This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wh.2ADE/1811.1 Message Board Post: 1850 Union Co IL census is online at ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/union/1850/ and shows Wilsons in these households: 1303 George Wilson 26 VA or Ver. Elizabeth Wilson 19 TN 832 (Household of John & Martha Watkins. Martha Watkins 33 b NC.) Sarah Wilson 62 NC 24 (Household of John and Rhoda Hunter. Rhoda Hunter 26 b TN.) James Wilson, one month, b IL ========================= 1860 CENSUS, UNION CO, IL T12S, R1E; P. O. Anna; 3Aug1860, p. 138 ABRAM WILSON 28 TN (Birthplace by ditto mark) farmer Sarry 27 NC Mary 6 NC (by ditto mark) John 4 IL Columbus 6 months =============================== 1880 CENSUS, UNION CO IL (All names spelled as they appear in LDS online transcription) Lick Creek, page 160B ARAHAN M. WILSON, 51 NC PA NC farmer Flora A. wife 48 NC NC NC John F. son 24 IL NC NC works on farm Clo. A. Wilson, son 20 IL IL NC NC works on farm Thomas, son 18 IL NC NC works on farm Martha J., dtr 16 IL NC NC Rebecka J., dtr 14 IL NC NC Ruphus M., son 12 IL NC NC works on farm Sarah E., dtr 10 MO NC NC Madison A., son 5 IL NC NC ===================== 1870 CENSUS, UNION CO IL (Warning: The listing below is from the Archives copy of this federal census. The first names on this census are not necessarily the same as may appear on LDS microfilm 0964132, Item 2, "1860 and 1870 Census Records of Union County, Illinois.") WILLIAM R. WILSON 54 NC Mary 53 NC SJ Mary 19 TN ===================== See Wilson/Willson marriages in Union County at http://www2.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html . ========================= I don't believe there has ever been a fire at the Union County court house. There are no gaps in the records as far as I know.