My GGGreat-grandmother was a Bouse. One family bible has Martha Alice (Mattie A.) and the other has Matilda Bouse. She was born April 28, 1858 on a farm near Lima, OH. She married Franklin (Frank) Carson. One known child Hazel Marie b 1/25/1896 in Indiana Russel b? Russel 2nd wife lived Lansing, MI. Please let me know if there's a connection - myegge@earthlink.net Good luck!