Posted on: PaloAlto County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/PaloAlto/177 Surname: McLaughlin, Monk ------------------------- I am interested in your Thomas McLaughlin. I have a Thomas and Ann McLaughlin who moved from Ohio to Clayton couny, Iowa then to Emmetsburg by 1870. Thomas died there before 1880. Their chn: Mary, Harriett, Eliza, Henry, Emmeline, Ellen, Thomas, Marion, Sarah, Nancy, Lydia, Lucy Thomas was born in 1858. Could he be your Thomas? He was not living with his mother in the 1880 census. I am desc from Ellen b. 1857, she married John Monk You can see what I have on my webpage at http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/librarylawn/soffefl any info that you could provide would be great Christine