Hello all, Since I'm not sure if this message actually processed through the mailing lists due to an error on my part I've decided to resend it -- I apoligize if you have already seen this. While I'm not sure if I link back to the Herkimer Casler's or not I thought I'd post this in hopes that some of these name ring a bell with someone. So here goes -- most of the following has been transcribed from a book on Wisconsin History. Jared/John/Jacob CASLER (wife unknown) a native of New York and of German descent was reportedly a soldier in the Revolution. He was the father of five children and reportedly lived to be ninety years old. One of his children Henry CASLER was a blacksmith by trade and died about 1842 in Turin, Lewis Co., NY. Henry married Marigrit Dingman daughter of Geradus/Jared DINGMAN (Gerardus DINGMAN was badly wounded in Revolution, became totally blind and lived for forty years without his sight). Henry and Mary had a family of seven children; Edgar S., Daujel D., Angeline and Sarah (other names unknown). The eldest child Edgar S. CASLER was reportedly born in Watertown, NY, Jan 15, 1824. Edgar's youth was spent in Jefferson Co., NY. He apprenticed in wagon making and moved west in 1854 to settle in Janesville, Rock Co., Wis. In 1847, while still in NY, Edgar CASLER married Zenana DAMON, daughter of Noah and Betsy (CLEVERLY) DAMON, they had two children, Ellen and Matilda. Zenana died in 1850 and in 1851 Edgar married Theodosia BENNETT, daughter of Larry and Mary BENNETT. Eight children were born of this union: Clara, Lucy, Alma, Jennie, Nellie, Ida, Henry and Ernest. Any help trying to track down more information on this Casler line would be greatly appreciated. The printed reference I'm quoting from refers to the elder as Jared Casler -- but I have a feeling this name is incorrect. Additionally, while I have received confirmation of Zenana (Damon) Casler's burial in Turin -- I found nothing to confirm Henry and Marigrit (Mary) ever lived or died in Turin. The closest I've come is a cemetery reference for outside Flemming, NY where there is a Henry and Mary Casler (both died in 1857). So once again the book the above is from seems a bit suspect. Judy