Resa, I do not have a BONE line but there were BONE related to ELMORE, WALKER, NEATHERY and GRIGGS in Bond Co, IL.also.I hope this helps someone. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Resa Hennings" <hennings@firstnethou.com> To: <ILFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 4:01 PM Subject: [ILFAYETT-L] KITCHEN + BONE Families > Hi all-- > I'll put out my semi-annual query again, with fingers crossed > for some replies: > > My gr grandmother, Anice "Annie" KITCHEN was b 1871, Boulder, > Clinton Co, IL. She m Joseph William MORGAN (b 1862 d 1932) > and they lived in the Clinton Co area of IL (Fayette Co, Marion > Co, etc). She d 1945 and is bur beside Joseph in Pritchett > Cemetery, Clinton Co, IL. > > I do not know who her parents were, other than her mother's maiden > name was BONE, and according to the 1910 Clinton Co, IL federal > census, Miss BONE was born in KY. In a 1880 Soundex for Bond Co, > Okaw Pct., IL, I found a John KITCHENS listing, as follows: > > John KITCHENS white male age 55 b TN (= b 1825) > Elizabeth " dau age 33 b TN (= b 1847) > Owen " son age 23 b TN (= b 1857) > Thomas " grandson age 17 b IL (= b 1863) > Anice " granddau age 9 b IL (= b 1871) > Alice " granddau age 9 b IL (= b 1871) > Eva " granddau age 4 b IL (= b 1876) > > So, from this, it appears John "Kitchens" wife is dead?? Is dau > Elizabeth really daughter-in-law of John? It would be unusual, > not impossible though, for a 33 year-old woman to be single in > those days. Is Elizabeth the mother of Thomas, Anice, Alice, > Eva??? Are the 4 grandchildren listed siblings to each other? > Where/who is their father? No husband for Elizabeth is listed. > > From Fayette Co, IL marriage records compiled by that county's > Genealogical Society a Thomas KITCHEN age 20, farmer, resident > of Pope Twp, Fayette Co, b IL child of James KITCHEN and > Elizabeth KITCHEN married Martha Jane BONE, age 21, resident of > Pope Twp, b GA, child of Mathew BONE and Sarah ROBERTS. They > married 2 Dec 1883. > > If the groom was 20 on his wedding date in 1883, he would have > been b in 1863, which fits with the Thomas listed above in the > 1880 Soundex. Not proof, though. > > AND since the mother of the bride is listed by her maiden name, > can we infer the mother of the groom's maiden name was KITCHEN > and that she m a KITCHEN? So, possibly the 1880 Soundex showing > Elizabeth as John's daughter, IS correct--maybe cousins marrying? > Again, I need proof. > > There are other listings of BONE and KITCHEN marriages; those > surnames also show up as witnesses, etc. So it appears these > two families were quite close. > > Any information on these families would be greatly appreciated. > I'm more than happy to share all of my info. > > > > > > Resa Nichols Hennings > Houston >