Hi Floyd, I sent the email to the list primariIy for the possible connection of the Ward family and noted the Shinkle family mentioned came to Madison Co. I have no connection with any of the above familes with the exception of a Bonser/Apple marriage, and even then, I'm only connected with the Nathaniel Bonser whose daughter married Henry Apple. Nathaniel Bonser was a very much older step-brother to my gr grf. The reason I knew about the Shinkles was that I helped my daughter research this family in Madison Co for her FORMER boyfriend's parents. She also went to Clermont Co OH to do some research, and while there made a Zerox copy of the Shinkle family history. If you don't have a copy of this book, she might be interested in selling it. Lou in Indiana <GraveNews2>