Hi Claude, So you are going to spend the day in Grundy. Good for you and your wife!! I live in Will County so I am just next door. Regarding the Wheeler Cemetery: Unless there are two Wheeler Cemeteries and there very well might be, it is located in Mazon. I will send you directions after I consult with my driver (my husband) since I wasn't paying attention to where we were going at the time. If anyone knows of another Wheeler Cemetery besides the one in Mazon, please let us know. I am trying to find all Grundy County cemeteries since I cannot find a list. We have scoured quite a bit of the countryside so far, but have quite a bit more to go on our search for cemeteries. I found a book at the Morris Library of plat maps for Grundy County. There is no date on these maps, but they are divided by Township and the owners of the property are listed in each section. Since I do not have a date, I cannot post these maps on the web until I can confirm they are no longer copyrighted. They were published by W. W. Hixson & Co., Rockford, IL. These maps are absolutely wonderful if you are trying to find the exact location of your ancestors. I did look for Coles, Sutton & Vandebogert, but I couldn't find them. I looked in the Garfield Township are which covers Gardner. This map may have been published before or after they were there or they may have been in a different area. If anyone wants a lookup on the plat map, please email me. I hope your trip to Grundy is filled with finding many exciting things out about your family. If you get a chance, stop in at the Morris Library. They have many family books in addition to file cabinets filled with all kinds of articles and a microfilm section. Deb Grundy Co Coordinator D In a message dated 9/20/98 6:34:33 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Greetings: My wife and I are going to be in Grundy County on October > 2nd. Her mother was born in Gardner, the daughter of Elwood Coles and > Laney VandeBogert. Elwood was the son of John Coles and Martha Sutton > and Laney Alice VandeBogert was the daughter of Matthew VandeBogert > and Anna Welch. I think Elwood, John, Martha, Matthew and Anna are > all buried in the Wheeler cemetary. Is the Wheeler cemetary the > resting place for most Gardener and Braceville residents? I also need > to know how to get to the cemetary and if there is an office that has > burial records and the location of graves. > > It would also be great if we could locate any old maps of the area in > about the 1880 vintage that shows exactly where residents lived. Does > such a map exist... and if so, where could I see one when I get there. > > I would also like to communicate with anyone who is researching the > Coles, Vandebogert, or Sutton families in Grundy County. Thanks. > Look forward to hearing from someone. We just have the day of Friday > to spend in the county and want to make to make it a great day, > genealogically speaking! Thanks, Claude Hanson > ------------------------------------- > Name: Claude A. Hanson > E-mail: Claude A. Hanson<[email protected]> > Date: 9/20/98 > Time: 5:17:01 PM > > "It is not what you do that counts, it is what > you help others do that makes progress." > --Herman B. Wells > > This message was sent by Chameleon > -------------------------------------