I am researching the Marshall Henry VanKirk family that lived at Davis Creek from 1890 until around 1908 (?) Marshall known as "Van", his wife Emily Esther Drew and their eight children lived in a sod house close to Davis Creek. One son Joseph VanKirk died September 1893 in a hunting accident at the age of 22 and is buried in Davis Creek Cemetery. My direct line to this family is through my Grandmother Ina Muriel VanKirk Abrahamzon. One of her sisters, Alice VanKirk married Mell Bowers in 1890 and they lived in the Davis Creek area at least in the mid 1920's. Marshall's family returned to Wisconsin the year of the McKinley/Bryan election. Would love to hear from anyone researching this family and/or the same area in the same time period. Both my Grandmother and my Great Aunt May have written narrative family histories about that time period. Thanks in advance for any interest and response. Sharon jblankenship@monti.net