Sandy, and others on the list. This is a long shot but thought that I would take a chance and ask anyway. I asked Dot for a look up for a Knob cem in Marion Co., Ill. But she said that there is no cem by that name in Marion Co. I have been wondering if it may be a very old one and one that not many people know about now. It may be on private land. Has any one ever heard of a Knob cem there in Marion? Thanks, Glee -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Bollhorst <sandy@usafast.us> To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:49 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 unpublished.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 > >