Do you have a birthdate for Erastus W Allen? I am assuming that they lived in Kane co - is this where they were married? Lydia Allen's husband, Almiron Yates, was also born in New York - Onieda co, NY I believe. In a message dated 10/22/00 4:05:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I am interested in an Erastus W Allen who married my ancestress Eliza "Jane" (nee Baker) Thompson on 18 Mar 1862. She was born in June 1821 in New York. She is buried in Minneapolis, Minnesota and so I believe that this married couple must have moved there sometime after they married (most of her children from her first marriage ended up there too). I don't know if these two had any children (she was 41 when they married). I wonder if Erastus might be related to Lydia. Wendy Bergerud PS There is also a REEVES in the family: Eliza's daughter Mary married a Harry Reeves about whom I know next to nothing! [email protected] wrote: > > LYDIA ALLEN was born August 18, 1839 'Near Chicago' and she married November > 29, 1857 to Almiron C. Yates in Kane co., IL > > On her death certificate her parents are ROBERT ALLEN and LYDIA STEVENS > > Looking for siblings and information on her parents. >>