Al, Thanks for the response but the "parents records" are the source of the problem as they are in Germany. The kids came to America together in their early 20's but the parents stayed put in Germany. One elderly lady who has been researching the family swears that she found the family's records in Germany and there were 5 kids. I have a genealogical family tree that I just found in my mother's papers that was put together in 1953 which calls out 4 kids in the Ripley-to-Cincinnati area. The kicker is that 2 of the siblings of John Henry Harves that I have do not match the names that this lady has. Hence the reason for the posting - to find out if I can connect with either an Owens or King researcher in Ripley Co. If not, I will work the county/church marriage records. Rik Hill "Alfred J. Spiry, Sr," wrote: > Hi Rick: > The problem you have is that almost all records are in the given and surname > of the husband. The only time you find a woman is when she becomes a widow > and the head of her own household. > To find if Dora Owens King was the sister of John Henry Harves is to find > the parents of him. So the question is when was he born? Then go into the > census for that time and you will find him and his sister. Al and Margaret > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <rhill01@mail.win.org> > To: <INRIPLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:52 PM > Subject: [INRipley] Who was Dora Owens King of Sunman? > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Owens, King, Harves > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4h.2ADI/1512 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I am searching for information on Dora Owens King, who lived in Sunman, IN > between ~1850 and the time of her death (unknown). One source says Dora had > the following children: John, William, Maggie, Louis (Owens), George, > Edward, and Lavina. > > > > I am trying to determine if Dora Owens King was the sister of John Henry > Harves, who lived in Sunman from ~1850 to ~1875, when he moved to Alabama. > One source says yes, another no. > > > > Rik Hill > > > >