**NEWSFLASH**** MCLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS AUGUST 27,2000 I know that this may come as quite a shock, but some of your ancestors who resided in McLean County circa 1870 were living right near John The Baptist! Hard to believe isn't it? Yes, I am quite aware of and believe the account of the biblical John's unfortunate demise as recorded in Matthew Chapter 14. But while doing look-ups in the McLean County 1870 Census Index yesterday, I found this entry: JOHN, THE BAPTIST 35, M, W, Ire. Bloomington Twp 258 53 (Honest!) If this is your ancestor, perhaps we need to investigate this further and report back with the results :) Have a blessed--and fun--Sunday, Lisa P.S. Thanks to all of you who responded with information about ordering Illinois records--it was very helpful. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.