Charles, These are not my surnames, but are relatives of the CHANEY & HIMES families. Were they related to Stephen BILYEU b. 14 Feb1852 Sangamon, IL d.Feb 1883 Shelby or Christian Co, IL married 1871 Shelby Co, IL Nancy WORKMAN b11 June 1852 Sangamon Co, IL? d.4 Apr 1940 Christian Co, IL Hayes Cemetery. She married #2 Noah KUHN and #3 Charles TAYLOR. Stephen & Nancy BILYEU had a daughter Mary BILYEU who married George SCHARDER, they had a daughter Susan SCHARDER who married George Walter CHANEY son of John I CHANEY and Emaline (HIMES). Emaline was a sister of my paternal greatgrandfather William Henry HIMES. They were children of my paternal 2nd greats Jacob William HIMES & Sarah L (MOSE) of Shelby Co, IL. Is that tangled enough for you? My grandfather was Ernest William HIMES born 1892 Cowden, Shelby Co, IL My ancestry is on the HIMES section of my homepage, if you or anyone else is interested. I was born in Illinois. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Thank you for your time. Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in NM Family History Center Librarian Volunteer [email protected] wrote: > Looking for information about my great aunt, REAGENE "RENA" (BILYEU) > McPHEETERS. Sometime between 1956 and 1959, she was prospecting for oil near > her old home in Christian County. She was born December 11 or 13, 1877, the > daughter of Isaac & Effadilla (Workman) Bilyeu. Refer to WORKMAN FAMILY > HISTORY, Page 87. Rena had a stroke in December in 1959, only a few miles > from her birthplace at Moweaque. She died April 17, 1960, and is buried in > Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Refer to article and obituary > April 18, 1960, KC Times, Pages 24 & 28; "Mrs. Rena McPheeters", THE KANSAS > CITY STAR, MONDAY... (e-mail; [email protected]) > Charles Conner > 4017 Welch Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76133-3604 > Call collect: 817-292-8912, E-mail: [email protected]