Happy New Year! I am searching for families connected to the Peterson Family from Carterville Illinois in 1880. Page 509, 1880 Census, Carterville Precinct-Enumerated 22-25 June 1880: Eliga Peterson, 56 w m, Farmer, born in N.C., and both of his parents born in N.C. His Spouse: Mary Jane 42 w f, keeping house, born in IL. Their children: Rufuss J. w m, 22, Son/Farmer born in IL. Debbie w f, 15 daughter, at home, born in IL. Grant, wm, 11, son, Farm laborer, born in IL. Eliza, w f, 7, daughter, born in IL. I descend from the sister of Eliga Peterson: Blanche Peterson who is found on page 120 in the Williamson County 1880 Census, the Northern Precinct, Enumerated Jun 8th-July 7th, 1880. She is found with her spouse, James Price Butler and their children. Butler, James P. w m 35, Farmer, born in Tenn., and both of his parents born in Tenn. His Spouse: Blanche, w f, 37, Wife/Keeping House, born in N.C. Their children: William, w m 20, born in IL John, w m 18, born in IL Mary w f, 11, born in IL Louis W., wm 8, born in IL James, wm 5 born in IL Blanche Peterson Butler died in 1881, and is listed in the census as being "sick." The daughter of Blanche Peterson-Butler and James Price Butler was my Great Grandmother, Mary Elmina Butler-Doughty, the spouse of Andrew Jasper Doughty. I have photographs of Mary Peterson and Grant Peterson, and have a desire to connect with the Peterson Family. The four sons of Blanche Peterson Butler, cannot be located anywhere after the 1880 census in Illinois. Two of the sons are reported to have moved to St. Louis, Missouri after the death of their Mother in 1881. Thank you, Dennis Doughty