I am seeking help, information, anything on James N. Fowler. Census indicates that he was born in NY (place unknown). I first find him in IL in the 1840 census (head of household names only). By 1844, he was listed in the Peoria City Directory (IL), occupation: carpenter and joiner. In the 1850 census, he is in Peoria with a household containing: James S., age 16, b. NY; Francis C., age 15, born IL; Laura, age 13, b. IL; Henry, age 11, b. IL; Charles, age 6, b. IL; Leet E ( or Leete), age 4, b. IL; and Nancy, age 33, b. IL. (James N.'s age in the various census' would seem to indicate that he was born in NY about 1808-1811). Nancy was apparently his second wife. Records in Peoria show he married a Nancy Crow 12 Sep 1848, so presumedly his first wife died after Leete was born. Have found no death or burial records for her, and no name. Nancy apparently died before 26 Nov 1850, when he married for a third time to Magdalene McDowell. James N. appears in the1860, 1870 and 1880 census, and in the Peoria City Directory for 1861, 1863, 1868, 1869, 1870-71, and 1880. In the 1880 census, he is shown in the household of his son, Henry, in Iroquois Co., IL. And then he disappears. Through the years, his occupation changed from carpenter and joiner, to ships carpenter, to mechanic. No death or burial records found in Peoria Co., Iroquois Co., Livingston Co., Newton Co (IN), or in locations to which some of his children moved. He just disappears! Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Jeanne