Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10893 Surname: Aiken, Mann, Birdsall, Johnson, Pittman, Miles, Shipma ------------------------- Ronnie, All my Menschs go back to Pennsylvania pre-Revolution. My DAR connection is John Christian Mensch. His grandson William came to Whiteside County. However, the families were large and are widely scattered. There may be SD and Canadian connections. See if you can find an IL or PA connection and I'll look for yours. Good hunting!