My great-grandfather Solomon Baker was born in Ohio in 1821, married Mary Ann Kiser in 1851 and died in Macon County, Illinois on Nov. 26, 1871. I found him at age 28 in the1850 Federal Census in German Township, Clark County, Ohio in the household of Henry and Elizabeth Baker. I therefore assume that Henry and Elizabeth are Solomon's parents Henry was born in Virginia on August 26, 1786 and died in Macon County, Illinois on Feb. 7, 1877. My theory (and it's only theory) is that Henry was the son of Jacob Baker, son of Philip Baker and Catherine Gramm Baker of Rockingham County, VA. Philip, the immigrant, was born in Worms, Germany and died in Page Co., VA. I would like to prove or disprove that Henry was Solomon's father and that Jacob was Henry's father. ----------------------------------------------- Ruth, Have you gone through/tried obtaining any wills, probate, etc from the Illinois' Macon County Court house and maybe go through also the Macon Co historical/genealogical society who would assist you with this task? Illinois has many, many historical/genealogical societies to seek assistance...ask and you will receive! Try placing the words with only lower case (no capitals) letters with only one space in between each word, into your favorite search engines and that way you will find many, many websites to go to for assistances. Remembering about eliminating those captials and keeping to using only one space in between words, will gain you terrific resources with which to work. illinois +genealogical +societies (this give you the whole state's) illinois +macon +co +historical (this will narrow down specific counties of a state) Rhonda Warmack Houston (rfhouston@mindspring.com)