There were IRELAND in Fayette Co, IL early also. Beverly (HIMES) BARGER http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Harold" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 3:55 PM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Dr. John SPELL > Hi, > I'm looking for information on a Dr. John SPELL. I am trying to find proof > of Dr. John's mother & father. He was born in Indiana abt. 1823 and died > between 1884 and 1900, probably in Shelby County, IL. He was a resident of > Oconee in the 1870 and 1880 census. His daughter Mary Katherine (spelling > of Kathryn or Cathrine etc.) married James Ireland in 1884 in Montgomery > Co. and Dr. John was a witness at that marriage. Dr. John's wife was named > Sarah and was still living in Oconee in 1900. > > >