Patt, It did seem very strange that they shared such a long name and their births were only 10 days off. I was sure they had to have something in common, but when they didn't seem to match up, I kinda gave up on his branch. When you sent me the message below, It suddenly came to my mind that the "Harrison" name could have come from the president of the time, which was a common thing to do. I looked into the hunch and sure enough, William Henry Harrison was elected president in the fall of 1840 and was the first President to die in office in April 1841, so I guess that solves that mystery. Too bad we couldn't find a connection, Keith Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patt Carnevale" <dbltgen@webtv.net> > Keith - - > In regards to HOWELLS found in picture. My ggrandfather was William > Henry Harrison HOWELL born June 8, 1841. However, he was born and lived > in Coshocton Co. OH, moved to IN, then to ILL and finally to FL in 1846. > None of the other names appear in our family at least in those years. > STRANGE??????? > Patt Carnevale > > Researching: Howell, Bonham, Arford, Pickard, Eskins,