New subscriber Myron Hinrichs 4945 D Street Petaluma CA 94952 USA email myronhinrichs@worldnet.att.net Robert Blanche married Emma Barlow, probably 1882, Caldwell Co, Missouri. Had children, Ella, Leila, b 9 Oct 1884 Larnard (sp ? Lerned) KN, Alice, Jenny and Will. Divorced in Mechanicsville, Iowa, abt 1920. We know alot about Emma Barlow, but nothing about where Robert Blanche came from because of outcast status after the divorce. Myron PS Origin of the name Blanche is hilarious. It is from the color of horses, ie Sorrel, Dun, Roan and Blank--which is no color. From that it moved to "the pale faced guy down the road, ie, Blank and then to Blanche.