I grew up in Peoria.There was a TB Sanitarium,also a state hospital in Bartonville that closed.I believe the records are at Zellar Zone In Peoria.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 11:45 AM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Re: Asylum Peoria County-Ann PURCELL > Hello > I missed much of the discussion about the asylums and recently began to > wonder if that could be where an illusive GGGrandmother may have vanished > to. Ann PURCELL (Ann McGEE>RIDGEWAT>PURCELL) was yet living in 1880 > according to the Peoria County history book I photocopied from, however, she > appears to have vanished from the earth as far as censuses and death records > and cemetery inscriptions go. She lived part of her life in Marshall County > when married to John RIDGEWAY and to Edward PURCELL, but apparently went back > to Peoria County in her later years. I now wonder if she contracted > tuberculosis during those last years, and spent them in the asylum. I've > spent years trying to find her grave (she was born about 1807 give or take 10 > years). > If anyone has access to asylum records, would you kindly take a look for > Ann Purcell for me? Thank you very much. Carol Ashby > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm >