Hi Dick~ Thank you for looking into that! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me! I think I'm definitely going to need to check into the vital records if I'm going to make any serious progress with this family! Thanks for your help! Take care! "-) Justina "-) On 10/25/06, Dick Tague <dicktague@devtex.net> wrote: > > Justina, I don't find the Balm family in 1860 Ia. or Mo. either but note > on > the 1870 in Sharon twp. that Hiram's son 6 y/o Charles is enumerated as > born > Mo. You might get a clue as to where in Mo. Charles was born from other > sources. Ia. marriages on Ancestry indicate a union of Charles L. Balm to > Nettie B. Stevens in Webster co. on 10 Mar. 1886. In 1920 Charles & Nattie > Bell Balm are in Fort Dodge, Webster co. Same place in 1930 Nettie Balm is > a > widow. Dick > May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justina Cook" <genealogy.psycho@gmail.com> > To: <iaclinto-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:24 AM > Subject: [IACLINTO] Abram BALM family > > > > Hi~ > > > > Does anyone know anything about the Abram Balm family that was living in > > Clinton county in the 1850 census? They were in Bloomfield Twp. at the > > time. I can't locate them in the 1860 census, but two of the sons > served > in > > the Civil War from Missouri, so they may have been there or somewhere > > nearby. In the 1870 census, the wife is living in Clinton county with > > another family (Wesley Cook family), so I'm guessing Abram had died by > > then. The family is: > > > > Abram Balm -- b. abt 1807 in NY > > Catharine Balm -- b. abt 1811 in Canada > > Henry Balm -- b. abt 1833 in Canada > > Jane Balm -- b. abt 1835 in Canada > > Hiram Johnson Balm -- b. abt 1839 in Canada > > David Balm -- b. abt 1841 in Canada > > Samantha Balm -- b. abt 1842 in Canada > > William Alvin Balm -- b. abt 1844 in Canada > > Almira Balm -- b. abt 1845 in Canada > > Anna Balm -- b. abt 1848 in Iowa > > > > They're supposed to have immigrated in 1847. Since Catharine was living > > with the Cook family in the 1870 census, I'm hoping that she's related > (an > > aunt or something). My theory (which I have pretty much no basis for) > is > > that Abram might be the half-brother of Robert Cook (Wesley's father). > > Ultimately, I'd like to find out who Abram's parents are (or even > > Catharine's parents for that matter), but in the meantime, I'd love to > hear > > from anyone with more information on this family or that has a > connection > > with this family and would like to receive or exchange information. Any > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 1209 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try SPAMfighter for free now! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IACLINTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >