It's not much help but there is a lot of STONEKING names in the Schuyler County History Volume II, printed in 1985. The book is a collection of genealogy. I think I counted 29. Sara Jim Lowary wrote: > > I'm game I'll try one more time! > > I'm looking for info on Luella STONEKING. Below is what info I have > on her. She was born in Birmingham, Schuyler Co., Illinois. In > looking at the 1880 and 1870 data I have available, it looks to me > like Lewis & Lewrana (lurana?) could be Louis and Lourena, ages fit, > names almost, but Lewis/Louis state of birth is different. I have > also included what additional info I have on Luella below the census > info. > > Any help peering into this black hole and finding Luella's parents > and what happened to them would be appreciated. > > -- Jim LowAry > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1880 Federal Census, Schuyler Co., Illinois: > Brooklyn Township: > Enumeration District 263, sheet 2: > #17/18: > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lewis ROBINSON age 43 born VA, father born VA, mother born VA > Lewrana (Lurana?) age 38 wife born VA, father born CT, > mother born VA > Luella STONEKING age 2 cousin born IL, father born IL, > mother born Iowa > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1870 Federal Census, Schuyler Co., Illinois > Brooklyn Township: > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ROBINSON, Ruth 57 F PA > " Seldon 21 M ILL > " Louis 33 M OH > " Lourena 28 F VA > JOHNSON, Sarah A. 2 F ILL > > Descendants of Lu Ellen STONEKING - 22 Jan 1999 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > FIRST GENERATION > > 1. Lu Ellen STONEKING was born on 3 Sep 1878 in Birmingham, Schuyler > Co., Illinois. She died on 18 Nov 1943. She was buried on 20 Nov > 1943 in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois; Green Mount Cemetery. Block A, > Section 3, Grave # 35. She was adopted by 1880 in Schuyler County, > IL. She was also known as Lula Belle. She was also known as Lella > Esteline. She was also known as Lu Ellen. She was also known as Lou > L.. She was also known as Luella. > > She was married to William Franklin COURTNEY (son of Emanuel Erwin > COURTNEY and Elizabeth A. WOOD) in 1897. William Franklin COURTNEY > was born in Aug 1871 in Adair Co., Missouri. Also in the 1880 census > born in 1871. Donna has date of 1868 birthdate. > > According to 1900 Census: > ============================================================ > # 1900 Soundex Missouri - C635 Courtney > 60-84-6-97 --- Macon - Richland > Wm. Courtney white male Aug 1871 29 MO > Lou L. w Sept 1876 24 Ill > Robbert E. s June 1899 11/12 MO > > ============================================================ > > He appeared on the census in 1880 in Adair Co., Missouri. > He appeared on the census in 1900 in Richland, Macon Co., Missouri. > He appeared on the census in 1910 in Atlanta, Macon Co., Missouri. > He died? in 1912. Last known place living was recorded in > 1910 census. Living in Atlanta, MO in Macon County. Lu Ellen > STONEKING and William Franklin COURTNEY had the following children: > > +2 i. Robert Ernest COURTNEY 10 Jun 1898 in Elmer, Macon Co., MO > +3 ii. Cecil Earl COURTNEY born on 9 Sep 1901. > +4 iii.Minnie Mae COURTNEY born on 4 Mar 1904. > 5 iv. Millie COURTNEY was born in 1908. She died as small child. > +6 v. Rose Etta COURTNEY was born on 26 Jan 1912. > +7 vi. Dorothey Lorrain COURTNEY born on 14 Feb 1913. > > She was married to John MASON. > > jlowary@mail.coin.missouri.edu > LowAry > http://www.lowary.org/