Hi! I'm new to the list. I'm researching my ancestor, William Thomas FURGERSON/FURGUSON/FERGUSON. I'm at a "dead" end (pardon the pun! ;^O ) Here are the limited details: Wm. Thos. Furgerson b? in? m Elisabeth "Betsey" Stufflebeam MEDFORD ca 1850 in ? d 1/1859-8/1860 in Fulton Co, IL Three children: Priscilla b 12-22-1851 poss. in MO. m John SCALF 11-12-1866 in Lewiston, Fulton, IL d1-24-1934, Lewiston, Fulton, IL John William (Bud) b2-12-1857 Lewiston, IL m Lucinda EVELAND 12-3-1878 Mason Co, IA d 1918 Mary Helen (Ellen) b 10-4-1859 Lewiston IL m John Francis SCALF ca 1875 in ? d 3-9-1944 Oakland, CA No tax or land records, no cemetery records. Not on mortality schedule. I'll check newspaper obits next, but other than that, I have no clue. I know he existed, though. There's got to be something somewhere. If anyone has any clues or ideas, please pass them along. The only way I found that he died in Fulton Co is a descendant of his daughter Priscilla told me he died there. This cousin has not answered my letters for a year and he was in poor health and elderly. I'm afraid he took the precious info with him. He had tons of family history, but almost nothing on the Furgerson branch. If you need names of descendants, please let me know. Please help if you can!! -- Barbara, San Francisco Bay Area ICQ: 6471339 mailto:thenest@cwnet.com