Denise, I have been able to pull up quite a bit of information on the family of Rowland B. LINDSEY and his wife, Phebe, who removed from Mason County, Virginia to Knox County, Illinois. William LINDSEY, age 16, of Virginia, is shown on the 1850 US Census residing in the home of Phebe [Phebe was the widow of Rowland/Rolland/Roland B. LINDSEY] in Knox County, Illinois. 1850 US CENSUS Twp 11 N Range 2 E, Knox County, Illinois Series: M432 Roll: 113 Page: 310 August 16, 1850 DWELLING 9/ FAMILY 10 LINZY [LINDSEY], Phebe, 50, f, w, New York LINZY [LINDSEY], Mariah, 20, f, w, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Robert, 18, m, w, farmer, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], William, 16, m, w, laborer, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Ira, 14, m, w, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Sarah, 12, f, w, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Mary, 10, f, w, Virginia This shows a second marriage for PHEBE, widow of ROWLAND LINDSEY: The RAMBO FAMILY TREE by Beverly Nelson Rambo http://members.aol.com/mcemmert/rambo16.txt 31C16. REUBEN RAMBO Reuben [RAMBO] married second, in Knox Co. on 12 Aug 1851, PHEBE LINDSEY whose daughter Arvilla married his son, Abraham. Phebe was born 17 Nov 1797 in Dutchess Co., New York, and may have married her first husband, Rowland Lindsey who died in 1843, in Mason Co., Virginia on 19 Aug 1819.(730),, p. 29 by Jane Knowles Lindsey) NOTE: The above web page was difficult to read because the contents were not "text wrapped". I copied the page and pasted the contents into my word processor with text wrap and the contents were much easier to follow. 1850 US CENSUS Twp 11 N Range 1 E, Knox County, Illinois Series: M432 Roll: 113 Page: 361 September 28, 1850 DWELLING 728/FAMILY 736 RAMBO, Reuben, 57, m, w, blacksmith, Virginia RAMBO, Fanny M., 15, f, w, Ohio DWELLING 729/FAMILY 737 RAMBO, Abraham, 30, m, w, farmer, Ohio RAMBO, Arvilla [LINDSEY], 25, f, w, Virginia RAMBO, Charles E. 5, m, w, Illinois RAMBO, D. D., 3, m, w, Illinois RAMBO, Sefronia, 2, f, w, Illinois Russell Cemetery (Knox County, Illinois) http://www.iltrails.org/knox/Cemeteries/Russell_Cem_files/Russell_Cem.html Russell Cemetery is in Haw Creek Township [Knox County, Illinois] NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE AGE INSCRIPTION/COMMENTS LINDSEY, Rowland B. Oct 18 1843 50 yr 10 mo 12 da RAMBO, Arvilla Nov 02 1826 Apr 11 1877 Wife of Ab'm Rambo; RAMBO, Arvilla P. Apr 11 1877 50 yr 5 mo 9 da Wife of Ab'm Rambo 2 stones for Arvilla RAMBO, Charity Jan 15 1849 52 yr 1 mo 15 da Wife of Reubin Rambo NOTE: Ruebin RAMBO married (1) Charity HAPTONSTALL. In 1851, Rueben RAMBO married (2) Phebe, widow of Rowland/Roland/Rolland B. Lindsey. ROLLAND B. LINDSEY http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5817356 Birth: 1793 Death: 1843 Burial: Russell Cemetery Knox County Illinois, USA PHEBE LINDSEY http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=121&GScid=107799&GRid= 5817360& Birth: Nov. 17, 1797 Death: unknown Burial: Russell Cemetery Knox County Illinois, USA RUEBEN RAMBO http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5817338 Birth: 1792 Death: 1854 Burial: Russell Cemetery Knox County Illinois, USA 1850 US CENSUS Twp 11 N Range 2 E, Knox County, Illinois Series: M432 Roll: 113 Page: 310 August 16, 1850 DWELLING 9/ FAMILY 10 LINZY [LINDSEY], Phebe, 50, f, w, New York LINZY [LINDSEY], Mariah, 20, f, w, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Robert, 18, m, w, farmer, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], William, 16, m, w, laborer, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Ira, 14, m, w, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Sarah, 12, f, w, Virginia LINZY [LINDSEY], Mary, 10, f, w, Virginia Index to Estates, Administrators, and Executors KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS This is a partial index list obtained from the county court house in Galesburg, Illinois. http://www.iltrails.org/knox/Wills/Wills.html -------------------------- / File Box No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Will /Name of /Administrator / Office/Will /Disposed Probated /Estate /or Executor / /of or Estate / Opened / -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1843 /Lindsey, Rowland B. /Howard Lindsey / Admr./ / 71 / 1844 /Lindsey, Rowland B. /Phebe Lindsey, / Admr./ / 71 / / /Samuel B. Anderson / / / / -------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the following websites, Ira LINDSEY born 1795, who married in Mason County, Virginia/West Virginia and died in Iroquois County, Illinois had a brother named Roland LINDSEY. Roland LINDSEY and Phebe named a son "Ira": Ancestors of Ethel Lois MORGAN by Patricia Dissmeyer Goff http://www.familyorigins.com/users/g/o/f/Patricia-D-Goff/FAMO1-0001/d32.htm http://www.familyorigins.com/users/g/o/f/Patricia-D-Goff/FAMO1-0001/d32.htm# P2051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .