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    1. [ILFAYETT-L] Radcliff Family St Elmo/Vandalia 1890s
    2. Gwen Brooks
    3. I posted a while back about my Radcliff great grandparents but I haven't heard from anyone. I thought I'd try again. This is pretty special to me because my mother never knew her grandparents and knows practically nothing about them. I'm trying to find out more about them but am not having any luck. I would appreciate any advice on locating more information. This is all I know about the family: John William Radcliff was born March 28, 1871 in Washington(Twnship?Co?)(IL?IN?). John (nickname Jack) died May 30, 1936 in Vandalia and I believe is buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Virdia Lydia Chandler(daughter of Wm. Chandler & Louisa Nichols of Fayette Co.) b. Aug. 7, 1878 m. John William Radcliff June 29, 1896 in Salem, MO (IL?) Virdia (nickname Birdie) died Nov. 17,1959 in St. Joseph Hospital, St. Charles, Missouri and is buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Fayette Co. IL.. Their Children: Orie Arthur, b. May 13, 1897 d. March 1973 Romona, CA. m. Frances Mills, Decatur IL William Milo, b. Dec. 23, 1899 St. Elmo, IL, d. March 23, 1970 Ft. Myers, FL. m. Elsie Louisa Scribner, Decatur, IL Claude Edward, b. June 6, 1902, Marion, IL., d. July 29, 1991 St. Louis, MO. m. Beulah Jones, Vandalia, IL Ethel M., b. 1904 d. 1917. Roy Harold, b. Oct. 13, 1907, St. Elmo, d. Dec 3, 1975 Ft. Myers, FL m. Cora Mae Carson, Vandalia Louis Chandler, b. March 4, 1912, St. Elmo. d. Oct. 24, 1995 Macon, GA. m. Polly Keller Jones. Louis Chandler Radcliff was my grandfather. I realize that John William Radcliff supposedly was born Indiana but I've had no luck there. Virdia's father died the year she was born but her mother stayed & remarried in Fayette Co. I have the impression that even though Virdia & John Wm. married in Salem they both lived in the Vandalia/St. Elmo area. I hope someone will recognize this couple or their children. Sincerely, Gwen Brooks Atlanta, GA

    07/07/2000 05:04:15