Hi Sandy: I have looked for one of my relatives for 15 years and still unable to find a grave I know that she died and is buried in and around Odin . Salem Marion County . I have narrowed her death down to 1900-1910. Her name was Nancy Ann Alexander and she was born 1822 . She was living with her daughter Nancy Ferguson in 1900 census. I have checked all the records but she died before they required to record them. I was wondering could you check the cemeteries that you have . I think that she did not have a stone on her grave. . If only I could get where she is buried Maybe I could find a family member that purchased the grave... I really hope that some one could help me... This lady is my only connection to the BREWERs family line. I don't know what happened to her first husband ? BREWER...... thank you very much for any help Shirley Brewer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Bollhorst" <sandy@usafast.us> To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > Dot > I too have cemetery books 2 & 3 and would be happy to add my name to your to > do look ups but have no idea how to get to the site to add myself. If you > would loke help please tell me how to get there LOL. I also live in Marion > County and have walked and recorded most of the cemeteries there andI am in > the process of getting them off the recorder and onto paper then Ican do > research from them also > Sandy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gengar" <gengar@centurytel.net> > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 3:22 PM > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Marion Co. Cemetery books > > > > I thought a few words about cemetery books for Marion Co. might be of > help. > > > > The Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society has published four > > cemetery books. None of them include Centralia. The cost of each book is > > $35 plus shipping. Most of them are 300 pages or more and one is probably > > over 500 pages. > > > > Each book includes a few townships. > > > > Book # 1 > > Patoka > > Foster > > Carrigan > > Tonti > > > > Book # 2 > > Alma > > Kinmundy > > Meacham > > Omega > > Those two books above cover the upper half of Marion Co. > > > > Book # 3 > > Haines > > Iuka > > Romaine > > Stevenson > > This book covers the southeastern corner of Marion Co. > > > > Book # 4 > > Odin > > Raccoon > > Sandoval > > EXCLUDING Hillcrest Cemetery > > > > That leaves the two most populus townships-----Salem and Centralia > > unpublished. > > > > I understand that it takes a LOT of work to inventory cemeteries, type the > > data, cross reference for notes, proofread and then have books printed. > The > > index of each book has a full name index----every person, alphabetical > > order, not just a surname. All of this is done by volunteers. Many > members > > of the genealogical society, live out of state so that leaves a few people > > who do a lot. > > > > I can say that as a volunteer to do lookups, it very rewarding to help > > people find some long lost relative or conquer a "brick wall". But when > > someone asks for ALL of a surname, and it is a common surname---at least > in > > Marion Co., it can be a bit overwhelming. It is helpful if requests are > > made for specific people. That way more people can be helped without > > spending hours for one lookup and maybe the names sent include only a few > > that they really know anything about at all. > > > > Thanks for letting me have my say. > > > > Dot > > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the > digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com