Sandra..My name is Jim Clarkson. I live in Brighton, Michigan. The Whalen name does occur in Nelson county(Bardstown area) Kentucky. I subscribe to that list and see it mentioned often. Aloysius Lewis Brown was my g-g-g-g-grandfather on the maternal side of my family. He was part of the emigration that took place in the 1790s from Maryland to Nelson county, Ky. It was a popular 'staging' area. After a while the families moved on to many states here in the midwest. He led a group of families that settled at The North Arm of the Prairie which is right outside Paris, Illinois; that happened in 1817. I'm sorry that I cannot help you with the names from the cemetery in Edgar county. Good luck..there are many very nice people in that area that will help you. Jim Clarkson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Whalen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 8:10 PM Subject: [ILEDGAR] Whalen Cemetery > Posted on: Edgar Co., IL Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Edgar/468 > > Surname: Whalen > ------------------------- > > Interesting article on the Whalen Cemeterry near Paris, Edgar, ILL. Believe > some of the Whelan/Whalen from Nelson Co KY moved to Edgar Co in about > 1830. Possibly this family.... anyone have the names of the tombstones > that were uncovered. Sandra >