Smbunnell(a)aol.com wrote:
Sandford is very close to Vermillion County, and straddles the Illinois line.
By the way, for anyone who has roots in Sandford, there is an interesting
little book called The Turning Point, written by Bill Denham, that is a
history of Sandford. It does not purport to be a genealogical reference, but
when my mother lent me her copy (she has Sandford roots in Shuman, Edington,
Fuqua, Cox - Rosehill Cemetery looks like a family reunion) I found it
extremely useful in making a critical connection that ultimately helped in
locating literally dozens and dozens of ancestors going back as much as 14
generations. If anybody wants me to look for their Sandford relatives in the
book let me know. Unfortunately, the book did not mention anyone with the
last names you have listed, so I have nothing helpful for you. Sorry
Sally Hoctor Bunnell
(mother - Shuman, Edington, Cox, King, Fuqua, James/Sellers, McAdams, Haskett)
(father - Hoctor, Smith, Mulvihill, Lowe, Adams, Collins)
Sally,
I noticed the name FUQUA on your mother's list. Would that
include Fred Fuqua who married Mary Hynes and had two sons, died in
Mattoon, Illinois about 1902 in a railroad accident? I am doing HYNES
research and came across him.
Kathleen Dewey