This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McIntire Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xkz.2ACEB/373.1.1 Message Board Post: Have you checked any census records in Indiana? The later records should show the birthplace of the person, and if I remember correctly, one year they also had the birthplace of the parents listed. If you can find all the McIntires (and every other possible spelling of the name) in census records from about 1850 or so, see where they may have been from and you may find a migration route that will help you in your search. There were tons of McIntire's in Kentucky, and in the West Virginia area too, so it is very likely they passed through these areas into Indiana. If you can find early birth and marriage records in any Indiana county, that is also a start (marriage records will be easier to find). Since the name Embree is so unusual, he must have been named for someone, so keep your eyes open for that name (even as a surname). Sorry I don't have any McIntire info to pass on to you, I am stuck in my search as well! Good luck!