This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thompson, Sheedy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/488.1 Message Board Post: Jay, I have a theory about Charles and Mary A., but this could be all wrong if your birthdates for the children are correct. Per the Grant Co., WI marriage records: Charles Thompson married Mary Ann Sheedy, 1 Jan 1853, recorded in Book 1, Pg. 29. Charles is recorded as the son of John and Ann (Unknown) Thompson. Mary Ann the daughter of John and Mary (Unknown) Sheedy. The 1860 census provides some support that this couple is who you seek. 1860 Census, Patch Grove, Grant, WI, Pg. 500, 5 Jun 1860, Household 58 Charles Thompson, 26, Farmer, $2200, $420, MI Terr. Mary A., 25, IRE John, 6, WI Montier, 4, WI William, 1, WI This census indicates that John was born about 1854 which fit's with a marriage date of January 1853. Hope this helps. Dave Taft Arlington, TX