Just a general comment on the marriage index. One set of great grandparents had a date that was wrong, dead wrong, on the marriage index. It was the wrong day and the year was off by 9 years. I don't know about the date but the year was clearly a transcription error and once I realized that I was able to figure out what the date had to be, send for the license at IRAD and verify it.On another set there is no listing but we haven't ever found the record either. We have wedding pictures but no records anywhere. I am sure they were married and legally but the record is apparently lost. It happens. Don't rule out grandchild for the mysterious Mrs. M. Thompson. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILLOGAN] Update: Mary Etta Jones Pence Morris Boughan Thank you, ALL for your help, on and off list regarding Mary Etta Jones. Her 3rd marriage would have been about 1891. It was not found listed in the marriage index? Nothing new on the mysterious, Mrs. M. Thompson, daughter of Mary Etta. I have never been able to find Mary Etta, with any child other than stepchildren in census. The only census I did not find is 1890. I have: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and her last census, 1910. The daughter she raised could indeed be a niece/stepdaughter, as suggested by Richard Pence and Bill Detmers. Thank you, Richard for your input and wonderful information on the Pence family. WOW! What a great Pence Family site! And, a big "THANK YOU," Great-Great-Granddaughter of Elijah Albert Morris, Sr. and Elizabeth J. Richards, for your contact and help. 13 Jan 1900, West Lincoln census, 4th St. Mary Etta is living down the street from her brother, George Morton Jones and his wife Mary Pinney, who had 7 children. Charles, Ann E Jones/Robinson, Grover, Clyde, Harry, Hattie Jones/Dengier, Cora Jones/Shehorn. 13 Jan 1900, 636 4th St, is the James Franklin Oliver and Louise Treft family. My Great-Grandparents. Their son, James Nelson Oliver, will marry (19 Jun 1901, Lincoln, Logan), the niece of Mary Etta, Myrtle Alzina Jones. Myrtle is one of the 14 children of Richard Worley Jones and Callie Pierce, d/o Hollom Pierce. Myrtle lived to be 103 years, and 3 days. She liked to be called "Mert" was famous for her cooking, card games, working at the age of 77, at a race track in Chicago, and proud owner of one of the many family skeletons. Everyone, loved her. Aunt Mert's, Uncle, Milo Lucius Pierce, married Ella Lea, the sister of Captain Joseph Lea, the first mayor of Roswell, NM. Milo's obit is posted on the Logan site. Milo and Ella had two children, born in NM. Milo was a "Seven River Warrior,'" was shot in the hip by Pecos Bob, who later was killed by Billy the Kid, during his jail escape in Lincoln, NM. If anyone, would like to know more, please advise, happy to share history. The Census of 1900 and 1910 were difficult to find due to name misspelling. Many thanks, to Bill Detmers who found the BOUGHN census! Re Census of 1900 & 1910 of Mary Etta: 1900 Jan 13, West Lincoln, 801 4th St Abram Boughn, (sic) Oct 1832, 67, Married 9 years, IL, OH, IL Mary Etta Boughn (sic) Boughan, b. Sep 1842, 57, Married 9 years, 4 children, 0 living?, OH, OH, NC 1910 Apr 23, West Lincoln, 712 4th St Abraham, 77, 2nd marriage, IL, OH, OH Mary E. Boughn (sic) 68, IL, 3rd marriage, married 19 years children 0, 0, living, IL, OH, OH, (mother b. NC) Please note: There are two OLD Logan history books with stories regarding the brother of Mary Etta Jones, William Edward Jones, b. 1845, Dalton, Wayne Co, IN, d. 1930, Logan, married, 1866, Logan, to Amanda C. Lucas, the daughter of, Peter Price Lucas and Amanda Rush. The JONES information in both books is NOT correct. I am currently working on getting the correct information into the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society files. I will post all the Jones Obits on the Logan site soon. Corrections, sharing and ANY input is always welcomed. Blue Skies, Kathleen Mae ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Logan County List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005