This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DOUGLAS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/914 Message Board Post: Possibly a descendant of this family would know where Lizzie went or who her family was: 1900 Census-Iowa-Shelby Co.-Douglas Twp.-Family # 63 Maxwell, J. D.-head-b. Sept. 1849 in IL-father b. VA-mother b. OH-farmer -------, Joanna A.-wife-b. Sept. 1861 in VA-father b. VA-mother b. VA -------, Elmer A.-son-b. Dec. 1881 in IA -------, Stella M.-dau.-b. July 1883 in IA -------, John L.-son-b. Apr. 1886 in IA -------, Florence M.-dau.-b. June 1888 in IA -------, Ross M.-son-b. Sept. 1891 in IA -------, Margarett M.-dau.-b. June 1893 in IA -------, Daniel W.-son-b. July 1895 in IA Douglas, Lizzie Z.-boarder-b. Aug. 1871 in MI-father b. NY-mother b. OH-school teacher The 1920 Census John Maxwell & wife were in Harlan, Shelby Co., IA Daniel Maxwell also in Harlan Ross Maxwell in Clay Twp., Shelby Co., IA John Maxwell in Center Twp., Shelby Co., IA Query: I received the following email: From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: Shelby County Marthann, I found your name on one of the Ancestry message boards and thought you may be able to help me. I am writing from Georgia. A couple of years ago I purchased a collage of some things from an estate sale in Missouri. The items apparently belonged to a Miss Lizzie Z. Douglas of Shelby Iowa.. I have been curious about this lady ever since I bought them - who was she and who might her ancestors be? In the collage is a letter of recommendation from her principal at a Missouri Valley High School. She graduated in 1899 at the top of her class and was seeking employment as a teacher. There are several of her personal belongings. If this were my ancestor I would be thrilled to hear about them, and I really would like to find out something about this young lady. I don't have any way to look at a Shelby County census, etc. to poss! ibly track down who she was. I am sure she must have married later. Could you help or direct me to someone, maybe a genealogical society in that area that I might contact ? Thank you very much. Jean THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TRIED, SO FAR: Shelby is in Shelby county and the Missouri Valley High School is in Harrison county. I have already sent Jean the addresses for the Genealogical Societies of those 2 counties. And I have posted this message on the IOWA board, the Harrison Co., IA board, the Shelby Co., IA board and also on the the "Douglas" surname board. Another researcher sent this: 1900 Douglas Township, Shelby County, Iowa Lizzie was listed as a boarder in a home. She was 29 at that time, school teacher, Kirkman,la. Does anyone know of Lizzie Douglas or her family? It would be nice to help Jean find a home for the memorabilia. Marthann