Hello Fellow Markhams, I have been trying for the past 3 yrs trying to locate any information on an Orville E. Markham.. I am looking for any information on a Walter Markham that lived in the Beaver Dam, Wisconsin or surrounding areas around 1870 thru 1890.. Orville E. Markham was the son of ???Markham and Lena or Laner LeClaire.. Orville was born in January of 1874 and supposelly his father died the following winter but can't locate any info.. This has nothing to do with the Markham family, but anyone might help.. My husbands grandfather Ben Leroy Ingalls, was given up for adoption. His mother was taken to the Seattle area to give birth and was forced to leave her child there.. Ben was Half Indian.. If anyone has ideas on how I might locate any family of birth mother or birth father let me know.. He was adopted into a wonder family. Was allowed to practise his tradtions and culture.. The tribe and stuff was lost in the next generation.. I would like to be able to pass on this to my children.. Any help would be appriciated.. Rochelle Markham