Thanks Sheldon. I found the following bio for Michael Fitzgerrell: MICHAEL FITZGERRELL In 1840, Michael Fitzgerrell came to Jefferson County and settled in Spring Garden Township, east of Ina. He was born in Garrard Co., Kentucky, in 1811 . His father was James Fitzgerrell, born in Albemarle Co., Virginia, in 1777. His grandfather was Lawrence Fitzgerrell who emigrated from lreland. Lawrence married Ester Ellis in Albemarle County, Va., and they moved to Garrard Co. James, the father of Michael, married Elizabeth Ray in Garrard Co. in 1810. He wanted to buy a farm and was toid that he could buy a certain one cheap for it was said to be haunted. James said that he wasn't afraid of haunts and he bought it and moved in. All went well until he had to be away from home overnight, leaving Elizabeth alone with her first baby, Michael. After supper, as she was spinning at her wheel, she heard some unearthly groans which seemed to come from a chimney corner outside. She decided to investigate and took a good hickory ox-bow with which to defend herself. As she started around the corner of the house, she saw something white on the ground. She began to beat on it with her ox-bow and it began to yell and beg for mercy. She kept beating until it ran away to a neighbor's. The next morning she went to the neighbor's and told him that his son was the guilty party. Upon examination, he found bruises on his son, so gave him another whipping. This ended the haunts. Shortly after this, James moved to Gibson Co., Indiana, where eight more sons and five daughters were born. He later moved to Posey Co., Indiana, and died there in 1865. In 1833, Michael married Mary Overton in Posev Co.. and they lived there until their move to Jefferson County, Ill., in 1840. Their first child, Logan, was born in 1835, in Posey Co. Subsequently, nine more children were born, seven of whom died in their teens or early twenties as a result of tuberculosis. Michael died in 1874 and is buried in the Knowles Cemetery in Spring Garden Township. In 1855, Logan was married to Nancy Simpson of Gibson County. They had nine children, Hiram, Etna, Logan, Miranda, Mary, William D., Joshua, Luther and Nancy. At the time of his marriage, Logan was given eighty acres of land in Spring Garden Township. He increased his holdings until he owned 360 acres at the time of his death in 1879. Some of the land is still owned by some of his descendants. Logan became afflicted with "gold fever" about the time of the gold rush in California. He and others from Spring Garden loaded four ox-drawn wagons and started for Califoinia. The party was gone for four years and all came back broke. - Logan's son, William Dodds Fitzgerrell (1866-1946) married Mattie Belle Scarborough about 1893. He built his home on some of the original land holdings. Six children were born: Harl, Harry, Brooke, Nell, Carmen and Louis R. All bre living except Harl and Harry. Brooke, who was married to Harmon Irvin, deceased, lives in Belle Rive. Nell and her husband, Charles Moss, live in Benton, and Carmen and his wife, Marie Johnson, live in Marion. Louis and his wife, Katherine Morris, live in Mt. Vernon. William and his wife who died in 1911 are buried in Kirk Cemetery north of Ina. - K. Fitzgerrell Source: "Facts and Folks A History of Jefferson County, Illinois" Jefferson County Historical Society Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX - 1978 Page 151-152 On 7/4/2014 1:03 PM, Sheldon Jones wrote: > Yes, > James Jackson FITZGERRELL is another son of James FITGERRELL and > Elizabeth RAY; > 1/m Martha Ann "Patsy" MARTIN (1818-1862) -> 12 children > (had a child by Mary Lucinda HARTLEY FITZGERRELL (1827-1916)) > 2/m Sarah Melissa WHITLOW (1840-1903) -> 7 children, (one is a Daniel > b. 1868 who mar. Pauline GODDARD in 1887 - I don't have death dates for this > Daniel...) > > -SRJ > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer >> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 12:30 PM >> To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Death of Daniel Fitzgerald & William Fitzgerrell > 1896 >> Sheldon >> >> Do you think this family is connected to the James Jackson Fitzgerrell >> (1815-1889) and Sarah M. Whitlow (1840-1903) family? >> >> Sandy >> ... > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >