Hi Greg I note you say that he Married Ann Dayton Shannon "about" 1863. Does that mean you do not have their actual Marriage Date or record yet? Since William and Ann Shannon were living in Alexandria in 1850 it would be logical that Thomas Hunter married her in or near that area. If not in the church by the local Pastor. Plessis is near the border of Tn of Alexandria and Tn of Theresa. There are Methodist Episcopal Church Records with the FHC (LDS Mormon Church) on Microfilm that can be ordered at your local FHC for a small fee and be viewed on their reader. These Records for the Church in Theresa are from 1818 until 1943. If you live in or near Watertown NY you can view them at their location. If you have not already reviewed them I would suggest it. The church marriage certificate should indicate the parents of both the bride and groom. You might also try to Snail Mail the: (If you haven't already done that) the North Central New York Conference Archives, Depository PO Box 1515 Cicero New York 13039 Att: Sharon Markowski - Archivist Most archives work with Volunteers and prefer if you want information you take the time to write a letter outlining your request, making it specific as to the information you are seeking, enclose a SASE and small donation. Also you should give them ample time to reply. I would mention both the churches of Town of Alexandria and Tn of Theresa. You mentioned you researched everything available at the Flower Memorial Library. Did you reviewed and read the old newspaper microfilms for an Obit on Thomas Hunter? The Gleanings on the web sites that are available on the Internet are just that "Gleanings" and by no means do they have all of the Obits in the Newspapers listed. There are also Weekly Newspapers that were published in surrounding area's that might of had an Obit listed. Clayton is another possible along with Ogdensburg. Obits vary with the information from Newspaper to Newspaper. All area listed on the NY Newspaper Project Site. http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/county1.htm. These are available on Inter Library Loan. You also mention that you have his complete Death Certificate. Were the parents left Blank or marked unknown? I noticed that he did state that they were B in PA on a Census. But remember you do not know if he provided that information or it came from another person in the household. Many times that information is found to be incorrect. On two other Federal Census it states he was B in New Hampshire. So I would question the PA for the parents and look for further information. A few other suggestions that you might not of checked Pat R

Pat, I really appreciate your helpful tips. I have tried to get at the Plessis Meth Church records but I am told there are no where to be found. I'll try your ideas to see if something can be found. I have tried to locate Thomas Hunter's obit at Flower Library but had no luck going through all the microfilm of newspapers around the time of his death. Never did find Ann Hunter's obit either except for a small blurb in a newspaper llist of deaths. Regarding his death certificate...the parents were just left blank! How frustrating! I never saw any census that said he came from New Hampshire....are you sure you had the right name? I am beginning to doubt the "parents born PA" concept. I did find a Daniel and Sarah Hunter living in town of orleans with 3 sons - one being Thomas - wrong birth year for my Thomas. But as I researched with hopes that the birth date might just be an error, I found that there was that Thomas Hunter living near Watertown - and confirmed he wasn't mine when I saw a copy of his will. Thanks again for your tips. I am open to anyone's thinking at this point to help me knock down the brick wall. Greg Hunter I note you say that he Married Ann Dayton Shannon "about" 1863. Does that mean you do not have their actual Marriage Date or record yet? Since William and Ann Shannon were living in Alexandria in 1850 it would be logical that Thomas Hunter married her in or near that area. If not in the church by the local Pastor. Plessis is near the border of Tn of Alexandria and Tn of Theresa. There are Methodist Episcopal Church Records with the FHC (LDS Mormon Church) on Microfilm that can be ordered at your local FHC for a small fee and be viewed on their reader. These Records for the Church in Theresa are from 1818 until 1943. If you live in or near Watertown NY you can view them at their location. If you have not already reviewed them I would suggest it. The church marriage certificate should indicate the parents of both the bride and groom. You might also try to Snail Mail the: (If you haven't already done that) the North Central New York Conference Archives, Depository PO Box 1515 Cicero New York 13039 Att: Sharon Markowski - Archivist Most archives work with Volunteers and prefer if you want information you take the time to write a letter outlining your request, making it specific as to the information you are seeking, enclose a SASE and small donation. Also you should give them ample time to reply. I would mention both the churches of Town of Alexandria and Tn of Theresa. You mentioned you researched everything available at the Flower Memorial Library. Did you reviewed and read the old newspaper microfilms for an Obit on Thomas Hunter? The Gleanings on the web sites that are available on the Internet are just that "Gleanings" and by no means do they have all of the Obits in the Newspapers listed. There are also Weekly Newspapers that were published in surrounding area's that might of had an Obit listed. Clayton is another possible along with Ogdensburg. Obits vary with the information from Newspaper to Newspaper. All area listed on the NY Newspaper Project Site. http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/county1.htm. These are available on Inter Library Loan. You also mention that you have his complete Death Certificate. Were the parents left Blank or marked unknown? I noticed that he did state that they were B in PA on a Census. But remember you do not know if he provided that information or it came from another person in the household. Many times that information is found to be incorrect. On two other Federal Census it states he was B in New Hampshire. So I would question the PA for the parents and look for further information. A few other suggestions that you might not of checked Pat R ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message