This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DYER, DRYER Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/INB.2ACE/1485.1 Message Board Post: First of all, I searched under your two spellings of "Dryer" and Drter" and found nothing; however did find her and Simon with the surname spelled "Dyer." 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Montana; Powell County; Deer Lodge City; Roll: T625_974; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 699; Enumerated on 30 Jan 1920; Lines: 59-62: Residing at: 319 5th Street, Deer Lodge, MT DYER, Simon L.; head of household; male; white; 56 years of age; divorced; born in Illinois; father born in Tennessee; mother born in Michigan; occupation: none listed. KEAST, Emily; mother; female; white; 90 years of age; divorced; born in Michigan; both parents born in Pennsylvania; occupation: none listed. McLELAND, Josephine A.; housekeeper; female; white; 46 years of age; divorced; born in Kansas; both parents born in Illinois; occupation: housekeeper--private family. McLELAND, Lola; boarder; female; white; 16 years of age; single; born in Montana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Missouri; occupation: none listed. --------------- Under "IDAHO MARRIAGES, 1842-1996" available from Ancestry.com, I found the marriage of Simon and Josephine--also with Simon's surname spelled "Dyer." Simon L. Dyer married Josephine A. McLeland on 22 Sep 1920 in Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Marriage Book of Shoshone County, Idaho: Vol. 9, Page 63. --------------- MONTANA DEATH INDEX 1930-1939: DYER, Simon L. Died: 06 Oct 1933 at 71 years of age Index #: Kspl 1631 ("Kspl" indicates the city of Kalispell in Flathead County, MT) MONTANA DEATH INDEX 1940-1949: DRYER, Alice (Note surname spelled "DRYER") Died: 08 Apr 1944 at 71 years of age County(s) of Death & Residence: Deer Lodge County, MT Index #: DL 5298 --------------- I could not find a Lola McLeland in the 1930 census index, so I presume she had married by that time. It might be worth your time and effort to obtain a copy of Josephine Alice Dyer/Dryer's Death Certificate, as these documents often contain the deceased's parents' names, including mother's maiden name, and birthplaces which would certainly be helpful to your search for her ancestors. Contact the following: County Clerk & Recorder A-DL County Courthouse Anaconda, MT 59711 PHONE: 406-563-4061 The fee for this document is about $3.00. If the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Courthouse does not have the death certificate for some reason, you can contacf the Dept. of Public Records for Montana located in Helena. The address for both the county and state resources can be found at the following link: http://www.mtech.edu/silverbow/how_to_obtain_copies_of_birth.htm Let me know if you have found this information useful.