I trust if you find some connections here you'll share them with us. There are several folks who descend from Timothy Downing around here who would like to know. Inquiring minds and all that. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Logan County, ILGenWeb, coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com