Hi Roberta! You are in luck! Maybe. I have a feeling there may be TWO Elijah WILLIAMS from the same area and time period. So be careful. My Williams family was very well documented by Elijah Williams, who wrote a detailed history of his family in 1892. I found no "Caroline WILLIAMS" in that tree, however. This Elijah WIlliams married Louisa Jane REYNOLDS in Jefferson County MO on Jan 24, 1856. Their child Harriet Missouri WILLIAMS was born on Oct 25, 1856. 2nd, Elijah WILLIAMS married Martha A. MISENER in Schuyler county IL on May 16, 1858. Their child, Mariah Elizabeth WILLIAMS was born on July 15, 1859. She died on Nov 3, 1860. Elijah WILLIAMS was buried in the Whitaker Cemetery near Gunter Texas in Grayson County in 1908. This history was rewritten by researcher/descendant Ves Box, and you can find some of his research at his website, http://geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/8006/ This history is many many pages long, and includes these surnames: mostly from Schuyler County: WAGGONER JUSTUS ROBERTS BOX WEAVER INGRAM MCHALEY DANT HIGHTOWER NEIDY RACE FORNEY If you send me your address, I would happily send you a copy of this, as Ves did for me years ago. Here is a lengthy outline of some of this research: THE FAMILY RECORDS OF PETER WILLIAMS AND OTHERS, TOGETHER WITH MEMOIRS WRITTEN BY ELIJAH WILLIAMS A. D. 1892 John WILLIAMS Born about 1784 As a young man, came to Ohio. After he married he settled and lived in the valley of the Little Miami River, not very far from Cincinnati. His sons William, Richard, Peter and James were small when he died. The Family Record of Peter WILLIAMS Peter WIlliams was probably born in the year of our Lord 1792. Rebekah WAGGONER was born on the 25th day of December AD 1795. Peter WILLIAMS married Rebekah WAGGONER in April AD 1816. Their Children: Elizabeth WILLIAMS was born Feb 9th, 1817 AD John Wesley WILLIAMS was born on March 31, 1819 AD Nancy WILLIAMS born on May 16th, 1821 Katherine WILLIAMS was born Feb 10th, 1823 Phebe WILLIAMS born Oct 29th, 1825 Daniel WILLIAMS born May 17th, 1828 Elijah WILLIAMS born on Aug 17th, 1830 Julia Ann WILLIAMS born on March 13, 1833 DEATHS Katharine WILLIAMS died on Aug 10, 1826 Julia Ann WILLIAMS died on March 19, 1833 Rebekah WILLIAMS (mother) died on April 3, 1833 (Winter of Deep Snow) Peter WILLIAMS (father) died on March 25, 1835 Daniel WILLIAMS died on March 8, 1847 Memoirs: After Father and Mother left Ohio, they lived aqwhile in Madison County in Illinois, not very far rom Edwardsville. From there they moved onto this valley land near Fort Edwards. But the Mississippi RIver was uncommonly high one Spring, and overflowed a part of the farm, and caused sickness; so they left there, and moved pmtp eighty acres of land which he owned on the bluff of the river about three miles above Commerce. [ Nauvoo ]. Both places are in Hancock County, Illinois. Father gnerally worked at cultivating of else at improving land, but at one time, he worked a while in a butcher's shop - perhaps in Cincinatti. At another time he carried the amil all the way from Quincy to Rock Island in IL. That part of the State was then a wilderness, an the Indians were numerous all through that region. He neer practiced medicine, yet he knew somthing about it, and always kept a little on hand; when no physician was near, he sometimes went to see the sick persons, and give them some medicine. Mother was skillful at doing house work, and could make soap, wash, sew, knit and spin flax as well. When they were young, Bibles were scarce and costly; and when he did succeed in getting one he was away from his Father's Family Records, and away from the Record of his own marriage, and he never saw them again. He believed that the Bible was true, and anything which is uncertain or untrue ought never to be written in his Bible; so the records of his birth and marriage were not written in his Bible. The Record of his wife's birth was copied, and Records of their children's birth were written in the Bible and are still legible. He was a pious man, and sometimes assembled with his neighbors and preached for them. His wife also was a very pious woman. They lived on the river bluff during the winter of the deep snow. Mother and her youngest child died at that place, and were buried on the brink of a little steep ravine, not far from their dwelling house. While she lived, she could see the Red man raoming at will through the groves and valleys; but now by day and night the Stately Steamers move along in the mighty river which flows by the bluff on which she lived. "Tis well to find our last repose Beneath the church yard's sacred sod, But those who sleep In the desert or deep, Are watched by the self same God." After Mother died, Father moved to Fort Madison in Iowa. HIs house was south of the Fort, and only a few rods from where the first Court House in the village was afterwards built, and he improved and cultivated the land near the house. so he had a preemption right to the land. While we lived at Fort Madison we saw about as many Indians as white people. We were not afraid of the Indians. The famous Chief, Black Hawk often came to Father's house. He and all three of his children were always friends to us. The first congregation that assembled at Fort Madison to worship God after the soldiers left there, met at Father's house. I still remember, that the house was full of people, and the three youngest children had to go upstairs to leave more room below. Father had been unwell, and had got better, then he went away from home on business, and was taken sick and died before he got home. He was buried on the bank of the Des Moines river in the graveyard at Farmington, Iowa. REMARKS: The village at Fort Edwards was named Warsaw. It is now a small city. After we moved to Schuyler County in Ilinois, the Mormons came to Commerce and called it Nauvoo. The Creator has placed an opportunity to make a fortune out of the rise in the price of land almost in reach of our ancestors three times, and then permitted it to be taken away from them. The pieces of land were at Cincinnati, Warsaw and Fort Madison. Neither Father nor any one o fhis posterity has been very rich - yet they have blessings which they can appreciate, therefore they can afford to speak freely of their misfortunes. Perhaps our ancestors were not very healthy people at first: then they were on the frontier and lived on valley land, too near to swamps and swales, until their posterity were a feeble sickly people, and two or three of them found it difficult if not impossible to keep their minds well balanced as to konw exactly what they were talking about when they are feverish. Yet our Parents endeavored to teach their children to live the life of the righteous, athat their last end may be as His. Now, let us consider how well they succeeded. I believe that ninety-seven of Father's posterity are now living. They are all reasonably honest, intelligent, industrious people when they are well. They nearly all get homes of their own, nearly as soon as they need them, and are hardly ever much in debt. No one of them ever committed any great crime, or was a habitual tippler or drunkard. The generally profess religion about as soon as they are old enough, and can joyfully sing: "I have some friends in glory, I some times hope to see; And others on their journey, And they'll pray for me." Nearly eery one of those who are dead, have given us good reason to believe that they would all meet again in a brighter, better world above. [END part One] The second set is the history of the WAGGONER family and other family charts. Too much to type up. Hope this helps! Valerie In a message dated 4/27/00 10:49:34 AM Central Daylight Time, KSum555@aol.com writes: << Hi Everyone, I am still trying to sort out the Williams family in Hancock County Illinois. I have a list of marriages and decided to write and see if anyone is familiar with any of these names. Have really hit a brick wall and could sure use some help. The following is the marriages I have and there all from Hancock County. Louisa Williams & Elijah R. Williams married Jan 18, 185 Caroline Williams John H. Shull married Oct 31, 1860 Caroline Williams & John W. Lynch married Oct 31, 1860 If anyone knows of these families I would really like to hear from them. Thanks. Roberta Summers>>>