Caren (and any others researching Fowler's in NY in the 1800's). My Great Grandfather was Ezra (Alonzo/Elonzo/Lonzo) Fowler, bn 1842, Ohio. Father, (given name unknown), Fowler was listed on census records as being born in NY, except in 1920, as being born in NY. Mother (unkown name, given or surname) was listed on census records as "born at sea, coming from Scotland". I have no information as to what year. Educated guess would be 1808 to 1820. I have the dates of GGrandfather Ezra (Alonzo/Elonzo/Lonzo) Fowler documented for each year from his birth, Ohio, to his death, Kansas, except for 1850 and 1860. I know, from CW records, that he was in Ohio in 1861 (105th Ohio) and New York in 1862, 2nd NY, Co G. But 1850 is a mystery and probably holds the answer to the names of his parents and siblings. I have spent a lot of time researching the names above (plus the names within the family ) on the Internet, Ancestry, and various libraries. I have a little information on an Alonzo Fowler, which seemed very promising at the time, but when I found 1850 census for this Alonzo and my Ezra was not listed, I discarded the possibility, but kept most of the information in a file. I am going to list what I have and you may already have it. I know there was more than one Alonzo Fowler. The Fowler families I have researched were travelling adventurers and often left towns, churches, businesses, etc., labelled with the Fowler name. (Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas). 1830 US Census...New York, Livingston, York... Alonzo Fowler.... Males- age 20 to 30 (1) Females- Under age of 5 (1) Females- age 15 to 20 (1) There is a "Wells Fowler" listed next door and this name(Wells) shows up often in NY Fowler research. There is a "Fowlerville", a village in Livingston County, New York, named for Wells Fowler, the first settler there. 1850 US Census...New York, Livingston, York...Alonzo Fowler, age 46...wife Eliza, age 39, assumed to be children were..Mary, age 20..Frances, age 18..Emily, age 12..William, age 10..Grace, age 3..and also listed with the family was Mary Eastman, age 76, born Canada. Not at all sure this is the same family as in the 1830, but there is a Wells Fowler listed in the same census in Livingston, New York, town of York. 1860 US Census...Wisconsin, Milwaukee...4 ward Milwaukee...Alonzo Fowler, age 56.. wife Eliza, age 48.. Mary, age 30 married to a clergyman, Th. (thomas?) Wordsworth... Emily, age 21..Wm. H. age 19..Grace C., age 13.. It would be reasonable to conclude this family is the same as the Alonzo family in NY in 1850. ages and names match up. I found an Alonzo in 1870 in Michigan, not the same as the above. Also an 1860 Alonzo in Conn, Litchfield Co, not the same as the above. As I said, you probably have all of this. If you have anything of interest on my Ezra Alonzo that you may have picked up in doing research, I would appreciate receiving it. Sincerely, Darline Fowler Smith I have the Michigan Land Records that you mention. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carenonly@aol.com> To: <FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:30 PM Subject: [FOWLER] NY Fowlers > Carlene & everyone researching NY Fowlers, > > My line begins with an Alanzo/Alonzo Fowler. All I know about him is from my > grandmother's Bible & a 1900 federal census for Aitken Co, MN. His son, > Fred Fowler is my great grandfather. Fred was born in MI. The 1900 census > says his parents were born in NY. I have found a land record in MI for an > Alonzo/Alanzo Fowler of Livingston Co, NY that MIGHT be my gggrandfather. > I haven't been able to locate a record listing the offspring of this fellow > so am > unable to verify his relationship. My instinct is yelling at me. I tend to > believe > he is either Fred's father or, maybe. grandfather. This line MIGHT be out of > either VT or MA, as I have found the name Alonzo in these states in the late > 1700's and early 1800's. Again, unable to locate lists of children to verify > a possible relationship. According to my grandmother's Bible, my Alonzo > married a woman who's surname was Small. I have found a record of an > Alonzo Fowler marrying an Elizabeth Small in Erie Co, NY. Unable to > find any further info on this couple, unless they are the ones in Livingston > Co. > > If any of this sounds familiar to anyone out there, please feel free to > contact > me - either on list or at my addie. > > Thanks everyone for their time & effort. > > Caren > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237