Amoung your Handley/Hanley ancestors, do you have any Ryan connections? In a letter from my great grandmother to my grandmother, she mentions having seen "your aunt Ryan". Letter written in Staunton, Macoupin Co. after 1900. Another "clue" in my Handley family is the middle names of the children, Edward Gunning was the first born, Charles Austin and Margaret Cleveland. These names do not appear in the family of the mothers, so I have thought they may have been from the Handley side. Margaret Cleveland was said to have been named for an aunt and an uncle. see decendant tree below Katharine Enslow Owens Descendants of John (H.) Handley 1 John (H.) Handley b: December 10, 1816 in VT d: March 12, 1870 in Staunton, Macoupin Co Ill, IL Age at death: 53 .. +Martha Susan Knight b: January 09, 1824 in Boothbay, Lincoln, ME m: July 25, 1841 in Boston/Dorcheste, Mass. d: September 16, 1849 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL Age at death: 25 ....... 2 Edward Gunning Handley b: April 01, 1843 in Dorchester, MA d: March 18, 1914 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL Age at death: 70 ........... +Emily F Bess m: March 01, 1866 in Macoupin, IL d: Bef. January 15, 1898 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL Age at death: ? ................ 3 Martha S Mattie Handley b: July 10, 1867 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL .................... +Parker McCobb ................ 3 George M Handley b: March 04, 1869 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: Aft. May 1898 Age at death: 29 est. ................ 3 John E Handley b: May 25, 1871 in Macoupin, IL d: March 15, 1872 in Macoupin, IL Age at death: 0 ................ 3 Flora E Handley b: October 11, 1873 in Montgomery, IL .................... +Richard M "Dick" Purdy b: April 26, 1859 in Dorchester Twp, Macoupin, IL m: October 09, 1893 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: 1918 Age at death: 59 est. ................ 3 Grace A Handley b: March 28, 1875 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL .................... +Kirkwood ................ 3 Carrie W Handley b: January 12, 1878 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: 1903 Age at death: 25 est. ................ 3 Charlie Handley b: April 05, 1884 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: February 16, 1885 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL Age at death: 0 ....... 2 Mary Elizabeth Handley b: March 02, 1845 in Roxbury, Mass. d: September 06, 1847 in Roxbury, Mass. Age at death: 2 ....... 2 Charles Austin Handley b: May 07, 1848 in Alton, Macoupin Co Ill d: Aft. 1856 in West Prairie, Macoupin, IL Age at death: 8 est. *2nd Wife of John (H.) Handley: .. +Charlotte Western Regina Knight b: March 01, 1829 in Boothbay, Lincoln, ME m: October 03, 1850 in Boston, Mass. d: March 11, 1911 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL Age at death: 82 ....... 2 William Nichols Handley b: August 1854 in West Prarie, Macoupin Co. Ill d: October 1854 in West Prarie, Macoupin Co. Ill Age at death: 0 est. ....... 2 Levi Knight Handley b: September 21, 1856 in West Prarie, Macoupin Co Ill d: September 1857 in West Prarie, Macoupin Co Ill Age at death: 1 est. ....... 2 Mary Elizabeth Handley b: July 24, 1857 in West Prarie, Macoupin, IL ........... +Ben Barker ................ 3 Laura Adelia Barker .................... +Charles Golden ................ 3 Ellen Barker d: 1964 Age at death: ? .................... +Andy Earhardt ................ 3 Walter Barker d: Bef. 1941 in St. Louis, MO Age at death: ? .................... +Selma ................ 3 Arthur Barker .................... +Mary Jarmin ................ 3 May Barker ................ 3 Fred Barker ................ 3 Nina Barker d: 1935 Age at death: ? ....... 2 John Cody Joseph Handley b: January 28, 1859 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: September 11, 1940 in Chelan, Chelan, WA Age at death: 81 ........... +Catharine Margaret Waters b: July 04, 1862 in Utica, LaSalle, IL m: August 03, 1898 in Immaculate Conception, Seattle King, WA d: January 27, 1935 in Chelan, Chelan, WA Age at death: 72 ................ 3 Mary Margaret Handley b: January 01, 1900 in Dyer/Foster Ck, Douglas, WA d: April 09, 1974 in Chelan, Chelan, WA Age at death: 74 .................... +James B Buchanan b: May 04, 1891 in Ava, MO m: April 22, 1921 in Waterville, Douglas, WA d: August 01, 1966 in Walla Walla, WA Age at death: 75 ................ 