This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Leonard, Forbes, Van Tassel, Baker, Israel, Taylor Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3090.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for all the very helpful information from your cousin, including the correction of Lydonville being in Orleans Co.,NY rather than Niagara Co. It seems that on all the censuses that John and Lorinda (Peck) Leonard were in Niagara Co., I wonder how Elmer ended up being born in Lydonville, Orleans Co? You had no marriages reported for Elmer and Zilpha's 2 daughters: Olive Ann and Mary Lorinda. But I found on 1910 and 1920 census Julius (appears to be son of Charles from Germany and Sophia from NY) and Olive (at the correct age!) ISRAEL. They have 2 children, Gladys and a son Elmer which made me wonder if this might not be the Olive who was Elmer LEONARD's sister? Did your cousin's family group sheet give cemetery burial place for any of the family? I had been told that John LEONARD's parents, James H. and Mary (Van Tassel) LEONARD were buried at Corwin Cemetery (Niagara Co,NY) but cannot find this cemetery information on-line anywhere. Was Edna Baker (your father's oldest sister) born June 1889 AND the dau of John L. Baker born Jan 1862 in NY, his father B-gERMANY AND HIS WIFE Bertha born Mar 1871 in NY? I thought it was great to learn that Zilpha FORBES was the daughter of Benjamin FORBES because on the two censuses where I found him he was listed as Franklin FORBES. My g-grandfather LEONARD was also a Benjamin Franklin (called "Frank"). Nice to have Olive TAYLOR info as his wife. I bet Olive Ann Leonard is the name sake of Olive A (for ANN?) Forbes! Now if I could only figure out who were the parents of James H. LEONARD!