Hi. I'm new to this list. My ggreatgrandfather was Ransom B. HOWE , born abt 1828 in Ohio to Rheumilla ASHLEY and Joel HOWE. They were married in Darke Co. Ohio in 1824. I am trying to "prove" that Ransom was their son since Rheumilla is a proven Mayflower descendant. Any help here would be much appreciated. I am also trying to identify the parents of Joel HOWE. The Howe Genealogy Update published in 1993 incorrectly states that Joel was born in 1765 to Nehemiah Howe. Yes, Nehemiah had a son Joel born in 1765, but obviously not the same Joel who married Rheumilla Ashley in 1824 and then started having a family. Besides, the 1850 census of Howard Co., Indiana, states that Joel was born in NY about 1801. Joel and Rheumilla along with 5 of their children were killed by Indians in 1857 at the Spirit Lake Massacre in Iowa. Thanks, Bob