Yes there ae Whitneys in Illinois! It took me many years but I finally connected my grandmother Lanora Whitney back to John & Elinor thanks in a large part to the marriage index (database) that Illinois now has online. See their site at <www.ilsos.net/departments/archives/archives.html>. The marriage index is under this one at <www.ilsos.net/departments/archives/marriage.html>. Be aware that this is a 'work in progress' - not all counties are available at this time. They are, in fact, looking for volunteers to input the remaining information. Unfortunately WRG seldom has anything other than East coast Whitneys. Happy Hunting John WHITNEY-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Whitneys in Illinois > Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 21:12:46 -0500 > From: "Mike and Annette Poston" <poston@erols.com> > To: WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com > > There are several instances of Whitneys in Illinois. I have looked at > statewide records on a couple of sites (whose address escapes at the moment) > and I recall them in several locations. My own interest in Whitney is in > the descendants of the ever-elusive Jabez who lived in Adams County. Joseph > I. Whitney lived there as did several of his sisters--Ann (Whitney) Peart > and Lydia (Whitney) Castle among them. Jabez W. Whitney married in Brown > County and later settled in Mercer County, Minnesota. > > Mike Poston > Rockville, Maryland > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <woffordp@memphis-schools.k12.tn.us> > To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:23 PM > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: WHITNEY-D Digest V00 #277 > > > > > Stu, > > > > I too monitor the rootsweb daily and this is the first time I've seen > > mention of Whitney's in IL. My father is a Whitney. Are you by chance > > related to Jonah Whitney who married Mary Ann Wadsworth? If not can you > > share with me your line? > > > > Pat > > > >