Have you checked the Brown County censuses to determine how long they were in the county? Perhaps you already know where they were in 1900. If you think they were still in the county in 1900, I can check that census for you. Unfortunately, I do not have an index for it and the ones following (1910,1920 & 1930) as I do with the earlier ones, so I have to look through the whole county to find them.

 

Here’s a parker entry in the 1880 Census:

37

48

Parker

Jackson

m

39

head

m

farmer

Indiana

New Jersey

North Carolina

38

Carolin

f

27

wife

m

Illinois

Kentucky

Illinois

Insane.

39

Eliza

f

10

dau

at school

Illinois

Indiana

Illinois

40

Guy A.

m

11m*

son

Illinois

Indiana

Illinois

*June 1879.

41

Emma

f

17

cousin

(ng)

housekeeper

Illinois

Illinois

Illinois

 

Notice Emma, age 17, could be your Emma. I looked for Johnson’s nearby but could not find any likely candidates. There was one William about the right age but no Alva.

 

If they died after 1917, many states started recording deaths and keeping death certificates. If you know where they died, you may get additional information about Emma from it. Sometimes parents’ names are listed. If they died in Illinois, there is an online access to the recorded deaths. You can find a link on my web page for it.

 

Hope you strike it rich soon.

Sincerely,

Ken Huffman

 

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 5:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Brown County Query

 

Thank you.  I'm not having much luck finding out anything about them, but I'm
going to keep trying.  This information may help me.  Thanks again.

Nancy