My great grandfather was a very elusive individual I have not been able to find any records on him. He was born in Pa. around 1820. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Maria (?) Ekel both born in Pa. Jeremiah married about 1838 in Pa. Mary Ann Thompson b Pa. They had two sons Henry Snyder born 12 Mar. 1839 Pa. & John Joseph Ekel born 26 Jul. 1840 Illinois Jeremiah m(2) Sarah M. ? born Oh. her father born Me. her mother in NH. They had two children Elizabeth A. ( Lizzie ) b 1856 married James Bawden, and Edgar Norton Ekel b. 27 Nov. 1858 both born in Forrest Home Amador Co., Ca. Sarah M . Ekel M {2} in 1861 Placerville Ca. a Mr. Adams. What happened to Jeremiah? I have 46 pages (including index) of genealogy on Ekel family will be willing to share. Burt ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.