Vikki, Does Carrie have a death certificate? It should list her parents. Judy in IN *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Southeastern Illinois Resource Books [Pope, Massac, Johnson & Hardin] http://www.angelfire.com/il/leefoss Judy Foreman Lee Document your research & cite your sources. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ On Sat, 07 Nov 1998, Dale J wrote... >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 > > > >