There has been an exciting addition to the vital record indexes available online, the IL Statewide Death Index, 1916 - 1950! Check it out at Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950 (more than 3 million entries) http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html Joan M. Benner, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Friendly Professional Research, Guided by the Golden Rule Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records P.O. Box 1559, Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495-1559 or for more information, http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm "Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest." --- Mark Twain, 1835-1910