Were your Downing ancestors Campbellites, members of the Disciples of Christ/First Christian Churches? Most people have some of a variety of religions in their line. Check out this web site: http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~mcmillan/Restlit/States >From there you can pick a state and then a county within the state. 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