I'd be interested in any reference to Samuel or Jemima Water of or near Eminence. Don't have any specific dates, except around 1870-1880. Thanks, Jan Judy wrote: > Does your booklet show John Coffman d. Sep 25, 1874 Atlanta, IL and/or > his wife Christena COFFMAN d. 1878 Atlanta, IL? > > XWORD@aol.com wrote: > > > > I just picked up a copy of this booklet -- the preface basically says that > > the compilers (Decatur Gen. Soc., Mrs. Kenneth Patterson) ... > > > > 1) alphabetized all the entries by surname > > 2) compared the entries to other sources and added such information that > > seemed to match > > 3) caution the user that the name given MAY be the name of the person buying > > the coffin, not the deceased... > > 4) that the dates given were the dates of burial (or coffin sale?) from > > 1861-1890, then the date of death from 1890-1910. > > > > I am interested in testing the data -- that is, if some of the subscribers to > > this list had names and dates with which they were confident, and these folks > > happened to be in the NE corner of Logan Co. where Tuttle conducted business, > > I could check your names against the listings. > > > > Perhaps, too, if you wished to have me look for one or two particular > > surnames, I could let you know what info is contained therein for those > > names, and you could judge for yourself what the information means by > > comparing your notes to what the book says. > > > > Paul in Buffalo > > > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > > The first settlers came to Logan County in 1819. At that time it was Sangamon County. > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > Logan County is on roll 200 of the 1860 Census. It takes the whole roll.