This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bubsmurf Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.love/3635.1.3.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well too clarify, my transcription comes from letters written in 1905 and 1919, which quote a transcription written in 1869 which in turn the writer says is copying the account written by his father who died in 1852. Plenty of room for error when dealing with a collateral line. I'll post the copy when it get it online. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.