Hi Carol, Thank you so much for responding. I don't have a specific name in front of me right now, but when I rec'd (hopefully a good answer) I was going to compile a list. There are many, many descendants buried in Oakland Cemetery, some in Williamson Co - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, in Makanda - Zion and Evergreen (are they one and the same cemetery)?, also in Snider to name some of them. Some of the surnames are McDaniel, Hankla, Bloodworth to name a few. So, any info you can give me would be most appreciated. Joyce McDaniel Hennessy -----Original Message----- From: Carol Illig [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILJACKSON] newspaper obituaries who's obituary are you searching for? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Hennessy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:05 AM Subject: [ILJACKSON] newspaper obituaries > Hi Jackson Co. List, > > > > Could anyone tell me the proper place to write for newspaper obits from the > late 1900's to the present. Thank you very much and happy researching to > all. > > > > Joyce McDaniel Hennessy > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Please remember when replying to a query REPLY TO THE LIST so your message goes out to the entire list. This will ensure that the information is archived, which may be of help to someone else in the future. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED THE LIST ARCHIVES YET??http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILJACKSO-L http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ILJACKSO-L/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Joyce, The IL State Historical Library in Sprinfield has a large newspaper archive and a large obit file. They will also search for obits if they don't already have them in their file, and will send out copies. You are limited to 2 obits per request, and they charge a fee. I know it is quite low for IL residents; not sure for others. Just do a google search on IL State Historical Library Newspapers and you will come up with their web page with all the info. As an alternative, I have access to a fairly good collection of Southern IL newspaper archives at Morris Library at SIU, and to the Murphysboro papers at the Jackson Co. Historical Society, and I am available to do obit searches for a small fee. I live between C'dale and M'boro. I also will take grave marker photos as a RAOGK volunteer. If you are interested in this, just contact me off-list. Regards, Juli Claussen