Hi all,
The Iowa discussions and names interest me very much!
Mari's Elisha who had a sister who married a Sands might be a big
connection, but other folks too...keep reading.
My great grandmother's name was Elizabeth Chapman. She was born around
1834 in Ohio... She married Sands P. Drew in 1872 in Cherokee Co. KS.
Sands and Elizabeth named their children Frank, Nellie and Charles -
very similar to some of your names.
BUT, Sands' father Daniel and brother William were in Lester Twnship,
Blackhawk Co. IA in 1870. Other members of the Drew family also moved to
Iowa.
Sands' sister was found (we think), Jane Householder, listed in the
1870 US Census, Douglass Twp, Boone County, Iowa.
Taylor Plummer, from Jasper Co. IA (1870 Census) married Sands' daughter
Estella in in Cherokee Co. KS in 1872.
Unfortunately, I know nothing about Elizabeth parents or siblings. But
we do have all of her descendents, if we can link up with just exactly
who her family is.
Melinda