Dear Listers: Thank you all for your amazing help. What a great bunch of people each and everyone of you are. Horatio and Margaret do indeed show up in O'Brien, IO in about 1850 etc. What I need now is proof that Adolphus Develow Stanley is their son also. He was born in 1854 .... any ideas how to find him listed under his parents' names since there are other siblings listed at various times. It also appears that Horatio is buried in O'Brien but I don't have records for any of the other family members (altho' I know Adolphus is buried in MN) and have visited the site in LaPort, MN. Just need to see Adolphus in Iowa with some parentage!!! Again, thank you each one who has replied! May the sun shine on you today! Karenfayef@aol.com