I am interested in this family, because of the Albert DOWNEY, age 8 in 1870. I have been looking for my great grandfather, whose name was Albert Wm DOWNEY, and he was b about 1862. He m Emmie Armelta CADLE in Dunklin Co MO in 1886. They had three children and he was dead before 1900, as his wife had remarried by then. If anyone can help me by looking through some records at the courthouse, to see if he was a ward of the court of Johnson Co IL, I would appreciate it very much. I am very interested in finding who his parents were. 1870 JOhnson Co IL, twp 11, range 2 east, Goreville PO, page 368 35/35 HODGE, Dennis 20 mw farmer b IL married in Jan of year Sarah 22 fw kkep house b KY DOWNEY, Albert 8 mw b IL (no relation is listed) He is not in 1880 census with them. 1880 census: Danis HODGE Self M Male W 29 IL Farmer AL TN Sarah HODGE Wife M Female W 34 TN Keeping House AL TN Edney HODGE Dau S Female W 6 IL At Home IL TN Ollie HODGE Dau S Female W 4 IL IL TN Jerome HODGE Son S Male W 2 IL IL TN Source Information: Census Place Elvira, Johnson, Illinois Family History Library Film 1254217 NA Film Number T9-0217 Page Number 521D