> I'm looking for just about any of them. Burrell, Absalom, John Jr., Sarah > L., Hardin, just to name a few. Also, I'm looking for Isaac Duvall who m. > Emoline Coonse in Hamilton County in 1870 and then they disappeared! I have > checked Hamilton for all the above, but no luck. I have records from > courthouse that they really existed in the 1850/60s. I can give you more > detailed infor if you can use it. That is the various spellings I've seen.... Ham. Co 1850 census: 15/15 COON, Joseph 36 m laborer TN Elizabeth 23 f TN William A. 13 m TN Lovina C. 12 f TN Mary S. 11 f TN Noah S. 9 m TN Andrew J. 4 m TN Rubun-? 1 m TN 71/71 COONTS, Hardin 27 m Laborer TN Polly 71 f KY HARVEY, James 8 m IL The author made a note that the above appear to be in the village of McLeansboro. 308/308 COMBS, James 24 m Do IL Elizabeth 22 f TN John 4 m IL John 23 m Laborer IL Original land Records, Hamilton Co., IL COONS, James - NESW, Sec. 5, T6S-R6E, 40 acres, 3/29/1855 COONS, John Sen. - SWSW, Sec. 5, T6S-R6E, 40 a., 2/10/1854 COONS, John Sen. - NWSW, Sec. 5, T6S-R6E, 40a., 3/27/1855 This land appears to be south of McLeansboro (in Twigg Twp.), and about a 1/2 mile from "Braden".... according an early plat. These were his neighbors in Section 5 who bought land... CHARLES, William 11/10/1855 HUTSON, Pleasant 1/03/1854 JONES, Margaret S. 7/15/1854 MCDANIEL, Andrew J. 11/10/1855 PRESLEY, BUREL D 6/1/1857 PRESLEY, John 4/3/1857 STANFIELD, Thomas 7/15/1854 Ham. Co. 1860 Census: Township 6 South, Range 6 East (T6S-R6E) Post Office: McLeansboro 433/433 COONSE, William C. 28 m farmer IL Emeline 28 f TN Burrel F. 5 m IL Arrena E. 3 f IL Sarah L. 1 f IL 449/449 COONSE, John 64 m farmer KY Sarah 53 f TN Winfield 22 m IL John DUVAUL lived in 458/458, and Lewis DEVAUL in 426/426....no Isaac... Ham. Co. 1870 Census: Township 6 South, Range 6 East (T6S-R6E) Post Office: McLeansboro 59/59 KOONCE, Jasper N. 25 m farmer TN Margaret 21 f Kp. House IL 132/132 BEETTS, William 64 m farmer England Elizabeth 61 f Kp. House England Emma 17 f IL COOMS, Burrel 15 m farm laborer IL WHEELER, William F. 14 m farm laborer IL Martha J. 11 f IL Post Office: Walpole (south Hamilton Co.) 144/144 COONSE, William 35 m farmer IL Harriett 35 f Kp. House IL James 12 m farm laborer IL Samuel 8 m IL Isabel 6 f IL 148/148 COONS, Elizabeth 60 f Kp. House VA Sarh 29 f IL Warden 24 m farmer IL REASLEY*, James L. 7 m IL *Noted that first letter could be different. Could it be BEASLEY? Post Office: Bell Prairie City (T3S-R6E)(This is in North West Hamilton county, near Franklin and Jefferson Co's). 3/3 YATSE, R. F. 25 m farmer IL Rebecha 30 f Kp. House IL Marthy 7 f IL James F. 3 m IL Mary J. 1 f IL COONS, Mary 65 f TN Saline Co. 1870 Census: Cottage Grove Twp. 30/30 CUNCE?, Albert 42 m w farmer TN Hannah 24 f w Kp. House TN Thos. 20 m w at home TN Caroline 15 f w "" TN Sarah 12 f w "" IL Catharine 8 f w "" IL Moody 1 m w "" IL In Saline Co 1880 Census, there is a Jas. COONTZ, 19, Hireling, single IL TN TN, living in the H.H. of Jas. WOLLARD. Since you are having so many problems trying to find your family after 1860, I believe this may help...... Saline Co Marriages 1878-1898 Book A-1 Page 307, line 9: DUNNEN, J. D. Residence: Saline Co., IL Laborer, 29 yrs old, white Born: Saline Co. s/o Newton DUNNEN & Adaline BISMDUS 2nd marriage Married: 30 Aug. 1897 Harrisburg to.... COONTS, Martha Residence: Malden, MO. 26 yrs. old, white Born: Mt. Vernon (My note:Jefferson Co., IL) d/o Jno. COONTS & Emma EDMONDS 2nd marriage Witnesses: N. G. SPRINGS, Tom JOHNSON. By: H. D. BUMGARNER, M.G. Martha's mother Emma (Edmonds) Coons, remarried on 26 Nov. 1885 Harrisburg to Monroe Trigg. YELL if you need the rest of this info.... And this one should be Martha's sister.... Page 142, line 4 DUNNING, Josiah Residence: Harrisburg, ILL Farmer, 19, white, born ILL s/o Newton R. DUNNING & Adalina HOLMES 1st marriage. Married on 15 Aug. 1888 Harrisburg, ILL to... COUNTS, Dora Residence: Harrisburg, ILL 16 yrs old, white. Born: Missouri d/o John COUNTS & Emma EDMONDS 1st marriage. Witnesses: D. B. JOHNSON, Martha COUNTS By: M. J. POTTS, J.P. That's all I find for Saline marriages.... Could your "Harden Coons", be Warden/Wardin Coonts ?....I see a marriage for a Delilah Ann Coons (d/o Warden Coons & R. A. McGarvey), 18 yrs old, born MO, married on 20 Dec 1877 in Franklin Co IL to Joshua Layfayette C. Knight (s/o James L. Knight & Nancy Graves), 19 yrs old, born Franklin Co.. 1st marriage for both. I bet that's Hardin's daughter....and notice the MO keeps coming back! There are several KOONS marriages in Franklin County, and it looks like some of the parents of those came from OH around the early 1860,s. They lived around the Macedonia area (main street in this town is the county line between Hamilton and Franklin). One last book.... Saline County Cemeteries - Volume VI (there are 6 more, of which I don't have).... JOYNER Cemetery, Stonefort Twp. COONTZ, Abraham Co M 5 ILL Cav (no dates) DIGBY Cemetery, Hamilton Co: Row 4 COONTZ, Albert, 1862 - 1965 COONTZ, Winnie C., 1875 -1964 I'd check Jefferson County too..... Merry Christmas..... Best Regards, Trev