On 23 Apr 99, Linda Allen <Lindax1@aol.com> wrote: > << Sarah Ellen Sloan was born in Indiana about 1839. She married James M. > Allen, February 3, 1857 in St. Louis, MO, but both of the lived across the river > in Monroe county, Illinois at that time. They later moved south to the next > county of St. Clair. At least their first two children were born in Monroe > Co and the remainder were born in St. Clair county. Hi Linda & all, Trying to find a Sarah Sloan b. about 1839 is like try to find a needle in a stack of needles. I can't find any likely Ellens. This looks like a very good candidate. He is in the neighboring Co. See if you can follow up on: ************ FILE # 7370 INDEX # ATN101 NAME: LEVI SLOAN OCCUPATION: Farmer BORN: c1815 Co. KY. DIED: LIVING 1850 JEFFERSON Co. MO. MARRIED: c1837 Co. IN? SPOUSE: MARY --- BORN: c1817 Co. IN. DIED: Living 1850 JEFFERSON Co. MO. CHILDREN: 01 SARAH (b. c1838 IN.) 02 THOMAS 03 MARY 04 JOHN 05 WILLIAM SOURCES: (1)Census 1850-Jefferson Co. Mo. Dist #42 Fam740 pg455 **************************************************************** A less likely prospect: FILE # 8340 INDEX # AZV1 NAME: THOMAS SLOAN OCCUPATION: Farmer BORN: c1802 Co. KY. DIED: Living 1850 CLAY Co. IN. MARRIED: Before 1825 MONROE? Co. IN? SPOUSE: SARAH --- BORN: ?c1801 Co. KY. DIED: Living 1850 CLAY Co. IN. CHILDREN: 01 Male b. 1820-25 02 Male b. 1826-30 03 Female b. 1826-30 04 Male b. c1830 05 THOMAS b. 1836-40 06 SARAH (b. c1841, IN.) 07 JOHN SOURCES: (1)Census 1830-Monroe Co. In. pg157 : 1840-Clay Co. In. pg639: 1850-Same Fam100 **************************************** Frank Mitchell -- Apartado 11521, Zona 6 Panama, Republic of Panama Phone day 011-507-261-9757 Email: fmitchel@panama.phoenix.net Visit "The Sloan Connection" at: http://www.panama.phoenix.net/~fmitchel/welcome.html