Hi Lyn,

Thanks for your response. I have a Jack (could be John) and Etta (could be Julietta) Livingston whose daughter was Blanche, my grandmother. She married a Perry Wilson from Milford, IA. My brother tells me that he had visited the Ruthven Cemetery which must be in Palo Alto county. He saw many graves with the name Livingston and our mother told him that they were family members. It sounds like you may be my connection to the Livingston family. I look forward to learning more about them. Some of my mothers first cousins at her funeral in Spirit Lake had not seen me since I was a baby. They all agreed that I sure looked like the Livingstons. What ever that means. I did not live with my mother after 8 years old but visited her periodically while growing up. She did not talk much about her family. Have you posted your Livingston data on any of the genealogy web sites? Looking forward to hearing from you. Belva