On Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:22:55 -0600 "Keith/Connie Street" <ckcasey@louisacomm.net> writes: You don't want to waste time on a trip looking at censuses. You can get the 1880 census through interlibrary loan. If Hannah was alone (in a household with no children under 10), she won't be listed in the 1880 soundex, so you will have to look through the entire census. I had a grade school teacher named Vale (a long time ago) and a cousin who married a Beeler. If you like, I can contact her and see if anyone has a family history on the Beelers. Hi Connie, I will be in Iowa in June for a family reunion and plan to do research in Van Buren Co. then. When I was in IA in Sept. 2000 I ran out of time and only did a quick marriage search for another line, I found Joseph Beeler's probate records quite by accident and have pursued him online, since finding he fits the son of our John Beeler and then I found the bio and it all fit together. I know I can order in the census, I do that frequently, tho often they are unreadable. I have compiled a considerable amount of data on our Beeler line. If you live in Iowa your cousin may be married to someone from one of those lines. Tho, some of the children moved on to KS and one daughter went back to Indiana. Several preceded their parents in death also. If your cousin has Beeler family history I would appreciate hearing from you all. Do you live in Van Buren County? The scenery there last fall was lovely. I enjoyed my visit to Iowa. Regards, Virginia