Hello, I'm new to this list, and I am looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack. - . My gt-gt grandmother, Ellen DAVIS, was born somewhere in England about 30 September 1837 (calculated from her age at death). - She came to the U.S. with her parents at age 14 (about 1851). - Her father was John DAVIS (likely born in the early 1800s); her mother's name is unknown. - John DAVIS was allegedly an iron worker in Pennsylvania. - Ellen married Holmes STODDARD or STODDART in about 1854 in the Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania area. - Unfortunately Ellen was out of her parents' household before the 1860 census so I have no way of tying her to the hoard of John DAVIS families in the area. - The 3rd quarter 1837 English birth index lists Ellen Davis' born at Madely, Droxford, and Lewisham. However, since she was born at the very last of that quarter, it is likely that her birth was registered in the next quarter. - The 4th quarter index lists Ellen Davis' born in Stourbridge and Portsea. - The 1st quarter of 1838 shows Ellens at Frome, St. George Southwark, and Dorking. - Does ANYONE have an Ellen born approximately 30 September 1837 with a father named John? Thank you very much, Kay Haworth