Hello, please excuse my mistake..... I went back and did a little more checking on Hattie May WHEELER , her mother's death notice (Ellen Francis WHEELER d.1920 St. David. said her last name was JONES. It did not dawn on me to check the Thomas JOHNS who was living with Hattie WHEELER as raised children of Lydia JOHNSON., until after I sent the message to the list.. Oops! 1920 census Buckheart twp. JOHNS,Thomas 33 b. MO. Hattie 42 (wife) b. IL. Paul 8 son b.IL Lydia ?/12 da. b. IL. Lydia 73 wd. mo-in-law so just maybe JONES in the death notice should have been JOHNS..... hoping this is the correct information. son Paul JOHNS was b. about 1912 so estimating that Thomas JOHNS married Hattie about 1910 or 1911. Would someone mind looking for the marriage date? As much as I have worked on my family tree you would think I would have remembered that very often names are misprinted in obits and other records.... Ahhh! Another lesson learned(reminder)! Thank you, Tina _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE computer virus scan online from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Hi List, Still looking for my WHEELERS and I could use some help.. Ellen Francis WHEELER b. 1855 Washington Co PA. d. 20 March 1920 St. David,IL. She married Thomas James WHEELER b. ? d. 1880 Their children listed in 1880 census Lewistown twp. Charles 8 b. abt. 1872 IL. Uriah 5 b.abt. 1875 IL. Hattie 3 b.abt. 1877 IL. In a 1908 "Rambler's Notes" interview with Ellen Francis(Johnson) and 2nd husband George M. Gilbert; Ellen says her surviving children from her first marriage in 1871 to James WHEELER are Charles WHEELER whom makes his home with Frank FOUTS in Buckheart twp. Uriah WHEELER who lives in Hancock County IL. And Hattie May WHEELER who makes her home with Caleb JOHNSON in Buckheart twp. 1910 census Buckheart twp. JOHNSON, Lydia 63 (widow of Caleb Johnson) WHEELER, Hattie M. 31 raised child JOHNS, Thomas 23 raised child Death notice for Ellen Francis WHEELER 20 March 1920 says: surviving children: Hattie JONES and Charles WHEELER of near St. David, IL. Uriah B. WHEELER of,Oklahoma. If this is correct Hattie May WHEELER married about 1910 or after to Unknown JONES. Can anyone give me his name and their marriage date? I have searched 1920 and 1930 and only found one Hattie E. married to a William F. JONES,this doesn't seem to jive with the information I have about Hattie May WHEELER. Thanks for your time and assistance. Tina _________________________________________________________________ Use custom emotions -- try MSN Messenger 6.0! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_emoticon

For anyone interested there is a 1908 History of Fulton Co. book for auction on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41895&item=3551291434 Todd --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

I talked with a resident of London Mills today and asked them about the Cremer's. I was told their son Frank is still in the London Mills and has a London Mills address. You might try him. Happy hunting, Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mick Bird" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 3:12 AM Subject: [ILFULTON] Help wanted please > > Hello all, > > I'm trying to find anyone who knew or has any infomation on the following people. > > Frank CREMER born 8.2.1888 and died Nov 1971 and his wife Jessie CREMER born 17.12.1902 and died May 1992 there last residence was 61544 London Mills, Foulton, Illinois. > > Frank CREMER's father was Francis Cremer who came to Victoria, Canada from Trunch, Norfolk in England sometime around the 1880's. > > My wife is descended from this line back in England. > > regards, > > Mick Bird > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in MAIL MODE send a message to: > [email protected] > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature files) >

