Hi Crystal, Thanks for inquiring about my Decker ancestors. Here's the info I have on Glen Decker (b 1880) and his sister Bertha (b1882). Bertha Virginia Decker married Frank Davis Taylor and lived in Richmond, VA. Bertha's life span was 1882-1956, and she is buried in Richmond at Hollywood Cemetery. She had two children, Anne Decker Taylor (1911-1990) who never married and Edna Virginia Taylor (1907-1966) who married Warner Moore but had no children. In the 1930 census Bertha, Frank, Anne, and Edna all lived in Richmond (county = Richmond City), and Bertha's birthplace (and that of her parents) is listed as Iowa. We searched backwards from Bertha because our original inquiries to find Glen were fruitless. Mama (Glen's daughter Vivian) remembers staying with Bertha in Richmond, VA when she was very small. Fairly soon after that, Mama's parents divorced and she lost touch with her father. We've searched lots of records for Glen, and found lots of other Glen Deckers, but not our Glen Earl Decker. He's listed as 30 yrs old on Mama's birth certificate in 1926, so that puts his birth at 1880. So, Glen Earl Decker, b 1880 d??, married Flossie Carver of Wellburn, FL on June 13, 1925. (we have a copy of their marriage license). They had two children, Vivian (b 1926) and Glen Earl Decker, Jr (b 1928, d 1962). Glen and Flossie divorced 26 September 1932 in St. Augustine, FL. We have a copy of the divorce decree, but after that the trail goes cold. He served in WWI in the Army Transportation Dept., so we've searched military records, draft records, etc from Florida, Virginia, New York, Michigan, and Indiana. Nothing that fits what we know about him. We've been to VA hospitals in FL. No luck there. Also, Mama thought he was a fire fighter in Volusia Co FL but there are no records there supporting that. The Iowa lead is fairly new to our research. I put the notice on the loop because I was hoping someone might see the name and be an online shortcut to the information we seek. I'd like to find out what happened to Glen, and to find out if he had any other siblings. Also, we are interested in the family medical history to see what sorts of things "run" in the family. Any suggestions you might have will be welcomed. Thanks, Maggie Toussaint maggietoussaint@adelphia.com Maggie Toussaint -----Original Message----- From: Crystal [mailto:mywebtree@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:42 PM To: DECKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DECKER] Bertha Virginia Decker / Iowa / 1882 --- Maggie Toussaint <maggietoussaint@adelphia.net> wrote: > Glen Earl Decker, b 1880 > Bertha Virginia Decker, b 1882 > I missed earlier reference for Glen.. first of all where did Glen live. What is his wife's name, kids names/ages? Who did Bertha marry (so I can find her on the census). ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

--- Maggie Toussaint <maggietoussaint@adelphia.net> wrote: > Glen Earl Decker. He's listed as 30 yrs old on > Mama's birth certificate in > 1926, so that puts his birth at 1880. > I'll look at this tomorrow but just wanted to verify that if he was 30 in 1926 he would have been born in 1896 (I think unless I'm missing something) ... is there a typo above???

also just so you know.. the census dates for bertha are off from what you had I believe (the census of course could be wrong).. however I also found on the 1910 and 1920 that Bertha was listed as being born in VA and well as her parents. (in 1910 they were in Virg. Mercer county (could be west vir.have to go look if you want it) city Thornhill. Also frank was 43 in 1930 so he was born 1886 or so Bertha was 42 so born 1888 or so Edna 21 for 1909 Anne 18 for 1912 or so You didn't list a birth date for Flossie but I did find a Flossie Decker in 1930 in Richmond City, Richmond, VA She was a boarder 25 yrs old born in Florida, dad florida, mom ga. gotta go for now.