Hello, I am hoping someone will know of a Charles Howard or Edward Barrett born about 1885 in Kentucky, possibly Carrol County. I am looking for the right Howard family and it's like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack at night. He was in and out of prisons in Washington, Oregon and California from 1908 to 1928. He also used 5 names that I know of. When he married my husband's grandmother in Oregon in 1915 he was Charles Howard. From his prison records he was born in Kentucky in 1885. He was convicted of forgery in Pendleton Oregon in 1908 as Edward Barrett and was sent to Oregon State Penitentiary. Sometime he was released, got into trouble again, and was released from Washington State Penitentiary in 1914 as Charles Howard. Back in OSP in 1916 (for taking his father-in-law's horse and selling it as his own), escaped in 1918, went to California, was caught (as James Harris) and returned to Oregon. When he got out he went to California and went to jail in 1921 (last name Howard), released in 1925, Warrant out in 1927 (last name Howard), in jail in 1928 (as Robert Williams), still in jail in the 1930 census. I don't know anything after that. So somehow I have to find a family with a Charles born in 1885. So far no luck. I've been tossing out fishing lines for several years hoping that someone is related to this man. I know he had brothers and sisters, went to church until he left home and that he started drinking when he was 10 years old. He could have lied about any of the five names he used. So chances are slim that I'll find any relatives, but I keep hoping. The prison records are consistent that he was born in Kentucky and in 1885 or close to 1885. I know he was married at least three times. Age of first marriage on the 1930 (?) census is 26 making his first marriage in 1911. He was married in 1915 to Rachel Brewer, divorced in 1916. He is shown as married in the 1930 census. Does anyone have a Charles or Edward in their family born in 1885 in Kentucky? Are there any 1890 records in Kentucky. Are there histories of the county in this time period? Thank you! Ronda Howard