> If Clay Co does not have newspapers for the time period you need, you might > try asking which nearby counties' newspapers your ancestors living in > <locale of interest> might have read. Many references for newspaper links for Illinois can be found on my Obituary Links Page. Sometimes a newspaper covers several counties. Bill Be sure and visit the Obituary Links Page to access hundreds of obituary resources divided by state and counties at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/obituary.htm And the Family Surname Obituary Links Page at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/famobit.htm And the incredible Obituary Links with search engines at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/links.htm