This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#128634) Re: birth <http://www.iagenweb.org/boards/clinton/queries/index.cgi?rev=128634> AUTHOR: david mc carthy DATE: 9/20/2006 at 21:59:35 Reply To: (#125480) birth Author: david mc carthy Date: 8/24/2006 at 16:25:43 Surnames: MC DEVITT,WISE The batismal record lists the child's name as Helen Elizabeth Mc Devitt. Adopted by Charles and Gertrude Wise. Born in Iowa City on August 9th, 1917. Baptized on April 26,1918 by the Rev. H.J.Albers' the sponsors being Dan Burke Jr. and Mararet Burke at Saint Mary's Church in Avoca,Iowa. ARTICLES OF ADOPTION; Whereas'Baby Verda Marie Mc Devitt,born August 9 1917,at Iowa City, Iowa whose father is unknown and who has been abandoned by it's mother,Anna Mc Devitt,whose address is at this time unknown, and Whereas,said Verda Marie Mc Devitt is now a resident of Pottawattamie County,Iowa and has been residing for a number of years in the home of Charles and Gertrude Wise, husband and wife of Avoca,Iowa,who are desirous of adopting said Baby Verda Marie Mc Devitt as their own child; which adoption is recommended and advised and is for the best interests of said child. Now, therefore, know all men by these present, that I, O.D.Wheeler, one of the judges of the District Court of Iowa in and for Pottawattamie County,Iowa, by virture of the authority vested in me under Section 10497 of the Code of Iowa, 1924 do hereby consent and give unto the said Charles and Gertrude Wise the said Baby Verda Marie Mc Devitt. Filed January 13th,1925. My Grandmother,Gertrude Wise, married Bill Bollig after Charles Wise died. She saved the obituary clipping of William J. Mc Devitt of Clinton County He was married to Mararet Dunlavy and had a brother named James who had several children. William died in 1923 and was buried in Villa Nova at St. Patrick's cemetary. We think this family may be related to Verda Marie,(Helen Wise). '