Hi Sally -- go to the LDS IGI custom search site at http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchigi.asp and enter him in the first name & surname fields ...and choose north america and USA You'll get 36 hits .... I'm sure your guy is the one with the birth & marriage in Watertown/ Jefferson Co -- but could also be the Oneida Co (#25 to #32) just double click on the likely records to see parents or spouse info.... If you do get a spouse (e.g. Fanny Dudley for #32), search again with both their names in the search fields for father and mother (right hand side) AND north america & USA also... -- you'll get 17 records for their kids in the family group (some duplication of records -- check them all -- the IGI has lots of errors -- but also a lot that is good solid stuff!!). Hope this is useful new info for you. // Gord Hines (in Regina SK CA) [I replied directly to Sally but thought some future CONVERSE researcher might look for this answer in the maillist archives.//grh] JRH1036@aol.com wrote: Subject: Hiram Converse Resent-Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:00:23 -0800 Resent-From: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:59:46 EST From: JRH1036@aol.com To: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Hello, Listmembers, > > I'm a new subscriber to your list. I found the following at a Univ. of MI > site this a.m.: > > "At an Agricultural Fair held at Watertown, in the State of New York, on > the > 2d day of October, 1856, two hundred and twenty premiums, ranging from > three to fifty dollars each, were awarded to successful > competitors....From the > proceedings of the Awarding Committee we make the following extracts: > "Best Team of Oxen Hiram > CONVERSE.............................$50.00..." > > I am searching for any information on this Hiram CONVERSE -- his descendants > and ancestors. I am a great-X-3-granddaughter of one Hiram CONVERSE who, in > 1851, was postmaster of Mason, Ingham Co., MI. I'm wondering if there is a > connection. I hope to hear from someone on this list. Thank you. > > Best Regards, > Sally BOLSTER HOLCOMBE > <jrh1036@aol.com> > Researching in New York: BODENSTEIN, BOLSTER, CAREY, CHILDS, CONVERSE, > DELANEY, HOLCOMB(E), LEWIS, LYON, WEEKS/WICKS. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.