But you have to realize, that what is on the web and what you have seen at the LDS is just the tip of the iceberg for ship's lists. Might I suggest you read "They Came in Ships" by John Coletta, which will explain to you how to locate ship's lists for all eras. Good luck... Jill PS You should be able to get the book from ancestry.com. It's short, very readable, and not too expensive. Well worth it. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JanieBAC@aol.com> To: <ILFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:52 PM Subject: [ILFAYETT-L] Re: ILFAYETT-D Digest V00 #16 > Hi, > > I am totally at a loss. I have researched every immigration ship list that > is on the web and ones I could find previously at the LDS Church. I find > none of my ancestors. I know they had to come over on a ship, didn't they? > So, why is it that I can't find them. And I have had no luck at all on any > of the web sites. It's like they just "appeared" out of thin air. Is anyone > else having this problem? Or am I doing something wrong? > > I know that my family lived in Fayette County, IL and most are buried at the > old Keen's Chapel Cemetery. But, I can trace back only so far. The surnames > I am researching are RINKEL, KRUSE, EHLERT, KOHLBERG, KUHLIG, DIXON, SCHMIDT, > WILKINSON (or WILKERSON). I know the Rinkel name is not a common name, so > why am I having so much trouble? > > Will there be researchable census records on Fayette County, going back to > the 1800's? > > Thanks for listening. I am really getting frustrated. > > Theresa >