Evelyn, Finally got a chance to glance thru your website. Have a connection for you. My surnames are Alkire, Hidy, and Welch. Also have some Osborne ties... My Grandma is a Hidy who married a Welch. She still lives in Blue Rapids. Know the parents of your Catharine Hidy... John Hidy and Christina Wexler. Listed as Highland Co VA pioneers. My family comes down thru George who was your Catharine's brother. You can see the rest of her siblings and some cousins on the following page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vahighla/hpgene.html You have to scroll down a bit to the Hidy family. John Hidy was an assistant drill instructor at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. I recently was sent a pic of his tombstone from another in the family. It's still standing and in good shape in the Crabbottom area of Highland Co VA. Also have a couple of Hidy books if you're interested. I lost John's line after his father Johannes Heinrich Heyde - he was born in Germany and came to the "colonies" before John was born. Having problems pinpointing a birth date. Know he was born in Philadelphia. Christina's parents, I have at home, and back a couple of generations. You can fine listings for John & Christina on the LDS genealogy site. So cousin, just tell me how much info you want, and I'll gladly share. Cindy Ellis cjellis66@hotmail.com From : "Evelyn Grimes" <agrimes@fullnet.net> To : KSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject : New Web Page Date : Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:46:08 -0600 I have finally gotten my new web page up and running. Please stop by and visit. Hope that you will find some info that will help you in your search for your family. http://freepages.geneealogy.rootsweb.com/~evelynsbranches/ Thanks Evelyn Grimes agrimes@fullnet.net _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com