Oh boy, Ya know, I tried this, it took over 2 years to get an answer saying they were sorry and to write somewhere else...so I kinda just thought another avenue would be more fruitful :( this was not a pleasant experience... Just my opinion... Hope no one is trying for records from the Methodist Church :) Sierra Lang, Linda wrote: > Hi Donna, > > It depends greatly on what church it is. Most churches in the county > are no longer in existence, so there would be no records. The only > exeption *might* be in either Mattoon or Charleston, but even that is > highly unlikely. However, if you are looking for a church in the county, > there were very few churches, must less organized religions. Mostly there > were itinerant ministers who came around every 3-6 months and it was a 2-3 > day revival, so to speak. If you know the church, let me know and I'll > see what I can find. > > Linda > Listowner > > At 09:05 AM 8/28/98 -0700, Donna Chernick wrote: > Are there any birth records recorded for churches in early > Coles Co., say starting about 1840? > > Donna Sears Chernick > Bellevue, WA > donna.chernick@internetMCI.com -- Ye Olde Collectibles Shoppe http://www.angelfire.com/biz/yocs/index.html For genealogy on Boynton, Howell, Drew, Morgan, West, Notter, Hanks, Putnam and many others -- http://www.geocities.com/~family_treez