This morning I picked up a copy of The Past and Present of Woodford Co, IL (1878 edition) which I got through inter-library loan from the Illinois State Library. I will only have it a couple of weeks. While I have it, I will be happy to do lookups for anyone wanting them. As far as I understand copyright laws, this book should be absolutely safe to quote from. The biographical directory in the book goes by township and then (sort of) alphabetically by people who lived in that township. So, a township along with the name you want looked up would be helpful. If you don't know the township, I will still look but it will obviously take longer to get an answer to you. Amy Robbins-Tjaden atjaden@mindspring.com