Since there's some activity on this family I thought I'd send along some correspondence from Sara Steele at Cottage Grove Area Historical Society. Many thanks to her for her help in sorting out this family. Kenneth Jansen must have shared his research with the historical society. The 1870 census for son John who is not listed as a son in the first section below shows son Sidney age 15 in John's household. So it appears Kenneth Jansen is right about Sidney. This is what she sent: Van Arnam Betsy E 1795-1862 wife of Simon Van Arnam (2) Simon Jr. married 1855 Elizabeth Howard (2) William R. 1838-1894 m. Sarah Wright Van Arnam (2) Joseph F d.1870 m.1864 Sarah Wright (3) Sidney Van Arnam m. 1881 Martha Tollard (4) son _______________ Kenneth Jansen lists Sidney as John’s son. Kenneth descends from Jennie, John’s other child. . 9. John2 VanArnam (Simon1) was born April 05, 1828 in Fulton County, New York, and died 1888 in ?. He married Phylinda Wait November 12, 1854 in Dane County, Wisconsin. She was born March 26, 1837 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, and died May 09, 1925 in Waukegan, Lake County , IL. Children of John VanArnam and Phylinda Wait are: 21 i. Sydney W.3 VanArnam, born 1855; died Unknown. He married ? September 25, 1881 in Dane County, Wisconsin. Marriage Notes for Sydney VanArnam and ?: VanAarman , Sydney W - 9/25/1881 - Dane - Vol 04 - Page 0135 - Cty B Dane - Vol B - Sequence11723 + 22 ii. Jennie E. VanArnam, born August 31, 1865 in Cottage Grove, Dane, Wisconsin; died November 21, 1935 in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois. (2) . Hiram Van Arnam 1821-1887 m. Mary Jane Robinson 1831-1920 Cottage Grove cemetery Only June and Jay were alive when Mary Jane wrote her will leaving most of her estate to June who was caring for her. Jay was in Waterloo Iowa by then (3) Lore Van Arnam 1853-1855 (twin) Cottage Grove Cemetery (3) Laura Van Arnam 1853-1853 (twin) Cottage Grove Cemetery (3) Sarah Van Arnam 1846-1908 m. Oliver Swan 1839-1911 son of Elias and Betsy Fuller Swan. Oliver’s obituary said that he was born in Saline, Michigan and moved to Wisocnsin when he was 12 (1851) (4) Frankie (Francis) Swan m ? Brown (died before 1908) (5) Byron (4) Lora Swan 1871-1931 m. 1895 William T. Good 1867-1938 son of Frank Good 1849-1893 and Mary Dukelow 1843-1931 (5) Glen Good 1896 m.1919 Louella Johnson 1899 daughter of Ole and Louise Larson Johnson (6) Stanley Good 1924 (6) Lyle Good 1926 (5) Nellie Bernadine Lenore Good 1899 (5) Harold Eldon Good 1910-1972 m. Hannah Sophia Osmundson 1915- Cottage Grove Cemetery (6) Roger Harold Good 1937 (6) Joyce Ann Good 1940 m. 1957 Arthur F. Guillaume 1936 son of Eugene and Eugenia Wagner Guillaume (5) Kenneth Good 1913- 19 ? m. 1925 Charlotte Hull 19? -19? daughter of Richard and Lillie Wrann Hull (4) Evelyn Swan 1882-1969 m .Charles Holscher (5) Lavonne R. Holscher 1927 m. 1949 Stephen Egan son of Stephen and Agnes McCabe Egan (6) Michele Patricia Egan Oct 24, 1949 Vol 228-186 (6) Daniel Patrick Egan July 22, 1951 272-23 (6) Timothy Charles Egan Oct 7, 1952 315-5 (6) Thomas Joseph Egan Nov 17 1953 351-137 (6) Kathleen Mary Egan Dec. 25, 1956 461-14 (6) John Paul Egan May 16, 1958 528-74 (4) Clifford Swan 1875 m. Edith Wahl He was at Fort Dodge, Iowa in 1911 (6) Evelyn (6) Marlys (6) Loretta (6) Eileen (6) Maribelle (3) Jay Van Arnam m. 1871 Clara Wright daughter of Stephan and Sarah Wright They were in Waterloo Iowa (no children) (3) June D.Van Arnam 1856-1927 m. 1878 Martha C Clark 1855-1930 daughter of James and Margaret Clark (no children) Linda Schwenn