I live in central Illinois, but my research focuses heavily on the West Family of Pittsfield, Ohio (Oberlin area) of the late 1800s, Simsik Family of Lorain, Ohio, Shirley Family of Hamilton/Franklin County Illinois, and Smith-Wombles Family of Clay County, Kentucky to present day Illinois.

I live in central Illinois, but my research focuses heavily on the West Family of Pittsfield, Ohio (Oberlin area) of the late 1800s, Simsik Family of Lorain, Ohio, Shirley Family of Hamilton/Franklin County Illinois, and Smith-Wombles Family of Clay County, Kentucky to present day Illinois.