This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Evans, Watkins Classification: Birth Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/5727 Message Board Post: Searching for birth place of Joseph I. C. Watkins. He was located in Harvey county Kansas in 1889. I am assuming that his family Immigrated sometime before that. I only know of three to four possible families in Illinois 1880 census that had a joseph listed, but I am having trouble norrowing the search down. Ida his wife was born sept 1871, and she came from Iowa. Joseph was born between 1862-1872. Please help me to further trace this line back. Thank you. Ann Sorensen