Hi Kathy, I notice the census data does agree with the 1796 birthdate. Looks like we have a mystery on our hands - either the census or the gravestone is wrong. Or, there's a possibility of more than one Maverick Rudd. What fun! LOL Celia At 9:24 AM -0800 10/30/98, BROWN wrote: >Thanks everyone for the info on MARVERICK/MAVERICK. >His gravestone reads : >MARVERICK RUDD >d. Nov 3, 1865 >Aged 76yrs > >It is located in the Pioneer Cemetery in Myrtle Ck, Douglas, Or. > >His age at time of death doesn't match with the 1796 birthdate, >but neither does the name--so who knows. I hope to pursue this >further. I have yet to find anything about where his wife died. None >of the family remembers hearing anything about her. > >The Oregon Census (1860) for Douglas Co. lists: >MACK RUDD 64/ m Vermont >MARIAH 57/ f Vermont > >Do you think there is a chance she (Mariah) moved down to the Rough Valley >(Medford area) to be with her relations after her husband died? > >Thanks again >Kathy >[email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Celia G. Snyder, Graduate Programs Coordinator (mailto:[email protected]) Dept. of Mech. and Indus. Engr., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 140 Mechanical Engineering Building (MC-244), 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 UIUC WEB SITES RELATED TO GRADUATE SCHOOL: UIUC: http://www.uiuc.edu Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: http://www.mie.uiuc.edu Graduate College: http://www.grad.uiuc.edu M&IE Graduate Program Information: http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/academic-programs/graduate/grad.html Financial Aid: http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/financial_aid Off-Campus Housing: http://www.news-gazette.com/