This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BhB.2ACI/112.1.2.2.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Mary, I have two Anderson families mentioned and one Allison family, but none of them list the names that you mentioned. I have a Frank and Margaret allison who were married in in Ida Grove, Ia. on Nov. 5, 1891. They had two daughters, Erma and Bessie. One Anderson family listed Amos and Melvia, were married in Parker at the Presbyterian church. in 1902. They had three sons listed as Louie, Fred and Julian. The other family was that of Martin Anderson and Magdelene Olsen who came to Parker from Denmark. They were married Dec 8, 1894 and raise five sons and six daughters. It doesn't give the names of any of the children, but it's possible this could be your ancestors. They were farmers and the farm was located 1 1/2 miles west of Parker. The one son who is named "OTTO" was the owner of the farmstead at the time of the writing of the book. If these are not your kin, don't feel bad, because my grandparents were upstanding citizens in the community and there names were not mentioned either. If perchance one of these may be related, let me know and I'll try to make you a copy of the page. Good hunting Bill