Teresa Benolkin wrote: > I have started to search for my Beebe relatives. Elizabeth Beebe was > my grandmother. She was from Aurora, Illinois and probably born in > 1888. Her father was John Beebe and her mother's maiden name was > Colwell. Any help is greatly appreciated. Here's some info to get you started: 1880 Census Census Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois Rel Sex Mar Age Born Fa: Mo: Occ: Abel BEEBE Self M M 50 NY NY NY Laborer Margaret BEEBE Wife F M 50 NY NY NY Keeping House Lorinda BEEBE Dau F S 27 IL NY NY Keeping House Abbie BEEBE Dau F S 24 IL NY NY Keeping House George BEEBE Son M S 20 IL NY NY Brakeman John BEEBE Son M S 19 IL NY NY Laborer Willie BEEBE Son M 14 IL NY NY At School Katie BEEBE Dau F S 13 IL NY NY At School Hattie BEEBE Dau F S 12 IL NY NY At School Clara BEEBE Dau F S 9 IL NY NY At School Nelson RICHARDS SonL M M 26 IL FRA FRA Charles RICHARDS GSon M S 2 IL IL IL Source: FHL Film 1254217 National Archives Film T9-0217 Page 33A Rel Sex Mar Age Born Fa: Mo: Occ: Ed REGENIE Self M M 28 IL CAN CAN Switchman Aggie REGENIE Wife F M 26 IRE IRE IRE Keep House Lizzie REGENIE Dau F S 3 IL IL IRE At Home Zae REGENIE Dau F S 1 IL IL IRE At Home Lizzie COLWILL Sis F S 20 IL IRE IRE Visitor Frank COLWILL Oth M S 24 IL IRE IRE Laborer Source: FHL Film 1254217 National Archives Film T9-0217 Page 83D Taken from LDS 1880 Census CDROM Set ------- ABEL BEEBE married MARGARET HANNIS in MC HENRY county on 01/08/1850 ABBY BEEBE married BNELSON [sic] RICHARDS in KANE county on 05/24/1877 GEORGE BEEBE married MARY BRENNAN in KANE county on 02/06/1883 JOHN BEEBE married LIZZIE COLWELL in KANE county on 11/22/1882 HATTIE BEEBE married JOHN W BELL in KANE county on 06/30/1889 FRANK COLWELL married MATILDA HAWKINS in KANE county on 11/07/1892 Source: Illinois Satewide Marriage Index, 1793-1900 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html ------- In the 1880 Census, this Beebe family was the only one of that name in Aurora. There are a number of other Beebe marriages in the Illinois index - a number of them in the 1850s and 1860s. This may provide clues to brothers and sisters for Abel. There was a Colwell family with parents and children born in NY and this Colwill entry (probably a transcription error of the name). It appears that Aggie, Lizzie, and Frank are siblings (although Frank is listed as Other not Brother) whose parents came from Ireland around 1855. The Illinois marriage records do not have any Regenie (or variant) marriages. ------- Happy hunting! Cheers, Mike Moak