Phyllis, truly incredible -- mine is not as outstanding as yours since you are both in W.VA, but Ambrose is also my 4th gr.grandfather (w/Mary Purdy) and a few years ago I was at a Bible study/dinner w/my Sunday School class in Florissant, MO, and my Mother was visiting from Jefferson Co., Moores Prairie Twp., IL. One of my classmates wanted to be polite so he went up to my Mother and asked where she was from. When she identified that she was from Jeff. Co. but her husband was born and raised in Ham. Co., he stated that his ancestry was from Ham. Co., Ambrose Maulding. I took a sharp breath and told him that in that case we were cousins (1/2 since he is through Peggy). That was about 15 years ago and to this day he calls me "Cuz". Thanks for sharing. Just proves that we are truly related to more of our acquaintances than we can possibly realize. Also interesting that descendants are returning to the beginning areas. Barbara Lynn Schulik ---------- > From: Phyllis Campbell <belann@ezla.net> > To: ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] INCREDIBLE > Date: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:21 PM > > 11-8-2001 > Tonight I had the most incredible thing happen to me and I had to write it down to share with fellow genealogy researchers. > > For two years I have been a member of a book club that meets once a month. Tonight we met at a church in town so we could ride together to another members house. I was in a car with four other members and in our conversation one of the women in the back seat mentioned the unusual surname, Maulding. I couldn't believe what I had heard and I turned and told her my maiden name was Maulding. We were both very surprised and she said her maiden name was Maulding also. I told her Ambrose Maulding of Hamilton County, Illinois was my fourth great grandfather and she said he was her great grandfather too but she didn't know which. I wrote down her information and when I got home I found that she is a 3rd great granddaughter of Ambrose and she is my one-half 4th cousin once removed. She descends from Ambrose Maulding and his 2nd wife, Mary Purdy and I descend from Ambrose and his first wife, Peggy Westley. > > The strangest thing about this is that she and I are both transplants to West Virginia. She grew up in Springfield, Illinois and lived in Virginia for many years and has been here for about 3 years. I lived in Michigan for 43 years and moved to West Virginia 7 years ago. > > Phyllis Maulding Campbell