This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WWC.2ACI/3231.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Betsy, I cannot find a Crennan family in Illinois which matches. I did find the following family in the 1870 Census living in Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut. Pg. 43, Lines 39 and 40 Crenan, James, age 23, M, W, b. IL, Works in Mill Crenan, Julia, age 51, F, W, b. IRE, Keeping House Pg. 44, Lines 1 and 2 Crenan, Julia, age 21, F, W, b. CT, Works in Mill Miner, Patrick, age 26, M, W, b. IRE, Stone Mason If Julia, age 21, is a daughter and James' sibling her age indicates they would have been in CT in 1850. The 1870 census shows Julia was married in Feb 1870 and Patrick was married in Feb 1870. Perhaps Julia didn't take Patrick's last name. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Mike