In a message dated 12/9/2004 2:08:48 AM Central Standard Time, wildbill@oregontrail.net writes: Does anyone have any ideas on how I would find out information on their years in St. Clair County. Greetings, Bill! Have you looked at the St. Clair County Web Page? St. Clair County (Illinois) Genealogical Society http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/stchome.htm If you scroll down to Church Records, you'll see a link to Catholic Parish registers. If you are in the Belleville, IL or St. Louis, MO area you can go to either the Belleville Public Library or the main branch of the St. Louis County Library and look at these church records on microfilm. Sometimes there are other little clues contained in them besides the usual information. I can't remember the name of the Catholic church in Mascoutah but if you can't find it, I bet the Web Page owner can help you. Good luck. Gloria