Christine,
I know this is a long shot, but my great-grandma's name was Gowdy and she lived in Hoisington at about that time. My grandma was born in 1907 I think, and for years she thought she was an only child. In her teens she found out she had a brother and sister that had been put up for adoption. My greatgrandma had left her husband becasue of a drinking problem. We know the brother and sister, but it is possible there were more. Also, my great-grandma's family came from Pennsylvania. Anyway, it just seemed so coincidental I had to respond. The Dad's name was Ed Gowdy. He also had a brother named Chan.
Cheryl Haywood
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