Our brick wall is Eleanor Williams, b. 28 Jan 1822. We believe she was born in Missouri and went with her family to Illinois. she married young (before age 16) to Richard Elkins and had 5 children -- then died in 1848 at a very young age of 26, leaving behind her children, who would be orphaned in four years when their father died in 1852. The children were William Thomas , Sarah M., Andrew T., Martha R., and Hannah L. Does anyone have Williams family in Missouri or Franklin County,Illinois? Vicki McCarty kbird@whidbey.net