This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WESLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2708.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Had to get out of Rootsweb and into my F T M to get the information for you. Joseph G. Wesley came to US about 1856 from (we think) Birmingham, Eng.) He settled somewhere in Ill. for a few years but then came to Adrian. He was a tailor & went into business with his 2 sons Albert & Charles. They first ran a tailor shop, later developed a large clothing store, shoe store & dry goods store. The 2 sons carried along this business until about 1925 when they both retired. We feel the attraction in Adrian was my great-great-grandfather Rev. John Wesley (we have the diary of his trip from Birmingham to New York City in Sept. 1856. Rev. Wesley was a circuit rider for the church in Adrian. He was in many nearby towns including Flint, North Branch & is buried in Detroit. I went to Adrian to seek this other side of the family and have found the relatives in Florida. Thanks for sharing. Would you mindtaking a picture of the hook with the name on it for me? Thank you