Could still be buried in Macoupin Co. - Montgomery Co. (Litchfield area) and Cahokia Twp. (Macoupin Co.) are "next" to each other. There are several cemeteries in Cahokia Township. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 9:32 PM Subject: [ILMacoupin] Burial of John Tatch...possibly in Litchfield? > Thank you(!) to Cindy & Debbi for the feedback & their insight on possible > burial places, and for letting me know that a burial on their own farm land > was a possibility. > > I went back to review the Probate records for John Tatch, and found the > following 4 mentions of the burial... > > 1. "Litchfield Feb. 14, 1861 > Received of Wm. Whitehouse the sum of nineteen dollars in full for > bore [bier?] & Coffin for John N. Tatch. > [signed] Tilmun Shore*" > > *(Tilmun Shore was a hardware merchant in Litchfield per 1870 census.) > > > 2. "Litchfield, June 18, 1861 > > Received of Wm. Whitehouse, Adm. of the estate of John N Tatch, > Six dollars in full for lumber to fence the grave of Said Tatch. > [signed] Perley & Co. > By AAP* > > *(Andrew A Perley was a Lumber Dealer in Litchfield, per census.) > > 3. "Sept 16, 1861 > > Amt paid of Grave Stones $28.35" > > (It says "stones" so I wonder if he needed more than one...? This sounds > like a lot of money in 1860, don't you think? At least I know it wasn't > marked with a wood marker.) > > 4. October 17, 1861 > > Received of William H Whitehouse Administrator of the Estate of John N. > Tatch deceased, $4.30 for making a grave fence. > [signed] Henry Davis > > Now I'm wondering...does this sound like he could be buried in > Litchfield, Montgomery County instead of Macoupin County? All the supplies seem to > have been bought in Litchfield, but then maybe that was the largest supplier in > the area for cemetery items & lumber supplies. Was Litchfield a major > supplier for the area back in 1860? > > Thanks for any thoughts on this one. > > Marianne > in CA > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > Illinois State Archives Databases > http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.