This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Bankston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ig.2ADE/166 Message Board Post: David Smith was born in Clinton County, Il., in 1819, and we think his Father was John F. Smith, who moved to Clinton, County, Il., in 1819. David Smith married Miranda Bankston, daughter of Andrew Bankston. We also think that David and Miranda were married in Il, and had one child there, before moving to Bellevue, Jackson County, Il. Where would I start looking, as my daughter and I are coming to Clinton County next week.

Hi. Obviously records from 1819 are skimpy indeed. Our web page is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilclint2/ It does include our head of household censuses from 1818, 1820 and 1825. And that's probably as much as you're going to get for those years. We also have the earliest marriages listed there. They are also listed in the Illinois State data base at http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html We have Miranda Bankson married to Charles Slump, but that old handwriting was pretty difficult to read sometimes. In the state data base, I inserted "Bankson" into the Brides statewide, and it says the only Miranda married Charles Stamp. No Bankston brides. Orenda Bankson married Samuel Smith in Clinton County if you think they could have used their middle names during that time of their life. There are some possibilities of your John F. Smith (compared to another John F. Smith) being mentioned in our 1881 History of Marion and Clinton Counties. There is a copy of that at the library - make sure you get the indexed copy. The Historical Society is open on Thursdays, they will have a copy for purchase if you found anything you can't do without. They might have something else, but again, not much exists for those years. Deaths and births weren't registered until 1878, and then only partially. Probably the best bet would be to go to the court house (go thru metal detector) and go to the Circuit Clerk's office. Try to get there no later than 1:00 if you can. They have a computerized listing of the probate boxes there. There is one for John F. Smith, but I have no idea what date it is/was. If you luck out, perhaps there might be a will in there and will list his children's names. The county clerk will have to go down to the storage area in the basement and find the folder for you. You will be allowed to read it and request copies (50 cents each) of anything you want. Check the computer for any other name, such as Andrew Bankson, etc. before you ask for the first one, so they only have to make one trip. Unless you find more new goodies inside the first folder. The next door way in the court house is the County Clerk's office. They might make you a copy of the ledger page for that Miranda that we have online if you think that the spelling is wrong. If it is wrong, please let me know and we'll change it on our page and in the state data base. If you find anything on our web page about initial purchase of land, this is the same office to ask for a copy of those records. We have links to the library, the History Society, the Circuit Clerk and the County Clerk online. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: [ILCLINTON] David Smith > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Smith, Bankston > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ig.2ADE/166 > > Message Board Post: > > David Smith was born in Clinton County, Il., in 1819, and we think his Father was John F. Smith, who moved to Clinton, County, Il., in 1819. > David Smith married Miranda Bankston, daughter of Andrew Bankston. > We also think that David and Miranda were married in Il, and had one child there, before moving to Bellevue, Jackson County, Il. > Where would I start looking, as my daughter and I are coming to Clinton County next week. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Dear Dorothy, Could you do me a favor and see if there is an obituary or genealogy information on the death of August Lander b. 3-7-1864 Record #2 Source B1864-1900. (Copied from your surnames on the website.) Thank you, Darlene