I am trying to locate any further information on the Kinnamon and Sellers family in the Canaan Twp area of Gasconade Co. This trail leads me from Pike Co IL to Gasconade Co MO and finally on to Franklin Co MO and background on what I am trying to piece together in this area follows. Miles E. Sellers and Mary J. Kinnamon married in Pike Co IL in 1869. Anna Lucretia Sellers was born in Hermann?, Gasconade Co MO in 1877. I found the Kinnamon household on the 1850, 1860 & 1870 census in Canaan Twp, Gasconade, MO though none of them include Mary J. and I have yet to determine who her parents and other relatives are. Miles and Mary (Kinnamon) Sellers (who I cannot find on any 1870 census yet) thru oral history from Anna to my grandfather are said to have died around 1880 from an epidemic or disease and Anna was sent back to Pike Co to be raised by her Sellers relatives. 1880 census for Canaan, Gasconade Co finds no Kinnamon or Sellers family - only Anna Cellers, age 3 in the Sawer household with relationship noted as "Ward" 1880 census for Martinsburg, Pike Co, IL finds Miles Sellers living in the household with his mother (age 50+) and brothers (all in their late 20's) however the questionable part on his entry is that he is the last name entered in the household, and the census taker placed a line thru his name and other information noted for him on the census in an attempt to erase him from the household. He is listed as married (not widowed) and under the heading of "Illness" there is a notation for Miles however due to the attempt to remove his information it is unreadable. By 1900 Anna Sellers is back in Pike Co IL and married to a Saxbury. February 17, 1915 Anna (Sellers) Saxbury in New Canton, Pike Co, IL is sent a picture postcard from G. E. & J. H. Kinnamon (both males and they look to be over 50 in age) from Beaufort, Franklin, MO. In looking at the various maps I can see that Beaufort is only a little ways east of Cannan Twp in Gasconade Co and I am now trying to find the connections. My questions are: Who were these Kinnamons in 1850, 1860 & 1870 in Canaan? Were there Kinnamons in other Gasconade Co townships that I haven't found yet? What happened to them between 1870 and 1880 that they are no longer in Canaan? Were Miles & Mary (Kinnamon) Sellers living with them between 1870 and 1880? If Anna's parents died before 1880 did the other Kinnamon's meet the same demise? If so, would that by why she is found in an unrelated household? Was there an epidemic in the area of Gasconade/Franklin Co in 1880? Why would Miles Sellers be back in Pike Co in 1880 with his family and his daughter Anna still be in Gasconade Co as a "Ward"? Since Miles Sellers name was crossed out in the Pike Co 1880 census was he really back in Pike Co at all? Where is Mary (Kinnamon) Sellers in 1880? Who are the Kinnamon's in Beaufort, MO in 1915 that must be related in some way to Anna Sellers thru her mother Mary J. Kinnamon? Any additional thoughts, suggestions of items to search, etc., would be greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day! Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies