This is in reply to the following e-mail which I received from Gary NORRIS yesterday. Page 471 of the book "History of the Carlock Family", by Marion Pomeroy CARLOCK, 1929, says that Abraham Willard CARLOCK (twin s/o Abraham, Hanchrist, David), b. 7 Apr 1800, Hampshire Co., VA, "was known all over central Illinois as 'The Old Democrat'". As a young child, in 1803 he migrated with his father and twin brother George Osborn CARLOCK to Overton Co., TN. After taking an extended tour of Illinois in 1823, he returned to Tennessee and married Mary "Polly" R. GOODPASTURE. In 1827 he migrated with his wife and eldest child to Morgan Co., IL, then shortly thereafter to Dry Grove, McLean Co., IL. In 1836 he moved to White Oak Township. He remained there until his death, 19 Feb. 1884. The book says that Abraham owned a large tract of land near Carlock, IL. Pages 324 - 327 of the same book contains family photographs and a biography of Abraham Willard CARLOCK, including the fact that he was the grandfather of the author. Pages 325 - 326 say, "In politics he was an uncompromising Democrat, having cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson and his last one for Horace Greeley; in fact, he was so staunch and unswerving in his allegiance to the Democratic Party, that he was commonly and affectionately known everywhere as 'The Old Democrat' and any of his notes or legal papers would pass current if signed by this sobriquet." Abraham Willard CARLOCK is listed on my home page under the report titled "User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Hans GERLACH/GARLOCK/CARLOCK", Generation 5, Person 47. Sue Tilleman http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Susan-E-Tilleman/index.html?Welcome=989669866 -----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- From: Gary Norris To: Susan Tilleman Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Reuben CARLOCK (1795 - 1854) m. Amy JONES, d/o Isaac JONES and Rachel OSBORN Susan, I remember a newspaper article in the Livingston Enterprise some years ago in which someone in Illinois wrote about one of the Carlocks who had migrated from Overton County. The story told what a strong Democrat he was. He was called the "Old Democrat". This Carlock was buried in a cemetery in which the Democrats were buried on one side of the road and the Republicans on the other. I believe he had "The Old Democrat" on his tombstone. That sounds like southern Illinois since that political party was much strong there. Do you remember who that Carlock might have been? Gary