In the index of the 1887 county history, I couldn't help but notice a biography for Garrison, T.J. listed. Does anyone have a copy of the book? This man's biography is much desired by myself, as he was my great-great grandfather. Any help would be appreciated.

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Cordah, The article that Sheila is referring to can be found on Yesterdays at http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/Bios/Mansell.htm Also, if you run a search for "Munsell" you will find 9 pages on the site that refer to that surname. Hope this helps! Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Cadwalader" <scad@pinehurst.net> To: <ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT-L] 1825 IL Census????? > I have not seen an 1825 census. > > There is an 1855 Agricultural Census for Illinois (I don't have a copy) > and an 1862 Militia Census (I have a copy). > > Bye the way, Cordah, I ran across an item in "Goshen Trails" about the > wife of Samuel Munsell (I believe she was a Carr) traveling alone from > Texas back to Illinois after the death of her husband. > > Do you have a copy ? > > > Cordah Elizabeth Robinson wrote: > > > > List Folks, > > > > Is there such a thing as a census for IL for the year 1825? For Hamilton > > County? I'm looking for some evidence of Ira MUNSELL (MONCEL, MANCELL, > > MUNCIL, etc) in Hamilton Co IL somewhere around 1824-1829. I can place him > > there by 1830 through land and voting records. He has three sons born in > > hte 1824-1829 period who report they were born in Illinois. Before IL, Ira > > was in Genesee Co NY (Middlebury) where he bought land (on credit) from > > The Holland Land Company. > > > > I heard about an 1825 census, but don't know if there is such a thing or > > if someone was wishing there were such a thing. > > > > Would anyone have any suggestions as to how to find the place of birth of > > these sons or any other evidence of Ira's presence in IL during that time? > > None of the records of the sons (such as death records, tombstone, or any > > other record known to us) gives any indication of the exact place of birth > > in IL. We are trying to situate Ira between the time he left NY > > (probably 1824/5) and the time he is established in Hamilton Co (1830). > > > > Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks to a great group of > > genealogical helpers! > > > > Cordah > > > > Cordah Elizabeth Robinson > > ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab > > IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 > > http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/ > > > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit the Hamilton County, Illinois Genealogy USGenWeb site at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhamilt/ > > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Search the ILHAMILT-L archives > ------------------------------ > Interactive search: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILHAMILT-L > Threaded archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ILHAMILT-L/ > > >

I have not seen an 1825 census. There is an 1855 Agricultural Census for Illinois (I don't have a copy) and an 1862 Militia Census (I have a copy). Bye the way, Cordah, I ran across an item in "Goshen Trails" about the wife of Samuel Munsell (I believe she was a Carr) traveling alone from Texas back to Illinois after the death of her husband. Do you have a copy ? Cordah Elizabeth Robinson wrote: > > List Folks, > > Is there such a thing as a census for IL for the year 1825? For Hamilton > County? I'm looking for some evidence of Ira MUNSELL (MONCEL, MANCELL, > MUNCIL, etc) in Hamilton Co IL somewhere around 1824-1829. I can place him > there by 1830 through land and voting records. He has three sons born in > hte 1824-1829 period who report they were born in Illinois. Before IL, Ira > was in Genesee Co NY (Middlebury) where he bought land (on credit) from > The Holland Land Company. > > I heard about an 1825 census, but don't know if there is such a thing or > if someone was wishing there were such a thing. > > Would anyone have any suggestions as to how to find the place of birth of > these sons or any other evidence of Ira's presence in IL during that time? > None of the records of the sons (such as death records, tombstone, or any > other record known to us) gives any indication of the exact place of birth > in IL. We are trying to situate Ira between the time he left NY > (probably 1824/5) and the time he is established in Hamilton Co (1830). > > Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks to a great group of > genealogical helpers! > > Cordah > > Cordah Elizabeth Robinson > ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab > IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 > http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/ > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Visit the Hamilton County, Illinois Genealogy USGenWeb site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhamilt/

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Hi All; I take it that this means no E-mails friday. Will they be back on line by friday nite. Glen BarbM wrote: > > This was posted in Rootsweb Review: RootsWeb's Genealogy News Vol. 4, No.8, 21 February 2001 > > I assume it will effect this list on Friday. > > NEWS AND NOTES FROM ROOTSWEB > > ROOTSWEB TAKES A BREAK. Starting at 8 a.m. PST (11 a.m. EST; > 4 p.m. GMT) on Friday, 23 February, RootsWeb will begin a > planned temporary downtime for maintenance of its servers and > hosting process. It will limit this downtime as much as > possible, and will return with increased performance and > reliability for future growth. > > In the meantime, please take time to visit RootsWeb's sister > sites -- Ancestry.com and FamilyHistory.com -- where you will > find additional tools such as message boards, communities, and > databases to help you in the search for your ancestors. > > Thank you for your patience. " > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Carol Yarbrough's Yesterdays in Hamilton County, Illinois at: > http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/HamiltonCounty.htm

List Folks, Is there such a thing as a census for IL for the year 1825? For Hamilton County? I'm looking for some evidence of Ira MUNSELL (MONCEL, MANCELL, MUNCIL, etc) in Hamilton Co IL somewhere around 1824-1829. I can place him there by 1830 through land and voting records. He has three sons born in hte 1824-1829 period who report they were born in Illinois. Before IL, Ira was in Genesee Co NY (Middlebury) where he bought land (on credit) from The Holland Land Company. I heard about an 1825 census, but don't know if there is such a thing or if someone was wishing there were such a thing. Would anyone have any suggestions as to how to find the place of birth of these sons or any other evidence of Ira's presence in IL during that time? None of the records of the sons (such as death records, tombstone, or any other record known to us) gives any indication of the exact place of birth in IL. We are trying to situate Ira between the time he left NY (probably 1824/5) and the time he is established in Hamilton Co (1830). Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks to a great group of genealogical helpers! Cordah Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/

All, There is a site called Illinois Trails that has a lot of information about the counties of Illinois. It's not really what we'd call "user-centered" in terms of its organization (not consistent navigation, hard-to-read-screens, things buried deep within sites, etc) but still, there is info in there if you're willing to dig around. http://www.iltrails.org Cordah R Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/

Another list member pointed out a fact that we all might want to remember and take note of: "The place of birth "IA" could also be Indiana in the older records" ....this is true, good point to remember since we are accustomed to seeing today "IN" for Indiana....and we think of "IA" today as being Iowa. Does anybody know when the designations changed in the census records from IA to IN for Indiana ? Barb in Savannah,GA ^ ^ (@ @ ) =o= \ | | \ m m n \9 ~O&:>

Washington MUNSELL, 35 years old, farmer $1000.00 $150.00 born in IL listed alone. Next door to him is Harry MUNSELL 43 years old $800.000 $200.00 born in NY. Harry might not be the correct first name, but that is the way it has been transcribed. Rebecca * age 30 born in IL, Susan PHIPPS 14 years old born in IL, James F. (could be Phipps or could be Munsell???) 5 years old and Sarah 12 born in IL. Darlene

Cordah, you are right about the orthography of the 1860 Census...it is replete with strangest renderings..at least the transcription is...this may be attributed to the original census taker's use of the phonetic or sounding name and old script handwriting. I have found several errors..one to be careful of is where IN is indicated as state of birth...often this was TN and misread I have found. Barb in SAvannah,GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cordah Elizabeth Robinson" <cordah@indiana.edu> To: <ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 7:15 PM Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] Re: Look up, etc. : Shirls, : : This is majorly helpful. Loads o'info here. Some of the orthography is : weird (as usual

