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/SFk.2ACIB/1712.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sue, All I know about the Martha I mentioned, sister of my Mary Teresa, is what I found in the census data, which I don't have handy right now. I believe Martha was born in the late 1840's, making her a teenager during the Civil War. People did marry slightly younger then, so it is a possibility. My House ancestors lived in southern Indiana, so I suppose a move to nearby Illinois for some was possible. At this point only speculation is possible. I have heard that my House family had a lot of redheads. I have no paper records indicating property, migration,etc., so I am sorry I cannot help you much. I have no idea what Martha's middle initial might have been. I have found a suprising number of my ancestors in related lines to have had Jewish ancestry, so I would not be surprised at a Jewish connection--perhaps crypto-Jewish connections in my House family. Have you heard about redheads or ethnic indicators in your House family? If you can, check more census data. I have found it invaluable in helping me through relationships and migrations. Good luck.