This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kzavada Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/1288.256.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are you absolutely sure about location for your John? His brother was in Kankakee County,IL 1860 through 1900 census family search pilot website has some of his children's death certs listed under illinois deaths and stillbirths 1916-1947 http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home William Walter Jackson b. 8 Oct 1875 Manteno,Kankakee,IL d. Peotone,Will,IL(next county above Kankakee)3 May 1932 spouse Lydia Father Edmund Jackson mother Ann ADAMS both b. england Edmund Jackson b. 3 May 1853 Greenbush,NY(in Rensselaer Co) d. 9 Jul 1927 Fulton,WhitesideCo IL father Edmund Jackson b. Staffordhire Eng Ann Adams b. Malvern Hills,Eng Lucy M Jackson b. Staffordshire,Eng 5 Jan 1850 d. Mantno,Kankakee Co.,IL 3 Jan 1934 father Edmund Jackson b. Staffordshire eng mother Ann Adams b. Hefrodshire(Herefordshire) Your john's civil war enlistment and muster roll descriptions(includes physical description) found on IL state archives civil war http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/ Kankakee Valley Genealogy Society has death index entries for Edmund,d. 1905 and Ann d. 1901 http://www.kvgs.org/deathindex/content4801.html if you go to their main site under master cemetery index shows they are buried elmwood cemetery here's a listing from census of edmund and family 1860 Kankakee Co,Manteno post office Edmond railroad labor 40 b. england ann 37 england joseph,18 england thomas,16,england stephen,14,england david,12,england lucy m.,10,england edmond,7 NEW YORK William 3,IL(Walter William) Andrew,2,IL 1870 Manteno Edmond 49 farmer values$11000-$2500 b. eng ann 46 eng joseph 27 eng thomas 25 eng lucy 20 eng edmond 17 new york william 13 IL Andrew 12 IL G.W.(George)4 IL Kershaw,Elinor 48,servant,b. eng 1880 Manteno EDMUND,57, eng ann 56 eng joseph 35 eng Walter W 23 Il Andrew 21(d. 1884 buried elmwood)IL George W. 14,IL Lucy M.,29,england 1900 Manteno\Edmund b. aug 1820 married 59 yrs,USA 1851 ann b. aug 1823,married 59yrs,b. eng lucy m.,b. jan 1850 england george w.,b. dec 1865 IL 1860 through 1900 there's a john jackson b. apr 1826,england usa 1850,wife rebecca(nee taylor),kids emeline(nettie e.),(william)henry,(john)thomas,francis,ida,amanda and george r. on the IL death cert of son william henry parents are john jackson and wife rebecca taylor borth b. little port,england Kathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.