In that book HISTORY of Jackson County do they have any mcfarland marriages?? Thank you, laura k. roan

Hello, I could use some help or suggestions as I am hitting a brick wall with my great aunt, Pearl GRIFFITH. She was born about 1870 Jackson Co, IA. I find her living with her parents in the 1870 census (4 months old) and the 1880 census she is 10 yrs old.( found under GRIFFITHS) She married in 1894 in Jackson Co. I can not find anything on her marriage or anything on Pearl between 1880 - 1930. In 1930, she is found as Pearl J. GATES living in Chicago, IL. She is widowed and it says she is 52. (age not correct) We know she married a GATES, but I can not find anything on a Pearl GATES that fits the age, place of birth or parents place of birth (New York). I am at a loss where to go next. There just is not anything on her. I already sent away for a marriage certificate and it turned up nothing. I also sent away for a SS application for her as she is listed in the SS Index. I received an application with Pearl's social security number, but received a wrong Pearl SS application. The application was for a Pearl Cat Firstborn who was born November 4, 1908. I wrote the SS administration in June 2003 about it and have not received any response. Obviously, there was a mix up as it is Pearl GATES' SS number, but it is the wrong Pearl as the name on the application is FIRSTBORN. I just keep hitting brick walls with Pearl. Obviously, she must not want to be found!:) I know she was living in Nov. 1955 as her sister Ruby TRUAX died in Fresno CA and Pearl is listed as a surviving sister in Washington. I believe this is Washington, California not the state of Washington as it does not say state. This is why I went the route of the Social Security application as I figured that she must have had a SS number as she was still living in 1955. She is listed as La Pearla or Safionla GRIFFITH in the 1870 census as it is very difficult to read. In the 1880 census, she is listed as Perl GRIFFITHS. I am wondering if GATES was not her first husband, but possibly a second husband. Does anyone have access to Iowa marriage records? If so, I would appreciate it if someone could look up a marriage record for Pearl (LaPearla) (Safionla or anything that look close to this name) GRIFFITH in Jackson Co, IA. She should be about 24 years old at the time of her marriage. I would be willing to compensate you for your time and effort. Her parents were George C (Clemens) and Eunice (BECKER) GRIFFITH. I have her marriage date as August 04, 1894 in Maquoketa, Jackson Co., IA. This was written in family records. Thank you so much, Sharon