Funny question: I can find Simon A. Cripe with his parents in 1880 in Elkhart IN, obviously not in 1890, NOT IN 1900 , but I find him again in 1910, 1920 and 1930 census with his family. Where the heck did he go in 1900? I figure he married about 1900 because first son born about 1901 to Ida Holstein(maiden) or Ida Andrews (I think she was married before she married Simon because in his obit it said he had a STEPSON: William Andrews....... Where is he at in 1900 and where did he marry Ida Holstein or Andrews????? Ok places according to the census of living and or birth places are: 1st born son, James P. was born in Illinois around 1901 2nd born daughter, Bernice B. was born in St. Joseph, Indiana 1904 3rd born daughter , Derina was born in St. Joseph, Indiana 1906 1910 census show him with wife and 3 children and brother-n-law in Muscatine, Iowa. 1920 census have them in St. Joseph County IN 1930 census have them in St. Joseph County IN 1947 death index for Simon Cripe in St. Joseph County IN

Once in awhile, I find a family in 1860,1870 but not 1880 but then again in 1900- anyway missing a census time period. I look at neighbors and start looking up neighbors and then I have found who I am looking for because of a misspelling or can not read what is written on census forms. This has worked for me several times. You might try it. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: <ADib102684@aol.com> To: <INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 11:02 PM Subject: [INELKHAR] where did Simon Cripe go? > Funny question: > > I can find Simon A. Cripe with his parents in 1880 in Elkhart IN, > obviously > not in 1890, NOT IN 1900 , but I find him again in 1910, 1920 and 1930 > census > with his family. Where the heck did he go in 1900? I figure he married > about 1900 because first son born about 1901 to Ida Holstein(maiden) or > Ida > Andrews (I think she was married before she married Simon because in his > obit it > said he had a STEPSON: William Andrews....... > > Where is he at in 1900 and where did he marry Ida Holstein or > Andrews????? > > Ok places according to the census of living and or birth places are: > > 1st born son, James P. was born in Illinois around 1901 > 2nd born daughter, Bernice B. was born in St. Joseph, Indiana 1904 > 3rd born daughter , Derina was born in St. Joseph, Indiana 1906 > > 1910 census show him with wife and 3 children and brother-n-law in > Muscatine, Iowa. > 1920 census have them in St. Joseph County IN > 1930 census have them in St. Joseph County IN > 1947 death index for Simon Cripe in St. Joseph County IN > >