Hello, I just joined this list, although I also belong to several others. I'm just starting to sort my Hill family out and I am seeking the family of Rosanna HILL, born about 1820 in Ohio. Her family moved to Pike County, Illinois. Rosanna HILL married first Jesse SHIPTON January 3, 1838 in Pike County, IL. One known daughter, Isabella SHIPTON, born about 1840 in Missouri who married Philo BISSELL in Grant County, Wisconsin, and later settling in Clayton County, Iowa. Rosanna HILL married second, John GIBSON September 19, 1848, in Pike County, Illinois. They settled in Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa. John and Rosanna HILL SHIPTON GIBSON had six children, all born in Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa: Henry B. Gibson, b.1849 Wallace Samuel Gibson, b.1851, married Minnie May PATTERSON 1885 Emily "Emma" Gibson, b.1853, married Edward HILL 1875 (child Verda HILL) Florence Gibson, b.1855 Jennie Gibson, b.1859, married 1st SHIPTON & 2nd Sears T. RICHARDS Edwin Gibson, b. 1861, married Mary Catherine PECK 1890 The marriage records for Pike County, Illinois, also show an Isabella HILL marriage to Harrison MITCHELL on January 24, 1853, and since Rosanna HILL named her first daughter Isabella, there might be a relationship. Hopefully, someone might recognize these Hills. Thanks, Cheron -- +-----------------------------------------------------+ |SOUTHERN SEARCHIN' Clifton, Williams, Welch, Garrett,| |Estep, Addington, Hatchett, Rape/Reeb, Odom, Wilson. | |NORTHERN SEARCHIN' Gibson, Huntley, Jones, Hartwell, | |Miner, Richmond, Turner, Macomber, Hosmer, Brockway, | |Harris, Chappell, Brewster, Fuller, Rogers, Rowley. | |MYSTERY WOMAN: ROSANNA HILL, b.1820 Cincinnati, Ohio | +-----------------------------------------------------+ Cheron Gibson cheron@fda.net San Diego, CA cheron2@home.com "How come my family's Coat of Arms ties in the back?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To help finance free genealogy data on the Web, please contribute to RootsWeb at <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~