Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/11048 Surname: Bowden, Boden, Mehn, Main, Virtue, McFarland, Courtney, Shoemaker ------------------------- I am researching the Bowden, Mehn, McFarland, and Virtue families of Knox Co., Illinois. They originally came from what is now Berkeley Co., WV; Frederick Co., MD; Richland Co., OH; and Pennsylvania. There was a lot of intermarriage between the families, and I am hoping to connect them. My branch, Samuel Bowden Jr.(b abt 1778 in MD) and Elizabeth Virtue Bowden (b 1811 in VA) arrived in Knox Co., IL by 1840 and left for Monroe, Green Co., WI, before 1850. Please email me directly if you would like to share information.