Thank you "Osborns!" I have the same wish. However, none of my Williams match your Williams. I do have a HORACE DOVER, s/o ANDREW, s/o WILLIAM ALFRED, s/o HENRY STANFORD, s/o ANDERSON (my line), s/o FRANCIS J. Maybe some of the list can help us. Lou Osborns wrote: > > My family is in Utah. My father was William Bryant Dover born in 1909. > His father was Horace Alvin Dover who's father was William Henry Dover born > 1836 in Littleworth, Oxford, England. You can see that my family was still > in England during the time that all these Dovers they are talking about > were already here in America. When my ansectors came to America they came > directly to Utah because of their conversion to the Mormon religion. I > have just noticed many Williams in the postings. Wish we would have a > common relative and could help each other out. > > ---------- > > From: Lou Morton Ellis <LEllis@ix.netcom.com> > > To: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [DOVER-L] Dover stories > > Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 3:23 PM > > > > Dear Gerry, Which William Dover was your father? I have 9 William > Dovers and > > not much on any of them. Thanks, Lou Morton Ellis > > > > Osborns wrote: > > > > > > Even though my Dovers were still in England during the times that all > of > > > you are researching, I still enjoy reading much of what you are > sending, > > > especially the last couple of days as I have been reading about > dialogues > > > from different parts of the country and family histories and stories. > I > > > want to thank all of you for these. I was especially interested in the > > > sing-alongs because I well remember how I loved it when my uncle who > played > > > the banjo would come home and all the aunts and uncles and any cousins > who > > > wanted to would get together at my grandma's house and have a big > > > sing-along. They had nice voices and did a lot of harmonizing! At one > > > such gathering they taped the singing and it is still one of my > favorite > > > tapes to listen too -- not only because it brings back such happy > memories > > > but also because most of them are gone now, including my father who's > name > > > was William Dover. A good old family name I am discovering. > > > Thanks! > > > Gerry Dover Osborn > > > > > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > > > Dover Family Geneology Forum > > > http://www.genforum.com/dover/ > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Dover > > > > > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > > The Dover mailing list, home page. > > A list of links to all the Dover GenConnect boards and other links > > http://pages.cthome.net/familytree/ > >