Response to William Neville. Although I now live in Texas, I did live in Illinois where most of my gggrandfather (Willliam) lived, around Dwight, Illinois. He first purchased property to farm around 1857. The only clue that I have on his birth is on his tombstone, which says he was from County Wexford, Ireland. He had three sons, James, Thomas and Andrew. James and Thomas lived in Illinois, and Andrew ended up in Louisiana at the time of Williams death, in 1879. Don't know if this connects to your ggggrandfather. Thomas Neville