What is really interesting about this conversation is that so many list members actually lived in Decatur or Macon County. On most lists I deal with the researchers have never lived in the county, quite probably have never even been there. I know some on the list still live there. Do any of the rest of you have relatives still living there whose arms you can twist to go to the courthouse for you? That's what I do. Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al