This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VJIBAEB/28504.1.2 Message Board Post: I am also researching Smiths in Southern Illinois that are in some of the same locations as yours. I don't know if we connect, but perhaps we can help sort out which Smiths are which. My family has connections with Elderado and Dale, but the some of the names sound unfamilar. One branch supposedly ended up in Saline county. Please email me at karsmith@yahoo.com