Lyde, Thank you very much for this information. Since I never knew my grandfather, this was very helpful. Now I just have to figure out how I can get a picture of him. Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Burhans Obituary > In a message dated 2/23/03 4:39:34 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << Was the Canton Daily Ledger in existence in 1952? I am trying to find an > obituary for my grandfather, Dilazon Burhans, who died February 15, 1952 in > Canton. >> > > I don't have access to the Canton Ledger; but I do have the burial record for > Dilazon Burhans which gives quite a lot of data. This from Murphy-Sedgwick > Memorial Home - Canton, Illinois - Volume 4, published by FCHGS: > > BURHANS, Dilazon Floyd - husband of Edna BROWN, deceased. Born Nov 11, 1890 > Liverpool, IL; died Feb 15, 1952, Canton, IL; buried Liverpool Cemetery @ 61y > 3m 4d. Father - Adrian Burhans, New York, NY (deceased); Mother - Lydia > Morris WHITEHEAD, Liverpool, IL (living). > Children: > Mrs. Katherine PURTLE - Liverpool, IL > Frank Burhans - Elkhart, IN > > Brother -Irwin Burhans - Liverpool, IL > > Sisters: > Mrs. Bessie TENNET - Los Angeles, CA > Mrs. Rosalie WATTS - Los Angeles, CA > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lyde > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To switch from "DIGEST" Mode (mail arrives in batches of 25 max) > to "MAIL" Mode (each message arrives singly) > First subscribe to Mail Mode, then unsubscribe from Digest Mode > >