Pat, Yes, Cass was a part of Sangamon when it was formed in 1821. Sangamon then incorporated several present day counties. Go to this web page on Sangamon Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/timeline.htm for a timeline for Sangamon and some info on Cass. Mary Ann At 05:28 PM 07/20/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Could someone please tell me if Sangamon county was once part of Cass county >or vice versa? I'vebeen trying to trace my dad'd father in Casscounty. Might >it have been in Sangamon? > > Thanks everyone, > > Pat > > -------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Aleguas & Mary Ann Kaylor Morgan Area Genealogical Association & Waverly GHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html Dedicated to Free Online Resources for Central IL MAGA Mailing List: ILMAGA-L-request@rootsweb.com My Family Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~makaylor/index.html