Donald (smitty@snet.net), Nice web page! I am still learning and hope to have one also. I will be watching for your Dennis family information. My ancestor, Mary Frances Dennis, probably immigrated from Ireland about 1840 at the ago of four. Family lore says her mother died on the boat coming over. The first trace I have of her is in the 1870 US census in Plano, IL, and married to Isaac Pearson (Pierson). The 1900 US Census of Friend, Saline County, Nebraska, shows she immigrated to the US in 1867. There is some speculation she may have first immigrated to Canada and later to the US. She died 2/7/1908, but I don't know where or where she is buried though my first guess would be in Nebraska. However, I could not locate a death certificate there. I have a good deal of information about Isaac and their children, but I would dearly love to learn more about Mary Frances Dennis. Carolyn J. Bowers, Alexandria, VA