Hello KIRWIN/KERWIN/KERWANs I live in Wichita, KS. I haven't been researching the Kerwins very long but want very much to learn a lot more, than I do now, about them. I got interested in family history simply because family means a lot to me. My husband and I are both researching our surnames and we have two of our children who help us with it as much as they can. It seems to intrigue them as much as it does us. We recently paid for their membership in a local genealogy society, they are excited about it. Knowing who we are and where we came from can't be found in a history book, we have to write our own history. As we all know that means we have to dig and piece together as much info as we can in order to do this. It is sort of a legacy and a responsibility to give to our descendants all that we can. It's far more interesting to read about someone who was related to you then to read about some total stranger. Over the intenet I found a cousin in CA, Hi Carole, and we are learning from each other. I am interested in any research internet links that anyone might know of, but I don't know of any books written on the KIRWINS. My KERWIN information begins with: GGGfather John W. KIRWIN b. IL m. Katherine Kenedy b. Donnelson, IA m. Joliet,IL in 1864. Don't know when they moved to KS, they are both buried in Wichita. GGfather John Francis KERWIN b. 1869 in Quincy, IL d. 1942 in Wichita, KS. m. Katharina Louise KREHBIEL b. 1867 in Donnelson, IA. d. 1938 in Wichita, KS. Gfather Clifford Arthur MELLINGTON b. 1887 in Independence, KS d. 1964 in Wichita, KS m. Della Barbara KERWIN b. 1898 in Pretty Prairie, KS d. 1949 in Wichita, KS. John Francis KERWIN and Katherina Louise KREHBIEL had 4 other children: William (Bill), John R., Grover, and Helen Louise KERWIN. I don't know my ancestors any further back then knowing that somewhere they had to have come from IRELAND. That's where I am stuck! I don't know if this will help anybody but I hope it does and we can share information and maybe find a relationship somewhere. I like this idea of a KERWIN list, has good possibilities. Beverly