Dear Nancy, Thank you very much for your response. It is not the right Ella, however. I have her on a 1880 census with William T Ferris and Catherine as her mother, located in Argentine, Genesee Co. This matches with info she gave on her marriage record, parents Tom and Kate (Bedell) and her residence in Gaines, Genesee Co. I am assuming William's middle name is Thomas. Thank you anyway for the kindness of your response! Starting this hobby has improved my general opinion of people being willing to help out others. I hope as I get more proficient at this I can help others, too...Sincerely, Judy Gleason _________________________________________________________________ http://homepage.msn.com/zune?icid=hmetagline