Wilmer & Genie - - Thank you both so very much, now I know where to look in the Nebraska Newspapers for more information and how to tie Robert in with the GILL - SHANE - MCDONALD families who moved west to the Dawson County, NE area. Genie this is a sad obituary, but he did have some family nearby, because the last paragraph is: He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Ida McDONALD, and two sons, Henry SHANHOLTZ, of Huntington, and John, of Springfield, Ohio. He also had a wide family connection in this section. From those last three words, "in this section" - I would guess this particular obituary appeared in "The South Branch Intelligencer" or some other area newspaper. The copy I have was typed by a granddaughter of Catherine Virginia (GILL-SHANE) McDONALD from a 'clipping' found in an old scrapbook and there was no date. Thanks again, Clara in NE