Here is another long shot - I don't usually recommend county histories as a source but look for the history of the county where she was in the 1880's, or thereabouts when most county histories were done. IF she submitted a piece to the county history she may have mentioned her parents. Nadine Holder > Sorry it doesn't. Good idea though! > > Thanks > K Hribal > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl Wixon Gocken" <cwixgo@capstonebank.com> > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:04 AM > Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Help with Smith family! 2nd request!!! > > >> Find your grt grt grandmother's marriage license. >> It should tell the name of her parents on that. >> >> k hribal wrote: >> > >> > > My grt grt grandmother, Ida Belle Smith, was born in Mercer Co., >> Ill > in >> > 1863. We were told she was adopted out. I have found her on the 1870 > Kansas >> > census with this family-James Massey. I also found James Massey in >> 1860 > in >> > Mercer Co., Aledo. In the same census and twp I found 3 Smiths. >> George > and >> > Mary with 4 children; Soemon and Eliza and five children and a >> single female-Rebecca age 25 b Ireland. >> > > >> > > Is there someone who can help me/point me in the right direction >> to > find >> > out which is her family? I suspect it would be the Rebecca. Is there > someone >> > who might do a lookup at the courthouse? >> > > >> > > I will be more than happy to pay for anything to find this family! >> > > >> > > Thank you In advance. >> > > K Hribal >> > >