Just when I think I have a line “NOT” connected to southern IL – I am shocked back into reality !! Some of you know I’ve been working on my adopted father-in-law’s family – he was born in Colorado biologically as a VICK (he is a 4th cousin 5 times removed to Harriet Ann VICK SUMMERS who was mar. to Carlton SUMMERS who started the JCI Poor Farm (now part of the Mt Vernon airport) ) To prove my father-in-law’s biological connections, we had a Gene VICK get his autosomal DNA done at 23andme – Gene shows up perfectly as a 2nd cousin to my father-in-law. Gene is married to Judy – found out today that Judy’s grandmother, Pearl A SCHELL JOHNSON, was b. 1892 near Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL !! (her parents, Isaac & Martha SCHELL, and her are in the 1900 Wayne Co., IL census) If anyone knows someone researching this family, please feel free to send this on to them ; I am not on Wayne Co., IL list… This article is in a history book on Lincoln County, Colorado: (too good not to share with cousins) *** Pearl SCHELL was born near Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois on July 24, 1892. When she was about 11 years old her family started “west” in a covered wagon. When they got to Saint Louis, MO. they spent several months as her father got a job building roads and doing other “dirt moving” on the “World’s Fair Grounds” which opened in 1904. They then moved on out to Meade County, Kansas where they bought land and started farming. After Pearl “graduated” from Normal School, she taught school in the area for some time. In 1913, Pearl, along with her father, brother Floyd and her fiancée Charlie JOHNSON came to Colorado and filed claims in the southeast corner of Lincoln County. Pearl and Charlie were married in March 1914. They had three children: a boy that was still-born, a daughter, Helen, and a son Glenn. [In Nov 1918], Charlie died with the flu. [there are more specific parts of the family in Colorado] *** This is such a small world!, SRJ

Sheldon, I sent your email to the Wayne County list. It hasn't been very active for a long time now so I don't know if you'll get a reply or not. How very interesting about Pearl's family!!! That's a great find. Sandy (Whalen) Bauer On 3/10/2013 5:02 PM, Sheldon Jones wrote: > Just when I think I have a line “NOT” connected to southern IL – I am > shocked back into reality !! > > Some of you know I’ve been working on my adopted father-in-law’s > family – he was born in Colorado biologically as a VICK > (he is a 4th cousin 5 times removed to Harriet Ann VICK SUMMERS > who was mar. to Carlton SUMMERS who started the JCI Poor Farm > (now part of the Mt Vernon airport) ) > > To prove my father-in-law’s biological connections, we had a Gene VICK > get his autosomal DNA done at 23andme – Gene shows up perfectly > as a 2nd cousin to my father-in-law. Gene is married to Judy – found > out today that Judy’s grandmother, Pearl A SCHELL JOHNSON, was > b. 1892 near Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL !! (her parents, Isaac & Martha > SCHELL, > and her are in the 1900 Wayne Co., IL census) > > If anyone knows someone researching this family, please feel free to send > this on to them ; I am not on Wayne Co., IL list… > > This article is in a history book on Lincoln County, Colorado: (too good not > to share with cousins) > *** > Pearl SCHELL was born near Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois on July 24, > 1892. > When she was about 11 years old her family started “west” in a covered > wagon. When they got to Saint Louis, MO. they spent several months as > her father got a job building roads and doing other “dirt moving” on > the “World’s Fair Grounds” which opened in 1904. > They then moved on out to Meade County, Kansas where they > bought land and started farming. > After Pearl “graduated” from Normal School, she taught school in > the area for some time. In 1913, Pearl, along with her father, brother > Floyd and her fiancée Charlie JOHNSON came to Colorado and > filed claims in the southeast corner of Lincoln County. > Pearl and Charlie were married in March 1914. They had three > children: a boy that was still-born, a daughter, Helen, and a > son Glenn. [In Nov 1918], Charlie died with the flu. > [there are more specific parts of the family in Colorado] > *** > > This is such a small world!, > SRJ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >