Hello, I just joined. I am tracing my wife's family and have found that her GGGrandparents were Vinton MASSIE and Hannah BLAND of Wapello. They were probably born between 1820 and 1830. I believe they farmed around Wapello and raised a family there. They eventually moved to Knox County, IL and lived with their daughter, Martha Ellen. Martha married George Washington (no, I'm not kidding- George and Martha) SHUMAKER. I don't know where to begin to research them in Iowa. Do the Louisa County records go back to the 1850's? Bob