In Book 1 of the Shelby County Birth Records, there is a record of a female Julian, first name not listed, born December 1873 in Jackson Twp, the illegitimate daughter of Rebecca Julian. On July 3, 1873, Rebecca Julin married John J. McClare, H. Hume, N.P., performed the ceremony in Clinton Twp. In the 1880 Jackson Twp., Shelby County, census there is an Aurora Julian, age 6, listed as bound, living with the Levi Retter family. She is listed as being born in Ohio, her mother was born in Ohio, no information given for her father. Does anyone have any other information about Rebecca Julian, Aurora Julian or John McClare? I can find no further record of any of them other than what is listed above. I was interested to see that some of the Julian family moved to Bureau County, IL. Some of my Clayton extended family went there from Shelby County as well. I am interested in Aurora because of her connection with the household of Levi Retter. In 1900 Levi has Stella Retter, listed as daughter, living in his household along with her two children, Raymond and Myrtle Van Fossen. Stella was the first wife of my great-grandfather, Alva Van Fossen. I have never found a birth record or death record for Stella. She was born in 1875 but is not in the 1880 census with her parents, Levi and Matilda (Hawver) Retter, nor is she listed in that census in the households of her siblings, A.S. Retter or Dora (Retter) Rike. I am wondering if the Retters adopted Aurora so that Aurora and Stella are the same person. Any information about these people would be greatly appreciated. Beth