Tho we research in KY, many of our families moved to Chicago and Cook Co IL for jobs years ago. Of course, most of the oldest Cook Co records were destroyed by the Chicago fire, but if you had family there, you might be interested in this article from the Chicago Tribune. 75 years is not that far back ... but this might help! http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-digital07sep07,0,1385623.s tory Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/