Tudie, Bob & others interested in French surname in IL Have been reading your French posts. I also have French ancestors in IL, Marion Co. beginning abt 1838. They are from TN. Noticed that some of your French names persons were born or came from OH. While searching recently the 1850 Marion Co IL census, a Margaret and a Stratton French were found in Marion. I cannot connect these two to my TN line. Know of any connections? Marion Co IL 1850 page 65 915 945 Margaret French 59 VA Amanda 22 OH Henry 19 OH Eliza 19 OH 921 948 Stratton French 23 OH Elizabeth 26 (IA or IN?) probably a Butler Thomas 1 IL in Perry Co IL 1850 Richard French 33 PA Mahalia 26 OH Moses 6 OH Samuel 3 OH Laben 1 OH