This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marvin Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zh.2ADE/1332.2 Message Board Post: I checked the 1900 census and there were NO Marvin families in Whiteside County. Checked the online marriage index, but it only goes to the early 1900's, and from the births of the children, it appears that Charles and Harriet married around 1913 or so. With a mother's birthplace of Wisconsin, all four of these children appear to be Harriets. I would recommend that you contact the County Clerk's office in Morrison (815) 772-5189 to get a copy of their marriage license. That would give you Harriet's maiden name. Bob