Hi All, I am new to this list, which seems like a real good one! I would love to begin sharing research with all of you. Many of my ancestors lived in Fulton Co. in the mid-1800's, with the surnames: HAGEMAN, JOHNSON, WALLICK, STRYKER, and the allied family SKILLMAN. My 2GG William Brown HAGEMAN and my 2GG his 2nd wife Magdalena Voorhees STRYKER (widow of Randall SKILLMAN) lived in Fairview, Fulton Co. His and many other families moved in covered wagons to the rich farmlands of Seward Co. Nebraska, around 1866. His father, Isaac HAGEMAN, had immigrated from Somerset Co., New Jersey with his 2nd wife Ellen VOORHEES around 1837 with many other (Dutch) Somerset families. William Brown HAGEMAN's son Simon Peter HAGEMAN, my GG, was born 21 Sept 1858 in Fairview. William Brown's other HAGEMAN children with Magdalena, born in Fulton Co. were: Helen V., Christopher Stryker, and William. They moved to Seward Co., Nebraska. With his first wife who had left him a widower, Aulche Quick STRYKER (died 19 Jan 1850, Illinois), sister of Magdalena Voorhees STRYKER, William Brown HAGEMAN had several other HAGEMAN children, most of whom were born in Fulton Co.: Maria, John Stryker, Garrett Van Derveer, Jane Ann, Abraham Wilson (married Henrietta F. KIRKHUFF in Jan 1865, Fairview, Fulton Co.), Jane Adaline (married William Augustus BROKAW, he was b. 12 Jun 1842, Fulton Co.) Another 2GG, Abraham WALLICK (born in Indiana about 1819) married in Fulton Co. my 2GG Mary H. JOHNSON, who was born in Fulton Co. 3 Jan 1835 (Mary was a descendant through her mother Zerilda WILCOXSON of Daniel Boone's sister Sarah). They also moved to Seward Co., Nebraska. The WALLICK children, born in Illinois, including 2 sets of twins, were: Martha Viola (my GG), Elizabeth, John Franklin, Christian J., Sarah Ellen, Wallace, Mary Louisa, Moses, Elijah, Henry, Jane, Addie (she stayed in Illinois, married a SMITH, and had daughters Ruth and Clara), and Melville. Mary's father, Moses C. JOHNSON, born in Vermont (his background is still a mystery to me), was 43 and a farmer in Fulton Co. during the 1850 census. His and Zerilda's other JOHNSON children, born in the 1830's and 1840's in Fulton Co., were: Charlotte, Louisa, Elijah W., Moses Melville, Deborah A., Zerilda, America, and Orean E. America JOHNSON married Thomas David SKILLMAN, son of the aforementioned Randall SKILLMAN and Magdalena Voorhees STRYKER in 1864 in Fulton Co. The following is from: Nebraska: the Land and the People: Volume 2 (pages 521-522) "Thomas David Skillman, one of Nebraska's territorial pioneers, son of Randall Skillman and Magdelene Vorhees, was born in Somerset County, near Trenton, New Jersey, on November 1, 1843. "His father died in 1849 and two years later his mother was remarried to William Hageman and the family moved to Fulton County, Illinois. "At the age of about twelve years Thomas was 'farmed out' to a man by the name of DAVIS for his clothes and keep and $12.50 per year. Later this was raised to $25 per year. In the winter months he and Mr. DAVIS did considerable work in a coal drift, hauling much of the coal to Peoria on bob sleds. He always spoke very kindly of Mr. and Mrs. DAVIS. "In 1861 he presented himself for enlistment in the Union army and was turned down, being told that by the examining physician that he had only one lung and the other was nearly gone, and that he could not possible live more than a year. "In 1864 he married Miss America Johnson. In the early spring of 1865 this young couple, together with a younger brother, Abraham V. SKILLMAN and three other young couples, Mr. and Mrs. John ROBERTS, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Richard SAMPSON and Mr. and Mrs. John DURLAND, left by wagon train for the territory of Nebraska. At this time there was only one log cabin at present site of the City of Lincoln. "In the spring of 1866, Mrs. Skillman's brother, an ordained United Brethren minister, Rev. E.[Elijah] W. JOHNSON and his wife arrived from Illinois..." I hope you found this enjoyable and/or useful. I have more information about these families to share, but I also still have many holes and questions. Best Wishes, Alice Imig Stipak San Jose, California