Wow, Lisa, that is very interesting about the missing John W. Harwood in Aug 1893. The one I am researching did live in Redwood Falls, where the newspaper was located. He did have exactly 10 children, the youngest of which was Guy born Aug 9, 1885 so he would be 8 years old in 1893, as per the article saying the youngest was 8 yr. old. Article says he had a wife and 10 children, but if we are correct about his remarriage to Laura in 1889 and divorced in 1892, he would not have a wife. Of course, newspapers are not always totally correct either, as is often found with online trees as well. Sounds very possible to be the correct John W. Harwood. Puzzled about the reference to the Lower Sioux Agency. I had heard before that some of the Harwoods had to "disappear" and this article fits that story. So sad if he lost his first wife, unverified, was divorced by second wife, and lost his farm. I have that he also lost his oldest son Hiram in 1893, unverified, no specific date as yet.
You are so clever. And thank you so much for this article. Explains why we don't find him in 1900. I must look hard for the children in 1900. Guy would be 8, Clarence would be 10, Jenetta would be 12, Nellie would be 15. I know that several of the children died in Washington State, a couple in Montana.
