Hi Anne I think I have written to just about every church in Addison township and no luck. I found confirmation and marriage records for the children of Mathias and Maria Niklaus but no record of death or burial for these two. Thanks Florence -----Original Message----- From: Familytreehist@aol.com <Familytreehist@aol.com> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 09, 2000 8:50 AM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Re: Funeral Homes >Florence, > >I haven't tried to find records of deaths through funeral homes, but have >used church records. I have one ancestor who died in DuPage in 1869 and his >death is recorded in the church records. If you know what church they >attended, you might find information that way. > >Good luck, >Anne >