Judy, I have four McEntire families in the area - and there must be at least 40 Elizabeths among them. Could you give me a clue as to her husband's name or those of her children? Was she in Marion Co for the 1850 census? 1860 census? 1870 census? 1900 census? 1910 census? 1920 census? Do you have a land description for the land she got under the Homestead Act in 1877? With a land description, I could check the real estate assessment books owned by the Society to see if I could come up with a sale date. Without a land description, searching all the books in the world wouldn't accomplish much. Is she a widow or single? This sort of information could separate her from all the other Elizabeths, which would be most helpful. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rlvjkv@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:34 AM Subject: Re: 1880 census > Mysty, Thank you for the reply. I am looking for an Elizabeth McEntire. I > need to caution you that there are two widowed Elizabeth McEntire's in Marion > County during this time period. The Elizabeth I am looking for should be > about 41 years old. It is only family story that she was Indian. She bought > land under the homestead act in Marion County in 1877. One of her children is > shown grown and living with someone else as a farm hand. I have searched the > census over and have been unable to find her. I have been at a brick wall > with this and thought I would try some other avenues to locate her. I s there > someone there in Marion County that does court house look ups. My other > thought was to see when that piece of land was sold. I do know that she > remained in Marion County until her death in 1930. Any help would be great. > Judy > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >