Hello Have some news for you if you research Tippecanoe County Iowa Cave family, or Mason County Illinois William Cave, born Mason Co Illinois married Fannie Sherman March 7, 1844 in Tippecanoe Co Iowa Children: Alice Cave maried Walker C. Cruse April 2, 1882 in Mason Co Illinois Julia Cave Emma Cave Mahala Cave born married Addison Babcock March 11, 1869 in Mason County Illinois James A. Cave born Clinton Co Indiana married Jane Hindman on February 9, 1872 in Mason County Illinois. Not yet connected: Richard Cave married Elizabeth Barton January 2, 1860 in Mason County Illinois William H. Cave married Lillie M. Lane September23, 1887 in Mason County Illinois. Cyrus N. Cave married Amanda U. Hurst December 24, 1885 in Mason County Illinois. Walter E. Cave married Freda Schierbeck June 10, 1910 in Mason County Illinois Benjamin H. Cave married anna e. Furrer July 6, 1915 in Mason County Illinois Special Note: In Schulyer County Illinois, a short driving distance from Mason County, a lone early emigrant named Thomas Cave married a Elizabeth Cave in 1834. Thomas Cave is son of a John Cave within that license, but no other family information. He was the only Cave/Caves that I found prior to 1900, but I need to go back and do more research. Note: Name of Cyrus Cave: Misc. Info: Page: 92 Name: Cyrus Caves Death Date: 19 Sep 1864 Cemetery: Avon Town: A. Comment: in Civil War; Co. B 39 Ia. inf. One Cyrus Cave found in Census Information: 1850 Census CAVE, Cyrus; Age: 16; Born: Ohio; boarder Location: Montgomery Co., Miami; Page: 24 Note: Living with CRAIG family Richard Cave born February 12, 1803 married May 30, 1822 in Burlington, Boone County Kentucky to Mahala Rogers born in Boone County Kentucky, and to them I have children: William Cave, Mary Louise Cave and Cyrus Cave. William Cave married Fanny Sherman, Mary Louise Cave married Unknown Hutchins, and Cyrus Cave married ?. I'll need to go back to Mason County Illinois Court House to sort out the yet unknown individuals above.