This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WEED, RUNION, BEACH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zk.2ADE/971.1 Message Board Post: I have yet to find birth records in Iowa for period you are looking for. In 1900 Census there is a Jesse Weed, b. 1882 Iowa, age 17, parents born in Iowa. In 1895 Iowa Census there is a Jesse in Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa. Same year in Jefferson is a 45 year old Frank Weed born in Wisconsin and a 21 year old Frank Weed born in Iowa. Also a 44 Mary Weed born in New York. In 1910 census Frank and Mary still there, same b. place for Frank, Wisconsin. In 1850 there is a 9 year old Frank Beach living a home which also contains a 29 year old Harriet Weed. In 1860 19 year old Frank is living in Beach home in Dayton, Chickasaw Co which includes a Harriet Beach so this matches to one of the stories I've referenced below. There is a Mary Weed on this page - http://iagenweb.org/chickasaw/bios1883history.htm - from New Hampshire. There is a Frank Weed story on this page - http://iagenweb.org/chickasaw/historypowers1894.htm - which is also told on this page in another way - http://iagenweb! .org/chickasaw/history1883chickasawalexander.htm . I found this entry on this page - http://iagenweb.org/chickasaw/cemeterygraceland.htm - "Hiram J. Weed 1851 Ohuo-1937 Lot 242 wife Anna R. Briwn 1860-1938" which indicates a Weed family from Ohio. There is a Frank B. Weed buried in Wilson Grove Cemetery in Sumner which is in neighboring Bremer County (Civil war veteran Co. E. 9th Ia Cav.) nativity-Wis. (Plot shows lot 29 belongs to J. Weed) Bremer County Burial Records Vol 1 - 4. There is a Frank B. Weed who married Hannah D. Runion on 24 Dec 1865 in Chickasaw and a Frank B. Weed married a Ada M. Frazee on 21 Dec 1870 in Chickasaw. Probably more data than you want. Hope it helps. If I can help further please let me know. Sincerely, Mike Peterson