If you haven't already your first step would be to get a copy of his death certificate from the courthouse in Danville. You can write them if you aren't in the area. The death cert. frequently has place born and parents of the deceased. Vermilion County Courthouse, County Clerk's Office, 6 N Vermilion, Danville, IL 61832, 217-431-2616 You could also get marriage cert. and other info there. sincerely Rodney Hall -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Baughman <Brenda.Baughman@ncmail.net> To: ILVERMIL-L@rootsweb.com <ILVERMIL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 10:21 AM Subject: [ILVERMIL] Samuel Thornton 1869-1953 >Looking for info on Samuel M Thornton b 3-9-1869 in IL and died >1-10-1953 in Danville IL. Possibly married twice. One wife was >Theodosia Harris. Children include: Emma, Ola, Virgil, Lacy, Jewel, and >James. Trying to find anything. > > >==== ILVERMIL Mailing List ==== >Vermilion County, Illinois >The ILGenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilvermil/ > >============================== >Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! >