Pat - thanks so much! :) This a veritable gold mine of info to me already. I have found tons of missing pieces just on this site alone and am going to forward to everyone I know who is searching for their roots in Illinois. Thanks again :)))) Barry Jernigan Illinois names: Valerio, Fenoglio-Gaddo, Perona, other Italian mining families; Southcombe, Baker, Hampton, Tubbs, Pye (mostly Grundy, Kendall, DuPage, Kane and Will counties)