In a message dated 9/7/01 2:03:47 PM Central Daylight Time, k.b.cook@worldnet.att.net writes: << (1) William O. GOWDY m. Mary C. ROBERTS in Tazewell Co. 7/25/1885 ... who were his parents? >> Tazewell County Marriage Index - Volume 5 (published by the Tazewell County Historical and Genealogical Society) shows: GOWDY, Wm. O. - age 22 - resides Morton, IL- First marriage - born Tazewell County, IL to M.W. Gowdy & Sarah Hall. Married July 25, 1885 at Morton, IL to Mary C. ROBERTS - resides Morton - first marriage - born Tazewell Co, IL to Edwin H. Roberts & C.A. WATTS. Officiated by Louis STALLER, jp. Witnesses: W.A. BRATT & A.M. GOWDY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Lyde