Stymied by a mystery

                                              A book about Bobcaygeon I consulted as part of my research

Mysteries intrigue me, especially those mysteries that I find in my family tree. Like the one that involves my 2 x great grandmother, Catherine Matheson. Confirmation of the link between my great grandmother, Charlotte Tripp and her mother Catherine Matheson comes from Charlotte's Ontario marriage record. In the same record Charlotte named her father as Samuel Tripp. The bride also gave her place of birth as Bobcaygeon, Ontario. Records of Charlotte's birth and the marriage of her parents have proved elusive, if they exist at all. The only marriage that I have been able to find for Samuel Tripp is that of his marriage to Mary Roden (sp) on September 5, 1867, in Ontario. As other records led me to believe that Catherine, Samuel's first wife was deceased by the time of his second marriage, I have been searching for any records in Bobcaygeon to confirm Catherine's death or Charlotte's birth. I've had no success so far. 

The problem with this mystery, aside from the fact that I can't find the records to solve it, is that it has kept me from researching my 2 x great grandfather, Samuel Tripp and his family. Rather than going back over the same fruitless search again, maybe my best strategy at this point would be to gather the information that is there and available on this branch of the Tripp tree. Who knows, I might find some clues that help solve the mystery of my 2 x great grandmother, Catherine.