Lynn, My wife is descended from Cornelius Phifer of Fayette Co. through his daughter Christina (Christy Ann, Chrisitana, etc.). Cornelius married Susan Lindsay Dec. 17, 1828 in Knox Co. OH. Susan was the granddaughter of Lt.Col. Jacob Reed, a Revolutionary War veteran and hero from Philadelphia. Cornelius and Susan bought public domain land in Oct. 1848 in Fayette Co. IL. They moved there with their six children, George, William, Lucinda, Emeline, Rachel and Christina. They had a daughter Mary after they got to Illinois. Susan died in 1878 at age 65 and Cornelius died Mar. 27, 1884 at age 79. They are both buried in the northwest corner of the Mt. Moriah cemetery north of St. Elmo, IL near his daughter Christina (Kristin on the tombstone) and her husband Edwin Hoar. This is all I know about Cornelius Phifer but I would like to know more about his family and ancestors. All I know was that he was from Kentucky. Steve Leitzell, Clinton, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: <HTHS57@aol.com> To: <ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:08 AM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] METZLER, ENGEL, RATH, OWENS, PHIFER Shumway/Moccasin Surnames > Hello > I am preparing my Illinois Pioneer applications for these five surnames from > Effingham County. They are all ancestors of my terrific father, Le Roy Phifer > Jr > > William and Rebecca GRANT OWENS came to Moccasin Township about 1856 from > Knox County Ohio along with many other early settlers. Their daughter Sarah, > married Dr. John PHIFER, who came in 1869 with his parents, who were married in > Knox County Ohio in 1833. There are numerous Phifers who are descended from > Silas' uncle, Cornelius of Fayette County, one of the first coming from Knox > County. > > LeRoy PHIFER DDS, my grandfather, John and Sarah's son, literally married the > girl next door, Lillie ENGEL. Her great-grandparents, Philip and Catherina > METZLER came to Illinois in 1851. In 1855 their daughter Catherine married > Louis ENGEL who had come to Illinois as a teenager before 1850. The METZLERs and > ENGELS moved to Shumway from St Clair County. Louis ENGEL's son John, > married Ida RATH. She was born in Summit Township in 1866. Her parents were > Charlie (Charles Carl) RATH and Ernestina/Elizabeth GROSKOPF. I believe they were > married in Mecklenburg Germany before coming to America. > > Lillie was the first child of John ENGEL and Ida RATH. > > John second wife, Mary APPEL, the daughter of William APPEL, was also born in > Shumway, > > I am interested in data and pictures about my family. Mary ENGEL lived in > the house John built in 1905 until she died in 1960. It was an incredible > Prairie Vernacular house. Dr. John Phifer built one of the first brick houses in > town. Are any of the houses of these families standing? > > I am interested in any information to expand my knowledge of all of these > people. I am happy to share all that I have found. I have already benefited > from incredible acts of kindness. > > Lynn Phifer > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body. >