Tim, Have you written to the sexton of the Alton City Cemetery? Forgotten the exact address but bet there is someone who can get for you. They have excellent records. Were a great help to me. Connie ---------- > > Melissa, That is a help.I never heard of IRAD. Does > anyone have any suggestions about this? > My GGG Grandparents died in Alton and are in the city cem. with only death > yrs. 1872 and 73.Many of their 7 children were young, under 10. > I know the last one born in 71 went to an uncle in davenport.Only one uncle > was in Alton and None of them are on a census with him.Where would the > children be , if they all say that they grew up in Alton on Obits?And how > could I find them? I need to see if a will exists for the parents in 1872 or > 3.Hopefully the single dad thought of it in case he died. Thanks ,Tim > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: RootsWeb > would cease to exist > if not for the support of folks like you. By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or > Donor, you help RootsWeb > provide Web and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing > lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and > search engines to > make huge amounts of genealogical data freely available to Internet > genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! > http://www.rootsweb.com/