Sharon wrote: > > Hi Connie, > > This may be of some help. > > PLAT BOOK of Macoupin Co. Illinois, 1893-4 > > Historical Directory > Lists: > SNIP > However, the 1875 Atlas shows the first one as owned by T. L. SNIP > The 1875 Atlas also shows the Church/Cem in Sec. 20 as Meth. > Ch./Cem. > > Maybe the land records would give more information. > > Sharon Buethner Hi Sharon, Could you please do a similar look-up for any READER entries in Western Mound township? I know that my g-grandfather George W. READER (1847-1930) owned land there, but I am not sure how much and which sections. His father Paschal L. READER (1812-1876) had entered land from the government in the 1830's and may have bought more privately and I want to compare that to what might have been the extent of family holdings in the post Civil War era. Also, John HAGAMAN was G.W.'s brother-in-law and he bought some of the READER land from the family after Paschal's death. My grandfather, Ernest READER, was born in 1890 so I am especially interested in the location of his father's house. What land records are you referring to? The only thing that I could find on-line just shows the original federal land sales, and not later private transfers. Don Reader St. Louis, MO e-mail: readerd@storz.com