In a message dated 11/29/99 2:29:53 PM Central Standard Time, pbeakers@futura.net writes: <<<<<<<<< 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 >>>>>>>>> ~~~ I saw these above post, along with Gib Patterson's post, who was able to tell me that my Waggoner relatives were buried in Montebello (Riverside) Cemetery (which I did not know). Thank you Gib! As I said before, some descendents of my Williams/Waggoner 1830ish Hancock County family ended up in Schuyler County in the mid 1800's. Ond of the prominent names in the Littleton Twp area (near Rushville) was THOMPSON. In fact, my Elizabeth WILLIAMS BOX (daughter of early Hancock resident Rebekah Waggoner Williams) Is buried in the THOMPSON cemetery. I have a partial map of the land owners from the mid to late 1880's near this area. Land owners around the THOMPSON cemetery are: William C. THOMPSON, Samuel M. THOMPSON, Samuel S. THOMPSON. My relatives shown living close by are: BOX (from KY), NEIDY, WILLIAMS, WEAVER, JUSTUS Other names of nearby neighbors are BARTLOW, CRAWFORD, DEWITT, WINTERS, BARNES, HIGHTOWER, HIGHWATER, HORNEY, WYCKOFF, CHANDLER, SELLARS, WALKER, SNYDER, EDMINSTON, TEEL, NELSON, ARVIN, TROUT, WINTER, DANIELS, MATHENEY Do any of these names ring a bell with your Thompson people? Valerie Boatkitten@aol.com