Hi, everyone! The new roster is about complete. I will wait until this evening, in case I get any last minute entries, then I will post it on the list for all to see. There are 19 members of this mail list that responded. It has been fun receiving your entries and I hope you all enjoy learning a little more about each other. I tried to make each entry about 5-6 lines in length so that it would be easy to read and refer to. Because of that I did not put in all the data that I received, however, I think I have given enough info for you to recognize which branch of the family each ancestor came from. You can always contact the list member for more information. The trivia/interesting info part is fun. Since I editted most of them in the interest of brevity (that sounds so scholarly, I hope I am using my extensive vocabulary in the right context!), I will send the entire information on to the list for all to enjoy. And so, with that in mind . . . .I introduce Deb, who just joined us yesterday and already is included on our new roster. Here is what she has shared about her Beckelhymers: The earliest info I have on the Beckelhymers says that in 1803 they (this would be Benjamin, along with his first ,dead, wife's 3 uncles, Isaac, Thomas, and James Ferguson )traded their mills in Virginia for a large tract of land in southern Ohio. Then they moved to Fountain County, Indiana, and in 1828 built the first sawmill and gristmill in Fountain County, IN. I also have written Isaac Ferguson received land from the US Gov. and sold it to Levi Beckelhymer in 1848, who in turn sold it to the trustees of West Liberty Church for the sum of $25.00....and my aunts and uncles and cousins still go to this church. My ggggrandfather, Benjamin, and his son Levi planted many of the maple trees that still line the streets of Covington, Indiana. Have lots more tales to tell, but I'm sure it would bore you! Deb Bore us? Not this group, Deb. Talk to ya all later. Twila