Happy New Year everyone! I am back although most probably didn't notice me missing ;-) I have been having major system problems the last few weeks and was not able to update or do much of anything else. I now have a new larger and faster hard drive so those who have sent me queries, surnames, etc. to be added to the Pike Co IL pages, rest assured I will get to them as soon as possible - hopefully yet this weekend. Have a wonderful weekend, Barbara Freeman Pike Co ILGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpike