With great interest, I have been reading these Pugh family messages. My family, Hoopers, Wakefields, Banksons, and extended family, were early settlers in Shelby County, IL. Going through a file this morning, I found: Pernetty Wakefield, b. 1824, married James M. Rhodes in 1840, Shelby, IL. Joseph L. Wakefield, b. 1839, , married Sarah E. Pugh in 1863, Tower Hill, IL Anna Wakefield, born 1760, widow of Charles Wakefield, married Thomas Pugh 12/29/1835, Shelby County, IL. Clearly, by age, Anna and Thomas did not have children. This Anna Wakefield, was also a Wakefield by her maiden name. She was the daughter of Rachel Martha Bankson, and Charles Wakefield. Anna's first husband was also named Charles Wakefield, and they were distant cousins. I thought, but cannot find the information in file, that Nancy Bankson (niece of Rachel Martha), also married a Pugh, after she was widowed from Jonathan Hill. A lot of the early marriages in Shelby County, were performed by Simeon Wakefield, or Eli Hooper. Dori Hooper

Dori, Any relation to Paul M. WAKEFIELD married 1924 Shelby Co, IL Geneva M. (BANNING). Geneva was a daughter of William BANNING & Adelia (FORTNER). Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dori189@aol.com> To: <ILSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] Pugh family > With great interest, I have been reading these Pugh family messages. My > family, Hoopers, Wakefields, Banksons, and extended family, were early settlers in > Shelby County, IL. Going through a file this morning, I found: > > Pernetty Wakefield, b. 1824, married James M. Rhodes in 1840, Shelby, IL. > > Joseph L. Wakefield, b. 1839, , married Sarah E. Pugh in 1863, Tower Hill, IL > > Anna Wakefield, born 1760, widow of Charles Wakefield, married Thomas Pugh > 12/29/1835, Shelby County, IL. > > Clearly, by age, Anna and Thomas did not have children. > > This Anna Wakefield, was also a Wakefield by her maiden name. She was the > daughter of Rachel Martha Bankson, and Charles Wakefield. Anna's first husband > was also named Charles Wakefield, and they were distant cousins. > > I thought, but cannot find the information in file, that Nancy Bankson (niece > of Rachel Martha), also married a Pugh, after she was widowed from Jonathan > Hill. > > A lot of the early marriages in Shelby County, were performed by Simeon > Wakefield, or Eli Hooper. > > Dori Hooper > > > ==== ILSHELBY Mailing List ==== > Do not send Virus messages to the list. > "Problems with the Shelby Co IL Mail List email Tim Casey." > timcasey1@verizon.net > >