I really need an opinion and direction from the obviously knowledgeable people on this list. The family I have in Humboldt Co. are John W. WOOD b. Sep 1853 in IL and d. 05 Oct 1914 Harris, Humboldt Co., CA. who married (16 Nov 1886) Mary Jane HUTCHENS b. July 1854, Oregon and d. aft. 1914. I sent for a copy of John's will and he leaves everything to his wife, uncle and brothers. I have to assume that either he had no children, or they preceded him in death. The other family member is William WOOD (John's uncle) b. 14 Apr 1826, Ohio and d. 02 Jul 1908, Harris, Humboldt Co., CA. In the 1870 census, William's wife is listed as Cloy (Indian) who is 20 years old. She is listed also in the 1900 census as Cheae (Indian). I got that from the website, so there's no other information in it. I don't have the 1880 census. These two families obviously lived together and had a ranch. I have to assume they did pretty well as I found a newspaper item (19 May 1899) in McLean Co., IL where the family lived that said John sent his mother $20 for her birthday. Big money back then. Could someone please tell me where to begin to look for any children of William and Cloy? Does anyone have access to the 1880 Harris census? How would I go about trying to determine what tribe William's wife was from? I am new to native American research and really need some guidance. Sorry this is so long. Thank you. Pam Haithcock McLean County Illinois Heritage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henline Bits and Pieces of McLean County http://members.tripod.com/~GenFamily/index.html