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/ > > >