---------- >> > > > ---------- > > From: Sally Smith <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] Neighbors > > Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 5:17 PM > > > > I don't believe that in the 1880's they were embalming bodies. That > didn't > > start until the early 1900's. The neighbors could have prepared the body > > and buried so they would have supplied the info for death certificate. > > > > Sally Smith > > Lake Havasu City, AZ > > ---------- > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Neighbors > > > Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 3:39 PM > > > > > > Hi listers, I have a friend that has a death certificate for an > ancestor > > who > > > died in the 1880's (Sorry, she didn't tell me the exact year) where the > > > > 'signature' in the blank for Mortuary/Funeral Home is: neighbors > > > > > > My friend insists that 'Their neighbors took care of the morticians > > duties'. > > > I feel more inclined to believe the Mortician/Funeral Director was > > Neighbors > > > Mortuary. Is there anyone who can check a city directory for me? I > can't > > > believe that just anybody could embalm a body! > > > > > > E. Young > > > > > > > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > > > Visit the Peoria County USGenWeb Home Page! > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpeoria/peoria.htm