O.K. I am posting the Birds and other connections that I have. Would love to find someone out there researching these names. This is from the 1850 Census in Fulton co, Il BIRD, Henry 47 VA $1000 (value of real estate) Elizabeth 28 KY David 22 IL Richard 20 IL Sarah Ann 20 IL Joel 18 IL Jacob 15 IL John W. 8 IL Martin 7 IL Mary E. 5 IL Isaac N. 5mos IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is probably Henry's second wife. Looks like two batches of kids here. Yes, you will see that Henry and Elizabeth didn't marry til 1840. I don't find an earlier marriage for Henry in Fulton nor Peoria Co, IL. He was probably married first in KY. ******************************************** 1860 census - Orion Twp, Fulton Co, Il - household #1178: BIRD, Henry 55 VA farmer $4000 $1000 Elizabeth 37 KY John 18 IL farm hand Martin 16 IL farm hand Mary 14 IL Isaac 10 IL George 9 IL Wesley 7 IL Sarah 5 IL Nathaniel 1 IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ household #1173: BIRD, David 32 KY farmer $2500 $400 Sarah 24 Del Leroy 4 IL Carry 1 IL HINSHAW, William 20 ENG farm hand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` BIRD, Joel 26 KY farmer $2500 $500 Jane 22 IL Medaline 14 IL KEEPNER, Hessikiah 19 PA farm hand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ household #1176: BIRD, Richard 29 KY farmer $2500 $400 Adaline 24 NY Albert 9 IL James 5 IL Lucretia 3 IL Lucy 1 IL EWING, Robert 22 IL farm hand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some Bird families were over the Fulton/Peoria County line into Trivoli Twp, Peoria County. Trivoli is near Farmington also. This from Peoria County, IL Marriage Index: BIRD, Henry & Elizabeth McKimsey May 7, 1840 (might be KIMSEY/KIMZEY ****************************************************** John W. Bird born 5/22/1842 Farmington, Il died 10/10/1910 Council Bluffs, IA married to: Sept 23,1869 Sarah Ellen McCoy born 3/22/1852 died 11/17/1925 Children:Fredrick A. Bird 10/22/1870-1948 &Julia Clinock?-6/14/38 Flora Belle Bird12/201872-4/6/1900&Oscar Best9/25/1852-5/3/1952 Adelade Bird 1/18/1877-11/5/51 &Hurlbert W. Hartvell 12/7/1873-3/30/53 Joel L Bird 11/1/1881-11/27/1949&Eva P Griffith 4/2/1887-1959 Henry D. Bird 12/18/1890-10/13/1945 & Lillian Johannsen 1/18/1891-10/13/1939 daughter of ... John Meinert Johansen born 6/28/1860 Gotteskoog in Schelswig, Germany died 10/15/19?? Woodburn, OR married to: Dorthea Schenk born 1/20/1868 Germany died 10/2/1942 Council Bluffs, IA +sister of Rhea Johannsen 6/9/1923& James F. Jamison Children of Henry D. Bird & Lillian Johannsen (see above) Margaret E. Bird 5/24/1915-?? & Lester Bremholm 6/17/1914-2/4/1955 Esther Bird 5/5/1918-??& Don Fox 3/8/1916-6/?/1985 Francis May Bird 4/29/1928-?? Henry Jr. D. Bird 11/26/1920 still living- & Hope B. Campbell 8/22/1926-5/22/1996 daughter of Walter W. Campbell 12/3/1889-1991 &Blanche I. Goodrich 6/14/1888- 8/??/1972 I would appriciate any help that anybody may be able to send me. Thanks ahead of time. Donna ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com