Hi Brad, I thought i responded to your Duling post yesterday, but when i went through my sent files it shows i somehow sent it to the Delaware Co mailing list instead of the Grant Co. i am not connected to the Duling surname but I have a Joel Duling in my database. He married into the Roush family, which is connected to my McCormick line. I also have pictures of Joel Duling and his wife Mary Catherine Roush that was sent to me by another McCormick researcher. Descendants of Joel Duling Generation No. 1 1. Joel1 Duling was born April 13, 1844 in Jefferson Twp, Grant Co, IN, and died June 17, 1910 in Jefferson Twp, Grant Co, IN. He married Mary Catherine Roush May 03, 1868 in Mill Twp, Grant Co, IN, daughter of William Roush and Jane McCormick. She was born February 18, 1843 in Mill Twp, Grant Co, IN. Notes for Joel Duling: A biography of this family is contained in the attached data, entitled Joel Duling. According to the biography, the Roush family started their farming in 1868 on 80 acres in Fairmount township. About 1881, they bought 240 acres of land in Jefferson township. They spent their lives farming in Grant Co. After Joel died, in 1910, Mary bought a home on 8th Street in Matthews and moved there. The family is listed in Fairmount Twp in the 1870 census. The family is listed in the 1880 census living in Fairmount Twp. The following children are living at home: Ada (born ca 1870, IN); Willie (born ca 1872, IN); Virgil (born ca 1874, IN) and Winnie (born ca 1878, IN). In the 1900 census, Joel and Mary are living in Jefferson Twp. A son, William S. is living with them. Children of Joel Duling and Mary Roush are: + 2 i. Luada J.2 Duling, born May 1869 in Grant Co, IN. 3 ii. Allie Duling, born Bet. 1870 - 2872 in Grant Co, Indiana. Notes for Allie Duling: She is not listed in any census, which implies that she died between 1870 and 1880; therefore she died when she was less than 10 years of age. 4 iii. William Solomon Duling, born August 1872 in Grant Co, IN. Notes for William Solomon Duling: He is living with his parents in the 1900 census. According to the attached biographical data, he was a bachelor and lived with mother in Matthews, Grant Co, IN. + 5 iv. Virgil B. Duling, born Abt. 1874 in Grant Co, IN. 6 v. Winnie F. Duling, born Abt. 1878 in Grant Co, Indiana. Notes for Winnie F. Duling: According to the attached data, she died when about 18 (about 1896) 7 vi. Clara B. Duling, born 1879 in Grant Co , Indiana; died October 24, 1879 in Grant co, Indiana ( buried in Bethel cemetery). Notes for Clara B. Duling: died in infancy Generation No. 2 2. Luada J.2 Duling (Joel1) was born May 1869 in Grant Co, IN. She married Charles B. Hook June 05, 1895 in Grant Co, IN. He was born October 1865 in Iowa. Notes for Charles B. Hook: In 1900 the family is living in Fairmount Twp, Grant Co. Two children are living with them: Virgil S. (born Apr, 1896, IN) and Nondas (a daughter, born Jun, 1898, IN). According to the attached biographical data they had five children: Virgil D., Nondas M.; Paul Joel; Raymond E and Hubert Mc. Children of Luada Duling and Charles Hook are: 8 i. Virgil D3 Hook, born Unknown. 9 ii. Nondas M Hook, born Unknown. 10 iii. Paul Joel Hook, born Unknown. 11 iv. Raymond E Hook, born Unknown. 12 v. Hubert M Hook, born Unknown. 5. Virgil B.2 Duling (Joel1) was born Abt. 1874 in Grant Co, IN. He married Olive Himelick. Notes for Virgil B. Duling: The family is listed in the 1900 census. Child of Virgil Duling and Olive Himelick is: 13 i. Mary3 Duling, born Unknown. Kelly Runyon Bragg