Leanna, The only surefire way would be to look the name up in Glen Minor's cemetery books. There are major gaps concerning the Shawneetown newspapers being microfilmed. There's also a number of wills and probates that were taken out of the courthouse around the time of the 1937 flood. A link to the cemetery books can be found on the Gallatin County ILGenWeb site at www.rootsweb.com/~ilgalla2/cemeteries.html. Also, if he was Catholic you may want to check with the local churches. Their parish records are probably more complete than the county's. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave www.IllinoisHistory.com

thanks Jon...I'll try that. I appreciate it! Leanna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Musgrave" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Southern IL 1810 Census > Leanna, > > The only surefire way would be to look the name up in Glen Minor's cemetery > books. There are major gaps concerning the Shawneetown newspapers being > microfilmed. There's also a number of wills and probates that were taken out > of the courthouse around the time of the 1937 flood. A link to the cemetery > books can be found on the Gallatin County ILGenWeb site at > www.rootsweb.com/~ilgalla2/cemeteries.html. > > Also, if he was Catholic you may want to check with the local churches. > Their parish records are probably more complete than the county's. > > Sincerely, > > Jon Musgrave > www.IllinoisHistory.com >