Hi Walt, >I have instances of people from Vermilion Co., IL, with names >spelled, Cossairt and Cossart. I strongly suspect these are the >same family and that with the Cossairt is correct. Does anyone know >if this is right? Don't worry about the spelling. Names got spelled all kinds of ways and the folks were all in the same family. I've seen the same surname spelled two different ways in the SAME document! I've come across Kennedy SEALS as Henry SILLS and Thomas REYNOLDS as Thomas RUNELS. I think you are on the right track that this is the same family. Michele Chavez Another Vermilion County researcher SEAL(S),KRU(E)GER,RINGLER,REYNOLDS