I'm interested in Kansas City information because I recently found my great grandmother died there. Prior to that time all I knew about her was she was born Clara STIDGER in Ohio in c. 1858, married Levi HAMPTON there in 1875, moved to Iowa shortly thereafter. Levi died suddenly in 1882 leaving her with three young children, the oldest, my paternal grandmother. For reasons unknown she gave up her children and seemingly disappeared. I've searched for years for her. I recently happened onto her under name "Clarie TOLE" in the 1910 Creek Co. OK census in the town of Sapulpa with a new husband. The census indicated they'd been married 8 years. I don't know anything about her husband, other than his name, James TOLE. Oklahoma did not become a State until 1907 so if they married there it would have been Indian Territory. I knew from Kansas City directory that Clara Stidger Hampton's mother, Emily STIDGER, had lived in Kansas City for short while in 1896 but have never found who she was with. She was widowed at the time and later lived in the Choctaw Nation in Atoka Co. OK. She died in 1896 and is buried in her hometown in Ohio. Then I located both Clara and James TOLE on the Missouri Death Certificates. They'd moved to Kansas City Missouri after leaving Oklahoma. I don't know their connection to Missouri other than various members of the family (both Hampton and Stidger) lived in and around Kansas City from time to time in the 1880's and into the 1900's. If anyone can provide information on either Clara or James TOLE, I'd really appreciate it. Names: Clara (STIDGER) (HAMPTON) TOLE. She died in Kansas City in July 1913 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. Husband: James TOLE, died in Kansas City January 1940 and is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. juanita ========================================================= >>You are one of 135 members on the Kansas City Mailing List. >> >>As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to >>know a little something about us members, and maybe even >>help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this >>note with the following: >> >>Your location - city and state .......... or just state >> >>How you are connected to Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS >> >>What you hope to gain by being a member of the KC Mailing List >> >>Your family name - first, first & last, or none.