I thought I'd put out my surnames for all the newcomers. Welcome to all you newbies and we look forward to getting to know all of you! :-) I am researching the CROOK surname in Shelby Co. My line begins with James B. and Manerva CROOK, and their sons Will Amon and Andrew J. CROOK. According to census records, James was born in Georgia. Will married Annie BOLZONI, dau. of John BOLZONI of Italy; they had at least one son, Nathan, b. in Eads and moved to Reverie (Island 35), Tipton Co., Tenn. There were quite a few families in Shelby Co. around Eads and some in neighboring Fayette Co. There are still some Crook families living in the area today. If anyone has any information on these CROOKs or any others in the area, please let me know. Thanks, Laurel Crook lcrook@fhu.edu ========================================= ILGenWeb County Coordinator, White County, Illinois http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwhite2 Personal Site http://www.fhu.edu/~lcrook