I saw this on the Illinois list and since it talks about the founder of Freeport, thought I would copy it for you. Roger Cramer Peoria, AZ I am a BAKER researcher.....I am looking for the following family. William and Elizabeth (BAKER) BAKER yep 2 lines of BAKER'S. Wm b. 1793 Ky................I have no info on any of his siblings or parents! He md Elizabeth BAKER d/o Frederick and Elizabeth (nee?) BAKER of Orange Co, Indiana, and prior to that Green Co, Ky. Wm and Elizabeth moved to Stephenson County, Ill where they founded Freeport in the mid 1830's. They were the parents of 6 Children: 1) Frederick md Clarinda CRAIN lived in Freeport, Ill had 8 children: Wm, Frederick, John, Henry, Crawford, Melissa Jane, Miniotan (Oates), & Caroline 2) John md Rhoda MCMASTERS lived in Freeport, Ill had 6 children: John, Mary, Charles, Frank, Harriet, & Ida 3) Elmus md 1st Jane STEPHENS, 1 daughter died young, md 2nd Miriam HADLOCK had 4 children: Almeda, Wm P, Ida, & a boy died young, md 3rd Iznc PARSONS had 5 children Charles, Sherman, Frank, Marietta, & Eva The family lived in Freeport, Ill 4) Thomas L md Lucinda Jane MCKNIGHT had 2 children Joseph & Clarinda, md 2nd Martha Ann MILLET had 10 children: Nora, Ann, William, Frederick, Ernest, Harriet, Rosa, Mattie, Harrison, & Burton The family lived in Lafayette County, Wi, Freeport, Illinois, Republic County, Kansas, and Thayer County, Nebraska He md third...S. A. (nee?) no children 5) Crawford md Phoebe DAUGHERTY they had 7 children: Eva, Nellie, Kate, Frank, Lillie, George, & Maude. They lived in Freeport, Illinois and Riley County, Kansas & where? 6) Caroline Matilda md Amos DOANE/DOAN had 5 children: Crawford, Flora, Luella, Sarah, & Amos They lived in Freeport, Illinois, Hardin county, Iowa, and Vermillion City, Clay Co, South Dakota. Thanks, Dem Bones