I was in Massac a few weeks ago trying to locate a James Smith family. The only one I found that might have been mine was a James with a wife named Queen, or Queentina. They lived in Massac in the 1860s and 70s. He was the right age, b abt 1720 give or take a few years, and was born in TN which fit my criteria. My James was in Butler Co Mo by the 1880 census, with children but no wife. The children later said they were born in Massac Co IL. I read in an earlier post that there was a book about the Smith family in the library there. I did look in the family files in the library, but didn't think to look for a family book, and my time was very limited. Does anyone know about this, or could do a lookup for me? I know from my gr grandfather's civil war pension file that he, DANIEL SMITH b 1845 in TN, married a Sarah Hudson and lived in Massac, probably in the late 1860s. I could not find him in the 1870 census anywhere, but in the 1880 he was in Butler Co living right next to James, who I believe was his father. Smiths are so hard and this family has been my brickwall for so long. Thank you for any help you can give me. Betty Silfies

THE JAMES SMITH WHO MARRIED QUEENTINA MAY DIED HERE IN MASSAC COUNTY. HE DIDN'T HAVE A SON NAMED DANIEL. THE SMITH BOOK YOU'RE SPEAKING OF WAS DONE BY RUTH SMITH. HER LINE IS AMERICUS SMITH (OR ONE OF THEM AS SHE BELIEVES THERE WERE 2 AMERICUS SMITHS IN THIS AREA). I CAN CHECK THE BOOK FOR YOU FOR DANIEL. ANN ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Silfies <b.silfies2@worldnet.att.net> To: <ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 11:07 PM Subject: Smiths > I was in Massac a few weeks ago trying to locate a James Smith family. The > only one I found that might have been mine was a James with a wife named > Queen, or Queentina. They lived in Massac in the 1860s and 70s. He was > the right age, b abt 1720 give or take a few years, and was born in TN > which fit my criteria. My James was in Butler Co Mo by the 1880 census, > with children but no wife. The children later said they were born in > Massac Co IL. > > I read in an earlier post that there was a book about the Smith family in > the library there. I did look in the family files in the library, but > didn't think to look for a family book, and my time was very limited. Does > anyone know about this, or could do a lookup for me? I know from my gr > grandfather's civil war pension file that he, DANIEL SMITH b 1845 in TN, > married a Sarah Hudson and lived in Massac, probably in the late 1860s. I > could not find him in the 1870 census anywhere, but in the 1880 he was in > Butler Co living right next to James, who I believe was his father. > > Smiths are so hard and this family has been my brickwall for so long. > > Thank you for any help you can give me. > > Betty Silfies > > >

Betty, The Smith book you spoke of does have an index, but there isn't a Daniel Smith listed. This is Americus Smith, b. 1813, son of Valentine Smith. Americus doesn't have any children named Daniel listed in the book. Sorry!!! Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Silfies <b.silfies2@worldnet.att.net> To: <ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 11:07 PM Subject: Smiths > I was in Massac a few weeks ago trying to locate a James Smith family. The > only one I found that might have been mine was a James with a wife named > Queen, or Queentina. They lived in Massac in the 1860s and 70s. He was > the right age, b abt 1720 give or take a few years, and was born in TN > which fit my criteria. My James was in Butler Co Mo by the 1880 census, > with children but no wife. The children later said they were born in > Massac Co IL. > > I read in an earlier post that there was a book about the Smith family in > the library there. I did look in the family files in the library, but > didn't think to look for a family book, and my time was very limited. Does > anyone know about this, or could do a lookup for me? I know from my gr > grandfather's civil war pension file that he, DANIEL SMITH b 1845 in TN, > married a Sarah Hudson and lived in Massac, probably in the late 1860s. I > could not find him in the 1870 census anywhere, but in the 1880 he was in > Butler Co living right next to James, who I believe was his father. > > Smiths are so hard and this family has been my brickwall for so long. > > Thank you for any help you can give me. > > Betty Silfies > > >