Dee, GREAT! You have confirmed what I had suspected re Isaac Vanornum. I only recently became aware of the fact that Isaac could be the father of Frederick and grandfather of Theodore. This is a breakthrough and I am delighted. . After searching in IA; MO; KS in addition to IL, I found that Theodore was born in VT, I only had possible OH/VT. Theodore died in Dallas Co. MO in Jan. 1891 at the home of his son Frederick. He was married to an Amanda ??, probably in OH (need to pursue that further now that I have a county) who supposedly died in 1880 in Morgan Co. IL. He had a daughter Lamney Cerilda Van Norman who married our John KAYLOR. I have been doing research for over 25 years and have never actively pursued the Van Norman name until just the last few days, and might I say, with great luck on the Internet. I have never had much time to work on my own families of late, as I maintain two ILGenWeb County Web pages and have several mail lists. I glad I took the time to really delve into this lineage. Thanks for your reply. We need to share Gedcom/files, etc. I am most willing. Mary Ann Kaylor At 07:05 AM 09/28/1999 -0700, you wrote: >Dear Mary Ann, I am desc'd from George Frederick Vanornum's sister, Rachel. >Their parents are Isaac and Sarah (Pierson) Vanornum, who res'd in >Shelburne, Vt during the Rev War. Accord'g to the Pierson Gen @ the Pierson >Library in an article in the Burlington Free Press, 5 Sept 1877, (George) >Frederick Vanornum was b. in Quebec in 1779 while his mother was a prisoner >of war. I have Theodore as his son but do not have primary documentation. >Sarah Pierson, b 12 Oct 1757, NJ, is the dau of Moses Pierson, and this >family has a colorful history in VT ...My gr gr grandfather, John Russell of >Charlotte, VT mar'd Rachel Vanornum, Fred.'s younger sister, and most of the >family, including a Theodore moved to Richland Co, OH bef 1820. Mar records >of VT are available on film at the LDS Family History Libr. and can be >ordered at the Fam His Centers. > I am seeking the parents of this Isaac Vanornum who probably was a Rev >War vet. Hope this is helpful - Keep in touch. Dee Doyle, Fresno, >CA >-----Original Message----- >From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> >To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com <VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 10:45 PM >Subject: Van Norman surname > > >>Hi, >> >>New to the list and just wondering if anyone is researching the Van Norman >>surname.? Our ancestor Theodore Van Norman was born in VT ca 1807 and I >>see three listings in the 1810 Census for this County. Frederick is the >>possible father of our Theodore. Theodore removed to Knox Co OH later. He >>was married to an Amanda Unknown. Not sure if OH or VT? >> >>Where can I find marriage records online for this county? >> >>Mary Ann >>Mary Ann Kaylor >>Morgan County ILGenWeb Coordinator & Mail List >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm >>Sangamon County ILGenWeb Coordinator, Mail List & GenConnect Cluster Boards >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/sangamon.htm >>Menard County ILGenWeb Mail List >>MENARD-L-request@rootsweb.com >>-------------------------------------------------- >>KAYLOR-L-request@rootsweb.com & GenConnect Cluster Boards >>KALER-L-request@rootsweb.com >>TEDROW-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >> >