Hello: You do not happen to have an Elias Oscar MARTIN born 1860 in Illinois in your MARTIN line? I can supply more info if needed. Although I have not been able to confirm where in Illinois he was born, he was most likely born in Knox, Peoria or Fulton Counties. Christopher Martin ChrisMartin6@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of chattenoir2000@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 9:32 AM To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILROOTS] MARTIN family, of Sangamon, IL This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ABER, DYAL , GREENFIELD, MALPASS, EDWARDS, BAGLEY & BAGGOT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5739 Message Board Post: Hi all, I am trying to locate any information on the following couple, THOMAS A. MARTIN & MARY SHERMAN (OR SHURMAN) they were married in Schuyler Co. IL, on Dec. 17th, 1889. I am trying to locate a copy of their marriage lic. OR any information about either of these two folks. I have been researching the line of FERN ELIZABETH (or ELISABETH) MARTIN, and info. from a family member said that her parents were Aseneth MARTIN (Mrs.) & BENJAMIN TRYON. I have since heard from another relative that possibly ASENETH wasn't her birth mother and that BENJAMIN was her stepfather. If there is anyone out there who knows anything about this family, please contact me. I have a marriage licence obtained recently for FERN and find that her parents are listed on it as MARY SHERMAN & THOMAS A. MARTIN, of Schuyler Co., IL. But Fern's birth certificate seems to be unavailable. The plot thickens! FERN's birth place on her own marriage licence is listed as Farmington, IL - and I have since found that there were several Farmington's in different counties, one Farmington now being FARMINGHAM? So, where do I begin to look for the birth cert. of Fern? Fern died in Clinton, MO and many family members seem to have gone to MO to live - there again - any help would be appreciated on decendants who may be able to assist me. Any help on this line would be greatly appreciated since Fern's son is ill and I would love to try and get his line proved for him asap. (He knows nothing about his family, they simply didn't discuss the family). Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist me in this. All the best, Marion ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== Instructions for UNSUBSCRIBING or changing your mode of subscription can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/Illinoismailinglist3.html ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx