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I also found this tree on ancestry which seems to be the same family, without Walter.  I also found another tree (but there was an issue with the site's security certificate) which listed Margaret's last name as Penman, but I closed it down with the error so didn't get to view the details.   Depending on how well researched these trees are -

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/53045464/family/familygroup?fpid=13447033994
James Beveridge
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Parents
 
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Wife
 
 
Margaret Beveridge
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Relationship Events
Marriage  22 JUL 1804
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Children
Name   Birth   Death   Hints
    
Alexander Beveridge
Son
15 MAY 1805
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

    
Margaret Beveridge
Daughter
ABT 1811
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
19 JAN 1888
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland     m. Andrew Bernard
    
William Beveridge
Son
ABT 1811
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
11 FEB 1875
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland      m. Helen Gibb
    
Thomas Beveridge
Son
3 MAY 1815
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

    
Janet Beveridge
Daughter
ABT 1819
18 MAR 1882
Beath, Fife, Scotland    m. John Muir

I've got the tree updated with all of this information, thanks!   First wife, Janet died between about 1848 (Betsy's birth) and 1851 before his marriage to Catherine Spowart McLean - I'm wondering if she died at Betsy's birth. 

This is the last record I have located with Walter is the 1885 Iowa censu, death records were sparse before 1900, but may have the key if we can look at the Boone county records sometime.

I have been trying to find out death dates on my ancestor, Robert C. (Cargill) Gibson and wife, Martha Elizabeth Baker who lived in Henderson Co., Illinois.    There are two Robert C. Gibsons in Henderson and Warren counties, so this does make it confusing at times.

Robert was born in 1822 and died between 1880 and 1900, and his wife between 1902 (listed as living in Dec 1901 on her mother's obit) and 1910 (assuming she is not in the 1910 as I couldn't locate her, but that doesn't always mean anything.   She was born January 1824. 

Also trying to find their daughter, Cordelia Pearson Gibson, who appears to have died between 1900 and 1910.   She was married to Greenup Merrifield in 1869 and appears in 1870 census with him, but by 1880 has divorced him and is back with parents.   They supposedly had a daughter and a son, Robert Merrifield.   

Thanks!

Very interesting about the parentage conflicts on records.   It does appear from these details that Catherine was his second wife, but why was she listed as Spowart on the 1871 census when he was in America?  Did she revert to her maiden name because of him being away?  Would be interesting to know why she didn't go to America.    I do think the 1861 census is the right family.   This is a great collection of wonderful details and clues, great to have this info!   

I have been researching on my great-grandmother's line for many years.   Her father, Heinrich Hommer, immigrated to America in 1864.    Over 20 years ago, I sent for information from the archives in Koblenz and received information back on his military service and request for immigration.   

I would like to get further back on his line.  We have a letter written to him from Germany that lists siblings names. 

Thanks for any help!  It is much appreciated. 

Parents - Matthias Hommer b. 7 Oct 1803 and Maria Katherina Muller, b. 21 Apr 1805 d. 10 Aug 1859.   
Children - Katherine b. abt 1828; Matthias b. 4 Jan 1830 m. Elizabeth Dettinger, d. 12 May 1895 Weissunthurm, Rheinland; Peter b. 6 Apr 1831; Joseph b. 17 Mar 1833, lived at Bendorf by Koblenz; Lorenz b. 11 Aug 1835, lived in Koblenz; Heinrich b. 11 Mar 1839 in Koblenz, d. 19 Feb 1891 in Warren county, Iowa; and Margareht, b. 25 Nov 1843.