Hi, I don't know if you have seen the newspaper obit. for Maude Sanford, but I have notes on her. It comes from the Macoupin County Enquirer, March 6, 1889 page 1. This was on the microfilm of Miscellaneous newspapers. There are only a few obits for various years. Luckily she was one of them. Mary Miss Maude Sanford, died Sunday, March 3, 1889 at 2:00 a.m. Aged 20 y. 2 m. 10 days. Died at Girard. Born Dec. 23, 1868 at Girard. Her mother survives. She came to this town a short time after her birth. Her parents moved from the town of Girard to a farm west of the city then after a few years, back to Girard and stayed until her death. She died of consumption which she had for several months. Funeral was at the Baptist church, Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Kitzmiller officiating. Buried Union Chapel cemetery. --------------------------------------- I have a mysterious divorce in my Hays line. Where did it happen? Not Macoupin. Oklahoma? Anyone with access to OK census indexes for Alexander Sanford? 1870, 1880, 1900? Elizabeth "Liz" HAYS b: 23 Dec 1847 in IL d: 02 Jun 1930 Fact 2: 04 Jun 1930 Buried Union Chapel Cem N Otter Twp Macoupin Co IL +Alexander SANFORD m: 14 Jun 1866 in Macoupin Co IL Note: Marriage License Macoupin County IL, #5199, Vol #5. Divorced. (A theory is that they might have gone to Choctaw Nation in McAllister, OK, possibly divorced there and Liz returned to IL or other variation of events. Or, may have been mental depression involved from loss of daughter. Guesssssiiiinnngg) Only child of Alexander and Elizabeth Hays Sanford: Eva Maude "Maude" SANFORD b: 23 Dec 1868 d: 03 Mar 1889 in Macoupin Co IL Note: Death Cert #2665, Vol 1, Page 205, Macoupin County, IL, Typhoid pneumonia and bronchitis, reads Maude Sanford. Fact 2: Buried Union Chapel Cem N Otter Twp Macoupin Co IL This is the fancy stone at Union Chapel in the shape of a chair. *2nd Husband of Elizabeth "Liz" HAYS: +Elah "Ely" JONES b: 08 Mar 1837 in Waverly Morgan Co IL m: Aft. Aug 1892 d: 08 Nov 1900 Fact 2: Buried Jones Cem transferred East Cem Waverly Morgan Co IL Father: Robert Augustus JONES Mother: Letitia (Lutisha) Ann ENGLAND (This was a second marriage for Elah. He was first married to Liz' sister Mary Ann Hays.) Appreciate any information. Thanks. Gloria Frazier West Plains, MO ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== Macoupin County Books that may be of interest: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_pubook.htm Macoupin County Books and Cemetery Listings for sale: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm