This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/590.1.1 Message Board Post: Milton Atherton was born in Cayuga NY in 1824. Apparently he relocated to northern Ohio with many other families from that area and married Delia vanBenschoter (vanBenschoten) 22 October 1848. They had a son Frank who was listed in the 1850 census in Erie County. They were divorced between 1850 and 1859. A Jane Patterson wrote me indicating she had a copy of the book The Van Benschoten Family in America. Her e-mail follows; however information about Milton Atherton is incorrect since he remarried in Barbour Copunty WV in 1859 and died in Tucker County WV in 1901. According to the book (which may or not be correct) Delia married two times after divorcing Milton. I may have more information at hom and will try to check it this weekend. Jean Vineyard Jane Patterson wrote: I have the book "The Van Benschoten Family in America". On page 175, it lists (708) Cordelia, born June 19, 1833 (child of Curtis V.B. and Anna Mullennix). (708) Cordelia V.B. m. 1st, in 1848, Milton Atherton, b. near Long Eddy, Pa., d. at Fetterman, W.Va, in 1885, where he had resided after the war. He had been wounded by Mosley's Guerrillas while bringing in a herd of cattle to the Union Army in 1864. Divorced from him she m. 2nd, Aug. 18, 1854, James Wells. She m. 3rd, Jan. 22, 1871, Nathaniel Hine; no issue. She m. 4th, June 5, 1892, Adolphe Petersen; he is a hardware merchant and they live at Templeton, Cal. [this book was written in 1907]. Atherton child: Fred M., b. 3/12/1849 Wells children: Curtis B. b. 4/1/1855 Mary, b. 3/28/1860 Anna, b. 12/15/1861 >In another Benscoter record I noticed several of the family members lived in Cayuga County NY and also Luzerne Co PA where several of the Atherton family members lived. > It doesn't mention his parents' names, and the place of birth doesn't match. Also, the child's name according to this is Fred instead of Franklin... Interesting that they divorced--not too common for that time period. Hope this helps! --Jane Patterson patters@concentric.net