Hi everybody! I received some information this weekend that I want to follow up on. Background: My ggrandfather's brother, Gilbert Anslin (Asselin/Ashlon, etc) married, abt 1880 in ?Brown Co.?, Delia BODOH. I've got: Delia & her family on the 1870 Suamico, Brown Co. Census. Gilbert & Delia on the 1880 Suamico, etc. census (with boarder Crilla Taylor - who's she?) Gilbert (as Herbert) & Delia in Manawa, Town of Little Wolf, Waupaca Co, for the birth of their 2nd child, Arthur, in 1882. (1st child: Joseph, b:?) There's a note at the bottom of the birth record that the family is very poor & being supported by the town. Delia's brother Julius is also in the area, having children, marrying them off... Gilbert & Marie (parents of Gilbert) on the 1885 census in Manawa, with enough people in the household to account (maybe) for Delia & Gilbert living there -- but *not* the children. Gilbert (father) died 4/24/1895. Gilbert (the son) probably living in the household of his brother Alfred on the 1895 Suamico, Brown Co. census. No Delia, no children. 1900 census has Alfred of head of household for the family, including widowed Gilbert (son). No death record for Delia in Waupaca or Brown Co. A BODOH researcher told me this weekend that his family story is that Delia disappeared after her marriage, and there may have been foul play. (!!) Now, she didn't disappear too far, because her brother is in the same Town as she & her hubby. But, did she take the kids & leave my gg-uncle Gilbert? Was he abusive? Or just too poor & unmotivated for her? Or, did she die? And how? Where did Joseph & Arthur go? <Inquiring minds want to know!> These two people get more & more interesting! How can I follow up in Town of Little Wolf on this family? Were there newspapers for the time period? Would Township records have anything and where do I write for them? How much would that cost? What about court or constablulary records? Can I get anything from my FHC? I have some names in Manawa, Mary Craig & (if I can find it) Dick Gloicke (?sp?) who used to be the Town Supervisor. And then there's Lucy Putnam, a BOZILE researcher, from Clintonville. But I'm kind of embarrassed to ask them to do this kind of digging without compensation. And I can't afford much at the moment. I figure Manawa's a 3-4 hour drive from here, and I can't get the time right now either. Anybody have any ideas? Anybody related & know the story? ;-) Happy Hunting! Marsha Wilcox mwilcox@lnd.com Wilcox Web Design -- http://www.usroots.com/~wwd/index.html USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL Oconto Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/ Home Page -- http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/ My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm SpamHunt! -- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1616/