The history of Moline Lutheran Hospital

More Rock Island News Briefs

More Moline Biographical List

The Family Histories of Phillip Schlemmer and John Ohlweiller with lots of interesting information. submitted by Barb Appleby. Wonderful work, Barb!!

The first Swedish settlers in Moline also Swedish politicians by Lilly Setterdahl,thanks so much, Lilly!

Biographies Added

M,N,O,P and Q of the Prairie Farmers Directory online.

Wed. Feb 14,2007

The completion of Moline City Biographical List

Moline Supervisors 1857-1913

More Rock Island News Briefs

"R & S" of the Prairie Farmers Directory

History of Campbells Island

Wed.,Feb. 21,2007

Prairie Farmers Directory complete and online

20 New Biographies added.

John Ranbarger family history

Military Burials at Riverside Cemetery ( I found one of my brickwalls here!!)

Military Burials at Hartzell Cemetery in South Moline township

R.I. Soldiers buried in other R.I. Cemeteries

 

Wed., Feb. 28,2007

Justices of the Peace for Rock Island County 1857-1912. Done to 1867..... More coming!

Edgington township and village--Early settlers, firsts and church history

The history of the railroad and various railroad companies in Rock Island County.

The history of Rock Island county street railroads.

Grand Excursion pictures by Diana Alm

27 new Biographies added

Wed., March 7,2007

1918 Business Directory for Rock Island County(partial....more coming)

1868-1883 Justices of the Peace for Rock Island County....more coming

Histories of Moline and Rock Island townships

Past Board of Supervisors for Rock Island township

Father Quinn and St. Josephs Catholic Church

History of Moline Public Hospital

Wed. March 14,2007

A heart felt thanks to Tim Moore for biography of Joe Geiger and pictures of the Geiger Cigar Factory in Rock Island.

1883-1894 Justices of the Peace

Completion of 1918 Rock Island county Business Directory

Biographies Added

History of the Mississippi river(more next week!)

A link to the Rock Island Peservation Society with a lot of old post cards of Rock Island county. Also check out this wonderful organization dedicated to preserving historical buildings. Thanks so much to Diana Alm.

Wed., March 21,2007

History of steamboats on the Mississippi and list of steamboat captains, pilots and steamboats.

1965, 1993 and 2001 floods on the Mississippi

You know you're from the Quad Cities when.......

1894-1903 Justices of the Peace

More Rock Island citizens portraits

Pioneers, John Buford. A link to the Life of John Buford Jr. and Gettysburg. Some wonderful pictures on Fern's site!

 

Wed., Feb. 28,2007

Justices of the Peace for Rock Island County 1857-1912. Done to 1867..... More coming!

Edgington township and village--Early settlers, firsts and church history

The history of the railroad and various railroad companies in Rock Island County.

The history of Rock Island county street railroads.

Grand Excursion pictures by Diana Alm

27 new Biographies added

Wed., March 7,2007

1918 Business Directory for Rock Island County(partial....more coming)

1868-1883 Justices of the Peace for Rock Island County....more coming

Histories of Moline and Rock Island townships

Past Board of Supervisors for Rock Island township

Father Quinn and St. Josephs Catholic Church

History of Moline Public Hospital

Wed. March 14,2007

A heart felt thanks to Tim Moore for biography of Joe Geiger and pictures of the Geiger Cigar Factory in Rock Island.

1883-1894 Justices of the Peace

Completion of 1918 Rock Island county Business Directory

Biographies Added

History of the Mississippi river(more next week!)

A link to the Rock Island Peservation Society with a lot of old post cards of Rock Island county. Also check out this wonderful organization dedicated to preserving historical buildings. Thanks so much to Diana Alm.

Wed., March 21,2007

History of steamboats on the Mississippi and list of steamboat captains, pilots and steamboats.

1965, 1993 and 2001 floods on the Mississippi

You know you're from the Quad Cities when.......

1894-1903 Justices of the Peace

More Rock Island citizens portraits

Pioneers, John Buford. A link to the Life of John Buford Jr. and Gettysburg. Some wonderful pictures on Fern's site!

Wed.,March 28,2007

1913 Rock Island County Lawyers. Also from Moline, East Moline and Port Byron.

Completion of Justices of the Peace,1867-1913.

Page 5, Rock Island County News Briefs

Early Milan Settlers

County Death Notices from the Milan Independent

 

Wed, Apr 4, 2007

Professional Directory(dentist, doctors, etc.)

