To anyone in southern Illinois or western Indiana. I have followed my family tree from Clark Cty, IL records down seven generations. Unfortuanately, I am badly stumped. I am looking for the birth date (and hopefuly some parent's names) for a Peter Benjamin or Benjamin Peter Ogle. He married Polly Ann (Sharp) Sweet on December 26, 1852, and from then on I have no records of where they lived, where they died, or even who their partents are. If you can help in any way, I would really appreciate it. Please e-mail me..I'm desperate and looking at a Thanksgiving deadline!!

My mother's maiden name. I don't have tons of records or the Benjamin Peter you're looking for, but our bunch lived in Colorado from about 1885 on. My gt.grandpa, William, was an engineer on the Denver Rio Grande railroad (and by unfortunate coincidence, bore the exact same name of the man who murdered King Edward II of England...). I'd be happy to share with you what I know of our Ogles, some of whom I believe were from Cairo, Ill. and other places in the state.

Ms. Ross, I would be glad for the information that you have. It may not be the ones I'm looking for, (there's an OGLE county in Illinois), but you never know. I may find the missing link! Please e-mail me at ladyphoenix3@hotmail.com and we'll figure out a way to transfer the information. Thanks again and hope to talk to you soon!

I don't show a Benjamin Peter, but I do have some Ogles in Southern Illinois. (Morgan County) My husband descends from Elizabeth Ogle and John Turley.

Generation No. 1

1. ABSALOM EPHRAIM OGLE was born 1783 in Virginia, and died 11 October 1870 in Morgan County, Illinois. He married (1) LUCY PENDLETON. He married (2) MARTHA STEVENSON Bet. 1816 - 1818 in Kentucky, daughter of JAMES STEVENSON and JANE JOLLY. She was born 1782 in Kentucky, and died June 1837 in Morgan County, Illinois. He married (3) JANE 22 August 1839 in Morgan County, Illinois. She was born in Ireland, and died in Illinois. He married (4) DELILA 27 November 1859 in Morgan County, Illinois. She died Aft. 1870.

Children of ABSALOM OGLE and LUCY PENDLETON are:
i. JAMES ANDERSON3 OGLE.
ii. WILLIAM P. OGLE.

Children of ABSALOM OGLE and MARTHA STEVENSON are:
2. iii. ELIZABETH OGLE, b. 01 January 1822, Scot County, Kentucky; d. 03 September 1916, Arenzville, Cass County, Illinois.
iv. LUCY ANN OGLE, b. 1819, Kentucky; d. 24 April 1856, Morgan County, Illinois; m. LERNER / LEARNER B. SIMS, 11 April 1839, Morgan County, Illinois; b. 01 April 1816, St. Clair County, Illinois; d. 06 October 1874, McDonough County, Illinois.
v. SARAH JANE OGLE, b. 18 October 1820, Scot County, Kentucky; m. CORNELIUS TURLEY, 01 November 1838, Morgan County, Illinois; b. 29 May 1816, Cumberland County, Kentucky.
vi. MARTHA E. OGLE, m. CHARLES/ JOHN A. MORGAN, 22 August 1850, Morgan County, Illinois.
vii. REBECCA OGLE.
viii. JOHN WESLEY OGLE, b. 06 April 1825, Kentucky; d. 04 August 1898, Illinois; m. MARGARET FARRELL.

Children of ABSALOM OGLE and JANE are:
ix. HARRIET OGLE, m. JAMES KIRKPATRICK, 09 March 1859, Morgan County, Illinois.
x. NANCY ALICE OGLE, b. 25 May 1845, Morgan County, Illinois; d. 27 March 1936, Tina, Missouri; m. WILLIAM THEODORE MUNSON, 22 November 1866, Illinois; b. 11 November 1840, Hancock County, Illinois; d. 22 May 1912, Missouri.


Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH OGLE was born 01 January 1822 in Scot County, Kentucky, and died 03 September 1916 in Arenzville, Cass County, Illinois. She married JOHN THOMAS TURLEY 14 February 1839 in Morgan County, Illinois, son of JOHN TURLEY and ELIZABETH FROGGE. He was born in Kentucky, and died 21 January 1867 in Illinois.


I hope this info helps someone connect!

Look in www.smokykin website. You'll find your Ogles take you back through time through the heads of state of Europe (King Henry II, Macbeth, etc.), through the Byzantine Empire (Constantine and Theodora) and back through Scotland and Asia to within 100 years of Jesus Christ. It is an unbelievable site...