After gg grandfather Dr.John G.H.Smith died 12/28/1857 Decatur,ILL Macon Co. One of the probate papers stated that would be published in Decatur Gazette starting March 6 and running for number of weeks. Looking for someone to do lookup for that statement in paper as may have genealogy keys. Any advice, direction welcome Sincerely, thankyou very much for any helps wayne

Go to this site and enter Macon where it says "county" and hit submit. You will get all the newspapers that are available for interlibrary loan or that are on file for viewing at different locations. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/asp/inp/mergeddatabase/search_form.asp This is what is listed for the Decatur Gazette. Title: Decatur daily gazette Town of Publication: Decatur Life Span: 1859-1uuu Institutions listed below hold the reflected dates of this title: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: Year(s) Held:1860 Bement Public Library District: Year(s) Held:1860 Monticello Township Library: Year(s) Held:1860 OCLC Number: 22753440