Hi Pat, Thanks for your reply. I called DuPage Co. clerk office and was told death records starte in years of1870's. I'm wondering if newspapers are microfilmed for the years 1860-65. Also what the name of the paper would be for Addison township. Would the library or history center in the area loan them out? Thanks Florence -----Original Message----- From: Pat Sabin <psabin@bellsouth.net> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Addison Township >Florence, > >I'm not sure about those particular years, but Typhoid came and went >during that time. There was a big Smallpox epidemic in 1866. > >Pat Sabin >DuPage Co IL A.L.H.N - http://www.usgennet.org/~ahildupa/ >Florence Notch wrote: >> >> Hi >> Has anyone in your research come across a accident, fire or desease, that >> would have wiped out several families some time between 1860--1865 in >> Addison township, DuPage county. My ggrandfather Charles ( Karl ) NIKLAUS >> and his brother August, according to census were living with a Rathji family >> after 1865. Karl was between 6 and 10 years old and August, 1-5 years. Their >> parents no longer are on the census after 1860. >> I would much appriciate if you have any information. >> Thank you >> Florence >