This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ford, VanHouten, Van Houten Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.ford/5530.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Don, I know its a long shot, but I have a g-g-grandfather Jacob Wesley Ford born in Ohio. He is the son of Michael Ford (PA) and Rebecca Van Houten (OH). The line farther back is fuzzy at best. Do you have the line father back than your John Wesley Ford? Terry