Posted on: Hancock County, Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Hancock/1274 Surname: WILSEY, WAPLES, PARSONS, HARSCH, DART, ARNOLD, MEISTER ------------------------- I am trying to confirm that my g-grandmother, Emma Josephine PARSONS, was, in fact, born in Hancock County, Illinois. My research, to date, indicates that she was born circa 1863, probably in Hancock County. She was the second daughter of John PARSONS [b. between 1833 & 1834 in Ohio] and Miss Angeline HARSCH [b. between 1843 & 1844, also in Ohio]. Emma married my g-grandfather, P.I. WILSEY of Clark County, Missouri, on 10 Sep 1882, in Clark County, her parents having migrated to and settled there with their other four children circa 1877. A sixth child, and fifth daughter, was born to John and Angeline PARSONS after they settled in Missouri. If you are able to help with the confirmation of Hancock County, Illinois as Emma's place of birth, I'd like very much to hear from you. If any of the people posted in this message are your ancestors, I would also like very much to exchange further information with you.