I’m hoping someone out there can help me. My ancestor Spencer Donegan shows up in the Illinois State Archives as proving his freedom with 21 signatures in 1847 in St. Clair Co. I’m trying to figure out why he would be in St. Clair Co. in the first place. He was born in Ky., but then lived in Springfield, IL and Lincoln, IL. Was St. Clair Co the place where all free Black men had to go to register? I did not find him on any census for 1840. I hope someone has run into this type of situation. Thanks for your time. Patrice Wilson