Hi Mary Lou - I do volunteer lookups and I found some data on a French family who might be yours. Some of it is confusing but maybe you can figure it out. 1850 census - Banner Twp, Fulton Co IL - household # 76: FRENCH, Strawther 43 KY farmer Elizabeth 20 IN Malvina 20 IN Ellen J. 16 KY Mary J. 14 KY John P. 13 IL Banjamin F. 8 IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 census - Liverpool Twp - Fulton Co, IL - household # 508: FRENCH, Strather 55 KY farmer Elisabeth 55 KY Benjamin 18 IL Eliza 16 IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ household # 509: FRENCH, John T. 22 IL farmer Rosannah 14 IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` household # 510: MORTON, Richard 41 KY farmer $3100 Eliza A. 27 IL Mary 8 IL Perry 3 IL Charlotte 1 IL MEEKER, James 23 IL farmer $100 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` There is also a Geo. Conley family in that neighborhood from KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 census - Liverpool Twp, Fulton Co, IL - household # 163: FRENCH, Benjamin 26 IN Elmira 21 IL John T. 4 IL Mary A. 1mo. IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Benjamin French married Almira Foote June 12, 1864 Fulton Co, IL per Illinois Statewide Marriage Index Next is an abstracted obit from THE GLASFORD GAZETTE - a weekly newspaper in Peoria Co - next to Fulton County: FRENCH, Wm. Franklin - b 5 May 1842 Canton, IL; m 1864 Miss Almira FOOTE - 11 children; he died 13 April 1910 Bartonville Asylum ; buried Orendorff Cemetery - Fulton Co, IL. Surviving - widow; children - Thomas French, Canton; Lonzo French, Middle Grove; Mrs. Nellie ADKINSON, Bradford, IL; Mrs. Belle VANDORN, Spring Valley; William & Charlie French at home (1 daughter Mrs. Mary GAYEN/GARNES? died aged 39yrs & 1 son Frank was killed by train aged 11yrs & 3 children died infancy.) One brother, Thomas French survives. Son Lonzo had 2 children - Ruth & John French (Issue - 14 April 1910. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elmira and Charley are buried at Orendorff Cemetery for sure - but I don't find Benjamin has a stone - ref: Cemetery Inscriptions of Fulton County, IL - published by FCHGS. The name "William" for the above obit might be a type setting error? There is a Benjamin French with wife Hattie E. and 2 kids in Astoria, IL for 1880 census - but the ages and birthplaces of parents do not fit. If there are any question, just ask. Lyde