Any chance that William Carroll Whittington and William Marion Whittington (Rick and Heather respectively)
had cousins in Mississippi? I have a William Carroll Whittington father of William Marion Whittington I in MS and before that a blank. Yours are the first given names I have found that are the same as mine. There is no information on any connection with Illinois, but I am wondering if it is possible. All my lines go back to a blank brick wall. I'm still a beginner though. Thanks. Star