I searched all my Ryans although my great grandfather was the only one to live in Mt. Pulaski. His family did not take kindly to him marrying a Protestant so in 1890 he came to Mt. Pulaski where his wife was from. All of the rest of his family was in Kansas and were never heard from again until after he died. I checked the Green book [the original basic source for Mt. Pulaski] - no other Ryans in it. I find it a bit odd since your grandmother didn't die until 1954. Perhaps none of her family was left there, all having removed to Lincoln and other parts. Cheryl Rothwell LoganCty@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas