Correction, Lettie Jarrard was born in 1873. Sorry my mistake. Jeanne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Conroy" <karen.conroy@virgin.net> > To: "JC Elder" <jc_elder@comcast.net> > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 4:01 PM > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Looking for descendents of Hiram Jarrard > > > > Hi, > > > > This is confusing. You say she was born in 1888 and yet you seem to have > > included her in the 1880 census. Do you mean she got married in 1888? > > > > Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "JC Elder" <jc_elder@comcast.net> > > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:50 PM > > Subject: [IOWA] Looking for descendents of Hiram Jarrard > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > I have just started this search for my family. I am really new at this > so > > I > > > am not sure where to start. I am looking for the family of my > > grandmother, > > > Lettie B. Jarrard b. October 19, 1888 in She married James Elder in > > > Muscatine Iowa I believe. > > > I have found one listing in the 1880 Census that lists the family as > > > follows: > > > > > > Household: > > > > > > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace > Occupation > > > Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace > > > Hiram JARRARD Self M Male W 44 MI Farmer OH OH > > > Mary JARRARD Wife M Female W 41 OH Keeping House > OH > > > OH > > > Charles JARRARD Son S Male W 20 IA Farmer MI OH > > > Ora JARRARD Son S Male W 17 IA Farmer MI OH > > > Frank JARRARD Son S Male W 15 IA At School MI > OH > > > Edward JARRARD Son S Male W 12 IA At School MI > OH > > > Laura JARRARD Dau S Female W 10 IA MI OH > > > Lettie JARRARD Dau S Female W 7 IA MI OH > > > Arthur S. JARRARD Son S Male W 1 IA MI OH > > > Joanna JARRARD Mother W Female W 69 OH Retired From > > > Work OH OH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone has any information about any of the above please contact me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeanne Elder > > > P.O. Box 9342 > > > Pueblo, CO 81008 > > > jc_elder@comcast.net > > > > > > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > > > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > > > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > > > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/04 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/04 > > >

Hi, Jeanne, The Lettie who is the daughter of Hiram and Mary Jarrard may not be the correct Lettie, since she would have been born about 1873. In the 1930 census, there is a Lettie B. Elder, husband James D. Elder, and they are 42 and 41. She was born in IA, father IA, mother PA, and they were both first married when they were 26. Was Jarrard definitely her maiden name, and if so, was her father's name definitely Hiram? I'd be very glad to give you a start in the right direction, since I've been there! Since you're new and you're looking for your ancestors and their descendants, I'd suggest tracking them through the census as best you can. Ancestry's census and its many databases is one good possibility, but another alternative is HeritageQuest through the Godfrey Memorial Library with certain indexed census years, as well as historical newspapers and genealogy books. Check it out at www.godfrey.org -- at $35 per year, it's one of the best uses of my genealogy money. I understand some libraries provide it free in their libraries as well. Once you get started, it's like eating potato chips and you'll want to find more people, anyway! Shirley in Tucson