Hello- I am looking for info on five children orphaned in Arkansas in 1882 or soon thereafter when both parents died of the flu. LeRoy Wood/Woods and Ellen DeForrest Wood had three children when they arrived in or near the Heber Springs area of Arkansas with a traveling sawmill company that LeRoy either owned or worked for. Herbert LeRoy or Bert was the oldest who had been born in abt. 1867 in Wisconsin. Two girls; Edna (possibly Edna May), and Illa or Hilah - unknown birthdates and locations (could be any state). Ellen gave birth to a set of twins; a boy named DeForrest but called Dee, and a girl named DeEtta but later called Etta. Ellen died when the twins were infants (possibly in childbirth- but suffering from the flu) and LeRoy died soon thereafter. The five children were left orphaned. They were divided up and raised by different families apparently knowing of one another as they grew up and probably attending school together. What happened to Edna and Illa or Hilah? They are said to have been raised near Cleburne county where they knew their siblings growing up near them. They must have married somewhere near there- White county, Cleburne, or Van Buren counties. I cannot find a marriage record for either girl. Illa supposedly married and lived in her later life in Colorado. DeEtta married David Richard Harmon in 1898 in Cleburne county. She was probably raised by a family named Cotthern or Coffey? They apparently had a large horse ranch in or near Shiloh. Dee married a girl named Belle- unknown maiden name. In 1900 census he was living with a Birdsong family and listed as an orphan. He lived the last 12 years of his life in Arizona, near Prescott, as a farmer. His wife survived him and it isn't known where she went after his death. He may have had a daughter named Selma or a son named Dempsey. Bert was my ancestor. He worked for a dairy in the Heber Springs or Shiloh area for several years before moving into Missouri to work the lumber mills and he married there. He lost track of his siblings over the years and had a great desire to find them all; but wasn't successful at finding them. Does anyone have any clues that might help in the search for answers about this family? I'm particularly interested in the families that raised these children; a Birdsong family, a Cotthern/Coffey family, and two unknown families that cared for Illa and Edna. Since Bert worked for a Dairy- I'd like info on the family that ran that Dairy Also interested in anyone who has an Edna or Ila that could be mine. Have lots of info on Wood ancestry to share- a several photos. Sheri LeQuia 1227 Panorama Pt Merced, CA 95340 (209) 725-2974