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From: JK <>
Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] new subscriber
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:33:41 -0400
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I know what it's like to gain an excuse to do something you've meant to
do anyway........ for a long time....... after many delays......when you
get time

Thanx for the input. Looking forward to the help

By the way, I was really impressed by the help from Northeastern
Illinois University and I think their IRAD index is great. Well done.
(They don't charge for research, only photocopies)

John

ChicagoGenealogy wrote:
> I'll check the Chicago Death Index (microfilm) for you tonight and then
> email you directly with information about how to contact the County
> Clerk's office, etc.
>
> I don't think there's a connection between the two Smiths. Just a nice
> coincidence which means that I can probably give you a bit of help while
> doing something I've been meaning to do for a long time anyway.
>
> C
>
> JK wrote:
>> Since I've never searched your area, you'll have to give me a hint about
>> how to access the items you've suggested.
>> i.e is the Death Index on-line, does the Clerks Office deal over the
>> Internet, how about costs for research, etc
>>
>> A connection between the 2 Smiths would be a bit strange
>>
>> Here's a bit of what I've written so far about the tale
>> http://www.tavistock.net/stories/viewstory.php?sid=9
>>
>> There are also 2 male names noted (in Chicago) which I haven't added to
>> the story yet. The connections are tenuous at best and I don't want to
>> cast dispersions unless things are proven.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ChicagoGenealogy wrote:
>>
>>> Deaths before 1878 often appear in the Chicago Death Index, 1871-1933
>>> and if there's an entry there, I think it's likely that the Cook County
>>> Clerk's Office could provide you with information about the death,
>>> either from a "death certificate" or from a "death register." (I know of
>>> researchers who have gotten information about early deaths in that way.)
>>> And, I think there's a good chance that there would be burial
>>> information, although I'm not 100% sure. If it was my research project,
>>> I'd give it a try!
>>>
>>> I think this might be a good excuse for me to pop that index film on a
>>> reader to see if I could dig out the information about Catherine and
>>> aboujt the James A. Smith I'm researching who, I believe, died in the
>>> same year. I'll see if I can take a peek tonight and let you know what I
>>> find.
>>>
>>> C
>>>
>>> JK wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm looking to solve an old mystery relating to a death of one Catherine
>>>> Smith on March 29 1874.
>>>>
>>>> How would I go about finding out what happened to the body?
>>>>
>>>>
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