This is the second in a series of postings of assorted bits and pieces that I have acquired in the search for my grandfather (with the kind assistance of Steven Dhuey). Today's treasure - Register of Births Vermilion County IL, Vol 2 Headings: Reg'n No; Date of Return; Name of Child, Sex and No of child of Mo; Race or Color; Date/Place of Birth; Nationality/Place of Birth of Fa; Age; Nationality/Place of Birth of Mo; Age; Full Name/Maiden Name/Res of Mo; Full Name/Occupation of Fa; Name/Address of Medical Attendant/Name and address of person Making Certificate 5228 Aug 30 1887 Jno Jenkins, male, second; white; 1 Aug 1887/Sth Danville; Welsh/IL; 25; German/Germany; 21; Lena M Jenkins/Koepke/Sth Danville; Alvan Jenkins/Coal miner; H W Markhouse 5229 Aug 27 1887 Unnamed Moore, male, first; white; Aug 21 1887/Sidell IL; Amer/IN; 24; Amer/Ver Co IL; 22; Sarah Moore/Fleming/Sidell; George Curtis Moore/Laborer; Henry C Holt??/Sidell IL 5230 Goldie Eaglin, female, first; white; June 30 1887/Meyersville, IL Amer/Vermilion Co; 23; Amer/Vermilion Co; 18; Lettice Eaglin/ McLain/Meyersville, IL; Jacob Eaglin/Farmer; SR Miller/Bismarck IL 5231 Aug 31 1887 Eadith Luisa Baldwin, female, second; white; Aug 15 1887/Tilton, IL; Amer/Exter?, Scott Co, IL; 37; Amer/Catlin IL; 25; Charity Ellen/Task/Tilton, IL; Peter C Baldwin/Working at round house;Sarah A Boyd/Vandercook, IL 5232 Aug 31 1887 Emma Nora Coon, female, first; white; Aug 28 1887/Sth Danville, IL; Amer/Vermilion Co IL; 36; Amer/Georgetown, IL; 29; Alice Coon/Prather/Sth Danville, IL; John Coon/Day workman; Sarah Boyd 5233 Benjamin Asa Hess, male, first; white; May 20 1887/Bismarck; not listed/Vermilion Co IL; 21; not listed/Fountain Co IL;17; Carrie Leona Hess/Ennis/Portland; Leonard Young Hess/Farmer; S R Miller 5234 Liddie Carline, female, first; white; June 28 1887/Warren Co IN; Amer/Nox (sic) Co OH; 22; Amer/OH; 26; Catharine Whisler/Harsher/ Warren Co, OH; John Marcetons Whisler/Farmer; S R Miller 5235 not listed, male, 7th; white; Aug 11 1887/Danville Tp: German/Germany; 45; Amer/IL; 39; [Archiball (sic) Dixter] should be Margaret(Maggie) Jane Wilmer/Thurman/Danville Tp; August WIlmer/ Laborer; J W O'Hener? MD (this is my grandfather's record) 5236 Aug 31 1887 Beulah Wade, female, third; white; Aug 12 1887/ Oakwood Tp; Amer/Taylor Co, IOWA; 30; AMer/Vermilion Co; 25; Nellie Wade/Hubbard/ Oakwood Tp; Erastus R Wade/Laborer; J B McCance?, Muncie IL 5237 Aug 28 Oscar Wilbert Pearson, male, second; white; July 31 1887/ Oakwood, Tp; Amer/Fountain Co IN; 27; Amer/Miami Co, OH; 18; Melissa Pearson/Goings?/Vermilion Co IL; John W Pearson/Farmer; J B McCance 5238 Sept 1 1887 Charles Francis Gundy, male, third; white; Aug 12 1887/Bismarck; Amer/Vermilion Co IL; 44; Amer/Attica IN; 32;Mary Eliza Gundy/Smith/Bismarck, IL; Francis Marion Gundy/Merchant; S RMiller 5239 unnamed male, fourth; white; Aug 15 1887/Germantown, IL; Amer/IL; 23; German/IN; 22; Ella McFarland/Wells/Germantown; Lenard McFarland/ Laborer; J W O'Hance 5240 Aug 31 1887 unnamed male, first; white; Aug 9 1887/Carroll Tp; Amer/Vermilion Co IL; 28; Amer/Vermilion Co IL; 22; Lola V Kirsch/ Vanfleet/Carroll Tp; William Kirsch/farmer; R R Worthington Indianola IL. I have tried to make this list as accurate as possible, but the writer has not made the task too easy. However, hope somebody finds a missing relative and that it has been of some help. More later Gladys from (not so sunny) Cessnock NSW Aust