Hi Mary Anne

Thanks so much. That really helps a lot. I'll be sending for the state death record for William. I may send for Anna's as well even though she isn't in my bloodline, as I think I might have found the family living in NJ in the 1880 census, and it would be nice to see if I'm right.

Not finding the kids' birth record is actually a good thing as well. It means I can stop looking for them.

I would love the obituaries for both William and Anna. All I have for William is a funeral card. I have a copy of Anna's obit, but its very dark and difficult to read, and one of my goals for the year is to put together a print copy of the family history. I searched for them on the fulton history site and got a couple stories, but no obits.

Still no word back from St Francis. If they will allow you to search, I'll let you know.

Rick