I have been totally unsuccessful tracing my Great-grandfather's ancestry in England (perhaps Ireland). I don't have an accurate birth date for him (I've seen several, all with some question), perhaps 1838, 1843, or 1850. My Mother, Dorothy Harris, suggested in her writings that he was 72 in 1910 when he entered Deer Lodge prison in Montana for shooting his friend Al Cotton. He died Jan. 1, 1913 in Deer Lodge Montana. The funeral record in Sheridan Wyoming, where he is buried, suggests that his birth year is 1837 or 1836. He was a Plasterer when he came from London England, but I do not know when or on what ship. In the period of time between 1895 and 1910 and (I think) after he sold his homestead in Monarch Wyoming to the Wyoming Coal Company, he was commonly know as "George Irish". This was largely related to his behavior, but certainly could reflect his descendantcy or heritage. The first record I have of him after coming to America is his marriage to Viola Mae Stoker in Muscatine County Iowa on June 22, 1873. They had several children, most of who were born in Nebraska (much of their time was in Kearney County). Eida Clara, William Joseph H., Emma Amy, Edwin Wilbert Albert, Frank Oleseium, Cora, Rosa Bertha Mae, Eva Marie, Grover, Paul, and Myrtle Doris Mae (born in Wyoming). George arrived at Fort Custer Montana somewhere around 1881. I've heard that he tended the Calvary's horses there. He lived near there (on a hill?) and participated in the construction of the Custer Monument at the Little Big Horn Battlefield near Crow Agency Montana. Can anyone fill in the blanks on his arrival in America? His journey and purpose for going to Muscatine Co. Iowa? He heritage or lineage in England/Ireland? Please help me solve this mystery. Chuck Prochaska 3499 Smugglers Cove Road Greenbank, WA 98253 360-222-3110 <whidstar@whidbey.com>