You people are so knowledgeable - thanks so much for all the info on the "huckster" thing :) Also, thanks to Jim for the great list of old occupations - definitely a list to keep for reference. And a thank you to Andrea for sharing her research success. Very encouraging to those of us who have run up against lots of dead ends lately :( Julie I'm always needing info on the Willets line in Michigan. Especially any info on Sarah E. Waterhouse (Willets) b. 1844 - Death record - Birth record or anything at all :) Benjamin Willets b. 1809 William H. Willets b. 1839 (spouse of Sarah E. Waterhouse) Daniel W. Willets b. 1869 Stephen T. Willets b. 1879 Robert Willets b. 1882 Mostly Ionia, Cheboygan & Branch County. Any Michigan Willets information would be greatly appreciated. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 01/03/2005