Good morning all, Since last I posted anything vital I've found more info on the line down from Benejah Fay. I've been corresponding with various people and have a much better picture, so to speak. As of yet, I haven't visited any of the cemeteries I mentioned, but my wife and I, after dropping the kids off at in-laws this coming weekend, plan on doing just that on one of our free days. Until then, here's what I now have. Pardon if this repeats info I already shared, but there may be new people on the list who weren't benefited by it before. <G> As an aside, I think Mary Fay Nelson, mentioned taking notes when you go to a cemetery as to what kind of grave stones and what not. Consider me an official dummy bout it, but how does tell what material the stones are made of? Sources of the new info is direct word of mouth from Bonnie Jeanne Fay HUNT and a few emails from Donald G HOFFMAN, who is a descendent of Valentine HOFFMAN, a brother to Dora HOFFMAN, who married Edgar B FAY. I am still awaiting hardcopies of his info as it pertains to the FAY's. He mentioned having the children of them, but haven't as of yet, received it. I also received from Bonnie Fay HUNT, an audio tape entitled FAY HISTORY, that was recorded by Dr. Dudley S FAY, sometime before his death. I have not yet listened to it, or made the copes that she requested as I've only received it last night. She received it from her older sister(Marilyn FAY), but has herself never listened to it, as her tape player does not work. That pretty much it. LMA Jim & Elicia Shreve Generation 1 Benejah FAY (b. July 28, 1773 Sturbridge, MA and d.1860 Parma, Oh) married 1st Ruth WILCOX (b. 1781 Sturbridge, MA d. 1831 Parma, Oh) 2nd (m. 1832) Rhoda EDWARDS. They happened to be the first settlers in what is now known as Parma, Oh. Children: Sophie FAY (b. 5/17/1800 Sturbridge, MA) Asa FAY (b. 10/23/1801 Sturbridge, MA) Amanda FAY (b. 11/20/1802 Sturbridge, MA) Joseph Mason FAY (b. 7/31/1805, Sturbridge, MA) Benejah Jr FAY (b. 8/6/1806 Sturbridge, MA d. 1849 Parma, OH) Mary FAY (b. 7/31/1808 Sturbridge, MA) Harriet FAY (b. 4/27/1810 Sturbridge, MA) Huldah FAY (b. 11/19/1811 Sturbridge, MA) Watson FAY (b. 9/26/1813 Sturbridge, MA) Lyman FAY (b. 10/6/1815 Sturbridge, MA) Mabel Truman FAY (b. 1/26/1820 Parma, OH) Twin Jeremiah Wilcox FAY (b. 3/8/1822 Parma, OH) Twin Ruth FAY (b. 3/8/1822 Parma, OH) Generation 2 Benejah FAY Jr. (b. 8-6-1806 Sturbridge, MA d. 1849 Parma, OH) married Lois HODGEMAN(b.1808 d. 11-27-1877 Brooklyn Hts. OH) Children: Eli FAY (b. 4/22/1828) Mabel Truman FAY (b. 1-26-1820 Parma OH) married (m. 3-11-1847 Cuyahoga County, OH) Dudley S HUMPHREY Jeremiah Wilcox FAY (b. 3-8-1822 Parma, OH) married Mary A BRADLEY (b. 7-5-1854 Rockport, OH), daughter of Alfred BRADLEY & Clarissa BRISCOE) Children: William N FAY Edgar B FAY Alfred W FAY Clarence FAY (b. 5/1/1873) Albert W FAY Generation 3 Eli FAY (b. 4-22-1828) married 1st Huldah TAYLOR (d. 1865 Middleburgh, OH) 2nd (m. 4-4-1866 Rockport, OH) Betsey E DUNHAM (b. 9-2-1842), daughter of Almod DUNHAM & Eunice CORBIN. Children by second wife: Ira E FAY Edgar B FAY married (m. 1-15-1880 Cuyahoga County, OH) Dora M HOFFMAN, daughter of Jakob HOFFMAN & Katherine Elizabeth BETNER Alfred W FAY married Jennie E PECK Clarence FAY (b. 5-1-1873 Parma, OH) married Ruth Stevens. Children: UNKNOWN DAUGHTER (d. young) Eugene N FAY Dr. Dudley S FAY (b. 1906 d. 1/16/1992 Parma, OH) Jerry W FAY Walter G FAY Generation 4 Ira E FAY married Ida WEST Eugene N FAY married 1st Virginia Louise SMITH (b. Cleveland, Oh) 2nd Enola Wuanita BLAELOCK Children by first wife Marilyn FAY Bonnie Jeanne FAY (b. 3/27/1927 Berea, OH) THIS IS MY WIFES GRANDMOTHER Children by second wife Karen FAY Dr. Dudley S FAY(b. 1907 Parma, OH d. 1-16-1992 Parma, OH) married Opal M MCCLARREN (d. before 1992) Child: Ruth FAY Jerry FAY married UNKNOWN Child: Dale FAY Walter G FAY married UNKNOWN Children Judy FAY Bruce FAY