Thanks Marjorie! May I ask if you are any relation to Lydia? I am tring to seek out any living relatives to her that might have information on my family. I have traced my grandmothers LEMASTER heritage to the 1600's by the way of the roots web lists and the wonderful , informative subscribers. Unfortunantly, my DANIELS research has not made it as far. I have diecided to take some time and try to find out the details of my family. The birth and death dates of my relatives just doesn't seem to satisfy me . I feel like I have to know who these people were. The censuses are so impersonal. Think about it, combined, you and I both have probably gone through a bazillon names during research. Have you ever wonderd about the people - What were they like? What kind of lives they lived? Even trivial things like what color hair they had?- I do. I know that I am more than likely on an impossible mission, but I'd like to give it a shot. Please let me know if you or anyone one on the list can help. Thank you!! Shannon A Daniels Columbus Ohio