Hi Patty You could try the 1880 census at familysearch.org the LDS site. Its free. I think its the only year thou. The IL global search at the archives. <A HREF="http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/globsrch.html">Illinois State Archives Global Database Search</A> You can try ancestry.com, the free part of it. Try the surname boards under message boards at ancestry and genealogy.com LOL SALLY THANKS.....:-)* Sally Hathaway sjhathaway@aol.com