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/CCC.2ACE/2975.3 Message Board Post: > looking for Alexander Yourex and his wife > Hattie Bowditch...had 2 daughters there. Lila > and Ada. They lived in Thurston Co.,Rainier > Precinct. 1910 census for Rainier, Thurston Co, had Alex 34, Hattie 31, Lila 11 and Ada 8, the girls born in Michigan. Alex immigrated in 1881. He was a farmer. Can't find them anywhere in 1920. The 1930 census for Rainier, Thurston Co, WA, had the family of Alex Yourex 54, Hattie 51, Lester 17 and Neta 15. Alex was born in Canada, Hattie in Michigan. Alex was a farmer. Washington Death Index shows Alexander died on 13 Jun 1946 in Seattle at age 70. Lester died on 13 Jun 1973 in Shelton, Thurston CO. Washington Birth Index shows Lila Maude Yourex and Clarence A. Roberson became parents of Alton Duane on 1 June 1919. If you go to the Thurston County Auditor's website http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor/Recording/icris_intro.htm (in the middle of the first page, click on "Click Here to Enter our Virtual Vault"), then click on the "I Acknowledge" on the next window. Then use the Login name of "guest" and the password of "guest". Then in the record search, just enter the name of "yourex, lester". You will see there was a deed with Lester and Elsie, that is probably his wife. The deed was probably recorded in their names prior to his death. The transfer is to a Charles and Diane Curtarelli. Diane could be a daughter. If you just run the last name of Yourex, you will find 6 pages of recorded documents. I'm "assuming" some of these are descendants of Lester. The Social Security Death Index showed Elsie M Yourex born 8 Oct 1921, died 18 Sep 2004. The Olympian http://www.theolympian.com/index.shtml has a copy of the obituary of Elsie. You can order it for $2.95. Just type in the name of "Yourex" in the top right corner, click the radio button for "archive". I can't find Alton Duane Roberson since the 1930 census