My genealogical "brick wall" in Pope County is... James Wesley & Susan Sipe Scott. Who are their parents, siblings, where did they come from? 1. JAMES WESLEY1 SCOTT was born 1828 in IL, and died 15 January 1864 in Pope Co IL [no marker, could be in Old Home Cem]. He married SUSAN SIPE 16 March 1847 in Pope Co IL. Children of JAMES SCOTT and SUSAN SIPE are: i. MARY ADELINE2 SCOTT, b. 24 March 1848, Eddyville, Pope Co IL; m. James Pinckney Millis Foreman d. 27 June 1924, Pope Co IL. ii. MARGARET E. SCOTT, b. 1850, Pope Co IL. iii. JOHN SCOTT, b. 16 February 1854, Pope Co IL; d. 05 July 1917, Pope Co IL (Old Home Cem., Pope Co IL). iv. INDIA SCOTT, b. 1856; m. THOMAS HIGHERS, 04 July 1888, Pope Co IL. v. ELMIRA SCOTT, b. April 1858, Pope Co IL; m. JOHN WETHERINGTON, 12 March 1902, Groom's Res. Pope Co IL. vi. GEORGE W. SCOTT, b. December 1859, Pope Co IL; d. 1949. vii. MATILDA MELISSA SCOTT, b. 01 November 1861, Pope Co IL; d. 21 June 1945. viii. CATHERINE SCOTT, b. 1863; m. ARCH B. TATE. Any information on this family would be very helpful. Thanks, Judy *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Southeastern Illinois Resource Books [Pope, Massac, Johnson & Hardin] http://www.angelfire.com/il/leefoss Judy Foreman Lee *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~