This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: b2small4u2c Surnames: castle weller gitchell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.castle/995/mb.ashx Message Board Post: can anyone please help?my grand father was benjamin b castleborn (ny?)1862 as far back as i can trace him is to saginaw county brant mi. in 1885 where he married his first wife frances m. gitchell. the cert. states his parents were benjamin b castle born ny and esther fletcher born conn. benjamin and france had 4 children all born in brant bertha e. 1886 died in owasso 1958 carrie e. born1887 died in calif.196? benjamin b. born 1890 died in flint 1966 and william 1891 died in ionia 1972 frances died in bennington twnship shiawassee county in 1906 benjamin then married my grandmothe minnie pearl weller 1891-1935 owasso they had 8 more children edgar (edward)1908-1976 owasso infant 1910 franklin harvey 1911-1918 died of flu in owasso 914 fletcher st.charles born1915 owasso died in calhon 1996 lewis t. 1917 died in albion 1984 minnie (michelle)1920-present innes 1925-1996 died in grand rapids and james my father 1927 died in grand rapids 1983.i cannot find out anything about my! grand father other than his parents names.did he have sibling?where did his parents live-die,who where there parents?and how was he related if at all to the castle family in shiawasse county.lemual castle was a founder of benninngton twnship.were they related?how?please help i have done much research and know about several castle from that area but hardly nothin about mine thank you and GOD BLESS....james Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.