Cordah, You sound like you have a "mixed bag" of heirs,siblings and missing spouses like I have experienced. And when going from one sibling's probate records to another the mystery can grown deeper by the minute...<smile>. Here are a few things I've learned in a short period of time working with some of my kin's probate records from early to late 1800s in Hamilton CO .. and still learning more every day. An individual could legally decline to serve as an executor/administrator if so designated in a will and petition for another to serve instead. This could happen when a designated person lived out of the area where the desceased's estate was being probated or for other reasons of convience. Also, if the deceased died without a will the court could appoint an administrator upon petition to the court of a sibling or on behave of the heirs. It is correct that if no spouse existed "at the time of probate, it must be stated that they had no spouse living to claim the estate.(That ends any future action by another party to claim the estate.) Also all minor heirs must be listed or disclaimed." This is almost correct. If someone where to provide to the court a legal record of marriage to the deceased unknown regardless of this statement,it would not prevent claims against the estate. The same would hold true for children born to the deceased in or out of wedlock. This is one of the legal reasons for "posting" the death of an individual even today so that "any" claims against the estate can be filed. What the statement "no spouse" does is in essence redistributes his or her portion under the law to the other heirs. In many states you will see in old land records where a man is married and sells land off to someone else and where his wife had to agree in a separate statement to this action; the reason being she was entitled to 1/3 of his estate under the law in many jurisdictions. It would be legally incorrect to state in a document that there were minors if in fact there were not. So if there is a statement indicating minors of Allen (and not just minor siblings)then it is probable that at the time of his death there may have been one or more minor children who did not survive to adulthood and hence you might not find records of this child(children). There may have been a minor child of Allen's by an unknown mother who was adopted into one of Allen's sibling's family and raised as their own ...unless you find the original birth record or a legal adoption action it is unlikely you would recognize that they were not that particular sibling's child. If the minor received benefit of the estate though there should be in most cases guardianship papers filed with the court. These may not be in the probate packet but registered elsewhere and even as much as two or three years after the parents death if the probate action took an extended period of time to settle. Look in the nearest census record after Allen's death in the household of his brothers and sisters and see if there are any new children that appear that were not there in the previous census. Don't assume that the correct surname would be applied to this child if in household of a sister in the census. Unless you can nail these children down later from obits and death records that lock in the parents then keep open the option in the back of your mind that he or she or they may be off-spring of your Allen. I found exactly this situation from one census to another in one of my own family lines in KY where the father died,mother remarried, children show up next census under correct surname and by the following census are shown under step-father's surname..though no legal document found for adoption...and later one of the girls married using her legal surname but the adopted parent's name passed into family memory as the maiden name. Talk about confusion for over a hundred years. Thankfully she had a brother with a rather unique given name that was the give away...and the fact that the step-father and mother were in the same dwelling two census enumerations in a row...otherwise the mystery would never have been figured out. Similiar to your situation I have a probate record that indicates no widow, or children, only siblings and the heirs of one of the siblings. I could not find a record for the marriage of this deceased sibling with heirs until I started reading land records that were drawn before this probate action and found where the "deceased sibling" had been married and could deduce that both he and his wife had died prior to the death of his brother. Then a record showed up dated a number of years later showing one of these "sibling heirs" to be in fact a child that was not otherwise noted in any records I had seen before. If I remember correctly it was the obit or marriage record of an individual that thankfully mentioned her husband's family as well. The term "heir(s)" is a legal term that applies to those who under the prevailing law who receive benefit under the estate of the deceased individual. Someone could be a designated heir within a will or an "heir under the law" if no will was drawn. So the term for 13 siblings as heirs is correct...and so is the term for heirs of Allen MUNSELL. His siblings,etc. would be considered heirs under the law...as would parents,etc. However, I would not discount the possibility that Allen had a child...in or out of marriage. Hope this doesn't confuse the issue more but sure don't want to miss any branches and twiggs that might belong on your family tree. You said that there were many other surnames mentioned in the documents...could you give us a quick summary of the names and time frames found in some of them? Any loose GIBSON or CURRY floating around in there? ^ ^ (@ @ ) =o= \ | | \ m m n \9 ~O&:> Barb in Savannah,GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cordah Elizabeth Robinson" <cordah@indiana.edu> To: <ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 5:04 PM Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] children/no children; heirs/no heirs : All, : : Recently I received some probate records from Bobbi Oxford in Hamilton : County. They were very interesting, dating in the late 1850s and early : 1860s. Naturally, no question is answered without twenty more questions : surfacing. : : In a document listing the estate of the deceased Allen MUNSELL, (the elder : brother), one of his younger siblings (Richard) was named administrator : In the documents, it referred to the fact that there was no widow. The : heirs mentioned were "thirteen heirs". This is the exact number of his : living siblings. To our knowledge, Allen never married and had no : children. A "typo"? : : In another document, Rebecca MUNSELL transfered administrator duties : of her deceased husband's estate (Harry MUNSELL) to the Harry's brother : Richard, stating the children were minors. As far as we can tell from : family information, and as far as we can tell from the other probate : records, there were no children from this marriage. Was the reference to : minor children an error - a sort of "typo"? The heirs actually listed by : name were "Major" siblings and "Minor" siblings (over and under 21 of : course and all listed by name), including "the heirs of Allen MUNSELL" : (Allen was an older brother of the deceased Harry, and these supposed : heirs were not listed by name). Allen had no wife and no children as : far as we know. Another "typo"? : : Have any of you had similar inconsistencies in such documents (I'm sure : they abound!)? Would you recommend going with known information, or : trying to pursue these anomalies, or what? I really think they are the : ante-bellum version of bureaucratic typos... you know, sort of "standard : language" in such documents that no one caught and corrected at the time. : But what do you all think? : : I would like to get these docs online at some point - there are oh-so-many : Hamilton County names, including many mentions of Flanagan and : Biggerstaff. I would just scan them and put them online as images, but the : photocopying was none too good, and to be searchable, it should go up as a : text file. I'll do it eventually. : : Thanks in advance. It was because of this great list that I got enough : info to be able to write Bobbi Oxford in McLeansboro for the documents. It : took a long time (were listed under MUNDELL not MUNSELL), but it was just : great getting them! : : Cordah : researching gr3grandfather Ira MUNSELL b 1790 somewhere in VT : : Cordah Elizabeth Robinson : ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab : IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 : http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/ : : : ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== : Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com : --------------------------------------------------------- : This list is sponsored by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. : Please help support Rootsweb: : http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html : :

