I am looking for information on George Ebbert. He was living in Woodland in the 1880 census. In 1880 he was 56 and had been born in Wurttermburg. I would especially like to get a death date on him. I am try to find if there is a connection to John Ebbert that lived in Schulyer Co. Would appreciate any information on George or his family-wife Sivilla, children Samuel, Franklin, William, Mary, and Grandson Emery. Barb Smith

A friend told me of this song which she sang in college in Madison, Wi. in the 60's or 70's. "SPOON RIVER". It sounds like a Civil War era tune. She sang it as she recalled the notes. She wrote it out from memory as she found no source. It starts--"All of the riverboat gamblers are losin' their shirts, and all of the brave Union soldier boys stand in the dirt. But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt when all of our lives were entwined to begin with right here in Spoon River" I did a quick look in my Fulton Co. material...and" Spoon River Anthology" finding nothing at a glance. ........ each verse ends with .." here in Spoon River". Does this dound famaliar to anyone? Or does anyone know more words? I could forward it to the list w/the administrater's permission. ginny seaholm ************