This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perman, Gibbs, Kelly Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1829 Message Board Post: During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest Fremont county pioneers. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. 1.--1809: Nancy Parman, b. in Kentucky in 1809; to Fremont county in 1845; married in 1832 to James W. Parman who died Sept. 25, 1847. Member of the Baptist Church for 30 years. Children: Phebe E., Mary A., Giles G., James W., one other.--1881 Hist. of Fremont county, page 667. 2.--1850: Federal Census, Fremont county, IOwa Nancy Perman....41....b. KY Ellen...................17.......MO Mary Ann.............15......MO Lucinda................13......MO Giles....................10......Iowa James W...............4.......Iowa 3.--1852: Giles Perman, 19, and Elizabeth Gibbs, 17, were married on Jan. 18, 1852 by Elias Findley.--Marriages 4.--1852: Report of a marriage license granted to Giles Perman and Elizabeth Gibb on Jan. 27, 1852.--Greenwood 5.--1852: Fremont county Census, "Madison township" Nancy Pearman....3m....4f 6.--1854: James Kelly and Lucinda Pearman were married June 18, 1854.--Marriages. 7.--1854: Fremont county Census, "Madison township" Nancy Parman....3m....3f....1 voter....1 militia....no aliens 8.--1856: Iowa State Census, Fremont county, "Madison township" Nancy Perman.....37.....b KY.....10 years in the State Ellen...................23........MO Giles...................17........MO James.................10........Iowa