Katie: We are related. Eva's brother Berte was my grandfather. I am also researching Uncle Art, on and off. I'm sure you know that he is buried at Ft Leavenworth Ntnl cemetery after dying of pancreatic cancer at the VA hospital in Denver.
I only work on the family tree in the winter when I can't work in my garden.
My primary interest is finding out how the four orphans survived after their mother died. I'm thinking Wesley was about 12. Their father died prior to the 1860 census.
Thaine apparently has a file of Art's papers but he is practically blind. It might be worth a phone call anyway. He lives in Oberlin.
We need to compare notes some time.