Have you checked to see if he might have gone to live with one of his children in another state or another family member.. This happened to me in finding my great-grandmother. Her name is on a stone at Oak Hill but she was not buried there. Found her with a brother in Mo. DONNAGENE ----- Original Message ----- From: "n1xtv" <cshaw7@tampabay.rr.com> To: <INBOONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:55 AM Subject: [INBOONE-L] Re: Jesse SHEETS in Boone County > Folks: > > I'm still looking to break through a long-standing brick wall: finding the > death date and place of my grandfather, Jesse SHEETS. He was born 5 April > 1876 in Zionsville, married 8 March 1915 Carrie SHAW (b. 19 December 1877; > d. 22 August 1929 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Marion County). He > also married abt. 1899 Leona LAYTON (b. July 1883, Indiana). > > The 1910 Boone County, Indiana Census enumerates Jesse in the house of his > mother Nancy. It lists his occupation as "none". > > The 1920 Boone County, Indiana Census enumerates him in the household of > Edward Caldwell and lists his given name as "Jessie", his relation as > "boarder", and his occupation as "laborer". > > I can't find him the 1930 Census, and believe he must have died before its > enumeration. > > Sullivan Museum has a little info on this family, and I have conflicting > info that says he was--and wasn't--buried in SHEETS Cemetery. > > Any help would be very much appreciated. > > Michael Shaw > > > ==== INBOONE Mailing List ==== > This mailing list is hosted by Rootsweb. For information on how your > donation can help, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com. > >