Hello, My apologies for cross-posting to several lists. I'm trying to find my 3g grandparents. They had at least four children: Levi Pitner (born Greene Co. PA in 1847) - blacksmith George W. Pitner (born PA about 1845) John Smith Pitner (born Clarion PA) Hatti Pitner (unknown birthplace) Levi and George later settled in the WV panhandle, marrying sisters Annie and Ella Maybury. I have seen George's name spelled Petner, and am not certain if their parents spelled their name Pitner or not. Levi's father was born in Ohio and mother born in NJ. John Smith Pitner may have had a different mother, born in Pennsylvania (all according to census information). I have found no connection to the Tennessee and other Southern states Pitner branch. This is not the same person as Levi C. Pitner, who was born about the same time but resided in the south, nor is it the Levi who resided in Illinois.... This has been a puzzling brick wall for me. I have literally gone page by page through some censuses for WV counties and found no trace of them before 1870 (When I found Levi listed in the 1870 Mercer Co. census). If anyone can shed any light on this family, I'd be grateful! Debbie Pitner Moors