Does anyone have the surname EVELET or anything similar in their line(s) in Hamilton Co ? I am trying to figure out a puzzle with a Margaret EVELET and William BECK in 1843...I haven't been able to find any other EVELETs so far..they are reported to have married in Hamilton Co,IL in April of 1843. I am trying to determine if this woman was a.k.a. Martha E. (Gibson) who filed Civil War military pension of William Beck in 1877.. the pension application card shows a William BECK who served in Co K 6th Ill CAV...which was Hamilton Co. unit. My Martha Gibson was married to a William Beck between 1840 and 1850 and was living in Hamilton Co in 1853 for sure..based on land transaction records. There is a William and Martha Beck listed in the 1860 Census..a few dwellings away from some of Martha's sibling Gibsons..I think that these (William and Martha Beck and children) are the correct individuals that I am looking for. The mystery that has me and a couple of others puzzled... Martha was born in TN..but she and children are listed in the 1860 Census as being born in IN. This could be a neighbor's recollection and be an error..I have not found any other reference to them in census records though prior to this or after. It maybe that William was married previously..he is listed as 65 in the 1860 census and born in KY; Martha is listed as 47 or so. The children, Becks, are in their teens. I am finding it difficult to believe this is the same William Beck who was a prvt in the Co K 6th ILL CAV...but could be. Part of the problem is that William L. Beck is reported to have died in 1879 but his "widow" Martha filed for his pension in 1877...uh !! I am hoping to find more on a Margaret EVELET which may shed some light on the mystery surrounding William BECK..who at this point is believed to be William L BECK..married to Martha. Any ideas or anyone knowing of EVELET family in Hamilton Co. or surrounding counties or any surname close in sound or spelling...help! Barb in SAVANNAH,GA ^ ^ (@ @ ) =o= \ | | \ m m n \9 ~O&:>

Barb, There is an early land purchase (1836) in White County, IL, for a Sylvester Eveleth... a few Eveleth marriages in White County also...including one for a Martha Eveleth in 1874. MarcoSav wrote: > > Does anyone have the surname EVELET or anything similar in their line(s) in Hamilton Co ? > This list is sponsored by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Please help support Rootsweb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html