To All:
I am "trying" to research my family that lived in Cumberland Co., IL. I believe that they came to Cumberland Co., about 1835/36 as they are found on the 1840 Coles Co., IL census record. My problem is that because of the courthouse that burned, I am not having any luck finding any records unless they happened to end up in a Federal or Coles Co., Repository. Does anyane have any idea on how I can find some more information on the family???

The family is:
Abraham Decius/Decious & wife Catherine Aleshire Decius.
In the 1840 Census the are in Coles Co., OH
1840 Federal Census, Coles Co., OH
Abram Deines (Abraham Decius) Handwritten census is hard to read. <ggg>
0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 /// 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Males: 2 age 10 - 15 b. 1825 to 1830 Simon H. and Hiram B.
2 age 20 - 30 b. 1810 to 1820 names unknown (believe one to be his nephew Daniel and the other is the older son who marries a Ann? and is dead by 1850.

1 age 50 - 60 Abraham b. 1790 - 1800
Females: 1 - 10 to 15 b. 1825-1830 Gertie/Greta
1 15 to 20 b. 1820-1825 Rhoda
1 20 to 30 b. 1810 - 1820 Lydia
1 50 to 60 b. 1790 to 1800 Catharine

I believe that Abraham and Catherine died before 1850 and would like to find the cemetery or some record of death for them. I also believe that the older son whose name is unknown married a Ann ?? (name unknown) and that he died prior to 1850. They had a son William.

1850 census Cumberland Co., IL
Sima Decius (Simon) 23 m w Ohio
Ann 33 f w Ohio
William 4 m w IL
It appears that the older brother, husband of Ann has died or is gone and that Simon is living with them.
(In this family, younger brother's lived with older, nepehews with Uncles etc. Anytime someone died, the other family members took them in and raised them) .
Nephew:
Daniel Decius m Rachal CISSNA
1850 US Census Greenup Cumberland Co., IL
Daniel 37
Rachel 28
Ransom V. 7
Sharlotta 4
Hiram C. 2
Hiram B. 21 (nephew of Daniel, youngest son of Abraham Decius)
Hiram B. became a lawyer and a Judge in Cumberland Co., IL.

Children:
Lydia m. date unknown- prior to 1850 H. J. Freeman. Found in 1850 census. By 1860 she is a widow school teacher and she is still living in County in 1880 census.
Children:
Celia Freeman
Leslie A. Freeman
Simon H b. abt. 1827 d. 5 Aug 1883 Jewett, Cumberland Co., IL . m. Mary Jenkins 20 Aug 1857 d. 1883 He was in Rev. and applied for Invalid Pension in 1881
Children: (Leslie A. Freeman is guardian of the children after Simon's death in 1883.
Thomsa J. (died young) b. 2 Aug 1851 d. 6 Feb 1876
Flora b. 28 Aug 1868 m. Andrew Edwards 2 Apr 1887
Ammon Pangle Decius b. 2 May 1875
Hiram B. m. Harriet
1870 US Census
Majority Point, Cumberland Co., IL
Hiram B. 41 m. w. Judge of Circut Court b. Ohio
Harriet 29 f w Keeping House b. IL
Viola 7 f w IL
Owen 10/12 m w IL

Any helps or hint's on how to research this family where the courthouse has burned would be appriciated. If any of you have family that had friendship or family connection to this family and could help me, I would appriciate it.

Jayne
"They went West and Lived"