I noticed there was a Lyman Bacon, who moved to Illinois, according to your statement. My Lyman moved around a little, so Is it possible he is the same Lyman? He was born in New York, and the census show he lived in Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Missouri, but he died in Kansas. His wife was Amanda ?, and they were both my great great grandparents. My great grandfather's name was Hiram P Bacon, and my grandmother was Nellie Bacon-Skiles. Does any of this sound familiar? Pam