I did some research about my husbands name, and found a website that was fairly new being done by another. J.Mark Fiegenbaum has continued with this work, and it is a fabulous database. We didn'T find any skeltons or royalty, but lots of Methodist preachers. My sister and I researched my parents and learned so very much about our Dad, information that he never knew . He was an orphan , very young when his parents died.My Mom's side have lots of info, going back to the Saxon's. We did learn we are eligible for DAR, but didnt persue that. Abe LIncoln stayed at the Tavern/Inn that my GGG grandfather owned. They were very early settlers in Madison County,IL. And yes, we do hasve all the documents. The crazy thing is, we can find my grandfathers name on Ellis IS. records, but we can't find grandmothers name , or any of the kids, yet we know my dad was born in Belgium, shortly before the date GF came, and the dates of siblings born here two years later. Never could find one brother who was still in orphanage when Dad was taken.