Fellow listers, I have need of your council, memory / records or leg work. Living in the Rural California Mojave Desert makes research in Illinois tough. I need the Parental info of one Simon Frankenfield. It may well be found on his Illinois application for marriage to Angelina Henninger. I have scanned the following page and snipped off that which addressed other persons. This so that you will have as much info as I have on Simon and the source of that info. History of Mason County (Illinois) page 760 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "SIMON FRANKINFINFIELD retired. Havana; was born in Lehigh Co., Penn., July 24, 1823, but removed to Clarion Co., that State, when about 14 years of age. In 1841, he came West, and on May 5, of that year, located in Havana Township, Mason Co.,where he engaged in farming, which occupation he followed about four years; he then removed to Havana, and worked at tailoring, having learned the trade before coming West. He subsequently followed farming, but since 1864 has resided at, Havana, and, from 1866 to 1876, was engaged in the dry-goods business. He was married Sept,. 3, 1846, to Miss Angeline. daughter of Reuben Henninger; she was born in Pennsylvania. Mr. F. is a member of the following Masonic bodies: Havana Lodge, No. 88; Havana Chapter, No. 86, and Damascus Commandery, No. 42." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 516 & 517 Reuben Henninger, Philip Opp and SIMON FRANKENFIELD came from the old Quaker State of Pennsylvania. ................ Frankenfield settled in this township in 1841, where he followed farming for years, when he removed to the city of Havana, and engaged in tailoring, a trade he had learned in Pennsylvania. He again turned his attention to farming until 1864, when he returned to the city, and from 1866 to 1876, was engaged in the dry-goods business, from which he retired, and is now living at his ease. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Julius Drone