Randolph County Illinois Researcher Velda Moore

Velda was well versed in searching for documents pertaining to Randolph County ancestors, finding books that contained the names and descriptions of early residents, census, births, deaths, marriages, church information, old newspaper articles, and court documents, including court cases, guardianship, conservator, bonds, old wills, unprobated wills, naturalizations, and divorces.

We would also like to recommend that you check out Misselhorn Gallery at http://www.misselhorngallery.com/ where you will find thousands of photos and artworks pertaining to Randolph County.

In addition to contacting the RCGS, we want to bring to your attention a service provided by legacy.com that allows you to automatically receive obits from newspapers of your choice. You may choose papers such as the Belleville News Democrat, The Southern Illinoisan, and the St. Louis Dispatch. The obits come from the paper directly to your e- mail. If you are interested in this service please click HERE.

Velda Moore was featured in the TV series "The Legend Seekers" in the episode titled "The Lively Family Massacre". "The Lively Family Massacre" was filmed in Randolph County Illinois, and Velda is seen as the researcher that helped find the family records at the Randolph County Courthouse in Chester Illinois. Ms. Moore deserves much credit for all she has done to help others in their quest to find their ancestors. If you would like to view this program and see Velda at work, click Here.

Megan Heyl & Larry Rettinger

Chester Bridge

Chester Bridge is a truss bridge connecting Missouri's Route 51 with Illinois Route 150 across the Mississippi River between Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois. The bridge, opened on Aug 23, 1942 and was a toll bridge until Dec 31, 1988. Two years after opening, its main span was destroyed in a storm in July of 1944 and took 2 years to repair. My father-in-law, Charlie Moore, worked for the Massman Construction Company which was instrumental in repairing the bridge between 1942 and 1944. The roadway is 104 feet above the water and 2826 feet in length.

Velda Moore

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Randolph County Genealogical Society Web Site