KEN, I will keep a look out but I am sorry to say I have limited my IL research to just the Southern half of IL. I have purposely stayed away from Cook Co., IL. It is too massive for me at this time. However, I realize I just might have to break down and do just that. Several of James & Kizziah's 7 sons that married listed on 1900 census that their parents were from MO. Where that idea came from I can not figure out. But it tells me that there just might be some kind of connection to a MO family of Browns. My Browns were in Saline Co., AR by 1846 and on the Census there in 1850, then on to CA in 1852. Where they remained. So the Browns I am interested in finding, are all the ones that were in IL prior to 1838 when my James got married. He wasn't very helpful in listing his place of birth other than on 2 census reports. 1850 he said (or someone said OH) 1860 he was listed as being born in KY. He was born in 1816, possibly in November. But I will keep a look out for your James Oswald Brown. One never knows where information might show up. Carol Brown Hoskins >Carol, > >If you ever run across a James Oswald BROWN, in or around Chicago, I'd love >to hear about it! >He was born in Scotland 1858, came to Ontario Canada, then Chicago from >1886 to 1891, at which point I lose him. I do know he was in the USA in >1909, but not sure where. He only shows up in the Chicago street directory >in 1891. >Searching for a James BROWN is difficult of course, and even the Oswald >doesn't help that much- I've found 6 of them so far!! The Oswald is his >mothers maiden name, and his father's middle name was Renwick, SO.....any >BROWNs you run across with Renwick or Oswald in their names would interest me. > >Thanks for listening...........Ken > > > > > > >At 08:27 15/09/2000 -0600, you wrote: >>Dear List, >> >>I posted last week my brick wall so won't bore you again. >> >>Obit of my Great Grandfather James Harvey Brown in 1926 is how I was able >>to advance my search to IL in 1838. However I have stayed there in IL for >>4 years now. >> >>Anyone with any BROWN family that lived in or near Charleston, Coles >>County IL in 1838 please let me know. >> >>As many of you know, I am willing and able to help with a lot of info not >>even pertaining to my Browns but all Browns that I find info on in IL. >> >>Carol Brown Hoskins >>Buffalo, Wyoming >>hoskins@trib.com >> >> >> >>==== BROWN Mailing List ==== >> >>contact list manager at judjack@rocketmail.com >> >>============================== >>Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >>http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >>Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >Ken Renshaw >renbrown@netinc.ca > >Ancaster, Ontario, Canada >