At last there is a slight hint of a connection - my family may have actually interacted with other families in Hancock County. My great grandfather, Horatio Gibson was born in Chili Twp in 1847. His sister Martha Jane Gibson married Wilson M. Patten on 2/21/1861 in Hancock County. I got this information from the marriage records of Illinois. I do know who Martha Jane and Horatio's parents were but absolutely nothing else. I have no other information on Wilson M. Patten. If we can put together some sort of a connection, I will be happy to share information. Donna Fulton Price Bellevue, WA "Paul L. Akers" wrote: > Looking for information about George Patton/Patten (b. Jan. 1844, IL.) who > married Maria Thompson (b. Oct. 1847, IL.) October 3, 1867 in Hancock Co., > IL. I believe she is the daughter of Almon Thompson and Isabell Ogle who > lived in Bear Creek Twp for many years. > > My sister recently found them on the 1900 Shawnee Co., KS census in Dover > Twp with five children (oldest listed as 18, youngest 6, all born in KS) in > their household. Little is known about Maria Thompson but we have NO > information about George Patton. Hope someone can help us with our > research of George and Maria. > > Thanks, > Brenda Thompson Akers > pbeakers@futura.net > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > Have you forgotten how to unsub? > Send a message to ILHANCOC-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put one word in the body of the message: > Unsubscribe