In a message dated 05/05/2000 12:24:19 PM Central Daylight Time, ILFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << List Members, Thanks for your past help. Still searching for burial place of Fredricka Arndt, who died at the Kankakee State Hospital 26 Apr 1885, and was buried in Kankakee 28 Apr 1885. The death certificate number is 63, dated 5 May 1885. The undertaker appears to be Wm. Frith, of Kankakee, the physician Dr. ?. C. Wescott, also of Kankakee. A funeral home in Kankakee has been of great help, but found that fire destroyed hospital records for that period of time. My hope is that records from Wm. Frith were passed on to someone who bought the business from him. If so, the grave site of Fredricka would almost surely be recorded. Will someone please try to find who might have bought the business of Wm Frith? Thanks! Bob Arndt Belleville, IL >> Bob, Have you checked with Shapiro Development center yet? They may have burial records of the old State Hospital Cemetery. I went out there(to the cemetery) and looked around a bit. The cemetery must have over 5000 people buried there. The first markers have only a number on them starting with #1. By the 1930's I saw names and dates and burial numbers. Hope this helps. Dave King