This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MartheLawton Surnames: Oliver Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/177/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I am stuck and have been for quite awhile and am hoping that some of the more experienced researchers might have some advice for me. I have been looking for the name of my grandfather's mother. His father was married twice after his mother, and I have been able to locate the marriage records for those two women, but simply don't know where to look for the name of my ggrandmother. My grandfather, Thomas was born in 1888 in Arkansas'to William F. Oliver and unknown mother. He had a sister, Nola born 1887 in Arkansas. The 1890 Federal census may have helped me, but I cannot find any substitutes that would help me in either Arkansas or OK Indian Territory. I have located my ggrandfathers subsequent marriage records in Choctaw Nation IT in 1895, and then to his last wife in 1908 in Haskell County. The 1910 census tells me that William was born in May 1857, but I do not trust that 100% because of conflicting information given on censuses through the years. I know my grandfather Thomas was born in Boonville, Logan County Arkansas through his Draft record. But I don't know how to find any records that would identify his mother. To my knowledge he was not a veteran of WWI although he registered for that Draft and he died in 1938, so of course no SS Death record. Alternatively, his father William also was not a veteran of a war, so compiled military records won't serve me here. I am thinking that since Thomas was born in Logan County, that that his parents might have married in that County or adjoining one. I did find a marriage index with an entry for a WF Oliver marriage to AE Taylor 10 Sep 1885 in Scott County Ar, which is adjacent to Logan County. I do plan to pursue this lead. But other than that, I am out of ideas of how to identify my grgrandmother. Does anyone have any ideas on other resources that might help me find out her name? My thinking is that whatever happened, death, or divorce or abandonment, etc. happened in Ar! kansas before William moved to IT. Although it's possible that she disappeared after they moved to IT. In the 1900 census, William is listed with the second wife along with my grandfather Thomas and grandaunt Nola in Choctaw Nation IT. So what happened to Thomas mother? Did she die in Arkansas? Or OK Indian Territory? I simply don't know where to look now. Thanks in advance for any pointers! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.