Hi folks! We have had several new subscribers lately, so I will repeat a (very long-sorry) post I sent before. When posting to a list, it is helpful to give details about what information you have and what you are looking for. For example: My Burrell family moved to Webster County just before the 1880 federal census (thank you, thank you, thank you!!!). One child was just 1 month old at the time of the census. Here is the list from the census: William Burrell Lydia Burrell David, son William, son Walter, son Bertha, daughter Blanche, daughter Now, the interesting part is that David, age 15 at the time of this census, was unknown to our family in modern times. This was the first time we knew he existed. Lydia was married 3 times, the first was apparently to a David Caylor. The information I have says that William and Lydia were married in 1868, which would indicate they could not have a 15-year-old son. I am inclined to think that David was Lydia's son by her first husband, in which case his name should be David Caylor. In the 1885 Iowa State Census, the household is listed as: Burrell, Liddia, 37 Taylor, David, 21 (misspelled Caylor?) Burrell, William 15 Burrell, Walter, 12 Burrell, Bertha, 9 Burrell, Blanche, 4 Burrell, Lulu, 1 Baxter, John, 35 Hagnan, Fred, 55 Hagnan, Minne, 58 Backard, Dora, 83 Looks like Lydia was running a boardinghouse. No mention of William Burrell, Sr. John Baxter is important because Lydia married him in 1895. As you can see, William Burrell Sr is not listed, although the youngest daughter, Lulu, is 1 year old. My mom was told by her grandmother, Augusta Burrell (married to Walter) that Lydia had been divorced once or twice. This was quite scandalous in those times. So, you can see there are a lot of questions I need to answer. My specific questions in this case are: Was Lydia married to David Caylor? (I haven't verified this yet.) Was the son David (1880 census) her son by David Caylor or by William Burrell? She married William Burrell in 1868, so it looks like David would have been about 3 by then. Is her son David (Caylor?) the same David listed as David Taylor in 1885 and as David Coyles in 1895 (where Lydia's son Walter was a member of his household)? What happened to William Burrell? He's not listed in the 1885 census. I welcome you all to post your own family information and questions. We can find out more by sharing information. Happy hunting! Carol Foltz IAWEBSTE list admin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/