Nice to see some activity on this site. With interest stirring I would like to repost my interest in Salem, Marion County, IL. I have a John Allison who was in Salem in August 1865. I think he was only there during the year 1865. Family story says the children attended school there. His brother Hugh Lawson White Allison sent him a money order from Chattanooga TN to Salem. The money order was $250.00 dated August 28, 1865. Have no idea why, perhaps to move back home to Dade County GA or to head south thru MO (probably Lawrence County MO), then to Franklin County AR and finally to TX. Since he was there between census, it is hard to tract him. As he moved and was recorded on census, he was most often than not with family in a particular county. So I wonder if family was in Salem also. He was John Allison and he married Mary Elizabeth Wakefield of Dade County GA. Related names to this line are: Sutton, Jones, Cartwright, Adams, Coppinger, Bryant, Wheeler, Pennington, McGehee. I live in TX so little chance of visiting Marion County. thanks.... Gil

Hi, In my Marion Co. book 2, I have Sutton, Jones, Adams & Wheeler's. Please send me first names to see if they might be who you are looking for. Nancy Scott in Dallas ----- Original Message ----- From: betty or gil allison To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 7:30 PM Subject: [ILMARION] Allison near Salem, Marion County 1865 Nice to see some activity on this site. With interest stirring I would like to repost my interest in Salem, Marion County, IL. I have a John Allison who was in Salem in August 1865. I think he was only there during the year 1865. Family story says the children attended school there. His brother Hugh Lawson White Allison sent him a money order from Chattanooga TN to Salem. The money order was $250.00 dated August 28, 1865. Have no idea why, perhaps to move back home to Dade County GA or to head south thru MO (probably Lawrence County MO), then to Franklin County AR and finally to TX. Since he was there between census, it is hard to tract him. As he moved and was recorded on census, he was most often than not with family in a particular county. So I wonder if family was in Salem also. He was John Allison and he married Mary Elizabeth Wakefield of Dade County GA. Related names to this line are: Sutton, Jones, Cartwright, Adams, Coppinger, Bryant, Wheeler, Pennington, McGehee. I live in TX so little chance of visiting Marion County. thanks.... Gil ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com