In a message dated 05/17/2001 4:02:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ruth@galesburg.net writes: > John: E. B. Jordon lived on section 12 in Salem township about 1870 > according to the 1870 Atlas of Knox County. This borders on Peoria County > and a possibility would be that your John M. Jordan is buried in Elmwood > which is about 6 miles from Yates City. Another possibility would be in > Fairview Cemetery, Fairview township in Fulton county. > I do not find a gravestone listing for him in "Salem township Cemeteries" > Knox County. > Ruth, I'm sorry to have taken so long to thank you for the information you sent me. It was very much appreciated ... and helpful. E. B. Jordan signed my great grandmother's marriage license, but I had not yet located him. I've also started thinking that if the story of my ancestor falling from a train is true then it is possible he was buried near where this unfortunate accident may have taken place. Thanks for the help and good luck in your research. John Seymour