Thanks for the information, Bill. Mattie Colson was born about 1871 and died in 1951. I do have her death certificate which lists her father incorrectly and also states she was a widow. She died in the Peoria State Hospital. I'll start by contacting these 8 to whom you refer. Thanks again. Chris - in Oregon [email protected] wrote: > I do not know what time period you may have in mind, but I checked in the > phone directory and there are eight persons named COLSON in the latest > directory. > You should be able to access these names and addresses thru online phone > directories like LYCOS www.lycos.com > I hope this helps. > Bill in Denver > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm