This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/385.3.2 Message Board Post: I'm no expert on Morgan Co. Cemeteries but might be of a little help. Are you sure that you have the right cemetery? Where did you find the phrase "on the banks of the Illinois River"? The cemetery you described is no where near the Illinois River which is MILES to the west. I am looking at my 1988 plat book of Morgan Co. As you can see, it is out of date. However, I found an item of interest for you. We now are in the process of getting a new four lane which bypasses J'ville on the west. There is an interchange up in the area near section 10. There is a pond of some sort which is probably in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of section 10. It has been there for a while but I'm not sure when it was made. From that spot, you CAN see J'ville. Now, in the NE1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of section 10 there is a cemetery on this plat map. It is on the west side of Gravel Springs Road. It is just south of Mauvaise Terre Creek. That road is about 1 1/2 lanes wide and has ! trees on both sides. I don't think you could see J'ville from there even if there were no trees. You have to go down a "hill" to get to the bridge. It could be that the cemetery is on the flat part of the land where the road goes downhill. There might be a pond there but I don't know. This cemetery is NORTH of old Route 104. The "pond" I'm thinking about near the new four lane is SOUTH of old Route 104. Mauvaise Terre Creek goes west to the river but in section 10, it is not any where near the river. It could be that the cemetery on Gravel Springs Road was on the banks of the creek rather than the river. Knowing the source of the "banks of the river" statement will be a big help. Have you checked the deeds to see where your ancestor owned land? That might be a clue about where the cemetery is. The part of Morgan Co. that touches the river is only six sections "tall" from North to South. Of course, since the river curves a bit eastward in the middle of the area! (to Meredosia) and then back westward, the "bank" is longer than six miles. Not much area if you are looking for a cemetery down there. There are cemeteries up on the bluffs from which you can see the river (or at least Meredosia). Could be that the "banks of the river" statement was "relative" (no pun intended) to how far a grave was from the river. Maybe you can post more info. here and someone else can fill you in. (The street in Jacksonville is spelled Mauvaisterre. It is pronounced Mova (rhymes with Nova) Star.) Somehow, my name and email address don't seem to get printed as posting a reply. So, feel free to contact me as follows. At least I can offer sympathy. Kathleen (STANFIELD) COOK rchrdcck@aol.com