeteries, Iroquois Co., IL  
SCHWER:                    Flesher Cemetery, Crescent City, Iroquois Co., IL
RINGEISEN:                 Hollands Grove, Tazewell Co., IL; Ridgeville Twp Cem, Iroquois Co. IL; Roberts
 

MOM'S Side includes - Art Mann & Mona Schwer (children: Peggy, Ronda, Mona Ray); Fred Mann & Carrie Cooper (Art, Bertha); Harold Troup & Theresa Schwer (Betty, Bill); Ann White Ferris; Lewis Schwer & Katherine/Kate Layer (Pat/Katherine, Mona, Theresa/Trix); Charles Layer& Katherina Ringeisen (Kate, Billy, Charlie/Carl, Frank); Eliza M Bloom & John Mann (Fred....); John David Layer & Augusta Baker; David Layer and Justena Becker; Emerson Scholer & Peggy Mann (Peter, Todd, Craig); William Troup & Mary Beth; Harold Troup & Trix Schwer (Katherine and William); Ron Caffin & Mona Ray Mann (Randy); William August Schwer & Ellen/Engel Sophia Honieiyer

DAD'S Side includes - Robert C Hemphill & Ronda Hemphill (Jeanne, Stuart, Scott, Jamie); Chester Hemphill &Jeannette Taylor (Bob, Mary, Bill); Mary Hemphill & Tom C Smith; William Hemphill &Ida Smith (Chester, Norma); Robert M Hemphill & Martha Smith; Harold Beaver & Ruth Taylor (Edward); Bill Hemphill & Patsy Blaker (Jim, Bob); Stuart Hemphill & Gail (Hayley, Noel) & Karen Olson (Timo); Scott Hemphill & Jane Meagher (Bobby, Kevin, Andy); Jamie Hemphill & Katherine Doll (Lyndsay, Peggy); Rev William Pallett & Rachel McClun (Mary, Georgianna); Abraham Smith & Mary Scott (Ophelia, Ida, Charles, Katie, Sallie...)