This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UFH.2ACEB/689 Message Board Post: Looking for information on my gggg-gfather, John A. (Albert?) Byers, Sr. He was born about 1770-1780, possibly Ohio, possibly Scotland. Wife Nancy Jane? b. abt 1783 in Ohio. Children I believe are: William b. abt 1809, d. 15 Feb 1842 Athens Co., Ohio; Nancy b. abt 1807; Eliza b. abt 1809; Ellen b. abt 1811; Samuel b. abt 1813; John A. Jr. b. 14 Nov 1819 Ohio; Thomas b. abt 1821; Sophia b. abt 1823. All children apparently born in Ohio. John A. Byers, Jr. moved his family from Noble Co., Ohio to Mills Co., Iowa in 1853. John A. Byers, Sr. bought land from the government in Stark Co., Paris Township, Ohio on 27 Apr 1816. Any connection or assistance would be appreciated.