Hello List Members, Carolyn Bettis suggested I subscribe to the list, and ask for your help. I am searching for the parents and siblings of my ggrandfather, William Arndt. He spent most of his life in Bunker Hill and Staunton, and is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery. On 31 May 1883, Charles Arndt of Staunton requested that the Macoupin County Court conduct an inquisition as to the insanity of his mother, Frederika Arndt (age 82). As a result, she was committed to the County Farm. A County Court record for 29 Dec 1884 shows she was to be transferred to the Eastern Illinois Hospital at Kankakee. Her death certificate from Kankakee County shows she died (age 85) at the hospital on 26 Apr 1885, and was buried in Kankakee (most likely in the hospital cemetery) on 28 Apr 1885. I suspect that Frederika and Charles are William's mother and brother, and want to find their birth dates or other info to establish this relationship. The woman I seek has a birth date of 17 Oct 1802, and name Lucia Friderica Christine Arndt nee Willert. The son has a birth date of 7 Feb 1836, and name Johann Carl Friedrich Arndt. The 1880 federal census for Macoupin County shows William's mother ("Lizzie" - age 77) living with him and his family. This same census shows Charles and Carrie Arndt and children as another household. I suspect that Charles was the husband of Caroline Arndt nee Langewisch. Will appreciate any info about a County Farm register, or marriage record for Charles. Perhaps someone can point me to the online Marriage Registry from the Illinois State Archives. Thanks for any help you might give. I will be happy to share the Staunton/Macoupin info I have gathered, if anyone is interested. Bob Arndt Belleville, IL rlaaea@peaknet.net