In a message dated 03/12/2001 10:36:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, JI31313@aol.com writes: > . I also enjoy walking around all of the cemeteries looking for relatives > and taking pictures to add > to my research book. Again please let me know how I can be more help. > Jim, How wonderful of you to offer help. For 6 long years, I didn't know who my great Grandmother, Effa Graves was. She was just a name and an antique ink well that a student painted for her and a person my mother dearly loved. Mother said she was so sweet and gentle. Just recently I have found 4 new cousins who have pictures of her, some of which I had, and of her family. We are now 2 from Washington State, one from Janesville, and me, from Florida. We've shared pictures and notes and followed a website that led me back to 110 pages of ancestors to the time of their Immigration in 1630. It has been wonderful and worth the wait. I have listed my little web pages of pictures <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/hawnsmith/Effa.html">Effa Graves Mason</A> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/hawnsmith/JGraves.html">Effie and James Graves</A> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/hawnsmith/Graves2.html">More Graves Family</A> <A HREF="http://publish.hometown.aol.com/_cqr/_edreg/preview.adp?cn=hawnsmith&time=982899635150&pn=Annagraves.html&title=Anna%20Graves">Anna Graves.</A> I have the pictures and now I want to know even more. There is something about her that seems so haunting. James, Effa's father moved to Bridge Creek between 1872 and Jan 30th of 1875. Effa was the fourth child and I am not sure if Dora, her next oldest sister was born in Horicon, Dodge Co., WI or Augusta. Dora was born in 1872. I'd like to find out where they lived and what the town looked like then. We are also having a great deal of trouble finding information on James's wife, Effie Bobier/Boyer. We aren't even sure of her name. She died Jan 27, 1899 and is buried in East Lawn Cemetery but the grave is unmarked. I am going to write for the death certificate, but there should be a will or some property transfer around that time. On the land patents, I can't see where James had property, but he is listed as a farmer. If you could find out, I would be so grateful. If he didn't own property the only clue is going to be the census of 1880 where James is listed between Horice Stiles, a stonemason and Charles Marson, a miller. Next to Mr. Marson is James McCaffery who had two servants so probably owned land and on the other side of Mr. Stiles is Charles LaGraft. One of the things I am most curious about is the school. Mr. Stiles had a daughter who taught school and our Effa also taught school, possibly the same school, between 1893-1898 when she married Andrew Mason. She may have been teaching in Auburn in Chippewa Co. where Andrew lived, but I think August is more probable. Maybe she even taught some of your ancestors. Wouldn't that be something? These are my research goals and you can pick or chose amongst them. Any help you want to lend would be wonderful. I'd like to know just where the Twp of Bridge Creek is and what it is like. Like you, I enjoy wandering cemeteries and I have looked for graves here in Fernandina Beach for people I don't know. Sometimes we can't return the favor for the person who helped us, but we can pass it on. I'm a librarian and I help researchers hoping other librarians will help me. Should you encounter some our of pocket expense, I will be glad to repay you. Thanks again, Anne