Hello: Hope I am not bothering you I have a few questions as a result of a query you had a reply to. In reference to some cemetery look up that you provided. I am the great granddaughter of Andrew C. Baker and his wife Mary? I do not know when they died except that I do know they are listed on the 1880 mortality schedule of drew county. Is there any way you can find out where they are buried ? They also had a young son 11 years old that is listed also on the mortality list. he was also named Andrew Baker . I would love to find them and pay my respects. I will pay what you charge for the list of any information you find. Or if you can provide me with a list of the cemetery's around drew county. Lacy comes to mind because of one census I looked at as their address for mail. Thank you so much for any information. Kathy Baker Mears

Kathy, I could not find these Bakers in the index of the Drew County cemetery book, or in the index of "Old Times Not Forgotten". However, I did look in the mortality index for 1880 on Ancestry.com and I have a little more information for you. The elder Andrew and Mary Baker died in March of 1880. Their son Andrew died in April 1880. The all died of "Catarrht fever". I did a lookup on this and it seems it should be "Catarrh fever". You can do a Google search to find more information on this. Here is one definition I found: "Catarrh - Inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the air passages of the head and throat, with a free discharge. It is characterized by cough, thirst, lassitude, fever, watery eyes, and increased secretions of mucus from the air passages. Bronchial catarrh was bronchitis; suffocative catarrh was croup; urethral catarrh was gleet; vaginal catarrh was leukorrhea; epidemic catarrh was the same as influenza. Synonyms: cold, coryza. Nose and throat discharge from cold or allergy; influenza." The 1880 mortality schedule gives a little more information on the Bakers. The elder Andrew and Mary had been residents of Drew County for 23 years. (Take this number with a grain of salt; it could be off by a couple of years here or there.) Their son had been a resident for 11 years, meaning he was born there. Just a note: In the 1870 census, I believe Andrew Baker was listed as 3 years old, which means he was closer to 13 when he died. Their attending physician was Dr. John Owens. The Drew County Museum may have a photograph of the doctor, just to add a little more to your family story. Another note: In the 1870 census, I noticed that Andrew Baker owned over $1000 in real estate. He very well may have a probate record in the Drew County courthouse that will get you closer to finding a death date for him. Wish I could be of more help. --Melissa -----Original Message----- From: PARVONA@aol.com [mailto:PARVONA@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:48 AM To: ardrew@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Andrew C. Baker In reference to some cemetery look up that you provided. I am the great granddaughter of Andrew C. Baker and his wife Mary? I do not know when they died except that I do know they are listed on the 1880 mortality schedule of drew county. Is there any way you can find out where they are buried ? They also had a young son 11 years old that is listed also on the mortality list. he was also named Andrew Baker . I would love to find them and pay my respects. I will pay what you charge for the list of any information you find. Or if you can provide me with a list of the cemetery's around drew county. Lacy comes to mind because of one census I looked at as their address for mail. Thank you so much for any information. Kathy Baker Mears