Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10906 Surname: Bracken, Crook, Poor, Besse, Hamilton, Barker, Cole, Seely, Penwell, Brown, Woodside, Mattson, Vader ------------------------- Seeking information on the Andrew T. and Mary Crook Penwell Bracken family from Portland, Whiteside County. Especially interested in their children James, William, and Andrew Jackson.

Sheri~ In the "History of Whiteside Co., Ills" by Bent-Wilson (1877): page 358 "Andrew T. Bracken was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1802, and settled in Portland in 1837. He married Mrs. Mary Crook Pennell, daughter of Asa Crook. The children by this marriage are: James M. living in Iowa; William, who married Miss Eva Poor, and lives in Iowa; and Jackson, who married Miss Sarah Besse, and lives in Portland. Mrs. Bracken had one child by her first marriage, Nelson, who married Miss Tinnie Fones, and resides in Henry county, Illinois. Mr. Bracken died in 1870; the widow still resides in Portland." Dawn Everling [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheri Baker <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 7:02 PM Subject: BRACKEN AND CROOK FAMILIES > Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10906 > > Surname: Bracken, Crook, Poor, Besse, Hamilton, Barker, Cole, Seely, Penwell, > Brown, Woodside, Mattson, Vader > ------------------------- > > Seeking information on the Andrew T. and Mary Crook Penwell Bracken family > from Portland, Whiteside County. Especially interested in their children > James, William, and Andrew Jackson. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >