Looking for Laura A. Southward/Southword
Laura is my gg grandmother she was born March 10, 1869, married Andrew Jackson Knapp Nov. 18, 1884, died March 29, 1952.According to the Clayton county Iowa 1900 census she was born in Ohio as was her father. It has her mother being born in New York.
The problem is Laura never talked about her past. It has been said she was an orphan, at any rate she was no better than an indentured servant as she did say she worked hard and was not allowed to go to school.She learn to read and write from her children.
There was never any mention of siblings or any other relatives. No mention of how she and Andrew met as he was from Iowa.
I'm stumped !!! Can any one help me? Does anything ring a bell anywhere?Did another Southward take her in??
Thank You