Bev, Thanks very much! I have a feeling the article I referred to has a mistake or two...when it states that the marriage took place in 1851. The Abel Cary buried in Hastings Cemetery is a different one --but thanks to you, I now have his wife's date of death and burial place! Anything I can check for you in New England (I have scads of material) or Idaho (where I live)? be happy to do so. Pam > Pam: > The Carey burying ground is the North Grove Cemetery in the NE l/4 of the > NE l/4 of Section 29, Indian Creek Township in Mills County. It is one and > one-half miles east of Hastings, Iowa. > > Mills County marriages show a Landin W. Silcott and Melissa Cary married > Feb 22, 1860 by E.A. Morse, J.P. - no further information given. I think > you'll > find Silkett the most popular spelling. > > Abel Cary (1852-1923) is buried next to a Mary R. Cary (1856-1939) in the > cemetery > at Hasting. They are next to each other but have separate stones. > > Bev > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 -- Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://raogk.rootsweb.com