1850 Census of Macoupin County, IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ READER (5-6) Nancy A 67 F Pa Oliver P 37 M Ohio Farmer *Henry 20 M Ohio Farmer *Elizabeth 18 F Ill *(Married within the year) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The above is not my family, as it appears they came to Macoupin Co. from Ohio and possibly PA before that. My 2G-grandfather's family is shown below: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REDER (possibly REEDER) ? (1-1) Paschal 37 M Ten Farmer 4800 Margaret 31 F Ky Elizabeth 10 F Ill Nancy I 8 F Ill Martha E 6 F Ill James P 4 M Ill George W 2 M Ill William D 1 M Ill GILMORE John 10 M Ill Ephram 8 M Ill REEDER Winna 73 F Va ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The "Winna" REEDER above must have been Paschal's mother Winey (HARRISON) READER. It is interesting that the census taker, spelled Paschal's name REDER, even though he must have been told that Winey was his mother. I guess that is where the "possibly REEDER" note came from. Does this mispelling mean that the other READER family might actually be REEDER or REDER? I have not seen them before. The GILLMORE boys were wards of Paschal he had taken in from their uncle after their mother died and their father left Illinois. Don Reader St. Louis, MO e-mail: readerd@storz.com