I am currently researching the Asbury/Asberry family and the Christian family, both of whom lived in Jackson County. My Mother was Eva Asbury, d/o of Samuel Asbury, s/o of George Thomas Asbury, s/o Isaiah Green Asbury, s/o Joseph Asberry. I have been unable to find the parents of Joseph. He was born in 1802 in Virginia, lived in Kentucky at the time two of his children were born: Isaiah in 1824 and Abraham in 1827. When the Asbury family came to Jackson County, they settled in the Degognia Township area and stayed there until Samuel moved to Rockwood, Randolph County, IL and then on North to Chester. One of Samuel Asbury's descendants, a great-grandson, is serving in Iraq. Please keep him in your prayers. I have a great deal about Eva's father and his CHRISTIAN family, so I don't need help there for now. I have many books pertaining Randolph County in which to look for information. I am a volunteer at RCGS and I take care of the website with the help of Larry Rettinger. We are really shorthanded at RCGS right now. If you know of any volunteers who live nearby, please tell them to come to our office. Thanks! Velda Wittenbrink Moore Randolph County Genealogical Society 600 State Street, Room 306 Chester, IL 62233 Phone 618-826-3807 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/