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From: "Walt Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [ILBOND-L] Watson/Gilmore/Deweben/Clanton
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:00:22 -0600


for wills try the state archives under probate records. if the will were
recorded a copy of it may be on micro-film there.

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Subject: Re: [ILBOND-L] Watson/Gilmore/Deweben/Clanton


> Hi everyone,
> I'm so excited! I found the father for my Joab Watson from Bond Co. IL.
The
> James R. Watson living next door to him on the 1830 Madison Co. IL census
was
> his father! I found this information in the abstracts from Record Book
A-1,
> 1821-1838, Bond Co. IL. which says:
> Will of James R. WATSON dated 7 January 1837. Mentions his wife Catherine,
> his sons Joab, Fielding, and Isaac, and daughters Sarah DEWEBEN, Elizabeth
> GILMORE, and Mary CLANTON. Witnesses were James WILLEFORD, Isaac H. PRICE,
> and David PRICE. 7 January 1837, p. 390.
>
> My question is, can I get the actual will, and how would I go about it?
>
> I have 8 pages of Abstracts from Record Book A-1, 1821-1838, Bond Co. IL.
I
> will be happy to do lookups for any of you.
>
> If you have any of the people above in your line, please contact me.
>
>
> God Bless,
> Angela
>
> My Family Tree
>
> Main Tree line Branches
> WATSON ROBINSON
> PERRY KIMBRO/UGH
> BINYON JACKSON
> MERRIMAN HISER
> DWYER SMILEY
> JOHNSON BOYD
> WEDDLE KINNINGHAM
> ANDREWS NALL
> STEPHENS ROBISON
>

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