This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goodrich/611.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I, too, have done some more research into the obscure Silas. The book, "The Fate of the Corps" by Larry E. Morris provides one or two more clues, but they too, lead nowhere. We know that Silas, George Gibson and Hugh McNeal are all treated with Mercury for syphillis, which is lethal. We know that all three men are listed as dead between 1825-1828. The book also states that Silas and Hugh Hall petition Congress in 1807 to grant them their land warrants close to their homes in the the Indiana Territory close to the Missouri river. One source I read states that Silas possibly settles down and marries in this area. I searched many of the census records for the area and time periods to no avail. I also noticed in the book that Hugh Hall had returned back to Washington County Pennsylvania by 1820, which interestingly, is where my Goodrich branch had lived for a bit, even have several born there before they move to Ohio/Indiana. I have wondered if Silas moved to the area. ! Prior to the Civil War, Washington County PA did not keep records of births nor deaths which has impeded most of my research. So Silas still remains elusive Michelle