Hate to tell you that we are shirtsleeves. Sorry about that. Don't have my stuff in front of me tho. Has everyone just deserted this county or what ? NOTHING to talk about ? You guys can pick on me if that will give ya something to write about. chuckle. I hate to say it, but, HAMILTON co has been more active. For anyone who cares/wonders/etc it is now almost certain that Edmund 1 Baker b 1776 was the son of Absolom Baker who bought land in Gallatin Co in 1814 and then moved to Madison Co Ill and dc 1833. This is almost certainly a part of the Maurice/Morris Baker bc1640 England line. BEST TO ALL ! ! ! steve _sspunk@aol.com_ (mailto:sspunk@aol.com) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

If anyone wants to tell about the John Henry Cotton family, I am here too! Velda Wittenbrink Moore vel_chick@verizon.net http://www.larrett.com/velda/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

Wondering if anyone out there has any information on William George Owen(s) b. abt 1826 Tenn. d. bef 1880 in Saline Co. Ill.? William was married three times: 1) Elizabeth Lane m 1849 Saline Co 2) Elizabeth Hankins m 1858 in Saline Co 3) Octavia Hankins (Elizabeth's sister) m 1863 Saline Co. According to census records they lived in Brushy and had the following children: 1) Isaac James b 1850 2) William Wodsworth b 1852 3) Margarett Ann b 1855 4) Francis M b 1861 5) Jasper N b 1863 6) George R b 1866 7) John W b 1868 8) Willis Riley b 1870. So far I have been unable to find an exact death date for William nor do I know where any of them are buried. Any help on any of these is appreciated. Terry Noble