Thank you, Nancy, in another msg for the pat on the back. I can use all I can get.<g> And, now, wonder if anyone can see something that I don't which might help Bill. Think the line below his sig fits a lot of us, anyway, does me. Uhhhhmmm, wonder if anyone has a phone number for the military records in St Louis mentioned down down below............. Bill, be sure you use the variations when inquiring anywhere about your ancestor. Gusky/Gayousky/Gajauskas/Gaiauskae Last things first. <g> I found 3 maillists (if you are not already on them) for Lithuania described here: http://members.aol.com/gfsjohnf/gen_mail_country-lit.html#LITHUANIA ------------- Obits for Gusky deaths 19 Jul 1934 and 30 Dec 1956: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_paper.htm#oldest Probably the Staunton Star Times and/or the Mt Olive Herald Three ways to get obits: 1. Some kind soul close to the microfilm will copy them for you. 2. Go here and pay $10 each from the IL State His Library for them to look them up cuz they have all papers available on microfilm and do lookups for a charge. IL Historical Library newspaper research policy - residents and non-residents http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/generes.htm#NEWSPAPER SEARCH POLICY Location, hours, address and phone number http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/generes.htm#LOCATION AND HOURS 3. Thru the IL State His Library in #2 above, these films are available thru interlibrary loan. Use the phone number above and ask the IL State His Library how and/or inquire at your local library. ------------ No more in the Staunton Memorial Park Cemetery book than what you have: GUSKY, Louise Apr 20, 1892 Dec 30, 1956 GUSKY, Wm. Apr 5, 1886 Jul 19, 1934 Sec. 2 W 1/2 Lot 133 ---------------- You said you had the marriage cert. Did you get the application with it which has the important stuff on it like parents' names, where they were married, etc? If it has a church named on it, possibly the church might have more of a record. -------------- Naturalization - if naturalized before getting to Macoupin Co - he would have had abt 10yrs from PA to IL, and could have been naturalized in PA. I chose Philadelphia. http://www.nara.gov/regional/findaids/phiguide.html Record Group 85 RECORDS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE Write or call NARA: http://www.nara.gov/regional/philacc.html (If they don't have the records, they should be able to lead you) More links for immigration and naturalization: http://www.CyndisList.com/immigrat.htm More links here for Ships and Passenger Lists: http://www.CyndisList.com/ships.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_guide.htm For WWI info - I don't have a phone number but should be able to inquire by writing here: Military Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63132 For W.W. I, W.W. II, and Korean War service records. -- WWI draft signup records at the courthouse. Yes, maybe those records are in the dome but you might try writing anyway if you haven't already. Think I would try the circuit clerk's office Circuit Clerk Macoupin County Courthouse Carlinville IL 62626 Doesn't hurt to ask. Send LSASE and ask about the naturalization time frame, too. Don't forget the surname variations. My copout. Really don't know that much about post 1900 records. Gloria At 01:23 PM 10/25/99 -0400, you wrote: >Gloria Frazier wrote: > >[snip] > >> I do have the Staunton Memorial Park Cem, Joan, if you don't have >> the ones outta it. > >Gloria, > >My grandfather and grandmother are buried in Staunton's Memorial Park >Cemetery. I have no idea what kind of information is available from >cemetery records or what you may have, but I'm working on >identification of his Lithuanian parents and confirmation of the >original spelling of his surname, which I believe to be Gajauskas. He >is William George Gusky (but Gayousky on his marriage license), b. Apr >5, 1886; m. Apr 19, 1910; d. Jul 19, 1934. Born Lithuania (possibly >around Gaure in the district of Taurage), emigrated alone in 1900 at >age 14 (allegedly to PA to work in coal mines), moved to IL and lived >in White City and Wilsonville until death. Wife buried with him is >Louise Schultz Gusky, born White City. I have quite a bit of data on >her, but am sorely lacking on him. Can't find him in PA, but his >younger brother Sam was in E. Vandergrift, PA the only place we see >him (1910 census, recorded surname Gaiauskae). > >If you have cemetery records or any other ideas, help would be >appreciated. I've gotten their marriage license and his death cert >from Macoupin Cty, Carlinville. Too early in the century for him to >have made Social Security application. Haven't tried for >naturalization papers yet, nor WW1 draft sign-up, since I heard that >Macoupin Cty courthouse rotunda record storage is now unsafe for clerk >access. No obits tried for, since I'm not sure how or where to try >for that time period. > >Thanks in advance. > >-- >Bill Gusky >DeLand, Florida >"Too soon oldt, und too late schmart!" > >