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Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, IL - will do Lookups
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 11:16:35 -0600
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Hello Carol,

I think you would need to contact the City of Carbondale in order to find
out this sort of information. At least, that is where I would start.

You can contact the Carbondale City Clerk's Office at (618) 549-5302 or
E-Mail:

Hope this helps,

Karima

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From: "Carol Garbo" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, IL - will do Lookups


> Karima: What I am seeking in regards to Oakland is information that
> could possibly help some of us solve a few family mysteries. For
> example, I have been told that the first record of a lot being sold at
> Oakland is 1877. However, I have a relative (a child named Grant
> Trobaug) who died 18 Feb. 1873 and is buried at Oakland; we would like
> to find out who purchased his grave and when. For all we know, he was
> buried elsewhere, exhumed and reburied at Oakland. We would like to
> know exactly when Oakland Cemetery came into existence and also from
> whom the land was obtained. It is possible that the land was obtained
> from some of our ancestors.

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