I've lost another family member. My great grandfather, James Alfred Brasher, had a sister who married and then disappeared. My grandfather Ralph W. Brasher Sr never told me about his aunt Mahala. My gr-grandfather, James Alfred Brazier, changed the name to "Brasher" some time in the late 1880s prior to my grandfather's birth shortly before moving to Puxico, Missouri. I am hoping that some one on the list is researching the Stevens/stephens family in White county, Illinois near Carmi. I am searching for any Stevens offspring of Job Stevens and Mahala Brazier. Here is what I know about Mahala and Job: Mahala Brazier, b: 1867 at White County, IL James Alfred Brazier, b: 1869 at White County, IL Mahala Brazier and Job Stephens married: Aug 18, 1884 at Carmi, IL White County. Job was born 1859 Phillips, IL white County. My biggest questions are: where were they in 1890 and 1900 and where are they laid to rest? One Stevens family member speculates that they never left White County.----Jim

Dear Jim, The Illinois death database has a Mahala Jane Stevens, sex not stated, age unknown who died Feb. 2, 1939 in Vermilion County. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html Georgia Jims505@aol.com wrote: > I've lost another family member. My great grandfather, James Alfred Brasher, > had a sister who married and then disappeared. My grandfather Ralph W. Brasher > Sr never told me about his aunt Mahala. > > My gr-grandfather, James Alfred Brazier, changed the name to "Brasher" some > time in the late 1880s prior to my grandfather's birth shortly before moving to > Puxico, Missouri. > > I am hoping that some one on the list is researching the Stevens/stephens > family in White county, Illinois near Carmi. I am searching for any Stevens > offspring of Job Stevens and Mahala Brazier. > > Here is what I know about Mahala and Job: > Mahala Brazier, b: 1867 at White County, IL > James Alfred Brazier, b: 1869 at White County, IL > > Mahala Brazier and Job Stephens married: Aug 18, 1884 at Carmi, IL White > County. > Job was born 1859 Phillips, IL white County. > > My biggest questions are: where were they in 1890 and 1900 and where are they > laid to rest? One Stevens family member speculates that they never left White > County.----Jim > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com.