Posted on: Sangamon County, Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Sangamon/1843 Surname: FARRAND, BOWERS, PSAUTE ------------------------- William FARRAND and Jane BOWERS came to Illinois in about 1875 from West Yorkshire, England. He was a coal miner and worked as a weigh boss at the mine in Barclay. He died there in March 1897 of "lung fever". They had ten children, including sons Fred, Tom, Sam, Harry, Bill (jr), and Art. One daughter, Ruth, died in England; one son, Fred, died at Barclay in 1887. Other daughters: Lavinia (d. 1905) and Kizia (d. 1955), who married Leo PSAUTE of Auburn.