This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wh.2ADE/1862.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Carol, I'm from Jackson County but don't know anything about the cemetery or a fire. You may want to check with the Illinois State Archives. They might know something. You can send an e-mail through their website at www.sos.state.il.us. CLick on departments and then Illinois State Archives. They may have information and they may also have records of some sort. They have so much stuff!