At 11:10 AM 9/8/2010, you wrote: >Seeking information on the family of Thomas >McCanna residing in Des Moines, Iowa in 1912. Hi, Paul, Found Alice McCanna in the 1900 Census #220-220, ED 100, Lee, Polk, IA; 42 widow b. Mar 1858 IL 6ch/4lv parents b. Ireland Looks like Thomas died prior to 1900. Did not locate any newspapers in Des Moines, Iowa for that era via Ancestry.com or via The Library of Congress. Did locate an interesting possible Thomas arriving in 1871 NY with James 50, Owen 17 and Burnet? 14. Name: Thomas Mccanna Arrival Date: 9 May 1871 Birth Year: abt 1860 Age: 11 Gender: Male Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Irish Place of Origin: Ireland Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland Destination: United States of America Port of Arrival: New York Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Ship Name: Dacian Since that ship record was as of early May 1871, I'd guess that Thomas was born in 1859, closer to Alice's year of birth. Regards, Jane