What a great idea, Karima! Below is a list of my Jackson County ancestors I am researching. I am reseasrching four basic surnames ... Grammer, Bell, King, and Wilson. I continue to look for bits and pieces of info in hopes of filing in the "ancestrial" puzzle. I live in Florida, so I really don't have much in terms of resources to offer, however, I am willing to share what info I do have. GRAMMER John Wesley GRAMMER; b. 1825 Alabama, d. 1906 Jackson Co. IL, m. 1842 Jackson MO to Tabitha Jane HAGLER, b. 11 Oct 1827, d. 10 May 1917 Jackson Co. IL John Wesley GRAMMER; b. 1852 Jackson Co. IL, d. 1915, m. #1 Margaret MILLIGAN; m. #2 Susannah Elizabeth MURPHY 3 Jan 1883 Jackson Co. IL (dau of Charles Murphy and Nancy Grammar). Emory Harrison GRAMMER; b. 1883 Jackson Co. IL, d. 1979 Jackson Co. IL , m. Ora Elizabeth KING (dau of Abraham King and Sarah Turner), b. 1889 Jackson Co. IL, d. 1968 Union Co. IL BELL James BELL; b. abt 1820 TN, d. 1880 Marion Co. IL, m. 1837 TN to Martha MARCUM, b. abt 1820, d. 16 Jan 1897 Marion Co. IL Green BELL; b. 1844 TN, d. 1908 IL, m. 1872 Marion Co. IL to Susan KNIGHT (dau of Thomas Knight and Mary �Polly� Houston), b. 1852 Marion Co. IL, d. 1936 Randolph Co. IL Agnes BELL; b. 1874 Marion Co. IL, d. 1945, m. 1898 Randolph Co. IL to William Lee WILSON (son of William Hood Wilson and Lucy Wilkerson), b. 1876 Randolph Co. IL, d. 1929 IL KING William Madison KING; b. abt 1824 TN, d. abt 1913 Jackson Co. IL, m. 1854 TN to Martha Jane JONES, b. abt 1829 TN, d. abt 1895 Jackson Co. IL Abraham Lincoln KING; b. 1866 TN, d. 1933 Union Co. IL , m. 1886 Union Co. IL to Sarah J. TURNER(dau of John J. Turner and Sarah J. Varner), b. 1863 Jackson Co. IL, d. 1907 IL Ora Elizabeth KING; b. 1889 Jackson Co. IL, d. 1968 Union Co. IL, m. Emory Harrison GRAMMER (son of John W. Grammer and Susan Murphy), b. 1883 Jackson Co. IL, d. 1979 Jackson Co. IL WILSON Absolem WILSON; b. abt. 1804 VA, d. 1882 Randolph Co. IL, m. 1846 Perry Co. IL to Mary Ann HOOD, b. abt 1830 SC William Hood WILSON; b. 1849 Randolph Co. IL, d. 1923 St. Clair Co. IL, m. abt 1869 to Lucy WILKERSON (dau of Joel Wilkerson and Leany ____), b. abt. 1853 Perry Co. IL, d. 1880 Randolph Co. IL William Lee WILSON; b. 1876 Randolph Co. IL, d. 1929, m. #1 Mary BETT, m. #2 Agnes BELL (dau of Green Bell and Susan Knight), m. 1898 Randolph Co. IL, b. 1874 Marion Co. IL, d. 1945 IL Steve in Florida Karima <[email protected]> wrote: Good Evening, I thought perhaps this might be a good time for me to give a status report on the membership of the list. As of this this evening, there are 102 subscribers to ILJACKSO-L and 75 subscribers to ILJACKSO-D, for a total membership of 177. So, as county lists go, our membership numbers are pretty good - our only problem is there are very few messages being posted to the list by the list members - and among a group this large, there must be a lot of helpful information we could share with each other. Surely we haven't all found those elusive ancestors we've been looking for. . . and if you have found someone or something that has really helped break down some walls, or fill in some blanks in your research, let us know about it. This might be a good time to let the other members of the list know something about your Illinois connections, what information you are looking for, and what you might be able to offer the other members of the list in terms of sharing research and/or resources. It would be nice if we could introduce ourselves to the other list members, and post at least one inquiry in regard to the research we are doing. This will be much more productive than just sending a list of surnames to the list - and you can send as many different queries as you like. So, if you have posted inquiries to the list, and still don't have the answers you are seeking, post them again. Please let the list members know if you have resource material you can share and if you are willing to do some "lookups" [be sure to set YOUR guidelines for the information you require in order to do the lookups]. So. let's get some action going on the list. Remember that this list, or any list, can only be as active as the participation of the members. This can be a very productive list, with lots of helpful information flowing back and forth . . . we just need to get back to it. 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