It's possible I have a Matilda Irwin from Rowan Co. Matilda (b.ca.1793-4 in NC) and husband John Wells (b.ca.1795 in NC) were in IL by about 1833 judging from census records listing their son Anderson Wells (b.ca.1833 in IL). By the 1850's if not earlier they were in Greene Co. (southwestern IL), where their daughter Matilda married my great grandfather Benjamin Hahn on 11/23/1854. the Family Tree Maker, cd 403, lists a marriage in NC between John Wells(b.1795 NC) and Matilda Irwin(b.1793 Ro). Rowan Co. seems as reasonable an explanation of what "Ro" means for a place of birth as any. Take a look at what little I have on Matilda and see if it looks like there is any connection. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/h/Harold-F-Hahn/index.html If I am slow in responding just put it down to my being away from home in Virginia out on the road in NC with a new laptop I'm still training. Harold Hahn ChristianObs@jnpcs.com HaroldHahn@jnpcs.com -----Original Message----- From: Cckajones@aol.com <Cckajones@aol.com> To: ERWIN-L@rootsweb.com <ERWIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 1:52 PM Subject: (no subject) > We have just returned to South Dakota from a trip to Georgia. We went >through Clay Co. IL where my 4th great grandfather William Erwin is buried in >the Hoosier cemetary. I didn't have dates for him, only that he was a Judge >and that their family came from Rowan Co. NC through Lawrence Co. IN. in >1811. I found his tombstone and he died in 1837 at the age of 60 years and >some months( indecipherable, we had to leave because of a downpour so our >time was cut short.) Does anyone recognize William Erwin from Rowan Co. NC >born around 1776-1777. > Clark Jones