What a flood of good responses! So many ELLIOTTs to choose from. My g-g-g-grandfather was Thomas Elliott, born abt 1805 somewhere in PA. He married Anna unk and raised his family in Stark Cty, OH. Thomas may have followed his son, Daniel to IN. According to our family legend, his children were: William ELLIOTT b. 1832 Daniel ELLIOTT b. 15/08/1836, d. 22/07/1897 Elkhart Cty, IN Lucy Austin ELLIOTT b. 1839 Melissa ELLIOTT b. 1840 Nancy ELLIOTT b. 1841 Henry ELLIOTT b. 1841 Erica ELLIOTT b. 1851 Mary Ann ELLIOTT b. 1860 (The last two dates do look odd) Daniel was my g-g-grandfather. He married Cynthia LARIMER (b. 16/12/1836 Fairfield Cty, OH d. 08/10/1894 Elkhart Cty, IN) on 02/07/1857 in Elkhart Cty, IN. They had four children all born in and around Elkhart Cty, IN:: Viola ELLIOTT b. 1859 Charles Wood ELLIOTT b. 23/02/1862 Clinton, Elkhart Cty, IN d. 13/10/1927 Middlebury, Elkhart Cty, IN Albert U. (A.U.) ELLIOTT b. 1868 Clara C. ELLIOTT b. 1878 Charles was my g-grandfather. He married Mary Martha GARY (b. 13/01/1865 Hawpatch, Noble Cty, IN d. _/08/1944 Middlebury, Elkhart Cty, IN) on 14/10/1885. They had five children of which Dick Wood ELLIOTT was my grandfather. I would very much like to hear from anyone who has any of these ELLIOTTs in their line, especially if you can shed some light on Thomas and his origins. Thanks. Chuck Elliott chukndee@ix.netcom.com