This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wg.2ADE/1455 Message Board Post: Looking for info about a Nancy BOOTH who I believe died in a house fire sometime around 1850-1853 in or near Gardner or Mazon, IL. Her maiden name was Nancy ROBINSON and she married Charles Percy BOOTH in Trumbull County, OH in 1843. They had 2 children, Truman BOOTH (b. 6/25/1844 in Ohio) and Rebecca Jane BOOTH (b. 4/4/1850 in Ohio). In late 1850 they moved to Grundy County, IL with the children. The story (word of mouth) is that Nancy died in a house fire when the children were small. We do know that Charles Percy BOOTh married (2nd marriage) a Martha Russell 4/8/1853 in LaSalle, IL. Do you know if vital stats (i.e., death records) were being kept around that time? Also, was there a local paper that might have an obit or story about the fire and her death? Thanks for any help you can provide.