This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: barbdale_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northdakota.counties.wells/206.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Is there a reason your are posting on the board for Wells County, North Dakota, rather than the Missoula County board? Anyway, this may be your Emma in 1930. The name is transcribed as Nickalow on both Ancestry and family search, but the actual image looks like it could be Nickalous. So far, I have not found the family in earlier censuses. Name: John Nickalow Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Walker, Hettinger, North Dakota, United States Gender: Male Age: 55 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1875 Birthplace: Russia Immigration Year: 1908 Father's Birthplace: Russia Mother's Birthplace: Russia Household Role Gender Age Birthplace John Nickalow Head M 55 Russia K Caroline Nickalow Wife F 51 Russia Emma Nickalow Daughter F 21 North Dakota Jacob Nickalow Son M 19 North Dakota Caroline Nickalow Daughter F 16 North Dakota Martha Nickalow Daughter F 14 North Dakota Treda Nickalow Daughter F 12 North Dakota Ida Nickalow Daughter F 9 North Dakota https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV7-L3R 1940 Census, Missoula Montana https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQW-8V7 Emma seems to have been the marrying kind. Here is her marriage to Kost Guluk Name: Kost Guluk Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 02 Jul 1938 Event Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana Father's Name: John Guluk Mother's Name: Rose Hawrluk Spouse's Name: Emma Utter Spouse's Father's Name: John Nicklous Spouse's Mother's Name: Caroline Trikel Reference ID: 120 , GS Film number: 1889002 , Digital Folder Number: 4350514 , Image Number: 94 Here is the death of Kost https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZ7-D8D So, when Emma stated she was a widow at her marriage to Mr. Mourer, perhaps she and Joseph Patzer were only married a short time, and she was referring to being Widowed from Guluk. This appears to be the grave of John Nicklous http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=nicklous&GSiman=1&GScid=20999&GRid=84565285& Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>