Hi all: Got a fun one here!! I just found out that my ggrandfather had an alias. I KNEW he was illegitimate. I knew that the family stories said he was a Teamster. But this new (old and well hidden by a family member ;) data is just thrilling! Does anybody relate or have further data on this SAMUEL THOMAS (real name Henry Sylvester Shandrew)? I am going to check out the info on the Family History Suite cd, but just had to send this query first in case there is somebody else with ties. His wife was Annie Sorensen Jensen born 1851/52 Denmark and who's family settled in Sanpete with all the other Danes in Little Denmark. She was the daughter of Soren Jensen and Maren Larsen. Their children were actually listed with the last name of THOMAS up until the point when Annie and Sylvester were sealed in the Manti Temple. Nobody has EVER made 2 + 2 = 4!! It has always come up to 3!! Henry used the alias Samuel Thomas until his last child was born in 1887. Somewhere between that date and the date of his Temple Marriage 1891 he found out the truth and changed his name to his birth name. Terri ============================== The 1880 United States Census for Utah, Utah County, South Cottonwood records show that SAMUEL THOMAS is the same person as Henry Sylvester Shandrew. SAMUEL THOMAS 1880 Utah Census (United States Census, County of Utah, South Cottonwood) Film #1255337 page 15 Enumeration Date 8 June 1880, Salt Lake City House #71 Family #125 THOMAS, Samuel male 28 head of household, married Occupation -- Teamster Place of Birth -- Germany Place of Birth father and mother -- Germany Wife -- Annie Occupation -- Keeping house Place of Birth -- Denmark Place of Birth father and mother -- Denmark Child -- Alice 3/12 (born March in Utah) [also listed on same sheet as a separate family (related or just neighbors??) is Swen Lovendahl, 45 head of house, storekeeper from Sweden, both parents from Sweden, house/family number 16/120, wife was Christina, 39, keeping house from Denmark. Children Lorena 19, Annie 14, Lylma (son) 4, Magnus (boy) 2]