Oakland Illinois Genealogy

Here is a group of mourning cards from the Rutherford's collection that were not family. Left click on the image to enlarge so you can read it.
The amount of black used on the card dictates the expense of having it printed- more black ink= more money.
The wealthier families were all black.
The are a few more of these that will be posted later- I am trying to do a variety of items to keep you interested.