Art, I searched "The Kansas City Star" and "The Kansas City Times for an obit for Martha SHEHAN but did not find one. Are you sure of the date? Are you sure she died in Kansas City, MO? If she died in Kansas City, KS, it may explain why there was no obit. Back at that time obits for KCK residence were not always published in the KCMO newspapers. There was a local KCK newspaper ("The Kansan") and obits were sometimes published there. I did check the Jackson County Marriage Index, which covers the period of 1827 through 1937. There was no CROCKETT that married a Zelma SHEHAN or a Zelma any surname during that period. I checked the Bride index for SHEHANs and found the following: 1909 - Laura SHEHAN - Miles ABRAM (book 44, page 315, file #42869) 1916 - Zelma L. SHEHAN - Leo E. RICHTER (book 66, page 543, file #71341) 1921 - Jeanette R. Pratt SHEHAN - William SHEHAN (book 87, page 385, file # 97848) (marriages recorded at Jackson County, Kansas City courthouse) You can get a copy of the marriage certificate from the Mid-Continent Library in Independence. Send them the name and the reference numbers, and your mailing address. Library email address: ge@mcpl.lib.mo.us Hope this was helpful. John Kansas City, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art" <ags111930@cox.net> To: <KansasCity-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: RE: [KansasCity] Mrs. Ellen SHEAHAN d. 25 March 1913 - Kansas City, MO > Is there an obituary for Martha Ellen (nee Evans) Shehan who died on > November 26, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri, and is buried in Highland Park > Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Her husband was Ernest John Shehan. Martha > was born in Missouri on October 28, 1879. These are my grand-parents. Also > am seeking information on Nancy Jane (nee Hooper) Shehan/Shahan who died in > either Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS between 1915 & before 1920. Nancy > was living with her son Thomas Shehan, his children Ernest William, > daughters Zelma & Dora as shown in the 1910 US Census for Kansas City, > Jackson Co., MO. All of these people disappeared from any census after the > 1910 US Census. Family lore is that Thomas Shehan committed suicide, and the > girls Zelma & Dora have most likely married before 1920. Zelma's married > surname was Crockett, but her husbands first name is unknown. Any > information is greatly appreciated. Art Shehan, Henderson, Nevada >