This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/1174.1 Message Board Post: Just noticed your message. I found the marriage date for Deborah Hatfield and Benjamin Brooks in the Morgan Co. Ill. records. The marriage date is 21 Dec 1842. Benjamin was first married to Sarah Henton, who died 19 Jul, 1842. Benjamin died in 1856. In 1850 Benjamin & Deborah Brooks were in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. Benjamin Brooks age 40 Deborah age 25 James E. age 20 Benjamin age 20 Cyrene age 16 Sarah age 12 Minerva age 10 Thomas R. age 8 Isadore age 6 Eliza age 5 Nathan age 3 Emma age 2 Charles must have been born about the time his father died. Hope this info is helpful to you. JoAnn R. Merrell