3 Charlotte Julia "Julotte" Handley b: March 26, 1901 in Dyer, Douglas, WA d: March 01, 1997 in Chelan, Chelan, WA Age at death: 95 .................... +Chauncy Everett Province b: April 14, 1893 in Chelan, Chelan, WA m: November 10, 1921 in Wenatchee, Chelan, WA d: June 16, 1965 in Veterans Hosp, Vancouver, WA Age at death: 72 ................ *2nd Husband of Charlotte Julia "Julotte" Handley: .................... +Arthur G Painter b: 1899 m: August 24, 1982 in Sacred Heart, Portland, OR ................ 3 Helen Cathleen "Catie" Handley b: April 24, 1903 in Dyer, Douglas, WA d: February 23, 1979 in Chelan, Chelan, WA Age at death: 75 ................ 3 Anna Sarah Handley b: March 12, 1906 in Chelan Butte, Chelan, WA d: June 04, 1983 in Omak, Okanogan, WA Age at death: 77 .................... +Elmer Boyd b: April 13, 1900 in Chelan, Chelan, WA m: May 02, 1926 in Wenatchee, Chelan, WA d: June 27, 1986 in Spokane, Spokane, WA Age at death: 86 ................ 3 Edith Loretta Gertrude Handley b: March 21, 1908 in Lakeside, Chelan, WA d: March 08, 1977 in Tacoma, Pierce, WA Age at death: 68 .................... +David Columbus Enslow b: November 29, 1900 in Nilwood Townshp, Macoupin, IL m: July 01, 1933 in Okanogan, Okanogan, WA d: July 01, 1984 in Tacoma, Pierce, WA Cause of death: accidental choking on food Age at death: 83 ....... 2 Margaret Cleveland "Mag" Handley b: December 04, 1860 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: July 19, 1943 in Madison, IL Age at death: 82 ........... +George Edward Ed LeClare m: in CT ................ 3 Charlotte Catherine LeClair b: April 16, 1892 in Hartford, CT d: December 20, 1966 in Granite City, IL Age at death: 74 .................... +Joe Story ................ *2nd Husband of Charlotte Catherine LeClair: .................... +Joseph Robbers m: 1959 in IL ................ 3 George William LeClare b: December 16, 1894 d: 1910 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL Age at death: 16 est. ....... 2 Sarah Ellen "Puss" Handley b: August 05, 1863 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: April 15, 1946 in Elkville, IL Age at death: 82 ........... +James Buchanan Bennett b: February 14, 1860 in Milan, MO m: November 22, 1885 d: January 03, 1945 in Elkville, IL Age at death: 84 ................ 3 Jimmie Bennett b: August 09, 1887 in Salem, IL d: August 09, 1967 in Salem, IL Age at death: 80 ................ 3 Charlotte Bennett b: 1889 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: 1889 in Marshall, CO Age at death: 0 est. ................ 3 Mary Ellen (May) Bennett b: August 16, 1890 in Staunton, Macoupin, IL d: May 27, 1974 Age at death: 83 .................... +Leslie L Kimmel b: January 18, 1886 in Elkville, Jackson, IL ................ 3 Nina MArgurite Bennett b: January 16, 1893 in Centralia, Marion, IL d: December 01, 1918 in Bethel Hosp, ColoradoSprings, CO Age at death: 25 ................ 3 John Hampton Bennett b: April 01, 1895 in Hallidayboro, IL d: October 19, 1970 Age at death: 75 .................... +Vivian Baldwin b: December 24, 1898 m: November 30, 1919 ................ 3 Ida Marion Bennett b: September 06, 1897 in Cent ralia, IL .................... +Kenneth Roy Young b: October 1896 m: 1916 d: November 05, 1940 Age at death: 44 est. ................ *2nd Husband of Ida Marion Bennett: .................... +Edgar Bush b: March 10, 1897 m: Aft. 1940 d: July 27, 1966 Age at death: 69 ................ 3 Peter Francis Bennett b: February 08, 1900 in Hallidayboro, IL d: June 06, 1975 Age at death: 75 .................... +Clara Workman b: October 25, 1903 m: August 10, 1922 ................ 3 Martha Vivian Bennett b: November 29, 1903 in Hallidayboro, IL d: 1927 Age at death: 24 est. .................... +John Crosby b: January 18, 1895 m: Bef. 1932 ................ 3 Charles Harold Bennett b: June 13, 1906 in Ziegler, IL .................... +Frances Elsie Boise b: October 20, 1910 m: Abt. 1929 ................ *2nd Wife of Charles Harold Bennett: .................... +Edna Weir b: May 24, 1917 m: Abt. 1940 d: May 13, 1941 Age at death: 23 ................ *3rd Wife of Charles Harold Bennett: .................... +Sarah Helen Caldwell Sage b: December 28, 1909 m: Aft. 1941 d: April 17, 1960 Age at death: 50 ................ 3 James Newton Bennett b: September 11, 1908 in Hallidayboro, IL d: February 17, 1958 in Veterans Hosp, Grand Junction, CO Age at death: 49 .................... +Lucy Grower