Could the Osker below be your Oscar? 1910 Effingham Co, IL, Jackson twp, pg. 144b: MESNARD James 47 OH Connecticut OH Misurie 40 IL England IL Eugene 16 IL Noble 14 IL Ralph 11 IL Bertha 10 IL Harvey 8 IL Joe 5 IL ~> Osker 1 IL The writing on this census is very small and I'm not sure about the spelling of "Misurie." Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ron_mesnard@hotmail.com Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 6:58 AM To: ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Where to find birth records circa 1900 Message Board Post: The census for the Mesnards in this area is unusually poor. They had been in the first wave of settlers. The census before 1920 does not really reflect family information. I am looking for the parents of Oscar Chapman Mesnard. If the census were complete that would have been the place to find that info. How can I find this information? He was born in IL and most likely Effinghan Co 1-1-1909.