I'm wondering if anyone has a Margaret CARTER in their database who was born about 1820 in VA (according to all censuses found to date), who married William HOWELL in Allen Co OH Sept 1840, had child Stephen A. Howell 1841 in OH, and all other children b IA: Nancy, Mary, George Washington, William Milton, John Wesley, Commodore Perry, Elizabeth, Calista, Oliver and Ira (twins), Catherine. However, we can't find this family in IA prior to 1854 when we find them on a tax list in Jasper Co IA, living next to William Howell's brother George and his family. Both Howell families remained in Jasper Co IA until 1863 when they went overland to OR, settling in Benton Co, near where oldest brother Stephen Howell had already settled. Of the above children, Stephen, Mary, George, William, Elizabeth, and Calista are known Howell proper names. The others may be, but may also be CARTER names. The "A" in Stephen A Howell is said to be Allen/Allan, but we have only hearsay as documentation. We do have information about Margaret and her family after her marriage and through to her death in Oregon, including photographs of some of her children, and would be happy to exchange. We can also provide information on most of her grandchildren as well. If you have no information about this specific CARTER woman, we'd be interested in any CARTER families resident in Northern OH 1820+. Nancie Howell Willey