Vikki, I know there is nothing like finding the info yourself. Have you checked all the surrounding counties. I know that some of the people from lower IL ended up in Saline CO. Some even went to Metropolis. My next thought is have you submitted queries at the different genealogical web sites. i.e. U S Gen web, Roots Web and Genforum. Sometimes these do pay off. I submitted a query to the Genforum (You have to keep checking this one out) months ago and finally someone contacted me about 2 months after I posted it. Lo and behold they had my Pheobe's family, which I have been trying to find for about 10 years now. I hope these ideas help Good luck Cindy L Skiles Frie VIKKI0402@aol.com wrote: > Hi Y'all > I've exhausted every lead I can think of and I'm desperate now. I was > wondering if anyone had any suggestions for me to try. I've checked State and > County records, military, and such. My g-g-grandfather was Henry Hogan > b.abt.1834 IL. and d.1928 in Hickstown, IL. He was buried in New Hope > Cemetery, Hardin County, IL. He served in the civil war in Co. C 48th IL. > Regiment and drew a pension of $10.00 a month. > Henry supposedly had 4 wives and it's anyone's guess as to how many children > actually belonged to him! His wives were Jane Harper m. 5-28-1866 in Pope > County, IL. Jane Goble, Melvina Joiner and Amanda Osmond. > He's shown up in the Pope County census, but only with his last wife Amanda. > With all of the Henry's, William's and John's it's hard to track him. My > great grandmother was Carrie Elizabeth (Hogan) Goins and he was listed as her > father. There isn't a birth record for Carrie or a marriage record on his last > three wives. I just want to know which one was my g-g-grandmother!!!! Please > respond if you have any ideas. > Thanks, > Vicki