Hi Y'all, Wow, this is fun! I love the Lists! Thank you for the info. I have one biographical article on John Bronaugh, though I forget what year, but it may be the one you speak of. Another cousin of mine got a copy of it through some researcher. I'll have to contact the library, and see if they will copy the articles for me. I just don't have the jingle to buy the whole books ... Louisa Poindexter-Bronaugh was my great-great grandpa James Newton Poindexter's eldest sister. Thomas & Maxy (Wood) Poindexter were their parents. Most of the Poindexter clan moved to Missouri and Oregon about 1845-50, but Louisa stayed behind. So I've only lately started looking into the parts of the family that stayed in the Midwest. I knew the Bronaughs were quite prominent, but it's great to learn more about their daughter and her husband, the Hendersons. Memories handed down amongst the Oregon Poindexters, from young cousins who came back to visit Maxy Henderson in later years, recall that Maxy was very much the "Colonial lady," living in elegant style and always playing the gracious hostess, very up in society. So I guess I can see why! The person in California who was also looking into these guys could be my nth cousin Gary Clifton, who lives just down the road from me, across the CA-NV state line. If not him, than I've no clue. Thank you for the information, and I will be talking to the Library soon! And I'd love to know if John Bronaugh was ever Mayor of Virden, as that is one of the stories I got. Boy, quite the enterprising family. Yup, I've got to talk to Wanda Lake! Thanks again! Gloria Atwater At 11:36 AM 3/15/99 -0600, you wrote: >The 1891 Macoupin County History contains wonderful biographical sketches >of both John Henderson and John Bronaugh, along with their photos. The >book sells for $32, plus postage it is $36. The 1875-1893 Macoupin Co. >Plat Book also depicts large land holdings of the Henderson family and >sells for $18 mailing totals $21. These books can be purchased from the >Macoupin County Historical Society, Box 432, Carlinville, IL 62626. > >Maxie Henderson left farm property for the establishment of the first >library in Virden, IL. The 1891 history also contains background on >Henderson and Bronaugh's wives. Louisa Bronaugh was the daughter of a >Thomas Poindexter. There are streets in Virden named Bronaugh and Henderson. > >The librarian, Wanda Lake, at West Public Library, 142 W Jackson St., >Virden, IL 62690, Tel. No. 217-965-3015, advises that a gentleman from >California was interested in the Bronaugh, Poindexter, etc. families >sometime ago. Are you aware of who this might be? She didn't keep the name and address, but did send them quite a bit of information. She is checking with the City Hall and will determine if a Bronaugh was ever mayor of Virden. Henderson was head of one of the banks as well as a large land holder. The email address of the Virden Library is: vie_ill@vax.lcls.lib.il.us Happy Hunting!