Kathy: I forgot to ask one more favor of you: Can you provide the census enumeration for Elijah for 1860? John Charles Tippet johntippet@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Leary & Kathy <friendlm@trianglenet.net> To: <BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 7:38 AM Subject: (no subject) > Hello! > > Sorry to take so long to respond. Busy weekend........ > > Henry Hardin Behymer ( son of Elijah & Susan) was my great great > grandfather. I > have census info showing him in Christian County, Illinois in 1850, and > 1860. > I have copies of his Civil War records. He married Rebecca Jane > Logsdon, in > Brown County, Illinois, on 9 Feb 1871. Their children were Nora May, > Susan, > and Lucinda. Henry was born in Christian County on 2 April 1843. He > died in > Brown County on 29 August 1928 and is buried in Versailles West > Cemetery. > > I have pictures of Henry and Rebecca and also a picture of the three > daughters. > I also have copies of obituaries of the family. > > Elijah, the father of Henry, died in Brown County 11 Aug 1868. I have > not been > able to locate a burial place for him. He is also listed in the 1850 and > 1860 census > in Christian County. I have several spellings for his name: Behymer, > Hymer, > Beckelhymer. I have a copy of the estate sale which was held 22 Dec > 1868. I have > a copy of his account at Casteen's General Store from Jan to Aug 1868. > (This is > interesting to the history buffs) And I have a copy of his will. I have > no record > of his marriage to Susan. I do have a copy of a marriage of Elijah > Piklesimon and > Elizabeth McKinsey in Estill County, Kentucky, on 18 Oct 1813. > > I found in a Christian County History Book that in 1837, Elijah B. > Hymer, a > native of Virginia, with Daniel B. Hymer settled in Prairieton Township. > > There are several others on this list that have the early history of the > family in > Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia. I'm willing to share my listings of names, > dates,etc. > > Kathy Graham Friend > > > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > Picklesimer webpage: Shawna's Genealogy Page > http://www.concentric.net/~shahall/ > Thanks, Shawna! >