I am helping to transcribe historical society journals for Jeryey Co., IL [so-named for the emmigrants from NJ]. the following tax list from 1879 contains many names I've seen on these lists, and so I share it here, for the interest of any of those searching families who moved west to IL. sorry for the duplication on lists; wanted to be sure in wasn't exclusive. happy searching! -kirby in NC ---from Spring 1986 Prairie Schooner--- Jerseyville Examiner ­ Wednesday, April 23, 1879 Below the Examiner publishes a list of persons who have contributed $100 and over towards the support of the state, county, school and city in taxes for 1878, up to the 18th inst: I McCollister M. Richey J.C. Cummings Henry S. Ross Mrs. Abner Cory M.A. Cummings John N. English Mrs. Silas Crain John L. Beatty L. Johnson Archie Craig S.C. Davis & Co. John M. Lamb Francis M. Cowen S.J. Snedeker James Rusk C.B. Fisher Lipe & Holmes John Wiley L.F. Hankerson John S. Beaty J. Christopher P.C. Walker (Estate) William McDow J.M. Conklin Ed. Trabue W.C. & J.G. Goodman C.W. Brace Nelson Colean A.S. Wyckoff Ben A. Riggs Geo. W. Smith George W. Slaten John E. Hurk Mrs. V. Villenger G. Birkenmeyer J.T. Grimes William Keller S. Bothwell John T. Terrell Ann F. Lamb Samuel Neil Lewis Gillworth Elijah Matthews W.R. Fulkerson Isaac R. Ely Lewis Elliot Henry Eastman E. Cockrell & Bro. John H. Belt J. Cadwallader Adams & Knapp Samuel Rich R.I. Lowe Moses Cockrell Robert C. Gledhill J.G. Dougherty Chas. McDaniel William Kirby H.N. Belt John Corbett W.L. Ruyle S. Darlington James Hartwick F.R. Garretson J.W. Parrish Julia B. Dunsdon R.S. Simmons Chas. Milton A. Rue (Estate) Charles Brooks Chas. Saunders J.B. Woolsey Dennis Brown John I. White Chris Cooper J.G. Scott James H. Belt W.D. Curtis Alvira Landon D.R. Pritchett W. Christy R. Chapple J.M. Terry (Est) J.N. Moore Isaac Vandeventer (Est.) E. Chapple Theo Mershon P. Eldridge