In a message dated 2/18/2002 2:00:11 PM Central Standard Time, keahey@fiberpipe.net writes: > OK, I found him as Marsh Nelson, unfortunately he is 18 b. IA and living > with or working for Darius Siegenthaler and wife Elizabeth both 55 from PA. > He is in Moreau Twp. This is HIM! Now I understand why there is a Siegenthaler obituary tucked away in the old family Bible. It was a surname I had never heard before. And again, a census that says he was born in Iowa! My other source must be wrong. To find him with his parents (hopefully), I'm going to have to order the 1870 and hope they are in Moniteau County. Thank you ever so much for all your help! Debra Claussen Feed your Faith, and your doubts will starve to death.

Debra, Save your money on the 1870 census for MO. I have it on CD-ROM. My personal index for Moniteau Co does not include Marshall and my 1870 CD-ROM index for the entire state of Missouri does Not list a Marshall Nelson anywhere in the state. There are lots of Nelsons in Moniteau Co but none that appear to fit. I will work up a list of Nelson families and either post it here or send it privately. Perhaps you would have better luck checking the Iowa census. Regards, Jerry

Hi, Here are your Nelsons in the 1870 Moniteau Co, MO census. I had just missed seeing Marshall in an early reading. Apparently the father died between about 1866 and June 1870. 1870 US Census, Moniteau Co, MO, Moreau Twp 429A/160/170 Nelson, M J 46 f w keeping house 1,500 300 OH " Edson 18 m w farmer OH " Steven A D 12 m w Iowa (actually spelled Ioway) " William D 10 f w " (listed as female but obviously male) " Marshall 7 m w " " George B M 6 m w MO " Andrew J 3 m w MO I'll add them to my database so they will go online next week. Regards, Jerry Haldiman Central Missouri Families Database http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jerrhald