This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vanorman,West, Russell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ih.2ADE/170.165.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the quick response. I came accross an old research effort of Ken Pohl who I had asked to see if he could find Jerusha and the Vanorman family in Ohio. He found two land transactions between John Russell and Frederick Vanarnam, one signed in 1806 and one in 1818. John also had land in Tuscarawas Co as did William West. A William West was the father of Joshua West who was the husband of Jerusha. These parcels of land sound like land grants issued to war veterans. William West fought in the 1812 wars against the Indians and the Mexicans. I have the registration data for the land, but without a plat description,their location would be hard to find. I have a copy of the family documents that led Ken to these findings. I would be happy to send it to you by snail mail[I'm not very good at scanning and emailing]. I have an updated tree in the WFT if you have access to this file. Part of Family Tree Maker.