1859 would makes sense, as it would have her 17 years old at the time of her marriage. 1853 would have made her 11. Possible, but not probable. Thank you very much. By the way, what material were the stones made out of in those days? Sharon "saleguas@motion.net" wrote: > The inscription on the stone is as listed in the Jacksonville East > Cemetery listing (a work in progress) - the stone is extremely hard to > read - I couldn't make out whether the death year was 1853 or 1859. > > You wrote: > > >Hi Listers, > > > >Is there anyone who would be willing to take a photo and/or copy the > >information from a grave stone? My gg grandfather's first wife, Margaret > >J. ROUT is buried in East Cemetery. Her age was 30 years old, burial May > >1859. > > > >Thank you to anyone who can help. > > > >Sharon Bookmyer > >Napa CA > > > > > >==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > >Check out all the resources we have online for Morgan County. > >Births, deaths, Wills/probates, church, census, cemetery, etc. > >Take a few hours and check these out. > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > New For Cass County: The 1892 Biographical Review Index for Cass, Brown, and Schuyler Counties, Illinois > All on the MAGA site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html