In a message dated 5/22/2002 4:17:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, enugent@alveus.com writes: > I have probate papers for a Jonathan Houghton who died on or about 25 > July l838 in Peoria, Illinois. He apparently was in a shoe business > with an Elias Woods in Craftsbury, Vermont about 30 June l837 and > another business in Peoria, Illinois about July l838 with R. L. Kilburn. I have Kilburns and Houghtons who were associated about that time in Martin/Daviess Co., Indiana...also a common denominator was a Robertson/Robinson family. Does this sound familiar? Michele