Hi Sharon: Suggest you contact the Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Regional History Center, Swen Parson Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 753-1779. Their holdings include Will County Criminal Court Case Files for 1838 to 1931 (accession number 1/0272/01). They take mail or phone requests and copy fees are nominal. Hope this helps. Sheila S-K Sharon wrote: > Hi list, > > Is anyone out there researching the KEENEY or KINNEY family of Crete/Monee? > > George Nelson KEENEY/KINNEY was born about 1834 in Ohio and moved to Crete by 1836 with his parents. He used George or Nelson interchangeably in 1850 and 1860 census records. > > Apparently he was married by 1858, but I cannot find any marriage. I just learned that he shot and killed his brother-in-law JOHN HASKIN(S) in July 1858 during an altercation over Nelson KEENEY/KINNEY's wife!!! Now I need to find the 'rest of the story.' > > The newspaper item (Joliet Signal) says he is in custody in late July, but he is found living with his brother, David Keeney and Elliot Haskin, son of John Haskin in the 1860 census in Monee. George/Nelson Keeney has never been found in any later records. > > John Haskin was my 2nd great-grandfather - and the item says he confessed to the crime of which he was suspected - that of undue intimacy with Kinney's wife! What a scoundrel - he left a young widow and four boys behind........... > > Hoping someone will have some info. > > Sharon Haskin Galitz, Surprise, AZ > > > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm