Thank you both I am looking for any information about John Earl Allen and His wife and family. Also is there any info on a Marcus Watson or his wife Permelia Allen ( the daughter of John Earl Allen.)and their 15(!!!) children. Amtthing on any Sherouse like John Christopher or his son henry Wesley Sherouse who married Dellia Watson ( Marcu's daughter) all of these people are my husbamd's great-grandparents (2nd and 3rd) His mother was born in the Reddick area but His grandfather and His brother moved to Lee County in 1913. There was also a Edgar and Sarah and from Eng and ILL who lived in Putnam County who their daughters married into the Sherouse brothers. Anyway to make this longer. If it is too many pages I would gladly pay for postage and the making of copies of what I am looking for. I really woulod li8ke to get a copy if you know of any that may help me with this.