Hello All, The subject line caught my attention because it's possible that 'my' John Wilson b. 1811 is a son of the folks in the subject line. In my tree I have married-in John WILSON, b. 16 Aug 1811 at Glessal Farm, Colmonell. He marries my gtgt Aunt, Jean MCCOSH b.7 Mar 1815 Patna Straiton on 8 Nov 1834 Barr, and they have 14 children. Their first born child and son is named James b. 16 Aug 1835 and their 4th child, and second daughter, is Jean Lusk Wilson b. 30 Jan 1840. Follows are the notes from a huge book "the Wilson Family History, 75th Anniversary edition 1921-1995" sent to me by family researcher Randy Lyon. John and Jean both d. in Perry Township, Tama Iowa. Jean d. 1881, John 1892 - and had married wife #2 Martha Hopkins in 1882. Follows are the file notes I have for John WILSON: "Gt. gt Uncle by marriage. John was born at Glessal Farm near Kilpatrick in Colmonell Parish AYR Sct. His parents are James Wilson and Jean or Jane Lusk. Note from page iii of the Wilson Family History 75th ed. "John, born on Glessal Farm; married in 1834 to Jean McCosh in Ayrshire. Had fourteen children. Lived near Old Luce, Wigtown Scotland until 1851 when they came to Norwich Connecticut. Arrived in Tama County in 1855 and settled on a farm three miles southwest of Traer. A son, James, better known as "Tama Jim" was the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Taft. John Wilson Branch." There is a huge amount of information in the book "Wilson Family History" including photos. In the 1880 US census, John age 68 farmer, wife Jean age 64 and daughter Flora age 40 a teacher and a grandson John W. Turnbull age 2 and said to be born in MA and his father is born Scotland, are in the home. Census place Perry, Tama, Iowa, FHL film 1254365, NA film number T-9-0365, page number 549C. MA is which US State? Thought Maine is Me, but maybe it was MA in 1880". (Left in the 'notes to self'. MA?) My main interest is MCCOSH; gt aunt Jean McCosh's parents are my x3 gt grandparents Peter MCCOSH (1784-1856) and Flora M. RAMSAY (1792-1865). Several of my McCoshes went to the US as well, to Perry Twp Tama Idaho. The McCosh name variants in the US are Cosh and Cash. Happy to share information with those connected to my ancestral family. Regards, Judy in BC Can -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: April-06-10 11:47 PM To: AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AYR] descendants of James and Jane Lusk Wilson? This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lusks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/6941.1. 1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What is the connection with Dodds. My husbands gr grandfather was married to Maria Dodds and as you can see our surname is Lusk. We still live in Ayrshire but as far as I know have no connections to the places you mentioned. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2794 - Release Date: 04/05/10 23:32:00