Title of painting is: I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
This beautiful painting was done by Mr. Sierak for the "Make A Wish Foundation",
please visit the special page on his site about this painting Make A Wish, there are
links and numbers that lead directly to the foundation. Thank you.

Milks 1850 census index Households for a Benjamin Milk and a Luke Milk at Napoli, Cattaraugus Co, NY. Also a Jonathan Milks at Dayton, Cattaraugus Co, NY, about 70 years of age. 1860 census index Benjamin Milks household in Lester Twp, Black Hawk Co, IA. 1870 Lester Twp, Black Hawk Co, IA, #52/52 Milk, Luke, 58, male, farmer, $800 real estate, $800 personal prop, b NY , Saloma, 57, female, keeping house, b NY , ?Annie, ?, at home, b NY 1870 Lester Twp, Black Hawk Co., IA, #53/53 Milk, Benjamin, 34, male, farmer, real estate $1000, personal prop $400, b NY , Orinda, 31, female, b NY , Ada, 10, female, b NY , Butler, 8, male, b Iowa , Nancy M, 5?, female, b Iowa , Ruth, 1, female, b Iowa return to top Bearbower 1850 census, Mead Twp, Crawford Co, PA, #257/257: Shaffer, Michael, 42, male, farmer, $460, b Germany , Elizabeth, 39, female, b Germany , Catharine, 14, female, b Penn , George, 13, male, b Penn , Adam, 11, male, b Penn, (twin) , Caroline, 11, female, b Penn, (twin) , Elizabeth, 9, female, b Penn , Barbary, 7, female, b Penn , Mary, 3, female, b Penn , Marg't, 1 female, b Penn Beerbower, Barbary, 64, female, b Germany #258/258 Beerbower, Jacob, 27, male, farmer, b Germany , Catharine, 24, female, b Germany , Peter, 4 male, b Penn , George, 3, male, b Penn , Margt, 6/12, female, b Penn Peter and Mary Zinn Beerbower October 1, 1850, Mead Twp, Crawford Co, PA, #259/259 Beerbower, Peter, 26, male, laborer, b Germany , Maria, 24, female, b Germany , Henry, 3, male, b Penn , Barbary, 1, female, b Penn 1870 Homer Twp, Buchanan Co, IA #32/32 Bearbower, Peter, 47, male, farmer, b Baden , Mary, 44, female, keeping house, b Baden , Henry, 21, male, farmer, b Pa , John, 17, male, farm laborer, b Pa , George, 15, male, farm laborer, b Pa , James, 13, male, b Pa , Emma, 11, female, b Pa , Elizabeth, 6, female, b Pa , Peter, 4, male, b Iowa , David, 2 male, b Iowa return to top 1880 Jefferson Twp, Buchanan Co, IA, #195/195 (87-10-30) Bearbower, Henry, 36, male, married, farmer, b PA, parents both foreign born      ,Mary, 22, female, married, b Benton Co, IA, parents both foreign born 1880 Homer Twp, Buchanan Co, IA, #8/8: Bearbower, Jacob, male, 28, farmer, b PA, parents b Germany      ,Agie M, wife, female, 26, keeping house, b Vt, parents b Ireland Mertie C, dau, female, 11/12(June), b IA, father b PA, mother b VT Note: Also shown in 1885, 1895 and 1910 census indexes 1910 Homer Twp, Buchanan Co, IA, #105/109: Bearbower, Edwin, head, male, 29, single, b IA, father b IA, mother b VT      ,Bert, brother, male, 22, single, farmer/hired man, b IA, parents same 1870 Homer Twp, Buchanan Co, IA, #32/32: next door to Peter Bearbower, is his sister Barbara and family Polk, August, 26, male, farmer, b Prussia     ,Barbara, 20, female, keeping hue, b Penn     ,Albert, 1, male, b Iowa 1895 Jefferson Twp, Buchanan Co, IA, #48/49: Bearbower, George W, 38, male, married, b PA, farmer, Methodist     ,Urith C, 30, female, married, b PA, Methodist     , Herbert, 10, male, single, b Buchanan Co, IA     ,Tory William, 6, male, (ditto marks under last items)     ,George Henry, 4, male, single, (ditto last two items)     ,Grant, 0, male, single, (ditto) 1895 Jefferson Twp, Buchanan Co, IA, #184: Bearbower, James, head, Jul 1856, 43, m1/5 yr, carpenter, PA/PA/PA     ,Josie, 27, female, married, b Benton Co, IA, Christian     ,Claudie, 8, male, single, b Buchanan Co, IA     ,John, 5, male, single, (ditto)     ,Ora, 4, female, single, (ditto) 1900 Jefferson Twp, Buchanan Co., IA, #143: Bearbower, Peter,head, Nov 1866, 33, m1yr, farmer, bIA, parents b PA     , Lucy, wife, Sept 1880, 19, m1yr, IA/IA/IA     ,David, brother, May 1869, 31, single, farmer, IA/PA/PA Gaylor, Douglas, brother in law, Marc 1894, 6, single, school, MO/IA/IA 1925 Jefferson Twp, Buchanan Co., IA: Bearbower, Peter, head, male, 59, bIA, widowed, owner rop $10,000, owes $1,900, insurance $3,350, grade 5, read/write, father Peter Bearbower, b Germany/deceased; mother, Mary Zinn, b Germany/deceased; parents married in PA     ,Reilgh, son, male, 20, b IA, single, highschool, grade 12, read/write, father, Peter Bearbower, BIA, 59, mother Lucie Gaylor, bIA, deceased, parents married IA     ,Leola, dau, female, 16, b IA, single, highschool, grade 9, read/wr, parents same     ,Jannette, dau, female, 13, bIA, single, grade 7, (ditto marks under the rest)   :  ,Leo, son, male, 9, b IA, single, grade 4, (ditto) All Images ŠTom Sierak and used with his permission by Moon and Back Graphics to construct this set.