Hi, I'm researching a Thomas D. Wallace who was born about 1831 in New Hampshire. He married Olive McEwen who was born about 1832 in Ohio. They were in Wisconson in 1850 and from there went to California a few years. They settled in Nodaway County Missouri about 1860. They don't appear on any 1860 census but one of the children was born in MO about 1860 and there is historical info on them in the 1860's in Nodaway County. They are there in 1870 on the census in Lincoln Twp and in 1880 at the town of Hopkins in Nodaway Count. Their children in 1870 were: Milton D., Frank, Ellen, Carrie, Hattie, Charles, and Grant. Thomas was a county judge 1862 - 1866. The county minutes show he had charge of an orphan girl in 1866............looks to be temporary until a permanent home could be found for the child. I think that orphan may have been my relative. She was raised in a home in Nodaway County and likely arrived right about the time the Wallaces would have had her. She was believed to have been a full blood Kaw Indian girl. She was likely brought back to Kansas by a Methodist Circuit rider. I would like to correspond with any decendents. The more I know about Thomas D. Wallace, the easier it will be to figure out if this was actually my orphan relative, and the circumstances of her arrival in Nodaway County and placement in a home there. I have already checked obvious sources on the orphan such as guardianship records, probate records, Indian Rolls, etc. I do have a little more info about Thomas D. Wallace and would be glad to share. Any help would be much appreciated! Many thanks, Karren A.