I'm also pursuing an Ira Chase, not (apparently) the one who was governor of Indiana, but Ira G W Chase, who fought in the Civil War and who was a Methodist? minister. My Ira was born 17 Nov 1827 in Cattaragus Co NY at Little Valley, and died Dec 1893 at Hurley, Turner Co. SD. He had moved from NY to IL to Iowa by 1870 census. (That doesn't leave much room for him to become the Indiana governor, alas.) My Ira married Sylvia Catherine Goodwin (1828-1883) in Winnebago Co. IL in 1838. I show Ira & Sylvia credited with 7 children: Theodore Henry, George L, Willard Wellman, Sherman Grant, Howard A, Mary E, and Ira A. Ira A (1867-1928) seems to have lived his time in Iowa. Ira Sr. had a brother named Hiram V Chase (born 5 March 1826 NY) who died in the Civil War, at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Hiram was married to Amanda XXX, and I show a child for them named Frederick Chase. However, in the 1860 census I found two fellows named Hiram Chase in Cataragus County, and the second fellow is one year younger, so it is possible I picked up the wrong Hiram. Ira and Hiram had an older sister named Elza (1824-1830 NY) who died young, and a younger sister named Lucy M Chase who married a George W Taylor in Whiteside County, IL. Anyway, this Ira and Hiram et al. are children of Jacob Ransom Chase (1794 VT-1862 MN) and his middle wife, Rachel Fuller (1810NY-1884 Nebr). Jacob had other children from his first and third wives. I'm still looking for a record of a divorce between Rachel and Jacob, because I show her as the wife of Jesse D Slawson in Whiteside County, IL after Jacob R Chase married again. But Rachel & Jesse had 8 or 9 more children after the Chase ones, but Lucy Chase lived with them in Whiteside Co. Anyway, I live in hope that I'll discover some descendants of Hiram & Ira & Lucy etc. Anybody claim this Ira Chase? Jan T