Katie, I think he was a James BROWN. I think he was my uncle Raymond Lee HIMES age. I didn't know who he married. We left Shafter Twp area when I was a Sophomore and moved to Maroa, IL, where my mother's ancestors came from. I graduated from Maroa High School. Do you know anything else on the widow Fern BROWN's husband and children? Do you remember James's father's name? Do you know if James and his father were related to Richard BROWN? The BECK were related cousins of sorts by marriage to my MCDONOUGH and BESS. My paternal 2nd great-grandmother Sarah (MCDONOUGH) BESS had a sister Martha MCDONOUGH b.abt 1832 Ohio d.after 1870 Montgomery, IL married 3 June 1852 Tuscarawas Co, OH Simon BECK b.abt 1790 d.14 Dec1876 Montgomery Co, IL buried Renshaw Cemetery. I visited John MCDONOUGH, (a descendant of the John MCDONOUGH who was a brother of my Sarah MCDONOUGH), west of Vandalia, IL a few years ago, while visiting home. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cal1205@aol.com> To: <grvtrain@twrol.com> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 2:37 AM Subject: Re: [ILFAYETT-L] Larkin BROWN > This widow Fern Brown did she have a son by the name of James Brown, that > married Lucinda Beck daughter of Ed Beck of near Ramsey Ill in Fayette Co > Ill. Katie Leach, cal1205@aol.com >