This person would like some help with the Durbin Family in Fayette CO, about 1900. I do not have any more information to help untangle the Benjamin F. Durbins, so if any of you do, please contact her, or me. She is: "Rene' Wayne" <clipon@lucasco.net Benjamin Franklin Durbin married Amy (White) Grant. They lived in Saint Elmo, Fayette Co., Il when my grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Jr. was born in 1894. Benjamin Jr. married Mary Rosetta Nix of Cape Girardeau, Mo. James Grant died abt 1891 or 1892, and Amy and Benjamin were together abt 1892 and before 1894. * Amy brought 4 sons into the marriage, Clifford b. unknown, Frank b. unknown, Emmett b. Mar 20, 1889 Fayette Co., d. Mar 15, 1921 Decatur, Macon Co., Il married Emma Mattchet (Matchett) * and George Cleveland Grant, b. 1891 d.1977 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa married Mary Ann Dailey (George and Mary Ann met and married in the Alta/Storm Lake, Bueno Vista Co, Ia area.* Amy was born abt 1862 and d. July 18, 1926* In the 1850 census for Fayette Co, Il (Aug 19, 1859) CD 301 (this info was copied and given to me by a friend) there is a Barnard Hines 58 M, Farmer $600 born in Pa, Mary Hines 45 F born in Ohio and the following "Durbin" children: Baptist Durbin 18, M - Benjamin age 16, Mary age 12, Hannah M, age 11, and Joseph age 5. Can you tell me anything more about this family, specifically Benjamin? I still have not been able to locate my ggf, Benjamin Franklin Durbin. Nor have I been able to find out if he had brothers and/or sisters, or who his parent's were. Am wondering if this Benjamin might have been the one I'm looking for? Thanks, Judy Cameron Lanclos Highland CA