Dcolyer55, Below is what I have on my Huston line that was in Johnson Co. from the late 1830s. Are you related to any of these individuals? Jim 1. Samuel HUSTON was born about 1805 in VA. He died 14 Mar 1870. Samuel married (1) Celia Amanda MATHIS, daughter of Richardson MATHEWS and Lucretia Christena CRAWFORD, on 12 Nov 1844 in Johnson Co., IL. Celia was born about 1824 in Richmond Co., NC. She died 1 Oct 1899. They had the following children: 2 M i. Pleasant HUSTON was born 1846 in Johnson County, Illinois. He died 18 May 1864 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tenn. 3 M ii. Jackson HUSTON was born 1849 in Johnson County, Illinois. + 4 F iii. Mary Elizabeth HUSTON was born 15 Apr 1849 and died 11 Sep 1906. 5 M iv. Hugh HUSTON was born 1851 in Johnson County, Illinois. 6 F v. Malissa HUSTON was born 1852 in Johnson County, Illinois. 7 F vi. Virgina HUSTON was born about 1854 in Johnson County, Illinois. 8 M vii. George HUSTON was born about 1856 in Johnson County, Illinois. 9 M viii. James HUSTON was born 1858 in Johnson County, Illinois. 10 F ix. Samirah HUSTON was born Apr 1859 in Johnson County, Illinois. Samuel also married (2) ? HUSTON NEE ? before 1836. ? HUSTON NEE ? was born about 1805. They had the following children: + 11 M x. William HUSTON was born about 1836. 12 F xi. Amanda HUSTON was born about 1839 in IL. 13 F xii. Frances? HUSTON was born 1838 in KY. She died after 1850. 14 F xiii. Girl #2 HUSTON was born before 1840. She died before 1850. -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of dcolyer55@mchsi.com Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 7:04 AM To: ILJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILJOHNSO] Houston, Huston,Hutson, Gourley, Gurley, Goerley This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houston/Huston/Hutson, Gourley, Gurley, Goerley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2g.2ADE/1075 Message Board Post: Am looking for any info on the above various spellings of my surnames. They are found in Johnson and Union Counties, I am especially interested in the census index for 1860 & 1870 for these names. Thanks ==== ILJOHNSO Mailing List ==== Visit the Official Johnson Co IL ILGenWeb Site! http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljohnso/