My g-g-g-grandfather, Ebenezer B. Hills, appears in an online tree of John Root. I have not figured out the relationship, and I continue to search for family other than my direct line descending from Ebenezer's son James Melvin Hills. Ebenezer B. Hills was born 1784 in Connecticut to Ebenzer Hills (Jr.?) and Mary Bronson/Brounson. The family migrated to Watervliet, Albany County, NY around 1800. Ebenezer B. then moved on to Lewis County, NY and later appeared in the 1840 census for Erie County, OH. James Melvin Hills was married there in 1844 to Sarah M. Patch, daughter of Zar and Elizabeth Patch, originally of Danbury, CT. I do not know what became of Ebenezer B. Hills or any other of the family. Nor do I have any other names other than James Melvin. They do not appear on the 1850 Erie County census. James Melvin, Sarah, and their children moved to Louisiana prior to 1850 and appear on the census there. Maybe this will help you, and maybe someone will have information on my Hills line. Carol Kilgore ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > A reunion of Civil War veterans' descendants sounds like a great idea, especially on the 4th of July. What an accomplishment if you eventually can arrange it! > > All I know about my Ezra at this point is what my 93 year old grandmother, Felice Root Schultz, remembers learning when she was young: That Ezra's grandsons Giff and Oliver served in the Union Army (I mistakenly wrote "sons" in my first query)and that my 2nd g-grandfather Frank Byron Root ran away from home to join his older brothers in the service. His mother, Nancy Chapman Root, went on a journey to find Frank and bring him home to Reedsburg, WI where he was "grounded" on his Grand Pa Ezra's farm, at least until he reached age 16. By that time, I believe the war ended and he would be safe. > > Also, the famous Elihu Root (1845-1937) was reported to be a "cousin". Maybe if I can locate a published genealogy for Elihu, I can get closer to Ezra. Many thanks for your reply!