Looking for lost relatives

OGDEN, HOLLIDAY AND KIRKHAM

Posted By: Heidi OGDEN-Wicks (email)
Date: 7/4/2010 at 16:11:20

I am researching my family history and have discovered that I have family who resided in Cass County, Iowa.

Edward OGDEN married Ann Elizabeth HOLLIDAY MCCURDY, 21 Dec 1864. According to the census records they resided in Grandview, Louisa County, Iowa in 1870 at which time they had 3 living children, Elizabeth Ann (b) 1866, Ilia F (b) 1867, and Minnie (b) 1869. By the 1880 census their residence was Grant, Cass County, Iowa. The 1880 census states that one of their sons, William (b) 1871 was born in Louisa County, and another son, Clyde V (b) 1878, was born in Grant, Cass County, Iowa. According to the 1885 Iowa Census, Laura Isabelle (b) 1880 and Arthur (b) 1883, were born in Grant, Cass County, Iowa. Their youngest child, Elma (b) 1886 was also born in Grant, Cass County, Iowa according to the 1900 census. After the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth to Homer KIRKHAM, Edward, Ann, Arthur, Isabelle, and Elma migrated to El Dorado Springs, MO. Ilia located to Ord, Nebraska with her husband, Minnie died sometime between 1871 and 1880 as she is not in the 1880 census. I am not sure if she is buried in Louisa County or Cass County or somewhere in between. William is last found in the 1900 census residing with his brother Clyde - both were "Street car boys".

Elizabeth and her husband, Homer, continued to reside in Anita, Cass County, Iowa according to 1930 census records (Findagrave states she died in 1935 and is buried with her husband in Evergreen Cemetry). I would like to know more about Elizabeth & Homer's family lineage. I am also trying to determine why Edward and Ann located to Cass County, Iowa. I'm not sure if there were other family either OGDENs or HOLLIDAYs that may have moved with or already located.

Any assistance or information you could provide regarding surnames OGDEN, HOLLIDAY or KIRKHAM would be greatly appreciated.