This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Judi McDowell. Judi found that she did have Rock Island County connections! Cemeteries, obituaries, and Find A Grave, oh my! Jacob and Mary Frances Bingman By RICIGS member, Judi McDowell When I first joined the Rock […]
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Legend vs History: Examining Family Lore Through World Events By Bill Simmon RICIGS Member, Bill Simmon, has submitted a 10-minute video presentation on his Simmon ancestors. Very interesting! Henry Peter and Eva Catherine Simmon emigrated to America in 1833 with their first seven children. The legends surrounding the family’s life […]
An Unfinished Biography of Captain John McClurg By Jay Matlock John McClurg is my first cousin three times removed. John was born in 1858 in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. John’s father, Samuel Jackson McClurg, was born in 1824 in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania and died in 1861 at […]