I am reading a book on Evansville, IL and have found the name of John H. McCarty. I need to talk to the Hanson who is researching McCarty. This book also contains the names of Ohms, Rankin, Bratney, Cox, William McBride, Adam Hill, Thompson, Robert McDonald, Daniel Hicks, Elijah Smith, Hilderbrand, Hayden, Lunceford, and many more. Blackhawk War participants are listed in this book. First people in Evansville are listed. Rucknagel, Berthol, Vacht, Barth, Dahlem, Lemmerman, Rabe, Young, McNeal, McKee O'Melveny, Paul Craddock, Edmond Eccles, Cadwell Evans, etc. It tells about the towns of Evansville and Preston, Kelly Cemetery and how it was started, St. Boniface Catholic Church, the first church was Presbyterian. Gross, Meyer, Wenderlich, Pautler, Roth, Schoenberger, Sauer, Wicklein, Heck, Wagner, Wehrheim, Rosmoeller, Noll, Wolff, Chesnutwood, Beare, Schulein, Biethman, Stratmann, Wicklein, Cowell, Becker, Heinen, Fietsam, Borgard, Hettel, Mathews, etc. There is so much more. If interested, please send me an email and ask about it. Velda Wittenbrink Moore