I am seeking Werner von NIEDERHAUSER, a turner, b. abt. 1856 Switzerland, who immigrated alone in 8 Apr 1880. He worked for a short time on a farm near Philadelphia, PA, married unknown Mary unknown, b. abt. 1865 Switzerland. They farmed in Wayne Township, Jones Co., IA and he also worked as a buttermaker at Langworthy, Jones Co., Iowa. By 1910, Werner and his family are in Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington. Their adopted American son, Fred, is age 16 in 1910. The deaths of these individuals cannot be found in Yakima Co., WA.
Spellings: NIEDERHAUSER, NIEDERHAEUSER, NIEDERHAEUSERN; sometimes with VON
Thank you for your every consideration.
Ron

Hi Ron,
I found this family in 1900 in Yakima, Yakima Co., WA.
W. von Niederhauser, b. Switzerland May 1855, marr 16 yrs, immigrated 1880, upholsterer.
Mary, wife, b. Switzerland Oct 1864, immigrated 1883, no children.
Fred, adopted son, b. WA Sept 1893.

I searched in www.ancestry.com, FamilySearch, http://pilot.familysearch.org/ and Washington Digital Archives, www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ but didn't find anything else on them. FamilySearch and Washington Digital Archives are being built by volunteers but not completed yet.

I think there are two hypothesis for this family. One is that the parents or maybe all three died in Yakima County before 1907. In 1907 the State required all counties to keep copies of birth, marriage and death certs.

If that is the case, their death info will be on file with Yakima Co. You can contact the Yakima County Auditors Office, 509-574-1160 and ask them.

If they died 1907 to 1980 contact the WA State Center for Health Statistics, 360-236-4300.

If Fred died 1980 or later, contact the Yakima County Health District, 509-575-4040 or 800-353-5016.

The other hypothessis is that they moved out of state.

Another source of information is the Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wayvgs/ . They do research for a fee. Successful Searching!

Thank you, Judy, for your MOST HELPFUL response and WONDERFUL suggestions for future research.
Your cumulative suggestions are among the most I have received from anyone!
I truly appreciate that you took the time to provide me with all these helpful suggestions.
Best wishes in your research.
Sincerely,
Ron