Dear
Edna,
Laurie
reported the information as given in The
Cemeteries of Brown County, Illinois, pp 226, 247. It is somewhat
obvious that you are correct since even the burial record would make Catherine
only 12 years old when Lydia was born. It’s obvious that the person providing
the information in the Cemeteries book was wrong about the relationships. If you
have additional information that could clarify the relationships, I really would
appreciate it. I make entries in my Cemeteries book of errors and their
corrections. Any information you have would help me avoid this mistake on future
requests.
Given
the information we have in the Cemeteries book is secondary source information,
I’m inclined to believe that the Lydia Clark listed on p 226 is not the same
person as the person listed in the Clark family relationships on p. 247. The
compiler says both are married to Thomas R. McDannold and this is where the
confusion begins. There is no Lydia Clark listed anywhere else in the
relationships section with whom Lydia McMurray could be confused with. It is
also possible that the birth year could be wrong. I do not have access to any
marriage record for Thomas R. and Lydia so I cannot confirm the record from that
source.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
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From: Edna
Kokanour [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:53
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To:
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Subject: Brown County
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Laurie,
On your reponse
to JOY BENEMAN on July 20,2002, you stated that Lydia Clark was not a Clark but
a daughter of Thomas C. McMurray & Catherine Clark, please check the dates
as per my data she would have been too old to be their daughter, as I have they
were married in 1867 and she was born in 1858.
I am in the
process of going through the entire Brown Co. 1860 and 1870 census and will let
you know if I find out anything different.
Edna
Kokanour [email protected]