Posted on: Sangamon County, Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Sangamon/1713 Surname: Donner, Dick, Walters, Blue, Organ, Harmon, Hunter, Torrence, Vancil, Weaver, Huff ------------------------- George & Jacob Donner, of the Donner Party, were in Decatur & Jefferson counties in Indiana ,respectively, before coming to Sangamon County. Prior to Indiana they were in Jessamine County, Ky., having been taken there from Rowan County,N.C. by their parents, George & Mary Huff Donner. The siblings of George & Jacob were Mary who md. John Dick Jr. and settled in Thayer; Lydia md. James Walters settled in Auburn Township; Elizabeth md. William Walters lived & died in Decatur County, Ind.; Tobias md. Nancy Bettis in Ripley County, Ind. & lived in DeWitt & Menard counties; John md. Sally Lame in Jefferson County, Ind. spent a little time in various counties in Ill. eventually settling in Portland, Oregon by 1850; Susannah md. Micajah Organ settled in Auburn Township. George married 3 times 1. Susannah Holloway 12 Dec. 1809 in Jessamine County, Ky. 2. Mary Blue 10 June 1829 in Sangamon County and 3. Tamsen Eustis 24 May 1839. Jacob was md. 21 Nov. 1835 to Elizabeth Blue who was suppose to be a sister to Mary Blue. Jacob is in the 1820 census of Jefferson County, Ind. with a wife and child, but have no prior proven marriage for him. Hope this information is helpful. Jo Ann