Good Morning Cathy, I can find no reference to GLUMP surname in will county other than will county death index listed below. Checked available Joliet city directories(1872-1890's),death index and marriage index. BLOCK 1880 census Green Garden Township page 88 D BLOCK John 40 b. Meck(Mecklinburg Germany) Marie 41 b. Meck SCHLOTMANN,Christian,step son,20,b.IL parents b. Meck " ,Caroline,18,step daughter,b.IL " ,George,15,step son,b.IL BLOCK,Carl,son,8,b.IL " ,William,son,6,b.IL illinois state marriage index BLOCK,John married will county Mrs. Maria SCHOLTMANN 20 Apr 1871. The only GLUMP death listed anywhere in the state of illinois(1916-1950) is Joseph died 11 Sep 1938 in DuPage COUNTY(not DuPage township which is in Will County). Will county death index 1877-1915-voluintary IL state did not require death certs. until 1916: GLUMP,Henrietta age 35yrs died 1-04-1896 joliet buried joliet twp GLEMP,Fred age 14yr3mo2days died 6-12-1898 Joliet buried St. Peters (Luth) cem. GLOMP,Samuel age 50yrs2mo7days died 2-17-1900 Joliet buried Germ. Luth cem.,Joliet NO listings for GALT or any variant,none for BLOCK in Joliet. Good Hunting, Regards, Kathy _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail