From roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com Wed Jun 25 08:46:43 1997 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA17001; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 08:46:43 -0700 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id JAA27620 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:06:20 -0700 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.6/8.7.3) id IAA16994 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 08:46:43 -0700 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (slist@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA22617 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:37:31 -0700 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.6/8.7.3) id HAA28850 for roots-in@rootsweb.com; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:18:16 -0700 X-Envelope-From: syears@townsqr.com Wed Jun 25 07:18:14 1997 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA28841 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:18:14 -0700 Received: from www.townsqr.com (www.townsqr.com [207.18.224.4]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA22609 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:37:28 -0700 Received: from default (207.18.224.9) by mailsrv.townsqr.com (Rockliffe SMTPRA 1.2) with ESMTP id ; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:41:34 -0500 Message-ID: From: "sue" To: "ROOTS-L" Subject: Putnam>Boone Co, IL! Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:39:42 -0500 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: roots-in@rootsweb.com Hi all, I found the culprit!!! Seems Illinois counties did some *radical* changing and moving around. In the years I was researching, the great majority of northern Illinois was "Putnam" county. The county names change, and lines move around unbelievably, through the early years!!!! Boone county was formed Mar. 1837. (see booklet: "Counties of Illinois: Their Origin and Evolution" Issued by Alan J Dizon, Secretary of State [of Illinois]) You know the saying, "when all else fails, read the 'manual'." "Poor" Putnam county went from BIG to little. Good thing for me to know, tho, cause I have lots of mentions of ancestors in "Putnam" counties over a range of years. Here I thought they coincidently lived near each other in "tiny" Putnam county!!! :) Now I have to go back and check years. I do, however, really, really, have family in today's Putnam County. Thanks to everyone who has helped with this. Sue syears@townsqr.com