I have a book compiled by Virginia L. Mansker named Obituaries from the Rockwood Area. As I understand it, Virginia is not ready to print more of these books until at least 10 orders or more have been sent to her. This book was first printed in 1998. Many of the obits are from the 1800's and many from the early to mid 1900's, ending with the year 1997, with a few of early 1998. Many just have ties to the Rockwood area. If you want to know if your relatives are listed, please ask me. If you want a book, just tell me. I will be glad to tell you how many times and on what pages your families are listed so that you can see if you would like to have a book. Please tell your friends and relatives if they have a tie to Rockwood. It has 205 pages. Obits tell all the relatives in many cases, so this one is invaluable. Virginia does not know that I am writing this. I just think this book is so great that you might want one. Velda Wittenbrink Moore Randolph County Genealogical Society visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/

Hi Velda Thanks for posting your message. I'm interested in perhaps, purchasing a copy of the book IF, my ancestors are listed. Would you check? and also, how much is the book going for? Surname is GRAY they married into the Bilderbeck line. Thanks in advance -Cheryl -----Original Message----- From: Velda Moore [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 7:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILRANDOL] OBITUARIES from Rockwood, IL area I have a book compiled by Virginia L. Mansker named Obituaries from the Rockwood Area. As I understand it, Virginia is not ready to print more of these books until at least 10 orders or more have been sent to her. This book was first printed in 1998. Many of the obits are from the 1800's and many from the early to mid 1900's, ending with the year 1997, with a few of early 1998. Many just have ties to the Rockwood area. If you want to know if your relatives are listed, please ask me. If you want a book, just tell me. I will be glad to tell you how many times and on what pages your families are listed so that you can see if you would like to have a book. Please tell your friends and relatives if they have a tie to Rockwood. It has 205 pages. Obits tell all the relatives in many cases, so this one is invaluable. Virginia does not know that I am writing this. I just think this book is so great that you might want one. Velda Wittenbrink Moore Randolph County Genealogical Society visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrcgs/ ==== ILRANDOL Mailing List ==== Welcome, Please send an email to the list showing in all capitol letters your SURNAME'S (only) that you are researching. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237