Dear Jerry, I would be very interested in seeing any responses you receive to your inquiry. I also had ancestors living in the Jacksonville area in the 1880's. Their name was Major and I think they lived on the east side of town. Thanks for your time. Regards, Don Drury Jerry McClure wrote: > In an obituary of Corridon Cox, it states the following... > > "Immediately after their marriage they settled upon section 4, township 14, > range 9, where they lived until May 9th, 1880, when their home with all its > surroundings was swept away by a cyclone, which will long be remembered by > the residents of that neighborhood." > > Does anyone have any newpaper accounts of the destruction or people killed > or injured during this cyclone? If not, would it be possible for someone > to check the May 1880 Jacksonville newspaper to see what was written? > Thanks for any help! > > Jerry > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > ILMAGA Web site covers Central IL Counties of Scott; Morgan; Cass; > Menard; Sangamon; Macoupin and Greene. Check out our page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html