You could try contacting the Haynor Public Library in Alton. They have an index to the local papers, and I know it covers that time period as I found my an obit for an acestor that died in 1898 when I was there last year. The web page for Haynor is http://www.haynerlibrary.org/genealogy.htm Kim Kolk --------------------------------------- [email protected] Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, POYNTER, WEISS On Sep 17, 2006, at 2:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:55:59 -0500 > From: "Mary Wallendorff" <[email protected]> > Subject: [ILMACOUP] John Leonard > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I'm trying to find a John Leonard b. abt 1822. I think he was born > in KY because his sister Mary Elizabeth was born there in 1834. > With the age difference he could have been born somewhere else. I > know Mary was in Macoupin Co. in the early 1850's. > > John was in Alton, IL in 1900 living with relatives at the age of > 78. He might have died between 1901or 1902 in Alton but I could be > wrong. > > Any help would be great. Thanks Mary