Names: O’Neil, Thomas, Tomlinson

Dear Kraig,
I think the information you have requested will add to your information. Here is
what I found:
1860 Federal Census Brown county, Illinos Ripley Twp
344/326
Jerey O'Neil 30 m Potter Ill
Louisa (Mrs) O'Neil 25 f Ohio
James O'Neil 5 m Ill
Sarada O'Neil 1 f Ill
Lafayette Stoffer 23 m Ohio
Ellen Thomas 15 f Ill

There is a William and Mrs. M. A. Thomas in Lee twp (1423) who have a 4 year old
female child named M. E. Thomas b. in Illinois. This might be Minerva. You'll
need to know her approximate age to have more confidence in this. However,
William and M. A. Thomas are the only Thomas's who have a child who might fit
and are old enough to be the parents of Ellen. I checked all the thomas's in the
1860 census to see if any might fit. There are a couple other who are old enough
but do not look like they are missing any children and they do not have a child
who could be Minerva unless she has another name she could have been listed
with. I'll leave the final decision to you but you now have some additiona
evidence.

1870 Federal Census Brown County Illinois, Ripley Twp
100/100
Henry Tomlison[sic] 26 m farmer Indiana
Eliza Tomlison 25 f  Illinois
Albert Tomlison 5 m Illinois
Adolphus Tomlison 2 m Illinois
101/101
Samuel Tomlison[sic] 48 m laborer Ohio
Cassandra Tomlison 35 f Indiana (d. 1900 according to Cemeteries of Brown County
- buried w/her husband)
John Tomlison 17 m Tenn
Jane Tomlison 16 f Tenn
James Tomlison 13 m Tenn
Mariah Tomlison 10 f Ill
Samuel Tomlison 6 m Ill
Julia Tomlison 3 f Ill

Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Ken Huffman

ktomlins wrote:

> Ken or Laurie,
>
> I am looking for information on my 2nd great grandmother Ellen Thomas (June
> 13, 1845 - June 04, 1917) and would appreciate any help you might be able to
> provide.  I believe that she is listed on the 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS , BROWN
> COUNTY, ILLINOIS.  She appears to be indexed as R344 on this web page
> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbrown/1860_Surname_Index.html).  She also had a
> sister by the name of Minerva.  I do not know the first names of her
> parents.  Her mother's maiden name may have been Frye or possibly Fry.
>
> I am also looking for information on a Samuel B. Tomlinson 1822-December 16,
> 1896.  He is buried in Ripley, IL, Ripley Community Cemetery.  I believe
> that Samuel's family came to Brown Co., IL in 1860 or 1861.  He also had at
> least one son living with him, William Henry.  Henry and Samuel are listed
> on the 1870 Census at R100 and R101 respectively.  Any references pertaining
> to either of them would also be greatly appreciated.
>
> Kraig Tomlinson
>
>