1918 Breeders Directory (partial.....completion next week!)

30th, 32nd and 33rd Illinois Infantry

37 Illinois Infantry Companies K, H, F ,C and A.

Page six news briefs

Wed.,Apr. 11, 2007

Rock Island County men in Iowa Infantrys

Rock Island County men in Iowa Calvarys

Rock Island County men in Missouri units

1918 R.I. Automobile owners (rural areas only) A-F.

Completion of the Breeders Directory

Churches of Edgington

Wed., Apr. 18, 2007

World War I pictures submitted by a friend who wishes to stay anamous. Thank you my firend!

Civil War veteran Richard Pierce Bissel submitted by Julie Bissell Tupker, Thanks so much Julie

Swedish Emigrants-Pictures of Sweden submitted by me!

Drury Township supervisors

Spanish American War-6th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Co. A & B.

Wed., Apr. 25, 2007

A Rock Island Company, Black Hawk War

Confederate Soldier Deaths A & B

Spanish-American Soldiers 6th Illinois Inf Co G & I

Spanish-American Soldiers: 8th Illinois Volunteer Inf. Co. I & K.

Wed., May 2, 2007

More of the 1918 Auto Directory(Completion next week)

Confederate Soldiers Deaths- C,D, E and F

1851-1854 Wedding Announcements

Milan Village Government 1865-1878

Wed., May 9, 2007

1918 Auto Directory Completed

Confederate Soldiers Deaths, G, H, I and J now online

Coal and Coal Mining in Rock Island County

Parks in Rock Island & Moline

Pythian Organization

43rd Illinois Infantry Co. E

Wed., May 16, 2007

More Rock Island County Newsbriefs

Confederate Soldiers Deaths K.L and M.

Civil War Soldiers: 57th Illinois Infantry Co. D & E

Civil War Soldiers: 58th Illinois Infantry Co. B, I & K

Rock Island County Civil War Soldiers in Various Other States

Wed., May 23, 2007

More Portraits of Rock Island County Citizens

Confederate Soldiers Deaths N,O,P,Q, R & S

History if the M.E. Church in Buffalo Prairie township

The Battle of Campbells Island

Wed., May 30, 2007

Due to Memorial Day weekend there won't be as many updates as normal.

Grave pictures of the Hartzell Cemetery.

1939 Rock Island Directory- A & B. This book was generously donated to me by Marsha Schulz.

Wed., June 6, 2007

Fern Buford Walker has submited some beautiful pictures of the National Cemeteery and the Confederate Cemetery on Memorial Day. Thanks so much, dear!!

More Hartzell Cemetery grave pictures.

Confederate Soldier's deaths completed

1939 County Directory C, D,E & F

Grand Excursion Epitaphs at Chippiannock Cemetery

Wed, June 13, 2007

Grave pictures at Riverside Cemetery submitted by Mike Peal, thanks so much, Mike!

Also grave pictures at Riverside Cemetery submitted by my niece Jessika, thanks, Peanut!!

Grave pictures of Chippiannock Cemetery also submitted by Jessika.

40 burials added to Chippiannock

G, H, I, and J of the 1939 County Directory

The history of St. Mary's church

Wed, June 20, 2007

More Chippiannock Cemetery Grave pictures.

Chippiannock Cemetery Military Grave pictures

K, L, M and N of the 1939 R.I. County Directory.

More Rock Island County news briefs

More Rock Island death notices

Wed., June 27, 2007

9th Illinois Calvary Co. A

4th Illinois Calvary Co. M

Linda Cohn has generously submitted her pictures of her family graves in Chippiannock and Riverside Cemeteries. Wonderful pictures Linda, thanks so much!

Linda has also submitted obituaries of David Wilson Hunt and his wife Ann Mary Wells Hunt, again my heartflet thanks to you!!

1939 Rock Island County Directory O,P,Q,R & S.

1939 Board of Supervisors

Wed., July 5, 2007

Pictures of the Calvary Cemetery submitted by a friend, thank you friend!!

1939 Andalusia directory

1939 Carbon Cliff directory

1939 Buffalo Prairie Directory

Completion of Rock Island County Directory (1939)

Wed., July 12,2007

1939 Milan Directory

1939 Phelps Addition Directory

1939 Christianson Addition

1939 Osborn Directory

Obituaries added

More Rock Island News Briefs

Wed., July 19, 2007

1939 Coal Valley directory

1939 Cordova directory

1939 Edgington directory

1939 Hampton directory

History of the Quad Cities including Davenport, Iowa with biographies of some important citizens.

