Thanks, not as much as I hoped but at least he was known. He didn't come over till 1840 guess they put a few years together. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott and Roxanne Munns" <srmunns@charter.net> To: <wigrant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] ookup > Betty, > > OK! > P. 764 - Discussing the development of Potosi. "At this time [1839] the > prominent residents in the village included the Hons. William Hull, T. J. > Emmerson and C. K. Lord, Dr. G. N. Bicknell and family, Edwin Bicknell and > family, Miss Emeline Fisher, subsequently prominently identifided with > educational interests, Dr. Bennett Armstrong, D. A. McKinzey, Samuel > Wilson, > Samuel Vance, William Lightfoot, T. and J. Pallisier, Joel Peddler, Martin > Ennor, William McCulloch, L. D. Lewis, Thomas J. Kerling, A. B. > Southworth, > John P. Lewis, Levi Brown, Celestine Kaltenbach, James Wolfolk, Allen > Wolfolk, John Swale, C. Smith, T. D. Connor, C. G. Hanscomb, T. W. Lakin, > John Sweeney, Connors Sweeney, with many others." > P. 761 - Discussing the early life of the mines near Potosi. "Among the > others who came this year [1836] were George Maderie, Simpson and Tyre > Oldham, John and Ira Dodson, all of whom united their fortunes with those > of > the village of Van Buren. In addition to these, Andrew J. Green, Anthony > G. > Street, a 'sport', James Threlfeld, Patrick McKenny, Thomas Mudd, Richard > Wilmers, William Casey, Alexander Walker, Alexander Polkenhorn, Owen > McLaughlin and others identified themselves with other portions of the > vicinage." > P. 720 - "The ruins [of the McKee Mills] still survive the hand of Time, > being located on lands owned by R. Wilmers, in Section 24, and, though > covered with the growth of rank vegetation and rapidly obscuring from > sight, > will always be remembered and referred to as 'an old landmark' worthy of a > better fate." > > Hope this helps! > Roxanne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wigrant-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wigrant-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of jbswale > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:39 PM > To: wigrant@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WIGRANT] ookup > > Hi would someone with A GRANT COUNTY HISTORY book please look up page > 764 > and see what they say about JOHN SWALE also 761and 720 about R. WILMERS > and > RICHARD WILMERS. Hopfully it will be of soom help. > SWALE was my husband's Ggrandfather and Wilmers was his Great uncle by > marriage. > Thank all you wonderful people in advance for you help. > Betty Swale > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WIGRANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.33/678 - Release Date: 2/9/2007 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.33/678 - Release Date: 2/9/2007 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WIGRANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message