Hoping someone will be able to help me. I am trying to locate information on my great grandfather, Harry McDermott's parents and siblings. His obituary (below), says he came to Jerseyville (Jersey County) as a young child. I know one sister, Katie McDermott Caton, was married in St, Clair. From Harry's obituary I know one sister and one brother were living in St. Clair in 1928 - "Mrs. W.A. Caton of East St. Louis" and "Will McDermott of East St. Louis" Harry McDermott's marriage application says his father was Frank. Mother was not listed. I have not been able to find them on the 1880 census. The St Clair site shows there is a least one McDermott listed in St. Augustine Cemetery. I am hoping someone could look it up and send me the information. MC DERMOTT St. Augustine - St. Augustine Cath. * SW1/4 SE1/4 31 Prairie du Long Cemetery V 6: 4 p. 194 My great grandfathers obituary: Alton Evening Telegraph Alton, IL Tuesday August 14, 1928 Harry McDermott Funeral Set For Wednesday, 2p.m. Burial to be in Oakwood Former Member of Fire Department Funeral services for Harry McDermott will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’ clock (above says 2 p.m.) at the Streeper funeral home and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Services will be conducted by the Rev. N.C. Henderson, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church. McDermott died at 11 o’clock Monday morning. He had been in a poor state of health a long time but the fatal attack came upon him last Thursday. Up to that time he had been up and about. Sunday morning Mr. McDermott felt much better and he remarked to his wife that he did not think it necessary to have the doctor any more for a while. However, late in the day he became much worse and several physicians were called. Harry McDermott came to Alton about 35 years ago from Jerseyville where he had spent his boyhood. He was born in Vicksburg, Miss., but had gone to Jerseyville when young with his parents. When a young man he took a job with the C & A railroad at Jerseyville and the work brought him to Alton much of the time, so he located here. He was married 32 years ago to Miss Hattie Dailey who survives him. He leaves also one son, Glenn McDermott, of Upper Alton. Between 25 and 30 years ago when-Upper Alton was a separate corporation he served two years as village marshal. In later years after Upper Alton became part of the city of Alton, McDermott held a place in the fire department several years. It was is a collision of a fire truck with a Chicago & Alton passenger train at the ninth street crossing that Harry McDermott was hurt. He had a hip fracture, a severe scalp wound inflicted and he was bruised and otherwise badly hurt. It was said that McDermott was lying on the track between the tender of the engine and the baggage car when the train stopped. He was in the hospital many weeks following the accident. McDermott was an amateur baseball player of note in his younger days. There are several of the old time ball players of Upper Alton who recall many a game they played with McDermott catching. Besides his wife and son he is survived by two brothers, Thomas of Kansas City, and Will McDermott of East St. Louis; and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Ford of Dennison, Texas and Mrs. W.A. Caton of East St. Louis. A number of relatives were expected to arrive in Alton today or tomorrow morning to attend the funeral. Thanks for your help, Kathleen McDermott Mirabella