Ancestry.com seems to be down at the moment for census lookups. In the meantime, you may want to check out: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com Click on: 1)DEPARTMENTS, 2)ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES, 3)SEARCH ONLINE DATABASES, and 4)ILLINOIS DEATH INDEX (yrs:1916-1950) 5)SEARCH DATABASE I noticed a BERTHA LAWSON who d. Jun 29, 1927 in Chicago. There's also abt 12 JAMES LAWSONs who d. btwn 1927-1949. Good luck! -Mary ******************************** -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Vincent E. Summers 1930 James Lawson and Bertha Buckner Ball WEATHERLY Cook Co IL or Morris Co NJ >I am cross-posting to Illinois and New Jersey for the 1930 lookup, since I am not certain when the above couple moved from IL to NJ.