I would like to thank all those who helped me out with my request. What a great group we have here. I have been trying to identify our great grandmothers maiden name for a very long time and every record we got back had her married name and no clues. The only names we had for years to go on was two surnames our father and uncle "thought" might be her maiden name. Sherwood or Sherlock. Well, thanks to census and some obituaries I have been kindly helped out and the puzzle looks like it may be solved. Still hoping for that document that has the maiden name on , but now I know what name we are looking for. Clara Anderson Bevan was married to Harrison Henry BEVAN b 1858. They had 13 children . I now have 7 of them identified. Descendants of Harrison Henry BEVAN 1 Harrison Henry BEVAN 1858 - 1929 +Clara Anderson 1860 - 1925 Benjamin Franklin BEVAN - 14 Oct 1884 -1925 - our line +Mary Agness GOUNLEY b 1886 daughter of James and Agnes Gounley - Courtland S BEVAN 1888 Henry BEVAN 1880 Bella or Ella BEVAN 1882 Anna BEVAN 1884 Horace BEVAN 1898 - 1899 Rhoda Willis BEVAN 1891 - 1891 It looks like Clara was an Anderson, daughter of Henry ANDERSON and Rhoda W LUDERITZ, daughter of William and Rebecca LUDERITZ., These surnames are far off from what the family was thinking of for Clara's maiden name, but I was sent an obituary for Rhoda Luderitz Anderson's, sister Rosa Luderitz. It seems Rosa married WIlliam SHERLOCK. It nice to know that Clara's maiden name was ANDERSON but great to finally know the family stories had at least some truth in them. There were Sherlocks in the family. Thanks so much to all for helping me over this wall. Kassie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.