Re BOTHWELL, BUCKINGHAM, FRALICK My sister just got back from a trip to Whiteside and Clinton counties and found some information on our Jeremiah Bothwell ancestors. The senior filed for/received a divorce from Sarah Bates Bothwell in Whiteside County in 1872 (Sarah moved to Nebraska after the divorce) and married Emily Buckingham in Clinton County the next year (minister was Josiah Leonard). His son, Jeremiah, married Marium Fralick in Clinton Co., in 1871 (E.L. Miller). Unfortunately, the people in the courthouse couldn't find the actual documents, just the indexes. (docket reference for the divorce is G-157; marriage of the senior Jeremiah is #5663 and that of the younger is 5113). My sister also looked at land records and found Jeremiah listed from about 1843 to about 1875 and I've written to the state archives at NIU to see if we can get any more info from there. Incidentally, she said the vital records in Whiteside Co. all seem to be in computer because the "very nice woman" who helped her took only a couple of minutes to come up with the information. My questions: 1. Does anyone know of any source where I might be able to find copies of the original documents? 2. Were there any city/county directories or anything of that type published in Whiteside/Cinton Counties during the period 1840-1880? 3. Does anyone have any additional information on Emily Buckham, Marium (Mary?) Fralick or either of the two ministers? Thanks. Kearney Bothwell