Greetings, I am searching for information about: Oscar Bernard FOWLER Martha Jane ANDERSON Children: Guy Anderson FOWLER born: 10 August 1874 Cobden, Union Co, Illinois died: 15 April 1961 Pendelton, Oregon marr: Martha Mae Seymour Gail or Gale FOWLER Guss FOWLER According to my mother Martha Jane was previously married to a MCCARTNEY and had one or two sons by him. According to a very bad photocopy of Guy Anderson's birth certificate that was handed down to me, both Oscar and Martha were born in Kentucky and Oscar's occupation is listed as Methodist Minister. The certificate was made using information sworn to by Clarance L REED of Anna, Illinois who declares he is Guy's uncle. According to a very suspect copy of the 1880 census for Stokes, Union Co, Illinois (call # 1254254) a Martha FOWLER and her children were living with Penda (? - the writing is very unclear, it could be Pender, Penda or Kalamazoo) REED and her three children. Martha's children are listed as Guy, age 5; Gale, age 3; and Guss, age 1. Martha is listed as Penda's daughter. Interestingly enough, there are no adult males listed living there. What, you might be asking, does this man want to know? Well, aside from the solution to the Grand Unified Theory, and why my parents birthdates are never the winning lottery numbers, I would like to know: Who Penda REED really is and if she is my great great-grandmother? The names of Oscar Bernard FOWLER's parents and where they came from. The birth dates and proper names of Gale and Guss, and who they married. If Martha is the daughter of a Ms REED, then who and where is the ANDERSON that gave her her maiden name? Was Martha Jane really married to someone named McCARTNEY, and if so who was he and what happenned to him? Where is Oscar in 1880? If you have any leads I will be very grateful. Willing to share any information I have about Guy Anderson's offspring, and SEYMOUR, BOSS, FISH families. Guy Boss [email protected]