Thanks for the additional info. I thought perhaps someone would know who these people were. Thanks for writing to the contributor. I am also copying this info back to the IAVANBUR-L list for others who may be interested. For those who missed it, the Birmingham letter from 1872 can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit/compton10.html Rich At 05:48 PM 5/15/2001 -0500, you wrote: > This would be written by Nelson Glotfelty. He and his wife Armada > COMPTON are both buried in Maple Hill Cem. Birmingham, Iowa. Nelson lost > half of his hand in a steam powered corn husker in Oct. 1893 and later > developed lock-jaw and died. His wife died 18 May 1924 at the home of her > daughter, Mrs. W. S. MORRELL. The letter was interesting to read. I sent > the above information to the lady that put it on the computer. I am not > related. > Ramona