Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Crawford/154 Surname: Shidler, Sechrest, Cessna, Land ------------------------- First Generation 1. Garfield CESSNA. Garfield married Kathryn SHIDLER. They had the following children: + 2 F i. Mary Sue CESSNA was born 23 Jul 1913. Second Generation 2. Mary Sue CESSNA (Garfield) was born 23 Jul 1913. Mary married Henry Arthur SECHREST, son of Maurice Oren SECHREST and Bessie Alma MCKIBBEN. Henry was born 11 Apr 1914. Minnie Martin, Box 78, RR1 Sumner, IL 62466 wrote in 1980:"I don't know about that 7th child, Henry A Sechrest that married Nettie Armstrong. I found she had been married to Chester Stout first and had 2 children Alfred and Ina. She had one son George Love by Henry A. They divorced. She was married in Richland Co. to Henry A. March 27 1895 and they were divorced in Nov. 1899. per "Early Marriages & Gleanings from Old Newspapers by Taylor of Richland Co." Nettie later married Henry Ha? from St. Francesville and she was buried by her Stout. When George Love died in 1962 his obit says he was survived by a step mother Mrs. Henry A. Sechrest of Indiana." They had the following children: 3 M i. Henry Arthur Jr. SECHREST was born 18 Feb 1938. Henry married Mildred Ann WRIGHT, daughter of Odie N WRIGHT and Hazel L. SHULTZ, on 6 Jun 1959. Mildred was born 19 Jun 1940. 4 M ii. Edward Dean SECHREST was born 18 Feb 1951. BIRTH: ADOPTED PER BOB SECRIST Edward married (1) Diana Sue WEBSTER, daughter of Roy WEBSTER and Edna SMITH. Edward also married (2) Lucinda Mo PIXLEY. and another connection First Generation 1. William Owen Sr LAND was born 1846 in , Knox, In. He died 4 Mar 1944 in Bridgeport, Sullivan, In. researched by Sherry [email protected] Sherry Richard 6402 Wister Lane Houston, TX 77008-6252 William married Nancy PURCELL, daughter of George PURCELL and Sarah. They had the following children: 2 M i. Calvin LAND. 3 F ii. Ethel "Bird" LAND was born in , Sullivan, In. Ethel married Jack WALTERS. 4 M iii. Cornelious LAND. 5 M iv. Lee Jake LAND. 6 v. Lawson Murphey LAND was born 4 Mar 1875. 7 vi. Sara Corella LAND was born Feb 1876 in , Sullivan, In. 8 M vii. Albert Fountain LAND was born 27 Apr 1877 in , Sullivan, In. Albert married Lean Bell SHIDLER. + 9 M viii. William Owen Jr LAND was born 24 Oct 1884 and died 10 Oct 1974. 10 F ix. Golden M LAND was born 12 Jan 1892 in Knox, In. She died 28 Oct 1965 in Marion, Il. 11 M x. Herman Charles Faye LAND was born Oct 1895 in , Sullivan, In. He died 1957. Second Generation 9. William Owen Jr LAND (William Owen Sr) was born 24 Oct 1884 in Carlisle, Sullivan, In. He died 10 Oct 1974 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Il. William married (1) Effie Wetterow PORTER. They had the following children: 12 M i. Raymond LAND. 13 F ii. Thelma LAND. 14 M iii. Russel "Bus" LAND. 15 M iv. Wilson "Bud" LAND. 16 M v. William Owen III LAND. 17 M vi. Coy Mervin LAND. 18 M vii. Ernest Chalmers LAND. 19 F viii. Nancy Helen LAND. Nancy married Guy Vincent ALSPACH on 25 Jun 1939 in Petty, Lawrence, Il. 20 M ix. Purcell Martin LAND. 21 F x. Dorothy Corella LAND. William also married (2) Daisy Pern HELPINGSTINE, daughter of Owen HELPINGSTINE and Nancy MARTIN.