hello i am trying to find a link between mary jane brooks a young girl born near kalamazoo, michigan in 1857 and the family she lived with henry kidder (son of larnard) and his wife elizabeth woods 1870 warren co. illinois census. mary jane lived with them until she married william adams and again when she was widowed with two young daughters. susan adams who married william guild and alice adams who married ward clay. several years later she married aaron see a widower with many children and with him had one more frend higgins see, my grandfather. all i have on mary jane brooks is her parents names william brooks and maria parrish. thank you, carol thorpe thorpe@up.net marquette, michigan