The 1930 Denver City census says John W. was 45; Marilla was 40. John and his father were born in IL and his mother in MO. John's occupation pressman, print shop. Marilla was born in CO, father in ME, mother in NY, There were 4 children with them: Arthur C, son, 18, born CO, apprentice, printing shop; Emogene M., dau, 17, born CO, wrapper, mail order house Jack W., son, 14, born IL, no occupation Ralph J., son, 14 months, born CO. Father of all children born in IL Mother of all children born in CO. Age for Marilla at 1st marriage was 20 and age for John was 19. I do know that Marilla was born 19 Jan 1892. Thanks so much. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <JOARDITH@aol.com> To: <ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [ILROOTS] BENTON > I've been trying to help with this, Virginia. Does the 1930 census tell > that he was born in Illinois? And then what about his Mom and Dad--where > were > they born? Were all the kids with this couple in 1930? What part of > Colorado > were they in? > > Joan in Illinois > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > There are TWO list archives, searchable two different ways. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILROOTS-L > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ILROOTS-L/ > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > >