This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spurgeon Mcginnis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jg.2ADI/1191.2 Message Board Post: Sherry, I was wondering if you can help me. I believe that Francis Mcginnis's daughter, Tabitha Jane, married Joseph T. Spurgeon who was my 3rd greatgrandfather making her my 3rd greatgrandmother. I have been stuck on family lore on this line for over 25 years. All of our family bible and oral family history says he was married to a Jane Harshbarger in 1852 and born in Indiana. I do not believe this to be true now. I have found the marriage record in Jo Daviess Co. for Joseph and Tabitha Jane married on 9/14/1854. In the 1860 census for Jo Daviess Francis and Eleanor are just two houses away from my Joseph and Jane Spurgeon and their three children. If this is true they were only married 5 months when my 2ndgreatgrandfather George Robert was born. This may be the reason some of this data is wrong, everybody wanted to keep it a secret. Can you help me with this. I can send you a report on what I have on the Spurgeon side. My email address is Robbiedecker2003@yahoo.com. Thank you Robbie