Posted on: VanBuren Co. Ia Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBuren/11426 Surname: Weir ------------------------- I am searching for my grandmother's parents. Her name was Emma Belle Weir and she had three sisters--Alma, Mary and Sarah. Could Mary be your Mary Catherine??? Emma was born in Bonaparte March 12, 1863 and was orphaned at an early age.