Bill, Sorry for the delay in getting these lookups out to you and everyone else on the list, but here they are and hope there is some good stuff here for you - or you can meet a new cousin on the list. Dorothy Page 621 - Andrew Scranton was killed in the first charge at Vicksburg. Page 602 under Spring Creek Township - arrived in that township sec. 8 shortly after the first arrivals in 1832. Page 4 Nathan Allison was the first person in sec 8 of Spring Creek township. He arrived this county 1834, purchased property from Silas Wilson in 1836, and shortly after the Scranton family moved in. Page 542 Geo. P. Hrrington, son of Judge Harrington, was born in Griggsville township, sec 1, on the farm where he now resided, July 17, 1939. Judge Herringbone, a native of Grafton, Mass, was born Nov. 17, 1795; was married Jan 9, 1823, to Hannah Scranton, by whom he had six children, - Abel, Samuel, Daniel, James, Abbie and George P, who is the youngest. Mrs. Harrington was born in Stephentown, Rensellaer County, NY, Oct. 1801, and died Oct. 25, 1878. our subject was married Jan. 26, 1867 to Louisa, daughter of Ebenezer C. Maddux, deceased. They had 6 children, of whom 4 are living, - Bertha, Jennie, Hannah and Louisa. Mrs. Harrington died Dec. 18, 1879, loved and respected by all. She was born in Hamilton County, OH June 20, 1848. In 1856, the family removed to Kansas, where Mrs. H was attacked with chills, from which she never recovered. The following year they returned to Pike County. The Independent Press, of Griggsville, contained the following notice, Dec. 25, 1879. 'Loving hearts are doomed to sorrow, Trusting souls to pine and die; Beauteous flowers bloom and perish Neith the hon and burning sky. Then, in all in life is fleeting, If on earth no joy is given, Let us seek for rest unchanging, In the Christian's home in heaven' Page 532-533 Daniel Dean was born Sept. 2, 1815, in Litchfield, Conn, and is the son of Amos Dean, an early settler of Pike County, who came here in 1836 and settled in Griggsville township. Daniel was educated in the free schools of Litchfield, and in the year 1837 he followed his parents to this county, where he engaged in farming and stock raising until 1867, when he retired, and is now residing in Griggsville and is the present Mayor of the city. He was married in 1836 6o Lydia Scranton, by who he had 3 children, - Jane, Mary A and Wm. H. the latter has charge of the farm. Mrs. Dean died Nov. 19, 1877. She had been a member of the M.E. Church for over 40 years. Bill Smothers wrote: > Could some kind person please send me the excerpts below from History of Pike County Illinois, Charles C. Chapman & Co., Chicago, 1880. > > SCRANTON, Andrew 621 > ~David 602 > ~Family 604 > ~Hannah (.Harrington) 542 > ~Lydia (.Dean) 523 > > Thank you for your help. > > Bill Smothers > Delaware > smothers@dca.net