Hi, I can't believe I did not notice this before. Mary E. Maseker has an obit in Streator paper for May 25, 1888 Weekly edition (Tuesday) There is also an obit for "Child of John Maskers" listed for Aug 13 & 14, 1891 in the Daily paper. Aged 20 Months. With all this rain, my arthritis is really getting to me. It might take a couple of days to get moving and get up the steps to the library. William and Minnie are buried in Riverview. What happened to Frank Joseph? And the other 2 children? Do you know if the 20 months old child is buried in Riverview? Joanie -- Streatorland Historical Society 306 South Vermillion Street Streator, Illinois 61364 Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > Hello. Are there any death indexes available for the period between 1880 > and 1888? I am hoping to find the death record of a Mary MASKER or MASEKER. > > My gg-grandparents (John MASKER and Ellen HOOTON) married on July 22, 1888 > in LaSalle County. John MASEKER or MASKER had been married previously. I > believe his first wife to be Mary PARR or Mary DAVIS, possibly born in Ireland > about 1847. John and Mary lived in Dover, Morris County, NJ in 1880 and > appear to have had two children - William and Joseph. Both names show up in > LaSalle County records, although Joseph also went by Frank Joseph MASKER. > > When John died in Streator in 1896, his obit states that he had four > children. He only had two with my gg-grandmother and I believe these other two > to > be William and Frank/Joseph. The obit also states that they had come from > Clinton, Iowa about 10 years earlier. I would like to find the death record > for > Mary in hopes of filling in some details on her and possibly filling in the > gaps in those years. > > Thanks, > > Shelly in California > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >