This posting contains the surnames DELOSS, SKILES/SKYLES, JOHNSON, BLACKWELL, FANCHER, LYON, PEAKE, MARTIN, NOSLEY, KIMERY Thank you, Sara, for all the information you have given. I am hoping perhaps you or one of the other list members can help me with the name Deloss (Delass). I noted it in your first posting. My grandfather was Melvin Deloss Skiles, (1885-1927) of Schuyler County. He married Maude Leona Johnson (1897-1974) from Golden, Adams Co, probably about 1920. I am still searching for their marriage documents. We believe that she was his second wife, as the children remember being told they had an older half brother named "Durwood." Melvin died in 1927 in Golden, leaving three small children. Maude married 2nd Charles Blackwell. They subsequently lived in Keokuk, IA. Maude was the daughter of Charles Moses Johnson (1866-1940) and Mary Elizabeth Nosley (1878-1963) of Adams Co. Charles Moses Johnson was the son of Squire Johnson (born c. 1842- died 1868 in Adams Co), Co. C, 57th IN Vol. Inf., and Laura Ann Kimery (born c. 1842 in IN, died about 1875). The children of Maude and Melvin were always told that Melvin's middle name, Deloss, was the maiden name of his mother. However, his death certificate lists his parents as Barton Skiles and Mary Elizabeth Fancher. Barton Skiles (1848-1920) was the son of "Jake" Skiles (1814-1881) and Mary Ellen Peake (1927-1899). After Jake's death, Mary Ellen Peake Skiles married 2nd Jonathan Martin. Mary Elizabeth Fancher (born 1859-60, death date unknown), born in Milan, Sullivan Co., MO, was the daughter of Charles Jasper Fancher and Virlinda Lyon. Can anyone help answer the following questions. What is the connection between Melvin Deloss Skiles to a Deloss (Delass) family? Where is Mary Elizabeth Fancher Skiles, wife of Barton Skiles, buried and what was her death date? Where did the marriage between Melvin Skiles and Maude Johnson take place? Who was Melvin's first wife, and what were the names of their children? I am also interested in sharing information on all the other families mentioned above and have many questions about them as well. Does anyone see a connection? Looking forward to hearing from some cousins out there. Happy hunting. Jan Byrnes