I am looking for Marshalla/Marcella Burk/Burck/Burke. She married Patrick SHAW, abt 1868, probably in New Jersey. They had two (so far known) children: Ann Elis(z)abeth SHAW, b. 21 Feb 1869, Newark, Essex, NJ John SHAW, b. 1870, Newark, Essex, NJ Ann Elis(z)abeth SHAW m. Artemus HATCH in Oneida, NY in 1886, and assumed the name of Lydia at the same time. 'Lydia' and Art(emus) moved to Kansas in 1886, presumably immediately after their marriage. Artemus and 'Lydia' had the following children: Artie (Artha, Artemesia?), female, b. Kansas, Sep 1886 Earl(e), male Lloyd, male Lula (Louie), female Leo, male John, male, b. Sylvia, Kansas Willie (William), male, b. Sylvia, Kansas This has been my most extreme brick wall for many years now. 'Lydia' managed to keep the secret of her past for over 100 years! Not even any of her children knew. With a lot of online help, I was able to find out 'Lydia's' birth name only about a week ago. Marshalla/Marcella Burk/Burck/Burke may have been of Indian descent, through her mother's line, but at this point, that is only a rumor. Thanks for any help, suggestions, or info! Anne ==== BURK Mailing List ==== REMINDER ! ! ! Messages exceeding 20,000 bytes (20KB) will not be processed; in otherwords, it will not be sent to the list membership. =======================================================