On Dec 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Nancee Seifert wrote: > Decatur County Journal > Leon, Iowa > Thursday, August 10, 1911 > > DELPHIA MABLE HINES was born September 12, 1885, died at her home near Leon, > August 4, 1911, at the age of 25 years, 10 months and 8 days. > > Deceased was married to CLARENCE AKES in 1906. To this union two children > were born, SARAH MARIE, four years old and an infant who preceded his mother > to the better world only six days. The deceased above is Delpha HINDS (living in Wayne Co., IA in 1900), d/o William Martin Hinds & Arabella/Belle Wallace Hinds. The Hinds family came to Decatur and Wayne cos., IA from Gallia Co., OH. William was a son of Sampson Hinds Jr. and Julia Ann Ratekin/Radikin, natives of Beaver Co., PA and Gallia Co., OH, respectively. The surname is variously spelled Hinds, Hines and Hind, but Hinds is considered to be the preferred version. The extended Hinds family connects with several other Decatur Co., IA families, including: Bright, Piersol, Mace, Swan, Smallwood, Dunn, Rankin, Oney and Vinzant. Rick Albright, Merced, CA