9/8 Willcockson Book Website Update: FOURTH GENERATION now COMPLETE! Book posted through page 78, plus all pictures in the book. Search engine updated for easy searching. Go to: http://stipak.com/willcockson/WulfeckBook/WulfeckBook.htm ------------------------ Dear Cousins and Fulton Co. Friends, I am pleased to announce that we are making progress on our Fulton Co.-related WILLCOCKSON/WILCOXEN family website transcriptions of the important book: "Wilcoxson and Allied Families (Willcockson, Wilcoxen, Wilcox)" written in 1958 by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, who, like Fulton Co.-based Wilcoxens, was a descendant of John Willcockson and Daniel Boone's oldest sister Sarah. Our Willcockson/Wilcoxen book website (it is linked to our ILFulton website) is here: http://stipak.com/willcockson/WulfeckBook/WulfeckBook.htm ------------------------ Some of the Fulton Co.-related surnames in this book are: BAUGHMAN, BAUMAN, BONER, BURNETT, BYBEE, BYERS, CALLOWAY, CAREY, CARVER, COBLEIGH, CONLEY, COPE, COYKENDALL, CUTBIRTH, DOWMAN, ELLIS, FARWELL, FARRIS, FAW, GAY, GLASSFORD, GOODMAN, GRIGSBY, HAGANS, HAVERMALE, HENDRICKSON, HILLYARD, HOMER, HUMMEL, HUMMEL, JACOBS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, LASWELL, McCONNELL, McNAUGHTON, MEACHAM, PAXTON, POLAND, POSTER, PUTMAN, QUIGLEY, RAY, RECHNER, REECE, REPASS, RYNER, SHIELDS, SMITH, SPENCER, STUFFLEBEAM, WALKER, WILLCOCKSON/WILCOXEN ------------------------ Early Fulton Co. pioneers appear on pages 66-68: - Squire WILLCOCKSON/WILCOXEN (p.66, descendant #68), along with his wife Sarah TATUM and their many Fulton Co. children and grandchildren. Squire's daughter Amy WILCOXEN (p. 66, #310) married William C. SPENCER. Squire's son: - Samuel WILCOXEN first appears on p. 66, #311, with details and his wife Lucinda CARVER and children on p.93 (not posted yet). Samuel adopted John CAREY, who married Eliza J. POSTER. Samuel's daughter Ellen WILCOXEN (#861) married Elijah JOHNSON. Samuel's daughter Anna WILCOXEN (#862) married Frank BONER; info on them is on p.142 (not posted yet). Squire's brother: - Elijah WILLCOCKSON/WILCOXEN (p.67, #71, my ancestor), along with his wife Charlotte CALLOWAY (p.62, #194, his first cousin once removed),and their many, many Fulton Co. children and grandchildren, who are discussed in very great detail in this book! Squire and Elijah's sister: - Deborah WILLCOCKSON/WILCOXEN (p.68, #77), who married: (1) Daniel JENNINGS; m. (2) Thomas T. BYBEE. Their daughter Mary Ann BYBEE is #336 on p.98 with her husband, Peter BAUMAN and many children and grandchildren (yet to be posted). - Thomas T. BYBEE's first wife was Rachel HAGANS, descendant #102 on p.72. His 3rd wife was Matilda S. SMITH. More info about them in the book. Squire, Elijah, and Deborah's father was #11 Samuel WILLCOCKSON, nephew of famed longhunter Daniel Boone. Detailed information about Samuel, his wife, and family is on pp.38+39. Detailed information about Samuel's parents, namely Sarah BOONE (Daniel's eldest sister) and John WILLCOCKSON is on pp.11-16, and includes an 1861 letter written by Jeremiah F. WILCOXEN in Canton, Fulton Co. to Daniel Boone's biographer Lyman C. Draper. Note: 1) A "+" before the descendant's name and number, for example, "+311 Samuel Wilcoxen" indicates that there is additional information about that person in the next generation of the book. So, stay tuned while I work on posting more pages this fall. 2) The spelling of the family name changed from "Willcockson" to "Wilcoxen" at some point during their lives. This project is in progress. So far the book has been posted from the front cover through page 78, completing the first, second, third, and fourth generations, PLUS all illustrations from the book are now posted. You can search for your relatives using our search engine. NEWSFLASH: I am very pleased to share with you the warm message left recently by the author's family, who found our website! But you have to visit our website to read it, at the above URL. :) I hope you enjoy perusing the Fulton-Co.-related pages of this book. Warmest wishes, Alice (Elijah and Charlotte's 4th-great-granddaughter) ILFulton List Administrator and ILFulton County Coordinator

Good Morning, I would like to find out more about Thomas J. and Barbara(Burge) WHEELER. both natives of Ohio., they came to Fulton Co. before 1840. Thomas J. WHEELER b. abt.1813 OH. d. 15 Apr. 1862 buried Mount Pleasant Cem. Barbara (Burge) b. abt.1821 OH d.23 Feb.1876 buried Lewistown Cem They had 11 children- I only know of 3. according to 1850 census Fulton Co. Lewistown twp. Thomas J. b. 1841 IL. Charles H. b. 1843 IL. Mary b. 1849 IL. This family may have left Fulton County for a while and went to Kansas. I haven't been able to locate them yet in the 1860 census in Fulton County Is there more information on Thomas J. and Barbara (Burge) WHEELER from cemetery records? Thank you. Tina _________________________________________________________________ Try MSN Messenger 6.0 with integrated webcam functionality! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_webcam

Lyde, THANK YOU!! I don't know what this list would do without your thorough and quick responses to our requests! LouAnn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 1:28 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Lookup request for Heflins in Vermont Cemetery In a message dated 9/6/03 7:45:49 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I'd like to know if the book has any additional information for this burial, and what other Heflins are buried in this cemetery. >> At VERMONT Cemetery - Old Part - from Cemetery Inscriptions of Fulton County, IL - Volume 6 published by FCHGS HEFLIN, Sarah - wife of A Heflin; died March 23, 1880 (death certificate says d March 11 @ 84y 8m ) HEFLIN, Alexander - d Oct 27, 1878 (d.c. says d Sept 26 @ 87y) HEFLIN, Mary O. - d June 6, 1855 @ 23y 1m 21d (either wife or dau of J.E. Heflin) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VERMONT CEMETERY - 1st & 2nd Additions : HEFLIN, Alexander 1851-1935 (d April 26 per d.c.) M. Florence 1868 - 1953 (b March 19; d Jan 16 per d.c.) HEFLIN, Benjamin - d Nov 27, 1911 @ 70y 6m (no stone...listed in local record) HEFLIN, Clifford J. 1906 - 1973 (b May 29; d Nov 19 per d.c.) Gladys 1907 - HEFLIN, Edward B. 1887 - 1953 (b Sept 17; d Sept 25 per d.c.) Mary E. (PRATT) 1889 - 1974 (b Nov 11; d Jan 17 per d.c.) HEFLIN, Hiram 1869 - 1931 (d Mar 8 per d.c.) Rilla J. (BRUBAKER) 1877 - 1962 Donovan 1907 - 1909 (d Sept 24 @ 2y 6m 8d per d.c.) Faun A. 1899 - 19 - WW1 & WW11 Cleo E. 1897 - 1974 (b June 5 ; d Feb 14 per d.c.) Fern I. 1905 - 19- HEFLIN, Roy R. 1895 - 1975 (b Sept 11; d Jan 24 per d.c.) Vernie B. 1899 - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Burials at Vermont Cemetery on file at County Clerk's office, Lewistown and from VERMONT UNION - no markers have been found: HEFLIN, James - buried Nov 21, 1900 Mary - d July 28, 1919 @ 64y 3m 11d Mrs. Phoebe Ann - d Jan 10, 1904 @ 71y 9m 4d William - d Nov 4, 1922 @ 88y 2m 20d Infant of Ed - buried Sept 21, 1911 Infant of Joseph - buried Aug 21, 1910 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lyde

