I can tell you that Monroe county was made from Randolph and St. Clair Counties. You might try them. ---------- > From: Michael Smith <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILMONROE-L] Reis/Rice > Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 3:20 PM > > Starting off 1999 still searching for my Reis/Rice line. George Reis/Rice born in 1844 in Monroe County, Waterloo, Ill. He had a sister named Elizabeth born around 1835 in IL. Have not been able to put this family in Monroe County nor learn the name of their father. > > Located George Reiss living with a Samual Alex Hill family on the 1860 census. Farm located 9 miles south of Freeburg, IL. in St. Clair County. This is my George as we located a deposition in his Civil War papers signed by Samual Alex Hill saying that he had raised George from age of 8. Some of his Civil war papers were under the name of Rice and some under Reis. His marriage certificate had Rice. My Grandfather (son of George) had always gone by Reis but was listed as Rice on the 1920 census. > > Is there anyone that has access to church records for that area and that time period that might look up those names for me? > > Would anyone know if Monroe county was apart of St. Clair and Randolph County in 1844? > > Thanks, > Carolyn Sue Smith > [email protected] >