looking for family of CALEB DOWKER AND MINNIE BARDEN, she was born in decatur illinois
their children were--arthur, daisie, ernest and grace......
i found a marriage license with MINNIE name on it...dated 1935...she married my grandfather (total surprise because no one ever mentioned this woman in my life......record is there, wonder when CALEB died (she is listed as a widow) also, wonder what happened to her, why they married, etc.....NO ONE ever mentioned this to any of the cousins...Ive called a bunch and total surprise--may be to her family in MI also!!! lol)
a real mystery id like to solve or find out more about!!!...oh, grandfather name was Sherman Francis...in Erie county, OH....how did she get from MI to Erie county??? and where could she have gone......email me direct...grammanos@cs.com PLEASE help solve this mystery for us thanks for any help......