Lana, I'm coming in a little late on this, so pls bear with me. I couldn't find a Sylvanus & Hattie Smith in 1880 Iowa but if you are referring to the S.M. & Hattie Smith in 1880 Hardin co., I believe I have found them. That census would indicate a migration from NY to Mn, thence Ia. I found Sylvanus with his parents in 1850 & 1860 NY. and 1870 Mn. In 1860 Clinton co, NY, in the household of a Reubin & Betsey French and son Theodore is a 10 y/o Harriet Hardin. On the next page are a John 74 NY & Sophia 73 Vt., Hardin (her g-parents?) In 1870 Fillmore co Mn. are Reuben, Betsey, & Theodore French and 19 y/o Hattie Harding. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) Lana wrote: >Since posting my query a few days ago re: the whereabouts of Hattie HARDEN in 1856/60/70, I have come across some new info. Apparently Hattie's mother died not a long time after her birth, and I am now wondering if she could possibly be found in another household in the area. She is not with her father, A. Warren HARDEN, or with her uncle, Halstead J. HARDEN, both of whom were in Burr Oak, Winneshiek Cty. I am hoping that someone with access to the census' and some time on their hands could possibly find her in the years mentioned above. >Many thanks to Sue & Karen, who found her married to Sylvanus SMITH in 1880, which led me to a D.O.B. of 1852 or 1853 in NY. Thanks also to anyone who might respond to this updated > >

I also found the Harriet Hardin in Clinton Co. Ny. My two cents worth now is, Fillmore Co. Minnesota is just north across the border from Winneshiek Co. Iowa. Could the French's be her mothers parents? Nancy M. Boyd ****************************************************************** Policy for Life Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming WOW --- WHAT A RIDE ******************************************

I cannot find the French family in 1850 but found John Harden with wife Sophia in Clinton Co., New York by finding a neighbor who was near them in the 1860 census. I think the 1850 index is defective. The exciting thing is that I found Warren 21 and wife Ursula 19 living with them as the column for both of them for married within the year is ticked. So I would guess Harriet's mother's name was Ursula French. The French family should be near by but I didn't look very far and again could not find them in the 1850 index. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Tague" <dicktague@devtex.net> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:28 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] New info- Hattie HARDEN census lookup repeat > Lana, I'm coming in a little late on this, so pls bear with me. I > couldn't find a Sylvanus & Hattie Smith in 1880 Iowa but if you are > referring to the S.M. & Hattie Smith in 1880 Hardin co., I believe I > have found them. That census would indicate a migration from NY to Mn, > thence Ia. I found Sylvanus with his parents in 1850 & 1860 NY. and 1870 > Mn. In 1860 Clinton co, NY, in the household of a Reubin & Betsey French > and son Theodore is a 10 y/o Harriet Hardin. On the next page are a John > 74 NY & Sophia 73 Vt., Hardin (her g-parents?) In 1870 Fillmore co Mn. > are Reuben, Betsey, & Theodore French and 19 y/o Hattie Harding. Dick > > May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) > > > > Lana wrote: > > >Since posting my query a few days ago re: the whereabouts of Hattie HARDEN in 1856/60/70, I have come across some new info. Apparently Hattie's mother died not a long time after her birth, and I am now wondering if she could possibly be found in another household in the area. She is not with her father, A. Warren HARDEN, or with her uncle, Halstead J. HARDEN, both of whom were in Burr Oak, Winneshiek Cty. I am hoping that someone with access to the census' and some time on their hands could possibly find her in the years mentioned above. > >Many thanks to Sue & Karen, who found her married to Sylvanus SMITH in 1880, which led me to a D.O.B. of 1852 or 1853 in NY. Thanks also to anyone who might respond to this updated > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >