This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dodd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5953.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I only sent the illinois marriages because I found your query in the rock island illinois query site. Please note following info from north dakota. June 18th- 20th 1900 census for Willow Lake, Steele county, N.D. Thomas is born dec of 1862, for marriage it has W or No. Born in Illinois his brother Edward is with him born 1860 in Missouri, brother Samuel feb of 1866 born in Illinois, and of course his daughter Mamie (looks like it could be Maine or Marnie) born Feb 1894 is 6 and born in north dakota. all farming. They have 2 servants with them, 40 year old Esther Johnson born in new york and 27 year old Gilbert(somewhat blurry) Johanson born in Sweden. I don't know if you have this info or not but it might help the time line for the family. In 1900 in june they are still in north dakota.