This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/1060.1 Message Board Post: I found the same family in the 1870 census.. I'm sending you a few links that you can search. While I'm at the Library today I'll look for an obit for James K. Hicks & Archilbald J. Turner..A.J. could be the son of Katie Hicks/A.D. Turner..This might give you survivors names, at least a place to start..Will let you know what I find....Alma 1870 Merced Co. census http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ca/merced/1870/ Vital search>Birth, Death & Marriage http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ James K. Hicks age: 72 yrs Co 24: Merced Co. Death date: Feb 10, 1935 1870 Merced Co. census Merced Co. Death index >Recorders office< http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/mcd/mcddeath.htm WebCat...Merced Co. Library> Click on newspapers at top of page. http://library.co.merced.ca.us/uhtbin/webcat SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ARGUS MARRIED Oct 16, 1886 Headline/Caption: MARRIED Abstract: Oct 12 Personal Name: Turner Personal Name: Hicks, Katie Subject Heading: Marriage City: Livingston Issue Date: Oct 16, 1886 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ARGUS MARRIED Sept 17, 1887 Headline/Caption: MARRIED Abstract: Sept 12 Personal Name: Catts, Geo E Personal Name: Hicks, Flora Subject Heading: Marriage City: Merced Issue Date: Sept 17, 1887 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` CADeath index TURNER ARCHIBALD J 01/24/1888 HICKS TURNER M CALIFORNIA MERCED 06/09/1950 62 yrs SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ARGUS BORN Jan 28, 1888 Headline/Caption: BORN Abstract: Jan 21, a son Personal Name: Turner, A and wife Subject Heading: Babies and Births City: Livingston Issue Date: Jan 28, 1888