I'm sorry - I have no information on your request re: Cyrus Smith. I noticed your mention of Sophronia Rankin Smith - one of my great grandfathers was Rankin D. Smith who would have been born around 1871 and lived in or around Loraine, Adams County, Illinois. My grandmother was Mary Ann Smith Littleton. You mention Mendon which is about 8 miles from Loraine. I am fairly new to the genealogy scene and have not been working in this area of my family. I have been working on the Riddle, Littleton and Hill families. Are there any names here that may show up in your material? If you would like you may contact me at driddle@infowest.com Don Riddle ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob smith" <rsmith@acornsys.com> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:13 PM Subject: [ILADAMS] Searching > I am new to this list. > > I am searching for a Cyrus Smith - who married Hedessa Laughlin about 1860. Hedessa was the daughter of William Laughlin (of Mendon) and Hedessa Forsythe. The Laughlin's lived in Mendon and are buried there. I'd like to learn more about this marriage and about what happened to Hedessa and Cyrus. Particularly I need to know more about Cyrus' line. He is my gggrandfather. > > I have heard that Cyrus Smith was one of the first boys born in Adams County - Quincy - around 1830. I believe his mother was Sophronia Rankin Smith - No idea on his father. Also read that Sophronia and her husband died of Cholera and left Cyrus an orphan - where he was raised by George Pollard in Adams Co and another uncle in KY. > > If this sounds familiar with anyone - I'd sure like to learn more about what you have. > > My Adams Co surnames are - Smith - Laughlin - Rankin - Pollard - Rawlings > > Thanks > Bob Smith > robertbsmith@comcast.net > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Don, Thanks for your reply. While I have been in pursuit of Cyrus Smith for over 30 years - I just recently found out who his mother was (we think). So the Rankin connection is still pretty weak for me. We visited the Mendon and surrounding areas in June and saw the graves of a number of ancesters. We also located their old farm land and tried to trace down more information. The Great River Genealogy Society is a big help - they are located in the Quincy Public Library - Quincy, IL. Good luck in your searching. I don't have any of your surnames in my family (yet). Thanks Bob Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Riddle" <driddle@infowest.com> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 2:06 AM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Searching > I'm sorry - I have no information on your request re: Cyrus Smith. I > noticed your mention of Sophronia Rankin Smith - one of my great > grandfathers was Rankin > D. Smith who would have been born around 1871 and lived in or around > Loraine, Adams County, Illinois. My grandmother was Mary Ann Smith > Littleton. > You mention Mendon which is about 8 miles from Loraine. I am fairly new to > the genealogy scene and have not been working in this area of my family. I > have been working on the Riddle, Littleton and Hill families. Are there any > names here that may show up in your material? If you would like you may > contact me at > driddle@infowest.com > > Don Riddle > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bob smith" <rsmith@acornsys.com> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:13 PM > Subject: [ILADAMS] Searching > > > > I am new to this list. > > > > I am searching for a Cyrus Smith - who married Hedessa Laughlin about > 1860. Hedessa was the daughter of William Laughlin (of Mendon) and Hedessa > Forsythe. The Laughlin's lived in Mendon and are buried there. I'd like to > learn more about this marriage and about what happened to Hedessa and Cyrus. > Particularly I need to know more about Cyrus' line. He is my gggrandfather. > > > > I have heard that Cyrus Smith was one of the first boys born in Adams > County - Quincy - around 1830. I believe his mother was Sophronia Rankin > Smith - No idea on his father. Also read that Sophronia and her husband > died of Cholera and left Cyrus an orphan - where he was raised by George > Pollard in Adams Co and another uncle in KY. > > > > If this sounds familiar with anyone - I'd sure like to learn more about > what you have. > > > > My Adams Co surnames are - Smith - Laughlin - Rankin - Pollard - Rawlings > > > > Thanks > > Bob Smith > > robertbsmith@comcast.net > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at > http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Having trouble subscribing or unsubscribing? Please email the List Administrator at llee@ksni.net. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >