Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4dW.2ACEB/1385.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The earliest my Patrick Flynn goes is 1860. He could be a grandson of the Martin born in 1812. Patrick was born in Wisconsin.... an obit said Portage, but I wonder if that should be Portage, Iowa. In an earlier posting to the Flynn web site you listed ten male names, but no birthdates. Some of those names show up in Patrick's family. I haven't been able to identify Patrick's father, but if he followed the usual naming pattern, his father could be named John.. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton