John: A quick look through Volume 5 of the cemetery records of Pike Co. (covers Detroit, Hardin, Montezuma, Pearl and Springcreek townships) reveals the following: Douglas Cemetery (1/2 mile north and 1/2 mile east of Milton): Creed Strawn 1833-1905 Helen Strawn 1840-1907 Martha Strawn 1860-1862 Adelia Strawn 1867-1876 Alvis Strawn b. 7 Dec 1826 - d. 7 Aug 1849 (On stone with Wm. Barber) French Cemetery (1/2 mile south and west of Milton) Alice Strawn (w. William M. Brown) 1849-1919 Calvin On Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:42:43 -0700 "John Rohde" <ROHTUCK@worldnet.att.net> writes: > Does anyone perhaps know where members of the Strawn family of Pike > Co., Illinois are buried? > I'm particularly interested in locating the graves of Edmund Strawn > and his second wife Mahala > who resided in Montezuma and Detroit Townships in the mid-nineteenth > century. Any leads on > the Strawns would be deeply appreciated. Thank you! > > John R. Rohde II > >