Jo-Ann- I love watching your postings grow in information and everytime you post something new I get more and more intrigued. I am often silent on this board as my unsloved mystery seems to be of less importance and maybe not (as mentioned) earlier such an "unsloved mystery". It's heartening to see so many people help you search and to know that there are people out there who help so much. It behooves all of us to help and/or support Jo-Ann because we never know when we may need the favor returned. If you are tired of reading her posts then just skip over them or hit delete. If I'm in a hurry I just skim through the postings. As for my mystery, I have had a little bit of information given to me but not much. My grandfather had an uncle named Manning. I started genealogy research on the COCHRANE family and never new he existed until I got copies of the obituaries for that family. I e-mailed the cemetary where all the COCHRANEs are buried and he did have a plot that he bought but he was not buried there. Manning COCHRANE was born in about 1867-1868 in Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1884. On Feb. 7, 1894 he married Olive Ethel MOORE in Lincoln. They had a daughter Ruth COCHRANE who was living in San Francisco, CA in 1950. That is all the info I have. He started a grain business with his dad but then Thomas (his dad) started a Construction company with his other son (my g-grandfather). If anyone has any suggestions or information I'd appreciate it. I'm not sure where to go. Deirdre Zehner Searhcing: COCHRANE, CRESSEY, BEESON, ORME