Wed., July 26, 2007

Roberta Bear has generously submitted 24 obituaries of her family. Bysingers, Nelsons, Parr, Sisco, Miller and Huntleys. Also a picture of her ancestors Ezeliel and Lucy Nelson. I can't thank you enough, Roberta!    HERE

1939 Illinois City directory

1939 Port Byron directory

1939 Joslin directory

1939 Mahers Addition

QCA---Biographies of George L. Davenport and J.W. Gilchrist

Wed., Aug. 1, 2007

LDS List of people reported to be buried in Chippiannock Cemetery

Roberta Bear has submitted 12 more obituaries of her family. A big "thanks" to you my friend!!

Beth Golden has submitted her "Brick wall" of Richard G. Brown and Rebecca Moore her gr. gr grandparents.

Roberta has submitted her family pictures of Ben and Carrie White and George W. and Elsie Nelson. Wonderful pictures, Roberta, thanks so much!

More burials added to Chippiannock Cemetery

More Rock Island County marriages

 

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007

Donna Forbes has submitted 64 burials of her family in Chippianncock Cemetery. A big "Thank You" to you, Donna!

1939 Directory for Rapid City

1939 Directory for Reynolds

1939 Smiths Island

Wednesday, Aug. 15,2007

Moline Post Office history with roster from 1908

Coal mining in Rock Island County with a list of coal mines

More 1939 Advertisements

1939 Directory for VanDruff's Island

Wednesday Aug. 29, 2007

A list of Davenport cemeteries and pictures of cemeteries

Past Davenport Mayors

Biography of Bix Beiderbecke

An offsite link where you can listen to Bix's "In The Mist"

History of the Annie Wittenmyer Home

1939 Rock Island County Breeders List

Port Byron Businessmen

Port Byron Township Supervisors

 

Wed., Sept. 12, 2007

More Rock Island County death notices added

Map of Stewartville

Rock Island County marriages (excerpts from the Milan Independent 1902-1906)

A wonderful, touching story of Chippiannock Cemetery and it's most famous grave: "Ghost at the foot of the bed."

Wed., Sept 26, 2007

Barb Appleby has sumitted a picture of James Marvin Beardsley and also a mystery picture of some handsome yong men taken at Rassmussen Portrait Studio . Please take a look and see if you recognize them.

Lilly Setterdahl has submitted an article about her new novel "Maiden of the Titanic" Information about it and about Lilly. The book will be released this week.

25 new biographies added

Information on Rock Islands "District"

Wed., Oct. 10, 2007

Barb Appleby has submitted Civil War photos of James M Beardsley(the other one) and Elisha Beardsley. Thanks so much, Barb!

1939 township list of people living outside of Rock Island and Moline townships. Andalusia, Black Hawk, Bowling, Buffalo Prairie, Canoe Creek, Coal Valley and Coe now online......More coming!

Made in the Quad Cities. Products the Quad Cities is famous for.

Links for Moline

Wed., Oct. 22, 2007

Mike Peal has submitted pictures of Riverside and Hartzell Cemeteries Thanks so much, Mike

1939 township list of people living outside of Rock Island and Moline townships,the lists are for Cordova, Drury, Edgington, Hampton and Port Byron

Rob McConkey has submitted a wonderful picture of the Liptons of Rural township. A big thanks you, Rob

An article about Echoes of Riverside and pictures from it submitted by Mike Peal. Thanks, my friend!

Wed. Nov 7, 2007

Mike Peal has submitted two articles about the Hartzell Cemetery and it's pioneers. Again, thanks Mike, great articles.

1939 townships lists for Rural and Zuma townships.

Obits added

Reminscences of early Milan

Wed. Nov 21, 2007

1886 Rock Island County Directory(excludes Moline & Rock Island) A-B

Civil War Veterans for Cordova

Jill has submitted some great links. Thanks Jill!

Rock Island, Moline, East Moline Buffalo Prairie, Hillsdale and Port Byron and Reynolds banks. Historys & Officers

 

 

January 3, 2008

Well, it's a new year! Hopefully with your help there will be even more information on Rock Island to help in your search!