Marla, I have the book that Ginger mentions as well. It is very interesting. I think I found it in a book store in Paducah, KY. Cindy At 09:01 PM 7/16/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi again Marla, >I forgot there is some good, well-researched information >on Elias Cotton's (and a little on the Hill's) in the book: > >Early Pioneer Gravestones of Pope County, Illinois > >by Michael J. McNerney and Herb Meyer > >The address I have for them is >American Resources Group, Ltd. >127 North Washington Street >Carbondale, IL 62901 >phone # is 618-529-2741 >It is a thin book of some 42 pages but packed with >information and pictures of some of the stones. > >This is an excellent book that contains a lot of genealogy >information on several families in conjunction with their >research into the unique handmade tombstones found on >the graves of some of the family members. > >In case anyone else is interested, the families in the >book are: >Hazel; Rolston; Hays; Cotton; Hill; Ditterline; Ellis; Cannaday; >Sullenger; Watson; Scott; Beanard and (Shuffle)Barger > >Ginger >gingerh@intrnet.net > >---------- >> From: Marla Webb <dwebb@inquo.net> >> To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Shedville Cemetary >> Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 8:03 PM >> >> Is there any way to get a cemetary list of names of people buried there? In the >small town >> I grew up in, someone basically indexed all those buried in the cemetary with a >list of >> dates and everything. Do most cemetaries have this sort of registry available? >If so I am >> interested in the Shedville Cemetary in Pope Co. Where there are Cottons and >Hills buried. >> If this is available I would appreciate very much any help on how to obtain this >> information. >> Thank you >> Marla Webb >> dwebb@ inquo.net >> >> >> > >