Mccsam@aol.com wrote: > > I'm at a brickwall with my g-g-grandparents. Their names were Peter Kious and > Nancy Kious and the only info I have on them is that they were buried in > Pleasant Mound, Bond County. I do not know if that's a town or cemetery. > Anyone who can provide additional info on them, obits, date of death,etc would > be appreciated. > Mike McCray Mike, I don't have the Kious surname in my files but did find the following in the 1850 census for Cumberland County, Illinois. Long Point Precinct, Cumberland County, Illinois, page 283, Family # 61, 1850 census taken on 8/29/1850 by P. Watson. Jeramiah Kious 34 Farmer Born Ohio Julia A. 28 Born Ohio Mary J. 8 Born Illinois Christine 1 Born Illinois Yealinda 4 Born Illinois John Baker 39 Farmer R.E.Value $1,000 Born Ohio Susana 32 Born Ohio Elizabeth 13 Born Ohio Andrew 10 Born Ohio All of these people lived in the same household. John Baker owned property and Jeramiah did not. There were no other Kious' in Illinois for 1850 that I saw. Hope this helps, Leona Latham-Simonini