My paternal grandfather Ernest Wm. HIMES ancestors came to Shelby & Christian Co, IL early. His grandfather Jacob Wm. HIMES had a sister Elizabeth (HIMES) HEDDEN RUSSELL. Elizabeth HIMES married 12 January 1833 Washington Co, Maryland #1 George HEDDEN he died after 1840 and before 1848 Washington Co, MD. They had daughters Ann Eliza HEDDEN b.Abt 1836 and Mary HEDDEN b.abt 1838. The daughter Mary HEDDEN married in Illinois George BENDER Their mother Elizabeth then married #2 Jacob RUSSELL. He died and widow Elizabeth took her daughters to Shelby Co, IL area. Are you related to those HEDDEN? I was born and raised in Illinois. My ancestry with names, surnames, dates and localities is in the HIMES line link of my homepage http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [ILCHRIST] IL Gen/Hist. Help Sites > HELLO WALT > > Our ancestors did come from somewhere before they came to IL. Don't we want > to know where they really did come from? I do. > > I love this list, because its my hometown county. I also need to know more > info on other matters also, like the rest of the state, and before that even. > > I'm still looking for any info on my surnames: > > KERWIN > DUNBAR > HEDDEN > LADD > WILLIAMS > PHILLIPS > HAWKINS > WEBB > MUNDHENKE > > THANKS.....:-)* > Sally Hathaway.... > [email protected] > Owner of ILROUTE66 LIST > [email protected] >