This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ppac1497 Surnames: Whitehill Classification: immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/7097.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, I have this. It is Samuel J Whitehill's FATHER I am looking for ... born 1811, sent to Virginia as an indentured servant at age 8....Kanawha W. V. - married Martha Jane Blakney. Moved to Illinois during Civil War. Then to Iowa where he is burried at Shenadoah, Page Co. Rose Hill Cemetary. What I need is the orphanage,poor house, or assylum he came from -- I am not sure if he is Scottish, English or Irish.....I cannot find the boat he came over on. I am stuck. Anyone out there that can help? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.