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.