Posted on: Edgar Co., IL Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Edgar/10560 Surname: Brown ------------------------- Amy..I note your posting on the Edgar county board concerning Mattingly surname and the North Arm Church. I am a descendant of Aloysius Lewis Brown who was involved in the construction etc of the original North Arm church. I visited it several years ago. There is a Mattingly relative who lives near the church and is active in the small congregation. She does not have email. If you are interested in contacting her, let me know. I'll look up her address. I was also looking for records concerning North Arm and contacted Father Overman in Paris. He is a pleasure to work with. It will depend upon the year. I think that Father has records for North Arm from about 1880 on. Those previous have never been located, though I wonder if the Catholic Diocese which is headquartered in Springfield, Ill might have them. The Mattingly people came up from Nelson county in Ky, near Bardstown. It was a staging point for families that were migrating from the East. I have a book with various Mattingly names relative to that. Good Luck.