hmmn ... no , I guess you're not in Vermilion Co ... : ) I have looked a bit and can't find Mary's dob. May still figure out where I buried it. John W. was old enough to serve in WW2 and as long as I knew him, I never heard his father's name. ron in CA t 05:53 PM 01/14/2000 -0700, you wrote: >Ron, >Mary Swank had a sister listed as S.J. Swank born abt 1852 in Ver,IL. I found the family listed in the 1860 census and all the children except for Mary are listed by their initials, which is discouraging! It looks like a possible connection. Do you happen to know when Mary Swank was born? >Also do you know who John Waggaman's father was? > >Felicia in Idaho > >---------- >From: ron stone[SMTP:blueoak@ix.netcom.com] >Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 4:21 PM >To: ILVERMIL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: FW: [ILVERMIL] ILVERMIL-Waggaman,Lyon,Thornton,Avery,Jones,Gerard,Harrington,Worth,Bru sely > >...and one of Mary Swank's sisters, married my great grandfather's good >friend, George Guthrie. Her name was Sarah J. born Feb 1849. >Speaking of friends, one of my best pals here in Sacramento was a >fine human being and lawyer named John Waggaman ..he is gone >now... and sorely missed. >Sarah and George eventually moved to the area of Stuttgart, Arkansas, >a short time after Reuben and his new wife, the former Anna Oliver of >Vermilion Co, had. >I am in touch with a Swank descendant and some Guthrie descendants >I wonder if any of this will help you..are you in Vermilion Co ? >ron in CA > > > >At 02:53 PM 01/14/2000 -0700, you wrote: >>Jesse SWANK and Harriet WAGGMAN did have a daughter by the name of Mary S. >Swank b. 1847 in Vermilion,IL. After 1860 I lost track of the family but >I'm diligently searching for them, so I'm not sure who "my Mary" married. >> >>---------- >>From: ron stone[SMTP:blueoak@ix.netcom.com] >>Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 2:27 PM >>To: ILVERMIL-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [ILVERMIL] >ILVERMIL-Waggaman,Lyon,Thornton,Avery,Jones,Gerard,Harrington,Worth,Brusely >> >>Felicia, >>A great grandfather, Reuben Ramsey of PA m. Mary Swank of the >>county after the Civil War. There was one child, a girl, L'Carra Ramsey, >>usually called Carrie. Mary died soon after. >> >> >> >>At 01:20 PM 01/14/2000 -0700, you wrote: >> >>>2. Harriet E. Waggaman b. 1827 IL m. Jesse SWANK 1845 Ver,IL >> >> >> >>>I've got more details and people, so if ANY of this looks familiar please >>let me know. >>>Thanks, >>>Felicia