County

Historical and Genealogical Society Book

The Greene County, Illinois History and Families Book has been distributed.

Articles on the Greene County Illinois connections to the Clark, Vivell and Davis families were submitted for publication in a county history book published by the Greene County Historical Society, Carrollton, IL.

Cyrus A. Davis was an early pioneer and settler in the County and served in the State House with Abraham Lincoln. Information in the profiles came from this web site as well as family history files and were submitted by family members.

Copies may be order from the Greene County Illinois Historical & Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 137, Carrollton, IL 62016.

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October 2016

New John Scott Revolutionary War records have been added to war records section located on the home page.

A very interesting investigative report(article) by Alice Clark on a photograph mystery on Frank Vivell has been added to the home page. Click on the link listed above.

Additional items have been added to the Photograph Album pages including Ulla Dio Clark, Elias Clark, O. H. Vivell, Davis Family section and others.

September 2016

New photograph of Mary (Polly) Clark and Elias Clark added to the site. Photographs from the Shepard Family Tree on www.geni.com.

An 1866 Syracuse New York Daily Journal newspaper advertisement by F. P. Vedder has been added to the Vedder Photo Album Section.

August 2016

A recent photograph of the Clark’s in front of the Dr. James Davis house in Carrollton, Illinois. These Clark family members once resided in the home. It is located on the Davis Photo Album Section.

July 2016

Additional photographs and newspaper