FYI - The online IL marriage archives at http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage shows the following marriage: James W. CRAWFORD married Mary BYRAM in Knox Co. on 06/27/1867 (Vol E, pg 11, licence 199) > -----Original Message----- > From: JFTrauth@aol.com [mailto:JFTrauth@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 12:42 PM > To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Byram, Christianer, Crawford > > > Hello, > > Thank you for your kind response about BYRAM, CHRISTIANER, > and CRAWFORD. I > tell myself that finding no information is just as important > as finding some, > just not as much fun! I don't know why people weren't where > they were > supposed to be! > > I wonder if your book, "Cemetery Records of Knox County", > includes Indian > Point Township? The CHRISTIANERs are listed on an 1870 > census extract as > residing in Indian Point Twp. They also show an infant > daughter, Etta C > CHRISTIANER, whom I presume did not reach adulthood. She is > not shown in the > "Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County", 1886. It > seems that she > should be buried near there if not her mother. > > I believe that the BYRAMs you found are descendants of > Robert and Edward, > brothers of my Lewis BYRAM. I could be wrong on the CRAWFORD > connection. I > based my belief on the fact that "Mary CRAWFORD" signed as > guardian on my > g-grandfather's marriage application. His mother was living > at that time and > my guess was that Mary LUCAS BYRAM had become Mary CRAWFORD. > > Thank you, again. I appreciate your work. > > --Jack Trauth >