Info on Eliza Jane Galpin: Eliza Jane 'Janie' Galpin m. Samuel L Harlow. You can find them in Elk Co, KS in 1900 (indexed as Jennie) and then in Independence, Montgomery Co, KS from 1910 - 1930. The children listed on various rootsweb databases for Mary Jane Galpin & Pete Harlow appear to be the children of Janie & Samuel. Eliza Jane Galpin Harlow has been transcribed on ancestry census records as anything from Jennie E, Janie E, to Elina Jone Harlow. > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: VanetteHobbs@aol.com > Reply-To: modavies@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:57:30 EDT > >>Hi, everyone, >> >>I'm seeking info mostly on Perlina; looked at her name today and realized >>I >>know nothing about her, not even her approximate birth year. >> >>I have Jasper Galpin, s/o John and Rebecca PLACE GALPIN, marrying Perlina >>BENNETT in Daviess Co. on 20 Sept, 1866. I have five children for them, >> >>Julia b. abt. 1864 ( supposedly married Jonathan Weston PILCHER - yes, >>birth >>date is before marriage of parents but may well be wrong). >> >>Mary Jane b. abt 1866 m. Pete HARLOW >> >>Isaac Newton b. 1868 m. Elnora E. "Nora" Worley (his death cert is >>online - >>Ripley Co. MO) >> >>Elisa b. abt 1870, nothing further on her >> >>James Arthur b. August 22, 1874 d. 1943, m. Bessie Gertrude Jones -- have >>good to excellent info on them and descendants & on Bessie's ancestors. >>(Glad >>to share of course if anyone wants it). >> >>Much of the above, except for James Arthur, came from a Harold Ward; >>_haroldw1@juno.com_ (mailto:haroldw1@juno.com) ; Family Tree on >>Rootsweb.com. I >>think most events were in Daviess Co. >> >>I have Jasper on censuses in 1860 & 1880, both Daviess Co.; and 1910 when >>he >>is in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Leavenworth, >>KS. >> >>I can't find him, Perlina, or any of the kids in 1870 anywhere (have >>searched using given names only also), and I don't have Perlina on ANY >>census. I >>show her born in MO only because of censuses of her children where they >>show >>"mother born in MO." I almost wonder if she existed at all! In 1880 >>Jasper >>is living with brother Newton, shown as "W" -- assume widowed though they >>usually write "Wd" and none of the children are with him. >> >>There is a divorce filed by Jasper Galpin in 1886 in Daviess Co.; from >>Paulina (sic) but it does not say whether it was granted. >> >>This is a mess. Can anyone help clear it up? >> >>I see a few places where I need to check more census records and MO death >>certificates now that so many more are online but I'm sure I'll need more >>help >>than that. >> >>Thanks in advance for anything at all! >> >>Vanette >> >> >> >>