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From: Lois Hill <>
Subject: Re: [ILLASALL] Thanks MUCH!
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 14:11:08 -0500


Martha
I am sorry that I missed you. I am having some minor repairs done to my home
so I have to stick around pretty close. I am glad that you are satified with
all of the information that the guild found for you. We will gladly help
anyone from LaSalle County.
Visit again,
Lois

Martha Murphy wrote:

> Hi to all. I just visited the LaSalle County Genealogy Guild's wonderful
> library last week and I want to tell you all what a WONDERFUL experience it
> was! I am a 'rank' novice at this and this was my first time doing real
> live research. I especially want to thank Lois, who started the ball
> rolling. I'm sorry that I couldn't get there earlier and meet you face to
> face. What a surprise to walk into the building and have someone hand me
> several copies from the census and a copy of my Grandparents marriage
> affidavit! Then I got to meet Patti and Jim and had a delightful day
> looking through records that they both helped me find. Thanks to them I
> now have added two generations to my ancestors and discovered that my
> father had a brother who died in 1927! No one had ever mentioned him. He
> died at the age of 22 from "Heart Failure". This was very important to me
> since my father died at 60 from a massive heart attack and as far as I know
> all of his other siblings had similar experiences........ I also
> discovered that my Grandmother apparently came from Bureau County and have
> another lead to follow.
>
> Thank you all again so very much for all of your help! I promise that I
> will be back again!
>
> Martha in Texas
>
>
> Researching FORD in LaSalle County and Pinn in Bureau County, Illinois
>
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