Shirls, This is majorly helpful. Loads o'info here. Some of the orthography is weird (as usual), e.g., "Leman W." is my grgrandfather Lyman W. MUNSELL. The Phipps info is very helpful - explains the reference to Harry MUNSELL's "minor children" in the probate docs. Thank you sooooo very much for sending this to me. This John MUNSELL from Scotland is a NEW mystery! I'll forward this to the MUNSELL listserv. That will intrigue someone I'm sure. Cordah R On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Shirley Payne wrote: > Cordah, > > Many time in a will or probate, the heirs are the brothers/sisters of the deceased if he had no children. I have not studied the documents to which you have referred, but I have seen others. > > On page 154 if the printed 1860 Hamilton Co. Census, Washington Munsell is listed as a 35-year-old farmer born in IL. He has no other person living in the household. The numbers given are 1138/11l38 > > Living beside him in 1139/1139 are the following: > > MUNSELL, Harry* 43 m Farmer 800 200 NY > Rebecca * 30 f IL > PHIPPS, Susan 14 f IL > James F. 5 m IL > Sarah 12 f IL > *They were married within the year. > The marriage records show that Harry Munsell and Miss Rebecca Phipps were married 29 Jan 1860. The children must be her younger siblings or the Miss is a mistake. Sixteen -year-old Jacob Phipps is working on a farm nearby, too. > > Other Munsells in 1860 Census are as follows: > > p. 108 Dwelling 802/803 > > MUNSELL, Richard 39 farmer 1500 800 NY > Malissa J. 38 IL > Sarah V. 13 IL > Leman W 8 IL > Lucinda E. 6 IL > Francis M. 4 IL > Mary W. 1 IL > > p. 150 Dwelling 1104/1104 > > MUNSELL, Martha 47 farmer 3000 500 TN > Harrison 37 farmer 600 IL > Jackson 25 farmer IL > Jacob 15 IL > Tabitha 14 IL > Sarah V. 12 IL > Rebecca 11 IL > Annis 9 IL > Elizabeth 7 IL > Joseph 6 IL > Samuel 4 IL > > p. 161 Dwellling 1188/1188 > (The dwelling of Ichabod Mitchell ) > Living in the home as a farm laborer is John Munsell age 26 born in Scottland. (spelling in the book) > > By 1870 Richard and Malissa Jane have two more children, James age 8 and John W. age 5. > > Lyman Munnsel age 19 is living in the David McKnabb household and working as a farmer. > > Marthy Munsel is still keeping house for Tobith, Rebecca, Alice, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Samuel. Harrison age 48 and Jackson age 40 are also still there. > > Becca Munsell age 48 is keeping house ofr James age 37 and Setta age 36. All were born in IL > > Hope some of this helps. > > Shirls > Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/

Carolyn, Wonderful!! Thank you so much. This clears up a little mystery or two! Cordah R On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Carolyn White wrote: > Cordah, > > Here you are; > > 1860 Hamilton Co.,IL > Logansport T 5 R 7 East > Read August 1860 Page 177 > > H/H 1138 / 1138 > > Washington Munsell 35 Farmer 1000/150 IL > > Also; > > H/H 1139/ 1139 > > Harry Munsell 43 Farmer 800/? NY Married within the year > Rebecca 30 IL Married within the year > Susan Phipps 14 IL > James J. " 5 IL > Sarah " 12 IL > All three children attended school > > Hope this helps, > > Carolyn Campbell White > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cordah Elizabeth Robinson [mailto:cordah@indiana.edu] > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 2:56 PM > To: ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] 1860 census lookup??? > > > Would someone have the time to look up an individual in the 1860 census > for Hamilton County? I would like all information associated with this > person: > > MUNSELL, Washington b ca 1828 NY or IL > > Carol Yarbrough's site lists him on Roll 183 page 177. > > Thanks in advance! > > Cordah R > > Cordah Elizabeth Robinson > ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab > IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 > http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/ > > > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Search the ILHAMILT-L archives > ------------------------------ > Interactive search: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILHAMILT-L > Threaded archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ILHAMILT-L/ > > > Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/

