This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LEONARD, LEWIS, HOWELL, VOORHEES Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1236.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Amy Ann LEONARD, born Feb 1830 to James H. and Mary (surname unknown) LEONARD in New York, weds John H. LEWIS circa 1848(?) and has her first child, Rebecca born 1849. John and Amy live in Newfane, Niagara Co, NY on 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses (on 1870 census we have added son Thomas Perry born about 1853--known as Perry on future KS and CO censuses-- and son James H. born July 1861. James H. and Thomas P. LEWIS move to McPherson Co, KS by 1880 census. Perry weds an Eliza L born in Wisconsin and has one child, a daughter with the unusual first name of either cecil M. or Cyil M. (They are living in Colorado) James H., the son of Any and John LEWIS, stays in Kansas and is living in Jackson Twp, McPherson Co. KS on 1900 census with his wife Ida M. born Jan 1868 in KS, son Elmer born July 1887, dau Edith born Oct 1889, son Emery born Nov 1891, dau Nettie born Nov 1894, and dau Amy born Oct 1897. Another son of James H. and Mary LEONARD is John LEONARD born abt 1819 and wed to Lorinda about 1858-59 in Niagara Co. Their children are: Mary A. born 1860, Almira born 1861, Ellen born 1863, James W born 1866, Edwin (or Edgar?) born 1868 and Elmer born 1869. Is anyone else tracking these families of LEWIS-LEONARD? I suspect that James H. LEONARD (moved from Seneca Co/Tompkins Co NY to Niagara Co, NY) born NEW YORK circa 1798 is the 5th brother of my relatives, the 4 brothers (Chauncey, Henry B. LEONARD who wed Mary Ann VOORHEES, William Stacy, and Matthias A.) who moved from Seneca Co/Tompkins Co/NY to Hillsdale, MI (we known Chauncey Leonard moved through Niagara Co where he met and married Sarah Jane HOWELL.