Looking for information on Benjanim Franklin McCool who married a Mrs Eletha Ann McCoy in SALINE 09/15/1873. Benjanim was called Franklin, I guess to be different from his cousin in Pope by the same name. I am looking for any infomation on Eletha - which may be a nickname. I have the marriage date and just the census records after their were married. I am told if the marriage index says "mrs" it usually means that is a Married name. We are fairly sure he is the Son of Adam McCool and born Most likely in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Il. In the 1900 Mo. census he lists his birthday as Oct. 1822. I would like to find his Birth record, or find Adam Mccool's will or probate. I am looking for "poof" of his parents. They were in Gallatin from 1810 to 1830 census, went to Arkansas where Adam was a surveyor and who named DeWitt Arkansas. Then Franklin is back in the 1860 census with his childern and widowed mother. Any Help would be apprecated Jeanette