Our Caswell's : began with George Washington Caswell. He came from England and he married Savanna Elizabeth Adams. We do not know where they settled when they came to the U.S. We have asked realtives but have not had much luck. George Washington Caswell's son Homer Williams Caswell (my husbands grandfather) married Lona Jane Pirtle and they lived in the Alabama and Tennessee area. If anyone knows of this branch of Caswells please let us know as we have not gotten very far. I sent in dates before but if you all would like me to do it again, I will. Thanks! Sincerely, Donnora Caswell (Mrs. Silas W. Caswell) Brian K Luginbill wrote: > Marilyn, > > I do not know if my Caswells were from the Taunton, MA line or the > Canada line, but I suspect they may be from the Taunton, MA clan. > Another Caswell researcher, Kathy Rinke, had Caswell family move into > Indiana about the same time that Joseph Caswell moved into La Grange > Co., IN. In fact, they were right next door in Steuben Co., IN. We > have been unable to tie the two families together, but if I remember > right, Kathy's Caswell line was believed to be out of Taunton. I have > found another group of Caswells in De Kalb Co., IN (which also borders > La Grange and Steuben counties) but I haven't found the connection > there either. > > I have ordered Caswell books on microfilm, (one was a Caswell > encyclopedia of names), searched marriage records, obits, census > records, county histories, etc., and found absolutely no information > regarding Joseph or Electa Jane Caswell, other than what I sent in > before. There is no probate, will or gravestone for Joseph in Bureau > Co., IL. No one seems to know what happended to him. Electa died on > 14 May 1890 in Avilla, Jasper Co., MO and is buried there. At this > point, I'm afraid her history is buried there also. > > Cheryl > timetraveler@apex2000.net > > ==== CASWELL Mailing List ==== > Make a GEDCOM file of your CASWELL line and submit it to the CASWELL webpage