This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/4683.1 Message Board Post: I'm not related to this family. 1850 census - Name: Thomas Ardron Age: 34 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Birth Place: England Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Township 4 S 4 W, Pike, Illinois Ann, 32, England; no children 1860 census - Name: Thomas Ardaron (NOTE SPELLING) Age in 1860: 45; farmer Birth Year: abt 1815 Birthplace: England Home in 1860: Hadley, Pike, Illinois Ann Ardaron 43, England Try this. You may find something. Illinois Death and Marriage Databases http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html