This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HY.2ADE/1652.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I checked at both Ancestry and Geneology and I can't find a Walter Van Mott, Vanmott, Von Mott, Vonmott, etc. in California. The U. S. GenWeb Tulare Co Page has the 1900 census for Tule River Twsp and there is an Emma Jones age 13 (Abt 1887) b. KS. Father is Ellsworth Jones age 37. born MO, mother A--a? age 31 b. PA, dau Mattie age 19 b. KS, son Henry R. age 7 b. KS and dau Marie age 5. I looked at the Ancestry image and the family is at the bottom of the page with the names after Ellsworth hard to read. Henry and Marie are on the next page and has b. KS, father MO, mother PA. Elsworth's obituary is availble for purchase from the Sequoia Genealogical according to the Tulare Co. Webpage-Tulare County Obits 1889-2002--Porterville 1910 CA Tulare Co. Tule River Twsp: Thorn, Percy age 24 m1- 4 yrs b. CA parents CA Thorn, Emma age 22 (abt 1888) m1-4 yrs 1child/1living b. KS/father-Swit/mother-PA Thorn, D. Alice age 2 b. CA/CA/KS Charles Percy's parents are living next door. Looks like Emma not only was married with her "step" father's name -Van Mott- but listed the place he was born -Switzerland- instead of MO which is where Ellsworth was born, mother is born in PA just like Ellsworth's wife in 1900 census. Check Tule River, Porterville, Springville Newspapers for any news, announcements etc.