This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nhall1 Surnames: Brown, Tupper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.vermont.unknown/4936.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 1885 Iowa State Census Osage, Mitchell, Iowa Brown, Loran L, 53, farmer, b. VT Mary E, 38, Canada Arnold e, 9, GA Nellie R, 7 Cordy G, 5 Jennett B, 2 1850 census Westfield, Orleans, VT Brown, James, 67, RI Mary, 61, RI Thomas, 38, VT Ellen R, 25 Loren, 18, VT Ellen M, 17 This matches the 1880 and 1900 census which have Loren's parents from RI FamilySearch.org, has a record, Loring Stebbins Brown, son of James Brown, b. Dec 3, 1831, Westfield township, Orleans County, VT 1925 Iowa State Census lists Arnold E Brown's parents as Loren S Brown and Mary E Tupper, 79, b. Nova Scotia on the 1925 Iowa State census for Osage, there are two Tupper's George A, b. abt 1847 and William H, b. abt 1850, both born in Nova Scotia, sons of E W Tupper, and Janet McCloud. This family was in Osage in 1860, the father's name was Elicum (or Eliakim) W Tupper, and the mother Jenette, and they had a daughter Elizabeth, age 15, who could be your Mary E Tupper. Youngest daughter Hannah, 7 was born in Nova Scotia Osage city cemetery TUPPER E W 1817 - 1883 TUPPER JANET A MCLEOD 04 JUL 1913 Osage probate records TUPPER, E. W. Estate and Will 5345 742 Looks like his name might be in Mitchell county history books as well. 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.