In a message dated 9/6/03 7:45:49 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I'd like to know if the book has any additional information for this burial, and what other Heflins are buried in this cemetery. >> At VERMONT Cemetery - Old Part - from Cemetery Inscriptions of Fulton County, IL - Volume 6 published by FCHGS HEFLIN, Sarah - wife of A Heflin; died March 23, 1880 (death certificate says d March 11 @ 84y 8m ) HEFLIN, Alexander - d Oct 27, 1878 (d.c. says d Sept 26 @ 87y) HEFLIN, Mary O. - d June 6, 1855 @ 23y 1m 21d (either wife or dau of J.E. Heflin) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VERMONT CEMETERY - 1st & 2nd Additions : HEFLIN, Alexander 1851-1935 (d April 26 per d.c.) M. Florence 1868 - 1953 (b March 19; d Jan 16 per d.c.) HEFLIN, Benjamin - d Nov 27, 1911 @ 70y 6m (no stone...listed in local record) HEFLIN, Clifford J. 1906 - 1973 (b May 29; d Nov 19 per d.c.) Gladys 1907 - HEFLIN, Edward B. 1887 - 1953 (b Sept 17; d Sept 25 per d.c.) Mary E. (PRATT) 1889 - 1974 (b Nov 11; d Jan 17 per d.c.) HEFLIN, Hiram 1869 - 1931 (d Mar 8 per d.c.) Rilla J. (BRUBAKER) 1877 - 1962 Donovan 1907 - 1909 (d Sept 24 @ 2y 6m 8d per d.c.) Faun A. 1899 - 19 - WW1 & WW11 Cleo E. 1897 - 1974 (b June 5 ; d Feb 14 per d.c.) Fern I. 1905 - 19- HEFLIN, Roy R. 1895 - 1975 (b Sept 11; d Jan 24 per d.c.) Vernie B. 1899 - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Burials at Vermont Cemetery on file at County Clerk's office, Lewistown and from VERMONT UNION - no markers have been found: HEFLIN, James - buried Nov 21, 1900 Mary - d July 28, 1919 @ 64y 3m 11d Mrs. Phoebe Ann - d Jan 10, 1904 @ 71y 9m 4d William - d Nov 4, 1922 @ 88y 2m 20d Infant of Ed - buried Sept 21, 1911 Infant of Joseph - buried Aug 21, 1910 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lyde

Dear List, I need help from someone who has access to the burials in Vermont Cemetery. I am seeking burials for the Heflin family. Recently, I received a picture of a stone inscribed "Sarah wife of A. Heflin died 23 Mar 1880". I'd like to know if the book has any additional information for this burial, and what other Heflins are buried in this cemetery. I believe Sarah b abt 1798 might be the wife of Alexander Heflin b abt 1796, and they may be the parents of James M. Heflin b abt 1824 in Culpepper, VA, migrated to Belmont Co., OH, and were in Vermont, IL on the 1870 census. I would sincerely appreciate any help someone is willing to give me. I do not own any Fulton Co., IL books, but would be willing to do lookups for anyone who needs help in Schuyler Co., IL. I have most of their cemetery books. LouAnn in NC

In a message dated 9/5/03 2:15:34 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << and for clues to how these people would have been acquainted with "Jennie" Siever. >> Margaret - There is a burial record from Henry Memorial Home Records - Lewistown, Illinois - Volume 1 - published by FCHGS : REDEBAUGH, Maggie - widowed- b May 23 (ca 1880 ) Lewistown, IL died March 27, 1957 Lewistown Nursing Home, Lewistown, IL @ 77y -buried Oak Hill Cemetery. Father - William HUGHES; Mother - Martha SIEVER Wife of Fred Redebaugh. Last place of residence - Lewistown, IL. Carcinoma of Bladder. Informant - Fern NEUMAN, Lewistown, IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is also a record for her husband, Fred , if you need that. Lyde

Recently, I acquired a collection of photographs that had belonged to Mary Virginia (Siever) Atherton (1862-1952.) She grew up in Lewistown, IL. Included are the following 2 photos: 1. 2 children, Howard and Fern Redenbaugh (handwritten identification says they are in Lewistown) 2. adult photo of Fern Redenbaugh. Moran's Studio, Canton, IL. Am looking for someone who is related to the Redenbaugh family, and for clues to how these people would have been acquainted with "Jennie" Siever. Margaret Atherton Bonney San Juan Capistrano

