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    1. [ILKNOX] Joel and Mary Yaryan Elwell
    2. Bernie&Carol Kuse
    3. I am hoping for an obituary and/or burial site for my GG Grandfather Joel Elwell. According to family lore they were planning to move to Kansas. Getting ready for the move, Joel drove his hogs to market in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. It was the last part of March in a cold rain. Joel died of pneumonia April 1, 1869. After burying Joel and sell ling everything they didn't need to take, Mary and the four youngest children moved to Kansas in the fall of 1869. I have found her and the children in Kansas 1870 census. I have also found Joel's will listed on page 75 of the Knox County Illinois Quarterly, Volume 3, #3 for both 1869 and 1870. This leads to my next request. Who do I contact to get copies of these wills? I have not found Joel in any of the cemeteries that I have been able to check. Thank you in advance, Carol Anne Kuse

    04/24/2007 07:39:37