The 1860 Census does not give relationship, but this looks pretty promising. 1860 United States Federal Census about Sarah Harlan Name: Sarah Harlan Age in 1860: 10 Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1860: Township 8 Range 7, Macoupin, Illinois Gender: Female Post Office: Gillespie Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Silas Harlan 41 Ann Harlan 34 Susan Harlan 13 Sarah Harlan 10 Benjamin F Sheperd 23 Elsie Grimes 6.12 xxxxxx Sharon On 13 Oct 2009 at 23:54, KathieMir@aol.com wrote: I believe I am a distant cousin to Sarah Wilson Harlan Trabue - looking for proof. Sarah W. Trabue was issued patent in for a Baling Press. She resided in Girard, Macoupin County, IL. On the 1880, Girard, Macoupin County, IL census Sarah W. Trabue is listed as 29 years, born about 1851 in Illinois. She is married to Luther Trabue and has a one year old child, Paul Trabue. Luther Trabue married Sarah W. Harlan on September 8, 1878 in Macoupin County, IL. The 1900 Census states she was born October 1850 in Illinois Sarah W. Harlan Trabue parents may be Silas and Ann Harlan - looking for proof. Girard Cemetery: Trabue, Luther 1853 1916 section B Trabue, Sarah (w/Luther) 1850 1933 section B Checking IL death records I find a Sarah Trabue who died on July 29, 1933 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL. Anyone able to obtain obituary for me? Patent number: 376688 Filing date of Jul 15, 1867 and issue date of Jan 17, 1888. In 1867 Sarah would have been 17 years old. Wonder if filing date is listed wrong. Patent Abstract - _http://www.google.com/patents?id=caRWAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&z oom=4&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html_ (http://www.google.com/patents?id=caRWAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&z oom=4&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html) Drawing - _http://www.google.com/patents?id=caRWAAAAEBAJ&printsec=drawing&z oom=4&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html_ (http://www.google.com/patents?id=caRWAAAAEBAJ&printsec=drawing&zo om=4&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html) Her husband, Luther Trabue and later her sons made improvements to Sarah's original Bailing Press Thank you for any help. Kathie Mirabella Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILMACOUP- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message