Please check the address you sent this message to and try again. I received 25 such messages in error. Pat Grell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: zavada <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 4:06 PM Subject: [ILWILL-L] Re: COPE surname in will county >Hi Joy, >1-from the will county death index(1877-1915)then illinois state death index >takes over(1915-1945) >Martha Cope age 75 years died 1-6-1900 in joliet buried oakwood cemetery >joliet >Henry W. Cope age 71 years1month died 1-23-1915 in Joliet buried oakwood >cem.,joliet >there are quite a few cooks buried in oakwood joliet also. >2-The sextant for oakwood is Bob Iverson,runs Iverson Florist shop in >joliet. >3-Request joliet public library reference dept (contact name Roger)to look >for copies of their obits since you have exact death dates. Cost is $5.00 >plus copies(.25 cents per page). Particulars are up on will county website >4-Have you done a search of the will county website to see if there is >anything or anyone listed?Have you checked genweb illinois also? >5-illinois marriage index >COPE marriages in will county only. There are MANY listings for cope in >other counties of illinois >Benjamin to Rycroft,Elizabeth 15 aug 1888 >Charles to Wiles,Louisa 26 oct 1870 >Henry W. to Cook,Lottie V. 6 jul 1865 >Minnie M.(probably your Mary Miranda-minnie being a nickname) to >Davis,William H. 25 dec 1877 >***a william davis age 49y1m11d died 7jul 1879 in joliet buried oakwood >joliet >***a mary davis age 25y6m5d died 25 apr 1900 joliet buried lafyette indiana >***a william davis age 87y5m16d died 3mar 1899 in joliet buried oakwood >joliet >Will County clerk,north chicago street,joliet will get you copies of these >for $9.00 each. >The marriages prior to abt. 1876 will NOT have parents names listed BUT may >have an affadavit of age signed by a parent or other adult relative if the >bride was under age 18 and or the groom was under age21. Marriages after mid >1870 mostly have parents names listed and might have the location the >marriage took place so you can check the church record. >I could get zerox copies of all of these marriages for you. Copies are not >certified nor are they the best quality but I charge less far less than the >will county clerk does. >Anyway hope this info helps you. >Kathy will county volunteer > > >