Hi.....the 1880 census of Missouri shows this family with another child, Cora, born in Missouri in 1878. If you send for her birth certificate, you will learn of her mother's maiden name. Here is the Missouri genweb page that may help too: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm) 1880 Census Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri Jacob Hopple - age 36 - b. Pennsylvania - farmer Mary Hopple - age 27 - b. Ohio - wife Cora Hopple - age 2 - b. Missouri Unnamed Hopple - age 1 month - b. Missouri mary lou ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour