To the person working on YATES: Just wanted to make sure you knew that West Frankfort is in Franklin County (not Saline County). Also, fyi, there were some YATES in Herrin, IL (Williamson County). The counties in So. IL are rather small and our folks (and their extended families) are often found in multiple counties. So good luck in your search. To anyone out there not familiar with the great State of Illinois: Folks researching are sooooo fortunate to have an excellent on-line web site provided by the State. If you are researching Illinois and have not become intimately familiar with the following web site, you are missing out on a lot: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html To the person working on PEMBERTON: As a child, I attended Washington Grade School in Johnston City, IL (Williamson County). Across from that school, we had a little "mom and pop" grocery store where many of us went to purchase sack lunches, etc. If memory serves, that store was run by a PEMBERTON family. For what ever it is worth . . . Good Hunting to All and to All a Good Nite, Jo Ann AVERY HENDERSON HIGDON Bermuda Dunes, CA rlhcpa@aol.com