This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AQB.2ACI/152.2 Message Board Post: William Lewis Renner (1879-1943) was a nephew of the John Renner discussed in this thread. William's father was Allen Renner (1846-1920) who was a native of Bureau Co., IL. Allen and John Renner descended from Emanuel Renner (1819-1892), a native of Greene Co., PA who moved westward to Illinois and Iowa. I understand that William's wife was Minnie Anna Herren (1887-1944), a daughter of Charles Herren and Anna Barr. However, at the time of her marriage to William, Minnie was living with a Mrs. Burrows. According to the Plattsmouth Evening Journal of September 27, 1905, Minnie's father went to the local police and county judge to try to prevent the marriage, but he apparently was unsuccessful.