Hi Susan... How nice of you to offer to look up things for me! I'am so impressed with how nice everyone on these lists are! My grandfather, Charles Sumner Simington, was actually born in Monmouth, Illinois in 1878. My brick wall is his father, Edwin Clarence Simington born about 1853. I tried to get a birth certificate for him from Massachusettes but they had "no record". Family story is that was where he was born, but I'm thinking maybe he was really born in Illinois. He married Catherine Frazell in 1877 in Illinois. I have been able to get quite a bit of information on her (the Frazell's) but nothing on him! I'm trying to find out who his (Edwin's) parents are and where they are from, etc. I have him living in Monmouth, Illinois when my grandfather was born, but I lose him before and after that. Anything you can find out would be most appreciated!!! Judy in California Searching EAKIN, FRAZELL, HAVENS, MCCLENNON, ROCHELLE, SIMINGTON, STRICKLAND/STRICKLEN -----Original Message----- From: Susan Biedron <sbiedron@home.com> To: MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS] Simington Surname >Judy, > >do you know when your grandfather was born in Chicago? I live in a >Chicago suburb. Within the next few weeks I will either be at my local >LDS or a library about 30 minutes from my house - both have microfilmed >Chicago directories. If you can wait a few weeks, I can look him up if >you have an idea of when he lived in Chicago. Otherwise, you can order >Chicago directories from an LDS Family History center near you. In that >case I can send you the film numbers - let me know if you are >interested. Drectories are how I found some of my more elusive >ancestors. > >Susan > >Judy DeGennaro wrote: >> >> Looking for Edwin Clarence Simington born about 1853 in Massachusettes. He is my brick wall. At some point in his life he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he married and had my grandfather, Charles Simington. >> >> Thank you, >> Judy >> in California >> Searching EAKIN, FRAZELL, HAVENS, MCCLENNON, ROCHELLE, SIMINGTON, STRICKLAND/STRICKLEN >> >> ==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== >> To Unsubscribe from regular mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >> ============================== >> Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >> learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >> http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > >==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== >To transcribe a census please volunteer at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/map.htm > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >