This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wood, Stillwell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACE/641.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I have tentatively found a match for the marriage of William James Wood and Jane Wood. Buchanan Co. marriage records show the marriage of Wm. J. Wood and Jane Stillwell on 24 Nov 1875. The date matches later census records that show the duration of their marriage. And, more importantly, the family of Dixon Stillwell lives in dwelling #88, 6 doors away from William and Jane Wood in 1880 Platte Co., Weston Twp census. Jane Wood in 1880 shows her father's birthplace as IN; the Stillwell family record shows the mother (Susan) with an Indiana birthplace. In the 1910 Crook Co., OR census, Jane listed her father's birthplace as KY, consistent with the Stillwell info in 1880, but listed her mother as born in VA. In 1900, birthplaces for her parents are blank. So . . . the birthplace info is ambiguous at best, but there is an Indiana connection between the families. An additional piece of the puzzle is Jane's first name. 1860 and 1870 census records for Dixon Stillwell family show Susan J., age 2, and Susan, age 12. The probable OR death record of 6 Aug 1934 shows Susan Wood as the name. In the first two census years of her Wood marriage, she listed her name as "Jane", but in 1910 she is listed as Virginia S., with add'l info that she has been married to William for 35 years. Overall, my theory is that Jane didn't like to give too much information to the census man. She always said she was a cousin to Jesse James, so maybe that has something to do with it. In short, the close proximity of the Stillwell and Wood families, along with occurrences of both the Susan and Jane first names, as well as close birth and marriage dates, and the Indiana connection, lead me to a probable conclusion that Susan Jane Stillwell of Platte Co. married William James Wood in Buchanan County on 24 Nov 1875. She would have been about 15, so maybe they went and run off together. Any further information on the Dixon Stillwell family in Platte Co.? Bob Bryan Seattle, WA