I am the retired District Librarian for the Quincy Public School District in Quincy, IL and live in Hannibal, MO. I began a serious study of my family tree in 1968 at the age of 16 and have pursued my family history ever since. It's amazing how the search for information has changed in the past 45 years from searching the census on microfilm, writing letters to courthouses and visiting libraries to the digital information now available!

My interest centers around Marion Co., MO, and Pike and Adams Counties in IL.

My family surnames include Adkins, Shinn, Williams, Gudgel, Reed, Chandler and Haydon, among others too numerous to list. My genealogy is available on ancestry.com and includes over 20,000 individuals.

I am the retired District Librarian for the Quincy Public School District in Quincy, IL and live in Hannibal, MO. I began a serious study of my family tree in 1968 at the age of 16 and have pursued my family history ever since. It's amazing how the search for information has changed in the past 45 years from searching the census on microfilm, writing letters to courthouses and visiting libraries to the digital information now available!

My interest centers around Marion Co., MO, and Pike and Adams Counties in IL.

My family surnames include Adkins, Shinn, Williams, Gudgel, Reed, Chandler and Haydon, among others too numerous to list. My genealogy is available on ancestry.com and includes over 20,000 individuals.