Would someone have the time to look up an individual in the 1860 census for Hamilton County? I would like all information associated with this person: MUNSELL, Washington b ca 1828 NY or IL Carol Yarbrough's site lists him on Roll 183 page 177. Thanks in advance! Cordah R Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/

All, Recently I received some probate records from Bobbi Oxford in Hamilton County. They were very interesting, dating in the late 1850s and early 1860s. Naturally, no question is answered without twenty more questions surfacing. In a document listing the estate of the deceased Allen MUNSELL, (the elder brother), one of his younger siblings (Richard) was named administrator In the documents, it referred to the fact that there was no widow. The heirs mentioned were "thirteen heirs". This is the exact number of his living siblings. To our knowledge, Allen never married and had no children. A "typo"? In another document, Rebecca MUNSELL transfered administrator duties of her deceased husband's estate (Harry MUNSELL) to the Harry's brother Richard, stating the children were minors. As far as we can tell from family information, and as far as we can tell from the other probate records, there were no children from this marriage. Was the reference to minor children an error - a sort of "typo"? The heirs actually listed by name were "Major" siblings and "Minor" siblings (over and under 21 of course and all listed by name), including "the heirs of Allen MUNSELL" (Allen was an older brother of the deceased Harry, and these supposed heirs were not listed by name). Allen had no wife and no children as far as we know. Another "typo"? Have any of you had similar inconsistencies in such documents (I'm sure they abound!)? Would you recommend going with known information, or trying to pursue these anomalies, or what? I really think they are the ante-bellum version of bureaucratic typos... you know, sort of "standard language" in such documents that no one caught and corrected at the time. But what do you all think? I would like to get these docs online at some point - there are oh-so-many Hamilton County names, including many mentions of Flanagan and Biggerstaff. I would just scan them and put them online as images, but the photocopying was none too good, and to be searchable, it should go up as a text file. I'll do it eventually. Thanks in advance. It was because of this great list that I got enough info to be able to write Bobbi Oxford in McLeansboro for the documents. It took a long time (were listed under MUNDELL not MUNSELL), but it was just great getting them! Cordah researching gr3grandfather Ira MUNSELL b 1790 somewhere in VT Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/

I also have probate papers from Hamilton Co., IL. After having the very same questions, I went to a legal historian who informed me that, whether a person was married or not, at the time of probate, it must be stated that they had no spouse living to claim the estate. (That ends any future action by another party to claim the estate.) Also all minor heirs must be listed or disclaimed. Often, a woman received no fee for being the administrator of an estate, but a man could collect a fee and was able to take expenses out of the estate as needed, so many women turned the administration over to another relative and billed their expenses through them. In many cases, there had to be a reason to turn the estate over to another relative (other than the inequality in the law), and having minor heirs in the will provided that reason. Hope this helps. Peg Spencer > Allen never married and had no children. A "typo"? > > Rebecca MUNSELL transfered administrator duties > of her deceased husband's estate (Harry MUNSELL) to the Harry's brother > Richard, stating the children were minors. Was the reference to > minor children an error?

Cordah, Here you are; 1860 Hamilton Co.,IL Logansport T 5 R 7 East Read August 1860 Page 177 H/H 1138 / 1138 Washington Munsell 35 Farmer 1000/150 IL Also; H/H 1139/ 1139 Harry Munsell 43 Farmer 800/? NY Married within the year Rebecca 30 IL Married within the year Susan Phipps 14 IL James J. " 5 IL Sarah " 12 IL All three children attended school Hope this helps, Carolyn Campbell White -----Original Message----- From: Cordah Elizabeth Robinson [mailto:cordah@indiana.edu] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 2:56 PM To: ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] 1860 census lookup??? Would someone have the time to look up an individual in the 1860 census for Hamilton County? I would like all information associated with this person: MUNSELL, Washington b ca 1828 NY or IL Carol Yarbrough's site lists him on Roll 183 page 177. Thanks in advance! Cordah R Cordah Elizabeth Robinson ISS/UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Lab IU-Bloomington Ballantine Hall 307 855.7829 http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/ ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com --------------------------------------------------------- Search the ILHAMILT-L archives ------------------------------ Interactive search: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILHAMILT-L Threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ILHAMILT-L/

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