I tried to send you the webpage for LDS (www.familysearch.com) because I think Kincaid is really Lorenzo Kincaid or Kincade Knapp--try to log on to that page and see! Michelle LKleinhennLanier wrote: > Am still chipping away at one of my brick walls. > > I continue to seek information about my great-great grandparents, Kincade > (Kingcade/Kincaid) and Mary Ann Knapp. She had a homestead in Union > County, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota). IN > > In 1873, Mary filed payment for the homestead. She lists herself as a > widow with one child (probably Harrison, born 1869). In December 1873, she > had another child--my great-grandmother. > > In 1880 papers were filed to claim the homestead for the benefit of the two > minor children of Mary Knapp (Harrison and Hulda), who were under the > guardianship of Joseph B. Hunt (71 years of age.) Who was HE? According > to these papers, Mary Knapp died in March 1876. Homestead records also > mention that people knew her in 1871, having lived in the vicinity. > > There is no mention of Kincade Knapp by name, and I haven't found any > records. His names comes down to me through my great-grandmother to my > mother. I've always been told that my grandmother was raised by relatives, > either in Colorado or Kansas. Her brother was raised by other > relatives. The places vary, depending on which family member gives the > information. > > Does this sound familiar to anyone? > > Lois > > Lois Kleinhenn Lanier > Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists > Hosted by Rootsweb <http://www.rootsweb.com> > Stay tuned for distribution of the compilation of Lanier lines from > immigrant brothers John and Robert Lanier. >