Hello Linda Thanks for providing the Probate information listed below. Since then I have contacted and received a reply from Randy Frese, Clerk of the Circuit Court at Adams County. He searched the will and probate files for Gerd F. Miller and found that his actual date of death was May 10, 1881. I guess the records listed below are related to a probate publication notice date. Just an FYI if you need to notate your book. I have a followup question that I am hoping you might be able to answer. Sometimes there are county biography/history books written by Johnson (1880) Chapman Bros (1880s), Andreas (1882), Dobbs (1918). I am assuming the same is true of Illinois. Do you know if there are any such entries in a bio/history for Gerd F. Mueller/Miller - or perhaps his son Herman Miller (which sometimes also include information about the parents). Specifically, I am trying to locate any details about the marriage of Gerd F. Miller to Gesche Flessner, such as her birth date, place, marriage information. I am trying to confirm if Gesche Flessner Miller was his second wife; she is buried in the Meints Cemetery in Adams Co. Illinois. [His wife in Germany was a completely different name, and their children's baptism records also indicate the mother's maiden name was Dirks or Rolfs.] Any suggestions you might have would be helpful. Thanks once again for all your help. Diana Church Plano, Texas --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Linda Lee To: [email protected] Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:41:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] obituaries for Gerde Fooken Miller & wife Gesche Miller Message-ID: <[email protected]> Hello Richard, I have a copy of Obituary's and Death Related Items from the Clayton Enterprise Newspaper of Clayton, Adams County, Illinois, 1879 - 1900, Vol II compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beals. I've searched the Mueller and Miller entries and didn't find an obituary for either of the people you asked about BUT there is this entry on page 486 of the book.... Miller, Gerd F. Probate Notice Sep. 21, 1882 Gerd F. Miller, deceased, 3rd Monday of November, 1881 (20th) Herman G. Miller, executor. Sorry I couldn't find obits for you. Linda Lee Adams County ILGenWeb CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/ --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.