Lena, Unfortunately, I do not know where in Illinois my Fishers were. I do know that my great grandfather Samuel M. Fisher was born somewhere in Illinois in Jan. 1835. He was living in St. Louis county in the late 1850's until the 1880's when they moved to Springfield, Missouri. His son George Nicholas Fisher traveled from Southwest Missouri (Springfield) all the way to Vermilion County, Illinois in 1890 to marry Mary Elizabeth Ary. Vermilion County is on the far east side of the state of Illinois. I'm guessing there must have been some connection to this area. He was working as a clerk in his grandfather Long's store in Springfield, Missouri - traveled to Illinois to marry and immediately returned to Missouri. Samuel M.'s father's name was George W. Fisher born "somewhere" in Kentucky 1807-1808. He was a Methodist minister. I cannot imagine that Samuel was an only child in that day and age! Chris Fisher Thiessen --- I have a question, do you know where in Illinois your Fisher's were at? Lena