The Groce's of Dupo, IL; also Stott's, Faulkner's & Marlen's

Any information regarding the Groce, Stott, Marlen, or Faulkner family is appreciated. Will be happy to share information, stories, etc. with respondents.
Thanks,
Alexander M. Groce

to be more specific:
my line of the Groce family is from Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky...other names associated with this line are Groves (my great-grandfather Milo Groce's wife, from Southern IL), Bishop, Burgess, to name the very few that I know.

my line of the Stott family is from Canada via Scotland(circa 1890's)...other names associated with this line are; Garvey, Mitchell, Fraser, McDonald, Rose(Commerce, MO), to name a few

my line of the Marlen family is from Illinois via South Carolina (circa 1840)...other names associated with this line are; Phegley, Kleinberg, Fanger(MO, my great-grandfather's wife was Nellie Fanger from Pacific, MO), Cayer(circa 1770)

my line of the Faulkner family is from Arkansas via Mississippi (circa 1870) and previously North Carolina (circa 1840)...other names associated with this line are; Mangrum, Thorne, and Blythe (all from Arkansas), too name the few I know