I'll be happy to share this information with a couple of friends who recently visited the Ostfriesland area. They are going to be presenting the program at the Tazewell County (IL) Genealogical & Historical Society meeting in Pekin IL next Tuesday evening, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. Visitors are always welcome. Thanks to the efforts of this couple we have a very large collection of Ostfriesland books pertaining to genealogy in our library and we encourage people to visit us to do some research. Our website is www.rootsweb.com/~iltcghs/ Marilyn Southwood Boyken & Boyken Partners wrote: >Dear Listmembers, > >The old German newspaper "Ostfriesische Nachrichten" was published by Pastor L. Hündling [Huendling} in 1882 in Iowa as a connecting paper between the people in the new American settlements and die old homeland with news and events in Ostfriesland and the "New World". Later you could find this newspaper all over the U.S. and Ostfriesland. >For the period between 1882 and 1915 the issues were microfilmed around 20 - 30 years ago. According to a descendant of Pastor Huendling about 10 years ago, most of the issues between 1916 and 1971 got lost on the way to a processing center to be microfilmed. >Besides Rev. Kenneth DeWall and others, who published in the past some indexes of (only) obituaries, we started in 1997 reading each newspaper for 1882 - 1915 and 1916 - 1971 (single issues) from the front to the back and taking all of the personal data in obituaries and local news into computer files. We added also interesting stories about the events in the New World - especially for the German readers -. >So far we have listed 10,300 names of deceased between 1882 and 1915 plus 12,300 names of relatives, and until 1971 only 2,000 deceased / 5,000 relatives. > >Now we are looking for issues of this newspaper between 1916 and 1971. The undersigned would appreciate your answer if you have access to those issues. >We have the microfilms from Crest Information Technologies and Heritage Crest, both in Cedar Rapids, IA. >Most of the single issues after 1916 are scattered all over the U.S. and Germany. We guess, maybe finding them in the attics, etc. of old East Frisian settlements in the States. >Thank you very much in advance for your help in preserving the data. > >Sincerely, >Hans-Georg Boyken >Ostfriesland-Society of Iowa, Inc. > > > > >==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== >To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in MAIL MODE send a message to: > [email protected] >Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature files) > > > > >

Dear Listmembers, The old German newspaper "Ostfriesische Nachrichten" was published by Pastor L. Hündling [Huendling} in 1882 in Iowa as a connecting paper between the people in the new American settlements and die old homeland with news and events in Ostfriesland and the "New World". Later you could find this newspaper all over the U.S. and Ostfriesland. For the period between 1882 and 1915 the issues were microfilmed around 20 - 30 years ago. According to a descendant of Pastor Huendling about 10 years ago, most of the issues between 1916 and 1971 got lost on the way to a processing center to be microfilmed. Besides Rev. Kenneth DeWall and others, who published in the past some indexes of (only) obituaries, we started in 1997 reading each newspaper for 1882 - 1915 and 1916 - 1971 (single issues) from the front to the back and taking all of the personal data in obituaries and local news into computer files. We added also interesting stories about the events in the New World - especially for the German readers -. So far we have listed 10,300 names of deceased between 1882 and 1915 plus 12,300 names of relatives, and until 1971 only 2,000 deceased / 5,000 relatives. Now we are looking for issues of this newspaper between 1916 and 1971. The undersigned would appreciate your answer if you have access to those issues. We have the microfilms from Crest Information Technologies and Heritage Crest, both in Cedar Rapids, IA. Most of the single issues after 1916 are scattered all over the U.S. and Germany. We guess, maybe finding them in the attics, etc. of old East Frisian settlements in the States. Thank you very much in advance for your help in preserving the data. Sincerely, Hans-Georg Boyken Ostfriesland-Society of Iowa, Inc.

Does anyone know how Sharp's Landing got it's name? jg In a message dated 09/01/2003 8:00:33 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > I have no knowledge of this, Darlene, but you might visit the > Schuyler > County Historical Society Library in Rushville. Sharps Landing was in > Schuyler (Hickory Township). The Astoria Argus Searchlight archives are > kept there, > though I don't think it was being published then. There might be some other > > record. > > Herb >

I have no knowledge of this, Darlene, but you might visit the Schuyler County Historical Society Library in Rushville. Sharps Landing was in Schuyler (Hickory Township). The Astoria Argus Searchlight archives are kept there, though I don't think it was being published then. There might be some other record. Herb

Can someone tell me which (if any) Fulton County newspapers were in print in March 1857? My great grandfather drowned off Sharp's Landing on March 2, 1857, and I've been unable to find any references to the accident. Also, he was one of two men who were lost that day. If anyone else on the Fulton Co. list lost an ancestor by drowning on that date too, perhaps they could tell me where to look. I'll be in Illinois for a week in September, and would appreciate your pointing me in the right direction. Thanks so very much! Darlene Tower

