Thanks Linda, that is the next step in line! Thanks again, Dick On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:18:34 -0700 (PDT) Linda Lee <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Richard, > > There must have been an error in the dates somewhere along the line. > Have you checked at the Adams County Courhouse for a will or > probate record for Gerd? That might answer a lot of questions. > > Linda Lee > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Richard F. Strait <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:03:02 PM > Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] obituaries for Gerde Fooken Miller & wife > Gesche Miller > > > On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:41:39 -0700 (PDT) Linda Lee <[email protected]> > writes: > > 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, 1882 (20th) > > Herman G. Miller, executor. > > > > Thank you, Linda, note something odd about this! His estate was > probated > before his death? > > > Sorry I couldn't find obits for you. > > > > Linda Lee > > Adams County ILGenWeb CC > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/ > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Richard F. Strait <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 2:19:15 PM > > Subject: [ILADAMS] obituaries for Gerde Fooken Miller & wife > Gesche > > Miller > > > > Are there any extant newspapers covering Clayton Twp., Adams Co. > IL > > 1875-1882? > > > > We are looking for an obituary of Gerd Fooken Mueller/Miller, d. > 23 > > July > > 1879 ? in Adams County IL - and also an obituary for his wife > > Gesche > > Mueller/Miller d. either 11 May 1881 or 10 November 1881, ? Adams > > County > > IL ---- Caveat: I think these death dates are reversed in the > > written > > records --- the 1800 census below, indicates Gerd, age 63, is > living > > with > > his son Herman, so he may have died in 1881 and his wife died in > > 1879. > > [Cannot confirm his date of birth because the pages are missing in > > > the > > Aurich microfilm records] > > > > Richard F. Strait > > 7810 Grover St. > > Omaha, NE 68124-3328 > > 402-393-2629 > > [email protected] > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >