This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: AYERS, BROWN, FITCH, McKINNEY, SMITHERMAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gg.2ADE/206 Message Board Post: Seeking the family/desendants of Richard D. McKinny/McKinney, found in the 1880 census of Bear Creek, Christian, Illinois. Richard D. McKinny/McKinney, 44, East TN, farmer, TN, GA. Mary J. (maiden name could be AYERS), 43, IN, house keeping, -, - Alexander, son, 17, IL, laborer, TN, - Rosella, dau, 14, IL, at home, TN, - Mary A. (could be Mary Ann), dau, 12, IL, at home, TN, - Ida M. (could be Ida Mae), dau, 7, IL, at home, TN, - Sarah A. Fitch, dau, married, 22, IL, boarding, TN, - Charles M. Brown, son-in-law, 35, MI, Dentist, -, - America J. Brown, dau, married, 20, IL, boarding, TN, - Thank you for any help you can give. Kay