Thanks Donna. I had James and Penelope's cemetery record but not the other two Beattys. I wonder if they may tie in with James and Penelope, all being residents of the same county. James and Penelope were living with Sarah Cooper King in 1870 in Benton County Iowa. In 1880, Penelope is living with her daughter Jane Beatty Moor and husband Henderson Moor in Poweshiek, Iowa. So I'm assuming that both James and Penelope moved in with Jane sometime during the 1870's, as James is also buried in Poweshiek. Sarah Beatty Cooper Titus grave record is also listed: Name: Sarah Titus Birth Date: 1817 Death Date: 28 Nov. 1877 Cemetery: Alice Union Town: Palermo Relative: Wife of T.L. Grundy County Iowa Grave Records Sarah died only 3 weeks after her stepfather/uncle James Beatty. I've wondered whether the two deaths were tied somehow. Michal "Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right, by these we reach divinity." John Donne