I am in need of some help from a good Samaritan. I have been looking for information on my great grandfather, David S. Sears born abt. 1834 in New York. He married Harriet Crose in Illinois November 1, 1857 in McLean County, Illinois. I need information including his death date/place, parents, siblings etc. I am unable to trace my line beyond him despite lots of attempts. I have sent for marriage records, but in 1857 parents and birthdate, etc. were not recorded. I believe he died and was buried in Illinois between 1861 (the birth of my grandfather) and 1867 (when his wife remarried). There are no records of him that I can find after the 1860 census where he was living in Waynesville, Dewitt County with his wife and 2 children, Effie and George. His wife remarried to a man named John Padgett. She is buried in Saybrook, Illinois and I know lived on a farm there and raised her family there. I believe it is likely that David Sears may be buried one of the cemeteries in or around Saybrook. Does anyone have the listings of people buried in those cemeteries. If so, could you kindly look to see if he is there. Any information is appreciated including advice on how else to proceed. I think I have exhausted all of my leads. Thanks. Marsha Sears Anderson anderson.marsha@tchden.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message is legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any release, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author immediately by replying to this message and delete the original message. Thank you.