To Merle Rummel, I know that you said that you don't know a lot about the other Stumps who settled in the northern Ind area but I might as well ask whether you know anything about this family: Benjamin Stump b 1 Sep 1791 Pa. d 19 Apr 1863 N. Liberty, St Joseph Co, In. Mar: ______ Anna Mary Spatz (no further info) 1) Adam Stump b 3 Mar 1818 Pa. d 16 May 1896 Prob Columbiana Co, Oh Mar: 21 Frb 1841 CCO [Columbiana Co, Oh] to Lydia Longenecker b 3 Apr 1818 Oh. d 30 Jul 1890 CCO [Source: Adam Stump Bible] 2) Susannah Stump b ca 1823 Prob CCO Mar: 10 Sep 1843 CCO to Samuel Newcomer b ca 1821 Oh 3) Abraham Stump b ca 1825 Prob CCO Mar: 3 Nov 1850 Stark Co, Oh to Rebecca Hildebrand b ca 1832 1st ch b Oh, rest in Ind 4) John Stump b ca 1825 Pa? Mar: ca 1850 ?? Sophia _______ All chn b Ind 5) Alford Stump b ca 1831 Prob CCO no further info 6) Michael Stump b ca 1836 Prob CCO Mar: 24 Dec 1852 CCO to Susanna Hively b ca 1837 Oh All chn b Ind 7) Samuel Stump b ca 1840 Prob CCO no info The above individuals who had chn born in Ind were in the 1860 Liberty Tp, St Joseph Co, IN census. A number of the Brethren (German Baptist) who came to Knox Tp, CCO came from the Mill Creek congregation in Woodworth, Mahoning Co, Oh. This small crossroad's town was located near the intersecting township lines of Springfield, Beaver, Boardman & Poland. The congregation in Knox Tp was called the Sandy congregation and covered a large area. The meeting itself was called the Reading Meeting. Many of the chn of the early settlers moved westward along US Rt 30 and I've found CCO names in most of the counties that Rt 30 crosses, all the way to Kosciusko Co and also the northern tier of Ind counties. Pat McArtor