Hi Debbie - I looked at the 1900 census where the family is listed in Reno Co., Kansas, and Birt is not listed. It states Mary gave birth to 6 children and 5 are living. Maybe there's a mistake on the familysearch site. Priscilla -----Original Message----- From: SmurfsMouse@aol.com Sent: Jun 20, 2005 1:27 PM To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILROOTS] Abbott Family I'm looking for info on Birt Abbott. Father was Isaac James Abbott; Mother was Mary (Varner) Abbott. Birt was born in KS 18 Jan 1887. I know they were in La Salle Cnty, IL by 1889 because Birt's next 4 sisters ( Alta, Lela, Evva, Ester) were born in IL. (6 more after were born in KS) Family stories are he died when he was a child of a spinal disease but I can't locate where he died. The family was never allowed to mention his name after his death. What has me realy courious is at "LDS Fmly Srch" I found his death listed as 15 Jan 1905 but no location. This puts his death at 18 yrs; not as a child. His name is written in the family bible as Birt Louis Abbott. Any info on him, or his family, would be so greatly appreciated. His grandfather was John Wm Abbott and grt-grndfther was Isaac Abbott. Thank you for any info you may find. Debbie ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== Do you have a resource you could share with the list members? Would you be willing to do some "lookups" for a limited time period? If you would, please let the members know. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx