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I found this marriage record on the LDS "Pilot". I spent 2 hours hunting Thomas, but he eluded me. Can anyone find him on a census, death or other record? I have Margaret in 1880 and 1900. I can’t find her in 1910, 1920 or 1930. Corrections and additions to the record in [square brackets]

Groom’s Name: Thos. Ledbetter
Groom’s Birth Date: 1881, Illinois
Bride’s Name: Maggie [Margaret Rachel] Longwell Brown
Bride’s Birth Date: 1886, [3 Sep 1876] Iowa

Marriage Date: 05 Oct 1907
Marriage Place: Avoca, Iowa
Groom’s Father’s Name: Joseph Ledbetter
Groom’s Mother’s Name: Martha Horn
Bride’s Father’s Name: Amos Brown [Amos Longwell]
Bride’s Mother’s Name: Katherine Gillann [Elizabeth Catherine Gillam]
Groom’s Marital Status: Single
Groom’s Previous Wife’s Name:
Bride’s Marital Status: Widowed
Bride’s Previous Husband’s Name: [Lawrence William Brown]

Some web sites say Margaret married
1) Lawrence William Brown b: April 26, 1874,
2) John Dersham,
3) —- Riddle

She dies in Orange County, California 14 Feb 1973, with the surname Riddle. I have her death index entry. I looked for her as Ledbetter, Dersham and Riddle in 1910 on; no luck,

In 1900 she is in Nebraska with her first husband, mis-indexed as "Torence" Brown, and their son, Myron Brown, b, 1899.

If you strike out, I could also use the Pack family crest, proof that my grandfather was 1/5th Cherokee, and a detailed breakdown of my ethnicity based on my picture. The eagle’s, ethnicity, too . . .
<wild laughter>

Thanks to you all.
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Tina – if they deserted or divorced, they would not be the first to lie about it. That looks like Lawrence, all right; he was in Wayne County in 1900. I should have checked. Thanks! Margaret is still a mystery.

The fact Lawrence has the child suggests that Margaert did the deserting.

Ted,
I was unable to locate Thomas Ledbetter also but something seems a bit off, in that, on the marriage record for Thomas and Maggie, it states the bride’s marital status as widowed. Now, I did locate what I thought was Lawrence Brown and his son Myron Brown in the 1920 census and Lawrence also shows his marital status as a widower. You may already be aware of this but, if not, you might want to check those records.

Name:Lawrence Brown
Home in 1920:Wayne, Wayne, Nebraska
Age:55
Estimated birth year:abt 1865
Birthplace:Iowa
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Father’s Birth Place:United States of America
Mother’s Birth Place:United States of America
Marital Status:Widowed [Widow]
Race:White
Sex:Male
Home owned:Rent
Able to read:Yes
Able to Write:Yes
Neighbors:View others on page

Household Members:NameAge
Lawrence Brown 55
Myron D Brown 20
Anna M Brown 16

Anna M. Brown is Myron’s wife. I also located them in the 1930 census with children.

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/HintList.aspx?ret=-834926459&pid=-834926459&tid=9210729&pg=0

On this link, the page I’m looking for help on is the third link (1880 United States Federal Census Record). It says he was born in ”about 1873”, which sounds right, because on the 1930 Census, it says my grandfather (Thomas Madigan’s) father was 57 years old. It says his father’s name was Patrick. Does it say who his mother was? I know it says John Madigan was born in the state of New York, but does it say where specifically? Don’t worry about the 4th link. I already have the information from the second link on this link. If you’d like, you could check this page, to see if there’s any leads. On the 1st link, this may show where he was born. The year of death is probably off though. The 1910 Census, taken in April 15 1910, recorded John Madigan as 34 years ago, so it’s possible he was born in 1876 or 1877.

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/HintList.aspx?ret=-706941509&pid=-706941509&tid=9210729&pg=0

If the first link is correct, than it’s possible the 1st link on this site is too. If John Madigan was born in 1873, it’s possible that his father, Patrick, was born before 1841, to be taking in the Scotland Census Record in 1841. This says he was born in Ireland, so I’m unsure of why he may have lived in Lanarkshire, Scotland at the time. I’m not sure what information this link will give, but what ever there is, whether it’s his parents, siblings or immigration record, it’s helpful. I’m not sure what the 2nd and 3rd links say, but there could be information there too.

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/HintList.aspx?ret=-709380172&pid=-709380172&tid=9210729&pg=0

On this link, I’m looking to obtain information from the 3rd link. I previous found information on her in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 Censuses, but there could be other information, such as what part of New York she may have been born in, that might be listed on this link. Or there may be useful information on her parents that weren’t listed in later Censuses.
My grandmother told me the name was Finley. It could be Findley though. I didn’t ask her how it was spelled, but I will next time I speak to her, if she knows.
My maternal grandfather’s mother’s maiden name is Finley (Or Findley). My maternal grandmother’s mother’s maiden name is Castino. On her father’s side, I’m not sure what paternal grandmother’s maiden name is, but I’ll look at the clues you’ve shown.

Did you know that you can access a transcript of the 1880 census for free at www.familysearch.org? Have a look 🙂

I’ll see if I can find anything else useful.
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I don’t think that 1880 family with father Patrick is right.
If the 1910 census is right John should be married by 1900 but I found John (whose father is Patrick) still living at home in 1900.

John P Madigan
Home in 1900: Brooklyn Ward 13, Kings, New York
Age: 24
Birth Date: Jan 1876
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father’s Birthplace: Ireland
Mother’s Name: Mary
Mother’s Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Single

Mary Madigan 50
Mary F Madigan 28
Terence F Madigan 24
John P Madigan 24

(Patrick had died but siblings match)

I’ll try and find the right John.

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You said Margaret’s maiden name is Finley? Is that what your grandma told you? Have you seen this record from familysearch.org?

John Madigan Pedigree
Male Family

Parents:
Father: Daniel
Mother: Mary Molaney

Marriages:
Spouse: Margaret Findley OR Finley Family
Marriage:
24 JUL 1898 Manhattan, New York, New York

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Don’t get too sidetracked by Ancestry’s hints, they come up with all these matches to try and get you to subscribe.