The one Person listed in the Gone Home book is Frank - b. July 30, 1855 son of Isaac and Mary Clark Person bur. by a Holt Co. Mortician (Funeral records incomplete) --This is the entry as it appears. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sinta Seiber-Lane" <sinta_gen@hotmail.com> To: <MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 4:44 PM Subject: [MOHOLT] MEYER / PERSON adoption? > My MEYER family spent some time in Holt County in the 1870's and while there > it seems that JOHN ADOLPH MEYER "adopted" a boy named Ulyssus PERSON, b. > 1872 in MO. There is no information about the boy's parents. This is > according to the 1880 census when the family had moved on to Kansas. > > While it is possible that he was "adopted" in Kansas, I am wondering if the > PERSON family is listed in the Gone Home book or, perhaps, anywhere near my > family in the 1876 Holt County Special Census where they were found on pg > 19, 60th Twp, 37th Range? > > Can anyone look these things up for me. The boy is not a direct ancester > and, as far as I can tell, he disappears after 1880 from the MEYER > family...there was no mention of him that we know of. Did he die? Did he > run off? I'm curious... > > Thanks! > Sinta Seiber-Lane > Springfield, IL > > > > ==== MOHOLT Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >