To Madison County Researchers: Recently I have found a record of the marriage of a William SEAR and Elizabeth BRYANT in Madison County. The marriage was performed by S. Y. McMartens, MLS, March 25, 1858. Does anyone have any connections to either the bride or groom? I have looked for this couple in the 1860 census, but the only possible trace that I found is that a William Sear was listed as a farm laborer in a nearby county on the 1860 Marion County census. An Elizabeth is living with a William Bryant family in Madison County, but I cannot read the writing of her surname. In military records I have found a William Sear from Clinton County: SEAR, William Private Carlyle Aug 28 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran SEAR, William Veteran Carlyle Dec 24 1863 M.O. Jul 17 1865 as Serg't. I would like to hear from anyone who has any leads about Bryants or Sears in or around Madison County. Roberta

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/MarriageSearchServlet SEAR, WILLIAM BRYANT, ELIZABETH 03/20/1858 6/ 153 158 MADISON --- Roberta Sharp <rsharp@csupomona.edu> wrote: > To Madison County Researchers: > > Recently I have found a record of the marriage of a > William SEAR and > Elizabeth BRYANT in Madison County. The marriage was > performed by S. Y. > McMartens, MLS, March 25, 1858. Does anyone have any > connections to either > the bride or groom? > > I have looked for this couple in the 1860 census, but the > only possible > trace that I found is that a William Sear was listed as a > farm laborer in a > nearby county on the 1860 Marion County census. An > Elizabeth is living with > a William Bryant family in Madison County, but I cannot > read the > writing of her surname. > > In military records I have found a William Sear from > Clinton County: > > SEAR, William Private Carlyle Aug 28 1861 Re-enlisted as > Veteran > SEAR, William Veteran Carlyle Dec 24 1863 M.O. Jul 17 > 1865 as Serg't. > > I would like to hear from anyone who has any leads about > Bryants or Sears > in or around Madison County. > > Roberta > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Keep an eye on this census site because more census' are > going up every day. > http://www.us-census.org/usgwcens/ > and this one: http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states.htm > > ===== FREE!!! Genealogy software. Use to collect family tree. Use it to download GedCom files or to share GedCom files with new cousins you meet on the internet. Goto LEGACY.COM. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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