The Downing Cemetery is in Section 33, Township 19 North, Chester Township, Logan County, IL. How shall I put this -- there is a person buried there who died in 1840. However, I am not sure that that person was originally buried on that spot. There is another who died in 1844 and the same may be true. A clue here is Samuel did not buy the land until 1844-45 -- don't remember which on that parcel. In 1843 he was selling up his land in Ohio. In 1847 Samuel's second wife [and my ancestor] died. After that burials picked up so it would seem like he set aside the cemetery plot when his wife died. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Logan County, ILGenWeb, coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com Richard III Society mailing list