Reply to Illinois State Archives on Secretary of State home page which is as follows: http://www.sos.state.il.us hope this helps. My wife used to work for archives and we wish you the very best. Hickey is a well known name in the Springfield archives circle. ---------- > From: Sharon Thomas <mnsajt@cwix.com> > To: ILLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILLOGAN-L] HICKEY > Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 5:51 PM > > I am trying to find out information about my grandfather and his family. He > lived in Lincoln, Logan county, Illinois with his brother and two sisters > and his parents in the early 1900s from what I have been told. My parents > even lived in Lincoln the year before I was born, in 1961. They both worked > in Lincoln in 1961 and 1962, but haven't kept any contact with the HICKEY > side of the family. > > My grandfather was called Jack, but his given name was John HICKEY. He had > at least one brother, Bill (William) and two sisters Margaret and Helen > (died young in 1907). The parents of Jack and his siblings were John and > Mary. John, Mary, William, Margaret and Helen are all buried in Holy Cross > (?) cemetery in Lincoln. Jack died in 1936 at about mid-40s in age and is > buried in Springfield with my grandmother. There are two dates that have > been found for his birthdate, 1892 or 1894. > > I have excerpts from a letter written in 1982 to Mrs Jack Hickey of > Springfield, IL (my grandmother) from James T Hickey, Lincoln Curator of the > IL State Historical Library. In it he states that he thinks he remembers > Jack and bill as they were known to his father, Emmett who died in 1947. He > said that he/they were related to or distantly related to all the HICKEYs in > Logan county. > > Any information about these people, their ancestors or descendants would be > appreciated. Also any ideas on how I can find out more definite information > would be appreciated. I am in Kansas. > > Thank you in advance, Sharon > > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > Logan County is on roll 200 of the 1860 Census. It takes the whole roll. > >