Hi Listers, I received request for permission to post the following message on our Fulton Co. list announcing a new GAR-IL death rolls book. It may be of interest to some of you. Best regards, Alice ILFulton List Administrator and ILFulton County Coordinator www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ -------------------------------------- Announcing a new book that contains death records of more than 32,000 Union Civil War veterans who served in regiments from 36 states. "Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Illinois, Transcription of the Death Rolls, 1879-1947" By Dennis Northcott and Thomas Brooks (ISBN 0-9728344-0-0, soft cover, 537 pages) The Grand Army of the Republic was the largest association of Union Civil War veterans. Entries in this book usually contain the veteran's name, rank, company, regiment or ship, name and location of post to which he belonged, and date of death. Some records include age and place of burial. Arranged alphabetically. Book includes more than 250 members of the G.A.R. posts in Fulton County. Ordering information and further details are available at www.ngpublications.com <http://www.ngpublications.com>. (If you can't access this link when you click on it, copy-and -paste or type the web address into the URL box in your browser.) Coming next: Transcription of the death rolls of the G.A.R.'s Department of Indiana (22,000+ names!)

Thanks so much to everyone who answered my query! Your help is certainly a blessing! From the cemetery information, I was able to identify Daniel as the seventh child in the following family! So very Gratefully, Lurose Note: Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Daniel's birthplace) "Births, Deaths and Marriages of the Nottingham Quakers 1680-1889 compiled by Alice L. Beard. (witnesses not in the original columns) DANIEL BROWN, son of Daniel and Elizabeth of West Nottingham Twp., Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, and MIRIAM GREGG, daughter of David (deceased) and Lydia of the same place, were married on the 27th day 12th month 1759 at Public Meeting of Friends at East Nottingham." Thomas Barrett John Churchman Rebecca Barrett William Sheppard William Churchman Rachel Barrett Michael Randell George Churchman Elizabeth Sinclear Micajah James Margaret Churchman Roger Kirk Hannah Churchman Patience Berry Hannah Churchman Jr. John Berry Hannah Churchman John White Abigail Churchman William Pugh Margaret Kirk Lydia White ................... page 11 of "Births, Deaths and Marriages of the Nottingham Quakers 1680-1889 compiled by Alice L. Beard. Children of Daniel BROWN, Jr. and his wife Miriam Abigail was born the 9th day 11th month 1760 Joel was born the 2nd day 5th month 1762 Joseph was born the 13th day 9th month 1763 David was born the 24th day 4th month 1765 Miriam was born the 14th day 6th month 1766 Elizabeth was born the 3rd day 3rd month 1768 Daniel was born the 4th day 3rd month 1770 David BROWN, son of Daniel, died the 24th day 7th month 1765. Joseph BROWN, son of Daniel, died the 3rd day 9th month 1769. Abigail BROWN, daughter of Daniel and Miriam, died the 6th day 9th month 1769. .....................

Does anyone have information about DANIEL BROWN, father of: RACHEL BROWN (1803-1881) who married THEODORE SARGEANT (1795-1871) of Fulton & Knox Counties, IL SARAH JANE BROWN (1796-1849) who married JONAH MARCHANT (1794-1872) of Fulton County, IL FANNY BROWN (b. 1795) who married SETH SMITH LITTLER (1804-1827) of Fulton Co, IL ELIZABETH BROWN (1799-1875) who married ABRAHAM MARCHANT (1798-1889) of Fulton County, IL I suspect other children due to Brown neighbors in censuses. I first find Daniel Brown with LYDIA BULL at Hopewell Friends Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia, 5 May 1794 when they are disowned for marrying out of meeting. I cannot differentiate him from other Daniel Browns who are members of that meeting. I guess that he was in Greene County, Tennessee in 1799 as that is the place given as the birthplace of Betsey Brown, wife of Abraham Marchant, (but am not even sure of this.) and likely went from there to Highland County, Ohio where I find no mention of him before coming to Illinois. The next I hear of him is the wedding of Theodore Sargeant. Are there cemetery records in Knox or Fulton County which would give his date of birth and death? Did his wife Lydia ever get to Illinois where she might have been buried near him? Her birth would have been about 1768 in Frederick County, Virginia. Daniel is one of the brick walls in my Genealogy and I would love to know more of him if there is anything anyone can contribute. He was mentioned as being at Farmington and at Canton. Thanks so very much. Lurose [email protected]

There is an interesting history of Farmington at this site and it includes some history of the mines in the area. http://www.farmingtonil.com/history.htm Karen