Ellen, O.W. Holmes owned 80 acres in section 5, Lafayette twp. He is also listed on a patron's directory for 1886: http://www.geocities.com/theshawz_33/1886Patrons2.html Sharyl -Alaska- ----- Original Message ----- From: Ellen Elliott Gill To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 10:39 AM Subject: [IAALLAMA-L] HOLMES, TREANOR - Lansing IA and Lafayette IA I am looking for information on Oliver Wendell HOLMES <snip>