Dear Joyce, I have included the Morris Searles connection for Saline county below. You will notice her husbands below. I will post again if I find anything more connected to this. Thank you for the information. Regards, Carla 1. JAMES R.2 SEARLES (FRANCIS M.1) was born 1869 in Thompsonville, Franklin County, Illinois. He married SARAH E. MORRIS December 25, 1888 in Saline County, Illinois. She was born in Probably Franklin County, Illinois. Notes for SARAH E. MORRIS: Sarah and James Searles lived in Cape County, Illinois or Missouri. They moved to Butler County, Missouri. when Nellie was small Sarah had 5 spouses. 1. James Searles Divorced 2. Jess Ward Death Butler County, Missouri 3. George Belcher Divorced 4. Bill Allen Divorced 5. Abe Nobles Divorced Child of JAMES SEARLES and SARAH MORRIS is: i. Nellie Mae3 Searles, b. November 21, 1889, Stone Fort, Saline County, Illinois; d. March 06, 1954, Butler County, Missouri; m. Orphus Alva Hover, December 25, 1910, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri; b. July 08, 1885, Near Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri; d. December 13, 1968, Butler County, Missouri. --- joyce link <jjj@fidnet.com> wrote: > Hi Just notice your interest in a Sarah E Morris-- > there was a Sarah E > Morris that mar- Stephen Ritchey she was a dau of > James Morris-- what > time frame was you looking in for this Sarah E > Morris-- Stephen Ritchey > died and she remarried..This family was in Saline Co > Il-- in 1860 / 70 in > 1876 they were in St Charles Co Mo--- they may have > returned to IL-- as > one of the children mar in Saline co in 1880's > > Joyce > > ---------- > > From: Carla Dunlap Krehbiel > <changeling_1964@yahoo.com> > > To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Searles and Morris > > Date: Thursday, March 15, 2001 7:40 PM > > > > Dear Ernie, > > THanks for the information. I think Sarah E. > NMorris > > also came from Franklin County, Il. and married in > > Saline where I believe they lived for a while. I > will > > keep looking and post anything I can find. > > Regards, > > Carla > > --- HELTSLEY@aol.com wrote: > > > Hi Carla, > > > Well this one is "close and almost" as they > say. > > > I don't know how many unrelated Morris > families > > > there were in Saline > > > County, but I have one. There's no Sarah, that I > > > know of. My maternal > > > grandfather, Thomas D. Morris, was in Eldorado > in > > > 1858. His father, John F., > > > was born in Lincoln County,Tenn. in 1829. His > > > father came from N.C. by way > > > of Lincoln County, Tenn. But I guess that fits > a > > > lot of pioneers in those > > > days. > > > John's older sister, Mary Morris b 1828. > > > It gets confusing. Have question let me > know. > > > > > > Ernie Heltsley/Tucson/ex-Eldoradoan/native > Ky. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/