I'm sending this directly to you, Doug, although some of it went to Mike earlier. I am very new at tracing Duttons, but having read the listserv for a week or two, I'm getting more interested. I'm also copying "John Dutton" who emailed me from Australia some time ago. I think he may be interested in the listserv as well, if he is not already a member. My father was Clinton Leroy Dutton. He was born near Baytown, Texas, in 1900. He had one brother Lloyd, who passed away in 1955 or 56. Lloyd was married to Mirece, and had no sons -- only a daughter, Vonzile - also now passed away. I remember several other Duttons in the Baytown, Goose Creek, Pelly area of Southeast Texas. Names like Ben, John, and Mike were common in the men. I suspect many of them still live there. My father married three times. My mother, Ruby Day, was the first, Mildred, second, and Hazel last. He passed away in 1987. I am an only son, and my wife, Donna, and I have only one daughter -- so this will be the end of this branch! I moved to Southern California in 1964, and discovered a prominent family of Duttons in the Los Angeles area -- booksellers (Don and several brothers), as well as a couple of "Charles" Duttons - one on the UC Board of Regents, and one in the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. I also understood that there was a large family in the San Diego area, but never met any. We moved to the San Francisco Bay area 4 years ago, but have not run across any others. It will be interesting fun to see if anything comes of this -- perhaps we should think of a "family reunion" in this country, too! Best to all the "cousins" Dale Lee Dutton, Larkspur, California