Dear Cheryl: I am interested in your reference to Phoebe Oliver. I have searched for Oliver family connections in Fayette County and have hit a brick wall as well. From my research I have learned that there were apparently two Oliver families in the area that were not related. Do you have any further information on Phoebe's family? I was wondering if perhaps she would have been a daughter of one of my Oliver ancestors. ?Martin ?MATHEW OLIVER and MARIA RADABRUCH are: i. IRVIN3 OLIVER, b. May 17, 1847; d. March 12, 1908, Moccasin Twp., Effingham Co., Illinois. ii. JACOB OLIVER. iii. JOHN OLIVER. iv. SALLY OLIVER. v. HENRY OLIVER. vi. WILLIAM OLIVER. vii. JEREMIAH OLIVER. viii. MARY ANN OLIVER. The following site may be helpful in your search as well. <A HREF="http://www.tbox.com/isgs/default.html">Illinois State Genealogical Society - Home Page</A> Sandy Echristen@aol.com Searching: OLIVER, EVERLEN, DOTY, CAVANEE, SOWARDS, HARP, FORCE, MASTERSON