This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeMars Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JBS.2ACEB/54.1 Message Board Post: This message caught my attention because our family lore has a similar story -- Flavian DeMars (gggf) married Margaret who was possibly Native American in about 1840. The only information we have is that he came from Canada and ultimately settled in Iowa. Do you suppose there's a connection or just a coincidence?