This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DARNALL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3g.2ADI/4505 Message Board Post: In a newspaper article, the occupation of Harley Correll Darnall (1869-1935, Vermilion Co., IL) was given as "Commission Merchant." Does anyone know what that meant? We think he owned a store in Ridgefarm, IL. Does anyone have an obituary, pictures or other biographical information about our ancestor that they would be willing to share? Thank you so much. Jean Darnall <[email protected]>

Trying to post but site has hickups, so will do it this way, I have a bio on his father A. J. Darnall, are you interested in this one, father from Edgar Co., ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: [ILVERMIL] Harley Correll Darnall (1869-1935): Commission Merchant This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DARNALL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3g.2ADI/4505<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3g.2ADI/4505> Message Board Post: In a newspaper article, the occupation of Harley Correll Darnall (1869-1935, Vermilion Co., IL) was given as "Commission Merchant." Does anyone know what that meant? We think he owned a store in Ridgefarm, IL. Does anyone have an obituary, pictures or other biographical information about our ancestor that they would be willing to share? Thank you so much. Jean Darnall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ==== ILVERMIL Mailing List ==== "The Past, and Present, Building a Future for Our Children." Kristie Setser- List Admin. http://www.gentrails.com/vermil.shtml<http://www.gentrails.com/vermil.shtml> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilvermil<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilvermil> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx>

This is a guess--only a guess--but it sounds like he was either buying or selling on commission. Considering that the buying and selling of grain was very important to Illinois during what was probably the most productive time of his life and Chicago was the big grain marketplace, consider that. Barbara Brixey Wylie John Wylie Consulting, Professional Genealogists [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILVERMIL] Harley Correll Darnall (1869-1935): Commission Merchant This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DARNALL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3g.2ADI/4505 Message Board Post: In a newspaper article, the occupation of Harley Correll Darnall (1869-1935, Vermilion Co., IL) was given as "Commission Merchant." Does anyone know what that meant? We think he owned a store in Ridgefarm, IL. Does anyone have an obituary, pictures or other biographical information about our ancestor that they would be willing to share? Thank you so much. Jean Darnall <[email protected]> ==== ILVERMIL Mailing List ==== "The Past, and Present, Building a Future for Our Children." Kristie Setser- List Admin. http://www.gentrails.com/vermil.shtml http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilvermil ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx