This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dodson61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/7598.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Strange they do sound similar my Simon was born between 1829-1835 in Stark co, Ohio his father was Henry. Simon married Waity Ann Crofoot after she died he married Margaret Welsh in 1870. In 1850 he lived in Cloverdale, Ind. He died in 1916 in Kansas and buried in Centralia, Nemaha Co, Kansas His oldest child was Joseph Porter 1856-1934. Does any of this fit? Karen 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.