I have about the same brick wall. I found a number given to me about a year ago for caretaker of a Union (old) cemetery in Theresa where my GGG Grandfather is rumored to have been buried. Let me know if you would like it. I am just going to try it and will let you know what kind of a response I get. I am curious, my GGG Grandfather died in the same period of time as Joseph. Can you help me on where to go to find probate records? He left a farm, a wife and six young children so I'm thinking there may be a good chance of some kind of probate. I don't know if this will help but here is the address and phone number for the only funeral home listed in Lomira: Kietzer Funeral Home 565 Sunrise Ave Lomira, WI 53048-9529 Phone: (920) 269-4500 It might be a long shot but if you call them, they may be able to steer you in a good direction, maybe know of other smaller cemeteries in the area that may not be listed. I know Union is not listed anywhere. Sara :) -----Original Message----- From: Valerie Vesper [mailto:vvesper@JamesMonroeBank.com] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:44 PM To: WIDODGE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIDODGE] Sell and Weston - brick wall Hi all! I'm looking for suggestions on any ways past my personal brick wall, which happens to be in Dodge County. I have Gardner Weston and his wife Ernestina ("Lena") Sell Weston on the 1880 census in Dodge County with their two oldest children, Adella and George. I have their marriage recorded in Dodge County (by a JP) in 1878. I have Gardner's family (brother Charles, sister Caroline, and parents Lucinda (nee Loris or Lawrence) and Joseph Weston) on the censuses going back to 1850. I have probate papers for Joseph's death in late 1859/early 1860. But I can't find graves for any of them. Gardner died in Fond du Lac in 1919, and his obit and death cert clearly state he was taken to Lomira for burial. Lucinda died sometime between 1880 and 1900. Ernestina is said to have died around 1886. Gardner and children lived in Dodge County (I have census records) until sometime after 1910. There are no death certificates to be found for Ernestina, Lucinda, or Joseph. I can't find anything on any of their parents (beyond the names on Gardner and Ernestina's marriage cert - don't even know if Ernestina's parents came over from Prussia with her). I looked through every hard copy Dodge Co. cemetery transcription in the Salt Lake City Library line by line and found none of them. They probably were all living in Theresa or Lomira when they died (except Gardner), and presumably all were buried nearby. I know this is long - but does anyone have any info or ideas? The church records at the Dodge/Jefferson hist society and the county library didn't have anything either, when I wrote to them. I'm running out of directions to run at the brick wall! I can't get back beyond Ernestina or Joseph and Lucinda. Heck, I can't even find a death date for Ernestina outside the family story that son Geroge was 6 when she died. Thanks! Valerie ==== WIDODGE Mailing List ==== ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237