I am looking for information on this PEER / BRACKETT / BOWEN family. Illinois Counties include St. Clair, Morgan, Pike, Adams, Jackson, and others. Sarah Ann (BRACKETT) BOWEN b. Jul 1827 Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL; d. Dec 1906 Perry, Pike Co., IL. 1m. 27 Jan 1848 Scott Co., IL to Billings(ly) BOWEN/BOWER (b. OH; d. bef 1859). Billingsly Bowen was previously married to Sarah HULL on 17 Mar 1836 in Ross Co., OH. 2m. 8 Mar 1859 Pike Co., IL to John PEER (b. abt 28 Jun 1804 VA or OH?; d. 31 Dec 1867 Perry, Pike Co., IL; bur. Wilson-McCord Cemetery, Perry, Pike Co., IL). John Peer was previously married to Eliza BISHOP on 14 Dec 1825 in Allegany, MD. Eliza d. 20 Aug 1858; bur. Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery, Adams Co., IL. children of Sarah Ann BRACKETT BOWEN PEER: 1. John BOWEN b. IL (still living in Illinois in 1940). 2. Jesse BOWEN b. c1854 IL. 3. Mary BOWEN b. c1856 IL; m. ____ MAYS. Listed in 1940 as still living in Illinois. One place of residence was listed as Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL. 4. William Henry PEER b. 5 Oct 1861 Payson, Adams Co., IL. (see below) 5. Ella PEER b. c1865 IL (some records say b. 1856??); m. ____ CRAWFORD. 6. Ida May PEER b. 1865/7 Adams Co., IL; (never married); d. 31 Jul 1945 Meridian, Ada Co., ID. 7. Esther Ann PEER b. abt Feb 1868 IL; d. 2 Sep 1868; bur. Wilson-McCord Cemetery, Perry, Pike Co., IL. Sarah was to have grown up in Scotland, Morgan Co., IL. After marrying Billings BOWEN, they lived near Hull, Pike Co., IL. After his death, she married John PEER (1859) and moved to Adams Co. They were to have lived there until 8 Feb 1867, moving to Perry, Pike Co., IL. Some of the children remained in IL, some moved to Kansas and Idaho. Sarah is listed on the 1880 Census as a widow, living in Pike Co., IL, with her children Jesse, Ella, Ida, and Mary. The above William Henry PEER is my g-g-grandpa. He married Mary Ann POWSON on 9 Nov 1882 in Jackson Co., IL. They moved to Clay Center & Fort Riley, KS (1885); Steamboat Springs, CO (1888); and Meridian/Hunter, ID (1896). Thank you for any help you may be able to offer! -- Amelia Reimer, Neah Bay, WA