This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: OSgrad Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.rogers/11042.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here is a research site (free) that I find very helpful: https://www.familysearch.org/ I put in the name Tim E. Wallen and found them in 1930 Vermilion Co. IL. George is shown as the youngest child. Scroll down a little further and you will find Tim Wallen, Illinois death records. It is information from the death certificate for Maurine Wallen. (Unfortunately, they do not include cause of death on these transcriptions.) She was born 3 Feb 1905 in KY, died 19 May 1930 in Pilot township, Vermilion Co. IL. (She must have died soon after the census was taken.) Her father is shown as R. F. Rodgers (Rogers), b. KY and her mother as Georgia Chenney, b. KY. Her spouse is shown as Tim Wallen. The marriage date you have for her seems a little off. She was still living in the home of her parents at the time of the 1920 census. They were in Hart Co. KY. Her father is shown as Robert T. Rogers, her mother's name is shown as Georgia, and Maurine was 15 years old so I feel sure it must be the right family. They are all shown as white, with their parents also born KY. However, enumeration records are sometimes inconsistent so you really need to find them in other records. Here is another link that will tell you how to get the death certificate for Maurine Wallen, which should have the cause of death. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html Click on databases, then click on death records 1916 - 1950. Click on Search the records now. Fill in the name for Maurine Wallen, then choose Vermilion County. You will see the certificate number for her and you can click on getting information on how to secure a death certificate. A certified copy is $17.00 but you can get an uncertified copy for $10.00. There is a Sample copy of a death certificate which you can enlarge by clicking on it. It will show the information expected to be on a death certificate, including cause of death. I live in Oklahoma and there are no U. S. census records earlier than 1900. So many people have family stories of Native American heritage, but trying to find it can often seem to be impossible. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.