Dear friends, I have recently corresponded with researcher Kay Markham, in regard to her Bird Markham/Marcum in Illinois. Her query to the Markham List encouraged me to look further into the Markhams (etc) who are in Jefferson and Wayne counties in Illinois. I am convinced that some of these Markham families descend from Elisha Markham and Sally Keen who married about 1796 in Franklin co, Virginia and then removed to Sumner co, Tennessee. Sarah Keen Markham may be the woman who appears in the 1840 census of Wayne co, Illinois. I am not certain. I have prepared a report on the Markhams in Jefferson and Wayne co, Illinois. This includes: 2. i. BIRD MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1818, Tennessee. 3. ii. WILLIAM MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1820, Tennessee; d. of Jefferson co, Illinois. 4. iii. PLEASANT MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1839, Tennessee. 5. iv. JAMES MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1836, Kentucky. 6. v. THOMAS MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1845, Kentucky. 7. vi. SAMUEL MARKHAM, b. Abt. 1847, Kentucky. If anyone would be interested in a copy of this report, I am happy to send it along. If there are several requests, I will send it through the Markham Mail List. If anyone has further information on Elisha Marcum and Sally Keen, I would love to hear from you. I think that some of their descendants may have passed through neighboring Allen co, Kentucky. Any thoughts?? Best to All Pam Garrett