Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/Whiteside/770 Surname: SPRINGSTEAD, BAILEY, PETTIT, LLOYD ------------------------- I just noticed your reference to BAILEY. Please read my post of 6 Dec 2000 regarding SPRINGSTEAD. Albina SPRINGSTEAD, b 22 Feb 1862 in Tampico had a sister (name currently unknown) who married ____ BAILEY. Albina was the 3rd of 9 children. I believe I may have found 3 other siblings of Albina in the 1870 census between Whiteside and Bureau Counties: Fred, Frank and Richard. I have not found a sister yet, so I do not know what her name might have been. In 1878 Albina came to Iowa (Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA) with her grandparents. This information came from her obit, which she wrote herself. At that time, she might have also been traveling with that sister, as I "believe" the BAILEY family might have lived in or near Red Oak, Iowa. I have no idea if ___ BAILEY was born in Illinois or Iowa. If you think there is any possibility that one of the members of your BAILEY family might have been the unknown BAILEY male that married the unknown SPRINGSTEAD female, please let me know. I thank you kindly for your time.