I have various bits and pieces of material on my early ancestors. Because of the number of references to Highpoint I thought some of you might be interested in this note -- particularly the reference to the early name of "Paris." ... jack (excerpt from notes on the Sinco family) …They made their way to Jefferson county and entered land near Glasco (now-Glasgow), close to the Cedar river. It cost $1.25 an acre, and they paid $300 for 160 acres. It proved to be good land and is Sections 29-20. It is on record in the Jefferson county courthouse… …After the farm was sold they moved to Birmingham, Iowa, and purchased a new wagon… Later they decided to go farther west and Henry Sinco, with his son John, just a small lad, walked to Garden Grove in Decatur County. There he bought a farm near High Point. This farm is now known as the Lewis Sears farm. (this is an excerpt from a message written by a Sinco family member) …We just returned yesterday from our week in Carlsbad, CA. We went to their library which recently added county histories on fische. One of the two for Ringgold Co., IA had a short paragraph on Henry Sinco indicating that he was one of the first settlers in Riley Township. It said, "Henry Sinco settled in Section 2, Riley township in 1855. He was born in Virginia and died in 1874 at the age of 74 years. His family consisted of seven children. Before coming to Ringgold county he had laid out a town in Decatur county naming it Paris, but which is now called High Point." The paragraph was in a section of the history called, "First three settlers of townships." The other two for Riley twp. were Mr. Riley himself who came in 1853 and Wm. Hinckley who came in 1856.