I am curious. I saw the Grama R BEST. I wonder if your husband is a descendant of a brother Henry BEST of my paternal 2nd great-grandfather Abraham BEST. My paternal great grandfather Henry BEST/BESS of Fayette Co, IL was named for an uncle Henry BEST of Christian Co, IL. Great grandfather changed the spelling from BEST to BESS abt. 1870. My paternal grandmother was Morna Evalene (BESS) HIMES. My ancestry with names, dates and localities is on my homepage under the HIMES section. It starts with both sets of my grandparents. I was born in Illinois. Most of my relatives still live around Vandalia, IL. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in NM [email protected] wrote: > On the 1860 Census P. 925 > Dwelling #1981 - Family 1876 > > There was a James W. Bishop 31 m farmer 200 VT > Mary 29 f PA > David 7 m OH > Eunice 4 f OH > George 2 m MI > John Bishop 18 m OH > William Bishop 15 m OH > > I am seeking info on this family. James W. is believed to be the brother of > John and William. John entered the Civil War from Pana in 1861 as did his > brother William. I have John's Civil War records and can trace him from > there, but have been unable to find out anything about him prior to that, or > what happened to his brother William. John married a Jane Cynthia Meade > believed to be the sister of Mary, James W.s wife. If anyone can help me > with this family, I would be very grateful. John Bishop is my g-grandfather. > > Thank you so very much. > > Shirley